Olivier Rochus (January 18, 1981) is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon parliament and the citadel. ...

He was a doubles partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit. Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements rank him among the most successful tennis players of all time. ...

He has won 2 singles titles in his career and achieved a stunning victory in the French Open in 2004 where he won the doubles title partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Xavier Malisse was born on July 19th, 1980 in Kortrijk, Belgium. ...

At 1.65m (5' 5") he is the smallest player on the ATP Tour.

He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a tennis player. Christophe Rochus (born December 15, 1978, Namur) is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. ...

In May 2006, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against Kristof Vliegen. He won that final in straight sets (6-4 6-2). 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München, pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Kristof Vliegen (born in June 22, 1982, Maaseik) is a Belgian tennis player. ...

In June, Rochus had a very good chance to beat World No. 1 Roger Federer and end his 39-match winning streak on grass. In the quarter-final of the tournament in Halle, Rochus held four matchs points in the second set at 5-6 and in the tie-break (6/4 and 7/6). He couldn't close out the match and eventually lost 7-6, 6-7, 6-7. Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements rank him among the most successful tennis players of all time. ... Halle is the name of two cities in Germany, and both a municipality and a town in Belgium. ...

Perhaps his biggest win was at Wimbledon in 2002, where he overcame top ten star Marat Safin in four sets (6-2 6-4 3-6 7-6(1)). The victory was particularly impressive considering Safin is almost a foot taller than the Belgian star. In fact, the Belgian has had the Russian's number lately, beating him in each of their last two meetings (Halle and Dubai). Safin was able to get a measure of revenge at the 2006 U.S Open, defeating Rochus 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Marat Safin (Tatar: Marat Mubin ulı Safin; Russian: Марат Мубинович (Михайлович) Сафин ; b. ...

Titles (4)

Singles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the Final	Score
1.	25 September 2000	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Diego Nargiso	7-614 6-1
2.	7 May 2006	Munich, Germany	Clay	Kristof Vliegen	6-4 6-2

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Singles finalist (3)

• 2002: Copenhagen
• 2003: Copenhagen
• 2005: Auckland

Doubles (2)

• 2004: French Open (with Xavier Malisse)
• 2005: Adelaide

2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Xavier Malisse was born on July 19th, 1980 in Kortrijk, Belgium. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website
• ATP Tour profile for Olivier Rochus

This Belgian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... Country: Spain Residence: Villena, Spain Height: 182 cm (6 ft) Weight: 72 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1999 Highest singles ranking: 1 (9/8/2003) Singles titles: 11 Career prize money: $10,027,728 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2004) French Open W (2003) Wimbledon... This is a list of all the awards given by the ATP Tour to players (and others) of particular distinction during a given season. ... Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... // Today, films and television programs surrounding the lives of famous people are a major part of the entertainment industry. ...