11 Facts About Olivier Rochus

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Olivier Rochus is a retired Belgian tennis player.

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Olivier Rochus is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, a former top-40 tennis player.

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Olivier Rochus was a partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit, winning the boys' doubles title at Wimbledon in 1998.

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Olivier Rochus reached at least the quarterfinals of all four junior Grand Slam tournaments.

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Olivier Rochus won his first title in Palermo in 2000, defeating his brother in the semifinals and Diego Nargiso in the final.

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Olivier Rochus has represented Belgium at two Olympic Games in both the singles and the doubles competitions at Athens and Beijing.

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Olivier Rochus reached the final of the Stockholm Open, after winning to Swede Andreas Vinciguerra in the first round, eighth seed Feliciano Lopez, and Jarkko Nieminen.

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Olivier Rochus faced world No 8, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but lost in two short sets.

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Olivier Rochus defeated Raven Klaasen of South Africa at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship, but lost to Mardy Fish in the final in three sets.

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Olivier Rochus had his best success earlier in 2012, reaching the final in Auckland.

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Olivier Rochus lost to Nicolas Almagro in the first round of Wimbledon.