Who is Reilly Opelka?
He is an American professional tennis player who is 6 feet 11 inches tall, he is tied with Croatian professional tennis player Ivo Karlovic for the record tallest-ever ATP-ranked player. He also can serve in the low-140 mph range. He is a junior Wimbledon champion and Red Bull, ambassador.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Reilly Opelka |
Nickname | Opelka |
Birth Place | St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S |
Date of Birth | 28th August 1997 |
Nationality | American |
Religion | Christianity |
Source of Income | Professional tennis player |
Age | 23 years. (As of 2021). |
Father’s name | George Opelka |
Mother’s name | Lynne Opelka |
Siblings | Sister- Brenna |
Star sign | Virgo |
Residence | Palm Djokovicoast, Florida, U.S. |
Height | 6 feet 11 inches /211 Cm. |
Weight | 102 Kg / 225 Lbs. |
Hair Color | Black-brown |
Eye Color | Hazel-brown |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Profession | Professional tennis player |
Become Professional | 2015 |
Playing Style | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career Records (Singles) | 63–62 (50.4%) |
Career Titles (Singles) | 2 |
Career Highest ranking (singles) | No. 23 (16th August 2021) |
Current ranking (Singles) | No. 25 (23th August 2021) |
Grand Slam Results (Singles) | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019, 2021) |
French Open | 3R (2021) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Grand Slam Results (Doubles) | |
Career Records | 21–17 (55.3%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 89 (2th August 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 90 (16 August 2021) |
French Open | 1R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2017) |
Prize Money | $ 2,898,354 (Rs 21.50 Cr). |
Favourite Tennis player | Novac Djokovic |
Coach | Jay Berger Jean-Yves Aubone |
Endorsements | Red Bull |
Twitter/Reilly Opelka | |
Instagram/Reilly Opelka | |
FaceBook/Reilly Opelka | |
Net Worth | $ 2 million (Rs 14.84 Cr). |
Last Updated | October 2021. |
Early Life
He was born on 28th August 1997 in St. Joseph, Michigan. He is close friends with Taylor Fritz and was the best man at Fritz’s wedding. His father’s name is George Opelka & mother’s name is Lynne Opelka.
Career
He made his ATP debut at the 2016 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, where he lost in the first round to Sam Querrey. In August, he won his first three career ATP matches at the Atlanta Open to reach the semifinals at just his third career ATP event. He lost in the semi-finals to top seed John Isner. He continued his momentum with first-round wins at the Los Cabos Open and the Cincinnati Masters where he defeated Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky.
In November 2018 he won back to back titles at the Knoxville Challenger and the JSM Challenger. He also finished as a runner-up at Cary Challenger and Oracle Challenger.
At the Australian Open, he competed with John Isner in the first round. In February, he again defeated Isner en route to his first ATP title, the New York Open. At Wimbledon in July, he achieved his best Grand Slam result to date, making it to the tournament’s third round and defeating Swiss professional tennis player Stan Wawrinka in the process.
In February 2020 he lifted his second career trophy, at the Delray Beach Open. After an extended break due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, play resumed and he reached his first ATP Tour Masters level quarterfinal at the Cincinnati Masters. En route he earned his fifth career top 10 win, defeating Italian Matteo Berrettini.
In 2021 he decided to defend his Delray Beach title. He instead began the season at the Great Ocean Road Open as the sixth seed but lost to Biotic van de Zandschulp in the second round. At the Australian Open, he beat Taiwanese Lu Yen-Hsun before losing to 27th seed American Taylor Fritz, despite holding match points in the fourth set.
In Rome, he beat Richard Gasquet, Lorenzo Musetti, Aslan Karatsev and Federico Delbonis to reach his first Master’s semifinal, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.
Seeded 32nd at the French Open, he beat clay-court specialists Andrej Martin and Jaume Munar to reach the third round, his best showing at this Grand Slam event, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev.
Social Media Portfolio
He has 5170 followers on Twitter & 57.5k followers on Instagram along with this he has 3.8K followers around the globe who follow him on his Facebook page as of October 2021.
Where is Opelka tennis player from?
St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.
What nationality is opelka?
American.
How old is opelka?
23 years (28 August 1997).
How tall is Reilly Opelka in feet?
6 feet 11 inches.
How much does Reilly Opelka weigh?
102 Kg / 225 Lbs.
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Reilly Opelka shoe size.
size 15 shoes.