Chris Rodesch
{{short description|Luxembourgish tennis player (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Chris Rodesch
|image = Chris Rodesch (Mar 2024) 01.jpg
|caption = Rodesch with the Virginia Cavaliers in 2024
|fullname =
|country = {{LUX}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|7|18}}
|birth_place =
|height =
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays =Right-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
|college = Virginia
|careerprizemoney = $83,284
|singlesrecord = 10–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 1 Challenger, 7 Futures
|highestsinglesranking = No. 164 (9 June 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 164 (9 June 2025)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2025)
|doublesrecord = 6–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0 Challenger, 4 Futures
|highestdoublesranking = No. 508 (26 May 2025)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 516 (9 June 2025)
|updated = 9 June 2025
}}
Chris Rodesch (born 18 July 2001) is a Luxembourgish tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 164 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 508 achieved on 26 May 2025.
Rodesch represents Luxembourg at the Davis Cup,{{Cite web|url=https://today.rtl.lu/sport/local/a/1741541.html|title=Davis Cup: Luxembourg wins against Iceland and stays in Europe Group III|website=today.rtl.lu}} where he has a W/L record of 16–13.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800376838|title=Davis Cup - Players|website=www.daviscup.com}}
College career
Rodesch plays college tennis at the University of Virginia and won the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships and 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships playing at position No. 1 for the Virginia Cavaliers.{{Cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/player/chris-rodesch/|title=Chris Rodesch|date=July 15, 2020|website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site}}
Professional career
Rodesch has won 7 titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. He won his first ATP Challenger title in Tallahassee in April 2025, defeating Emilio Nava in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/121268/rodesch-claims-tallahassee-tennis-challenger-title|title=Rodesch Claims Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Title|publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=20 April 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rodesch-nava-tallahassee-challenger-2025-final|title= Rodesch halts Nava's historic Challenger run in Tallahassee final|website=ATPTour|date=21 April 2025}}
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
=Singles 13 (8–5)=
| valign=top
| {| class="wikitable sortable" !Legend (singles) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF World Tennis Tour (7–4) |
|
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Titles by surface |
| Hard (4–2) |
| Clay (4–3) |
|}
| class=wikitable
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium M15, Duffel |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Gauthier Onclin |4–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Denmark M15, Vejle |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|NED}} Mick Veldheer |6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Jun 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Romania M15, Cluj-Napoca |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ROU}} Radu Mihai Papoe |2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA M25, Southaven |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Damm |6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Jun 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Netherlands M15, Alkmaar |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|NED}} Deney Wassermann |6–7(8–10), 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–3 |{{dts|Jul 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Gauthier Onclin |6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–3 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden M15, Ystad |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Louis Wessels |6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–3 |{{dts|Sep 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Hong Kong M25, Hong Kong |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon |
|7–5, 6–4
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–3
|{{dts|Sep 2024}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Hong Kong M15, Hong Kong
|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour
|Hard
|{{flagicon|NMI}} Colin Sinclair
|6–4, 7–6(7–3)
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–3
|{{dts|Oct 2024}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia M15, Monastir
|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour
|Hard
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Émilien Demanet
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–4
|2024 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
|style="background:moccasin;"|Drummondville, Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} Aidan Mayo
|3–6, 6–3, 4–6
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–5
|{{dts|Mar 2025}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal M25, Loulé
|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour
|Hard
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Peniston
|6–3, 1–6, 3–6
|-
|bgcolor= 98FB98|Win
|8–5
|2025 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Singles
|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} Emilio Nava
|4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|}
=Doubles 6 (4–2)=
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" !Legend (doubles) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF World Tennis Tour (4–1) |
|
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Titles by surface |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (3–0) |
|}
| class=wikitable
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium M15, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|LUX}} Alex Knaff |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Emanuel Egea |6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Luxembourg M25, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|LUX}} Alex Knaff |{{flagicon|LUX}} Raphael Calzi |6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Jul 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Luxembourg M25, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|LUX}} Alex Knaff |{{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitris Sakellaridis |6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Oct 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia M15, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} William Woodall |{{flagicon|FRA}} Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine |6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–1 |{{dts|Oct 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia M15, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} William Woodall |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ewen Lumsden |Walkover |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–2 |2024 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Charlottesville, |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} William Woodall |{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Cash |6–4, 6–7(7–9), [7–10] |
References
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External links
- {{ATP|R0E0}}
- {{ITF|chris-rodesch/800376838/lux}}
- {{DavisCup player|800376838}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|LUX}}
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Category:Luxembourgian male tennis players
Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players
Category:Expatriate tennis players in the United States
Category:21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen
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