Blaž Rola

Blaž Rola (born 5 October 1990) is a Slovenian tennis player.

Blaž Rola
Country (sports) Slovenia
ResidencePtuj, Slovenia
Born (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990
Ptuj, Slovenia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeOhio State University
Prize money$890,002
Singles
Career record15–21
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 78 (5 January 2015)
Current rankingNo. 141 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2014)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2014)
US Open1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record4–5
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 186 (8 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 398 (16 March 2020)
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Men's Tennis
Mediterranean Games
2013 MersinSingles
2013 MersinDoubles
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

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. He was four years old when he started playing tenis and when he was six he joined the Tennis Club Terme Ptuj where he spent the most of his youth. He went to High school in Ptuj.[3] In 2010 he moved to the United States where he studied at and competed in tennis for Ohio State University until 2013. In January 2019 he and his fiancée Vanesa welcomed daughter Izabela. The same year he married his long term girlfriend, Slovenian blogger Vanesa Rola.

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]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (13–13)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)
ITF Futures Tour (9–5)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (10–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2010 Slovenia F1, Kamnik Futures Clay Marcel Zimmermann 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2010 Slovenia F3, Maribor Futures Clay György Balázs 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2010 Italy F18, Modena Futures Clay Matteo Viola 1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2010 Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Pascal Brunner 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jul 2012 USA F17, Innisbrook Futures Clay Luis David Martínez 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Jul 2012 Austria F1, Telfs Futures Clay Marc Rath 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Jul 2012 Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Nicolas Reissig 6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Aug 2012 Croatia F7, Čakovec Futures Clay Peter Heller 4–6, 0–6
Win 5–4 Aug 2012 Croatia F8, Vinkovci Futures Clay Toni Androić 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–4 Sep 2012 Austria F9, Vogau Futures Clay Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–4 Jun 2013 Mexico F12, Quintana Roo Futures Hard José Pereira 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 7–5 Aug 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay Agustín Velotti 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–5 Aug 2013 Poland F5, Bytom Futures Clay Filip Krajinović w/o
Win 9–5 Oct 2013 Armenia F2, Yerevan Futures Clay Boy Westerhof 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–6 Oct 2013 Croatia F11, Dubrovnik Futures Clay Janez Semrajc 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 10–6 Mar 2014 Guangzhou, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Yūichi Sugita 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss 10–7 Mar 2014 Panama City, Panama Challenger Clay Pere Riba 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 10–8 Apr 2014 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Rogério Dutra Silva 4–6, 2–6
Loss 10–9 Jul 2014 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay David Goffin 4–6, 2–6
Win 11–9 Apr 2015 Santos, Brazil Challenger Clay Germain Gigounon 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 11–10 Jun 2016 Perugia, Italy Challenger Clay Nicolás Kicker 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Win 12–10 Apr 2017 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Ramkumar Ramanathan 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–5
Loss 12–11 Mar 2018 Quijing, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Malek Jaziri 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss 12–12 Apr 2018 Panama City, Panama Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 2–6, 0–6
Loss 12–13 Oct 2018 Las Vegas, USA Challenger Hard Thanasi Kokkinakis 4–6, 4–6
Win 13–13 Apr 2019 León, Mexico Challenger Hard Liam Broady 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (12–7)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–4)
ITF Futures Tour (6–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2009 Croatia F9, Dubrovnik Futures Clay Martin Rmuš Morgan Phillips
Antonio Šančić		 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 1–1 May 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Doboj Futures Clay Martin Rmuš Michael Linzer
Herbert Wiltschnig		 w/o
Win 2–1 Jun 2010 Slovenia F3, Maribor Futures Clay Martin Rmuš Javier Martí
Sergio Pérez Pérez		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Aug 2011 Croatia F7, Vinkovci Futures Clay Mislav Hižak Tomislav Brkić
Marin Franjičević		 6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Jul 2012 USA F17, Innisbrook Futures Clay Chase Buchanan Keith-Patrick Crowley
Joshua Zavala		 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jul 2012 Austria F1, Telfs Futures Clay Tomislav Ternar Stefan Hirn
Sebastian Stiefelmeyer		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Aug 2012 Croatia F7, Čakovec Futures Clay Tomislav Ternar Thibault Venturino
Janoš Žibrat		 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Aug 2012 Croatia F8, Vinkovci Futures Clay Mislav Hižak Tomislav Brkić
Aldin Šetkić		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 6–3 Sep 2012 Austria F9, Vogau Futures Clay Ruben Gonzales Lukas Jastraunig
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–4 Jul 2013 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Aljaž Bedene Marin Draganja
Mate Pavić		 3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 7–4 Nov 2013 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Chase Buchanan Marcus Daniell
Artem Sitak		 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 7–5 Jan 2014 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Ante Pavić Austin Krajicek
Tennys Sandgren		 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 7–6 Feb 2014 Chennai, India Challenger Hard Sriram Balaji Yuki Bhambri
Michael Venus		 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 8–6 May 2015 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Chase Buchanan Guido Andreozzi
Sergio Galdós		 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Sep 2015 Cary, USA Challenger Hard Chase Buchanan Austin Krajicek
Nicholas Monroe		 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Win 10–6 Sep 2015 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Chase Buchanan Mitchell Krueger
Eric Quigley		 6–4, 4–6, [19–17]
Win 11–6 Oct 2017 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Gonçalo Oliveira
Grzegorz Panfil		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 11–7 Jun 2018 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Jiří Veselý Federico Gaio
Andrea Pellegrino		 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 12–7 Nov 2019 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard Mitchell Krueger Sekou Bangoura
Blaz Kavcic		 6-4, 6–1

