Austrian tennis player
Dennis Novak (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈnoːvak] ; born 28 August 1993, in Wiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian professional tennis player. Novak achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020.
Professional career [ edit ]
Novak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he defeated Matthias Haim, Lorenzo Giustino and Tihomir Grozdanov in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, Novak lost to compatriot Andreas Haider-Maurer .
2018-2020: Major debut & third round, Two Challenger titles, top 100[ edit ]
In April 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Taipei . In November, he won his second at the 2019 Slovak Open .
He made his debut in the top 100 on 13 January 2020 at world No. 99 and reached a career high ranking of No. 85 on 2 March 2020.
2022-2024: Austrian No.1, out of top 200[ edit ]
He reached the second round at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships for a second time with a win over Facundo Bagnis .
He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022 ranked at No. 133.[ 2]
He qualified for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships for a third consecutive year but lost to Milos Raonic .
He fell out of the top 200 at world No. 213 on 15 January 2024.
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.
Current through the 2022 Davis Cup .
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 40 (26–14 )[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (23–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–4)
Clay (14–8)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2012
Slovenia F2, Maribor
Futures
Clay
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
3–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Mar 2013
Israel F4, Netanya
Futures
Hard
Stefan Seifert
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Jul 2013
Austria F4, Kramsach
Futures
Clay
Janez Semrajc
5–7, 0–6
Win
2–2
Aug 2013
Austria F6, Wels
Futures
Clay
Oliver Golding
6–2, 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–1)
Loss
2–3
Aug 2013
Austria F7, Innsbruck
Futures
Clay
Laurent Lokoli
6–7(1–7) , 3–6
Loss
2–4
Oct 2013
Turkey F40, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Mate Pavić
4–6, 2–6
Win
3–4
Nov 2013
Greece F17, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Federico Gaio
6–4, 6–2
Win
4–4
Feb 2014
Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Matteo Marrai
7–6(7–5) , 6–1
Win
5–4
Feb 2014
Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Marc Giner
6–4, 6–4
Loss
5–5
Mar 2014
Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Marco Cecchinato
4–6, 2–6
Loss
5–6
Jun 2014
Egypt F21, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Marc Giner
3–6, 1–6
Loss
5–7
Jul 2014
Germany F7, Kassel
Futures
Clay
Peter Torebko
7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
6–7
Jul 2014
Austria F6, Wels
Futures
Clay
Peter Heller
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win
7–7
Aug 2014
Austria F7, Innsbruck
Futures
Clay
Bastian Trinker
6–3, 6–2
Win
8–7
Feb 2015
Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Jaroslav Pospíšil
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win
9–7
Feb 2015
Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win
10–7
Apr 2015
Turkey F13, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Tomislav Brkić
6–3, 6–3
Win
11–7
Apr 2015
Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Martin Fischer
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win
12–7
Apr 2015
Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Mohamed Safwat
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win
13–7
Sep 2015
Austria F10, St. Pölten
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
14–7
Apr 2016
Tunisia F14, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
15–7
May 2016
Turkey F18, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Marc Sieber
6–2, 6–2
Win
16–7
May 2016
Turkey F19, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Anıl Yüksel
6–1, 6–3
Loss
16–8
Nov 2016
Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Bonzi
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win
17–8
May 2017
Turkey F17, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Juan Pablo Varillas
6–2, 6–2
Win
18–8
May 2017
Turkey F18, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Marc Sieber
6–4, 6–4
Win
19–8
Aug 2017
Czech Republic F5, Pardubice
Futures
Clay
Alex Molčan
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
20–8
Aug 2017
Austria F5, Vogau
Futures
Clay
Franco Agamenone
6–3, 6–2
Win
21–8
Aug 2017
Austria F6, Innsbruck
Futures
Clay
Bruno Sant'Anna
6–3, 6–2
Win
22–8
Aug 2017
Serbia F3, Subotica
Futures
Clay
Gian Marco Moroni
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 6–2
Win
23–8
Oct 2017
Turkey F36, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Mate Delić
6–3, 6–4
Loss
23–9
Mar 2018
Turkey F9, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Juan Pablo Varillas
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–0
Apr 2019
Taipei , Republic of China
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–2, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Jun 2019
Ilkley , Great Britain
Challenger
Grass
Dominik Köpfer
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
2-1
Nov 2019
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Hard (i)
Damir Dzumhur
6–1, 6–1
Loss
2–2
Sep 2021
Orléans , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Henri Laaksonen
1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2022
Meerbusch , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Bernabé Zapata Miralles
1–6, 2–6
Loss
2–4
Sep 2022
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Corentin Moutet
2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6
Win
3–4
Jan 2023
Nonthaburi , Thailand
Challenger
Hard
Wu Tung-lin
6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–5
Oct 2023
Hamburg , Germany
Challenger
Hard
Illya Marchenko
2–6, 3–6
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2012
Austria F2, Kramsach
Futures
Clay
Maxim Dubarenco
Mislav Hižak Jeremy Jahn
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win
1–1
Aug 2013
Austria F6, Wels
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
Sebastian Ofner Sebastian Stiefelmeyer
6–1, 6–1
Loss
1–2
Oct 2013
Turkey F40, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Pascal Brunner
Andriej Kapaś Grzegorz Panfil
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win
2–2
Jun 2014
Austria F1, Seefeld
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
Erik Elliott Jacob Kahoun
6–3, 6–4
Win
3–2
Jul 2014
Austria F6, Wels
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
Kirill Dmitriev Dmitry Popko
6–4, 6–3
Loss
3–3
Oct 2014
Turkey F37, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Kirill Dmitriev
Janez Semrajc Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
3–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss
3–4
Sep 2015
Austria F10, St. Pölten
Futures
Clay
Pascal Brunner
Lucas Miedler Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
3–6, 3–6
Win
4–4
May 2017
Turkey F18, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Thomas Statzberger
Joel Cannell Ryan James Storrie
6–0, 2–6, [14–12]
Loss
4–5
Jul 2017
Czech Republic F4, Ústí nad Orlicí
Futures
Clay
Thomas Statzberger
Marek Gengel Matěj Vocel
7–6(7–3) , 1–6, [14–16]
Loss
4–6
Aug 2017
Serbia F3, Subotica
Futures
Clay
Thomas Statzberger
Vít Kopřiva Jaroslav Pospíšil
2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Record against top 10 players [ edit ]
Novak's match record against those who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface.
:* As of 26 November 2021[update]