Otto Virtanen

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Otto Virtanen
Virtanen MLC22.jpg
Virtanen at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Residence Helsinki, Finland
Born (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 22)
Hyvinkää, Finland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Pasi Virtanen
Prize money$377,221
Singles
Career record8–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 109 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 166 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023, 2024)
French Open Q2 (2023)
Wimbledon Q3 (2023)
US Open 1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 243 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 392 (15 January 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup SF (2023)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player.

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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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
French Open AAA Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon NHAA Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00 / 10–10%
National representation
Davis Cup G1 G1 SF QR 0 / 18–562%
Career statistics
Tournaments00030Career total: 3
Overall win–loss1–11–01–24–51–00 / 38–850%
Year-end ranking610395175168

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)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2018Finland F3, Helsinki FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Karl Friberg 4–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Feb 2020M25 Aktobe, KazakhstanWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win1–2Nov 2020M15 Parnu, EstoniaWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Yan Sabanin6–3, 6–0
Win2–2Feb 2021M15 Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Mats Rosenkranz 7–5, 6–3
Loss2–3May 2021M15 Brčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Eric Vanshelboim3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6
Loss2–4Aug 2021M25 Muttenz, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakub Paul 1–6, 5–7
Win3–4Sep 2021M25 Jönköping, SwedenWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Durasovic 6–4, 6–0
Loss3–5Jan 2022M25 Vilnius, LithuaniaWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Denis Yevseyev 7–5, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss3–6May 2022M25 Kouvola, FinlandWorld Tennis TourHardFlag placeholder.svg Ivan Nedelko 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win4–6 Nov 2022 Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 7–5
Win5–6 Mar 2023 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i) Flag of Turkey.svg Cem İlkel 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win6–6 Apr 2023 Lille, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
Win7–6 Feb 2024 Pau, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi 7–5, 7–5
Win8–6 Mar 2024 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2018Sweden F1,
Karlskrona 		FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Louis Wessels Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson 		1–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win1–1Aug 2018Finland F3,
Helsinki 		FuturesClay Flag of Finland.svg Patrik Niklas-Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Hermanni Tiainen
Flag of Finland.svg Ilari Vesanen		6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2Nov 2018Finland F4,
Helsinki 		FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Louis Wessels Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Mayer
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Vasilenko		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win2–2 Oct 2022 Brest,
France		ChallengerHard (i) Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Durasovic Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Bergevi
Flag of Greece.svg Petros Tsitsipas 		6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wimbledon Grass Flag of Turkey.svg Yankı Erel Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Mejía
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Štyler 		7–6(7–5), 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "Otto Virtanen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ↑ "18-Year-Old van Assche Claims Sanremo Challenger, Cracks Top 100 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ↑ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Van Assche Breaks the Top 100 in Sanremo". 3 April 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html


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