Singles performance timeline
Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017Career W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R 1R Q1 A 1–2
French Open A A A A A A Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A A 2R 1R A A 1–2
US Open A A A A A A 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–5
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A Q2 A A A 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A 1R Q1 A A 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
National Representation
Davis Cup A A QF A A PO 2R 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

Record against other players

Career singles record on ATP World Tour, Grand Slam, Davis Cup. (as of 25 August 2014)

Davis Cup
  • indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Davis Cup results
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
5–0; Jul 9 – 11, 2010; TK Krka Otočec, Otočec, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group II Second Round; Clay
Victory 1. IV (dead rubber) Singles Bulgaria Valentin Dimov 6–0, 6–1
4–1; Sep 13 – 15, 2013; Park Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I First Round Play-Off; Clay
Victory 2. I Singles South Africa Rik de Voest 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Victory 3. III Doubles (with Blaž Kavčič) Raven Klaasen / Nicolaas Scholtz 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Defeat 4. V (dead rubber) Singles Nicolaas Scholtz 3–2 ret.
1–3; Apr 4 – 6, 2014; ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I Second Round; Clay
Victory 5. II Singles Israel Dudi Sela 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Defeat 6. III Doubles (with Grega Žemlja) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
5–0; Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2015; Teniski klub Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I Second Round Play-Off; Hard (i)
Victory 7. II Singles Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–2
Victory 8. III Doubles (with Blaž Kavčič) Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius 6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Victory 9. IV (dead rubber) Singles Lukas Mugevičius 6–2, 6–2
1–4; Mar 4 – 6, 2016; Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania; Europe/Africa Group I First Round; Hard (i)
Defeat 10. I Singles Romania Marius Copil 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Defeat 11. III Doubles (with Grega Žemlja) Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Defeat 12. II Singles Adrian Ungur 6–3, 6–4
2–3; Feb 3 – 4, 2018; Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group II First Round; Hard (i)
Victory 13. II Singles Poland Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 2–6
Defeat 14. III Doubles (with Aljaž Bedene) Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
3–1; Sep 13 – 14, 2019; Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Europe/Africa Group I First Round; Clay
Defeat 15. II Singles Egypt Mohamed Safwat 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Victory 16. III Doubles (with Aljaž Bedene) Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 7–5, 6–3

References
  1. "Mersin 2013 Tennis Men's Singles Final" (PDF). mersin2013.gov.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. "Mersin 2013 Tennis Men's Doubles Final" (PDF). mersin2013.gov.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. "Interview: Caffe Invitation, guest: Blaž Rola (Slovene)". Ptuj television PeTV. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. "Andy Murray demolishes Blaz Rola for loss of two games to reach third round of Wimbledon 2014". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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