Rodrigo Pacheco (tennis)
 Pacheco Méndez at the 2023 French Open | |
| Full name | Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
| Born | 25 April 2005 Mérida, Yucatán |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2022 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Alain Lemaitre |
| Prize money | US $130,329 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 231 (3 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 231 (3 March 2025)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2022) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2023) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 404 (3 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 404 (3 March 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| French Open Junior | W (2023) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2023) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 3 March 2025. | |
Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez (born 25 April 2005) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 231, achieved on 3 March 2025 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 404, also achieved on 3 March 2025.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Mexican player.[2] He was the year-end ITF junior world No. 1 in 2023.[3]
Career
2022: Turned Pro, ATP debut
Pacheco reached the quarterfinals of the Junior Australian Open and the Junior French Open in 2022.[4]
Pacheco made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open in the main singles draw.[5]
2023: Junior World No. 1
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.[6] He also received a wildcard for the inaugural 2023 edition of the Challenger in Mexico City.
He reached a career high junior ranking of No. 1 on 29 May 2023.[4][3]
2024-2025: First ATP quarterfinal, Top 250 debut
For a third consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 Los Cabos Open where he lost in the first round to the No. 72 ranked Australian Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets with two tiebreaks.[7] He again received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel but lost to the No. 55 ranked Serbian Dusan Lajovic.[8]
On 22 April 2024, he reached the top 600 at world No. 589, following a quarterfinal showing at the 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open Challenger in Acapulco with wins over second seed Michael Mmoh and Nicolás Mejía.[1]
In May, ranked No. 585, he won the biggest title of his career defeating Bernard Tomic in the final of the M25 Xalapa in Mexico. He reached the top 500 on 20 May 2024, climbing more than 120 positions up in the rankings,[1] following another final showing as a wildcard, at the M15 Villahermosa also in Mexico.[9]
Ranked No. 356, Pacheco received a main draw wildcard for the ATP 500 2025 Abierto Mexicano Telcel,[10] where he defeated world No. 66 Aleksandar Vukic recording the biggest win of his career.[11] He became the youngest Mexican man to win an ATP Tour match since 1996 (Alejandro Hernandez in Santiago). Next Pacheco Mendez reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal and first at the 500-level after getting a walkover from second seed Casper Ruud and moved 124 positions up in the rankings into the top 250 on 3 March 2025. Pacheco Mendez became the first Mexican tour-level quarterfinalist since 1998, when Hernandez reached the last eight on Mexico City’s clay courts.[12][13][14][1]
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2023 | M15 Belém, Brazil | WTT | Hard |  Gilbert Klier Jr.
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6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2024 | M25 Xalapa, Mexico | WTT | Hard |  Bernard Tomic
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6–7(1–7), 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2024 | M15 Villahermosa, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Ernesto Escobedo
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2024 | M15 Guatemala City, Guatemala | WTT | Hard |  Evan Zhu
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2024 | M15 Morelia, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Jacob Brumm
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7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2024 | M15 Villahermosa, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Alex Hernández
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Noah Schachter Herbert Jody Maginley
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4–6, 4–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay |  Yaroslav Demin
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 Lorenzo Sciahbasi Gabriele Vulpitta
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6–2, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "RP ATP rankings".
- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ a b "GET TO KNOW RODRIGO PACHECO". 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b ""I want to be like Nadal" says aspiring Mexican pro Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez". 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Scouting Report: Rublev & Kyrgios Headline Washington, Medvedev Returns In Los Cabos". ATP Tour. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Rodrigo Pacheco se prepara para Abierto Mexicano Telcel". revistafortuna.com.mx (in Spanish). 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Los Cabos Open: Vukic sets up Tsitsipas clash in second round". 21 February 2024.
- ^ "MEXICO'S RODRIGO PACHECO LEAVES THE AMT; RUUD AND TIAFOE ADVANCE". 27 February 2024.
- ^ "2023 JUNIOR STARS PACHECO MENDEZ AND SEARLE MAKE PRO BREAKTHROUGHS". 7 May 2024.
- ^ "PACHECO, NORRIE Y ALTMAIER, LOS TRES INVITADOS AL CUADRO PRINCIPAL DEL ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL PRESENTADO POR HSBC" (in Spanish). 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez: inspired by Nadal, dreams of facing Sinner, Mexico's tennis answer?". 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Pacheco Mendez: History, butterflies & a teen's shot at Ruud". 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Ruud, Paul withdraw from Acapulco; Pacheco Mendez and Giron advance to quarter-finals". 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Mexican Open in Acapulco rocked by illness and upsets as top-seeded players fall". The New York Times. 27 February 2025.
External links
- Rodrigo Pacheco at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Rodrigo Pacheco at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Mexican male singles tennis players | |
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