Dominic Stricker

Dominic Stephan Stricker (born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 155 achieved on 7 March 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 164 achieved on 18 April 2022. On the junior tour, he had a career high junior ranking of No. 8, achieved on 3 February 2020.

Dominic Stricker
Full nameDominic Stephan Stricker
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceGrosshöchstetten, Switzerland
Born (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002[1]
Münsingen, Switzerland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSven Swinnen
Prize money$143,686
Singles
Career record5–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 155 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 174 (25 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2022)
French Open JuniorW (2020)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2019)
US Open JuniorQF (2019)
Doubles
Career record6–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 164 (18 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 164 (18 April 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2020)
French Open JuniorW (2020)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2019)
US Open Junior2R (2019)
Last updated on: 25 April 2022.

Junior Career

Stricker won the 2020 French Open boys' singles title, defeating compatriot Leandro Riedi in the final.[2] He also won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title, partnering Flavio Cobolli.

Professional career

2021: Maiden ATP doubles title, ATP and 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.[3] 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.[4] He then defeated Márton Fucsovics to reach his first ATP tour level quarterfinal.[5] He reached a career-high of World No. 334 in singles on 24 May 2021.

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 Walkow 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 200 debut in singles

He reached the top 200 at World No. 164 on 7 February 2022 after winning his second ATP title at the 2022 Cleveland Open.

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.

Tournament20212022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A 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

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 Marc-Andrea Hüsler Szymon Walków
Jan Zieliński		 6–1, 7–6(9–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
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) Vitaliy Sachko 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jan 2022 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Yoshihito Nishioka 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jan 2022 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Yoshihito Nishioka 7–5, 6–1

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) Luca Castelnuovo Jakub Paul
Yannik Steinegger		 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 May 2021 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Leandro Riedi Johan Nikles
Alberto Barroso Campos		 2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 2–1 Jul 2021 Perugia, Italy Challenger Clay Vitaliy Sachko Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Renzo Olivo		 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Marc-Andrea Hüsler Ruben Bemelmans
Daniel Masur		 w/o
Loss 2–3 Jan 2022 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Marc-Andrea Hüsler Manuel Guinard
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 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 Flavio Cobolli Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Thiago Agustín Tirante		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2020 French Open Clay Flavio Cobolli Bruno Oliveira
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
Marin Čilić 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–67–5, 6–1) at 2021 Geneva
Number 9 ranked players
Hubert Hurkacz 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–67–5, 7–67–5) at 2021 Stuttgart
Total 2–0 100% 0–0
( – )		 1–0
(100%)		 1–0
(100%)		 * Statistics correct as of 30 October 2021

References
  1. "Dominic Stephan Stricker". www.atptour.com.
  2. "STRICKER TRIUMPHS IN ALL-SWISS FINAL TO BE CROWNED JUNIOR CHAMPION". www.rolandgarros.com.
  3. "CHALLENGER RECAP: STRICKER, BERGS, MILOJEVIC WIN TITLES". www.baseline.tennis.com.
  4. "Dominic Stephen Stricker Stuns Marin Cilic in Geneva | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. "Following Roger Federer's Advice, Dominic Stephan Stricker Serves up Geneva Breakthrough | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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