Oona Orpana

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Oona Orpana
Country (sports) Finland
ResidenceHelsinki, Finland
Born (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 20)
Hamina, Finland
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 28,641
Singles
Career record79–43 (64.8%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 479 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 595 (4 October 2021)
Doubles
Career record44–26 (62.9%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 478 (19 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 739 (4 October 2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–7
Last updated on: 16 October 2021.

Oona Orpana (born 21 January 2001) is a Finnish professional tennis player.

On the ITF junior circuit, she had a career-high ranking of 41, achieved on 26 February 2018.

Won finnish outdoor and indoor singles championship in 2016, and outdoor singles again in 2019 and 2021. On 29.6.2019 she won her first doubles national title (with Venla Ahti) Pair also won outdoor national title in 2021. On national level her team is Smash-Kotka. Previously with HVS (Helsinki).

In season 2019, she was mainly coached by Zdenek Kubik (at Prague), that was her main base in 2019. Ville-Petteri Ahti is her hitting partner/coach at Finland weeks. Her playing/training/traveling budget for 2019 was over 100,000 Euro.[1]

In November 2019, she was awarded "Female Tennis Player of the Year" in Finland.[2]

In autumn 2021 she moved to USA and now represents Oklahoma State University

Playing for Finland Fed Cup team, Orpana has a win-loss record of 7–7.

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 5 (1 title, 3 runner–ups, 1 not played)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Sweden 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
N/A N/A Dec 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Ukraine Daria Snigur NP
Loss 1–1 Feb 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Switzerland Simona Waltert 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Ukraine Daria Snigur 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2019 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 15,000 Hard Bulgaria Petia Arshinkova 0–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Dec 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups, 1 not played)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Malta Elaine Genovese Thailand Nudnida Luangnam
Thailand Varunya Wongteanchai
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Latvia Turkey Melis Sezer
Turkey
2–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Oct 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Latvia Alise Cernecka Sweden
Sweden Lisa Zaar
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–2 Nov 2018 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 15,000 Hard (i) Russia Sweden
Germany
w/o
N/A N/A Dec 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Latvia Alise Cernecka Russia Evgenia Burdina
Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko
6–1, 0–1 ABN
Win 3–2 Feb 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc Norway Malene Helgø
Croatia
6–0, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 15,000 Hard (i) Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Sweden Fanny Östlund
Russia
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Nov 2019 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 15,000 Hard (i) Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Latvia
Russia
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [4–10]
Loss 3–5 Jan 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
United Kingdom Jodie Anna Burrage
1–6, 2–6
Win 4–5 Oct 2021 ITF Norman, USA 15,000 Hard Italy United States
Dominican Republic Kelly Williford
6-2, 5-7 [10-6]

National representation[]

Fed Cup[]

Orpana made her Fed Cup debut for Finland in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, when she was 14 years and 15 days old. This made her the youngest Fed Cup player in Finland's history.

Fed Cup (7–7)[]

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (7–7)
Matches by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (5–5)
Doubles (2–2)
Matches by setting
Indoors (4–6)
Outdoors (3–1)

Singles (5–5)[]

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Pool B 5 February 2015 Tallinn, Estonia Slovenia Slovenia Hard (i) Tadeja Majerič L 6–7(5–7), 5–7
6 February 2015 Luxembourg Luxembourg Eléonora Molinaro W 7–5, 6–4
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool C 14 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova Cameroon Cameroon Clay W 6–0, 6–0
15 June 2017 Tunisia Tunisia Chiraz Bechri W 6–3, 6–2
16 June 2017 North Macedonia Macedonia W 6–1, 6–0
Promotional Play-off 17 June 2017 Greece Greece Eleni Kordolaimi L 0–6, 4–6
2020 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Pool B 4 February 2020 Helsinki, Finland Denmark Denmark Hard (i) Clara Tauson L 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
5 February 2020 Egypt Egypt Mayar Sherif W 6–4, 6–2
6 February 2020 Portugal Portugal Francisca Jorge L 3–6, 3–6
Promotional Play-off 7 February 2020 Georgia (country) Georgia Mariam Bolkvadze L 5–7, 4–6

Doubles (2–2)[]

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Pool B 5 February 2015 Tallinn, Estonia Slovenia Slovenia Hard (i) Roosa Timonen Andreja Klepač
Manca Pislak
L 1–6, 1–6
2020 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Pool B 4 February 2020 Helsinki, Finland Denmark Denmark Hard (i) Anastasia Kulikova Emilie Francati
Maria Jespersen
L 4–6, 4–6
5 February 2020 Egypt Egypt Laura Hietaranta Rana Sherif Ahmed
Mayar Sherif
W 7–6(8–6), 6–4
6 February 2020 Portugal Portugal Maria Inês Fonte
Francisca Jorge
W 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–2)

References[]

  1. ^ (in Finnish) HS: It takes great sums of money from parents to support Oona
  2. ^ "Henri Kontinen wins Tennis Gala of the Year! – See a list of all awards". www.time24.news. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Finland Female Tennis Player of the Year
2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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