Dane Sweeny

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I’d say my forehand is probably the shot I like to hit the most.

Dane Sweeny, 1 Mar 2024
Dane Sweeny celebrates a winning point

Biography

On Court

  • Crowned champion at the 16/u Australian Championships in December 2017
  • Singles winner of the 2018 Lee Duk Hee Cup Chuncheon International in Korea
  • Made ITF junior debut in 2014 at the Queensland Junior Winter International in Kawana
  • Cracked the ITF junior world’s top 100 in late 2017
  • In March 2018, won first professional-level, main-draw match at the Australian Pro Tour event in Mornington
  • Inspired by Lleyton Hewitt: “I love Lleyton’s competitiveness, his determination not to miss a point and how he puts so much pressure on his opponents,” he said.
  • Advanced to the final round of Australian Open 2021 qualifying as a No.795-ranked wildcard
  • Won his first ATP main draw singles match at the Melbourne Summer Series in 2021
  • Won six Australian Pro Tour titles (from seven finals) in 2022, as well as winning more than 60 singles matches
  • During that brilliant 2022 season, rose from outside the top 500 (February) to a career-high ranking of No.236 (October)
  • Qualified for an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in 2023 in Shanghai; won his first Masters match at the tournament, beating his first top-100 opponent in the process 
  • Made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at Australian Open 2024 
  • Advanced to a Challenger singles final in Burnie in 2024, and the doubles final at the Charleston Challenger with Calum Puttergill 
  • Lifted eight ITF singles titles in 2025.

Statistics

Key statistics

Born12 February 2001
BirthplacePenrith, Australia
Height170cm
PlaysRight-handed
CoachClay Sweeny

Singles titles 

  • 2025: Brisbane 2 M25, Perth M25, Tamworth 1 M25, Tamworth 2 M25, Taipei M25, Brisbane 1 M15, Brisbane 2 M15, San Diego M15 
  • 2023: Canberra M25 
  • 2022: Cairns M25, Darwin 1 M25, Darwin 2 M25, Caloundra 1 M15, Canberra 1 M25, Canberra 2 M25 

Singles finals 

  • 2025: Brisbane 1 M25, Los Angeles M15, Swan Hill M25 
  • 2024: Burnie 2 Challenger 
  • 2022: Caloundra 2 M15 
  • 2021: Saint Dizier M25 

Doubles titles  

  • 2022: Darwin N25 (w/ Calum Puttergill), Tusla M25 (w/ Hsu Yu-hsiou), Canberra 1 M25 (w/ Li Tu), Canberra 2 M25 (w/ Li Tu) 
  • 2021: Monastir M15 (w/ Blake Ellis) 

Doubles finals  

  • 2025: Sydney Challenger (w/ Calum Puttergill), Perth M25 (w/ Calum Puttergill) 
  • 2024: Charleston Challenger (w/ Calum Puttergill) 
  • 2022: Dallas M25 (w/ Hsu Yu-hsiou), Monastir M25 (w/ Jayden Court), Bendigo M25 (w/ Li Tu) 
  • 2019: Mornington M15 (w/ Thomas Fancutt) 

Year-end singles ranking history

YearWorld ranking
2025209
2024345
2023256
2022253
2021492
2020779
20191015

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