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Dane Sweeny
Sweeny at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)[1]
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
PlaysRight-handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
CoachClay Sweeny
Prize moneyUS$222,855
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles2 (ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 225 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 229 (26 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2021)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles1 (ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 160 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 278 (26 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
Last updated on: 27 June 2023.

Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. Sweeny made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw.[3] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 247 achieved on 3 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 165 achieved on 3 October 2022.

Personal life

In August 2015, Sweeny represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostějov, Czech Republic.[4]

Career

2018–2020: Career beginnings

Sweeny made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Mornington, Victoria in March 2018 and his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut in October 2019 in Traralgon.

2021: ATP debut

In January 2021, Sweeny made the third and final round of the 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.[5] Sweeny was awarded a wild card into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP tour main draw debut. Sweeny defeated Nam Ji-sung in the first round before losing to Aljaž Bedene in round two.[6]

In August and September, Sweeny played in the ITF circuit in Monastir, reaching the semi-final in one. On 27 September 2021, Sweeny achieved a career high singles ranking of 533.[7] He broke into the world's top 500 on 15 November 2021. Sweeny ended 2021 with a singles ranking of 496.

2022: Grand Slam doubles and Top 250 singles debut

Sweeny reached the second round of the 2022 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.[8][9] He made his debut in doubles as a wildcard pair partnering compatriot Li Tu reaching the third round where they lost to second seeds Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury.

In February 2022, Sweeny won his first ITF titles in singles and doubles in Canberra.[10]

He made his top 250 debut on 3 October 2022 at world No. 247.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2022 Australian Open

Tournament 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 Career total: 1
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Year-end ranking 496

Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (7-2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Nov 2021 M25, Saint-Dizier, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor) Australia Li Tu 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1-1 Feb 2022 M25, Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Akira Santillan 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2-1 Feb 2022 M25, Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia James McCabe 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3-1 July 2022 M15, Caloundra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Thomas Fancutt 6–3, 6—4
Loss 3-2 Nov 2021 M15, Caloundra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Dayne Kelly 1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 4-2 Sep 2022 M25, Darwin, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard United States Kyle Seelig 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 5-2 Sep 2022 M25, Darwin, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Omar Jasika 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Win 6-2 Oct 2022 M25, Cairns, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Philip Sekulic 6–2, 6–3
Win 7-2 Mar 2023 M25, Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Clay Australia Marc Polmans 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 M15, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard AustraliaBlake Ellis KazakhstanTimur Khabibulin /Kazakhstan Beibit Zhukayev 7–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Feb 2022 M25, Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard AustraliaLi Tu AustraliaJayden Court /AustraliaDavid Hough 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Mar 2022 M25, Bendigo, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard AustraliaLi Tu AustraliaAkira Santillan /AustraliaPhilip Sekulic 5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win 3–1 Mar 2022 M25, Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Clay AustraliaLi Tu AustraliaMatthew Romios /Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim 7–6, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2–1 Mar 2022 M25, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard AustraliaJayden Court Chinese TaipeiHsu Yu-hsiou /ChinaFajing Sun 6—7(4-7), 3–6,
Win 3–1 June 2022 M25, Tusla, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese TaipeiHsu Yu-hsiou United StatesEzikiel Clark /United StatesNathan Ponwith 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–1 June 2022 M25, Dallas, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese TaipeiHsu Yu-hsiou United StatesGovind Nanda /United StatesTyler Zink 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Sep 2022 M25, Darwin, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard AustraliaCalum Puttergill AustraliaJoshua Charlton /AustraliaAdam Walton 7–6(7-5), 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Dane Sweeny TA Bio". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dane Sweeny ATP Bio". ATP. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Draws are now set for the Melbourne Summer Series". Tennis Australia. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Future Stars Ready for World Tour Finals". Tennis Australia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Aussie's March on in Australian Open 2021 Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Thompson Advances at Great Ocean Road". Tennis Australia. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ Rogers, Leigh (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Aussie Men Exit Australian Open Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Eight Aussies Ready to Continue Australian Open 2022 Qualifying Quests". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "RANKING MOVERS: DE MINAUR LEADS RISING AUSSIES". Tennis Australia. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.


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