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Dennis Novak

Dennis Novak (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈnoːvak]; born 28 August 1993, in Wiener Neustadt) is an Austrian professional tennis player. Novak achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020. He is currently the No. 4 Austrian player.[2]

Dennis Novak
Novak at the 2022 French Open
Full nameDennis Novak
Country (sports) Austria
ResidencePottendorf, Austria
Born (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGünter Bresnik (2021–)[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 1,961,772
Singles
Career record26–54
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 246 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2020, 2021)
French Open1R (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2018)
US Open1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 283 (12 June 2017)
Current rankingNo. 685 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2020)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Professional career

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2013

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Novak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he defeated Matthias Haim, Lorenzo Giustino and Tihomir Grozdanov in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, Novak lost to compatriot Andreas Haider-Maurer.

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

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In April 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Taipei. 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 200

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He reached the second round at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships for a second time with a win over Facundo Bagnis. He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022 ranked at No. 133.[3]

He qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships for a third consecutive year but lost to Milos Raonic.

He fell out of the top 200 at world No. 213 on 15 January 2024.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# 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.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 A 1R Q1 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open A A A A A A Q3 Q1 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A Q3 A 3R 1R NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open A A A A Q1 A 1R A 1R A Q3 Q2 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0 / 11 3–11 21%
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A Z1 A PO QR RR 0 / 1 8–4 67%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 2 1 1 5 6 10 11 3 2 Career total: 42
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 6–5 4–7 6–12 5–14 2–5 0–4 26–54 33%
Year-end ranking 708 369 320 211 248 225 140 108 96 118 183 168

Doubles

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0 2 0 4 0 8
Titles / Finals 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
Overall win–loss 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 5–8
Year-end ranking 336 774 438 1198 448 731

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay   Dominic Thiem   Wesley Koolhof
  Matwé Middelkoop 		6–2, 3–6, [9–11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 40 (26–14 )

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (23–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–4)
Clay (14–8)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2012 Slovenia F2, Maribor Futures Clay   Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2013 Israel F4, Netanya Futures Hard   Stefan Seifert 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jul 2013 Austria F4, Kramsach Futures Clay   Janez Semrajc 5–7, 0–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2013 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay   Oliver Golding 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2–3 Aug 2013 Austria F7, Innsbruck Futures Clay   Laurent Lokoli 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2013 Turkey F40, Antalya Futures Hard   Mate Pavić 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Nov 2013 Greece F17, Heraklion Futures Hard   Federico Gaio 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–4 Feb 2014 Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay   Matteo Marrai 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 5–4 Feb 2014 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay   Marc Giner 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Mar 2014 Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay   Marco Cecchinato 4–6, 2–6
Loss 5–6 Jun 2014 Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay   Marc Giner 3–6, 1–6
Loss 5–7 Jul 2014 Germany F7, Kassel Futures Clay   Peter Torebko 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 6–7 Jul 2014 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay   Peter Heller 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 7–7 Aug 2014 Austria F7, Innsbruck Futures Clay   Bastian Trinker 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–7 Feb 2015 Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Jaroslav Pospíšil 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 9–7 Feb 2015 Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 10–7 Apr 2015 Turkey F13, Antalya Futures Hard   Tomislav Brkić 6–3, 6–3
Win 11–7 Apr 2015 Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Martin Fischer 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 12–7 Apr 2015 Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Mohamed Safwat 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–7 Sep 2015 Austria F10, St. Pölten Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–7 Apr 2016 Tunisia F14, Hammamet Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 15–7 May 2016 Turkey F18, Antalya Futures Hard   Marc Sieber 6–2, 6–2
Win 16–7 May 2016 Turkey F19, Antalya Futures Hard   Anıl Yüksel 6–1, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Nov 2016 Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Benjamin Bonzi 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 17–8 May 2017 Turkey F17, Antalya Futures Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas 6–2, 6–2
Win 18–8 May 2017 Turkey F18, Antalya Futures Clay   Marc Sieber 6–4, 6–4
Win 19–8 Aug 2017 Czech Republic F5, Pardubice Futures Clay   Alex Molčan 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 20–8 Aug 2017 Austria F5, Vogau Futures Clay   Franco Agamenone 6–3, 6–2
Win 21–8 Aug 2017 Austria F6, Innsbruck Futures Clay   Bruno Sant'Anna 6–3, 6–2
Win 22–8 Aug 2017 Serbia F3, Subotica Futures Clay   Gian Marco Moroni 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Win 23–8 Oct 2017 Turkey F36, Antalya Futures Clay   Mate Delić 6–3, 6–4
Loss 23–9 Mar 2018 Turkey F9, Antalya Futures Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 Taipei, Republic of China Challenger Hard (i)   Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 Ilkley, Great Britain Challenger Grass   Dominik Köpfer 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2-1 Nov 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i)   Damir Dzumhur 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i)   Henri Laaksonen 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2022 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay   Bernabé Zapata Miralles 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 2022 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Corentin Moutet 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win 3–4 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Wu Tung-lin 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Oct 2023 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard   Illya Marchenko 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 Austria F2, Kramsach Futures Clay   Maxim Dubarenco   Mislav Hižak
  Jeremy Jahn 		3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2013 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner   Sebastian Ofner
  Sebastian Stiefelmeyer 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 Turkey F40, Antalya Futures Hard   Pascal Brunner   Andriej Kapaś
  Grzegorz Panfil 		3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 2–2 Jun 2014 Austria F1, Seefeld Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner   Erik Elliott
  Jacob Kahoun 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2014 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner   Kirill Dmitriev
  Dmitry Popko 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Oct 2014 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Hard   Kirill Dmitriev   Janez Semrajc
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 		3–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss 3–4 Sep 2015 Austria F10, St. Pölten Futures Clay   Pascal Brunner   Lucas Miedler
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 		3–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 May 2017 Turkey F18, Antalya Futures Clay   Thomas Statzberger   Joel Cannell
  Ryan James Storrie 		6–0, 2–6, [14–12]
Loss 4–5 Jul 2017 Czech Republic F4, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay   Thomas Statzberger   Marek Gengel
  Matěj Vocel 		7–6(7–3), 1–6, [14–16]
Loss 4–6 Aug 2017 Serbia F3, Subotica Futures Clay   Thomas Statzberger   Vít Kopřiva
  Jaroslav Pospíšil 		2–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Record against top 10 players

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Novak's match record against those who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface.

:* As of 26 November 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Dennis Novak happy to return to Bresnik: "Since I've been with Günter, a lot has changed again"". 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "ATP Rankings | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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