Blaž Rola (born 5 October 1990) is a Slovenian former tennis player. His highest career ranking is No. 78 in singles and No. 186 in doubles. In his career, he has won one ATP doubles title, nine singles and six doubles ITF Futures and five ATP Challengers in singles and eight in doubles. He represented Slovenia on the Slovenia Davis Cup team. Personal life Rola was born in Ptuj, the oldest Slovenian town.
Career At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, he won gold in singles and doubles.
At the 2014 Aegon Championships, London, and the 2014 Aegon International, Eastbourne, Rola 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 the second round against Andy Murray.
At the 2021 Split Open, Rola defeated Blaž Kavčič to win his fifth Challenger singles title.
In July 2023, Rola won his first title at the ATP 250 2023 Croatia Open Umag with Nino Serdarušić, the team having received its wildcard just before the draw was made.
ATP Tour finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Croatia Open, Umag250 SeriesClay Nino Serdarušić Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori4–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 29 (15–14) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (5–8)ITF Futures Tour (10–6)Titles by surfaceHard (4–2)Clay (11–12)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Slovenia F1, KamnikFuturesClay Marcel Zimmermann6–3, 2–6, 4–6Win1–1Slovenia F3, MariborFuturesClay György Balázs2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss1–2Italy F18, ModenaFuturesClay Matteo Viola1–6, 6–4, 1–6Win2–2Austria F3, Bad WaltersdorfFuturesClay Pascal Brunner7–5, 6–3Win3–2USA F17, InnisbrookFuturesClay Luis David Martínez6–2, 6–1Loss3–3Austria F1, TelfsFuturesClay Marc Rath6–2, 3–6, 2–6Win4–3Austria F3, Bad WaltersdorfFuturesClay Nicolas Reissig6–3, 6–2Loss4–4Croatia F7, ČakovecFuturesClay Peter Heller4–6, 0–6Win5–4Croatia F8, VinkovciFuturesClay Toni Androić6–2, 6–2Win6–4Austria F9, VogauFuturesClay Andreas Haider-Maurer6–2, 7–6(7–5)Win7–4Mexico F12, Quintana RooFuturesHard José Pereira7–6(8–6), 6–4Loss7–5Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerClay Agustín Velotti3–6, 4–6Win8–5Poland F5, BytomFuturesClay Filip Krajinovićw/oWin9–5Armenia F2, YerevanFuturesClay Boy Westerhof6–2, 6–4Loss9–6Croatia F11, DubrovnikFuturesClay Janez Semrajc4–6, 7–5, 3–6Win10–6Guangzhou, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Yūichi Sugita6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3Loss10–7Panama City, PanamaChallengerClay Pere Riba5–7, 7–5, 2–6Loss10–8São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClay Rogério Dutra Silva4–6, 2–6Loss10–9Poznań, PolandChallengerClay David Goffin4–6, 2–6Win11–9Santos, BrazilChallengerClay Germain Gigounon6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss11–10Perugia, ItalyChallengerClay Nicolás Kicker6–2, 3–6, 0–6Win12–10Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Ramkumar Ramanathan6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–5Loss12–11Quijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Malek Jaziri6–7(5–7), 1–6Loss12–12Panama City, PanamaChallengerClay Carlos Berlocq2–6, 0–6Loss12–13Las Vegas, USAChallengerHard Thanasi Kokkinakis4–6, 4–6Win13–13León, MexicoChallengerHard Liam Broady6–4, 4–6, 6–3Win14–13Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Blaž Kavčič2–6, 6–3, 6–2Win15–13M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Adrien Gobat7–6(7–4), 6–2Loss15–14M15 Celje, SloveniaWorld Tennis TourClay Joao Eduardo Schiessl6–4, 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Doubles: 23 (15–8) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)ITF Futures Tour (6–3)Titles by surfaceHard (4–4)Clay (10–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Croatia F9, DubrovnikFuturesClay Martin Rmuš Morgan Phillips Antonio Šančić6–3, 7–6(9–7)Loss1–1Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, DobojFuturesClay Martin Rmuš Michael Linzer Herbert Wiltschnigw/oWin2–1Slovenia F3, MariborFuturesClay Martin Rmuš Javier Martí Sergio Pérez Pérez6–3, 6–3Loss2–2Croatia F7, VinkovciFuturesClay Mislav Hižak Tomislav Brkić Marin Franjičević6–3, 3–6, [7–10]Win3–2USA F17, InnisbrookFuturesClay Chase Buchanan Keith-Patrick Crowley Joshua Zavala6–4, 6–2Win4–2Austria F1, TelfsFuturesClay Tomislav Ternar Stefan Hirn Sebastian Stiefelmeyer6–2, 7–5Loss4–3Croatia F7, ČakovecFuturesClay Tomislav Ternar Thibault Venturino Janoš Žibrat3–6, 4–6Win5–3Croatia F8, VinkovciFuturesClay Mislav Hižak