Christopher O'Connell

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Christopher O'Connell
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O'Connell at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 29) [1]
Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach Marinko Matosevic (2021-) [3]
Prize money $ 2,511,006
Singles
Career record39–59 (39.8% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 64 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2022)
French Open 1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledon 3R (2023)
US Open 2R (2020, 2023)
Doubles
Career record3–10 (23.1% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 460 (21 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 723 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2022)
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
US Open 1R (2023)
Last updated on: 31 March 2024.

Christopher O'Connell (born 3 June 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. O'Connell reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 53 on 11 September 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 460 on 25 April 2022. He is currently the No. 4 Australian singles player. [4]

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He grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney [5] where he made his ATP Tour debut in January 2017 at the Sydney International.

As of August 28, 2023, he was one of only twelve members of the ATP top 100 to hit a one-handed backhand.[ citation needed ]

Career

2011–16: Professional career beginnings

O'Connell played his first ITF Men's Circuit match in October 2011, where he defeated Robert Howe in the Australia F8 before being defeated in the second round. O'Connell ended 2011 with a ranking of 1745. In 2012, O'Connell lost in the first round of qualifying for the Caloundra Challenger while attending the Australian Institute of Sport on a tennis scholarship. [6] He played two more ITF tournaments in Asia before having an 22-month hiatus from professional tennis. [7]

In 2014, O'Connell was given a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2014 McDonald's Burnie International, where he qualified and made the quarter-final. He then played a series of ITF tournaments across Australia before travelling to Europe. In June 2014, he played in and won his first ITF Men's Circuit final in Bol, Croatia. He returned to Australia and played in the Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger. He ended 2014 with a ranking of 487. In 2015, O'Connell played sporadically on the ITF and Challenger circuits across Australia and Asia, without a title. His best result was a quarter-final result at Gimcheon Challenger. Also in 2015, O'Connell worked in his hometown of Sydney, Australia to save money. [8] He ended 2015 the year with a ranking of 567.

In 2016, O'Connell won five ITF Futures titles across Australia and Europe. [9] In December 2016, O'Connell said; "I decided this year just to play a lot of matches. I think I've played over 80 matches this year and I've predominantly been in Europe – I was there for about seven months just playing week-in and week-out on the clay so I've got a lot match fitness and experience." [10] Massively improving his ranking in 2016, O'Connell finished the year ranked 237.

2017–18: Major & ATP debuts, injury struggles, severe drop in rankings

In January 2017, O'Connell made his ATP World Tour debut after qualifying for the Sydney International in his hometown. [11] He was defeated in the first round by Portugal's Gastão Elias. O'Connell then received a wildcard for the 2017 Australian Open [12] where he lost his first round match in straight sets to (then) world number 15 Grigor Dimitrov in his Grand Slam debut. [13] O'Connell then competed in the Burnie and Launceston challengers, before competing on the ATP Challenger Tour across Asia, Europe and North America with limited success. In October, O'Connell qualified for and reached the semi-final of the Fairfield Challenger. O'Connell finished 2017 with a singles ranking of 393.

The 2018 season was interrupted by a knee injury for O'Connell [14] where he was only able to play 24 matches across the Futures, Challenger and ATP World Tours finishing the year with a singles ranking of 1185.

2019: Return from injury and first Challenger title

O'Connell began the year receiving wildcards into qualifying for both the 2019 Brisbane International and 2019 Sydney International, losing to Cristian Garín and Guido Andreozzi respectively.

After the restructuring of the ITF/ATP points system and the launch of the ITF World Tour, O'Connell returned to the Futures circuit to start his 2019 season. Playing on clay, he made consecutive finals in Mornington before travelling to Europe to play in tournaments in Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, winning titles in Antalya and Doboj while improving his ATP singles ranking to No. 559 and his ITF World Tour singles ranking to No. 52 by mid-May. [15] "I had a fair bit of time off, so after coming back it takes longer to get into the swing of things," O'Connell, said. "I finally feel like I'm starting to find a bit of form and get more comfortable on the court." [14]

Reaching an ITF World Tour singles ranking of No. 5 and leading the Tour in Finals made with 10, O'Connell returned to the ATP Challenger Tour in July recording wins in San Benedetto, Sopot and Tampere, most notably defeating former world number 5 Tommy Robredo in straight sets in their second round clash at the 2019 BNP Paribas Sopot Open. Adjusting back to the Challenger Tour quickly, O'Connell made a breakthrough at the 2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Cordenons, Italy, claiming his first Challenger Tour title with a straight sets victory over German Jeremy Jahn in the final. [16] With his maiden title, O'Connell's ATP Tour ranking improved from 313 to 220 in men's singles. [17] In September, O'Connell reached the final of Sibiu Challenger, which saw his ranking inside the top 200 for the first time. [18]

