Sebastian Ofner

Sebastian Ofner
Country (sports)  Austria
Residence Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria
Born (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996
Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 2015
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Wolfgang Thiem
Prize money $334,529
Singles
Career record 6–6
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 129 (7 August 2017)
Current ranking No. 202 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2018)
French Open Q1 (2018)
Wimbledon 3R (2017)
US Open Q2 (2018)
Doubles
Career record 0–1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 509 (13 February 2017)
Current ranking No. 778 (10 September 2018)
Last updated on: 10 September 2018.

Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian tennis player.

Ofner has a career high ATP singles ranking of 129 achieved on 7 August 2017. He was a semifinalist at the 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel in his home country.

Professional career

2017

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]

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 wild card in the second round.[2] He then won over Renzo Olivo to reach the semifinals where he fell to João Sousa.

2018

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

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2017 Mestre, Italy Clay Portugal João Domingues 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2018 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Germany Daniel Brands 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Italy Lorenzo Giustino
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
2–6, 6–7(4–7)

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2018 US Open.

Tournament2015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 0–0
French Open A A A Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A A 3R Q1 2–1
US Open A A Q1 Q2 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1
National representation
Davis Cup A A A Z1 0–1
Career statistics
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 5–3 1–3 6–6
Year-end ranking 743 288 143

References

  1. "#NextGenATP Ofner Enjoying Dream Run At Wimbledon". ATP World Tour. 6 July 2017.
  2. "Six Seeds Fall In Kitzbühel". ATP World Tour. 2 August 2017.
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