Omar Jasika Explained

Omar Jasika
Residence:Melbourne Australia
Birth Date:1997 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Turnedpro:2014
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Admir Jasika
Careerprizemoney:$443,411
Singlesrecord:1–4
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 207 (4 March 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 212 (22 April 2024)
Australianopenresult:2R (2016)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2024)
Doublesrecord:3–3
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 220 (23 May 2016)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 626 (1 April 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2015)
Updated:1 April 2024

Omar Jasika (pronounced as /bs/; born 18 May 1997) is an Australian professional tennis player. Jasika has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 207 achieved on 4 March 2024 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 220 achieved on 23 May 2016.

Jasika is the 2014 US Open boys' singles champion. He along with Naoki Nakagawa also won the 2014 US Open boys' doubles title 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]

Personal life

Jasika was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is of Bosnian descent. His parents, Admir and Bina, 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: ATP Tour debut

After his success at the US Open, Jasika made his ATP World Tour debut in September, after he was given a wildcard 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: Major debut

Jasika made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard.[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: Two year suspension for positive test for drugs

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. He was suspended from professional tennis by ASADA for two years after having tested positive for cocaine in December 2017. Jasika was eligible to play again in March 2020.[8] [9]

2020: Return from suspension

Jasika returned from suspension at the ITF tournament held in Geelong, Australia in March 2020, losing in the first round of qualifying. His career was then stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022-2024: Return to the Australian Open

He played his next professional match in February 2022 at the ITF tournament in Canberra, where he reached the quarter-final. In March, in his fourth tournament back, Jasika won the ITF tournament in Bendigo. Following this, he won an ITF tournament in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in April. Overall, he won five ITF tournaments since his return in 2022.

At the 2023 Australian Open, Jasika lost in the first qualification round to Denis Kudla.

He also had to qualify for the 2024 Australian Open but this time he overcame the last hurdle defeating Abedallah Shelbayh in the round three qualifying match and reached the main draw after an absence of seven years.[10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 18 (12–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Australia F7, CairnsFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Australia F5, AdelaideFuturesHard Brydan Klein4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win1–2Korea F2, ChangwonFuturesHard Connor Smith6–3, 6–4
Win2–2Canada F4, KelownaFuturesHard Eric Quigley3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss2–3Happy Valley, AustraliaChallengerHard Peter Gojowczyk3–6, 1–6
Win3–3Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Blake Mott6–2, 6–2
Win4–3M25 Bendigo, Australia World Tennis TourHard James McCabe6–1, 6–2
Loss4–4M25 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Jason Kubler6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win5–4M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Dayne Kelly6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Win6–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Charles Broom7–5, 6–3
Win7–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Jerome Kym6–2, 6–2
Loss7–5Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Arthur Cazaux6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss7–6M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Dane Sweeny3–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Win8–6M25 Traralgon, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Dayne Kelly6–0, 6–2
Win9–6M15 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Justin Barki6–2, 6–3
Win10–6M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Jake Delaney6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win11–6Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Alex Bolt6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Win12–6M25 Traralgon, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Li Tu7–6(7–1), 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Traralgon, AustraliaChallengerHard Bradley Mousley Dayne Kelly
Marinko Matosevic
5–7, 2–6
Win1–1Croatia F5, BolFuturesClay Bradley Mousley Tallon Griekspoor
Tobias Simon
7–5, 7–6
Loss1–2M25 Nottingham, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Edan Leshem Julian Cash
Henry Patten
3–6, 7–5, [2–10]

Junior career

ITF Junior finals (4)

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

width=150Legend
width=150Grand Slam (1–0)
width=150Grade A (0–0)
width=150Grade B (0–0)
width=150Grade 1–5 (1–2)
width=75Outcomewidth=35No.width=120Datewidth=180Tournamentwidth=55Surfacewidth=165Opponentwidth=120Score
Loss1.30 July 2011Auckland, New ZealandHard Chris Simich5–7, 4–6
Win1.10 March 2013Nonthaburi, ThailandHard Cameron Norrie7–5, 6–4
Loss2.16 January 2014Traralgon, AustraliaHard Alexander Zverev5–7, 2–6
Win2.7 September 2014New York City, United StatesHard Quentin Halys2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeYearwidth=150ChampionshipSurfacewidth=150Opponentwidth=150Score
Win2014US OpenHard Quentin Halys2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeYearwidth=150ChampionshipSurfacewidth=150Partnerwidth=150Opponentswidth=150Score
Win2014US OpenHard Naoki Nakagawa Rafael Matos
João Menezes
6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ32R1RAAAAAQ11R0 / 31–3
French OpenAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–01–10–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 31–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenQ2Q1AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0

Doubles

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open2R1RAAAAA0 / 21–2
French OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 21–2
ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenAQFAAAAA0 / 12–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–02–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 12–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: profile: Omar Jasika. Tennis Australia. 8 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Uspješni Brčak Omar Jasika: 15-Godišnjak Uvršten Na Atp Listu . 16 September 2014 . 14 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141114180039/http://www.otisak.ba/sport/15730-uspjeni-brak-omar-jasika-15-godinjak-uvrten-na-atp-listu.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Off the couch and down to business. 16 September 2014.
  4. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/tennis-prodigy-omar-jasika-serves-up-an-ace-for-old-school-south-oakleigh-college/story-fni3wj64-1227157955716 Tennis Prodigy Omar Jasika Serves Up An Ace For Old School South Oakleigh College
  5. Web site: MORE SUCCESS FOR JASIKA, NANCARROW. www.tennis.com.au. 8 July 2015. 8 July 2015.
  6. Web site: JASIKA GETS AUSSIE OPEN WILDCARD. www.skynewssport.com.au. 29 December 2015. 30 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202816/http://www.skynewssport.com.au/news-display/jasika-gets-aussie-open-wildcard/3509. 4 March 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Jasika Excelling On Home Soil. ATP World Tour. 6 January 2017. 6 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Jasika, Omar. ASADA. 30 October 2018. 23 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Courtney Walsh . Omar Jasika banned over cocaine . . 1 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Aussies at the Open: Jasika, Sweeny, Hunter complete dream qualifying runs.