| Omar Jasika | |
| Residence: | Melbourne Australia |
| Birth Date: | 1997 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Turnedpro: | 2014 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Admir Jasika |
| Careerprizemoney: | $443,411 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–4 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 207 (4 March 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 212 (22 April 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (2016) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 3–3 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 220 (23 May 2016) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 626 (1 April 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2015) |
| Updated: | 1 April 2024 |
Omar Jasika (pronounced as /bs/; born 18 May 1997) is an Australian professional tennis player. Jasika has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 207 achieved on 4 March 2024 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 220 achieved on 23 May 2016.
Jasika is the 2014 US Open boys' singles champion. He along with Naoki Nakagawa also won the 2014 US Open boys' doubles title defeating Rafael Matos and João Menezes in the final. In winning both, Jasika became the first player in 28 years to win both the boys’ singles and doubles events at the US Open.[1]
Jasika was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is of Bosnian descent. His parents, Admir and Bina, emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Australia during the Bosnian War before Omar was born.[2] He is the eldest child in his family and his brother, Amor, is also an aspiring professional tennis player.[3] Jasika began playing tennis at the age of six. He attended South Oakleigh College throughout his schooling years.[4]
After his success at the US Open, Jasika made his ATP World Tour debut in September, after he was given a wildcard into the Malaysian Open. He drew Rajeev Ram in round one, and won the first set, and was within 2 points of the match in the second, before losing in three sets. In October, Jasika made his first final at the Australia F7 in Cairns.
Jasika commenced 2015 at the Onkaparina Challenger where he drew No.1 seed and world No.80 Blaž Rola. He lost in three sets.Jasika competed in the qualifying for the Australian Open, when he won two rounds, but lost in the final round to Marius Copil. In February, he played in the Australia Futures 1 tournament, where he lost in the final to Brydan Klein. In March, Jasika headed to China where he made the final round of qualifying in both Guangzhou and Shenzhen Challengers before heading to Guadeloupe where he qualified for and made the quarter-final of the Guadeloupe Challenger. In May, Jasika won his first ITF title in Changwon. In July, Jasika won his second ITF title in Kelowna, dropping just one set along the way.[5]
Jasika made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard.[6] He won his first round match, beating Illya Marchenko in 4 sets; he subsequently lost to former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the following round in straight sets. Jasika spent the remainder of the year predominantly on the Futures circuit across North America and Europe, making numerous quarter and semi finals, but no finals. In December, Jasika won the Australian Open wildcard play-off, earning him direct entry into the 2017 Australian Open. Jasika ended the year with a ranking of 367.
Jasika commenced the year with a wildcard into the Happy Valley Challenger where he reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final.[7] At the 2017 Australian Open, Jasika lost in round 1 to David Ferrer. In February, Jasika won his first Challenger title in Burnie. In March, Jasika returned to the ITF circuit in Australia, reaching the semi-final of the F2 in Canberra. In July, Jasika travelled to North America and competed on the Challenger Circuit, winning just one match. In September, Jasika reached the quarter-final of Shanghai Challenger and in October, the quarter-final of the Canberra Challenger. Jasika ended 2017 with a ranking of 276 .
Jasika commenced the season by reaching the quarter-final of the Playford Challenger before losing in round 1 2018 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying. He was suspended from professional tennis by ASADA for two years after having tested positive for cocaine in December 2017. Jasika was eligible to play again in March 2020.[8] [9]
Jasika returned from suspension at the ITF tournament held in Geelong, Australia in March 2020, losing in the first round of qualifying. His career was then stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He played his next professional match in February 2022 at the ITF tournament in Canberra, where he reached the quarter-final. In March, in his fourth tournament back, Jasika won the ITF tournament in Bendigo. Following this, he won an ITF tournament in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in April. Overall, he won five ITF tournaments since his return in 2022.
At the 2023 Australian Open, Jasika lost in the first qualification round to Denis Kudla.
He also had to qualify for the 2024 Australian Open but this time he overcame the last hurdle defeating Abedallah Shelbayh in the round three qualifying match and reached the main draw after an absence of seven years.[10]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Australia F7, Cairns | Futures | Hard |  Jarmere Jenkins | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Australia F5, Adelaide | Futures | Hard |  Brydan Klein | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Korea F2, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Connor Smith | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Canada F4, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Eric Quigley | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Happy Valley, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Peter Gojowczyk | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Blake Mott | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | M25 Bendigo, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | James McCabe | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | M25 Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Jason Kubler | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 5–4 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dayne Kelly | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Win | 6–4 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jerome Kym | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Arthur Cazaux | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | M25 Darwin, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dane Sweeny | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | M25 Traralgon, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dayne Kelly | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 9–6 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Justin Barki | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–6 | M25 Cairns, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jake Delaney | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bolt | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–6 | M25 Traralgon, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Li Tu | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Mousley | Dayne Kelly Marinko Matosevic | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Croatia F5, Bol | Futures | Clay | Bradley Mousley | Tallon Griekspoor Tobias Simon | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | M25 Nottingham, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Edan Leshem | Julian Cash Henry Patten | 3–6, 7–5, [2–10] |
| width=150 | Legend | |
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| width=150 | Grand Slam (1–0) | |
| width=150 | Grade A (0–0) | |
| width=150 | Grade B (0–0) | |
| width=150 | Grade 1–5 (1–2) |
| width=75 | Outcome | width=35 | No. | width=120 | Date | width=180 | Tournament | width=55 | Surface | width=165 | Opponent | width=120 | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 30 July 2011 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Chris Simich | 5–7, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 1. | 10 March 2013 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Cameron Norrie | 7–5, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 2. | 16 January 2014 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Alexander Zverev | 5–7, 2–6 | |||||||
| Win | 2. | 7 September 2014 | New York City, United States | Hard | Quentin Halys | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Outcome | Year | width=150 | Championship | Surface | width=150 | Opponent | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Quentin Halys | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Outcome | Year | width=150 | Championship | Surface | width=150 | Partner | width=150 | Opponents | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard |  Naoki Nakagawa |  Rafael Matos João Menezes | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Miami Open | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Miami Open | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |