Christophe Rochus

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Christophe Rochus
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAuvelais, Belgium
Born (1978-12-15) 15 December 1978
Namur, Belgium
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,753,294
Singles
Career record118–219
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 38 (1 May 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2000)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record34–73
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 62 (15 May 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2006)
French Open2R (2009)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2006, 2009)
US Open1R (2005, 2006, 2009)
Last updated on: 19 August 2021.

Christophe Rochus (French: [kʁis.tɔf ʁɔkys]; born 15 December 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium. Rochus' career-high singles ranking was world No. 38, achieved in May 2006.

Personal information

Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus.

Career

He reached the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in two ATP tournaments, the 2003 Valencia Open[1] and 2006 Rotterdam Open.[2]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2003 Valencia, Spain 250 Series Clay Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands 500 Series Hard Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 0–6, 3–6

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

Legend
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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2000 Chennai, India 250 Series Hard France Julien Boutter India Saurav Panja
India Srinath Prahlad		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 2005 Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay Belgium Olivier Rochus Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Romania Andrei Pavel		 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2006 Doha, Qatar 250 Series Hard Belgium Olivier Rochus Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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

Tournament1998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin %
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

Tournament200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin %
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)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–10)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1998 Great Britain F5, Hatfield Futures Clay United Kingdom Luke Milligan 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Nov 1998 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 1999 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Morocco Karim Alami 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2000 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Romania Adrian Voinea 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–3 Jun 2001 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Romania Adrian Voinea 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2001 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay France Nicolas Coutelot 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay France Olivier Mutis 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Aug 2004 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, ret.
Loss 3–6 Feb 2005 Besançon, France Challenger Hard France Gaël Monfils 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 4–6 Nov 2005 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Challenger Hard Switzerland George Bastl 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 4–7 Sep 2007 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Máximo González 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–7 Apr 2008 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay Spain Marcel Granollers 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 5–8 May 2008 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay Chile Nicolás Massú 2–6, 2–6
Win 6–8 May 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–9 Aug 2008 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Romania Victor Crivoi 6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss 6–10 Sep 2008 Orleans, France Challenger Hard France Nicolas Mahut 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1998 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Austria Julian Knowle Sweden Tobias Hildebrand
Sweden Fredrik Lovén		 6–7, 6–1, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1998 Belgium F1, Louvain-la-Neuve Futures Clay Belgium Olivier Rochus France Nicolas Coutelot
France Johann Potron		 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2003 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Israel Amir Hadad Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Giorgio Galimberti		 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2004 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Czech Republic David Škoch
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk		 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1–4 Aug 2004 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Merati Italy Leonardo Azzaro
Hungary Kornél Bardóczky		 2–6, 0–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2010 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Portugal Fred Gil Mexico Santiago González
United States Travis Rettenmaier		 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–4 Oct 2011 Chile F9, Talca Futures Clay Belgium Germain Gigounon Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
Chile Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán		 7–5, 6–2
  1. "Ferrero beats Rochus at Valencia Open". UOI. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. "Stepanek powers to first ATP title". CNN. Retrieved 26 June 2026.