Tennys Loren Sandgren II[1] (/ˈtɛnɪs ˈsændɡrən/ TEN-iss SAND-grən;[2][3] born July 22, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 41 on January 14, 2019. He played two years of college tennis at the University of Tennessee before launching his professional career.

Tennys Sandgren
Sandgren at the 2023 Cary Challenger
Full nameTennys Loren Sandgren II
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGallatin, Tennessee, US
Born (1991-07-22) July 22, 1991 (age 33)
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Prize moneyUS$3,560,718
Singles
Career record47–76
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 41 (January 14, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 266 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2018, 2020)
French Open2R (2020)
Wimbledon4R (2019)
US Open3R (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record16–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 115 (January 6, 2014)
Current rankingNo. 634 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020, 2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US OpenQF (2018)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2020)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

He broke into the top 100 of the ATP rankings toward the end of 2017 after competing mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Early life

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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. Davey Sandgren was also a tennis player who achieved a career-high ATP ranking of 800 in doubles in 2009.

Sandgren, who was named Tennys after his Swedish great-grandfather, was home-schooled and was coached by his mother. He started playing tennis at age five.

Junior career

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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.[4]

Junior majors

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Australian Open: –
French Open: 3R (2009)
Wimbledon: 2R (2009)
US Open: 2R (2009)

College career

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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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

He was also a member of the USTA Summer Collegiate Team after his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Professional career

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2011–2016: early years, Futures success and first Challenger title

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Sandgren in action during the 2013 Challenger of Dallas

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.[8] 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

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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.[9] 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.[10] A semifinals appearance in Prostějov 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 Čilić.

2018: Australian Open quarterfinal, maiden ATP final and top 50 debut

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Sandgren at the 2018 French Open

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 Jérémy Chardy. In the second round, he defeated 2014 champion and ninth seed Stan Wawrinka, marking his first victory against a Top 10 ranked player.[11] Following a victory over Maximilian Marterer in the third round, Sandgren defeated world No. 5 Dominic Thiem in Sandgren's first five-set match.[12] He lost to Chung in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[13]

In the run up to the quarterfinal he was involved in controversy when he was publicly criticized by Serena Williams for making anti-LGBTQ comments.

As the No. 1 seed, Sandgren was defeated 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.[14] He entered the top 50 reaching a career-high of World No. 47 on April 16, 2018.

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

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Sandgren at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships

In January, Sandgren won his maiden ATP Tour title at the Auckland Open.[15] He achieved his career high in the singles rankings at World No. 41 on January 14, 2019. 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 US Open. At the end of the season, a fractured toe kept him inactive, and his ranking sank back out of the top 50.

2020: Second Australian Open quarterfinal, top 50 year-end ranking

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Sandgren again made it to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open, where he lost in five tight sets against Roger Federer, after having seven match points.[16]

2021: Loss of form, out of top 50, Olympics debut

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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 where he lost in the first round.[17]

Sandgren qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round in singles but reached the semifinals in doubles partnering Austin Krajicek where they lost to eventual champions Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić.[18] The pair lost subsequently in the bronze medal match to the New Zealand pair of Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus.[19]

2022: Missed Australian Open due to vaccine mandate, out of top 400

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Sandgren opted not to participate in the 2022 Australian Open due to the Australian Federal Government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for visitors to Australia.[20] When Novak Djokovic had his Australian visa rescinded upon arrival to play in the tournament, Sandgren's comment on Twitter in response to the Victorian state government's position on the matter was "LOL trusting the science again".[21]

Performance timelines

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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

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Current through the 2024 Dallas Open.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 QF 1R QF 1R A A A 0 / 4 8–4
French Open A A A A Q1 A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q2 A A 0 / 5 1–5
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A Q2 1R 4R NH 2R A A A 0 / 3 4–3
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 A Q1 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R A Q2 A 0 / 5 3–5
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 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 17 16–17
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 1R NH A 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R NH 2R 1R Q2 A 0 / 4 2–4
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R NH 2R Q1 A A 0 / 3 1–3
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A 1R A NH A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A 1R A NH Q1 A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R Q1 A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A NH A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 3R Q2 A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A A A A Q1 A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A Q2 A 1R A A A A 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 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 12 5–12
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 18 13 16 3 0 1 77
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 8–16 0–3 0–0 0–1 47–76
Year-end ranking 980 1361 540 233 183 660 261 191 96 61 68 49 96 265 259 38%

