Introduction
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 Prostějov, 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 Aljaž 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
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| 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) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (7–2) |
| Hard (6–2) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2021 | M25, Saint-Dizier, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (indoor) | Li Tu | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2022 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Akira Santillan | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | Feb 2022 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | James McCabe | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | July 2022 | M15, Caloundra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | 6–3, 6—4 | |
| Loss | Nov 2021 | M15, Caloundra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dayne Kelly | 1–6, 6–1, 5–7 | |
| Win | Sep 2022 | M25, Darwin, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kyle Seelig | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | Sep 2022 | M25, Darwin, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Omar Jasika | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | M25, Cairns, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Philip Sekulic | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Mar 2023 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Marc Polmans | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| 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) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (5–3) |
| Hard (4–3) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aug 2021 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Blake Ellis | Timur Khabibulin / Beibit Zhukayev | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | Feb 2022 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Li Tu | Jayden Court /David Hough | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Mar 2022 | M25, Bendigo, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Li Tu | Akira Santillan /Philip Sekulic | 5–7, 7–6, [7–10] | |
| Win | Mar 2022 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Li Tu | Matthew Romios / Eric Vanshelboim | 7–6, 3–6, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Mar 2022 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jayden Court | Yu Hsiou Hsu /Fajing Sun | 6—7(4-7), 3–6, | |
| Win | June 2022 | M25, Tusla, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yu Hsiou Hsu | Ezikiel Clark /Nathan Ponwith | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | June 2022 | M25, Dallas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yu Hsiou Hsu | Govind Nanda /Tyler Zink | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2022 | M25, Darwin, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Calum Puttergill | Joshua Charlton /Adam Walton | 7–6(7-5), 6–3 |