American tennis player
Ozan Baris (born March 31, 2004), previously known as Ozan Colak ,[ 1] is an American tennis player.
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
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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)
Doubles: 4 (3–1)
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
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
^ 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.'
^ "Ozan Colak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis" . atptour.com . Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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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