Dominic Stricker

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Dominic Stricker
Stricker at the 2023 US Open
Full nameDominic Stephan Stricker
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceGrosshöchstetten, Switzerland
Born (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 21)[1]
Grosshöchstetten, Switzerland[1][2]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDieter Kindlmann[3]
Prize money$1,352,148
Singles
Career record20–20 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 88 (2 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 111 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open4R (2023)
Doubles
Career record12–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 161 (27 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 251 (8 January 2024)
Last updated on: 11 March 2024.

Dominic Stephan Stricker (Swiss Standard German: [ˈʃtrɪkər]; born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss professional tennis player.[4] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 88 achieved on 2 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 27 June 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Swiss player.[5] On the junior tour, he had a career high junior ranking of No. 8, achieved on 3 February 2020.

Junior career[edit]

Stricker won the 2020 French Open boys' singles title, defeating compatriot Leandro Riedi in the final.[6] He also won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering Flavio Cobolli.

Professional career[edit]

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

In March, ranked No. 874 in the world, he received a wildcard 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.[7] 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.[8] He then defeated Márton Fucsovics to reach his first ATP tour level quarterfinal.[9] 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.[10]

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 Zieliński.

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[edit]

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.[11] The following week, at the 2022 Swiss Indoors, he also reached the second round as a wildcard defeating Maxime Cressy[12] improving his chances to qualify for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.[13] He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP 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.[14][15]

2023: Grand Slam debut and first Major and top-10 wins, top 100[edit]

At the 2023 Australian Open he reached the third round of qualifying.[16][17]

In May, he won his fifth Challenger at the Prague Open becoming the only Swiss player to win five Challenger titles before his 21st birthday.[18]

Ranked No. 116, he made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 French Open after entering the draw as lucky loser. He won his first Major match at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships defeating Alexei Popyrin in five sets after qualifying for the main draw. He won his second doubles title at the 2023 Swiss Open Gstaad as a wildcard pair partnering Stan Wawrinka, defeating the pair Marcelo Demoliner and Matwé Middelkoop.

Ranked No. 128, he reached the fourth round of a Major at the US Open after qualifying[19] and defeating again Alexei Popyrin, upsetting seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets[20] and Benjamin Bonzi also in five. As a result, he reached the top 100 at world No. 90 on 11 September 2023, becoming the youngest Swiss to reach the milestone since 20-year-old Stan Wawrinka did so in 2005.[21][22] He entered the 2023 Swiss Indoors as a wildcard and reached the quarterfinals defeating qualifier Benjamin Hassan and second seed Casper Ruud, his second top-10 win.[23] In November, he qualified again for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals[24] and again reached the semifinals.

Performance timelines[edit]

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.

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Australian Open – Men's singles.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1
US Open A Q1 4R 0 / 1 3–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 0–0 0 / 3 4–3
National representation
Davis Cup G2 G1 QR 0 / 0 1–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 5 7 0 15
Overall win–loss 5–3 7–6 8–11 0–0 20–20
Year-end ranking 241 118 94 50%

Doubles[edit]

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Davis Cup G2 G1 QR 0 / 0 3–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 3 1 7
Titles 1 0 1 2
Finals 1 0 1 2
Overall win–loss 6–2 2–3 4–1 12–6
Year-end ranking 199 434 253 67%

ATP Tour career finals[edit]

Doubles: 2 (2-0)[edit]

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
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)
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland (2) 		250 Series Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 		7–6(10–8), 6–2

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals[edit]

Singles: 6 (5–1)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (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)[edit]

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (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 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 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[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)) at 2023 Basel
Number 3 ranked players
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(7–5), 6–1) at 2021 Geneva
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–1 50% 1–0 – 0–1 Won (7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2023 US Open
Number 5 ranked players
United States Taylor Fritz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 4–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(6–8), 5–7) at 2022 Antwerp
Number 8 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Stuttgart
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–3), 4–6) at 2022 Basel
United States Frances Tiafoe 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(11–13), 4–6, 2–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Total 4–5 44.44% 2–3
(40%) 		1–0
(100%) 		1–2
(33%) 		* Statistics correct as of 26 October 2023

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

  • Stricker has a 2–3 (40.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 0 0 2 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score DSR
2023
1. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 US Open, United States Hard 2R 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 128
2. Norway Casper Ruud 8 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Hard (i) 2R 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) 96

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dominic Stricker". www.atptour.com.
  2. ^ "Dominic Stricker". www.wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "New coach for Dominic from April 2023". 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Dominic Stricker | Overview". ATP Tour.
  5. ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)".
  6. ^ "STRICKER TRIUMPHS IN ALL-SWISS FINAL TO BE CROWNED JUNIOR CHAMPION". www.rolandgarros.com.
  7. ^ "CHALLENGER RECAP: STRICKER, BERGS, MILOJEVIC WIN TITLES". www.baseline.tennis.com.
  8. ^ "Dominic Stephen Stricker Stuns Marin Cilic in Geneva".
  9. ^ "Following Roger Federer's Advice, Dominic Stephan Stricker Serves up Geneva Breakthrough".
  10. ^ "Stricker, 18, stuns Hurkacz to reach Stuttgart quarterfinals".
  11. ^ "Dominic Stricker Advances in Antwerp, Boosts Milan Hopes". ATP Tour.
  12. ^ "Wawrinka beats No. 3 Ruud in Swiss Indoors". 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Frantic Push for Final Milan Spots This Week". ATP Tour.
  14. ^ "Dominic Stricker Wins Five-Set Thriller, Seals SF Spot in Milan". ATP Tour.
  15. ^ "Stricker Stays Undefeated in Milan Group Finale". ATP Tour.
  16. ^ "Dominic Stricker Moves on in AO qualifying; Mixed Day for Italians". ATP Tour.
  17. ^ "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw". ATP Tour.
  18. ^ "Stricker's Surge: Swiss Earns Fifth Challenger Title". ATP Tour.
  19. ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html [bare URL]
  20. ^ "Dominic Stricker Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas at US Open". ATP Tour.
  21. ^ "Ben Shelton Cracks Top 20, Mover of Week". ATP Tour.
  22. ^ "Dominic Stricker Headlines Four Top 100 Breakthroughs". ATP Tour.
  23. ^ "Dominic Stricker Stuns Casper Ruud in Basel, Dents Norwegian's Turin Hopes | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  24. ^ "Fils, Stricker, Van Assche & Cobolli Qualify For Next Gen ATP Finals". Next Generation ATP Finals. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links[edit]

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