Dane Sweeny

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Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 131 achieved on 2 March 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 160 reached on 14 November 2022.

Country(sports) Australia
ResidenceSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 25)[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
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Dane Sweeny
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 25)[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
PlaysRight-handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
CoachClay Sweeny
Prize moneyUS$ 780,934
Singles
Career record3-6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (2 March 2026)
Current rankingNo. 131 (2 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 160 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 315 (2 March 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 2 March 2026.
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Early life

Sweeny was born in Sydney and moved to the Sunshine Coast at three years of age,[3] where he was raised and attended Siena Catholic College[4] before finishing his secondary schooling at Brisbane Boys' College.[5] He began playing tennis at two years of age and played the majority of his junior tennis at the Mooloolaba Tennis Club.[6]

Juniors

In August 2015, Sweeny represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostějov, Czech Republic.[7] He reached a career high of No. 21 in the ITF Junior Rankings on 27 May 2019.[8]

Professional career

2018–2020: First pro matches

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.[9]

Sweeny was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP Tour main draw debut.[10] Sweeny defeated Nam Ji-sung in the first round before losing to Aljaž Bedene in round two.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15]

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 Shanghai for the first time. He recorded his first main-draw win at this level against Taro Daniel, which was also his first top 100 win.[16]

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open, making his Grand Slam debut.[17]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation 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 2024 French Open.

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 Q2 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Masters 1000
Shanghai Masters NH 2R A 0 / 1 1–1   
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 2 1 Career total: 4
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Year-end ranking 496 251 256 339
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ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 Burnie International II, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Adam Walton 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Nov 2025 Playford Tennis International, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Rinky Hijikata 0–6, 7–6(10–8), 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2026 Queensland International, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Tristan Schoolkate 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2024 LTP Men's Open, US Challenger Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Luke Saville
Australia Tristan Schoolkate
7–6(7–1), 1–6, [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Nov 2025 NSW Open, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Rinky Hijikata
Australia Marc Polmans
0–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2026 Queensland International, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Jake Delaney Australia Blake Bayldon
Australia Marc Polmans
4–6, 4–6
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ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (15 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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ITF WTT (14–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 M25 Saint-Dizier, France WTT Hard (i) Australia Li Tu 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia WTT Hard Australia Akira Santillan 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2–1 Feb 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia WTT Hard Australia James McCabe 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 M15 Caloundra, Australia WTT Hard Australia Thomas Fancutt 6–3, 6—4
Loss 3–2 Nov 2021 M15 Caloundra, Australia WTT Hard Australia Dayne Kelly 1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 4–2 Sep 2022 M25 Darwin, Australia WTT Hard United States Kyle Seelig 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 5–2 Sep 2022 M25 Darwin, Australia WTT Hard Australia Omar Jasika 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Win 6–2 Oct 2022 M25 Cairns, Australia WTT Hard Australia Philip Sekulic 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–2 Mar 2023 M25 Canberra, Australia WTT Clay Australia Marc Polmans 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 7–3 Mar 2025 M25 Swan Hill, Australia WTT Grass Australia Blake Ellis 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–4 Jul 2025 M15 Los Angeles, US WTT Hard United States Kyle Kang 5–7, 4–6
Win 8–4 Jul 2025 M15 San Diego, US WTT Hard United States Keegan Smith 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–4 Aug 2025 M15 Brisbane, Australia WTT Hard Australia Derek Pham walkover
Win 10–4 Aug 2025 M15 Brisbane, Australia WTT Hard Australia Jesse Delaney 6–2, 6–2
Win 11–4 Aug 2025 M25 Taipei, Chinese Taipei WTT Hard South Korea Kwon Soon-woo 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win 12–4 Sep 2025 M25 Tamworth, Australia WTT Hard Australia Marc Polmans 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 13–4 Sep 2025 M25 Tamworth, Australia WTT Hard Australia Matthew Dellavedova 6–2, 6–1
Win 14–4 Sep 2025 M25 Perth, Australia WTT Hard Australia Scott Jones 6–1, 6–3
Loss 14–5 Oct 2025 M25 Brisbane, Australia WTT Hard Australia Marc Polmans 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 15–5 Oct 2025 M25 Brisbane, Australia WTT Hard Denmark Carl Emil Overbeck 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
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Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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ITF WTT (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (1–1)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 M15 Mornington, Australia WTT Clay Australia Thomas Fancutt Australia Calum Puttergill
Australia Brandon Walkin
1–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Australia Blake Ellis Kazakhstan Timur Khabibulin
Kazakhstan Beibit Zhukayev
7–6, 6–1
Win 2–1 Feb 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia WTT Hard Australia Li Tu Australia Jayden Court
Australia David Hough
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Mar 2022 M25 Bendigo, Australia WTT Hard Australia Li Tu Australia Akira Santillan
Australia Philip Sekulic
5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Mar 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia WTT Clay Australia Li Tu Australia Matthew Romios
Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim
7–6, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–3 Mar 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Australia Jayden Court Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou
China Sun Fajing
6–7(4–7), 3–6,
Win 4–3 Jun 2022 M25 Tulsa, US WTT Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou United States Ezekiel Clark
United States Nathan Ponwith
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Jun 2022 M25 Dallas, US WTT Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou United States Govind Nanda
United States Tyler Zink
4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2022 M25 Darwin, Australia WTT Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Joshua Charlton
Australia Adam Walton
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 6–4 Sep 2025 M25 Perth, Australia WTT Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Chen Dong
Poland Filip Peliwo
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–1]
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