Franko Škugor Explained

Franko Škugor
Residence:Zagreb, Croatia
Birth Date:20 September 1987[1]
Birth Place:Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US $1,698,783
Coach:Alan Marić
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 145 (25 April 2016)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2011)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2011, 2012)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2016)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2008, 2010)
Doublestitles:6
Highestdoublesranking:No. 17 (22 April 2019)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 170 (15 January 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2020)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (2017, 2018)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2018)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:2R (2018)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (2018)
Wimbledonmixedresult:QF (2019)
Usopenmixedresult:QF (2018, 2022)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:W (2018)
Updated:19 January 2024

Franko Škugor (pronounced as /hr/;[2] born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian inactive professional tennis player who mainly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and specialized in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 17 achieved on 22 April 2019. He is best known for his very powerful serve up to 230km/h along with very strong groundstrokes. Along with doubles partner and fellow Croatian Nikola Mektić, he reached the doubles semifinals at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and with Brit Dominic Inglot the semifinals of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. He also won the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters with Mektic.

Škugor is a member of HTK Zagreb, his staff is Alan Marić (coach), Jurica Stančić (fitness coach) and Velibor Viboh (physioterapist).

In November 2019, following the departure of Željko Krajan, Škugor captained the Croatia Davis Cup team at the 2019 Davis Cup.[3]

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021width=38SR!width=38W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAQ2AAAAQ1Q1AAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAQ2Q2AAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAQ1Q1AAA1RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftUS OpenQ2AQ2AQ1AAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1
National representation
Davis CupAAAAAAAPObgcolor=thistleF1RAAAA0 / 21–3
style=text-align:left colspan="20"Career statistics
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–03–30–30–00–00–00–11–52–52–40–10–00–08–23
Year-end ranking417546182310802543616182215294357706––26%

Doubles

Current after the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAAA2R2R3RA1R0 / 44–4
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAAA1R1R2RQF1R0 / 53–5
WimbledonAQ1AQ1bgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=yellowSF3Rstyle=color:#767676NHA1R0 / 410–4
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAAA1R3R2R1RA1R0 / 53–5
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–04–27–44–43–32–10–40 / 1820–18
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAAA1RQFstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 22–2
Miami OpenAAAAA1R2Rstyle=color:#767676NH1R0 / 31–3
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAAbgcolor=limeWstyle=color:#767676NHA1 / 15–0
Madrid OpenAAAAA2R2Rstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 22–2
Italian OpenAAAAAA2R1R2R2R[4] 0 / 43–3
Canadian OpenAAAAAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 10–1
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAA1R1RA0 / 20–2
Shanghai MastersAAAAA2R1RNH0 / 21–2
Paris MastersAAAAA2R1R2RA0 / 32–3
style=text-align:left Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–03–510–81–31–21–01 / 2016–18
National representation
Davis CupAAPObgcolor=thistleF1RAAF0 / 32–2
Career statistics
!2013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
style=text-align:leftTitles / Finals0 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 13 / 32 / 31 / 10 / 00 / 06 / 9
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–34–32–25–311–931–2525–2616–137–120–2103–106
Year-end ranking111122144107422835305315252%

Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (5–3)
Indoor (1–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Loss0–1Croatia Open,
Croatia		250 SeriesClay Dušan Lajović František Čermák
Lukáš Rosol		4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–2Swiss Open,
Switzerland		250 SeriesClay Jonathan Eysseric Oliver Marach
Philipp Oswald		3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win1–2Hungarian Open,
Hungary		250 SeriesClay Dominic Inglot Matwé Middelkoop
Andrés Molteni		6–7(8–10), 6–1, [10–8]
Win2–2Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands		250 SeriesGrass Dominic Inglot Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win3–2style=background:#D4F1C5Swiss Indoors,
Switzerland		style=background:#D4F1C5500 SeriesHard (i) Dominic Inglot Alexander Zverev
Mischa Zverev		6–2, 7–5
Win4–2Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco		250 SeriesClay Jürgen Melzer Matwé Middelkoop
Frederik Nielsen		6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win5–2style=background:#E9E9E9Monte-Carlo Masters,
Monaco		style=background:#E9E9E9Masters 1000Clay Nikola Mektić Robin Haase
Wesley Koolhof		6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Loss5–3style=background:#D4F1C5Japan Open,
Japan		style=background:#D4F1C5500 SeriesHard Nikola Mektić Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win6–3Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria		250 SeriesClay Austin Krajicek Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos		7–6(7–5), 7–5

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (7–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Tunisia F6, Hammam SousseFuturesHard Michel Koning6–3, 6–1
Win2–0Croatia F1, ZagrebFuturesHard Martin Kližan6–3, 6–2
Win3–0Brazil F25, Porto AlegreFuturesClay Guilherme Clezar6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win4–0Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, PrijedorFuturesClay Miliaan Niesten6–3, 6–4
Win5–0Beijing, ChinaChallengerHard Laurent Recouderc3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win6–0Anning, ChinaChallengerClay Gavin Van Peperzeel7–5, 6–2
Win7–0Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, PrijedorFuturesClay Tomislav Ternar6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 42 (17–25)

