Blaž Rola
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| Country (sports) |
 Slovenia | |||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Ptuj, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 October 1990 Ptuj, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $532,612 | |||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 13–16 | |||||||||||||||
| Career titles |
0 2 Challenger, 9 Futures | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (5 January 2015) | |||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 148 (1 February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2014) | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q3 (2014) | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Career titles |
0 1 Challenger, 6 Futures | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 209 (11 January 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 213 (1 February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 1 February 2016. | ||||||||||||||||
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Blaž Rola (born 5 October 1990 in Ptuj) is a Slovenian tennis player.
His highest career ranking is no. 78 in singles and no. 209 in doubles. He represents Slovenia on the Slovenia Davis Cup team. He competed for The Ohio State University from 2010 to 2013, winning the NCAA doubles championship in 2012 and the NCAA singles championship in 2013. In his career, he has won nine singles and six doubles ITF Futures tournaments and one ATP Challenger in singles and doubles. In the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, he won gold in singles and doubles.[1][2]
Personal life
Rola was born in Ptuj, the oldest Slovenian town, to father Marijan Rola and mother Majda Rola and has one sister Eva. First time he played tennis when he was around four years old inspired by sister who trained tennis at the time and his father. When he was six he joined the Tennis Club Terme Ptuj where he spent the most of his youth.[3] In 2010 he moved to the United States where he studied at and competed in tennis for Ohio State University until 2013.
Career
2008-2013
In 2008 he began his professional career when he performed his first tournaments in ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tour series.
In 2010 he represented Slovenia for the first time in Davis Cup and moved to study and play tennis in United States.
At 2013 Mediterranean Games he won 2 gold medals and made big progress when he reached Top 200 on ATP rankings for the first time in his career. In this period he won 9 Futures singles and 6 doubles titles and 1 title in doubles in Challenger series.
2014
Through qualifications he reached the main draw of Grand Slam tournament for the first time. At 2014 Australian Open he lost in second round against Martin Kližan. With this result he became 5th Slovene male player in main draw of any Grand Slam.
In May he reached Top 100 on ATP rankings and played in qualifications for 2014 French Open where her lost in the 3rd round.
In June he played his first 250 series tournament on grass. In 2014 Aegon Championships, London and 2014 Aegon International, Eastbourne he lost in the first round on both occasions. He played in the main draw of 2014 Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career and lost 1-6, 1-6, 0-6 in 2nd round against Andy Murray.[4]
Davis Cup
Singles performances (3–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Outcome |
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| 2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 11-Jul-2010 |  Bulgaria |
Clay | Valentin Dimov |
6–0, 6–1 | Win |
| 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | RPO | 13-Sep-2013 |  South Africa |
Clay | Rik de Voest |
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | Win |
| 15-Sep-2013 | Nikala Scholtz |
2–3 ret. | Lose | ||||
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 2R | 4-Apr-2014 |  Israel |
Clay | Dudi Sela |
6–3, 6–4, 6-4 | Win |
Doubles performances (1-1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | Result | Outcome |
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| 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | RPO | 14-Sep-2013 | Blaž Kavčič |
South Africa |
Clay | Raven Klaasen Nikala Scholtz |
7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | Win |
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 2R | 5-Apr-2014 | Grega Žemlja |
Israel |
Clay | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3-6 | Lose |
Career titles
Singles (11)
| Legend |
| Challenger (2) |
| Futures (9) |
| No. | Tournament | Date | City | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1 | Slovenia F3 | 13-Jun-2010 | Maribor | Clay |  György Balázs |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2 | Austria F3 | 14-Aug-2010 | Bad Waltersdorf | Clay |  Pascal Brunner |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 3 | USA F17 | 25-Jun-2012 | Innisbrook | Clay |  Luis David Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 4 | Austria F3 | 23-Jul-2012 | Bad Waltersdorf | Clay | Nicolas Reissig |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 5 | Croatia F8 | 20-Aug-2012 | Vinkovci | Clay |  Toni Androić |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 6 | Austria F9 | 3-Sep-2012 | Vogau | Clay | Mario Haider-Maurer |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| 7 | Mexico F12 | 10-Jun-2013 | Quintana Roo | Hard |  Jose Pereira |
7–6(7–6), 6–4 |
| 8 | Poland F5 | 1-Sep-2013 | Bytom | Clay |  Filip Krajinović |
W/O |
| 9 | Armenia F1 | 6-Oct-2013 | Yerevan | Clay |  Boy Westerhof |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 10 | ATP Challenger Guangzhou | 2-Mar-2014 | Guangzhou | Hard |  Yuichi Sugita |
64–7, 6–4, 6-3 |
| 11 | Campeonato Internacional de Santos | 26-Apr-2015 | Santos | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} Germain Gigounon |
6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Career W–L | ||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| ATP World Tour 250 series | ||||||||||||||
| London/Queen's Club | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| Eastbourne | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||
| Gstaad | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||
| Winston-Salem | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2-5 | 2–5 | ||||||
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | QF | A | A | PO | 2R | 3-1 | ||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–9 | 7–10 | ||||||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 36% | 41% | ||||||
| Year End Ranking | 1465 | 933 | 423 | 721 | 307 | 201 | 80 | N/A | ||||||
- * As of 25 August 2014
Head–to–head statistics
Head-to-head vs. Top 10 ranked players
W–L record against players who have been ranked World No. 10 at that time or before in their career.
| Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
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 Andy Murray |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lose (1-6, 1-6, 0-6) at 2014 Wimbledon |
 Fernando Verdasco |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lose (3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6) at 2014 US Open |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | * 25 August 2014 |
Full head-to-head list (7-10)
Career W–L record in singles matches on ATP World Tour, Grand Slam, Davis Cup. (as of 25 August 2014)
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References
- ↑ "Mersin 2013 Tennis Men's Singles Final" (PDF). mersin2013.gov.tr. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "Mersin 2013 Tennis Men's Doubles Final" (PDF). mersin2013.gov.tr. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "Interview: Caffe Invitation, guest: Blaž Rola (Slovene)". Ptuj television PeTV. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Andy Murray demolishes Blaz Rola for loss of two games to reach third round of Wimbledon 2014". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
External links
- Blaž Rola at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Blaž Rola at the International Tennis Federation
- Blaž Rola at the Davis Cup
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