Henrique Rocha

Henrique Rocha (born April 6, 2004) is a professional tennis player from Portugal. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 158 achieved on 16 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 166 achieved on 9 September 2024.^[1]

Henrique Rocha

Country (sports)	Portugal
Born	(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	US $215,548
Singles
Career record	3–3[a]
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 158 (16 September 2024)
Current ranking	No. 179 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2024)
US Open	Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 166 (9 September 2024)
Current ranking	No. 240 (28 October 2024)
Last updated on: 2 November 2024.

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 than 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 Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2024	Murcia, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Nikoloz Basilashvili	3–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Loss	1–1	Jun 2024	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Kamil Majchrzak	0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles 3 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2023	Oeiras II, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Jaime Faria	Luke Johnson Sem Verbeek	7–6(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss	0–2	Oct 2023	Lisbon, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Jaime Faria	Karol Drzewiecki Zdeněk Kolář	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	1–2	Apr 2024	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jaime Faria	Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–3	Jun 2024	Zagreb, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Mircea-Alexandru Jecan	Jonathan Eysseric Quentin Halys	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–3	Sep 2024	Cassis, France	Challenger	Hard	Jaime Faria	Manuel Guinard Matteo Martineau	7–6(7–5), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend ITF WTT (6–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2023	M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Federico Gaio	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–0	Jun 2023	M25 Mungia, Spain	WTT	Clay (i)	Pedro Vives Marcos	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jul 2023	M25 Bakio, Spain	WTT	Hard	Lucas Poullain	6–2, 6–2
Win	4–0	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Sebastian Fanselow	6–3, 6–2
Win	5–0	Oct 2023	M25 Tavira, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Valentin Royer	6–4, 6–4
Loss	5–1	Oct 2023	M25 Tavira, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Sebastian Fanselow	2–6, 3–6
Win	6–1	Nov 2023	M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Hynek Bartoň	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ITF WTT (4–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2023	M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	WTT	Clay	Jaime Faria	Kai Wenhelt Mick Veldheer	6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss	0–2	Sep 2023	M25 Mataró, Spain	WTT	Clay	Jaime Faria	Rémy Bertola Gianmarco Ferrari	6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win	1–2	Jun 2023	M25 Martos, Spain	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	Parikshit Somani Ramkumar Ramanathan	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	1–3	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	Johannes Ingildsen Fred Simonsson	6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss	1–4	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	Dali Blanch Martin Damm Jr.	1–6, 2–6
Win	2–4	Oct 2023	M25 Setúbal, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	Diogo Marques Fred Gil	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–4	Oct 2023	M25 Tavira, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	Aleksandr Braynin David Pichler	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–4	Nov 2023	M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Francisco Rocha	Hynek Bartoň Michal Lušovský	3–0 ret.

Wins over top 10 players

• Rocha has a 1–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2024	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	HRR
2024
1.	Casper Ruud	9	Davis Cup, Bekkestua, Norway	Hard (i)	WG1	6–3, 6–4	159

*As of 14 September 2024^[update]

Notes

1. In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup

References

1. "Henrique Rocha". Henrique Rocha. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
2. 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.
3. "Henrique Rocha advances at Maia Open with big win". Bola Marela. 27 November 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
4. Ribiero, Gaspar (July 21, 2018). "Henrique Rocha é o novo campeão nacional de sub 14". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
5. 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.
6. Morgado, José (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha: the first player born in 2004 to beat a top 600". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
7. Baltazar, Daniel (April 1, 2023). "Henrique Rocha brilha na estreia em torneios ATP com vitória no Millennium Estoril Open". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
8. "ATP Estoril Day 2 Predictions Including Dominic Thiem Vs Sebastian Ofner". 2 April 2023.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. "#NextGenATP Rocha downs Basilashvili for maiden Challenger title". 25 March 2024.
12. "Portugal's Rocha pedalling to serenity & success". 30 March 2024.

External links

• Henrique Rocha at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Henrique Rocha at the International Tennis Federation