Frank Dancevic

Biography

Frank Dancevic (born September 26, 1984 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 on September 10, 2007. In 2001, on the junior circuit, he won the Wimbledon doubles title and reached the Australian Open doubles final. Dancevic has reached two ATP singles finals, in 2007 in Indianapolis and in 2009 in Eastbourne. Also in 2007, he reached the ATP doubles final in Tokyo. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Rogers Cup in Montréal. He competed in singles at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, losing in the first round to the 9th seed Stan Wawrinka. In 2011, Dancevic became the first player, in one calendar year, to enter the main draw of all four Grand Slams by playing the qualifying competition for each event. He is currently the captain of the Canada Davis Cup team.

Dancevic's father is John and mother Doris. His mother is Québécoise, from Rouyn-Noranda, and his father is Serbian who originates from Apatin in Serbia. Dancevic has three younger sisters, Monika, born in 1986, who completed her NCAA tennis career at the University of Georgia in 2009. She was the NCAA number 35 ranked singles player as a sophomore for the Bulldogs in 2006–07 and has been ranked by the WTA as high as World No. 775. Also, Sonja and Kristina who are twins and born in 1989. Frank is married to Serbian model Nikolina Bojić. They married in September 2013 in a Serbian Orthodox church in his father's hometown of Apatin.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2007	Indianapolis Tennis Championships, United States	250 Series	Hard	Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jun 2009	Eastbourne International, United Kingdom	250 Series	Grass	Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)	3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2007	Japan Open Tennis Championships, Japan	250 Series	Hard	Stephen Huss (AUS)	Jordan Kerr (AUS) Robert Lindstedt (SWE)	4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runners-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour 125 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 110 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 100 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 90 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 80 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour prior to 2019 (8–9)

Titles by surface Hard (6–5) Clay (1–3) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2003	Granby, Canada	$50,000	Hard	Eric Taino (USA)	7–6(12–10), 6–1
Win	2–0	Jul 2003	Lexington, United States	$50,000	Hard	Petr Kralert (CZE)	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jul 2004	Aptos, United States	$50,000	Hard	Kevin Kim (USA)	6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss	2–2	Nov 2005	Boston, United States	$75,000	Hard (i)	Paul Goldstein (USA)	7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jan 2006	Waikoloa, United States	$50,000	Hard	Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)	6–7(15–17), 6–2, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Feb 2006	Besançon, France	$100,000	Hard (i)	Nicolas Mahut (FRA)	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–4	May 2006	Atlanta, United States	$25,000	Clay	Diego Hartfield (ARG)	5–7, 0–6
Win	4–4	Jul 2006	Granby, Canada (2)	$50,000	Hard	Tobias Clemens (GER)	6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss	4–5	Apr 2007	Paget, Bermuda	$100,000	Clay	Mariano Zabaleta (ARG)	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win	5–5	Jun 2008	Surbiton, United Kingdom	$50,000	Grass	Kevin Anderson (RSA)	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	5–6	Sep 2008	Lubbock, United States	$50,000	Hard	John Isner (USA)	6–7(2–7), 6–4, 2–6
Win	6–6	Mar 2012	Dallas, United States	$125,000	Hard	Igor Andreev (RUS)	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss	6–7	Apr 2012	Tallahassee, United States	$50,000	Hard	Tim Smyczek (USA)	5–7, retired
Win	7–7	Jul 2013	Granby, Canada (3)	$50,000	Hard	Lukáš Lacko (SVK)	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Loss	7–8	May 2014	Tallahassee, United States	$50,000	Clay	Robby Ginepri (USA)	3–6, 4–6
Win	8–8	Jun 2014	Košice, Slovakia	$40,000	Clay	Norbert Gombos (SVK)	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	8–9	Mar 2015	Drummondville, Canada	$50,000	Hard (i)	John-Patrick Smith (AUS)	7–6(13–11), 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runners-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour 125 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 110 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 100 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 90 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour 80 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour prior to 2019 (2–7)

