Dominic Stricker

Dominic Stephan Stricker (born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 111 achieved on 7 November 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 27 June 2022. On the junior tour, he had a career high junior ranking of No. 8, achieved on 3 February 2020.

Dominic Stricker
Stricker at the 2022 French Open
Full nameDominic Stephan Stricker
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceGrosshöchstetten, Switzerland
Born (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002[1]
Münsingen, Switzerland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro2020
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSven Swinnen[2]
Prize money$569,626
Singles
Career record12–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 120 (27 February 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record8–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 161 (27 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 707 (20 February 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2020)
French Open JuniorW (2020)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2019)
US Open Junior2R (2019)
Last updated on: 27 February 2023.

Junior career

Stricker won the 2020 French Open boys' singles title, defeating compatriot Leandro Riedi in the final.[3] He also won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering Flavio Cobolli.

Professional career

2021: Maiden ATP doubles title, ATP & Top 250 debut in singles, Top 200 in doubles

In March, ranked No. 874 in the world, he received a wild card entry into the 2021 BSI Challenger Lugano, Switzerland. He won the tournament, defeating Vitaliy Sachko in straight sets in the final. He became the 3rd youngest Swiss player after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka to win an ATP Challenger title.[4] Following this successful run, he made his top 500 debut in singles.

In May, Stricker made his ATP debut at the 2021 Geneva Open as a wildcard where he beat former US Open champion and former ATP ranked number 3 Marin Čilić in the first round for his first ATP victory.[5] He then defeated Márton Fucsovics to reach his first ATP tour level quarterfinal.[6] He reached a career-high of World No. 334 in singles on 24 May 2021.

In June at the 2021 MercedesCup in Stuttgart he reached again the quarterfinals where he defeated second seed Hubert Hurkacz for his first top-20 win of the season. As a result, he moved into the top 300 at No. 289 on 14 June 2021.[7]

In July, partnering again with Vitaliy Sachko, he won his maiden Challenger doubles title at the 2021 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia defeating Argentines Tomás Martín Etcheverry/Renzo Olivo. He reached a career-high of No. 280 in singles and No. 371 in doubles on 12 July 2021.

He won his maiden ATP doubles title at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad, partnering Marc-Andrea Hüsler, defeating Polish pair Szymon Walków and Jan Zielinski.

In September, partnering also Marc-Andrea Hüsler, he reached the final of the 2021 Challenger Biel/Bienne, Switzerland but withdrew. As a result, he reached a new career-high doubles ranking of World No. 196 on 27 September 2021. He also reached the semifinals in singles, resulting in a new career-high singles ranking of World No. 269 on 4 October 2021.

2022: Top 125 debut in singles

He reached the top 200 at World No. 164 on 7 February 2022 after winning his second ATP Challenger title at the 2022 Cleveland Open. After reaching his third Challenger final and second title of the season at the 2022 Zug Open in Switzerland, he moved into the top 150.

In October, at the 2022 European Open in Antwerp, he defeated seventh seed Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets in the first round as a qualifier.[8] The following week, at the 2022 Swiss Indoors, he also reached the second round as a wildcard defeating Maxime Cressy[9] improving his chances to qualify for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.[10] He qualified for the NextGen Finals on 27 October 2022 and reached the semifinals undefeated beating top seed Lorenzo Musetti en route in a five set thriller lasting close to two hours and a half.[11][12]

2023

At the 2023 Australian Open he reached the third round of qualifying.[13][14]

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Tournament20212022 2023SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q3 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 0 3
Overall win–loss 5–3 0–1 5–4
Year-end ranking 241 118

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler Poland Szymon Walków
Poland Jan Zieliński		 6–1, 7–6(9–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jan 2022 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jan 2022 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 7–5, 6–1
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 Zug, Switzerland Challenger Clay Latvia Ernests Gulbis 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–1 Feb 2023 Rovereto, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Giulio Zeppieri 7–6(10–8), 6–2
Win 5–1 May 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Austria Sebastian Ofner 7–6(9–7), 6–3

Doubles: 5 (2–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2021 M15 Grenoble, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo Switzerland Jakub Paul
Switzerland Yannik Steinegger		 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 May 2021 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Leandro Riedi Switzerland Johan Nikles
Spain Alberto Barroso Campos		 2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 2–1 Jul 2021 Perugia, Italy Challenger Clay Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko Argentina Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Argentina Renzo Olivo		 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Germany Daniel Masur		 w/o
Loss 2–3 Jan 2022 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler France Manuel Guinard
Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář		 3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 2020 French Open Clay Switzerland Leandro Riedi 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Italy Flavio Cobolli Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2020 French Open Clay Italy Flavio Cobolli Brazil Bruno Oliveira
Brazil Natan Rodrigues		 6–2, 6–4

Record against top 10 players

Stricker's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 3 ranked players
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–67–5, 6–1) at 2021 Geneva
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Stuttgart
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–76–8, 5–7) at 2022 Antwerp
Number 9 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–67–5, 7–67–5) at 2021 Stuttgart
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 7–67–3, 4–6) at 2022 Basel
Total 2–3 40% 0–2
(0%)		 1–0
(100%)		 1–1
(50%)		 * Statistics correct as of 28 October 2022

References
  1. "Dominic Stephan Stricker". www.atptour.com.
  2. "Coaches' Corner: Swinnen Says Stricker Should Take 'One Step at a Time' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. "STRICKER TRIUMPHS IN ALL-SWISS FINAL TO BE CROWNED JUNIOR CHAMPION". www.rolandgarros.com.
  4. "CHALLENGER RECAP: STRICKER, BERGS, MILOJEVIC WIN TITLES". www.baseline.tennis.com.
  5. "Dominic Stephen Stricker Stuns Marin Cilic in Geneva".
  6. "Following Roger Federer's Advice, Dominic Stephan Stricker Serves up Geneva Breakthrough".
  7. "Stricker, 18, stuns Hurkacz to reach Stuttgart quarterfinals".
  8. "Dominic Stricker Advances in Antwerp, Boosts Milan Hopes | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. "Wawrinka beats No. 3 Ruud in Swiss Indoors". 25 October 2022.
  10. "Frantic Push for Final Milan Spots This Week | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. "Dominic Stricker Wins Five-Set Thriller, Seals SF Spot in Milan | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. "Stricker Stays Undefeated in Milan Group Finale | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  13. "Dominic Stricker Moves on in AO qualifying; Mixed Day for Italians | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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