In October, O'Connell defeated American Steve Johnson in straight sets to claim his second Challenger title of the year to at the 2019 Fairfield Challenger in Fairfield, California. Speaking of O'Connell's performance, four time ATP champion and former world No. 21 Johnson said: "I thought he played some of the best tennis of his life. Too good. And when that happens, you say ‘too good’ and move on." [19] O'Connell then followed his title with a series of strong results on the Challenger Tour, making semi-finals in Las Vegas and Houston & a final in Knoxville where he was defeated by Michael Mmoh in straight sets.

He finished 2019 with a singles ranking of No. 119, a career-high.

2020: First Grand Slam match win

In January, O'Connell reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Bendigo Challenger. O'Connell was awarded a wildcard into the 2020 Australian Open, where he lost in four sets to 17th seed Andrey Rublev. [7] In February, O'Connell reached the semifinals of the 2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, before the COVID-19 shutdown.

Upon recommencement, O'Connell won his first Grand Slam match, defeating Laslo Djere at the 2020 US Open. [20] O'Connell finished 2020 with a singles ranking of No. 120.

2021: First ATP quarterfinal, Masters debut

O'Connell commenced 2021 at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he reached the second round. [7]

The following week having been awarded a third wildcard at the Australian Open, O'Connell achieved an upset first round victory against Jan-Lennard Struff before falling to Moldovan Radu Albot in the second round. [21]

He made his Masters debut at the 2021 Miami Open with a direct entry into the main draw.

In his first participation in his career in the main draw at the French Open as a wildcard, O'Connell lost in the first round to Tommy Paul in a tight five sets match. [22] In June, he also qualified for the first time in his career for the Wimbledon main draw, where he lost in the first round to No. 13 seed Gaël Monfils. [7]

In July, O'Connell qualified for and won his fourth and fifth career ATP main draw matches at the Atlanta Open. [23] In Atlanta, O'Connell reached his first ATP quarterfinal and registered his first win over a top 30 player, defeating Jannik Sinner in the second round. [24] He would end up losing to John Isner in the quarterfinals. [25] Following the US Open, O'Connell reached the final of the Saint-Tropez Challenger. O'Connell finished 2021 with a singles ranking of No. 175.

2022: Australian Open third round in singles & doubles, top 100, first ATP semifinal

O'Connell was awarded a fourth wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open. [26] He defeated Hugo Gaston in the first round. [27] He reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating thirteenth seed and world No. 13 Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. [28] [3] He would lose to American Maxime Cressy in the third round. As a result, he returned to the top 150 at world No. 147 on 31 January 2022.

O'Connell qualified for Dubai, where he lost to Andy Murray in the first round, despite winning the first set.

O'Connell won his 12th challenger title in Split, after Zsombor Piros retired in the final trailing 0–2 in the second set after O'Connell won the first. He also upset Albert Ramos Viñolas after qualifying for Geneva before losing to 4th seed Reilly Opelka in the second round.

He received a second consecutive wildcard for the 2022 French Open in May. [29] He made his top 100 debut on 18 July 2022 following the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where he did not participate.

He reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2022 San Diego Open defeating compatriot Jason Kubler by retirement, eight seed J. J. Wolf and second seed Jenson Brooksby. [30]

O'Connell finished 2022 with an ATP singles ranking of No. 79.

2023–24: Second semifinal & Top-20 win, Maiden Masters win & fourth round, top 55

O'Connell started his 2023 season in Adelaide. At the first tournament, he lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović. [31] At the second tournament, he fell in the final round of qualifying to compatriot John Millman. However, due to the withdrawal of Sebastian Korda, he earned a spot as a lucky loser into the main draw. [32] He was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Tommy Paul. [33] At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to American Jenson Brooksby in four sets. [34]

In February 2023, O'Connell played at the 2023 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Challenger. Seeded third, he lost in the second round to Jan-Lennard Struff. In April, in Munich, Bavaria he reached his second ATP semifinal defeating third seed and world No. 16 Alexander Zverev en route, his first top-20 win of the season.

At the 2024 Australian Open he defeated Cristian Garin in five sets. In March 2024, at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he reached the second round defeating Jack Draper.

At the 2024 Miami Open he reached the fourth round of a Masters for the first time in his career, having never been past the second round at this level, defeating qualifier Vit Kopriva, 21st seed Francis Tiafoe and wildcard Martin Damm Jr.. [35] He lost to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. [36]

Personal life

O'Connell is a supporter of English football club Crystal Palace F.C., [37] the father is Irish.

