Dane Sweeny Explained

Dane Sweeny
Birth Date:12 February 2001[1]
Birth Place:Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Residence:Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coach:Clay Sweeny
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Plays:Right-handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$427,139
Singlesrecord:2–4
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 194 (12 February 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 237 (20 May 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2023, 2024)
Doublesrecord:2–3
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 160 (14 November 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 471 (20 May 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2022)
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (2024)
Updated:20 May 2024

Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 194 achieved on 12th Feb 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 160 achieved on 14 November 2022.

Juniors

In August 2015, Sweeny represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostějov, Czech Republic.[3]

Professional 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.[4]

Sweeny was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP Tour main draw debut.[5] 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: Major 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.

2023-2024: Singles Major, Masters debuts and first win

In October 2023, Sweeny qualified for a Masters 1000 at the Shanghai for the first time. He recorded his first main-draw win at this level against Taro Daniel, which was his first top 100 win also.[11]

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut.[12]

Performance timelines

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 2024 French Open.

Tournament2021202220232024Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ3Q2Q21R0 / 10–1
French OpenAAAQ10 / 00–0
WimbledonAAQ1A0 / 00–0
US OpenAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–10 / 10–1
ATP Masters 1000
Shanghai MastersNH2R0 / 11–1
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTournaments1021Career total: 4
Titles0000Career total: 0
Finals0000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–10–01–20–10 / 42–4
Year-end ranking496251256

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1M25, Saint-Dizier, France World Tennis TourHard (indoor) Li Tu6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win1-1M25, Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Akira Santillan6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win2-1M25, Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard James McCabe5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win3-1M15, Caloundra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Thomas Fancutt6–3, 6—4
Loss3-2M15, Caloundra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Dayne Kelly1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win4-2M25, Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Kyle Seelig4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win5-2M25, Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Omar Jasika6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Win6-2M25, Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Philip Sekulic6–2, 6–3
Win7-2M25, Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Marc Polmans6–7(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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHardBlake EllisTimur Khabibulin / Beibit Zhukayev7–6, 6–1
Win2–0M25, Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHardLi TuJayden Court /David Hough6–3, 7–5
Loss2–1M25, Bendigo, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHardLi Tu5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win3–1M25, Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClayLi TuMatthew Romios / Eric Vanshelboim7–6, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss2–1M25, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHardJayden CourtHsu Yu-hsiou /Fajing Sun6—7(4-7), 3–6,
Win3–1M25, Tusla, USAWorld Tennis TourHardHsu Yu-hsiouEzikiel Clark /Nathan Ponwith6–3, 6–2
Loss2–1M25, Dallas, USAWorld Tennis TourHardHsu Yu-hsiouGovind Nanda /Tyler Zink4–6, 4–6
Win3–1M25, Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHardCalum PuttergillJoshua Charlton /Adam Walton7–6(7-5), 6–3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dane Sweeny TA Bio. Tennis Australia. 31 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Dane Sweeny ATP Bio. ATP. 31 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Future Stars Ready for World Tour Finals. Tennis Australia. 30 July 2015. 31 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Aussie's March on in Australian Open 2021 Qualifying. Tennis Australia. 12 January 2021. 31 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Draws are now set for the Melbourne Summer Series. Tennis Australia. 30 January 2021. 31 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Thompson Advances at Great Ocean Road. Tennis Australia. 3 February 2021. 3 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Ranking Movers. Tennis Australia. 20 September 2021. 20 September 2021. Rogers, Leigh.
  8. Web site: Aussie Men Exit Australian Open Qualifying. Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. 14 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Eight Aussies Ready to Continue Australian Open 2022 Qualifying Quests . Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022.
  10. Web site: RANKING MOVERS: DE MINAUR LEADS RISING AUSSIES. Tennis Australia. 14 February 2022. 7 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Sweeny scores breakthrough win at Shanghai Masters . Tennis Australia. 4 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  12. Web site: Aussies at the Open: Jasika, Sweeny, Hunter complete dream qualifying runs.