Tennys Sandgren

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.

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.{{cite web|title=ITF Tennis Juniors – Player Profile|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100088762|publisher=ITF Tennis|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203192749/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100088762|url-status=dead}}

Australian Open: –

French Open: 3R (2009)

Wimbledon: 2R (2009)

US Open: 2R (2009)

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.{{cite web|title=Tennys Sandgren Joins Volunteers|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/010810aaa.html|work=utsports.com|publisher=University of Tennessee|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526111628/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/010810aaa.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Tennys Sandgren Profile|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/sandgren_tennys00.html|work=utsports.com|publisher=University of Tennessee|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=March 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318030818/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/sandgren_tennys00.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Tennessee Tennis Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/MTennisRecordBook.pdf|work=utsports.com|publisher=University of Tennessee|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920013714/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/MTennisRecordBook.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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

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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.{{cite web|title=ATP No. 136 Tennys Sandgren on the rise after hip surgery|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2017/04/24/atp-no-136-tennys-sandgren-rise-after-hip-surgery/100846526/|website=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=20 January 2018}} 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.

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.{{cite web|title=Tennys Sandgren Bio ATP World Tour Tennis|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/tennys-sandgren/sl08/bio|website=ATP World Tour|publisher=ATP Tour, Inc.|access-date=20 January 2018}} 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.Bergman, Justin. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/tennys-sandgrens-game-and-name-on-the-rise-in-australia/2018/01/19/d43c6d2a-fcda-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html Tennys Sandgren’s game, and name, on the rise in Australia.]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Washington Post: January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018. 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.

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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 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-tennys-sandgren-demolishes-stan-wawrinka-to-move-into-third-round-in-melbourne/news-story/8569c357e75d46d61b0e2beefe6e1f94|title=Australian Open: Tennys Sandgren demolishes Stan Wawrinka to move into third round in Melbourne|website=Herald Sun|date=19 January 2018|last1=Randall|first1=Michael}} Following a victory over Maximilian Marterer in the third round, Sandgren defeated world No. 5 Dominic Thiem in Sandgren's first five-set match.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-giant-killer-tennys-sandgrens-fairy-tale-run-goes-on-with-dominic-thiem-upset|title=Giant-killer Tennys Sandgren's fairy-tale run goes on with Dominic Thiem upset|website=The Straits Times|date=22 January 2018}} He lost to Chung in the quarterfinals in straight sets.{{cite web|title=From Milan To Melbourne, Chung Keeps Surging|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/chung-sandgren-australian-open-2018-qf|website=atpworldtour.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/04/johnson-successfully-defends-houston-title-against-inspired-sandgren/73340/|title=Johnson successfully defends Houston title against inspired Sandgren|website=Tennis.com|date=15 April 2018}} 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.

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In January, Sandgren won his maiden ATP Tour title at the Auckland Open.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sandgren-beats-norrie-in-auckland-2019-to-win-first-title|title=Super Sandgren: Tennys Wins Maiden Title In Auckland|website=ATP Tour|date=12 January 2019}} 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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/sports/tennis/roger-federer-australian-open.html|title=Roger Federer Wins Tough Quarterfinal, Beating Tennys Sandgren|website=New York Times|date=28 January 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/tennis-2021-australian-open-tennys-sandgren-positive-for-covid19-allowed-into-australia-quarantine-hotel-flight-news/news-story/3dfcf4e53649606763a99cff08d4ef49|title = 'COVID positive' Tennys Sandgren flies for Australian Open — but it's 'safe' for him to do so|date = January 14, 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://volswire.usatoday.com/2021/07/29/tennys-sandgren-austin-krajicek-lose-in-olympic-semifinals/|title = Tennys Sandgren, Austin Krajicek lose in Olympic semifinals|date = July 29, 2021}} The pair lost subsequently in the bronze medal match to the New Zealand pair of Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/tokyo-summer-olympics/krajicek-and-sandgren-last-hope-for-u-s-in-tennis-fall-in-bronze-medal-match/2572211/|title = Krajicek and Sandgren, Last Hope for U.S. In Tennis, Fall in Bronze Medal Match| date=July 30, 2021 }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/it-s-the-only-way-to-stop-this-pandemic-nadal-backs-the-rules-that-stopped-djokovic-20220106-p59m96.html |title='The only way to stop this pandemic': Nadal backs rules that stopped Djokovic

|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney |date=6 January 2022 }} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/it-s-the-only-way-to-stop-this-pandemic-nadal-backs-the-rules-that-stopped-djokovic-20220106-p59m96.html |title='The only way to stop this pandemic': Nadal backs rules that stopped Djokovic

|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney |date=6 January 2022}}

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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.

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• {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini 2–2
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini 1–0
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Pouille 1–0
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem 1–0
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–0
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka 1–0
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–1
• {{flagicon|POL}} Hubert Hurkacz 1–1
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray 1–1
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Cameron Norrie 1–1
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Simon 1–2
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Čilić 0–1
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex de Minaur 0–1
• {{flagicon|BUL}} Grigor Dimitrov 0–1
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer 0–1
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman 0–1
• {{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe 0–1
• {{flagicon|SRB}} Janko Tipsarević 0–1
• {{flagicon|ESP}} David Ferrer 0–2
• {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner 0–2
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rublev 0–2
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud 0–2
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov 0–2
• {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev 0–2
• {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic 0–4

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• He has a {{tennis record|won=4|lost=10}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

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.{{cite news|url=https://orlandostorm.com/2020/04/10/orlando-storm-announces-2020-roster/?blog_id=8|title=Orlando Storm Announces 2020 Roster|website=OrlandoStorm.com|date=April 10, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619152550/https://orlandostorm.com/2020/04/10/orlando-storm-announces-2020-roster/?blog_id=8|url-status=dead}}

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.

Sandgren married his girlfriend Christianna Burkee on December 2, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-wta-tennis-news-marriage-fever-grips-tennis-world-as-americas-tennys-sandgren-gets-hitched-following-shelby-rogers-and-madison-keys-news/|title=Marriage Fever Grips Tennis World as America's Tennys Sandgren Gets Hitched Following Shelby Rogers and Madison Keys' News|publisher=Essentially Sports.com|language=EN|date=December 4, 2023|access-date=December 4, 2023}}

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