Croatian tennis player
Franko Škugor Country (sports) Croatia Residence Zagreb , CroatiaBorn (1987-09-20 ) 20 September 1987 (age 34) [1] Šibenik , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Alan Marić Prize money US$ 1,609,880Career record 8–23 (25.8% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 145 (25 April 2016) Australian Open Q2 (2011 ) French Open Q2 (2011 , 2012 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) US Open Q2 (2008 , 2010 ) Career record 103–104 (49.8% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 17 (22 April 2019) Current ranking No. 38 (23 August 2021) Australian Open 3R (2020 ) French Open QF (2021 ) Wimbledon SF (2017 , 2018 ) US Open 3R (2018 ) Australian Open 2R (2018 ) French Open 2R (2018 ) Wimbledon QF (2019 ) US Open QF (2018 ) Davis Cup F (2016 ) Last updated on: 23 August 2021.
Franko Škugor (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋko ʃkûɡor] ;[2] born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian professional tennis player who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour , and also specialized in doubles. He is best known for very powerful serve up to 230 km/h (143 mph) along with very strong groundstrokes. Along with doubles partner and fellow Croatian Nikola Mektić , he reached the doubles semifinals at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and with Brit Dominic Inglot the semifinals of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships . He also won the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters with Mektic.
In November 2019, following the departure of Željko Krajan , Škugor captained the Croatia Davis Cup team at the 2019 Davis Cup .[3]
Performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 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.
Doubles [ ]
Current after the 2022 Australian Open .
Tournament
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
SR
W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
A
2R
2R
3R
A
1R
0 / 4
4–4
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
2R
QF
0 / 4
3–4
Wimbledon
A
Q1
A
Q1
SF
SF
3R
NH
A
0 / 3
10–3
US Open
A
A
A
A
1R
3R
2R
1R
A
0 / 4
3–4
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–2
7–4
4–4
3–3
2–1
0–1
0 / 15
20–15
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters
A
A
A
A
A
1R
QF
NH
A
0 / 2
2–2
Miami Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
NH
1R
0 / 3
1–3
Monte-Carlo Masters
A
A
A
A
A
A
W
NH
A
1 / 1
5–0
Madrid Open
A
A
A
A
A
2R
2R
NH
A
0 / 2
2–2
Italian Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
2R
0 / 3
2–3
Canadian Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
NH
A
0 / 1
0–1
Cincinnati Masters
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
0 / 2
0–2
Shanghai Masters
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
NH
0 / 2
1–2
Paris Masters
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
2R
A
0 / 3
2–3
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–5
10–8
1–3
1–2
0–0
1 / 19
15–18
National representation
Davis Cup
A
A
PO
F
1R
A
A
F
0 / 3
2–2
Career statistics
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Career
Titles / Finals
0 / 0
0 / 1
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 1
3 / 3
2 / 3
1 / 1
0 / 0
0 / 0
6 / 9
Overall win–loss
1–3
4–3
2–2
5–3
11–9
31–25
25–26
16–13
7–12
0–2
103–106
Year-end ranking
111
122
144
107
42
28
35
30
52%
Significant finals [ ]
Masters 1000 finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ ]
ATP career finals [ ]
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (5–3)
Indoor (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2014
Croatia Open , Croatia
250 Series
Clay
Dušan Lajović
František Čermák Lukáš Rosol
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
0–2
Jul 2017
Swiss Open , Switzerland
250 Series
Clay
Jonathan Eysseric
Oliver Marach Philipp Oswald
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
1–2
Apr 2018
Hungarian Open , Hungary
250 Series
Clay
Dominic Inglot
Matwé Middelkoop Andrés Molteni
6–7(8–10) , 6–1, [10–8]
Win
2–2
Jun 2018
Rosmalen Championships , Netherlands
250 Series
Grass
Dominic Inglot
Raven Klaasen Michael Venus
7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Win
3–2
Oct 2018
Swiss Indoors , Switzerland
500 Series
Hard (i)
Dominic Inglot
Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev
6–2, 7–5
Win
4–2
Apr 2019
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Jürgen Melzer
Matwé Middelkoop Frederik Nielsen
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win
5–2
Apr 2019
Monte-Carlo Masters , Monaco
Masters 1000
Clay
Nikola Mektić
Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof
6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–3) , [11–9]
Loss
5–3
Oct 2019
Japan Open , Japan
500 Series
Hard
Nikola Mektić
Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(7–9) , 4–6
Win
6–3
Sep 2020
Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria
250 Series
Clay
Austin Krajicek
Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up) [ ]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ ]
Singles: 7 (7–0) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Dec 2006
Tunisia F6, Hammam Sousse
Futures
Hard
Michel Koning
6–3, 6–1
Win
2–0
Feb 2008
Croatia F1, Zagreb
Futures
Hard
Martin Klizan
6–3, 6–2
Win
3–0
Nov 2009
Brazil F25, Porto Alegre
Futures
Clay
Guilherme Clezar
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win
4–0
May 2010
Bosnia & Herxegovina F6, Prijedor
Futures
Clay
Miliaan Niesten
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–0
Aug 2010
Beijing , China
Challenger
Hard
Laurent Recouderc
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
6–0
May 2015
Anning , China
Challenger
Clay
Gavin Van Peperzeel
7–5, 6–2
Win
7–0
May 2015
Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor
Futures
Clay
Tomislav Ternar
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles: 38 (14–24) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (10–17)
ITF Futures (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–10)
Clay (10–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2006
Portugal F2, Lagos
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Fitz
Rui Machado Marcel Granollers
