Otto Virtanen
![]() Virtanen at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
Born | (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) Hyvinkää, Finland |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Pasi Virtanen |
Prize money | $463,349 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (3 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 149 (24 June 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 243 (19 June 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 516 (6 May 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (2023) |
Last updated on: 28 June 2024. |
Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 109 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 243 achieved on 19 June 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Finnish singles tennis player.[2]
Virtanen won the Boys' Doubles title in the Wimbledon Championships in 2018. In December 2018 Virtanen won the singles tournament, the Orange Bowl.
Career
2022: First Challenger title
He won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Trofeo Faip–Perrel and reached the top 200 at world No. 195 on 7 November 2022.
2023: Top 150 and Grand Slam debut
Following a second title at the 2023 Challenger Città di Lugano he reached the top 150 at No. 139 on 20 March 2023, and a third title in Lille the top 110 at No. 109 on 3 April 2023.[3][4]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open after qualifying into the main draw.[5]
2024: Roland Garros and Wimbledon debuts and first win
He entered the main draw of the 2024 French Open as a lucky loser, making his debut at this Major. He lost to fellow qualifier Filip Misolic in five sets.
Ranked No. 149, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making also his debut,[6] and defeated Max Purcell for his first Major win. However, he lost to Tommy Paul in the second round.[7]
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
National representation | ||||||||
Davis Cup | G1 | G1 | SF | QR | 0 / 1 | 8–5 | 62% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0 / 3 | 8–8 | 50% |
Year-end ranking | 610 | 395 | 175 | 168 |
Personal life
Virtanen appeared in two videos on the Finland-based YouTube channel Pongfinity, one titled "Tennis Trick Shots" in July 2019, and another titled "Return a Pro Tennis Serve, Win $1000" in June 2022.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 14 (8–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | World Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Nov 2020 | M15 Parnu, Estonia | World Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | M15 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | World Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Tour | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2021 | M25 Muttenz, Switzerland | World Tour | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jönköping, Sweden | World Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Vilnius, Lithuania | World Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 3–6 | May 2022 | M25 Kouvola, Finland | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Nov 2022 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 5–6 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 6–6 | Apr 2023 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 7–6 | Feb 2024 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 8–6 | Mar 2024 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Finland F4, Helsinki | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam titles
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 2018 | ![]() | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
References
- ^ "Otto Virtanen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "18-Year-Old van Assche Claims Sanremo Challenger, Cracks Top 100 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Van Assche Breaks the Top 100 in Sanremo". 3 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
- ^ "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Family First: Why Otto Virtanen raced back to Finland after qualifying at Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
External links
- Otto Virtanen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Otto Virtanen at the International Tennis Federation
- Otto Virtanen at the Davis Cup
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