Dane Sweeny

Dane Sweeny

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
Coach(es)	Clay Sweeny
Prize money	US$147,236
Singles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	2 (ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 236 (31 October 2022)
Current ranking	No. 240 (9 January 2023)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2021)
Doubles
Career record	2–2
Career titles	1 (ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 165 (3 October 2022)
Current ranking	No. 165 (3 October 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2022)
Last updated on: 3 October 2022.

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. 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 Prostejov, Czech Republic.

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. 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 Aljaz Bedene in round two.

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. 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. 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.

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

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament 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		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	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: 8 (6-2)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)

Finals by surface Hard (6–2) Clay (0–0) 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)	Li Tu	6-1, 1-6, 4-6
Win	1-1	Feb 2022	M25, Canberra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Akira Santillan	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win	2-1	Feb 2022	M25, Canberra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	James McCabe	5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win	3-1	July 2022	M15, Caloundra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Thomas Fancutt	6–3, 6—4
Loss	3-2	Nov 2021	M15, Caloundra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Dayne Kelly	1-6, 6-1, 5-7
Win	4-2	Sep 2022	M25, Darwin, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Kyle Seelig	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	5-2	Sep 2022	M25, Darwin, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Omar Jasika	6–3, 6–7(4-7), 6–4
Win	6-2	Oct 2022	M25, Cairns, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Philip Sekulic	6–2, 6–3

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	Blake Ellis	Timur Khabibulin / Beibit Zhukayev	7-6, 6–1
Win	2–0	Feb 2022	M25, Canberra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Li Tu	Jayden Court /David Hough	6-3, 7–5
Loss	2–1	Mar 2022	M25, Bendigo, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Li Tu	Akira Santillan /Philip Sekulic	5-7, 7-6, [7-10]
Win	3–1	Mar 2022	M25, Canberra, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Li Tu	Matthew Romios / Eric Vanshelboim	7–6, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	2–1	Mar 2022	M25, Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Jayden Court	Yu Hsiou Hsu /Fajing Sun	6—7(4-7), 3–6,
Win	3–1	June 2022	M25, Tusla, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Yu Hsiou Hsu	Ezikiel Clark /Nathan Ponwith	6—3, 6—2
Loss	2–1	June 2022	M25, Dallas, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Yu Hsiou Hsu	Govind Nanda /Tyler Zink	4—6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Sep 2022	M25, Darwin, Australia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Calum Puttergill	Joshua Charlton /Adam Walton	7–6(7-5), 6–3

External links

• Dane Sweeny at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Dane Sweeny at the International Tennis Federation
• Dane Sweeny at Tennis Australia