Mees Röttgering

Mees Röttgering (born 7 July 2007) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 644 achieved on 14 July 2025.^[1] He is the current No. 1 Junior singles player.^[2]

Mees Röttgering

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 18) Wanssum, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Left-handed, two handed backhand
Prize money	US $9,849
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 644 (14 July 2025)
Current ranking	No. 644 (14 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	SF (2024)
French Open Junior	1R (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	F (2024)
US Open Junior	3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 959 (30 Sep 2024)
Current ranking	No. 1024 (3 Feb 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior	3R (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	SF (2025)
US Open Junior	QF (2024)
Last updated on: 3 February 2025.

Early life

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

2023-2024: Juniors

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

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

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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	Philip Henning	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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	Fons van Sambeek	Arthur Nagel Antoine Walch	6–4, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Nicolai Budkov Kjær	3–6, 3–6