Henrique Rocha

Henrique Rocha
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 19)
Porto
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight handed, two-handed backhand
CoachRui Machado
Prize money$70,841
Singles
Career record1–1 (50.0%)[a]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 241 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 241 (5 February 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 213 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 219 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 15 February 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. 241 on 5 February 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 213 on 27 November 2023.[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 qualified for a Challenger tournament in 12 tries.[8][9][10]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–0)
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 Italy Federico Gaio 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 M25 Mungia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay (i) Spain Pedro Vives Marcos 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 2023 M25 Bakio, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard France Lucas Poullain 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–0 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard France Valentin Royer 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (3–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–4)
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 Portugal Jaime Faria Netherlands Mick Veldheer
Germany Kai Wehnelt 		6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss 0-2 May 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Jaime Faria United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Netherlands Sem Verbeek 		7–6(6–8), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 0–3 Sep 2023 M25 Mataró, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Portugal Jaime Faria Switzerland Rémy Bertola
Italy Gianmarco Ferrari 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 1–3 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Jaime Faria India Ramkumar Ramanathan
India Parikshit Somani 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–4 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Jaime Faria Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
Sweden Fred Simonsson 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–5 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Jaime Faria United States Dali Blanch
United States Martin Damm 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–5 Oct 2023 M25 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Jaime Faria Portugal Fred Gil
Portugal Diogo Marques 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 2-6 Oct 2023 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Jaime Faria Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–6 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Jaime Faria Ukraine Aleksandr Braynin
Austria David Pichler 		6–3, 6–1

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. 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. ^ https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/04/03/atp-estoril-day-2-predictions-thiem-ofner/
  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 frame of the Millennium Estoril Open". Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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