Thomas Fancutt (born 25 February 1995) is an Australian tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 121 achieved on 4 November 2024. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 382 achieved on 22 May 2023.

Thomas Fancutt
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Australia
Born (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)
Brisbane, Australia[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$163,334
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 382 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 720 (4 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 Challenger, 26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 121 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 121 (4 November 2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Personal life

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Fancutt comes from a tennis-playing family, with his grandfather Trevor, grandmother Daphne, uncles Charlie and Michael and father Chris all former professional tennis players.[2]

Career

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2013–2021: ATP debut

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Fancutt made his debut on the ITF circuit at the Australia F6 in September 2013.

Fancutt won his first ITF title in Anning, China in July 2016.

In February 2021, Fancutt made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he was an alternate into the singles main draw.

2024: Maiden ATP Challenger title in doubles

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In March, 2024, Fancutt alongside American Hunter Reese claimed the doubles title at the Rwanda Challenger. As a result, Fancutt rose to a career high doubles ranking of No. 205 on March 18.[3]

Ranked No. 140, he made the main draw of the 2024 Hangzhou Open with partner Blake Bayldon as a direct entry, following the withdrawal of Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen.

In October, Fancutt, along with Blake Ellis won consecutive challenger doubles titles in Playford and Sydney. This resulted in Fancutt rising to a career high doubles ranking of 121 on November 4.[4]

ATP Challengers and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 7 (2–5)

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Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2016 Anning, China Futures Clay   Issei Okamura 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2018 Mildura, Australia Futures Grass   Marc Polmans 6–7, 3–6
Loss 1–2 May 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunesia World Tennis Tour Hard   Eliakim Coulibaly 6–2, 2–6, 6−7(1−7)
Loss 1–3 Jun 2022 M15 Tay Ninh, Vietnam World Tennis Tour Hard   Lý Hoàng Nam 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2022 M15 Caloundra, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Dane Sweeny 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Weber 6–7(9−11), 6–7(9−11)
Win 2–5 Mar 2023 M25 Swan Hill, Australia World Tennis Tour Grass   Luke Saville 6–4, 6–7(3−7), 7–5

Doubles: 48 (30 titles, 18 runners-up)

