Sebastian Ofner (born 12 May 1996) is an Austrian professional

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player. He has a career high

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singles ranking of World No. 126 achieved on 6 May 2019. He was a semifinalist at the

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in his home country.

Professional career

2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon & third round

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. In August, Ofner caused another surprise in front of his home crowd at the

by defeating first seed

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as a wildcard in the second round. He then won over Renzo Olivo to reach the semifinals where he fell to João Sousa.

2018: Maiden Challenger title

Ofner won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the President's Cup in Astana.

2022: French Open debut

At the 2022 French Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw debut at this Major. He lost to World No. 3

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in the first round.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 18 (8–10)

Doubles: 9 (3–6)

Singles performance timeline

''Current through the 2022 French Open.''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofner, Sebastian 1996 births Living people Austrian male tennis players People from Bruck an der Mur Sportspeople from Styria 21st-century Austrian people