Tennys Sandgren
Tennys Sandgren II (/ˈtɛnɪs ˈsændɡrən/ TEN-iss SAND-grən;[1][2] born July 22, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who broke into the Top 100 of the ATP rankings toward the end of 2017 after competing mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour for many years. Born and raised in Gallatin, Tennessee, he played two years of college tennis at the University of Tennessee before launching his professional career.
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Residence | Gallatin, Tennessee, US |
Born | Gallatin, Tennessee, USA | July 22, 1991
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Michael Russell |
Prize money | US$ 2,871,762 (Singles & Doubles Combined) |
Singles | |
Career record | 39–56 (41.1% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (14 January 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 50 (1 February 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2018, 2020) |
French Open | 2R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2019) |
US Open | 3R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 10–18 (35.7%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (6 January 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 234 (1 February 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
French Open | 1R (2018, 2020) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) |
US Open | QF (2018) |
Last updated on: 1 February 2021. |
Early life
Sandgren's parents, South African Lia Lourens and American David Sandgren, met at a tennis club in Johannesburg. They married and moved to Tennessee in 1988 with Sandgren's older brother, Davey.
Sandgren, who was named Tennys after his Swedish great-grandfather, was home-schooled and is coached by his mother. Davey Sandgren is also a tennis player who achieved a career-high ATP ranking of 800 in doubles in 2009.
Junior career
As a junior, Sandgren compiled a singles win/loss record of 70-38 (and 53-35 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 9 in the combined ITF junior world rankings in April 2009.[3]
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 3R (2009)
Wimbledon: 2R (2009)
US Open: 2R (2009)
College career
Sandgren was a January midseason addition to the Tennessee Volunteers' 2010 tennis roster, joining older brother, Davey, who was a senior All-American on the team.[4] Coached by Sam Winterbotham and Chris Woodruff, the younger Sandgren immediately strengthened the middle of the Vols' singles lineup, going 10-0 in Southeastern Conference play at the No. 4 position to help the team win the SEC regular-season and tournament titles.[5] The team reached the NCAA team finals that year.
As a sophomore, Sandgren reached the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championships, losing to teammate, roommate and doubles partner Rhyne Williams in three sets. He finished the season with a 37-6 record and his 10-1 record in conference helped the Vols to an SEC regular-season title. He finished his career with a 60-12 singles record (83.33 percent), the third-best career winning percentage in Tennessee history.[6]
He was also a member of the USTA Summer Collegiate Team after his freshman and sophomore seasons.
Professional career
2011–2016: Early years, Futures success and first Challenger title

Sandgren turned professional in 2011, playing mostly at the ITF Futures level through 2012. In 2013, his ATP ranking remained inside the top 300 for nearly the entire year, allowing him to play on the Challenger Tour for much of the season. In his final tournament of the year, Sandgren won his first final at Challenger level in Champaign to crack the Top 200 for the first time.
In 2014, Sandgren missed half of the year after undergoing hip surgery near the beginning of the season.[7] Upon returning to the court, it took him nearly a year to get back to the Top 250 and the Challenger level. Sandgren returned to the Top 200 in November 2016, when he reached his second career Challenger final in Columbus, almost three years after he first achieved these two milestones.
2017: Challenger Tour breakthrough, top 100
In 2017, Sandgren reached five Challenger finals, winning two of them in Tempe and Savannah. He qualified for his first tournament on the ATP World Tour, the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston.[8] Sandgren's success earned him a wildcard berth into the main draw of the French Open. In his Grand Slam debut, Sandgren lost in the first round to Mikhail Kukushkin.[9] A semifinals appearance in Prostejov helped him to break into the Top 100. He recorded his first two ATP World Tour wins at the Washington Open in early August, including a victory over No. 20 Nick Kyrgios. At the U.S. Open, Sandgren lost in the first round to No. 7 Marin Cilic.
