| Mees Röttgering | |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 2007 |
| Birth Place: | Wanssum |
| Height: | 180cm |
| Plays: | Left-handed, two handed backhand |
| Coach: | Jochem Mol Sjeng Schalken |
| Careerprizemoney: | US $8,316 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 800 (23 September 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 823 (21 October 2024) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | SF (2024) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | F (2024) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 959 (30 September 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 971 (21 October 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | 3R (2024) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2024) |
| Updated: | 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]
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]
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]
| Result | Year | width=150 | Tournament | Surface | width=150 | Opponent | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Nicolai Budkov Kjær | 3–6, 3–6 |