Ozan Baris Explained

Ozan Baris
Fullname:Ozan Baris Colak
Birth Date:31 March 2004
Birth Place:Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Height:NaN1.85
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College:Michigan State University
Careerprizemoney:$18,629
Singlesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 632 (November 27, 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 632 (November 27, 2023)
Doublesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 623 (November 6, 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 628 (November 27, 2023)
Australianopenjuniorresult:QF (2022)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:2R (2022)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:3R (2021)
Usopenjuniorresult:2R (2022)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:QF (2022)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:QF (2021, 2022)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:2R (2021, 2022)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:W (2022)
Updated:November 27, 2023

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

Baris has a career high ATP singles ranking of 632 achieved on November 27, 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 623 achieved on November 6, 2023.[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 (1–1)

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–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Ethan Quinn3–6, 5–7
Win1–1M15 East Lansing, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Samir Banerjee6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 East Lansing, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Jackson Winkler Chad Kissell
Joshua Sheehy
4–6, 2–6
Win1–1M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Garrett Johns Cannon Kingsley
James Kent Trotter
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win2-1M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Garrett Johns Mac Kiger
Benjamin Sigouin
6–2, 7–5
Win3–1M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Garrett Johns Andres Martin
Keshav Chopra
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearwidth=150TournamentSurfacewidth=150Partnerwidth=150Opponentswidth=150Score
Winner2022US OpenHard Nishesh Basavareddy Dylan Dietrich
Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo
6–1, 6–1

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Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan State tennis freshman Ozan Baris says US Open title 'just the beginning' . . Ryan . Black . September 14, 2022 . 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. Web site: Ozan Colak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis . atptour.com . September 10, 2022 . September 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220910193652/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ozan-colak/c0hx/overview . live.
  3. Web site: American Colak emerges from 'dark times' to reach quarter-finals . ITF Tennis . Ross . McLean . January 22, 2022 . April 12, 2023 . February 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207215739/https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/american-colak-emerges-from-dark-times-to-reach-quarter-finals/ . live .
  4. Web site: Michigan State men’s tennis freshman Ozan Baris advances at U.S. Open juniors . The Only Colors . Brad . LaPlante . September 5, 2022 . September 10, 2022 . September 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220910193654/https://www.theonlycolors.com/2022/9/5/23337347/michigan-state-spartans-mens-tennis-freshman-ozan-baris-advances-at-u-s-open-juniors . live . 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)..