Ozan Baris

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Ozan Baris
Full nameOzan Baris Colak [1]
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2004-03-31) March 31, 2004 (age 21)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Michigan State University
Prize money$31,113
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 612 (February 5, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 818 (August 10, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  JuniorQF (2022)
French Open  Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon  Junior3R (2021)
US Open  Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 521 (August 19, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1167 (August 10, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorQF (2022)
French Open  JuniorQF (2021, 2022)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2021, 2022)
US Open  JuniorW (2022)
Last updated on: November 27, 2023.

Ozan Baris (born March 31, 2004), previously known as Ozan Colak, [1] is an American tennis player.

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Baris has a career high ATP singles ranking of 612 achieved on February 5, 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 521 achieved on August 10, 2024. [2]

Baris played on the ITF Junior Circuit until the end of 2022. His best singles result in Grand Slam tournaments was reaching the quarterfinals in the 2022 Australian Open – Boys' singles. [3] In his last tournament as a junior, Baris won the 2022 US Open – Boys' doubles title with Nishesh Basavareddy. Baris plays college tennis at Michigan State University. [4]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2023M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Quinn 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Nov 2023M15 East Lansing, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Samir Banerjee 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2021M15 East Lansing, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Winkler Flag of the United States.svg Chad Kissell
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Sheehy
4–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jun 2023M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Johns Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley
Flag of Japan.svg James Kent Trotter
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win2-1Jun 2023M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Johns Flag of the United States.svg Mac Kiger
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin
6–2, 7–5
Win3–1Oct 2023M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Johns Flag of the United States.svg Andres Martin
Flag of the United States.svg Keshav Chopra
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss3-2Jul 2024 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman
Flag of the United States.svg Patrik Trhac
6-4, 3-6, [2-10]
Win4-2Jun 2025M25 Wishita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Shearer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hulme
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kody Pearson
7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-4)

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner 2022 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dylan Dietrich
Flag of Bolivia.svg Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo
6–1, 6–1

References

  1. 1 2 Black, Ryan (September 14, 2022). "Michigan State tennis freshman Ozan Baris says US Open title 'just the beginning'". Lansing State Journal . Retrieved April 12, 2023. He formerly went by Ozan Colak. Now, he goes by Ozan Baris — the latter being his middle name. 'I felt that my old name didn't resonate with me as well,' he said, 'and wanted to create a new legacy.'
  2. "Ozan Baris". ATP Tour.
  3. McLean, Ross (January 22, 2022). "American Colak emerges from 'dark times' to reach quarter-finals". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. LaPlante, Brad (September 5, 2022). "Michigan State men's tennis freshman Ozan Baris advances at U.S. Open juniors". The Only Colors. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022. Baris is a top-10 recruit from Okemos, Michigan who made it through three rounds of the Australian Open juniors back in January (at the time, under the name Ozan Colak).