Christophe Rochus
Belgian tennis player

Christophe Rochus

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Belgian tennis player
Gender:
Male
Places:
Belgium
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Work field:
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Birth:
15 December 1978(Namur, Arrondissement of Namur, Province of Namur, Belgium)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Residences
Auvelais, Sambreville, Arrondissement of Namur, Belgium
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Siblings:
Olivier Rochus
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Christophe Rochus (born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.

Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, Valencia and Rotterdam. Rochus' career-high singles ranking was world No. 38, achieved in May 2006.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Titles by setting
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–1)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Apr 2003 Valencia, Spain 250 Series Clay Juan Carlos Ferrero 2–6, 4–6
Loss Feb 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands 500 Series Hard Radek Štěpánek 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Titles by setting
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Jan 2000 Chennai, India 250 Series Hard Julien Boutter Saurav Panja
Srinath Prahlad 		7–5, 6–1
Loss Jul 2005 Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay Olivier Rochus Leoš Friedl
Andrei Pavel 		2–6, 7–6, 0–6
Loss Jan 2006 Doha, Qatar 250 Series Hard Olivier Rochus Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi 		6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 4R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R 0 / 10 8–10 44%
French Open Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R Q1 3R Q1 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q3 1R 1R Q1 0 / 9 1–9 10%
US Open A Q3 1R 2R Q1 1R A 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 4–4 3–4 1–3 2–4 1–3 1–4 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–4 0–1 0 / 35 15–35 30%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A Q2 A A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Miami A A 2R A 1R 1R A 1R 4R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Monte Carlo A A Q1 A A Q1 A 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Not Held A 1R A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Rome A A A A Q1 A Q1 A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A Q1 Q1 Q2 A A SF 2R A A NMS 0 / 2 5–2 71%
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A Q1 Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A 1R 3R A Q2 2R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 5–7 5–5 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–3 0 / 28 15–28 35%

Doubles

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R A A 1R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 25%
French Open 1R 1R A A 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–3 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 0 / 12 3–12 20%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 16 (6–10)

Finals by surface
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ATP Challenger (5–10)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (5–10)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win May 1998 Great Britain F5, Hatfield Futures Clay Luke Milligan 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss Nov 1998 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Vladimir Voltchkov 3–6, 3–6
Loss Oct 1999 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Karim Alami 3–6, 1–6
Win Aug 2000 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Adrian Voinea 6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Loss Jun 2001 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Adrian Voinea 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win Jul 2001 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Nicolas Coutelot 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay Olivier Mutis 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss Aug 2004 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, ret.
Loss Feb 2005 Besançon, France Challenger Hard Gaël Monfils 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win Nov 2005 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Challenger Hard George Bastl 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss Sep 2007 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Máximo González 6–7, 4–6
Win Apr 2008 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay Marcel Granollers 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss May 2008 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay Nicolás Massú 2–6, 2–6
Win May 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–4
Loss Aug 2008 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Victor Crivoi 6–7, 2–6
Loss Sep 2008 Orleans, France Challenger Hard Nicolas Mahut 7–5, 1–6, 6–7

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Finals by surface
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jul 1998 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Julian Knowle Tobias Hildebrand
Fredrik Lovén 		6–7, 6–1, 0–6
Loss Aug 1998 Belgium F1, Louvain-la-Neuve Futures Clay Olivier Rochus Nicolas Coutelot
Johann Potron 		3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss Apr 2003 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Amir Hadad Massimo Bertolini
Giorgio Galimberti 		6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt David Škoch
Jiří Vaněk 		6–0, 6–1
Loss Aug 2004 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Andrea Merati Leonardo Azzaro
Kornél Bardóczky 		2–6, 0–6
Win Jun 2010 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Fred Gil Santiago González
Travis Rettenmaier 		7–5, 7–6
Win Oct 2011 Chile F9, Talca Futures Clay Germain Gigounon Guillermo Hormazábal
Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán 		7–5, 6–2