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Portuguese tennis player
Henrique Rocha Country (sports) PortugalBorn (2004-04-06 ) April 6, 2004 (age 20) Porto Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Plays Right handed, two-handed backhand Coach Rui Machado Prize money $73,549 Career record 1–2 (33.3%)[a] Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 197 (1 April 2024) Current ranking No. 210 (22 April 2024) Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 202 (1 April 2024) Current ranking No. 205 (22 April 2024) Last updated on: 2 April 2024.
Henrique Rocha (born April 6, 2004) is a professional tennis player from Portugal. He achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 197 on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 202 on 1 April 2024.[1]
Early career
From Maia ,[2] by 2018 he was training at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor, in Cruz Quebrada .[3] He won Portuguese under-14,[4] and under-16 age-group titles.[5] In July 2020, he became the first tennis player born in 2004 to beat a player ranked in the world top 600 when he defeated Tiago Cação , number 547 in the world, in Figueira da Foz .[6]
Career
In 2023 he made his ATP main draw debut by winning through qualifying at the 2023 Estoril Open . He defeated higher ranked players Ryan Peniston ,[7] and Máté Valkusz to reach the main draw. It was his first ATP tour qualifying event, having never previously even qualified for a Challenger tournament in 12 tries.[8] [9] [10]
He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Murcia Open defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili . He became the fifth player born in 2004 to accomplish the milestone after Luca Van Assche, Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen and Gonzalo Bueno.
As a result he moved more then 50 positions up in the rankings reaching the top 200 at world No. 197 on 1 April 2024.[11] He also received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open .[12]
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 2023
M25 Vila Real de Santo António , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Federico Gaio
6–3, 6–1
Win
2–0
Jun 2023
M25 Mungia , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay (i)
Pedro Vives Marcos
6–3, 6–4
Win
3–0
Jul 2023
M25 Bakio , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Lucas Poullain
6–2, 6–2
Win
4–0
Sep 2023
M25 Sintra , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Sebastian Fanselow
6–3, 6–2
Win
5–0
Oct 2023
M25 Tavira , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Valentin Royer
6–4, 6–4
Loss
5–1
Oct 2023
M25 Tavira, Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Sebastian Fanselow
2–6, 3–6
Win
6–1
Nov 2023
M25 Vale do Lobo , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hynek Barton
6–3, 6–1
Win
7–1
Mar 2024
Murcia , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Nikoloz Basilashvili
3–6, 7–6(7–0) , 7–5
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2023
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Jaime Faria
Mick Veldheer Kai Wehnelt
6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss
0–2
May 2023
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Jaime Faria
Luke Johnson Sem Verbeek
7–6(6–8) , 5–7, [6–10]
Loss
0–3
Sep 2023
M25 Mataró , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Jaime Faria
Rémy Bertola Gianmarco Ferrari
6–7(4–7) , 6–2, [9–11]
Win
1–3
Jun 2023
M25 Martos , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jaime Faria
Ramkumar Ramanathan Parikshit Somani
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
1–4
Sep 2023
M25 Sintra, Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jaime Faria
Johannes Ingildsen Fred Simonsson
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
1–5
Sep 2023
M25 Sintra, Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jaime Faria
Dali Blanch Martin Damm
1–6, 2–6
Win
2–5
Oct 2023
M25 Setúbal , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jaime Faria
Fred Gil Diogo Marques
6–3, 6–3
Loss
2–6
Oct 2023
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Jaime Faria
Karol Drzewiecki Zdeněk Kolář
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
3–6
Oct 2023
M25 Tavira, Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jaime Faria
Aleksandr Braynin David Pichler
6–3, 6–1
Win
4–6
Apr 2024
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jaime Faria
Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner
7–5, 6–3
Notes
References
^ "Henrique Rocha" . Henrique Rocha . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Fonseca, Daniela (September 11, 2019). "Henrique Rocha, athlete from Escola de Ténis da Maia, is the new under 16 national champion" . noticiasmaia.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "Henrique Rocha advances at Maia Open with big win" . Bola Marela . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Ribiero, Gaspar (July 21, 2018). "Henrique Rocha é o novo campeão nacional de sub 14" . Raquetc . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Ribiero, Gaspar (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha says goodbye to Figueira da Foz with the best victory of his career" . Raquetc . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Morgado, José (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha: the first player born in 2004 to beat a top 600" . Bolamarela.pt . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Baltazar, Daniel (April 1, 2023). "Henrique Rocha brilha na estreia em torneios ATP com vitória no Millennium Estoril Open" . Raquetc . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "ATP Estoril Day 2 Predictions Including Dominic Thiem Vs Sebastian Ofner" . 2 April 2023.
^ Baltazar, Daniel (April 2, 2023). "Henrique Rocha volta a deslumbrar com inédito apuramento para o quadro principal do Millennium Estoril Open" . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Palmeira, Luísa (April 2, 2023). "Henrique Rocha shines and guarantees a place in the main draw of the Millennium Estoril Open" . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "#NextGenATP Rocha downs Basilashvili for maiden Challenger title" . 25 March 2024.
^ "Portugal's Rocha pedalling to serenity & success" . 30 March 2024.
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