Sebastian Ofner

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/who-sebastian-ofner-is-the-latest-cinderella-story-at-wimbledon | title=Who? Sebastian Ofner is the latest Cinderella story at Wimbledon | date=7 July 2017 | access-date=5 April 2023 | archive-date=5 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405195833/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/who-sebastian-ofner-is-the-latest-cinderella-story-at-wimbledon | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ofner-wimbledon-2017-thursday|title=#NextGenATP Ofner Enjoying Dream Run At Wimbledon|date=6 July 2017|website=ATP World Tour|access-date=7 July 2017|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012195422/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ofner-wimbledon-2017-thursday|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/cuevas-fognini-lorenzi-kitzbuhel-2017-wednesday|title=Six Seeds Fall In Kitzbühel|date=2 August 2017|website=ATP World Tour|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005225/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/cuevas-fognini-lorenzi-kitzbuhel-2017-wednesday|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zeppieri-roland-garros-2022-qualifying-thursday | title=#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis | access-date=2022-05-20 | archive-date=2022-05-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531005448/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zeppieri-roland-garros-2022-qualifying-thursday | url-status=live }} He lost to World No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the first round.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-ofner-roland-garros-2022-sunday | title=Alexander Zverev Breezes Past Sebastian Ofner in Roland Garros Opener | ATP Tour | Tennis | access-date=2022-05-22 | archive-date=2023-04-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404232353/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-ofner-roland-garros-2022-sunday | url-status=live }}

In the first three months of the season Ofner reached three Challenger Tour finals in Tenerife,{{cite web | url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/01/23/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-cazaux-stopped-by-shimabukuro-titles-for-shevchenko-and-collarini/ | title=Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Cazaux Stopped by Shimabukuro, Titles for Shevchenko and Collarini | date=23 January 2023 | access-date=28 March 2023 | archive-date=28 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328201254/https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/01/23/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-cazaux-stopped-by-shimabukuro-titles-for-shevchenko-and-collarini/ | url-status=live }} Antalya{{cite web | url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/03/13/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-benoit-paire-back-in-the-winners-circle/ | title=Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Benoit Paire Back in the Winners' Circle | date=14 March 2023 | access-date=28 March 2023 | archive-date=25 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525171110/https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/03/13/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-benoit-paire-back-in-the-winners-circle/ | url-status=live }} and in Zadar.{{cite web | url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/03/27/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-final-comebacks-everywhere/ | title=Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Final Comebacks Everywhere | date=27 March 2023 | access-date=28 March 2023 | archive-date=28 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328201249/https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/03/27/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-final-comebacks-everywhere/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/berankis-added-st-brieuc-challenger-2023-final | title=Heart-stopping Finals Aplenty in Week 12 of ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis }}

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.{{cite web | url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/06/02/sebastian-ofner-plays-for-top-100-debut-at-roland-garros/ | title=Six Years on from Wimbledon Breakout Run, Sebastian Ofner Plays for Top 100 Debut | date=2 June 2023 | access-date=24 June 2023 | archive-date=24 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624201350/https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/06/02/sebastian-ofner-plays-for-top-100-debut-at-roland-garros/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/133360/roland-garros-sebastian-korda-falls-in-round-two/ | title=Roland Garros: Sebastian Korda falls in round two | date=31 May 2023 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ofner-roland-garros-2023-friday | title=Sebastian Ofner Secures Best Grand Slam Result at Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis | access-date=2023-06-24 | archive-date=2023-06-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609222012/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ofner-roland-garros-2023-friday | url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=#NextGenATP Ofner Enjoying Dream Run At Wimbledon {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ofner-wimbledon-2017-thursday |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ATP Tour |archive-date=2023-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830230823/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ofner-wimbledon-2017-thursday |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/astana-2023-sfs-monday | title=Sebastian Korda Survives Hamad Medjedovic Test, Reaches Astana Final | ATP Tour | Tennis | access-date=2023-10-02 | archive-date=2023-10-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003224539/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/astana-2023-sfs-monday | url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.erstebank-open.com/en/news/storys/wildcard-fuer-sebastian-ofner | title=Wildcard-fuer-sebastian-ofner | Erste Bank Open | Tennis }}

He finished the year ranked No. 43 in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com//en/news/best-of-challenger-grand-slam-breakthroughs-2023|title=Best Of: From Challengers To Grand Slam Breakthroughs In 2023|access-date=2024-01-06|archive-date=2024-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106143758/https://www.atptour.com//en/news/best-of-challenger-grand-slam-breakthroughs-2023|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rublev-shang-hong-kong-2024-saturday|title=Rublev rallies past Shang into Hong Kong final|access-date=2024-01-06|archive-date=2024-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106150209/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rublev-shang-hong-kong-2024-saturday|url-status=live}} As a result, he reached the top 40 on 8 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/atp-rankings-alex-de-minaur-breaks-top-ten-alexander-zverev|title=ATP Rankings: Alex De Minaur breaks into top ten, Alexander Zverev moves up|date=7 January 2024|access-date=7 January 2024|archive-date=7 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107183513/https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/atp-rankings-alex-de-minaur-breaks-top-ten-alexander-zverev|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com//en/news/ofner-feature-australian-open-2024|title=Get to know Sebastian Ofner, the Austrian who is rising rapidly|access-date=2024-01-16|archive-date=2024-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116061321/https://www.atptour.com//en/news/ofner-feature-australian-open-2024|url-status=live}}

He reached his maiden final at the 2024 Mallorca Championships, which he lost to Alejandro Tabilo.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/stats-centre/live/2024/8994/ms001|title=Sebastian Ofner vs Alejandro Tabilo|access-date=23 May 2025}}

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Current through the 2025 French Open.

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|5–7, 2–6

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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–6

|2023 Antalya Challenger – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Antalya, Turkey

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Fábián Marozsán

|5–7, 0–6

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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–7

|2023 Zadar Open – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Zadar, Croatia

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

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|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Giannessi

|4–6, 7–5, 6–7^(6–8)

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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–8

|2023 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Men's singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Prague, Czech Republic

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

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|{{flagicon|SUI}} Dominic Stricker

|6–7^(7–9), 3–6

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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–9

|2023_Ilkley_Trophy_–_Men%27s_singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Ilkley, United Kingdom

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

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|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Kubler

|4–6, 4–6

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|4–9

|2023_Salzburg_Open_–_Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Salzburg, Austria

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|{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Neumayer

|6–3, 6–2

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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:

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