Dennis Novak
Novak at the 2022 French Open
Full nameDennis Novak
Country (sports) Austria
ResidencePottendorf, Austria
Born (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 30)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGünter Bresnik (2021–)[1]
Prize moneyUS$ $1,921,218
Singles
Career record26–54 (32.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 213 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2020, 2021)
French Open1R (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2018)
US Open1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record5–8 (38.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 283 (12 June 2017)
Current rankingNo. 701 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2020)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

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.

Professional career

2013

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: Grand Slam debut, Wimbledon third round

2019: Two Challenger titles

In April, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Taipei. In November, he won his second at the 2019 Slovak Open.

2020: Top 100 debut

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: Wimbledon second round, Austrian No.1

He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022.

2023

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

Performance timelines

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

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

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

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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 Austria Dominic Thiem Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 		6–2, 3–6, [9–11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 40 (26–14 )

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

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

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 Moldova Maxim Dubarenco Croatia Mislav Hižak
Germany Jeremy Jahn 		3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2013 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay Austria Pascal Brunner Austria Sebastian Ofner
Austria Sebastian Stiefelmeyer 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 Turkey F40, Antalya Futures Hard Austria Pascal Brunner Poland Andriej Kapaś
Poland Grzegorz Panfil 		3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 2–2 Jun 2014 Austria F1, Seefeld Futures Clay Austria Pascal Brunner United States Erik Elliott
Switzerland Jacob Kahoun 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2014 Austria F6, Wels Futures Clay Austria Pascal Brunner Russia Kirill Dmitriev
Kazakhstan Dmitry Popko 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Oct 2014 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Hard Russia Kirill Dmitriev Slovenia Janez Semrajc
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 		3–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss 3–4 Sep 2015 Austria F10, St. Pölten Futures Clay Austria Pascal Brunner Austria Lucas Miedler
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 		3–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 May 2017 Turkey F18, Antalya Futures Clay Austria Thomas Statzberger United Kingdom Joel Cannell
United Kingdom Ryan James Storrie 		6–0, 2–6, [14–12]
Loss 4–5 Jul 2017 Czech Republic F4, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay Austria Thomas Statzberger Czech Republic Marek Gengel
Czech Republic Matěj Vocel 		7–6(7–3), 1–6, [14–16]
Loss 4–6 Aug 2017 Serbia F3, Subotica Futures Clay Austria Thomas Statzberger Czech Republic Vít Kopřiva
Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil 		2–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Record against top 10 players

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

  1. ^ "Dennis Novak happy to return to Bresnik: "Since I've been with Günter, a lot has changed again"". 30 November 2021.

External links

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