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Ruan Roelofse

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Ruan Roelofse
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Born (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$224,927
Singles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 357 (27 February 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1064 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorQ2 (2007)
US Open JuniorQ1 (2006, 2007)
Doubles
Career record12–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 122 (16 April 2016)
Current rankingNo. 404 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2007)
Last updated on: 1 April 2019.

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

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Singles: 11 (2–9)

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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 Moldova Radu Albot 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 2011 South Africa F1, Durban Futures Hard Austria Nikolaus Moser 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Sep 2011 Israel F9, Be'er Sheva Futures Hard Germany Stefan Seifert 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2011 Nigeria F3, Lagos Futures Hard India Yuki Bhambri 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Nov 2011 Burundi F1, Bujumbura Futures Clay Austria Gerald Melzer 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2012 Nigeria F2, Lagos Futures Hard Spain Enrique López Pérez 0–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Jul 2014 Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong Futures Hard South Korea Lee Duck-hee 6–4, 3–6, 2–0 ret.
Loss 2–6 Aug 2014 Gabon F2, Libreville Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Sam Barry 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–7 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe F1, Harare Futures Hard Netherlands Boy Westerhof 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–8 Dec 2018 South Africa F3, Stellenbosch Futures Hard Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Aug 2019 M15, Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Sho Shimabukuro 6–7(3–7), 2–6

Doubles: 82 (45–39)

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