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Legend
ATP Challengers (4–3)
ITF Futures/World Tour (26–15)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2015 Tehran, Iran Futures Clay   Amirvala Madanchi   Maxime Janvier
  Gabriel Petit
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2015 Tehran, Iran Futures Clay   Amirvala Madanchi   Alborz Akhavan
  Mohsen Hossein Zade
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Sep 2015 Tehran, Iran Futures Clay   Amirvala Madanchi   Gabriel Petit
  François-Arthur Vibert
3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2015 Brisbane, Australia Futures Hard   Darren Polkinghorne   Steven de Waard
  Marc Polmans
0–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2016 Anning, China Futures Clay   Mitchell Robins   Koichi Sano
  Shunrou Takeshima
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 3–3 Aug 2016 Telavi, Georgia Futures Clay   Mitchell Robins   Gábor Borsos
  Lukas Mugevičius
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win 4–3 Aug 2016 Telavi, Georgia Futures Clay   Mitchell Robins   Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev
  George Tsivadze
4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Loss 4–4 Sep 2016 Alice Springs, Australia Futures Hard   Calum Puttergill   Marc Polmans
  Luke Saville
1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Feb 2017 Anning, China Futures Clay   Brandon Walkin   Marco Bortolotti
  Nino Serdarušić
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8–10]
Win 5–5 Mar 2017 Anning, China Futures Clay   Brandon Walkin   Bai Yan
  Cai Zhao
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Jun 2017 Hua Hin, Thailand Futures Hard   Jeremy Beale   Yannick Jankovits
  Clément Larrière
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 6–6 Mar 2018 Renmark, Australia Futures Grass   Jeremy Beale   Dayne Kelly
  Gavin van Peperzeel
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10-7]
Win 7–6 Mar 2018 Mildura, Australia Futures Grass   Jeremy Beale   Edward Bourchier
  Harry Bourchier
6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–7 Jun 2017 Tumon, Guam Futures Hard   Jake Delaney   Hiroyasu Ehara
  Sho Katayama
3–6, 3–6
Loss 7–8 Aug 2018 Nonthaburi, Thailand Futures Hard   Chanchai Sookton-eng   Ronnie Schneider
  Karunuday Singh
7–5, 1–6, [5-10]
Win 8–8 Sep 2018 Darwin, Australia Futures Hard   Jeremy Beale   Brydan Klein
  Scott Puodziunas
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 9–8 Oct 2018 Brisbane, Australia Futures Hard   Jeremy Beale   Brydan Klein
  Scott Puodziunas
2–6 6–4, [10-6]
Loss 9–9 Nov 2018 Canberra, Australia Futures Hard   Jeremy Beale   Evan Hoyt
  Wu Tung-lin
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [8-10]
Loss 9–10 Mar 2019 Mornington, Australia M15 Clay   Dane Sweeny   Calum Puttergill
  Brandon Walkin
1–6, 5–7
Loss 9–11 Jun 2019 Heraklion, Greece M15 Hard   Calum Puttergill   Andrés Artuñedo Martinavarro
  Pablo Vivero González
2–6, 2–6
Loss 9–12 Jul 2019 Gimcheon, South Korea M15 Hard   Chanchai Sookton-eng   Choi Jae-won
  Moon Ju-hae
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 9–13 Sep 2019 Darwin, Australia M25 Hard   Matthew Romios   Dayne Kelly
  Brydan Klein
5–7, 5–7
Win 10–13 Mar 2020 Mildura, Australia M25 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Brydan Klein
  Scott Puodziunas
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10-3]
Win 11–13 May 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Aziz Dougaz
  Guy Orly Iradukunda
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 12–13 May 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Tomás Farjat
  Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
6–3, 6–4
Win 13–13 May 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Siddhant Banthia
  Ajeet Rai
6–4, 6–4
Win 14–13 Jun 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Tomás Farjat
  Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
6–1, 7–5
Win 15–13 Jul 2021 Almada, Portugal M15 Hard   Evan Hoyt   Fábio Coelho
  Natan Rodrigues
6–4, 6–2
Win 16–13 Jul 2021 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal M25 Hard   Evan Hoyt   Takuto Niki
  Kaito Uesugi
6–3, 6–2
Win 17–13 Aug 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Mateo Nicolás Martínez
  Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
3–6, 7–6(7–1), [13–11]
Win 18-13 Aug 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Hady Habib
  Mateo Nicolás Martínez
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 18–14 Oct 2021 Tallahassee, United States M15 Hard (indoor)   Colin Sinclair   Liam Draxl
  John McNally
2–6, 3–6
Win 19-14 Jul 2022 Caloundra, Australia M15 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Aaron Addison
  Matthew Romios
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 20–14 Aug 2022 Changwon, South Korea M15 Hard   Ajeet Rai   Jeong Yeong-seok
  Lee Jea-moon
5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 21–14 Oct 2022 Jakarta, Indonesia M25 Hard   Brandon Walkin   Seita Watanabe
  Sun Fajing
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 22–14 Sep 2023 Darwin, Australia M25 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Joshua Charlton
  Blake Ellis
6–4, 6–4
Win 23–14 Sep 2023 Darwin, Australia M25 Hard   Ajeet Rai   Blake Bayldon
  Brandon Walkin
6–1, 6–4
Win 24–14 Oct 2023 Cairns, Australia M25 Hard   Jeremy Beale   Hong-Lin Fu
  Tomislav Edward Papac
6–4, 6–4
Win 25–14 Nov 2023 Brisbane, Australia M25 Hard   Ajeet Rai   Joshua Charlton
  Emile Hudd
6–4, 6–4
Win 26–14 Nov 2023 Gold Coast, Australia M25 Hard   Ajeet Rai   Blake Bayldon
  Kody Pearson
7–5, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 26–15 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard   Ajeet Rai   Ryan Seggerman
  Patrik Trhac
6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 26–16 Feb 2024 Vila Real de Santo, Portugal M25 Hard   Hunter Reese   Joao Domingues
  Jaime Faria
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 27–16 Mar 2024 Kigali, Rwanda Challenger Clay   Hunter Reese   S D Prajwal Dev
  David Pichler
6–1, 7–5
Win 28–16 Mar 2024 Yucatán, Mexico Challenger Clay   Hunter Reese   Boris Kozlov
  Stefan Kozlov
7–5, 6–3
Loss 28–17 July 2024 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Johannes Ingildsen   Íñigo Cervantes Martinavarro
  Daniel Rincón
3–6, 4–6
Loss 28–17 Oct 2024 Hangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Yuta Shimizu   Sun Fajing
  Te Rigele
6–3, 7–5
Win 29–17 Oct 2024 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Blake Ellis   Jake Delaney
  Jesse Delaney
6–1, 5–7, [10–5]
Win 30–17 Oct 2024 Sydney, Australia Challenger Hard   Blake Ellis   Blake Bayldon
  Mats Hermans
7–5, 7–6(7–4)

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Fancutt Bio at ATP". ATP. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Brisbane teenager Thomas Fancutt a step above as he claimed the honours in the Ingham Open". Townsville Bulletin. 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Aussie weekly wrap: Teen talents shining on the world stage". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Aussie weekly wrap: Thompson, De Minaur in Aussie Masters first". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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