Ozan Baris (born March 31, 2004), previously known as Ozan Colak,[1] is an American tennis player.

Ozan Baris
Full nameOzan Baris Colak[1]
Country (sports) United States
Born (2004-03-31) March 31, 2004 (age 20)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeMichigan State University
Prize money$18,629
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 632 (November 27, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 632 (November 27, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2022)
French Open Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2021)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 623 (November 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 628 (November 27, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2022)
French Open JuniorQF (2021, 2022)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021, 2022)
US Open JuniorW (2022)
Last updated on: November 27, 2023.

Baris has a career high ATP singles ranking of 632 achieved on November 27, 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 623 achieved on November 6, 2023.[2]

Baris played on the ITF Junior Circuit until the end of 2022. His best singles result in Grand Slam tournaments was reaching the quarterfinals in the 2022 Australian Open – Boys' singles.[3] In his last tournament as a junior, Baris won the 2022 US Open – Boys' doubles title with Nishesh Basavareddy. Baris plays college tennis at Michigan State University.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 2 (1–1) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2023 M25 Wichita, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Ethan Quinn 3–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Nov 2023 M15 East Lansing, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Samir Banerjee 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (3–1) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 M15 East Lansing, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Jackson Winkler   Chad Kissell
  Joshua Sheehy
4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2023 M25 Wichita, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Garrett Johns   Cannon Kingsley
  James Kent Trotter
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2-1 Jun 2023 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Garrett Johns   Mac Kiger
  Benjamin Sigouin
6–2, 7–5
Win 3–1 Oct 2023 M25 Harlingen, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Garrett Johns   Andres Martin
  Keshav Chopra
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]

Junior Grand Slam titles edit

Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2022 US Open Hard   Nishesh Basavareddy   Dylan Dietrich
  Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo
6–1, 6–1

References edit

  1. ^ a b Black, Ryan (September 14, 2022). "Michigan State tennis freshman Ozan Baris says US Open title 'just the beginning'". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2023. He formerly went by Ozan Colak. Now, he goes by Ozan Baris — the latter being his middle name. 'I felt that my old name didn't resonate with me as well,' he said, 'and wanted to create a new legacy.'
  2. ^ "Ozan Colak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". atptour.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ McLean, Ross (January 22, 2022). "American Colak emerges from 'dark times' to reach quarter-finals". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ LaPlante, Brad (September 5, 2022). "Michigan State men's tennis freshman Ozan Baris advances at U.S. Open juniors". The Only Colors. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022. Baris is a top-10 recruit from Okemos, Michigan who made it through three rounds of the Australian Open juniors back in January (at the time, under the name Ozan Colak).

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