Austrian tennis player
Dennis Novak Full name Dennis Novak Country (sports) Austria Residence Pottendorf , AustriaBorn (1993-08-28 ) 28 August 1993 (age 32) Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2011 Retired 2025 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Günter Bresnik (2021–)[ 1] Prize money US$ 1,961,772Singles Career record 26–54 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 85 (2 March 2020) Current ranking No. 353 (10 February 2025) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 1R (2018 ,2020 ,2021 ) French Open 1R (2020 ) Wimbledon 3R (2018 ) US Open 1R (2018 ,2020 ) Doubles Career record 5–8 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 283 (12 June 2017) Current ranking No. 685 (9 September 2024) Grand Slam doubles results French Open 2R (2020 ) Last updated on: 9 February 2025.
Dennis Novak (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈnoːvak] ; born 28 August 1993, inWiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian former professionaltennis player. Novak achieved a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 85 in March 2020.[ 2]
Professional career [ edit ] Novak made hisATP main draw debut at the2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he defeated Matthias Haim,Lorenzo Giustino andTihomir Grozdanov in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, Novak lost to compatriotAndreas Haider-Maurer .
2018-2020: Major debut & third round, Two Challenger titles, top 100[ edit ] In April 2019, he won his firstATP Challenger Tour title inTaipei . In November, he won his second at the2019 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.[ 2]
2022-2025: Austrian No.1, out of top 350, retirement[ edit ] He reached the second round at the2022 Wimbledon Championships for a second time with a win overFacundo Bagnis .He became Austrian No. 1 on 15 August 2022 ranked at No. 133.[ 3]
He qualified for the2023 Wimbledon Championships for a third consecutive year but lost toMilos Raonic .
He fell out of the top 200 at world No. 213 on 15 January 2024 and finished the 2024 season ranked No. 352 on 2 December 2024.[ 2]
Novak announced his retirement from professional tennis in November 2025.[ 4]
Performance timelines [ edit ] 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 the2022 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: 41 (26–15)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (3–6) ITF Futures (23–9)
Finals by surface Hard (12–4) Clay (14–10) Grass (0–1)
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 Seifert6–2, 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 Giner6–4, 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 Giner3–6, 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 Heller6–4, 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 Brunner3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 14–7 Apr 2016 Tunisia F14,Hammamet Futures Clay Pascal Brunner7–6(7–4) , 6–3 Win 15–7 May 2016 Turkey F18,Antalya Futures Hard Marc Sieber6–2, 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 Sieber6–4, 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 ChinaChallenger Hard (i) Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–2, 6–4 Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 Ilkley , Great BritainChallenger Grass Dominik Köpfer 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Win 2-1 Nov 2019 Bratislava , SlovakiaChallenger Hard (i) Damir Dzumhur 6–1, 6–1 Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 Orléans , FranceChallenger Hard (i) Henri Laaksonen 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 Loss 2–3 Aug 2022 Meerbusch , GermanyChallenger Clay Bernabé Zapata Miralles 1–6, 2–6 Loss 2–4 Sep 2022 Szczecin , PolandChallenger Clay Corentin Moutet 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6 Win 3–4 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi , ThailandChallenger Hard Wu Tung-lin 6–4, 6–4 Loss 3–5 Sep 2023 Bad Waltersdorf , AustriaChallenger Clay Andrea Pellegrino 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 Loss 3–6 Oct 2023 Hamburg , GermanyChallenger 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 Jahn3–6, 6–4, [4–10] Win 1–1 Aug 2013 Austria F6,Wels Futures Clay Pascal BrunnerSebastian Ofner Sebastian Stiefelmeyer6–1, 6–1 Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 Turkey F40,Antalya Futures Hard Pascal BrunnerAndriej Kapaś Grzegorz Panfil 3–6, 6–2, [7–10] Win 2–2 Jun 2014 Austria F1,Seefeld Futures Clay Pascal Brunner Erik Elliott Jacob Kahoun6–3, 6–4 Win 3–2 Jul 2014 Austria F6,Wels Futures Clay Pascal Brunner Kirill DmitrievDmitry Popko 6–4, 6–3 Loss 3–3 Oct 2014 Turkey F37,Antalya Futures Hard Kirill DmitrievJanez Semrajc Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 3–6, 7–5, [2–10] Loss 3–4 Sep 2015 Austria F10,St. Pölten Futures Clay Pascal BrunnerLucas Miedler Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 3–6, 3–6 Win 4–4 May 2017 Turkey F18,Antalya Futures Clay Thomas Statzberger Joel Cannell Ryan James Storrie6–0, 2–6, [14–12] Loss 4–5 Jul 2017 Czech Republic F4,Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay Thomas StatzbergerMarek Gengel Matěj Vocel 7–6(7–3) , 1–6, [14–16] Loss 4–6 Aug 2017 Serbia F3,Subotica Futures Clay Thomas StatzbergerVít Kopřiva Jaroslav Pospíšil 2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Record against top 10 players [ edit ] Novak's match record against those who have beenranked in the Top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface.
:* As of 26 November 2021[update]