Doubles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A A A 0 / 3 2–3
French Open A A A A A A A 1R A 1R 2R A A A 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon A A A A A A Q1 A A NH 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A 1R A A A QF 1R A A A A 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 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 6–10
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 4th NH A 0 / 1 3–2
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 4 8 0 0 0 26
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 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 6–9 0–0 0–0 0–0 16–27
Year-end ranking 650 163 133 316 194 347 444 152 261 229 256 332 558 37%

Olympic medal matches

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Doubles: 1 (4th place)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2021 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan Hard   Austin Krajicek   Marcus Daniell
  Michael Venus
6–7(3–7), 2–6

ATP career finals

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

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States 250 Series Clay   Steve Johnson 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2019 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard   Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard   Nicholas Monroe   Łukasz Kubot
  Marcelo Melo
7–6(8–6), 1–6, [3–10]

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 27 (15–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–5)
ITF Futures (11–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–6)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2011 USA F20, Godfrey Futures Hard   Rudolf Siwy 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 Aug 2011 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard   Bassam Beidas 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 Mar 2012 USA F7, Calabasas Futures Hard   Daniel Kosakowski 6–3, 7–5
Win 4–0 Apr 2012 USA F10, Little Rock Futures Hard   John Peers 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4–1 May 2012 USA F12, Orange Park Futures Clay   Gerald Melzer 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 5–1 May 2012 USA F13, Tampa Futures Clay   Bjorn Fratangelo 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–1 Sep 2012 Canada F9, Markham Futures Hard (i)   Peter Polansky 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–2 Jul 2013 Canada F4, Saskatoon Futures Hard   Austin Krajicek 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 7–2 Nov 2013 Champaign, United States Challenger Hard (i)   Sam Groth 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–2 Mar 2015 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard (i)   Philip Bester 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 8–3 Mar 2015 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard (i)   Edward Corrie 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 8–4 May 2015 USA F16, Tampa Futures Clay   Thales Turini 2–6, 5–7
Loss 8–5 Jun 2015 USA F16A, Winston-Salem Futures Clay   Matija Pecotić 2–6, 3–6
Win 9–5 Jun 2015 USA F16B, Charlottesville Futures Hard   Ernesto Escobedo 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–6 Sep 2015 Canada F9, Toronto Futures Clay   Frank Dancevic 5–7, 3–6
Loss 9–7 Apr 2016 USA F12, Memphis Futures Hard   Denis Shapovalov 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 10–7 Jun 2016 USA F17, Charlottesville Futures Hard   Dennis Nevolo 6–3, 6–3
Win 11–7 Jul 2016 USA F24, Godfrey Futures Hard   Facundo Mena 6–0, 6–4
Win 12–7 Jul 2016 USA F25, Edwardsville Futures Hard   Marc Polmans 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–3
Loss 12–8 Nov 2016 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard (i)   Stefan Kozlov 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 13–8 Feb 2017 Tempe, United States Challenger Hard   Nikola Milojević 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 13–9 Apr 2017 Sarasota, United States Challenger Clay   Frances Tiafoe 3–6, 4–6
Win 14–9 May 2017 Savannah, United States Challenger Clay   João Pedro Sorgi 6–4, 6–3
Loss 14–10 Oct 2017 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard   Cameron Norrie 2–6, 3–6
Loss 14–11 Nov 2017 Charlottesville, United States Challenger Hard (i)   Tim Smyczek 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 14–12 Apr 2019 Sarasota, United States Challenger Clay   Tommy Paul 3–6, 4–6
Win 15–12 Oct 2022 Las Vegas, United States Challenger Hard   Stefan Kozlov 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 28 (18–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (9–7)
ITF Futures (9–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–9)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2010 USA F17,
Pittsburgh
Futures Clay   Rhyne Williams   Greg Ouellette
  Vasek Pospisil
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 2–0 Sep 2011 Canada F6,
Toronto
Futures Hard   Rhyne Williams   Chase Buchanan
  Peter Kobelt
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Sep 2011 Canada F7,
Markham
