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Dutch tennis player (born 2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mees Röttgering (born 7 July 2007) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 800 achieved on 23 September 2024.[1]
Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Born | Wanssum | 7 July 2007
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Left-handed, two handed backhand |
Coach | Jochem Mol Sjeng Schalken |
Prize money | US $8,316 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 800 (23 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 823 (21 October 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | SF (2024) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon Junior | F (2024) |
US Open Junior | 3R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 959 (30 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 971 (21 October 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open Junior | 3R (2024) |
US Open Junior | QF (2024) |
Last updated on: 22 October 2024. |
He was born in Wanssum in the Venray region of the Dutch province of Limburg, he began training in tennis when he was six years-old. He later attended a LOOT school specially set up for young athletes in collaboration with Sint-Joriscollege in Eindhoven.[2][3]
He began to be trained by Jochem Mol in Veldhoven in 2014. Ten years later they began to also be advised by former professional Sjeng Schalken.[4][5][6]
He reached the semi finals of the senior Dutch Championships in 2023 as a 16 year-old, where he was defeated by Gijs Brouwer.[7] He reached the semi-finals in the boys' singles of the 2024 Australian Open, and a futures final in Sharm El Sheikh in February 2024 to become the only 16 year-old inside the top 1000 male rankings.[8][9][10] In doing so, he became involved the youngest Dutch man ever to reach a singles final on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[11]
He reached the final of the boys singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with a win over top seed and junior French Open champion Kaylan Bigun in the quarter final,[12] and a straight sets win over Théo Papamalamis of France in the semi final.[13] In the final he faced Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, losing in straight sets.[14][15]
He won the 2024 ITF Junior Finals in October 2024, defeating Rafael Jódar in the final in straight sets.[16]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2024 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Philip Henning | 3–6, 3–6 |
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Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Nicolai Budkov Kjær | 3–6, 3–6 |
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