The 42-year-old Jean-Julien Rojer 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.
Jean-Julien 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.
Where did Jean-Julien Rojer go to college and high school?
Jean-Julien was born on August 25, 1981, in Willemstad, Curaçao. Growing up, he attended Miami Killian Senior High School and after graduation, he further to the University of California, Los Angeles. While at UCLA, 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 Olympic Games on three occasions.
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