Jean-Julien Rojer ( "John Julian" , ; born 25 August 1981) is a Dutch professional tennis player from Curaçao, who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in November 2015.
He is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won 2015 Wimbledon and 2017 US Open with Horia Tecău, the 2022 French Open with Marcelo Arévalo in men's doubles, as well as the 2014 French Open in mixed doubles alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld. By winning the 2022 French Open, Rojer became the oldest major men's doubles champion in the Open Era. He has won 37 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals and four at Masters 1000 level. He recorded 500 wins in August 2023 at the Canadian Open.
He attended UCLA where he competed for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team. Since 2012, Rojer has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup, having previously represented the Netherlands Antilles from 1999 to 2010. He has also competed at the Summer Olympic Games on three occasions.
World TeamTennis Rojer has played four seasons with World TeamTennis, making his debut in 2011 with the St. Louis Aces and earning the 2011 WTT Male Rookie of the Year award. He has since played for the Springfield Lasers in 2013, earning the 2013 WTT Male MVP award, and another two seasons in 2017 and 2019. It was announced he will be joining the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 titles) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2015Wimbledon Grass Horia Tecău Jamie Murray John Peers 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4Win 2017US Open Hard Horia Tecău Feliciano López Marc López 6–4, 6–3Win 2022French Open Clay Marcelo Arévalo Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2014French OpenClay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Görges Nenad Zimonjić4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Year-end championships
Doubles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2015LondonHard (i) Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea6–4, 6–3
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up) ResultYearTournamentsSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2012Paris MastersHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna6–7(6–8), 3–6Win2013Miami OpenHard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski6–4, 6–1Win2016Madrid OpenClay Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea6–4, 7–6 (7–5)Loss2016Cincinnati MastersHard Horia Tecău Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [6–10]Loss2018Paris MastersHard (i) Horia Tecău Marcel Granollers Rajeev Ram4–6, 4–6Win2019Madrid OpenClay Horia Tecău Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem6–2, 6–3Win2023Canadian OpenHard Marcelo Arévalo Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury6–3, 6–1
ATP career finals
Doubles: 61 (37 titles, 24 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (3–0)ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–3)ATP World Tour 500 Series (8–7)ATP World Tour 250 Series (21–14)Finals by surfaceHard (25–15)Clay (9–8)Grass (3–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (27–13)Indoor (10–10)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Swedish Open,SwedenInternationalClay Johan Brunström Jonas Björkman Robin Söderling2–6, 2–6Loss0–2Serbia Open,Serbia250 SeriesClay Johan Brunström Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach6–2, 7–6(7–3)Loss0–3Rosmalen Championships,Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Johan Brunström Wesley Moodie Dick Norman6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [5–10]Loss0–4Croatia Open,Croatia250 SeriesClay Johan Brunström František Čermák Michal Mertiňák4–6, 4–6Loss0–5Romanian Open,Romania250 SeriesClay Johan Brunström František Čermák Michal Mertiňák2–6, 4–6Loss0–6Los Angeles Open,United States250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Bob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(8–6), 2–6, [7–10]Win1–6Japan Open,Japan500 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Andreas Seppi Dmitry Tursunov6–3, 6–2Win2–6Stockholm Open,Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Eric