Dane Sweeny
Dane Sweeny is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 181, achieved on 8 December 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 160, reached on 14 November 2022.
Early life
Sweeny was born in Sydney and moved to the Sunshine Coast at three years of age, where he was raised and attended Siena Catholic College before finishing his secondary schooling at Brisbane Boys' College. He began playing tennis at two years of age and played the majority of his junior tennis at the Mooloolaba Tennis Club.Juniors
In August 2015, Sweeny represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostějov, Czech Republic. He reached a career high of No. 21 in the ITF Junior Rankings on 27 May 2019.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.Sweeny was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP Tour main draw debut. Sweeny defeated Nam Ji-sung in the first round before losing to Aljaž Bedene 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 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.
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.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.''ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | 2024 Burnie International II – Men's singles| | Burnie International II, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  dts|Nov 2025Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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