 Virtanen at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée | |
| Country (sports) |  Finland |
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| Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
| Born | 21 June 2001 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pasi Virtanen |
| Prize money | $373,671 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (3 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 170 (27 November 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
| 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. 389 (25 November 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 27 November 2023. | |
Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player.
Virtanen has a career high ATP singles ranking of 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]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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 2023 Davis Cup Finals.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| National representation | |||||||
| Davis Cup | G1 | G1 | SF | 0 / 1 | 7–5 | 58% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 0 / 3 | 7–8 | 47% |
| Year-end ranking | 610 | 395 | 175 | 170 | |||
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: 12 (6–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay |  Karl Friberg |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Yuta Shimizu |
4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2020 | M15 Parnu, Estonia | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Yan Sabanin |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | M15 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Mats Rosenkranz |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Eric Vanshelboim |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2021 | M25 Muttenz, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jakub Paul |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jönköping, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Viktor Durasovic |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Vilnius, Lithuania | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Denis Yevseyev |
7–5, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3-6 | May 2022 | M25 Kouvola, Finland | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Ivan Nedelko |
6-4, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2022 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jan-Lennard Struff |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–6 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Cem İlkel |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–6 | Apr 2023 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Max Purcell |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona |
Futures | Clay | Louis Wessels |
Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson |
1–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki |
Futures | Clay | Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
Hermanni Tiainen Ilari Vesanen |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Finland F4, Helsinki |
Futures | Hard | Louis Wessels |
Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Viktor Durasovic |
Filip Bergevi  Petros Tsitsipas |
6–4, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam titles
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2018 |  Wimbledon |
Grass | Yankı Erel |
 Nicolás Mejía  Ondřej Štyler |
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
External links
- Otto Virtanen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Otto Virtanen at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Finnish male singles tennis players | |
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