Butorac Johan Brunström Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–4Loss2–7U.S. National Indoor Championships,United States500 SeriesHard (i) Eric Butorac Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor2–6, 7–6(8–6), [3–10]Win3–7Estoril Open,Portugal250 SeriesClay Eric Butorac Marc López David Marrero6–3, 6–4Win4–7Open de Nice Côte d'Azur,France250 SeriesClay Eric Butorac Santiago González David Marrero6–3, 6–4Win5–7Malaysian Open,Malaysia250 SeriesHard (i) Eric Butorac František Čermák Filip Polášek6–1, 6–3Loss5–8Valencia Open,Spain500 SeriesHard (i) Eric Butorac Bob Bryan Mike Bryan4–6, 6–7(9–11)Win6–8Estoril Open,Portugal (2)250 SeriesClay Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Julian Knowle David Marrero7–5, 7–5Win7–8Halle Open,Germany250 SeriesGrass Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Treat Huey Scott Lipsky6–3, 6–4Loss7–9Paris Masters,FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna6–7(6–8), 3–6Loss7–10Open 13,France250 SeriesHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Rohan Bopanna Colin Fleming4–6, 6–7(3–7)Win8–10Miami Open,United StatesMasters 1000Hard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski6–4, 6–1Loss8–11Portugal Open,Portugal250 SeriesClay Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Santiago González Scott Lipsky3–6, 6–4, [7–10]Win9–11Stockholm Open,Sweden (2)250 SeriesHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jonas Björkman Robert Lindstedt6–2, 6–2Win10–11Zagreb Indoors,Croatia250 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Philipp Marx Michal Mertiňák3–6, 6–4, [10–2]Loss10–12Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut 2–6, 6–7(7–4)Win11–12Grand Prix Hassan II,Morocco250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Tomasz Bednarek Lukáš Dlouhý6–2, 6–2Win12–12Romanian Open,Romania250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski6–4, 6–4Win13–12Rosmalen Championships,Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Horia Tecău Santiago González Scott Lipsky6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win14–12Washington Open,United States500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Sam Groth Leander Paes 7–5, 6–4Win15–12Shenzhen Open,China250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Chris Guccione Sam Groth6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win16–12China Open,China500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Julien Benneteau Vasek Pospisil 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5]Win17–12Valencia Open,Spain500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Kevin Anderson Jérémy Chardy6–4, 6–2Loss17–13Sydney International,Australia250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Daniel Nestor4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win18–13Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Jamie Murray John Peers3–6, 6–3, [10–8]Loss18–14Open de Nice Côte d'Azur,France250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Mate Pavić Michael Venus6–7(4–7), 6–2, [7–10]Win19–14Wimbledon Championships,United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Horia Tecău Jamie Murray John Peers7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4Win20–14ATP World Tour Finals,United KingdomTour FinalsHard (i) Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea6–4, 6–3Win21–14Madrid Open,SpainMasters 1000Clay Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea6–4, 6–3Loss21–15Cincinnati Masters,United StatesMasters 1000Hard Horia Tecău Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [6–10]Win22–15Dubai Tennis Championships,UAE500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Rohan Bopanna Marcin Matkowski4–6, 6–3, [10–3]Win23–15Geneva Open,Switzerland250 SeriesClay Horia Tecău Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–6]Win24–15Winston-Salem Open,United States250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos6–3, 6–4Win25–15US Open,United StatesGrand SlamHard Horia Tecău Feliciano López Marc López6–4, 6–3Loss25–16Stockholm Open,Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Oliver Marach Mate Pavić6–3, 6–7(6–8), [4–10]Win26–16Dubai