Dane Sweeny

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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]
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.

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.

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.

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

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
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)

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
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

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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