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Mees Röttgering

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Mees Röttgering
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 17)
Wanssum
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysLeft-handed, two handed backhand
CoachJochem Mol
Sjeng Schalken
Prize moneyUS $8,316
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 800 (23 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 823 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2024)
French Open Junior1R (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2024)
US Open Junior3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 959 (30 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 971 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior3R (2024)
US Open JuniorQF (2024)
Last updated on: 22 October 2024.

Mees Röttgering (born 7 July 2007) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 800 achieved on 23 September 2024.[1]

Early life

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He was born in Wanssum in the Venray region of the Dutch province of Limburg, he began training in tennis when he was six years-old. He later attended a LOOT school specially set up for young athletes in collaboration with Sint-Joriscollege in Eindhoven.[2][3]

Career

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He began to be trained by Jochem Mol in Veldhoven in 2014. Ten years later they began to also be advised by former professional Sjeng Schalken.[4][5][6]

He reached the semi finals of the senior Dutch Championships in 2023 as a 16 year-old, where he was defeated by Gijs Brouwer.[7] He reached the semi-finals in the boys' singles of the 2024 Australian Open, and a futures final in Sharm El Sheikh in February 2024 to become the only 16 year-old inside the top 1000 male rankings.[8][9][10] In doing so, he became involved the youngest Dutch man ever to reach a singles final on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[11]

He reached the final of the boys singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with a win over top seed and junior French Open champion Kaylan Bigun in the quarter final,[12] and a straight sets win over Théo Papamalamis of France in the semi final.[13] In the final he faced Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, losing in straight sets.[14][15]

He won the 2024 ITF Junior Finals in October 2024, defeating Rafael Jódar in the final in straight sets.[16]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ITF WTT (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard South Africa Philip Henning 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2024 M15 Metzingen, Germany WTT Clay Netherlands Fons van Sambeek France Arthur Nagel
France Antoine Walch
6–4, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2024 Wimbledon Grass Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær 3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Mees Rottgering". ATP. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "SEASON FINALE IN CHINA IS A NICE END TO JUNIOR TIME FOR MEES RÖTTGERING". Tennis.nl. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Unique success of tennis player Amjoy". Veldhovensweekblad.nl. June 12, 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Mees Röttgering and Sjeng Schalken praise Amjoy Cup courts on their way to Wimbledon". amjoytennis. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ Schreurs, Joost (July 19, 2024). "17-year-old Mees Röttgering wants to reach the top of tennis with the help of Sjeng Schalken". 11nieuws.nl. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ Spekenbrink, Rik (14 July 2024). "With mentor Sjeng Schalken, junior Mees Röttgering (17) made it to the Wimbledon final". ad.nl. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ Petit, Ramon (17 December 2023). "16-jarig tennistalent maakt zich na NK op voor profloopbaan: '2024 zal voor mij veel veranderen'". ed.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ Spekenbrink, Rik (25 February 2024). "Bijzondere mijlpaal voor Mees Röttgering: Nederlands tennistalent enige zestienjarige in top-1000". ad.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  9. ^ "TALENT RÖTTGERING (16): 'HET TENNISLEVEN VIND IK PRACHTIG'". tennis.nl. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Zuid-Afrikaan Henning houdt Mees Röttgering van eindzege in Sharm-el-Sheikh af". Limburger.nl. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. ^ Rigal, Joseph (26 February 2024). "JUNIOR STARS ROTTGERING AND CINA MAKE PRO BREAKTHROUGHS". itftennis.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Boys' Singles top seed out after shock on No.12 Court". Londonnewsonline. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ McLean, Eoss (13 July 2024). "ROTTGERING VS BUDKOV KJAER: HISTORY BECKONS IN WIMBLEDON BOYS' FINAL". ITF. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Budkov Kjaer, Jamrichova win Wimbledon junior singles titles". espn. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Mees Röttgering back in Wanssum after 'dream week' at Wimbledon". omroephorstaandemaas. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Mees Röttgering wint prestigieuze World Tennis Tour Junior Finals". Limburger.nl. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.