| Sebastian Ofner | |
| Residence: | Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria |
| Birth Date: | 1996 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bruck an der Mur, Austria |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Turnedpro: | 2015 |
| Coach: | Wolfgang Thiem (2017-), Stefan Rettl,[1] Alexander Peya (2019)[2] [3] |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 2,594,738 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 37 (8 January 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 58 (26 August 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 4R (2023) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2017) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (2023) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Olympicsresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 240 (29 January 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 247 (26 August 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2023, 2024) |
| Updated: | 26 August 2024 |
Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 37 achieved on 8 January 2024.[4] He is currently the No. 1 Austrian player.[5]
Ofner made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships after going through qualifying, defeating Kimmer Coppejans, Miljan Zekić and Jay Clarke. In the first round, he beat Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets. In the next round, he upset world No. 18 Jack Sock in a five-setter.[6] [7]
In August, Ofner caused another surprise in front of his home crowd at the 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel by defeating first seed Pablo Cuevas as a wildcard in the second round.[8] He then won over Renzo Olivo to reach the semifinals where he fell to João Sousa.
Ofner won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2018 President's Cup in Astana.
At the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw debut at this Major.[9] He lost to World No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the first round.[10]
In the first three months of the season Ofner reached three Challenger Tour finals in Tenerife,[11] Antalya[12] and in Zadar.[13] [14]
He qualified for his first ATP tournament for the season in Estoril where he lost in the first round to Dominic Thiem.
Ranked No. 118, he qualified for the main draw of the 2023 French Open for a second consecutive year and defeated Maxime Cressy for his first win at this Major. Next he defeated 24th seed Sebastian Korda to reach the third round for a second time at a Major.[15] [16] He went one step further and defeated Fabio Fognini to reach the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career. He lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. As a result he made his top 100 debut at world No. 81 and became the Austrian No. 1 player on 12 June 2023.[17] He further reached the top 70 following a Challenger final showing at the 2023 Ilkley Trophy where he lost to Jason Kubler.As a result of his run he received a wildcard for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, where he had made the third round previously in 2017.[18] He reached a new career-high ranking of No. 52 on 24 July 2023. He also made the second round at the last Major, the US Open.
At the 2023 Astana Open, he reached the semifinals defeating third seed Alexander Bublik and this time compatriot Dominic Thiem. As a result he moved into the top 50 in the rankings on 2 October 2023. He lost to sixth seed and eventual champion Adrian Mannarino.[19]
Ofner made his Masters debut at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters where he reached the second round for his first win over Juan Pablo Varillas. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Erste Bank Open.[20]
He finished the year ranked No. 43 in the world.[21]
Ofner reached the semifinals in Hong Kong defeating Mackenzie McDonald, fifth seed Jan-Lennard Struff and Roberto Bautista Agut. He lost to Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets.[22] As a result, he reached the top 40 on 8 January 2024.[23]
He made his debut at the 2024 Australian Open where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis in a tight five setter with a fifth set tiebreak.[24]
He reached his maiden final at the 2024 Mallorca Championships with a win over qualifier Paul Jubb.[25]
Current through the 2024 Hamburg Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | style=color:#767676 | NH | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | G1 | G1 | A | A | A | G1 | 0 / 0 | 0–3 | |||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 46 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 13–14 | 16–21 | 40–49 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Year-end ranking | 743 | 288 | 143 | 179 | 156 | 159 | 193 | 193 | 43 | ||||
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| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | class=unsortable | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mallorca Championships, Spain | ATP 250 | Grass | Alejandro Tabilo | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Mestre, Italy | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay | João Domingues | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Astana, Kazakhstan | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Brands | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard |  John-Patrick Smith | 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | bgcolor=moccasin | Ortisei, Italy | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Jannik Sinner | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Hamburg, Germany | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Taro Daniel | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard |  Tomáš Macháč | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Prague, Czech Republic | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Dalibor Svrčina | 6–0, 6-4 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Tenerife, Spain | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Shevchenko | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | bgcolor=moccasin | Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay |  Fábián Marozsán | 5–7, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Zadar, Croatia | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Loss | 3–8 | bgcolor=moccasin | Prague, Czech Republic | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Dominic Stricker | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Ilkley, United Kingdom | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Grass | Jason Kubler | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Salzburg, Austria | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay |  Lukas Neumayer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Lorenzo Giustino Gonçalo Oliveira | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 1–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | León, Mexico | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Lucas Miedler | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | bgcolor=moccasin | Chennai, India | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Nino Serdarušić |  Jay Clarke Arjun Kadhe | 0–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Austria F8, Vogau | Futures | Clay |  Dmitry Popko | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Marc Sieber | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay |  Corentin Denolly | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Austria F5, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | Gonçalo Oliveira | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Austria F5, St. Pölten | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bellotti | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Greece F10, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Václav Šafránek | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Greece F11, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Dominik Kellovský | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Michal Konečný | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | Patrick Ofner | Philip Lang Richard Ruckelshausen | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | Philip Lang | Tom Kočevar-Dešman Lucas Miedler | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Bader | Bernd Kossler Gregor Ramskogler | 4–6, 6–2, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Austria F6, Vogau | Futures | Clay | Lenny Hampel |  Hugo Dellien Federico Zeballos | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Greece F11, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Lenny Hampel | Domagoj Bilješko Antun Vidak | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Lenny Hampel | James Marsalek Jonny O'Mara | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–5 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Alexander Erler |  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Anton Zaitcev | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Ofner'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 and Davis Cup matches are considered:
| Player | width=60 | Record | width=60 | Win % | width=60 | Hard | width=60 | Clay | width=60 | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Daniil Medvedev | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Paris Olympics | |||||
| Number 2 ranked players | |||||||||||
 Casper Ruud | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (6–4, 2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Geneva | |||||
| Alexander Zverev | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2024 Monte Carlo | |||||
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Dominic Thiem | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Astana | |||||
| Marin Čilić | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Queen's Club | |||||
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2024 Barcelona | |||||
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Kei Nishikori | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | 1–0 | – | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2024 Miami | ||||
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Kevin Anderson | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Newport | |||||
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||||||
 Félix Auger-Aliassime | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2023 Tokyo | |||||
| Alex de Minaur | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2024 Acapulco | |||||
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Richard Gasquet | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | – | 1–0 | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (1–6, 7–5, 7–5) at 2022 Kitzbühel | ||||
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||||||
 Jack Sock | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | – | – | 1–0 | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2) at 2017 Wimbledon | ||||
 Diego Schwartzman | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (2–6, 6–2, 5–7) at 2020 Kitzbühel | |||||
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||||||
 Roberto Bautista Agut | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | 1–0 | – | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2024 Hong Kong | ||||
| Fabio Fognini | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | – | 1–0 | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4) at 2023 French Open | ||||
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||||||
| Denis Shapovalov | 1–0 | bgcolor=lime | 1–0 | – | – | style=background:#cfc;text-align:left | Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2024 Auckland | ||||
| Lucas Pouille | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Vienna | |||||
| Frances Tiafoe | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:left | Lost (3–6, 1–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open | |||||
| Total | 7–20 | 4–6 | 2–11 | 1–3 |
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