Tomislav Brkić Aldin Šetkić6–4, 7–6(7–3)Win6–3Austria F9, VogauFuturesClay Ruben Gonzales Lukas Jastraunig Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–2, 6–2Loss6–4Portorož, SloveniaChallengerHard Aljaž Bedene Marin Draganja Mate Pavić3–6, 6–1, [5–10]Win7–4Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Chase Buchanan Marcus Daniell Artem Sitak4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Loss7–5Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Ante Pavić Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren6–7(4–7), 3–6Loss7–6Chennai, IndiaChallengerHard Sriram Balaji Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus4–6, 6–7(3–7)Win8–6São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClay Chase Buchanan Guido Andreozzi Sergio Galdós6–4, 6–4Win9–6Cary, USAChallengerHard Chase Buchanan Austin Krajicek Nicholas Monroe6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]Win10–6Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Chase Buchanan Mitchell Krueger Eric Quigley6–4, 4–6, [19–17]Win11–6Lima, PeruChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Gonçalo Oliveira Grzegorz Panfil7–5, 6–3Loss11–7Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Jiří Veselý Federico Gaio Andrea Pellegrino6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Win12–7Charlottesville, USAChallengerHard Mitchell Krueger Sekou Bangoura Blaz Kavcic6–4, 6–1Win13–7Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Blaž Kavčič Lukáš Klein Alex Molčan2–6, 6–2, [10–3]Win14–7Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Malek Jaziri Hans Hach Verdugo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela3–6, 6–3, [10–5]Loss14–8Bendigo, AustraliaChallengerHard Enzo Couacaud Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur6–7(2–7), 4–6Win15–8Tulln an der Donau, AustriaChallengerClay Zdenek Kolar Piotr Matuszewski Kai Wehnelt 6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Singles performance timeline
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Record against other players Rola's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface
Nicolas Almagro 0–1 Richard Gasquet 0–1 Andy Murray 0–1 Fernando Verdasco 0–1
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Davis Cup Group membershipWorld Group (0–0)Group I (7–4)Group II (2–3)Group III (0–0)Group IV (0–0)Matches by surfaceHard (4–2)Clay (5–5)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Matches by LocationOutdoor (5–3)Indoor (4–4)Matches by TypeSingles (6–4)Doubles (3–3) 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 resultsRubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score5–0; 9–11 July 2010; TK Krka Otočec, Otočec, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group II Second Round; ClayVictory 1.IV (dead rubber)Singles BulgariaValentin Dimov6–0, 6–14–1; 13–15 Sep 2013; Park Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I First Round Play-Off; ClayVictory 2.ISingles South AfricaRik de Voest6–1, 6–1, 6–4Victory 3.III7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)Defeat 4.V (dead rubber)SinglesNicolaas Scholtz3–2 ret.1–3; 4–6 Apr 2014; ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I Second Round; ClayVictory 5.IISingles IsraelDudi Sela6–3, 6–4, 6–4Defeat 6.III6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–65–0; 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2015; Teniski klub Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group I Second Round Play-Off; Hard (i)Victory 7.IISingles LithuaniaLaurynas Grigelis7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–2Victory 8.III6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–4Victory 9.IV (dead rubber)SinglesLukas Mugevičius6–2, 6–21–4; 4–6 Mar 2016; Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania; Europe/Africa Group I First Round; Hard (i)Defeat 10.ISingles RomaniaMarius Copil5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Defeat 11.III3–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)Defeat 12.IISinglesAdrian Ungur6–3, 6–42–3; 3–4 Feb 2018; Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia; Europe/Africa Group II First Round; Hard (i)Victory 13.IISingles PolandKamil Majchrzak4–6, 2–6Defeat 14.III7–5, 6–7(5–7), 4–63–1; 13–14 Sep 2019; Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Europe/Africa Group I First Round; ClayDefeat 15.IISingles EgyptMohamed Safwat4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)Victory 16.III7–5, 6–3
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