2018: Australian Open quarterfinal, maiden ATP final
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Sandgren began the 2018 season with a first-round loss to Gilles Simon in Pune. He followed with a loss to Casper Ruud in the second qualifying round at the Auckland Open. Sandgren received entry into the main draw of the tournament as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of Kyle Edmund. In the first round of the main draw, he lost in three sets to Hyeon Chung, winner of the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan, Italy, two months prior. Making his Australian Open main draw debut, Sandgren won his opening match against French player Jeremy Chardy. In the second round, he defeated 2014 champion and ninth seed Stan Wawrinka, marking his first victory against a Top 10 ranked player.[10] Following a victory over Maximilian Marterer in the third round, Sandgren defeated world No. 5 Dominic Thiem in Sandgren’s first five-set match.[11] He lost to Chung in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[12]
As the No. 1 seed, Sandgren was defeated 1-6, 2-6 in the first round of qualification for the Argentina Open by world No. 188 Facundo Bagnis. He lost in the second round of the Rio Open, the first round of the Brasil Open, the second round in Indian Wells and the first round in Miami.
At the beginning of the clay season, Sandgren reached his first final on the ATP World Tour at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, but lost to Steve Johnson.[13]
Sandgren lost in the first round of the Monte Carlo Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. He suffered another first-round loss in Barcelona to Malek Jaziri, also in straight sets.
Following a first-round loss against Frances Tiafoe at the Estoril Open, Sandgren suffered his fourth consecutive first round loss, losing in straight sets to Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open.
After having reached the quarterfinals at the Geneva Open, Sandgren was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by world No. 177 Hubert Hurkacz. He lost in the first round of the doubles tournament in straight sets.
In the first round of Wimbledon, Sandgren was knocked out by eventual champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets, winning only six games.
In the first round of the U.S. Open, Sandgren beat Viktor Troicki in straight sets before losing to Djokovic in four sets in the second round.
2019: First ATP title
In January, Sandgren won his maiden ATP Tour title at the Auckland Open.[14] He achieved his career high in rankings at 41 on January 14. However, after the title, Sandgren suffered a 9-match tour-level losing streak, which he finally snapped at Wimbledon, where he reached the fourth round before losing to Sam Querrey. He then reached the quarterfinals at Newport and the third round at the U.S. Open. At the end of the season, a fractured toe kept him inactive, and his ranking sank back out of the top 100.
2020: Second Australian Open quarterfinal
Sandgren again made it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where he lost in five tight sets against Roger Federer, after holding (and losing) seven match points.[15]
2021
Having tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020, Sandgren returned the same result in January 2021, but was deemed to be "non-infectious" and was allowed entry into Australia to compete in the Australian Open.[16]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | QF | 1R | QF | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 4R | NH | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
US Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 15–13 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 3–9 |
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2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | ||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 58 | |
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 16–20 | 13–17 | 8–13 | 1–1 | 40–57 | |
Year-end ranking | 980 | 1361 | 540 | 233 | 183 | 660 | 261 | 191 | 96 | 61 | 68 | 49 | 41% |
Doubles
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 4–8 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 10–18 | |||
Year-end ranking | 650 | 163 | 133 | 316 | 194 | 347 | 444 | 152 | 261 | 229 | 36% |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2019 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
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 | Aug 2019 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 1–6, [3–10] |
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 26 (14–12)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2011 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 2011 | USA F21, Decatur | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2012 | USA F7, Calabasas | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2012 | USA F10, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 4–1 | May 2012 | USA F12, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 5–1 | May 2012 | USA F13, Tampa | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2012 | Canada F9, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2013 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 7–2 | Nov 2013 | Champaign, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 8–2 | Mar 2015 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 8–3 | Mar 2015 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–4 | May 2015 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2015 | USA F16A, Winston-Salem | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–5 | Jun 2015 | USA F16B, Charlottesville | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2015 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–7 | Apr 2016 | USA F12, Memphis | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 10–7 | Jun 2016 | USA F17, Charlottesville | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 11–7 | Jul 2016 | USA F24, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 12–7 | Jul 2016 | USA F25, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–8 | Nov 2016 | Columbus, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 