 Virtanen at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée | |
| Country (sports) |  Finland |
|---|---|
| Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
| Born | 21 June 2001 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pasi Virtanen |
| Prize money | $377,221 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 8–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (3 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 166 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 243 (19 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 392 (15 January 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 January 2024. | |
Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player.
Virtanen has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 109 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 243 achieved on 19 June 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Finnish singles tennis player.[2]
Virtanen won the Boys' Doubles title in the Wimbledon Championships in 2018. In December 2018 Virtanen won the singles tournament, the Orange Bowl.
He won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Trofeo Faip–Perrel and reached the top 200 at world No. 195 on 7 November 2022.
Following a second title at the 2023 Challenger Città di Lugano he reached the top 150 at No. 139 on 20 March 2023, and a third title in Lille the top 110 at No. 109 on 3 April 2023.[3][4]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open after qualifying into the main draw.[5]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| National representation | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | G1 | G1 | SF | QR | 0 / 1 | 8–5 | 62% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0 / 3 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Year-end ranking | 610 | 395 | 175 | 168 | ||||
Virtanen appeared in two videos on the Finland-based YouTube channel Pongfinity, one titled "Tennis Trick Shots" in July 2019, and another titled "Return a Pro Tennis Serve, Win $1000" in June 2022.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay |  Karl Friberg
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Yuta Shimizu
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4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2020 | M15 Parnu, Estonia | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Yan Sabanin
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | M15 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Mats Rosenkranz
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Eric Vanshelboim
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2021 | M25 Muttenz, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Jakub Paul
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jönköping, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Viktor Durasovic
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Vilnius, Lithuania | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Denis Yevseyev
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7–5, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3-6 | May 2022 | M25 Kouvola, Finland | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Ivan Nedelko
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6-4, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2022 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jan-Lennard Struff
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–6 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Cem İlkel
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–6 | Apr 2023 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Max Purcell
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona |
Futures | Clay | Louis Wessels
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Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson
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1–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki |
Futures | Clay | Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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Hermanni Tiainen Ilari Vesanen
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Finland F4, Helsinki |
Futures | Hard | Louis Wessels
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Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Viktor Durasovic
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Filip Bergevi  Petros Tsitsipas
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2018 |  Wimbledon
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Grass | Yankı Erel
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 Nicolás Mejía  Ondřej Štyler
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
