Omar Jasika
| Country (sports) |
 Australia
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Born |
18 May 1997 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $209,314 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 256 (3 August 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 258 (6 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (23 May 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 306 (6 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 6 February 2017. | |
Omar Jasika (pronounced [jasika]; 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.
Jasika has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 256 achieved on 3 August 2015.
Jasika was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is of Bosniak descent. His parents, Admir and Sabina, emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Australia during the Bosnian War before Omar was born. He is the eldest child in his family and his brother, Amor, is also an aspiring professional tennis player. Jasika began playing tennis at the age of six. He attended South Oakleigh College throughout his schooling years.
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; 6-4, 5-7, 3-6. In October, Jasika made his first final at the Australia F7 in Cairns.
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.
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