13–8 | Feb 2017 | Tempe, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–9 | Apr 2017 | Sarasota, US | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–9 | May 2017 | Savannah, US | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–10 | Oct 2017 | Tiburon, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 14–11 | Nov 2017 | Charlottesville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 14–12 | Apr 2019 | Sarasota, US | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 25 (16–9)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2010 | USA F17, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2011 | Canada F6, Toronto | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2011 | Canada F7, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2012 | USA F5, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Win | 4–1 | Mar 2012 | USA F6, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6] |
Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | USA F10, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8] |
Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2012 | Lexington, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2012 | Canada F8, Toronto | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2011 | Canada F9, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 7–3 | Oct 2012 | Sacramento, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Loss | 7–4 | Jan 2013 | Maui, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 2–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 7–5 | Feb 2013 | Dallas, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10] |
Win | 8–5 | May 2013 | Tallahassee, US | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 9–5 | Jul 2013 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 10–5 | Sep 2013 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2013 | Champaign, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–0, [7–10] |
Win | 11–6 | Jan 2014 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 12–6 | Jan 2015 | Nouméa, New Caledonia (2) | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
Loss | 12–7 | Jun 2015 | USA F16A, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 13–7 | Sep 2015 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 14–7 | Nov 2015 | Charlottesville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 15–7 | Apr 2016 | USA F13, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Nov 2016 | Champaign, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 16–8 | Jan 2017 | Maui, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16–9 | Nov 2018 | Knoxville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
Top 10 wins
- He has a 4–7 (36.4%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TS Rank |
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2018 | |||||||
1. | ![]() |
8 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | 97 |
2. | ![]() |
5 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–3 | 97 |
2019 | |||||||
3. | ![]() |
10 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 3R | 6–3, 7–6(14–12), 6–3 | 94 |
2020 | |||||||
4. | ![]() |
8 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 2R | 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 | 100 |
Record against top 10 players
Sandgren's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (former #1 in bold). Only ATP Tour main-draw matches are considered.
Fabio Fognini 2–2
Matteo Berrettini 1–0
Lucas Pouille 1–0
Dominic Thiem 1–0
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–0
Stan Wawrinka 1–0
Andy Murray 1–1
Gilles Simon 1–2
Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1
Marin Čilić 0–1
Grigor Dimitrov 0–1
Roger Federer 0-1
Diego Schwartzman 0–1
Andrey Rublev 0–1
Janko Tipsarević 0–1
Alexander Zverev 0–1
David Ferrer 0–2
John Isner 0–2
Denis Shapovalov 0–2
Novak Djokovic 0–3
- * As of 12 October 2020
World TeamTennis
Sandgren has played two seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2015 when he debuted in the league with the California Dream and then again in 2018 with the Washington Kastles. It was announced that he will join the Orlando Storm during the 2020 season set to begin July 12.[17]
Sandgren posted a 9-6 singles record throughout the season, posting a winning percentage (games won-lost) of 53%, the second-highest in the league. He also paired up with Ken Skupski in men's doubles as well as Jessica Pegula in mixed doubles to help the Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs. The Storm would ultimately fall to the Chicago Smash in the semifinals.
Alleged support for alt-right
Sandgren's activity on Twitter came under scrutiny during the 2018 Australian Open when it was noted that he was a follower of a number of right wing individuals and organizations, including co-founder and former leader of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson, and activist Nicholas Fuentes.
Sandgren has debated racial injustice in America with fellow tennis player James Blake on Twitter. During the exchange he denied systemic racism exists in the US because the country elected a black president. Sandgren tweeted "I just don't know how a country that practices systematic racism elected a black pres, twice”.[18] In now-deleted Twitter posts, he has made derogatory statements about black people and Muslims, and said a visit to a gay club had "left his eyes bleeding". [19]. He tweeted his belief in the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory, calling it "sickening" and saying the "collective evidence was too much to ignore". He is a supporter of former US President Donald Trump.[20]
When questioned on his social media activity, Sandgren said he found some of the alt-right content interesting, but that to fully support alt-right beliefs would be incompatible with his Christian faith.[21][22][23][24] He later clarified: "Definitely not all 'alt-right' content is interesting, just some individuals' specific content".
Within 48 hours of the controversy emerging, Sandgren had deleted several years of tweets, claiming he wanted to create a "version of a cleaner start".[25]
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