Futures Hard (i)   Rhyne Williams   Milan Pokrajac
  Peter Polansky
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 3–1 Feb 2012 USA F5,
Brownsville
Futures Hard   Rhyne Williams   Ruben Gonzales
  Chris Kwon
7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win 4–1 Mar 2012 USA F6,
Harlingen
Futures Hard   Rhyne Williams   Thomas Fabbiano
  Wu Di
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6]
Win 5–1 Apr 2012 USA F10,
Little Rock
Futures Hard   Greg Ouellette   Marvin Barker
  Edward Corrie
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8]
Loss 5–2 Jul 2012 Lexington,
United States
Challenger Hard   Rhyne Williams   Austin Krajicek
  John Peers
1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 5–3 Sep 2012 Canada F8,
Toronto
Futures Hard   Chase Buchanan   Márton Fucsovics
  Ante Pavić
2–6, 4–6
Win 6–3 Sep 2011 Canada F9,
Markham
Futures Hard (i)   Chase Buchanan   Carsten Ball
  Peter Polansky
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 7–3 Oct 2012 Sacramento,
United States
Challenger Hard   Rhyne Williams   Devin Britton
  Austin Krajicek
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Loss 7–4 Jan 2013 Maui,
United States
Challenger Hard   Rhyne Williams   Lee Hsin-han
  Peng Hsien-yin
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [5–10]
Loss 7–5 Feb 2013 Dallas,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Rhyne Williams   Alex Kuznetsov
  Mischa Zverev
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10]
Win 8–5 May 2013 Tallahassee,
United States
Challenger Clay   Austin Krajicek   Greg Jones
  Peter Polansky
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 9–5 Jul 2013 Canada F4,
Saskatoon
Futures Hard   Austin Krajicek   Roman Borvanov
  Milan Pokrajac
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 10–5 Sep 2013 İzmir,
Turkey
Challenger Hard   Austin Krajicek   Brydan Klein
  Dane Propoggia
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 10–6 Nov 2013 Champaign,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Austin Krajicek   Edward Corrie
  Daniel Smethurst
6–7(5–7), 6–0, [7–10]
Win 11–6 Jan 2014 Nouméa,
New Caledonia
Challenger Hard   Austin Krajicek   Ante Pavić
  Blaž Rola
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 12–6 Jan 2015 Nouméa,
New Caledonia
Challenger Hard   Austin Krajicek   Jarmere Jenkins
  Bradley Klahn
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss 12–7 Jun 2015 USA F16A,
Winston-Salem
Futures Hard   Rhyne Williams   Julio Peralta
  Matt Seeberger
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 13–7 Sep 2015 Canada F9,
Toronto
Futures Clay   Chase Buchanan   Sami Reinwein
  Justin S. Shane
6–1, 6–3
Win 14–7 Nov 2015 Charlottesville,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Chase Buchanan   Peter Polansky
  Adil Shamasdin
3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 15–7 Apr 2016 USA F13,
Little Rock
Futures Hard   Ryan Lipman   Nick Chappell
  Dane Webb
6–3, 6–2
Win 16–7 Nov 2016 Champaign,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Austin Krajicek   Luke Bambridge
  Liam Broady
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 16–8 Jan 2017 Maui,
United States
Challenger Hard   Bradley Klahn   Austin Krajicek
  Jackson Withrow
4–6, 3–6
Loss 16–9 Nov 2018 Knoxville,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Hunter Reese   Toshihide Matsui
  Frederik Nielsen
6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win 17–9 Jan 2022 Columbus,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Mikael Torpegaard   Luca Margaroli
  Yasutaka Uchiyama
5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 18–9 Nov 2022 Knoxville,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Hunter Reese   Martin Damm
  Mitchell Krueger
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–5]
Loss 18–10 Apr 2024 Sarasota,
United States
Challenger Clay   Ethan Quinn   Tristan Boyer
  Oliver Crawford
4–6, 2–6

Record against top 10 players

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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.

* As of 8 January 2024

Top 10 wins

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  • He has a 4–10 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2018 2019 2020 Total
Wins 2 1 1 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score TSR
2018
1.   Stan Wawrinka 8 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 97
2.   Dominic Thiem 5 Australian Open, Australia Hard 4R 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–3 97
2019
3.   Fabio Fognini 10 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 3R 6–3, 7–6(14–12), 6–3 94
2020
4.   Matteo Berrettini 8 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 100

World TeamTennis

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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.[22]

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.

Personal life

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Sandgren married his girlfriend Christianna Burkee on December 2, 2023.[23]

References

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