| Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez | |
| Birth Date: | 2005 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mérida, Yucatán |
| Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
| Turnedpro: | 2022 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Alain Lemaitre |
| Careerprizemoney: | $115,554 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 406 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 406 (12 August 2024) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | QF (2022) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | QF (2022) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 3R (2023) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | QF (2023) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 594 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 594 (12 August 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2022) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | W (2023) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2023) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | SF (2023) |
| Updated: | 12 August 2024 |
Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez (born 25 April 2005) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 406 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 594 achieved on that same date.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Mexican player.[2] He was the year-end ITF junior world No. 1 in 2023.[3]
Pacheco reached the quarterfinals of the Junior Australian Open and the Junior French Open in 2022.[4]
Pacheco Méndez made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open in the main singles draw.[5]
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 achieved on 29 May 2023.
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.
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, following another final showing as a wildcard, at the M15 Villahermosa also in Mexico.[9]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | M15 Belém, Brazil | WTT | Hard |  Gilbert Klier Jr. | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | M25 Xalapa, Mexico | WTT | Hard |  Bernard Tomic | 6–7(1–7), 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | M15 Villahermosa, Mexico | WTT | Hard |  Ernesto Escobedo | 3–6, 5–7 |