Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋko ʃkûɡor];[2] born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian professional tennis player who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour, and also specialized in doubles. He is best known for very powerful serve up to 230 km/h (143 mph) along with very strong groundstrokes. Along with doubles partner Croatian professional tennis player Nikola Mektić he reached the doubles semi-finals at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
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| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 20 September 1987[1] Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Alan Marić |
| Prize money | US$1,467,764 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 8–23 (25.8% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (25 April 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 398 (24 June 2019) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2011) |
| French Open | Q2 (2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | Q2 (2008, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 87–84 (50.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (22 April 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 32 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | 2R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2017, 2018) |
| US Open | 3R (2018) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
| French Open | 2R (2018) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2019) |
| US Open | QF (2018) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2016) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2020. | |
In November 2019, following the departure of Željko Krajan, he captained the Croatia Davis Cup team at the 2019 Davis Cup.[3]
Significant finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Nikola Mektić |  Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9] |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Croatia Open, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay |  Dušan Lajović |
 František Čermák Lukáš Rosol |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2017 | Swiss Open, Switzerland |
250 Series | Clay |  Jonathan Eysseric |
 Oliver Marach Philipp Oswald |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2018 | Hungarian Open, Hungary |
250 Series | Clay |  Dominic Inglot |
Matwé Middelkoop Andrés Molteni |
6–7(8–10), 6–1, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2018 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands |
250 Series | Grass | Dominic Inglot |
 Raven Klaasen Michael Venus |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2018 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Dominic Inglot |
 Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2019 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
250 Series | Clay | Jürgen Melzer |
Matwé Middelkoop Frederik Nielsen |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco |
Masters 1000 | Clay | Nikola Mektić |
Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2019 | Japan Open, Japan |
500 Series | Hard | Nikola Mektić |
Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2020 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria |
250 Series | Clay |  Austin Krajicek |
 Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partners | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 25–27 November 2016 | Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia |
Hard (i) | Marin Čilić Ivo Karlović Ivan Dodig |
Juan Martín del Potro Federico Delbonis Leonardo Mayer Guido Pella |
2–3 |
ATP Challenger Tour titles
Singles: 2
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 8 August 2010 | Beijing, China | Hard | Laurent Recouderc |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | 3 May 2015 | Anning, China | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gavin van Peperzeel |
7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles: 10
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 27 January 2013 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay |  Marcelo Demoliner |
 Sergio Galdós Marco Trungelliti |
7–6(10–8), 6–2 |
| 2. | 9 June 2013 | Arad, Romania (1) | Clay | Antonio Veić |
Facundo Bagnis  Julio César Campozano |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [11–9] |
| 3. | 18 August 2013 | Cordenons, Italy | Clay | Marin Draganja |
 Norbert Gombos Roman Jebavý |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 8 June 2014 | Arad, Romania (2) | Clay | Antonio Veić |
 Radu Albot Artem Sitak |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| 5. | 29 June 2014 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil |
Diego Schwartzman Horacio Zeballos |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | 14 August 2016 | Gatineau, Canada | Hard | Tristan Lamasine |
Jarryd Chaplin John-Patrick Smith |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 7. | 2 October 2016 | Orleans, France | Hard (i) | Nikola Mektić |
 Ariel Behar  Andrei Vasilevski |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 8. | 9 April 2017 | Sophia Antipolis, France | Clay | Tristan Lamasine |
Uladzimir Ignatik Jozef Kovalík |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 9. | 23 April 2017 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) |  Marco Chiudinelli |
 Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| 10. | 7 May 2017 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay |  Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan |
Rameez Junaid Lukáš Rosol |
6–3, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | PO | F | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–3 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 8–23 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 913 | 585 | 449 | 417 | 546 | 182 | 310 | 802 | 543 | 616 | 182 | 215 | 294 | 357 | 706 | 26% | |||
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2020 Rolex Paris Masters.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | SF | SF | 3R | NH | 0 / 3 | 10–3 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 0 / 13 | 18–13 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | NH | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 10–8 | 1–3 | 1 / 17 | 14–16 | |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | PO | F | 1R | A | A | QR | 0 / 3 | 2–2 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Career | |||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 6 / 9 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 11–9 | 31–25 | 25–26 | 16–13 | 97–92 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 1081 | 790 | 522 | 924 | 438 | 435 | 524 | 248 | 111 | 122 | 144 | 107 | 42 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 52% | ||
References
- "Franko Skugor". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Fránjo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Frȁnko
- "Franko Škugor novi izbornik reprezentacije, Ćorić progovorio o odnosima". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links
- Franko Škugor at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Franko Škugor at the International Tennis Federation
- Franko Škugor at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Croatian male doubles tennis players as of 30 November 2020 | |
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