2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
Mees Rottgering
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wanssum, Netherlands
Background
Rottgering first gained national attention in 2023 when, at just 16 years old, he reached the semifinals of the Dutch Senior National Championships, going toe-to-toe with top professional Gijs Brouwer.
He followed that performance with a historic 2024 campaign on the international stage. In February 2024, Rottgering advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open Boys’ Singles and reached a Futures final in Sharm El Sheikh, becoming the only 16-year-old ranked inside the ATP Top 1000 that season. That run also made him the youngest Dutch man ever to appear in an ITF World Tennis Tour singles final.
Rottgering continued his ascent at Wimbledon, where he defeated top seed and French Open junior champion Kaylan Bigun in the quarterfinals before advancing to the championship match. He finished runner-up to Nicolai Budkov Kjær after a remarkable two-week run on the grass courts of London.
Capping off his junior career, Rottgering claimed the prestigious 2024 ITF Junior Finals title in October, defeating Spain’s Rafael Jódar (Virginia) in straight sets.
Rottgering officially made his ATP Tour debut in February 2025 at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, receiving a main-draw wildcard in front of his home crowd. The appearance marked the next step in a promising career trajectory that now continues in collegiate tennis with the Demon Deacons.
Rottgering first gained national attention in 2023 when, at just 16 years old, he reached the semifinals of the Dutch Senior National Championships, going toe-to-toe with top professional Gijs Brouwer.
He followed that performance with a historic 2024 campaign on the international stage. In February 2024, Rottgering advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open Boys’ Singles and reached a Futures final in Sharm El Sheikh, becoming the only 16-year-old ranked inside the ATP Top 1000 that season. That run also made him the youngest Dutch man ever to appear in an ITF World Tennis Tour singles final.
Rottgering continued his ascent at Wimbledon, where he defeated top seed and French Open junior champion Kaylan Bigun in the quarterfinals before advancing to the championship match. He finished runner-up to Nicolai Budkov Kjær after a remarkable two-week run on the grass courts of London.
Capping off his junior career, Rottgering claimed the prestigious 2024 ITF Junior Finals title in October, defeating Spain’s Rafael Jódar (Virginia) in straight sets.
Rottgering officially made his ATP Tour debut in February 2025 at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, receiving a main-draw wildcard in front of his home crowd. The appearance marked the next step in a promising career trajectory that now continues in collegiate tennis with the Demon Deacons.
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