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Sebastian Ofner

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Sebastian Ofner
Ofner at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceSankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria
Born (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28)
Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachWolfgang Thiem (2017-),[1] Stefan Rettl,[2]
Alexander Peya (2019)[3][4]
Prize moneyUS$ 2,707,238
Singles
Career record41–52
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 37 (8 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 58 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open4R (2023)
Wimbledon3R (2017)
US Open2R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record3–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 240 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 247 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 37 achieved on 8 January 2024.[5] He is currently the No. 1 Austrian player.[6]

Professional career

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2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon & third round

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Ofner made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships after going through qualifying, defeating Kimmer Coppejans, Miljan Zekić and Jay Clarke. In the first round, he beat Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets. In the next round, he upset world No. 18 Jack Sock in a five-setter.[1][7]

In August, Ofner caused another surprise in front of his home crowd at the 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel by defeating first seed Pablo Cuevas as a wildcard in the second round.[8] He then won over Renzo Olivo to reach the semifinals where he fell to João Sousa.

2018–2022: Maiden Challenger title, French Open debut

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Ofner won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2018 President's Cup in Astana.

At the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw debut at this Major.[9] He lost to World No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the first round.[10]

2023: Major fourth round, Austrian No. 1, top 50, Masters debut and first win

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In the first three months of the season Ofner reached three Challenger Tour finals in Tenerife,[11][2] Antalya[12] and in Zadar.[13][14]

He qualified for his first ATP tournament for the season in Estoril where he lost in the first round to Dominic Thiem.

Ranked No. 118, he qualified for the main draw of the 2023 French Open for a second consecutive year and defeated Maxime Cressy for his first win at this Major. Next he defeated 24th seed Sebastian Korda to reach the third round for a second time at a Major.[15][16] He went one step further and defeated Fabio Fognini to reach the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career. He lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. As a result he made his top 100 debut at world No. 81 and became the Austrian No. 1 player on 12 June 2023.[17] He further reached the top 70 following a Challenger final showing at the 2023 Ilkley Trophy where he lost to Jason Kubler. As a result of his run he received a wildcard for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, where he had made the third round previously in 2017.[18] He reached a new career-high ranking of No. 52 on 24 July 2023. He also made the second round at the last Major, the US Open.

At the 2023 Astana Open, he reached the semifinals defeating third seed Alexander Bublik and this time compatriot Dominic Thiem. As a result he moved into the top 50 in the rankings on 2 October 2023. He lost to sixth seed and eventual champion Adrian Mannarino.[19]

Ofner made his Masters debut at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters where he reached the second round for his first win over Juan Pablo Varillas. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Erste Bank Open.[20]

He finished the year ranked No. 43 in the world.[21]

2024: Top 40, Australian Open debuts, Maiden ATP final

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Ofner reached the semifinals in Hong Kong defeating Mackenzie McDonald, fifth seed Jan-Lennard Struff and Roberto Bautista Agut. He lost to Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets.[22] As a result, he reached the top 40 on 8 January 2024.[23]

He made his debut at the 2024 Australian Open where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis in a tight five setter with a fifth set tiebreak.[24]

He reached his maiden final at the 2024 Mallorca Championships with a win over qualifier Paul Jubb.[25]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 A Q3 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 1R 4R 3R 0 / 3 5–3
Wimbledon A A 3R Q1 Q1 NH Q3 Q3 1R 1R 0 / 3 2–3
US Open A A Q1 Q2 Q1 A Q1 Q2 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 2–4 0 / 9 8–9
National representation
Olympics NH A NH A NH 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1
Davis Cup A A A G1 G1 A A A G1 0 / 0 0–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A NH A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A A A A NH A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A NH A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 13 24 49
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 5–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 13–14 17–24 41–52
Year-end ranking 743 288 143 179 156 159 193 193 43 87 44%

