Draft: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
Prize money$5,214
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 886 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2024)
French Open Junior1R (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2024)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2023)
French Open Junior3R (2024)
Last updated on: 11 July 2024.

Mees Röttgering (born 7 July 2007) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ranking of 886 achieved on 20 May 2024.[1]

Career

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From Limburg, he is trained by Jochem Mol. He reached the semi finals of the senior Dutch Chmpionships in 2023 as a 16 year-old, where he was defeated by Gijs Brouwer.[2] 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.[3] In doing so, he became the youngest Dutch man ever to reach a singles final on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[4]

He reached the semi finals of the boys singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with a win over top seed and junior French Open champions Kaylan Bigun.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mees Rottgering". ATP. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Spekenbrink, Rik (25 February 2024). "Bijzondere mijlpaal voor Mees Röttgering: Nederlands tennistalent enige zestienjarige in top-1000". ad.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Rigal, Joseph (26 February 2024). "JUNIOR STARS ROTTGERING AND CINA MAKE PRO BREAKTHROUGHS". itftennis.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Boys' Singles top seed out after shock on No.12 Court". Londonnewsonline. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.