Tennys Sandgren | Bio | ATP Tour

Named after his great-grandfather.
Nickname is Sang.
Began playing tennis at age 5 with his family.
Father, David, passed away; mother, Lia, was his original coach; brother, Davey, also played at University of Tennessee.
Played 2 seasons at University of Tennessee, leading Volunteers to 2010 NCAA team final as a freshman. Continues his studies through online courses.
Favourite surface is hard and shot is the SABR (Sneak Attack By Roger).
Favourite tournament is Tiburon, USA Challenger.
Idols growing up were Andre Agassi and Gustavo Kuerten.
Enjoys reading fantasy series, listening to music and playing the video games League of Legends and Hearthstone.
Favourite sports team is the Unicorns of Love video game team.
If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a failed pro gamer.
Underwent left hip surgery in March 2014 and missed 6+ months, falling to No. 714 in FedEx ATP Rankings.

(UPDATED 25 JANUARY 2022)

Broke into Top 100 after Grand Slam debut at 2017 Roland Garros, entered Top 50 following 1st ATP Tour final at 2018 Houston and achieved career-high No. 41 after 1st title at 2019 Auckland.
Advanced to Australian Open QF as World No. 97 in 2018 and as World No. 100 in 2020.
Defeated No. 5 Thiem in 2018 Australian Open 4R for biggest win of career, but squandered 7 MPs vs. No. 3 Federer in 2020 Australian Open QF.
Made ATP debut at 2017 Houston after qualifying for 1st time in 15th try at tour-level events.
Named after his great-grandfather and not the sport he plays or the state where he was raised, resides and went to college (Tennessee).