1–6, 1–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 2006
Portugal F3, Albufeira
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Fitz
Fred Gil Gonçalo Nicau
2–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Jun 2006
Slovenia F2, Maribor
Futures
Clay
Vilim Visak
Jordi Marse-Vidri P Santos-Gonzalez
6–7(3–7) ,6–7(5–7)
Loss
0–4
Oct 2006
Mexico F19, Monterrey
Futures
Hard
Alexander Sadecky
Simon Childs Arnar Sigurdsson
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Win
1–4
Mar 2007
Portugal F3, Albufeira
Futures
Hard
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
S Pérez Pérez L-A Perez-Perez
6–1, 6–0
Loss
1–5
Oct 2007
Portugal F5, Espinho
Futures
Clay
Guillermo Olaso
Andrew Coelho Timo Nieminen
3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win
2–5
Nov 2009
Brazil F25, Porto Alegre
Futures
Clay
Diego Matos
Juan-Pablo Amado R-A Grilli
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win
3–5
May 2010
Boania & Herzegovina F6, Prijedor
Futures
Clay
Toni Androic
Ivan Zovko Nikola Mektic
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss
3–6
Jun 2010
Italy F12, Mestre
Futures
Clay
Nikola Ciric
Walter Trusendi Matteo Viola
7–6(10–8) , 1–6, [2–10]
Loss
3–7
Jul 2010
Arad , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Ivan Zovko
D M dela Nava S Pérez Pérez
4–6, 1–6
Loss
3–8
May 2011
Zagreb , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Mate Pavic
D M dela Nava R Ramirez Hidalgo
2–6, 6–7(10–12)
Loss
3–9
Sep 2012
Trnava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Mate Pavic
Nikola Ciric Goran Tosic
6–7(0–7) , 5–7,
Loss
3–10
Nov 2012
Montevideo , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Blaz Kavcic
Nikola Mektić Antonio Veić
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win
4–10
Jan 2013
USA F1, Plantation
Futures
Clay
Pedro Sousa
Joao Domingues H Ndayishimiye
6–2, 6–3
Win
5–10
Jan 2013
Bucamaranga , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Marcelo Demoliner
Sergio Galdós Marco Trungelliti
7–6(10–8) , 6–2
Loss
5–11
Feb 2013
Croatia F1, Zagreb
Futures
Hard
Josko Topic
Toni Androic Dino Marcan
3–6, 3–6
Win
6–11
Jun 2013
Arad , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Antonio Veić
Facundo Bagnis J C Campozano
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [11–9]
Win
7–11
Aug 2013
Cardenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marin Draganja
Norbert Gombos Roman Jebavý
6–4, 6–4
Loss
7–12
Sep 2013
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
Ricardas Berankis
Illya Marchenko Sergiy Stakhovsky
5–7, 3–6
Loss
7–13
Apr 2014
Sarasota , United States
Challenger
Clay
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Henri Kontinen Marin Draganja
5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Win
8–13
Jun 2014
Arad , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Antonio Veić
Radu Albot Artem Sitak
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win
9–13
Jun 2014
Marburg , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Diego Schwartzman Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 6–4
Loss
9–14
Aug 2014
San Marino Challenger , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Adrian Ungur
Radu Albot E Lopez Perez
4–6, 1–6
Loss
9–15
Jun 2015
Fergana , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Denys Molchanov
Sergey Betov Mikhail Elgin
3–6, 5–7
Loss
9–16
Jul 2015
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Damir Dzumhur
Sergey Betov Mikhail Elgin
6–3, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss
9–17
Oct 2015
Ningbo , China
Challenger
Hard
Nikola Mektic
Dudi Sela Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss
9–18
Nov 2015
Kobe , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Chen Ti
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss
9–19
Feb 2016
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jonathan Eysseric
Ariel Behar Giovanni Lapentti
5–7, 4–6
Loss
9–20
Jun 2016
Lyon , France
Challenger
Clay
Jonathan Eysseric
Gregoire Barrere Tristan Lamasine
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Win
10–20
Aug 2016
Gatineau , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Tristan Lamasine
Jarryd Chaplin John-Patrick Smith
6–3, 6–1
Win
11–20
Oct 2016
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
Nikola Mektić
Ariel Behar Andrei Vasilevski
6–2, 7–5
Loss
11–21
Feb 2017
Budapest , Hungary
Challenger
Hard
Blaz Kavcic
Dino Marcan T-S Weissborn
3–6, 6–3, [14–16]
Win
12–21
Apr 2017
Sophia Antipolis , France
Challenger
Clay
Tristan Lamasine
Uladzimir Ignatik Jozef Kovalík
6–2, 6–2
Win
13–21
Apr 2017
Taipei , Taiwan
Challenger
Carpet
Marco Chiudinelli
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
14–21
May 2017
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Rameez Junaid Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 6–2
Loss
14–22
Jun 2017
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Denys Molchanov
Max Schnur James Cerretani
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss
14–23
Aug 2017
Portoroz , Slovenia
Challenger
Hard
Lukas Rosol
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Andrei Vasilevski
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
14–24
Sep 2017
Bogota , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Nikola Mektić
Marcelo Arévalo M A Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Singles [ ]
Tournament
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
SR
W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
Q2
A
A
A
A
Q1
Q1
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
French Open
A
A
A
Q2
Q2
A
A
A
Q1
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
Wimbledon
A
A
A
Q1
Q1
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
NH
A
0 / 1
0–1
US Open
Q2
A
Q2
A
Q1
A
A
A
Q1
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 1
0–1
National representation
Davis Cup
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
PO
F
1R
A
A
A
A
0 / 2
1–3
Career statistics
Overall win–loss
0–1
0–0
3–3
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
1–5
2–5
2–4
0–1
0–0
0–0
8–23
Year-end ranking
417
546
182
310
802
543
616
182
215
294
357
706
–
–
26%
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