Oskari Paldanius (born 11 June 2007) is a Finnish tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 965 achieved on 21 July 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 926 achieved on 28 July 2025.[1]
Partnering with Alan Ważny, he won two major jr. doubles titles at 2025 French Open and 2025 Wimbledon Championships.
Early life
Paldanius was born in Germany to Finnish parents who were working abroad at the time.[2]
Career
Paldanius is a member of Smash Club in Helsinki.[3] He won his first match at a junior Grand Slam in the boys' singles at the 2024 US Open, before losing to Mees Rottgering.[4][5] He reached the semi-finals of the boys' singles at the 2025 Australian Open, where he lost to eventual winner Henry Bernet.[6][7] With that run, he rose to fifth in the junior world rankings. Shortly afterwards, he was called into the Finland Davis Cup team.[8]
He won the 2025 French Open in the boys' doubles alongside Alan Ważny of Poland, reaching the semi-finals after a straight sets win against Thijs Boogaard and Ivan Ivanov, before beating Keaton Hance and Jack Kennedy of the United States in the semi-finals, and then another American pairing of Noah Johnston and Benjamin Willwerth in straight sets in the final.[9][10]
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2025 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Michal Krajčí |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | M15 Sëlva Gardena, Italy | WTT | Hard (i) |  Leonardo Cattaneo |
Pietro Orlando Fellin Christian Fellin |
4–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2025 | M15 Villena, Spain | WTT | Hard |  Adam Jilly |
 Alex Martínez Iñaki Montes de la Torre |
walkover |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2025 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Giovanni Oradini |
 Amr Elsayed  Nico Hipfl |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | French Open | Clay |  Alan Ważny |
 Noah Johnston Benjamin Willwerth |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | Alan Ważny |
 Oliver Bonding Jagger Leach |
5–7, 7–6(8–6), [10–5] |
References
- ↑ "Oskari Paldanius". ATP. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Llewellyn Evans, Richard (23 January 2025). "WILLWERTH AND PALDANIUS: A TALE OF TWO UNEXPECTED SEMI-FINALISTS". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Paldanius ITF-junioriturnausvoittoon Latviassa – Bibanina finaalissa". tennis.fi. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Oskari Paldanius wins men's tennis at US Open". yle.fi. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Oskari Paldanius lost in the second round". yle.fi. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Swiss talent "sponsored" by Federer takes down the world junior number 1 at the 2025 Australian Open". puntodebreak.com. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Belloch, Oscar (24 January 2025). "These are the junior finalists of the Australian Open 2025". Puntodebreak. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ Renton, Jamie (30 Jan 2025). "AUSTRIA V FINLAND: "THE LITTLE ONE HAS NOTHING TO LOSE"". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ Bieńkowski, Bartosz (6 June 2025). "ROLAND GARROS. ALAN WAŻNY IN THE DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS". Tenisklub.pl. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "ALAN WAŻNY AND OSKARI PALDANIUS IN THE FINAL OF THE JUNIOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT AT ROLAND GARROS 2025". Eurosport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
- Oskari Paldanius at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Oskari Paldanius at World Tennis
- Oskari Paldanius at the Davis Cup (archived)