ATP Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2024 Mallorca Championships, Spain ATP 250 Grass Chile Alejandro Tabilo 3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2017 Mestre, Italy Challenger Clay Portugal João Domingues 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2018 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Germany Daniel Brands 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 2–1 May 2019 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Nov 2019 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Jannik Sinner 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 2020 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Japan Taro Daniel 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Mar 2021 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Czech Republic Tomáš Macháč 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Czech Republic Dalibor Svrčina 6–0, 6-4
Loss 3–5 Jan 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Alexander Shevchenko 5–7, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Mar 2023 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Hungary Fábián Marozsán 5–7, 0–6
Loss 3–7 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Italy Alessandro Giannessi 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–8 May 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Switzerland Dominic Stricker 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss 3–9 Jun 2023 Ilkley, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Australia Jason Kubler 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–9 Jul 2023 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay Austria Lukas Neumayer 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Shymkent,
Kazakhstan 		Challenger Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Italy Lorenzo Giustino
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira 		2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 León,
Mexico 		Challenger Hard Austria Lucas Miedler Australia Matt Reid
Australia John-Patrick Smith 		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Feb 2023 Chennai,
India 		Challenger Hard Croatia Nino Serdarušić United Kingdom Jay Clarke
India Arjun Kadhe 		0–6, 4–6

ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Austria F8, Vogau Futures Clay Kazakhstan Dmitry Popko 0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2016 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Hard Germany Marc Sieber 7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2016 Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 2–2 Aug 2016 Austria F5, Innsbruck Futures Clay Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Sep 2016 Austria F5, St. Pölten Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bellotti 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Nov 2016 Greece F10, Heraklion Futures Hard Czech Republic Václav Šafránek 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Nov 2016 Greece F11, Heraklion Futures Hard Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–4 Dec 2016 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard India Ramkumar Ramanathan 5–7, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Dec 2016 Qatar F6, Doha Futures Hard India Ramkumar Ramanathan 5–7, 3–6
Win 5–5 Feb 2017 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Czech Republic Michal Konečný 3–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2013 Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Austria Patrick Ofner Austria Philip Lang
Austria Richard Ruckelshausen 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2015 Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Austria Philip Lang Slovenia Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Austria Lucas Miedler 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2016 Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Austria Sebastian Bader Austria Bernd Kossler
Austria Gregor Ramskogler 		4–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Aug 2016 Austria F6, Vogau Futures Clay Austria Lenny Hampel Bolivia Hugo Dellien
Bolivia Federico Zeballos 		5–7, 4–6
Win 1–4 Nov 2016 Greece F11, Heraklion Futures Hard Austria Lenny Hampel Croatia Domagoj Bilješko
Croatia Antun Vidak 		7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Dec 2016 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard Austria Lenny Hampel United Kingdom James Marsalek
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Feb 2017 Turkey F4, Antalya Futures Hard Austria Alexander Erler Ukraine Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
Russia Anton Zaitcev 		6–2, 3–6, [10–7]

Record against top 10 players

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Ofner's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Paris Olympics
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (6–4, 2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Geneva
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–4 0% 0–1 0–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2024 Monte Carlo
Number 3 ranked players
Austria Dominic Thiem 1–3 25% 1–0 0–3 – Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Astana
Croatia Marin Čilić 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Queen's Club
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2024 Barcelona
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2024 Miami
Number 5 ranked players
South Africa Kevin Anderson 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Newport
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2023 Tokyo
Australia Alex de Minaur 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2024 Acapulco
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (1–6, 7–5, 7–5) at 2022 Kitzbühel
Number 8 ranked players
United States Jack Sock 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2) at 2017 Wimbledon
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 6–2, 5–7) at 2020 Kitzbühel
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2024 Hong Kong
Italy Fabio Fognini 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4) at 2023 French Open
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2024 Auckland
France Lucas Pouille 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Vienna
United States Frances Tiafoe 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 1–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open
Total 7–20 26% 4–6
(40%) 		2–11
(15%) 		1–3
(25%) 		* Statistics correct as of 24 August 2024.

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