# Blaž Rola

Blaž Rola (born 5 October 1990) is a Slovenian tennis player. His highest career ranking is No. 78 in singles and No. 186 in doubles. In his career, he has won one ATP 250 series doubles title, nine singles and six doubles ITF Futures tournaments and five ATP Challenger in singles and eight in doubles. He represents Slovenia on the Slovenia Davis Cup team. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, he won gold in singles and doubles.<

## Biography

Rola was born in Ptuj, the oldest Slovenian town.
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 Kavčič to win his fifth Challenger singles title.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

* Legend
* Grand 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 surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–0)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Croatia Open, Umag | 250 Series | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, [15–13] |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 29 (15–14)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (5–8)
* ITF Futures Tour (10–6)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (11–12)
* 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 |
| Win | 14–13 | Apr 2021 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Kavčič | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–13 | Apr 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Adrien Gobat | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–14 | May 2024 | M15 Celje, Slovenia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Joao Eduardo Schiessl | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 23 (15–8)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
* ITF Futures Tour (6–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (4–4)
* Clay (10–4)
* 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 |
| Win | 13–7 | Mar 2021 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Kavčič | Lukáš Klein Alex Molčan | 2–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 14–7 | Nov 2021 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Malek Jaziri | Hans Hach Verdugo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 14–8 | Jan 2022 | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Enzo Couacaud | Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–8 | Sep 2023 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Zdenek Kolar | Piotr Matuszewski Kai Wehnelt | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | NH | Q1 | | 1–2 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–6 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| National representation |||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | Z2 | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A | Z2 | Z2 | A | A | | 6–5 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–9 | 6–6 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 15–23 |
| Win % | – | – | 100% | – | – | 50% | 36% | 50% | 50% | – | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | | 41% |
| Year-end ranking | 1465 | 933 | 423 | 721 | 307 | 201 | 80 | 144 | 255 | 206 | 188 | 145 | 155 | 181 | 1118 | – |
    * As of 26 May 2022

## 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
    * As of 26 May 2021.

## Davis Cup

* Group membership
* World Group (0–0)
* Group I (7–4)
* Group II (2–3)
* Group III (0–0)
* Group IV (0–0)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (5–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Matches by Location
* Outdoor (5–3)
* Indoor (4–4)
* Matches by Type
* Singles (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 results :
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 5–0; 9–11 July 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; 13–15 Sep 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) | South Africa | Raven Klaasen / Nicolaas Scholtz | 7–5, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Defeat | 4. | V (dead rubber) | Singles | South Africa | Nicolaas Scholtz | 3–2 ret. |
| 1–3; 4–6 Apr 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) | Israel | Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| 5–0; 30 Oct – 1 Nov 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) | Lithuania | Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 |
| Victory | 9. | IV (dead rubber) | Singles | Lithuania | Lukas Mugevičius | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1–4; 4–6 Mar 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) | Romania | Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Defeat | 12. | II | Singles | Romania | Adrian Ungur | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2–3; 3–4 Feb 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) | Poland | Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| 3–1; 13–14 Sep 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) | Egypt | Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat | 7–5, 6–3 |