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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, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysLeft-handed, two handed backhand
Prize moneyUS $9,849
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 800 (23 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 839 (3 February 2025)
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. 1024 (3 February 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior3R (2024)
US Open JuniorQF (2024)
Last updated on: 3 February 2025.

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] He is the current No. 1 Junior singles player.[2]

Early life

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Röttgering 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.[3][4]

Since 2014, Röttgering coach was Jochem Mol in Veldhoven.[5] Ten years later he also started working with former professional Sjeng Schalken.[6][7][8]

Career

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2023-2024: Juniors

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In 2023 he reached the semifinals of the senior Dutch Championships as a 16 year-old, where he was defeated by Gijs Brouwer.[9]

In February 2024, he reached the semifinals in the boys' singles of the 2024 Australian Open, and a futures final in Sharm El Sheikh to become the only 16 year-old inside the top 1000 male rankings.[10][11][12] In doing so, he became the youngest Dutch man ever to reach a singles final on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[13]

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 quarterfinal,[14] and a straight sets win over Théo Papamalamis of France in the semifinal.[15] In the final he lost to Nicolai Budkov Kjær in straight sets.[16][17][18]

He won the 2024 ITF Junior Finals in October 2024, defeating Rafael Jódar in the final in straight sets.[19]

2025: Turning pro, ATP debut

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Röttgering received a wildcard for his ATP debut at his home tournament, the 2025 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, where he made his ATP debut.[20]

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. ^ "ITF Röttgering Juniors overview".
  3. ^ "Seizoensfinale in China is mooie afsluiting van juniorentijd voor Mees Röttgering". Tennis.nl (in Dutch). 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Uniek succes van tennisspeler Amjoy". Veldhovensweekblad.nl (in Dutch). June 12, 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "WIMBLEDON FINALIST ROTTGERING HOPES TO GO ONE STEP FURTHER". 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Mees Röttgering and Sjeng Schalken praise Amjoy Cup courts on their way to Wimbledon". amjoytennis. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ Schreurs, Joost (July 19, 2024). "17-jarige Mees Röttgering wil met hulp van Sjeng Schalken op weg naar tennistop". 11nieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ Spekenbrink, Rik (14 July 2024). "Met mentor Sjeng Schalken schopte junior Mees Röttgering (17) het tot de Wimbledon-finale". ad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ Petit, Ramon (17 December 2023). "16-jarig tennistalent maakt zich na NK op voor profloopbaan: '2024 zal voor mij veel veranderen'". ed.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ Spekenbrink, Rik (25 February 2024). "Bijzondere mijlpaal voor Mees Röttgering: Nederlands tennistalent enige zestienjarige in top-1000". ad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ "TALENT RÖTTGERING (16): 'HET TENNISLEVEN VIND IK PRACHTIG'". tennis.nl (in Dutch). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Zuid-Afrikaan Henning houdt Mees Röttgering van eindzege in Sharm-el-Sheikh af". Limburger.nl (in Dutch). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ Rigal, Joseph (26 February 2024). "JUNIOR STARS ROTTGERING AND CINA MAKE PRO BREAKTHROUGHS". itftennis.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Boys' Singles top seed out after shock on No.12 Court". Londonnewsonline. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ McLean, Eoss (13 July 2024). "ROTTGERING VS BUDKOV KJAER: HISTORY BECKONS IN WIMBLEDON BOYS' FINAL". ITF. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Nicolai Budkov Kjaer makes history in winning junior boys' Wimbledon title; Renata Jamrichova wins girls' title". 14 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Budkov Kjaer, Jamrichova win Wimbledon junior singles titles". espn. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Mees Röttgering terug in Wanssum na 'droomweek' op Wimbledon". omroephorstaandemaas (in Dutch). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Mees Röttgering wint prestigieuze World Tennis Tour Junior Finals". Limburger.nl (in Dutch). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Mees Rottgering, 17, earns a chance to challenge Sinner and Alcaraz in Rotterdam". 13 January 2025.
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