Otto Virtanen (born 21 June 2001) is a Finnish professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of No. 91, achieved on 11 November 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 243, achieved on 19 June 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 1 singles player from Finland.[2]
Virtanen representsFinland at theDavis Cup where he has a W/L record of 10–10.[3]
Following a second title at the2023 Challenger Città di Lugano, he reached the top 150 at No. 139 on 20 March 2023, and a third title inLille raised his ranking to No. 109 on 3 April 2023.[5][6]
Virtanen made his Grand Slam debut at the2023 US Open after qualifying into the main draw.[7]
2024: Roland Garros, Wimbledon debut and first win, top 100
Virtanen entered the main draw of the2024 French Open as a lucky loser, making his debut at this major.[8] He lost to fellow qualifierFilip Misolic in five sets.[9]
Ranked No. 149, he qualified for the2024 Wimbledon Championships making also his debut,[10] and defeatedMax Purcell for his first Major win. He lost toTommy Paul in the second round.[11]He also qualified for the2024 US Open making his second consecutive appearance.[12] He recorded his first win at this Grand Slam, defeating fellow qualifierQuentin Halys.[13]
Following lifting his sixth challenger title (out of six finals) inBrest, 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 sinceAlexander Bublik in 2019.[14][15]
Ranked No. 130, Virtanen made his Masters 1000 debut in Rome at the2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw[18] and defeatedHamad Medjedovic recording his first Masters win.[19][20][21]
Virtanen appeared in two videos on the Finland-basedYouTube channelPongfinity, one titled "Tennis Trick Shots" in July 2019, and another titled "Return a Pro Tennis Serve, Win $1000" in June 2022.