Olivier Rochus

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Olivier Rochus
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Residence Dion-Valmont, Belgium
Date of birth January 18, 1981 (1981-01-18) (age 27)
Place of birth Namur, Belgium
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight 65 kg (140 lb/10.2 st)
Turned pro 1999
Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money $3,178,522
Singles
Career record: 173 - 180
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: No. 24 (17 October 2005)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 4r (2005)
French Open 3r (2001, 2006)
Wimbledon 4r (2003)
US Open 4r (2004)
Doubles
Career record: 73 - 82
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: No. 29 (5 July 2004)

Infobox last updated on: March 3, 2008.

Olivier Rochus (January 18, 1981) is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.

He was a doubles partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit.

He has won 2 singles titles in his career and achieved a stunning victory in the French Open in 2004 where he won the doubles title partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse.

At 1.65m (5' 5") he is the shortest player on the ATP Tour.

He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a tennis player.

In May 2006, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against Kristof Vliegen. He won that final in straight sets (6–4, 6–2).

In June, Rochus had a very good chance to beat World No. 1 Roger Federer and end his 39-match winning streak on grass. In the quarter-final of the tournament in Halle, Rochus held four match points in the second set at 5–6 and in the tie-break (6/4 and 7/6). He couldn't close out the match and eventually lost 7–6, 6–7, 6–7.

Perhaps his biggest win was at Wimbledon in 2002, where he overcame top ten star Marat Safin in four sets (6–2 6–4 3–6 7–6(1)). The victory was particularly impressive considering Safin is almost a foot taller than the Belgian star. In fact, the Belgian has had the Russian's number lately, beating him in each of their last two meetings (Halle and Dubai). Safin was able to get a measure of revenge at the 2006 U.S Open, defeating Rochus 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.

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[edit] Titles

[edit] Singles

[edit] Wins (7)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Challengers (5)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 10 July 2000 Ostend, Belgium Clay Flag of Belgium Johan van Herck 6–4, 6–4
2. 25 September 2000 Palermo, Italy Clay Flag of Italy Diego Nargiso 7–6, 6–1
3. 29 October 2001 Bolton, Great Britain Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands Dennis van Scheppingen 6–4, 7–6
4. 3 October 2005 Mons, Belgium Carpet Flag of Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–2, 6–0
5. 1 May 2006 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Belgium Kristof Vliegen 6–4, 6–2
6. 11 September 2006 Orléans, France Hard (i) Flag of France Michaël Llodra 7–6, 7–6
7. 10 September 2007 Orléans, France Hard (i) Flag of France Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (4)

[edit] Doubles (2)

[edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 French Open, which ended on June 8, 2008.

Tournament 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Australian Open 1R 2R 2R 4R 1R 2R 1R 1R -
French Open 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R -
Wimbledon 1R 3R 2R 1R 4R 3R 2R 3R
U.S. Open 1R 3R 3R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R

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Preceded by
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 ATP Newcomer of the Year
2000		 Succeeded by
Andy Roddick