Henrique Rocha

Henrique Rocha
Country (sports)	Portugal
Born	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
Singles
Career record	1–2 (33.3%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 197 (1 April 2024)
Current ranking	No. 197 (1 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 213 (27 November 2023)
Current ranking	No. 220 (18 March 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. 213 on 27 November 2023.^[1]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "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.

External links[edit]

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

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[wl_singles-1] In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup

[2] "Henrique Rocha". Henrique Rocha. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] 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.

[4] "Henrique Rocha advances at Maia Open with big win". Bola Marela. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[5] Ribiero, Gaspar (July 21, 2018). "Henrique Rocha é o novo campeão nacional de sub 14". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[6] 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.

[7] Morgado, José (July 9, 2020). "Henrique Rocha: the first player born in 2004 to beat a top 600". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[8] Baltazar, Daniel (April 1, 2023). "Henrique Rocha brilha na estreia em torneios ATP com vitória no Millennium Estoril Open". Raquetc. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[9] "ATP Estoril Day 2 Predictions Including Dominic Thiem Vs Sebastian Ofner". 2 April 2023.

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

[12] "#NextGenATP Rocha downs Basilashvili for maiden Challenger title". 25 March 2024.

[13] "Portugal's Rocha pedalling to serenity & success". 30 March 2024.

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v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Portuguese male singles tennis players
As of Apr 21, 2024
1. Nuno Borges (56 1) 2. Henrique Rocha (210 4) 3. Jaime Faria (230 25) 4. Joao Sousa (297 1) 5. Frederico Ferreira Silva (375 2)
6. Gastao Elias (378 20) 7. Duarte Vale (579 65) 8. Pedro Araujo (728 1) 9. Tiago Pereira (731 1) 10. Joao Domingues (818 3)