Olivier Rochus
Country (sports) | Belgium |
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Residence | Dion-Valmont, Belgium |
Born | (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43) Namur, Belgium |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $4,809,475 |
Singles | |
Career record | 238–276 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (17 October 2005) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2005) |
French Open | 3R (2001, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2003) |
US Open | 4R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 98–121 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 29 (5 July 2004) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
French Open | W (2004) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2005) |
US Open | 3R (2006, 2009) |
Olivier Rochus (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʁɔkys]; born 18 January 1981) is a retired Belgian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a former top-40 tennis player.
Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 won the French Open doubles title, partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 24.
At 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in) tall, he was the shortest player on the ATP World Tour.[1]
Career
Juniors
Rochus was a partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit, winning the boys' doubles title at Wimbledon in 1998.
As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 81–30 (42–20 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 11 in the world in 1997 (and No. 16 in doubles the following year). Rochus reached at least the quarterfinals of all four junior Grand Slam tournaments (including the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon).
1999–2008
He won his first title in Palermo in 2000, defeating his brother in the semifinals and Diego Nargiso in the final. In 2003, he achieved his greatest Master Series result, reaching the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Masters.[2]
He has represented Belgium at two Olympic Games in both the singles and the doubles competitions at Athens and Beijing.[3]
In May 2006, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against Kristof Vliegen. He won that final in straight sets.
In June, Rochus faced world No. 1, Roger Federer, in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open. Rochus held four match points in the second set at 5–6 and in the tie-break. He could not close out the match and eventually lost in three tiebreaks.
2009
He reached the final of the Stockholm Open, after winning to Swede Andreas Vinciguerra in the first round, eighth seed Feliciano López, and Jarkko Nieminen. In the semifinals, he beat best Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. In the final, he met former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, but lost in two sets.
One week later at the Grand Prix de Lyon, he won his first match against French qualifier Vincent Millot. He faced world No. 8, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but lost in two short sets.
His next tournament was the Swiss Indoors, where he first won his three qualifying matches. In the first round of the tournament, he lost to his former double partner and world No. 1, Roger Federer.
The last tournament of his tennis season was the AXA Belgian Masters (Challenger), where he met compatriot Steve Darcis in the semifinal.
2010
At the Sony Ericsson Open he defeated Richard Gasquet and the 2007 titlist and second seed Novak Djokovic.
In the Nice tournament, one week prior to Roland Garros, he pulled off another upset, defeating 2009 French Open finalist Robin Söderling.
He defeated Raven Klaasen of South Africa at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship, but lost to Mardy Fish in the final in three sets.
2011
In March, Rochus lost in the fourth round in Miami to Federer, after defeating Blaž Kavčič, Marcos Baghdatis, and Mikhail Youzhny in the first three rounds. In July, he made it to the final in Newport, where he was defeated by John Isner in straight sets.
2012–13
Rochus had his best success earlier in 2012, reaching the final in Auckland. He lost to Nicolás Almagro in the first round of Wimbledon.[4]
In 2013, he played mostly on the Challenger Tour, never advancing beyond the second round of an ATP event.
ATP career finals
Singles: 10 (2 wins, 8 losses)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 2000 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy | Clay | Diego Nargiso | 7–6(16–14), 6–1 |
Loss | 1. | Feb 2002 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | Hard (i) | Lars Burgsmüller | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | Mar 2003 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | Hard (i) | Karol Kučera | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | Jan 2005 | Heineken Open, New Zealand | Hard | Fernando González | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | May 2006 | BMW Open, Germany | Clay | Kristof Vliegen | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Sep 2007 | Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, India | Hard | Richard Gasquet | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | Marcos Baghdatis | 1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6. | Jul 2010 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, U.S. | Grass | Mardy Fish | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | Jul 2011 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, U.S. | Grass | John Isner | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 8. | Jan 2012 | Heineken Open, New Zealand | Hard | David Ferrer | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (2 wins, 5 losses)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jun 2004 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Xavier Malisse | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | Jan 2005 | Adelaide International, Australia | Hard | Xavier Malisse | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | Jul 2005 | Generali Open, Austria | Clay | Christophe Rochus | Leoš Friedl Andrei Pavel | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jan 2006 | Qatar Open, Doha | Hard | Christophe Rochus | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 3. | Oct 2006 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kristof Vliegen | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 2008 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | James Cerretani Victor Hănescu | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5. | Feb 2010 | PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | Hard (i) | Arnaud Clément | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 7–11 |
French Open | LQ | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 7–11 |
Wimbledon | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 13–13 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | 8–13 |
Win–loss | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 35–48 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | A | 6–9 |
Miami | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 12–10 |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 5–9 |
Madrid1 | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 5–9 |
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1–4 |
Toronto / Montreal | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2–1 |
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 2–2 |
Shanghai2 | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2–5 |
Paris | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2–3 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 37–52 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Titles / Finals | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–10 |
Year-end ranking | 68 | 114 | 64 | 48 | 66 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 122 | 57 | 113 | 67 | 90 | 200 | 580 |
1Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
2Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.
Doubles
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 5–8 | ||
French Open | 1R | W | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 15–8 | ||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 7–6 | ||
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 5–9 | ||
Win–loss | 1–3 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 32–31 |
Top 10 wins
Season | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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2000 | ||||||
1. | Magnus Norman | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
2002 | ||||||
2. | Marat Safin | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
2003 | ||||||
3. | Albert Costa | 9 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
4. | Albert Costa | 8 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
5. | Guillermo Coria | 7 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2004 | ||||||
6. | Mark Philippoussis | 10 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
7. | Carlos Moyá | 4 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3R | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
2005 | ||||||
8. | Guillermo Coria | 6 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–4 |
9. | Mariano Puerta | 9 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 1R | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
2006 | ||||||
10. | Guillermo Coria | 7 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–3 |
2007 | ||||||
11. | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
2010 | ||||||
12. | Novak Djokovic | 2 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 |
13. | Robin Söderling | 7 | Nice, France | Clay | 2R | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
References
- ^ "Isner, Raonic on Track for Memphis Finals; Almagro, Ferrer Alive in Buenos Aires". tennis-x.com. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Hewitt defeated in Hamburg". upi.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Olivier Rochus Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2012". Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
External links
- Olivier Rochus at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Olivier Rochus at the International Tennis Federation
- Olivier Rochus at the Davis Cup
- Olivier Rochus at Olympics.com
- Olivier Rochus at Olympedia
- Rochus World ranking history at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
Preceded by | ATP Newcomer of the Year 2000 | Succeeded by |
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- 2002: Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- 2003: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus
- 2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi
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