Sebastian Ofner
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Residence | Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria |
Born | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | 12 May 1996
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Wolfgang Thiem (2017-),[1] Stefan Rettl,[2] Alexander Peya (2019)[3][4] |
Prize money | US$ 1,035,347 |
Singles | |
Career record | 14–15 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 118 (22 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 118 (22 May 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2023) |
French Open | 4R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
US Open | Q2 (2018, 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 299 (27 May 2017) |
Last updated on: 22 May 2023. |
Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 118 achieved on 22 May 2023. [5] He is currently the No. 2 Austrian player.[6]
Professional career
2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon & third round
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 titles, French Open debut
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: Tenth Challenger final, Major fourth round, Top 100
In the first three months of the season he 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] He went one step further and defeated Fabio Fognini to reach the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career. As a result he made his top 80 debut in the rankings.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 21 (8–13)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Austria F8, Vogau | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2016 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jul 2016 | Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Aug 2016 | Austria F5, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2016 | Austria F5, St. Pölten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2016 | Greece F10, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2016 | Greece F11, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–6 | May 2017 | Mestre, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2018 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 7–6 | May 2019 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–7 | Nov 2019 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | Nov 2020 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | Mar 2021 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–9 | Apr 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6-4 |
Loss | 8–10 | Jan 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–11 | Mar 2023 | Antalya, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 8–12 | Mar 2023 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 8–13 | May 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2015 | Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2016 | Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [4–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2016 | Austria F6, Vogau | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Nov 2016 | Greece F11, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–5 | Dec 2016 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2018 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–6 | Apr 2019 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2023 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 French Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | NH | Q3 | Q3 | 2–1 | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
National representation | ||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | A | A | A | 0–2 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 11–14 | |
Year-end ranking | 743 | 288 | 143 | 179 | 156 | 159 | 193 | 195 | 44% |
Record against top 10 players
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 |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2018 Davis Cup |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 French Open |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Queen's Club |
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0–3 | 0% | – | 0–3 | – | Lost (6–3, 3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Estoril |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Newport |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (1–6, 7–5, 7–5) at 2022 Kitzbühel |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2) at 2017 Wimbledon |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–2, 5–7) at 2020 Kitzbühel |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4) at 2023 French Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Vienna |
Total | 3–10 | 23% | 0–2 (0%) |
2–5 (29%) |
1–3 (25%) |
* Statistics correct as of 2 June 2023[update]. |
References
- ^ a b "Who? Sebastian Ofner is the latest Cinderella story at Wimbledon". 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Interview with Sebastian Ofner: "I want to bite through this season"". 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Sebastian Ofner adds Alexander Peya to his coaching staff". 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Ofner - "Hope we play with Dominic"". 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Filip Misolic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "#NextGenATP Ofner Enjoying Dream Run At Wimbledon". ATP World Tour. 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Six Seeds Fall In Kitzbühel". ATP World Tour. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Alexander Zverev Breezes Past Sebastian Ofner in Roland Garros Opener | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Cazaux Stopped by Shimabukuro, Titles for Shevchenko and Collarini". 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Benoit Paire Back in the Winners' Circle". 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Final Comebacks Everywhere". 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Heart-stopping Finals Aplenty in Week 12 of ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/133360/roland-garros-sebastian-korda-falls-in-round-two/