Otto Virtanen
Virtanen at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| 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 | US $ 1,159,563 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 15–21 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 91 (11 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 97 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 243 (19 June 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 91 achieved on 11 November 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 243 achieved on 19 June 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Finnish singles tennis player.[2]
Virtanen represents Finland at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 10–10.[3]
Career
2018: Juniors
Virtanen won the Boys' Doubles title in the Wimbledon Championships in 2018. In December 2018 Virtanen won the singles tournament, the Orange Bowl.[4]
2022: First Challenger title
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.
2023: Top 150 and Grand Slam debuts
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.[5][6]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open after qualifying into the main draw.[7]
2024: Roland Garros, Wimbledon debut and first win, top 100
He entered the main draw of the 2024 French Open as a lucky loser, making his debut at this Major.[8] He lost to fellow qualifier Filip Misolic in five sets.[9]
Ranked No. 149, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making also his debut,[10] and defeated Max Purcell for his first Major win. He lost to Tommy Paul in the second round.[11] He also qualified for the 2024 US Open making his second consecutive appearance.[12] He recorded his first win at this Grand Slam, defeating fellow qualifier Quentin Halys.[13]
Following lifting his sixth challenger title (out of six finals) in Brest, France, after saving three match points, Virtanen reached the top 100 in the rankings on 28 October 2024. He became just the tenth player in Challenger history to win his first six final appearances and first since Alexander Bublik in 2019.[14][15]
2025: Masters debut and first win
Virtanen recorded the biggest win of his career over top-30 player and fifth seed Sebastian Korda as a qualifier at the 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille.[16][17]
Ranked No. 130, Virtanen made his Masters 1000 debut in Rome at the 2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw [18] and defeated Hamad Medjedovic recording his first Masters win.[19][20][21]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2025 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q3 | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | G1 | G1 | SF | QR | 0 / 1 | 8–5 | 62% | ||
| Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Career total: 13 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 4–7 | 3–6 | 0 / 13 | 14–21 | 34% |
| Year-end ranking | 610 | 395 | 175 | 168 | 94 | ||||
Personal life
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.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 7 (7 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Cem İlkel | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2023 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Max Purcell | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Feb 2024 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Leandro Riedi | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2024 | Lugano, Switzerland (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Daniel Masur | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 6–0 | Oct 2024 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benjamin Bonzi | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 7–0 | Jun 2025 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Colton Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2022 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Viktor Durasovic | Filip Bergevi Petros Tsitsipas |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | Julian Cash Robert Galloway |
4–6, 7–5, [10–12] |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Karl Friberg | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard (i) | Yuta Shimizu | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2020 | M15 Pärnu, Estonia | WTT | Hard (i) | Yan Sabanin | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | M15 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard (i) | Mats Rosenkranz | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Eric Vanshelboim | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2021 | M25 Muttenz, Switzerland | WTT | Clay | Jakub Paul | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jönköping, Sweden | WTT | Hard (i) | Viktor Durasovic | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Vilnius, Lithuania | WTT | Hard (i) | Denis Yevseyev | 7–5, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2022 | M25 Kouvola, Finland | WTT | Hard | Ivan Nedelko | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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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 | Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson |
1–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Patrik Niklas-Salminen | Hermanni Tiainen Ilari Vesanen |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Finland F4, Helsinki | Futures | Hard | Louis Wessels | Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Yankı Erel | Nicolás Mejía Ondřej Štyler |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
References
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- ^ "Finland Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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- ^ "Otto Virtanen's Racquet – Player Profile". 7 May 2025.
- ^ "18-Year-Old van Assche Claims Sanremo Challenger, Cracks Top 100; Virtanen earns second title of season | ATP Tour | Tennis". 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Van Assche Breaks the Top 100 in Sanremo". 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Meet the 2023 US Open men's qualifiers". Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Two-time finalist Dominic Thiem loses in qualifying in last Roland Garros appearance; Thiem was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Otto Virtanen on Court Suzanne Lenglen". 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Misolic wins great battle against Virtanen". 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Family First: Why Otto Virtanen raced back to Finland after qualifying at Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Medjedovic, Schwartzman and more: Meet the 2024 US Open men's qualifiers". 25 August 2024.
- ^ "US Open: Virtanen overcomes tricky Halys to reach second round". 27 August 2024.
- ^ @edgeAIapp (27 October 2024). "Otto Virtanen refuses to lose in Challenger finals, improving his perfect record to 6-0 by defeating a red-hot Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in Brest" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Virtanen saves three championship points to make Top 100 debut". ATPTennis. 28 October 2024.
- ^ "ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda stunned in Marseille opener". 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Virtanen upsets Korda in Marseille for biggest win of his career". 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Otto Virtanen eteni pääsarjaan Roomassa" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Otto Virtanen voitti avauskierroksen ottelunsa Roomassa" (in Finnish). Yle. 7 May 2025.
- ^ "ATP Roma: Medjedovic si consegna a Virtanen. Avanzano Lajovic, Djere e Norrie" (in Italian). 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Italian Open 2025 Day 1 Recap". 7 May 2025.