Legend
ATP Challenger (13–18)
ITF Futures (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–11)
Clay (12–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Portugal F2, LagosFuturesHard Sebastian Fitz Rui Machado
Marcel Granollers		1–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Portugal F3, AlbufeiraFuturesHard Sebastian Fitz Fred Gil
Gonçalo Nicau		2–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Slovenia F2, MariborFuturesClay Vilim Visak Jordi Marse-Vidri
P Santos González		6–7(3–7),6–7(5–7)
Loss0–4Mexico F19, MonterreyFuturesHard Alexander Sadecky Simon Childs
Arnar Sigurdsson		6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win1–4Portugal F3, AlbufeiraFuturesHard Pierre-Ludovic Duclos S Pérez Pérez
L-A Perez-Perez		6–1, 6–0
Loss1–5Portugal F5, EspinhoFuturesClay Guillermo Olaso Andrew Coelho
Timo Nieminen		3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win2–5Brazil F25, Porto AlegreFuturesClay Diego Matos Juan-Pablo Amado
R-A Grilli		7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win3–5Boania & Herzegovina F6, PrijedorFuturesClay Toni Androić Ivan Zovko
Nikola Mektić		4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss3–6Italy F12, MestreFuturesClay Nikola Ćirić Walter Trusendi
Matteo Viola		7–6(10–8), 1–6, [2–10]
Loss3–7Arad, RomaniaChallengerClay Ivan Zovko D M dela Nava
S Pérez Pérez		4–6, 1–6
Loss3–8Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Mate Pavić D M dela Nava
R Ramírez Hidalgo		2–6, 6–7(10–12)
Loss3–9Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Mate Pavić Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić		6–7(0–7), 5–7,
Loss3–10Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Blaž Kavčič Nikola Mektić
Antonio Veić		3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win4–10USA F1, PlantationFuturesClay Pedro Sousa Joao Domingues
H Ndayishimiye		6–2, 6–3
Win5–10Bucamaranga, ColombiaChallengerClay Marcelo Demoliner Sergio Galdós
Marco Trungelliti		7–6(10–8), 6–2
Loss5–11Croatia F1, ZagrebFuturesHard Joško Topić Toni Androić
Dino Marcan		3–6, 3–6
Win6–11Arad, RomaniaChallengerClay Antonio Veić Facundo Bagnis
J C Campozano		7–6(7–5), 4–6, [11–9]
Win7–11Cardenons, ItalyChallengerClay Marin Draganja Norbert Gombos
Roman Jebavý		6–4, 6–4
Loss7–12Orleans, FranceChallengerHard Ričardas Berankis Illya Marchenko
Sergiy Stakhovsky		5–7, 3–6
Loss7–13Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Henri Kontinen
Marin Draganja		5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Win8–13Arad, RomaniaChallengerClay Antonio Veić Radu Albot
Artem Sitak		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win9–13Marburg, GermanyChallengerClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Diego Schwartzman
Horacio Zeballos		6–4, 6–4
Loss9–14San Marino Challenger, San MarinoChallengerClay Adrian Ungur Radu Albot
E Lopez Perez		4–6, 1–6
Loss9–15Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Denys Molchanov Sergey Betov
Mikhail Elgin		3–6, 5–7
Loss9–16Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Damir Džumhur Sergey Betov
Mikhail Elgin		6–3, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss9–17Ningbo, ChinaChallengerHard Nikola Mektić Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss9–18Kobe, JapanChallengerHard Chen Ti Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss9–19Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicChallengerClay Jonathan Eysseric Ariel Behar
Giovanni Lapentti		5–7, 4–6
Loss9–20Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Jonathan Eysseric Grégoire Barrère
Tristan Lamasine		6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Win10–20Gatineau, CanadaChallengerHard Tristan Lamasine Jarryd Chaplin
John-Patrick Smith		6–3, 6–1
Win11–20Orleans, FranceChallengerHard Nikola Mektić Ariel Behar
Andrei Vasilevski		6–2, 7–5
Loss11–21Budapest, HungaryChallengerHard Blaž Kavčič Dino Marcan
T-S Weissborn		3–6, 6–3, [14–16]
Win12–21Sophia Antipolis, FranceChallengerClay Tristan Lamasine Uladzimir Ignatik
Jozef Kovalík		6–2, 6–2
Win13–21Taipei, TaiwanChallengerCarpet Marco Chiudinelli Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		4–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win14–21Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Rameez Junaid
Lukáš Rosol		6–3, 6–2
Loss14–22Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Denys Molchanov Max Schnur
James Cerretani		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss14–23Portorož, SloveniaChallengerHard Lukáš Rosol Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Andrei Vasilevski		3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss14–24Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Nikola Mektić Marcelo Arévalo
M A Reyes-Varela		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win15–24Rovereto, ItalyChallenger 75Hard (i) Victor Vlad Cornea Vladyslav Manafov
Oleg Prihodko		6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–4]
Loss15–25Biel/Bienne, SwitzerlandChallenger 100Hard (i) Victor Vlad Cornea Constantin Frantzen
Hendrik Jebens		2–6, 4–6
Win16–25Sanremo, ItalyChallenger 125Clay Victor Vlad Cornea Nikola Ćaćić
Marcelo Demoliner		6–2, 6–3
Win17–25Oeiras, PortugalChallenger 125Clay Victor Vlad Cornea Marcelo Demoliner
Andrea Vavassori		7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franko Skugor . ATP World Tour . 15 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Fránjo. Frȁnko. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-17. sh.
  3. Web site: Franko Škugor novi izbornik reprezentacije, Ćorić progovorio o odnosima. sportnet.rtl.hr. 11 November 2019. 12 November 2019. hr. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729133737/https://sportnet.rtl.hr/vijesti/531143/tenis-davis-cupfed-cup/franko-skugor-novi-izbornik-reprezentacije-coric-progovorio-o-odnosima/. dead.
  4. Peralta and Skugor withdrew before second round, so it doesn't count as a loss

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