Henrique Rocha

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Henrique Rocha
Country (sports)Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Born (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 20)
Porto
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight handed, two-handed backhand
Coach Rui Machado
Prize moneyUS $215,548
Singles
Career record3–3 [lower-alpha 1]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 179 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon Q2 (2024)
US Open Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 166 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 240 (28 October 2024)
Last updated on: 2 November 2024.

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]

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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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Mar 2024 Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz Basilashvili 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Loss1–1 Jun 2024 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 Oeiras II, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek 		7–6(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss0–2 Oct 2023 Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–2 Apr 2024 Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Schnaitter
Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallner 		7–5, 6–3
Loss1–3 Jun 2024 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Mircea-Alexandru Jecan Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric
Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys 		4–6, 4–6
Win2–3 Sep 2024 Cassis, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of France.svg Manuel Guinard
Flag of France.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Feb 2023M25 Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Federico Gaio 6–3, 6–1
Win2–0Jun 2023M25 Mungia, SpainWTTClay (i) Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Vives Marcos6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Jul 2023M25 Bakio, SpainWTTHard Flag of France.svg Lucas Poullain6–2, 6–2
Win4–0Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow 6–3, 6–2
Win5–0Oct 2023M25 Tavira, PortugalWTTHard Flag of France.svg Valentin Royer 6–4, 6–4
Loss5–1Oct 2023M25 Tavira, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow2–6, 3–6
Win6–1Nov 2023M25 Vale do Lobo, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hynek Bartoň6–3, 6–1

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

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2023M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wenhelt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer 		6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss0–2Sep 2023M25 Mataró, SpainWTTClay Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmarco Ferrari 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win1–2Jun 2023M25 Martos, SpainWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of India.svg Parikshit Somani
Flag of India.svg Ramkumar Ramanathan 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–3Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss1–4Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of the United States.svg Dali Blanch
Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm Jr. 		1–6, 2–6
Win2–4Oct 2023M25 Setúbal, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Marques
Flag of Portugal.svg Fred Gil 		6–3, 6–3
Win3–4Oct 2023M25 Tavira, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksandr Braynin
Flag of Austria.svg David Pichler 		6–3, 6–1
Win4–4Nov 2023M25 Vale do Lobo, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco Rocha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hynek Bartoň
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Lušovský		3–0 ret.

Wins over top 10 players

Season 2024 Total
Wins11
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreHRR
2024
1. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 9 Davis Cup, Bekkestua, NorwayHard (i)WG16–3, 6–4159
*As of 14 September 2024

Notes

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

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