Omar Jasika

Omar Jasika

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne Australia
Born	(1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 24) Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Admir Jasika
Prize money	$239,549
Singles
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0 1 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 239 (3 April 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	3–3
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 220 (23 May 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
Last updated on: 1 May 2021.

Omar Jasika (Bosnian pronunciation: [jǎsika]; born 18 May 1997) is an Australian tennis player. He is the 2014 US Open boys' singles champion defeating Quentin Halys in the final. Jasika along with Naoki Nakagawa also won the 2014 US Open boys' doubles title after defeating Rafael Matos and João Menezes in the final. In winning both, Jasika became the first player in 28 years to win both the boys’ singles and doubles events at the US Open.^[1]

Jasika has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239 achieved on 3 April 2017, as well as a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 220 achieved on 22 May 2016.

Personal life[]

Jasika was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is of Bosnian descent. His parents, Admir and Sabina, emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Australia during the Bosnian War before Omar was born.^[2] He is the eldest child in his family and his brother, Amor, is also an aspiring professional tennis player.^[3] Jasika began playing tennis at the age of six. He attended South Oakleigh College throughout his schooling years.^[4]

Professional tour[]

2014: Tour Debut[]

After his success at the US Open, Jasika made his ATP World Tour debut in September, after he was given a wild card into the Malaysian Open. He drew Rajeev Ram in round one, and won the first set, and was within 2 points of the match in the second, before losing in three sets. In October, Jasika made his first final at the Australia F7 in Cairns.

2015[]

Jasika commenced 2015 at the Onkaparina Challenger where he drew No.1 seed and world No.80 Blaž Rola. He lost in three sets. Jasika competed in the qualifying for the Australian Open, when he won two rounds, but lost in the final round to Marius Copil. In February, he played in the Australia Futures 1 tournament, where he lost in the final to Brydan Klein. In March, Jasika headed to China where he made the final round of qualifying in both Guangzhou and Shenzhen Challengers before heading to Guadeloupe where he qualified for and made the quarter final of the Guadeloupe Challenger. In May, Jasika won his first ITF title in Changwon. In July, Jasika won his second ITF title in Kelowna, dropping just one set along the way.^[5]

2016[]

Jasika made his grand slam debut at the 2016 Australian Open after being awarded a wild card.^[6] He won his first round match, beating Illya Marchenko in 4 sets; he subsequently lost to former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the following round in straight sets. Jasika spent the remainder of the year predominantly on the Futures circuit across North America and Europe, making numerous quarter and semi finals, but no finals. In December, Jasika won the Australian Open wildcard play-off, earning him direct entry into the 2017 Australian Open. Jasika ended the year with a ranking of 367.

2017: First Challenger title[]

Jasika commenced the year with a wildcard into the Happy Valley Challenger where he reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final.^[7] At the 2017 Australian Open, Jasika lost in round 1 to David Ferrer. In February, Jasika won his first Challenger title in Burnie. In March, Jasika returned to the ITF circuit in Australia, reaching the semi final of the F2 in Canberra. In July, Jasika travelled to North America and competed on the Challenger Circuit, winning just one match. In September, Jasika reached the quarter final of Shanghai Challenger and in October, the quarter final of the Canberra Challenger. Jasika ended 2017 with a ranking of 276 .

2018[]

Jasika commenced the season by reaching the quarter final of the Playford Challenger before losing in round 1 2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying. Jasika was suspended from professional tennis by ASADA for two years after testing positive to cocaine in December 2017. Jasika will be eligible to play again in March 2020.^[8][9]

2020[]

Jasika returned from suspension at the ITF tournament held in Geelong, Australia in March, losing in the first round of qualifying.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]

Singles: 6 (3–3)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	Australia F7, Cairns	Futures	Hard	Jarmere Jenkins	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 2015	Australia F5, Adelaide	Futures	Hard	Brydan Klein	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win	1–2	May 2015	Korea F2, Changwon	Futures	Hard	Connor Smith	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–2	Jul 2015	Canada F4, Kelowna	Futures	Hard	Eric Quigley	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7-4)
Loss	2–3	Jan 2017	Happy Valley, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Peter Gojowczyk	3–6, 1–6
Win	3–3	Feb 2017	Burnie, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Blake Mott	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1–1)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2015	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Bradley Mousley	Dayne Kelly Marinko Matosevic	5–7, 2–6
Win	1–1	May 2016	Croatia F5, Bol	Futures	Clay	Bradley Mousley	Tallon Griekspoor Tobias Simon	7–5, 7–6

Junior career[]

ITF Junior finals (4)[]

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	30 July 2011	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Chris Simich	5–7, 4–6
Win	1.	10 March 2013	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Cameron Norrie	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2.	16 January 2014	Traralgon, Australia	Hard	Alexander Zverev	5–7, 2–6
Win	2.	7 September 2014	New York City, United States	Hard	Quentin Halys	2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Quentin Halys	2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Naoki Nakagawa	Rafael Matos João Menezes	6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

References[]

External links[]

• Omar Jasika at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Omar Jasika at the International Tennis Federation
• Omar Jasika at Tennis Australia