Thomas Fancutt
| Country (sports) | Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
| Born | 25 February 1995 Brisbane, Australia[1] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $167,751 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 382 (22 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 723 (2 December 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 Challenger, 26 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (2 December 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 107 (2 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 2 December 2024. | |
Thomas Fancutt (born 25 February 1995) is an Australian tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 107 achieved on 2 December 2024. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 382 achieved on 22 May 2023.
As of March 2025, Fancutt is suspended from competition pending further invesigation in relation to using a prohibited method under anti-doping rules.[2]
Personal life
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.[3]
Career
2013–2021: ATP debut
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: Five ATP Challenger doubles titles
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.[4]
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 No. 121 on 4 November 2024.[5]
ATP Challengers and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 7 (2–5)
| 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: 49 (31 titles, 18 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challengers (5–3) |
| 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) |
| Win | 31–17 | Nov 2024 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jakub Paul | Kokoro Isomura Hikaru Shiraishi |
6–2, 7–5 |
References
- ^ "Thomas Fancutt Bio at ATP". ATP. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Mirzabegian, Sacha (25 March 2025). "Australian doubles player outs himself over 'devastating' anti-doping breach". Nine.
- ^ "Brisbane teenager Thomas Fancutt a step above as he claimed the honours in the Ingham Open". Townsville Bulletin. 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Aussie weekly wrap: Teen talents shining on the world stage". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Aussie weekly wrap: Thompson, De Minaur in Aussie Masters first". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2024.