# Ruan Roelofse

Ruan Roelofse (born 18 November 1989) is a professional South African tennis player.
Roelofse has a career high ATP singles ranking of 357 achieved on 27 February 2012 and he has a career high ATP Doubles ranking of 122 achieved on 18 April 2016. He has had more success playing doubles, winning 6 ATP Challenger doubles titles. Roelofse has also won 2 ITF singles titles and 39 ITF doubles titles.
Roelofse has represented South Africa at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 12–7.

## Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 11 (2–9)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (2–9)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–8)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Radu Albot | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2011 | South Africa F1, Durban | Futures | Hard | Nikolaus Moser | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2011 | Israel F9, Be'er Sheva | Futures | Hard | Stefan Seifert | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2011 | Burundi F1, Bujumbura | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2012 | Nigeria F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Enrique López Pérez | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Lee Duck-hee | 6–4, 3–6, 2–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 2014 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Futures | Hard | Sam Barry | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Oct 2014 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Boy Westerhof | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–8 | Dec 2018 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Aug 2019 | M15, Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sho Shimabukuro | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 82 (45–39)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (6–15)
* ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (40–23)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (37–35)
* Clay (6–2)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2009 | Burundi F1, Bujumbura | Futures | Clay | Hendrik Coertzen | Bogdan-Victor Leonte Rupesh Roy | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2009 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Hendrik Coertzen | Sunday Emmanuel Duncan Mugabe | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2009 | South Africa F1, Pretoria | Futures | Hard | Hendrik Coertzen | Andrew Anderson Benjamin Janse van Rensburg | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2010 | Uganda F1, Kampala | Futures | Clay | James Feaver | Takanyi Garanganga Duncan Mugabe | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | Nigeria F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Raven Klaasen | Amir Weintraub Boy Westerhof | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2011 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Michal Konečný | Sergey Betov Denys Molchanov | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2011 | Spain F22, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | Nicolaas Scholtz | Juan José Leal-Gómez Borja Rodríguez Manzano | 3–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | Spain F23, Bakio | Futures | Hard | Nicolaas Scholtz | Francesco Borgo Claudio Grassi | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2011 | Great Britain F12, London | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh | David Rice Sean Thornley | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Sep 2011 | Israel F7, Akko | Futures | Hard | Mikhail Vasiliev | Erik Crepaldi Claudio Grassi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2011 | Israel F9, Be'er Sheva | Futures | Hard | Vitali Reshetnikov | Francesco Borgo Marko Daniš | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2011 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer | Omar Hedayet Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jan 2012 | Israel F1, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Claudio Grassi Matteo Volante | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jan 2012 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Claudio Grassi Antal van der Duim | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Abdullah Maqdes | Damir Džumhur Aldin Šetkić | 4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Tuna Altuna Jiří Školoudík | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 6–11 | Mar 2012 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Gleb Sakharov | Olivier Patience Nicolas Renavand | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–11 | Mar 2012 | France F6, Saint-Raphaël | Futures | Hard (i) | Jean Andersen | Thomas le Boulch Baptiste Maitre | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Jul 2012 | Anning, China, P.R. | Challenger | Clay | Kittiphong Wachiramanowong | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–4, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, [11–13] |
| Win | 8–12 | Sep 2012 | Great Britain F14, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Harry Meehan Stefan Sterland-Markovic | 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 9–12 | Sep 2012 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Marcus Daniell Manuel Sánchez | 6–2, 4–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 10–12 | Sep 2012 | Kuwait F2, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Abdullah Maqdes | Clément Reix Romain Sichez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–12 | Oct 2012 | Kuwait F3, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Lewis Burton | Mohammad Ghareeb Mikhail Vasiliev | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 12–12 | Oct 2012 | Nigeria F1, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Kamil Čapkovič | Alessandro Bega Enrique López Pérez | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–12 | Oct 2012 | Nigeria F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Kamil Čapkovič | Alessandro Bega Enrique López Pérez | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–12 | Nov 2012 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Keith-Patrick Crowley | Joel Kincaid Evan Song | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 15–12 | Dec 2012 | South Africa F1, Potchefstroom | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Simon Cauvard Elie Rousset | 6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 16–12 | Dec 2012 | South Africa F2, Potchefstroom | Futures | Hard | Jean Andersen | Simon Cauvard Elie Rousset | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 17–12 | Feb 2013 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–13 | Feb 2013 | Australia F2, Mildura | Futures | Grass | Colin Ebelthite | Sam Groth John-Patrick Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18–13 | Mar 2013 | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Maiga | Cristian Rodríguez Jordi Samper Montaña | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–13 | Jun 2013 | Turkey F25, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Barış Ergüden Barkın Yalçınkale | 6–1, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 19–14 | Jul 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein | James Cluskey Fabrice Martin | 6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 20–14 | Aug 2013 | USA F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Keith-Patrick Crowley | Patrick Davidson Leon Frost | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 21–14 | Sep 2013 | Kuwait F2, Meshref | Futures | Hard | Tak Khunn Wang | Lewis Burton Marcus Willis | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 22–14 | Oct 2013 | Nigeria F1, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ante Pavić | Borna Ćorić Dino Marcan | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 23–14 | Oct 2013 | Nigeria F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ante Pavić | Borna Ćorić Dino Marcan | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23–15 | Mar 2014 | China F2, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Riccardo Ghedin Claudio Grassi | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 24–15 | Apr 2014 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Luke Bambridge Antoine Benneteau | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–15 | Apr 2014 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Oliver Golding Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 26–15 | May 2014 | Korea F2, Seoul | Futures | Hard | Dane Propoggia | Chung Hong Nam Ji-sung | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 27–15 | May 2014 | South Africa F1, Sun City | Futures | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | Jacob Adaktusson Milos Sekulic | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 28–15 | Jun 2014 | South Africa F3, Sun City | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Nicolaas Scholtz Tucker Vorster | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 28–16 | Jul 2014 | Thailand F9, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 29–16 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | Peter Kobelt Devin McCarthy | 6–2, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 29–17 | Jul 2014 | Hong Kong F3, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | Peter Kobelt Devin McCarthy | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 30–17 | Aug 2014 | Turkey F27, Ankara | Futures | Clay | Gavin van Peperzeel | Tuna Altuna Anıl Yüksel | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 30–18 | Aug 2014 | Gabon F1, Libreville | Futures | Hard | Mark Fynn | Sam Barry Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 30–19 | Aug 2014 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Futures | Hard | Mark Fynn | Sam Barry Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 31–19 | Sep 2014 | Turkey F31, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Issam Haitham Taweel | Bastien Favier Hugo Grenier | 2–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
| Loss | 31–20 | Oct 2014 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Futures | Hard | Keith-Patrick Crowley | Grégoire Barrère Arthur Surreaux | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 31–21 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Lucas Miedler Maximilian Neuchrist | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 32–21 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Jan Choinski Kevin Krawietz | 6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 33–21 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Gleb Sakharov Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 33–22 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Marat Deviatiarov Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 34–22 | Mar 2015 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Marat Deviatiarov Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [12–10] |
| Win | 35–22 | Mar 2015 | Israel F2, Herzlia | Futures | Hard | Matt Seeberger | Cameron Silverman Raleigh Smith | 2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Loss | 35–23 | Mar 2015 | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | Matt Seeberger | Dominik Kellovský Tom Kočevar-Dešman | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 35–24 | May 2015 | Eskişehir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Chen Ti | Sergey Betov Mikhail Elgin | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, [7–10] |
| Win | 36–24 | May 2015 | Turkey F21, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Ricardo Rodríguez | Altuğ Çelikbilek Sefa Suluoğlu | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 36–25 | Jun 2015 | Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Li Zhe Jose Statham | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 37–25 | Jun 2015 | Uzbekistan F4, Namangan | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Sanjar Fayziev Jurabek Karimov | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 38–25 | Jul 2015 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Daniel Nguyen Dennis Novikov | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ |
| Loss | 38–26 | Aug 2015 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Carsten Ball Brydan Klein | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 38–27 | Oct 2015 | Las Vegas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Carsten Ball Dustin Brown | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 38–28 | May 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Chen Ti Jason Jung | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 39–28 | Oct 2016 | USA F34, Burlingame | Futures | Hard (i) | Ruben Gonzales | Sam Barry Peter Kobelt | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 39–29 | Nov 2016 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Brydan Klein | Brian Baker Sam Groth | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 39–30 | Jan 2017 | France F2, Bressuire | Futures | Hard (i) | Ante Pavić | Corentin Denolly Hugo Nys | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 39–31 | Mar 2017 | Zhuhai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 39–32 | May 2017 | Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Marco Chiudinelli Teymuraz Gabashvili | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 40–32 | Jun 2017 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Christopher Rungkat | Fred Gil Gonçalo Oliveira | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 40–33 | Jul 2017 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Rameez Junaid | Máximo González Fabrício Neis | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 40–34 | Nov 2017 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joe Salisbury | Leander Paes Purav Raja | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [5–10] |
| Win | 41–34 | Jan 2018 | Germany F2, Nußloch | Futures | Carpet (i) | Kevin Krawietz | Pedro Cachin Daniel Masur | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 41–35 | Apr 2018 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein | Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 42–35 | May 2018 | Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 42–36 | May 2018 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 42–37 | Feb 2019 | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ante Pavić | Marcos Giron Dennis Novikov | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 43–37 | Aug 2019 | M15, Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Justin Barki | Sho Shimabukuro Hiroyasu Ehara | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 43-38 | Oct 2019 | Claremont M25, CA , USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Milen Ianakiev Hendrik Jebens | 4-6, 6-3, 15-17 |
| Win | 44-38 | Oct 2019 | Las Vegas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Max Schnur Nathan Pasha | 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 |
| Win | 45-38 | Feb 2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Raven Klaasen | Julien Cagnina Zdeněk Kolář | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 46-38 | Jan 2022 | Weston, M25, FL, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dennis Novikov | Guy Orly Iradukunda Abraham Asaba | 7-5, 3-6, 10-3 |
| Loss | 46-39 | Mar 2022 | Bakersfield, M25, CA, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Daniel Cukierman | Jisung Nam Minkyu Song | 2-6, 0-6 |
| Win | 46-39 | Apr 2022 | Sunrise, M15, FL, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexander Cozbinov | Alec Deckers Alex Knaff | 6-4, 6-4 |