Croatian tennis player
Franko Škugor (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋko ʃkûɡor] ;[ 2] born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian inactive professional tennis player who mainly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and specialized in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 17 achieved on 22 April 2019. He is best known for his very powerful serve up to 230 km/h (140 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.
Škugor is a member of HTK Zagreb, his staff is Alan Marić (coach), Jurica Stančić (fitness coach) and Velibor Viboh (physioterapist).
In November 2019, following the departure of Željko Krajan , Škugor captained the Croatia Davis Cup team at the 2019 Davis Cup .[ 3]
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI 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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I 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.
Current after the 2022 Australian Open .
Masters 1000 finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ] Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ] 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)[ edit ] ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] 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 Kližan 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 & Herzegovina 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: 42 (17–25)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (13–18) ITF Futures (4–7)
Finals by surface Hard (4–11) Clay (12–14) 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 González 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 Androić Ivan Zovko Nikola Mektić 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] Loss 3–6 Jun 2010 Italy F12, Mestre Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić 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 Pavić D M dela Nava R Ramírez Hidalgo 2–6, 6–7(10–12) Loss 3–9 Sep 2012 Trnava , Slovakia Challenger Clay Mate Pavić Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić 6–7(0–7) , 5–7, Loss 3–10 Nov 2012 Montevideo , Uruguay Challenger Clay Blaž Kavčič 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 Joško Topić Toni Androić 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 Ričardas Berankis Illya Marchenko Sergiy Stakhovsky 5–7, 3–6 Loss 7–13 Apr 2014 Sarasota , United States Challenger Clay Rubén Ramírez 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 Džumhur Sergey Betov Mikhail Elgin 6–3, 1–6, [5–10] Loss 9–17 Oct 2015 Ningbo , China Challenger Hard Nikola Mektić 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 Grégoire Barrère 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 Blaž Kavčič 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 Portorož , Slovenia Challenger Hard Lukáš Rosol Hans Podlipnik Castillo Andrei Vasilevski 3–6, 6–7(4–7) Loss 14–24 Sep 2017 Bogotá , Colombia Challenger Clay Nikola Mektić Marcelo Arévalo M A Reyes-Varela 3–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 15–24 Feb 2023 Rovereto , Italy Challenger 75 Hard (i) Victor Vlad Cornea Vladyslav Manafov Oleg Prihodko 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, [10–4] Loss 15–25 Mar 2023 Biel/Bienne , Switzerland Challenger 100 Hard (i) Victor Vlad Cornea Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens 2–6, 4–6 Win 16–25 Mar 2023 Sanremo , Italy Challenger 125 Clay Victor Vlad Cornea Nikola Ćaćić Marcelo Demoliner 6–2, 6–3 Win 17–25 Apr 2023 Oeiras , Portugal Challenger 125 Clay Victor Vlad Cornea Marcelo Demoliner Andrea Vavassori 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)