Challenger and ITF/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (13–12)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF Futures Tour (9–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (8–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2014Croatia F12, Bol FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gaston-Arturo Grimilizzi7–6 (7–4), 3–6, 7–6 (7–1)
Win2–0Feb 2016Australia F1, Port Pirie FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Mott 7–6 (8–6), 3–6, 6–2
Loss2–1Mar 2016Australia F4, Mornington FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Whittington 5–7, 3–6
Win3–1Jul 2016Serbia F1, Belgrade FuturesClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nerman Fatić 6–4, 6–1
Win4–1Aug 2016Serbia F4, Novi Sad FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Travaglia 7–6 (8–6), 6–4
Win5–1Oct 2016Australia F8, Cairns FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Mott 0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win6–1Nov 2016Australia F10, Blacktown FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 6–2, 6–2
Loss6–2Mar 2019M15 Mornington, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Bourchier 4–6, 4–6
Loss6–3Mar 2019M15 Mornington, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Bourchier 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss6–4Apr 2019M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Russia.svg Ronald Slobodchikov6–7 (5–7), 6–3, 1–6
Loss6–5Apr 2019M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Heyman6–4, 3–6, 6–7 (0–7)
Win7–5Apr 2019M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jonáš Forejtek 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win8–5May 2019M25 Doboj, Bosnia HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp 6–4, 7–6 (7–1)
Loss8–6May 2019M15 Brčko, Bosnia HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich 4–6, 4–6
Loss8–7Jun 2019M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win9–7Jun 2019M15 Balatonalmádi, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Madarász 6–3, 6–1
Loss9–8Jul 2019M25 Casinalbo, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Lindell 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 3–6
Win10–8 Aug 2019 Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Jahn7–5, 6–2
Loss10–9 Sep 2019 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Serbia.svg Danilo Petrović 4–6, 2–6
Win11–9 Oct 2019 Fairfield, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 6–4, 6–4
Loss11–10 Nov 2019 Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mmoh 4–6, 4–6
Loss11–11 Aug 2021 Saint-Tropez, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi 7–6(12–10), 1–6, 0–0 ret.
Win12–11 Apr 2022 Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Hungary.svg Zsombor Piros 6–3, 2-0 ret.
Loss12–12 Jul 2022 Porto, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Turkey.svg Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–7(5–7), 1–3 ret.
Win13–12 Oct 2022 Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Watanuki 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Doubles

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentCategorySurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2014Croatia F17, Bol FuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Bizjak
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Mick		6–2, 6–4

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R AA 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 0 / 64–640%
French Open AAA Q1 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Wimbledon AAANH 1R A 3R 0 / 22–250%
US Open AAA 2R Q2 1R 2R 0 / 32–340%
Win–loss0–10–00–01–21–32–33–41–10 / 148–1436%
Masters 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Masters AAAAA Q2 Q1 2R 0 / 11–150%
Miami Open AAAA 1R A 1R 4R 0 / 33–350%
Monte Carlo Masters AAAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open AAAAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Italian Open AAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AAAAAA Q2 0 / 00–00%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–00%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–01–34–30 / 75–742%
Year-end ranking393–1191201757968

Doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 3R A 1R 0 / 32–340%
French Open AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon NHAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
US Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–10–02–10–20–10 / 52–529%
Year-end ranking6991170563T883

Record against top 10 players

O'Connell'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 are considered:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 0–20%0–1–0–1Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Stuttgart
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 0–30%0–3––Lost (2–6, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 2–6) at 2023 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 1–150%0–11–0–Won (7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2023 Munich
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 1–150%1–1––Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2024 Miami
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 0–30%0–20–1–Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2023 Chengdu
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 0–10%–0–1–Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Munich
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 0–10%–0–1–Lost (6–7(11–13), 4–6) at 2023 Madrid
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 0–10%0–1––Lost (3–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2020 Australian Open
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 0–10%––0–1Lost (6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon Championships
Number 7 ranked players
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 1–0100%1–0––Won (6–1, 3–6, 6–0) at 2023 Doha
Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 0–10%0–1––Lost (4–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2023 Miami
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 1–0100%1–0––Won (7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Australian Open
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 0–10%––0–1Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2023 Stuttgart
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 0–10%0–1––Lost (6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 4–6) at 2021 Atlanta
Number 9 ranked players
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0100%1–0––Won (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2023 Doha
Total5–1723%4–11
(27%)		1–3
(25%)		0–3
(0%)		* Statistics correct as of 28 March 2024.

Record against players ranked No. 11–20

Active players are in boldface.

*As of 11 September 2022

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