Tennis Championships,UAE (2)500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău James Cerretani Leander Paes6–2, 7–6(7–2)Loss26–17Barcelona Open,Spain500 SeriesClay Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Feliciano López Marc López6–7(5–7), 4–6Win27–17Winston-Salem Open,United States (2)250 SeriesHard Horia Tecău James Cerretani Leander Paes6–4, 6–2Loss27–18Paris Masters,FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Horia Tecău Marcel Granollers Rajeev Ram4–6, 4–6Loss27–19Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Jérémy Chardy Henri Kontinen 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)Win28–19Madrid Open,SpainMasters 1000Clay Horia Tecău Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem6–2, 6–3Loss28–20Washington Open,United States500 SeriesHard Horia Tecău Raven Klaasen Michael Venus6–3, 3–6, [2–10]Win29–20Swiss Indoors,Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Horia Tecău Taylor Fritz Reilly Opelka7–5, 6–3Loss29–21European Open,Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Wesley Koolhof Nicolas Mahut Fabrice Martin0–6, 1–6Loss29–22Stockholm Open,Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Santiago González Andrés Molteni2–6, 2–6Win30–22Dallas Open,United States250 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Arévalo Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara7–6(7–4), 6–4Win31–22Delray Beach Open,United States250 SeriesHard Marcelo Arévalo Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–4] Loss31–23Mexican Open,Mexico500 SeriesHard Marcelo Arévalo Feliciano López Stefanos Tsitsipas5–7, 4–6Win32–23French Open,FranceGrand SlamClay Marcelo Arévalo Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3Win33–23Stockholm Open,Sweden (3)250 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Arévalo Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara6–3, 6–3Win34–23Adelaide International 2,Australia250 SeriesHard Marcelo Arévalo Ivan Dodig Austin KrajicekWalkoverWin35–23Delray Beach Open,United States 250 SeriesHard Marcelo Arévalo Rinky Hijikata Reese Stalder6–3, 6–4Win36–23Canadian Open,CanadaMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Arévalo Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury6–3, 6–1Win37–23Brisbane International,Australia250 SeriesHard Lloyd Glasspool Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz7–6(7–3), 5–7, [12–10]Loss37–24Geneva Open,Switzerland250 SeriesClay Lloyd Glasspool Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić6–7(2–7), 5–7
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters.
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoTournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenA3RSF3R3R2RSFQF3R2R1R2RA1RQF3R2R0 / 1528–15French Open2R1R1RSF3R3RSF2R3R1RQF2R3RWQF1R1R1 / 1732–16Wimbledon2R1R2R3R3R3RW1R1R2RQFNH1R1R2R3R1R1 / 1621–15US Open1R1R2RSFQF3RQF3RW2R1RSF3RSF3R2R3R1 / 1733–16Win–loss2–32–46–411–49–47–416–36–410–33–46–46–34–310–39–45–42–43 / 65114–62Year-end championshipATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRRRRRWDNQRRDNQRRDid not qualifyRRDid not qualify1 / 77–16National representationSummer OlympicsNot Held1RNot Held1RNot Held2RNot Held2RNH0 / 42–3Davis CupAAAPOPO1RPOZ1PO1RRRQRAAAFA0 / 322–10Win–loss0–00–00–03–12–00–21–01–11–01–11–21–01–00–00–01–20–00 / 724–13ATP Masters Series 1000Indian WellsAQF1R1R1R1R1R1RQF2RQFNH2R2R1RQFA0 / 1411–14Miami1R1R1R2RW1RQF1R2R2R2RNH1R1R1RQFA1 / 1512–14Monte CarloAA2R1RQF1R2R2R2RA2RNH1RSFQF1RA0 / 125–12MadridA1RAQF2R2R2RW1R2RWNH2RASF2RA2 / 1217–10RomeA1R1RA2R1RQF2R1R2R2R2RQF1R1R1RA0 / 144–14CanadaAA2RQFQFQFQF2R2RQF3RNHAQFW1RA1 / 1212–11CincinnatiAA2RQF2RQFQFFQFSF2RQFAQF2R1RA0 / 1316–13ShanghaiAA2RQFQF2R2R2RSF2R3RNot HeldQFSF1R0 / 1213–12Paris2RA2RFQFSFQF2RSFF1R2R1R2R2R1RA0 / 1515–15Win–loss1–22–44–89–88–87–96–98–810–912–88–82–34–64–712–88–90–14 / 119105–115Career statisticsTitles / Finals0 / 42 / 33 / 52 / 32 / 48 / 93 / 51 / 24 / 52 / 42 / 40 / 00 / 24 / 53 / 31 / 20 / 037 / 61Overall win–loss18–2128–2642–2641–3131–2848–2551–2225–2344–2636–2536–2812–1315–2139–2134–2127–327–15545–415Year-end ranking4341201315163277192025386184683
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