Dennis Novak (; born 28 August 1993, in

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) is an Austrian professional

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player. Novak achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020. He is currently the No. 7 Austrian player.

Professional career

2013: ATP debut

Novak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he defeated Matthias Haim,

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and Tihomir Grozdanov in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, Novak lost to compatriot

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2018-2020: Major debut & third round, Two Challenger titles, top 100

In April 2019, he won his first

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title in

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. In November, he won his second at the 2019 Slovak Open. He made his debut in the top 100 on 13 January 2020 at world No. 99 and reached a career high ranking of No. 85 on 2 March 2020.

2022-2024: Austrian No.1, out of top 350

He reached the second round at the

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for a second time with a win over

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. He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022 ranked at No. 133. He qualified for the

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for a third consecutive year but lost to

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. He fell out of the top 200 at world No. 213 on 15 January 2024 and finished the 2024 season ranked No. 352 on 2 December 2024.

Performance timelines

Singles

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Doubles

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 41 (26–15)

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

Record against top 10 players

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References

External links

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Dennis Novak Results
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