Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 194 achieved on 12 February 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

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, Czech Republic. He reached a career high of No. 21 in the ITF Junior Rankings on 27 May 2019.

Professional career

2018–2020: Career beginnings

Sweeny made his

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main draw debut in

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in March 2018 and his

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main draw debut in October 2019 in

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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 wildcard into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his

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main draw debut. Sweeny defeated Nam Ji-sung in the first round before losing to

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in round two. In August and September, Sweeny played in the ITF circuit in Monastir, reaching the semifinal in one. On 27 September 2021, Sweeny achieved a career high singles ranking of No. 533. He broke into the world's top 500 on 15 November 2021. Sweeny ended 2021 with a singles ranking of No. 496.

2022: Major 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

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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.

2023-2024: Major, Masters debuts and first win, top 200

In October 2023, Sweeny qualified for a Masters 1000 at the

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for the first time. He recorded his first main-draw win at this level against

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, which was his first top 100 win also. He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut.

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.''

Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeny, Dane 2001 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Queensland Sportspeople from the Sunshine Coast Tennis players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from Queensland