Titles by surface Hard (2–7) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2004	Granby, Canada	$50,000	Hard	Brian Baker (USA)	Harel Levy (ISR) Davide Sanguinetti (ITA)	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	1–1	Jul 2005	Granby, Canada	$50,000	Hard	Philip Bester (CAN)	Johan Landsberg (SWE) Lu Yen-hsun (TPE)	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss	1–2	Nov 2008	Louisville, United States	$50,000	Hard (i)	Dušan Vemić (SRB)	Prakash Amritraj (IND) Jesse Levine (USA)	3–6, 6–7(10–12)
Win	2–2	Jul 2013	Lexington, United States	$50,000	Hard	Peter Polansky (CAN)	Bradley Klahn (USA) Michael Venus (NZL)	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Nov 2014	Champaign, United States	$50,000	Hard (i)	Adil Shamasdin (CAN)	Ross William Guignon (USA) Tim Kopinski (USA)	6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss	2–4	Feb 2015	Wrocław, Poland	$100,000	Hard (i)	Andriej Kapaś (POL)	Philipp Petzschner (GER) Tim Pütz (GER)	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss	2–5	Mar 2015	Drummondville, Canada	$50,000	Hard (i)	Frank Moser (GER)	Philip Bester (CAN) Chris Guccione (AUS)	4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	2–6	Jul 2015	Winnetka, United States	$50,000	Hard	Sekou Bangoura (USA)	Johan Brunström (SWE) Nicholas Monroe (USA)	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	2–7	Nov 2016	Ortisei, Italy	$75,000	Hard (i)	Marko Tepavac (SRB)	Kevin Krawietz (GER) Albano Olivetti (FRA)	4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runners-up)

Legend ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–0) ITF $10,000 / ITF $15,000 tournaments (6–5)

Titles by surface Hard (4–4) Clay (3–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2002	USA F12, Tampa	$15,000	Clay	José de Armas (VEN)	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jan 2003	USA F1, Tampa	$10,000	Hard	Wolfgang Schranz (AUT)	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jan 2003	USA F2, Kissimmee	$10,000	Hard	Matias Boeker (USA)	2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	1–3	Jun 2003	Canada F1, Mississauga	$10,000	Hard	Rameez Junaid (AUS)	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2–3	Jun 2003	Canada F2, Montréal	$10,000	Hard	Huntley Montgomery (USA)	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	2–4	Mar 2004	France F5, Poitiers	$15,000	Hard (i)	Uros Vico (ITA)	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win	3–4	Sep 2015	Canada F8, Calgary	$15,000	Hard	Gonzalo Escobar (ECU)	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–4	Sep 2015	Canada F9, Toronto	$15,000	Clay	Tennys Sandgren (USA)	7–5, 6–3
Win	5–4	Sep 2015	Canada F10, Toronto	$15,000	Hard	Sanam Singh (IND)	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–5	Sep 2015	Canada F11, Markham	$15,000	Hard	Sanam Singh (IND)	4–6, 2–6
Win	6–5	May 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina F2, Brčko	$10,000	Clay	Kristijan Mesaroš (CRO)	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Win	7–5	Sep 2016	Canada F7, Toronto (2)	$25,000	Clay	Ivan Endara (ECU)	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend ITF $25,000 tournaments (0–0) ITF $10,000 / ITF $15,000 tournaments (1–2)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2003	USA F1, Tampa	$10,000	Hard	Simon Larose (CAN)	Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK)	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jun 2003	Canada F1, Mississauga	$10,000	Hard	Ryan Russell (JAM)	Trace Fielding (USA) Andrew Nisker (CAN)	4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	1–2	May 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina F2, Brčko	$10,000	Clay	Nebojša Perić (SRB)	Lucas Miedler (AUT) David Pichler (AUT)	2–6, 6–4, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2001	Australian Open	Hard	Giovanni Lapentti (ECU)	Ytai Abougzir (USA) Luciano Vitullo (ARG)	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Giovanni Lapentti (ECU)	Bruno Echagaray (MEX) Santiago González (MEX)	6–1, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2018 US Open.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q3	Q3	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	Q1	1R	Q1	Q1	A	Q2		0 / 5	1–5	17%
French Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	1R	Q1	A	1R	1R	Q3	Q3	Q1	A	A	A		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	Q2	1R	2R	2R	1R	Q1	1R	A	Q2	2R	Q1	A	Q1	A		0 / 6	3–6	33%
US Open	Q2	Q2	Q2	Q2	1R	1R	Q1	Q3	1R	Q1	2R	1R	A	Q2	Q3	A		0 / 5	1–5	17%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–0	0–4	0–1	1–1	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 19	5–19	21%

Doubles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2018 US Open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 2	0–2	0%

Wins over top-10 opponents

Dancevic has a 2–13 (13%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Wins over top-10 opponents per season

Season	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

No.	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Dancevic Rank
2007
1.	Andy Roddick (USA)	5	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	SF	6–4, 7–6(7–1)	109
2008
2.	David Nalbandian (ARG)	7	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	1R	6–4, 6–2, 6–4	95