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 August 2011, Dancevic became the first men's singles 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runners-up)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (8–9) |
| ITF Futures (7–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2002 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | José de Armas (VEN) | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2003 | USA F1, Tampa | Futures | Hard | Wolfgang Schranz (AUT) | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2003 | USA F2, Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | Matias Boeker (USA) | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2003 | Canada F1, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Rameez Junaid (AUS) | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2003 | Canada F2, Montréal | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery (USA) | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2003 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Eric Taino (USA) | 7–6(12–10), 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2003 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Petr Kralert (CZE) | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2004 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | Uros Vico (ITA) | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2004 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim (USA) | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2005 | Boston, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Paul Goldstein (USA) | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jan 2006 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) | 6–7(15–17), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2006 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Nicolas Mahut (FRA) | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | May 2006 | Atlanta, United States | Challenger | Clay | Diego Hartfield (ARG) | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | Jul 2006 | Granby, Canada (2) | Challenger | Hard | Tobias Clemens (GER) | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Apr 2007 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | Jun 2008 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Kevin Anderson (RSA) | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–10 | Sep 2008 | Lubbock, United States | Challenger | Hard | John Isner (USA) | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Mar 2012 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Igor Andreev (RUS) | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Apr 2012 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tim Smyczek (USA) | 5–7, retired |
| Win | 9–11 | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada (3) | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Lacko (SVK) | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–12 | May 2014 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Clay | Robby Ginepri (USA) | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–12 | Jun 2014 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Norbert Gombos (SVK) | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–13 | Mar 2015 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | John-Patrick Smith (AUS) | 7–6(13–11), 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 11–13 | Sep 2015 | Canada F8, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–13 | Sep 2015 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Tennys Sandgren (USA) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–13 | Sep 2015 | Canada F10, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh (IND) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Sep 2015 | Canada F11, Markham | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh (IND) | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–14 | May 2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina F2, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Kristijan Mesaroš (CRO) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 15–14 | Sep 2016 | Canada F7, Toronto (2) | Futures | Clay | Ivan Endara (ECU) | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runners-up)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (2–7) |
| ITF Futures (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2003 | USA F1, Tampa | Futures | Hard | Simon Larose (CAN) | Benjamin Cassaigne (FRA) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2003 | Canada F1, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Ryan Russell (JAM) | Trace Fielding (USA) Andrew Nisker (CAN) |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2004 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Brian Baker (USA) | Harel Levy (ISR) Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2005 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Johan Landsberg (SWE) Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2008 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Dušan Vemić (SRB) | Prakash Amritraj (IND) Jesse Levine (USA) |
3–6, 6–7(10–12) |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2013 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | Bradley Klahn (USA) Michael Venus (NZL) |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2014 | Champaign, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adil Shamasdin (CAN) | Ross William Guignon (USA) Tim Kopinski (USA) |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2015 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andriej Kapaś (POL) | Philipp Petzschner (GER) Tim Pütz (GER) |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2015 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Frank Moser (GER) | Philip Bester (CAN) Chris Guccione (AUS) |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2015 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sekou Bangoura (USA) | Johan Brunström (SWE) Nicholas Monroe (USA) |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–8 | May 2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina F2, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Nebojša Perić (SRB) | Lucas Miedler (AUT) David Pichler (AUT) |
2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–9 | Nov 2016 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Marko Tepavac (SRB) | Kevin Krawietz (GER) Albano Olivetti (FRA) |
4–6, 4–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | 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 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 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 / 19 | 5–19 | 21% |
Doubles performance timeline
This table is current through the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| 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 | 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 / 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.
| Season | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| No. | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Dancevic Rank |
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| 1. | Andy Roddick (USA) | 5 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | 109 |
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| 2. | David Nalbandian (ARG) | 7 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | 95 |