Roger Federer

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Roger Federer
Nickname(s) Federer Express, The Swiss Maestro, King of Tennis
Country Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Residence Oberwil, Switzerland
Date of birth August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84.8 kg (187  lb/13.35  st)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money US$39,160,588
Singles
Career record: 559 - 137
Career titles: 53
Highest ranking: No. 1 ( February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W ( 2004, 2006, 2007)
French Open F ( 2006, 2007)
Wimbledon W ( 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open W ( 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Doubles
Career record: 105-70
Career titles: 7
Highest ranking: No. 24 ( June 9, 2003)

Infobox last updated on: March 24, 2008.

Roger Federer (pronounced /ˈrɒdʒər ˈfɛdərər/; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004, for a record 217 consecutive weeks. He is widely regarded as the best player of his generation and probably the greatest tennis player in history. In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.

Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles.

He appeared in a record ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals ( 2005 Wimbledon Championships through to 2007 U.S. Open), before this streak ended at the 2008 Australian Open.

Personal life

Roger Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer. He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders with France and Germany. As a boy, Federer was very emotional and was kicked off practice courts occasionally. Federer was also a talented football player. He had considered becoming a professional footballer but instead decided to pursue tennis. He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club and is a fan of Italian club AS Roma. When he was younger, he liked to watch Marcelo Ríos in action. Federer especially liked Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker and has cited them as idols.

Federer currently resides in Oberwil, Switzerland and is dating former WTA player and Slovakia-born Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka), who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury. The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Federer launched a fragrance called RF Cosmetics in October 2003. He considers Swiss German his first language, but also speaks German, French, and English fluently and conducts press conferences in all three. His favorite vacation spots are the Maldives, Dubai, and the Swiss mountains. He is also a good friend of golf superstar Tiger Woods. Federer is Roman Catholic, and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the Rome Masters in 2006.

Roger Federer is highly involved in various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports to young people. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF from 2006. Since then, he has visited Tamil Nadu, one of the worst tsunami-affected areas in India, and South Africa. He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS.

Tennis Career

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six. He began participating in group lessons at the age of nine and began weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis. At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Centre in Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996. In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year. In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour at Gstaad. The following year he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy and finished the year as the youngest player (for the year) inside ATP's top 100 ranking. In 2000, Federer reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud di Pasquale of France. Federer reached his first final in Marseille which he lost to Marc Rosset and was also the runner-up in Basel. He failed to make an impression at Grand Slams and Masters Series tournaments, and ended the year ranked 29th.
(All results and ranking history from ATP)

2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory came in Milan in February 2001. During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3–2 Davis Cup victory over the United States. He later reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating four-time defending champion and seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round in a closely fought match, a victory that many consider to be the turning point of his career, as well as ending Sampras's 31-match winning streak in the tournament. He then lost to Tim Henman in the quarterfinal and finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)

2002

Roger Federer at the 2002 U.S. Open
Roger Federer at the 2002 U.S. Open

Federer reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next AMS final in Hamburg. He also won both his Davis Cup singles matches against former world number ones, Russians Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov). Despite early-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open and the untimely, devastating loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor, Peter Carter, in a car crash in August, Federer reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of the year and thus qualified for the first time in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. His run at the tournament was ended in the semifinals by then #1 seeded and ranked Lleyton Hewitt (who eventually went on to win the Cup).
(All results in 2002)

2003

In 2003, Federer challenged for the top ranking in men's tennis. Federer began his Grand Slam campaign at the Australian Open where he lost to David Nalbandian in the round of 16. He then won two hard court tournaments in Marseille and Dubai. He also won a clay court tournament in Munich, then lost in the first round of the French Open to Luis Horna. However, he won the tournament in Halle on grass, and in July, he won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Andy Roddick in the semifinals and Mark Philippoussis in the finals, losing only one set in the tournament (to Mardy Fish in the round of 32). He lost to Roddick and to Nalbandian the Masters tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, respectively. As in the Australian Open, he lost to Nalbandian at the U.S. Open, again in the round of 16. He won on hard courts in Vienna and ended the year on a high note by winning the year-end Tennis Masters Cup tournament in Houston, defeating Andre Agassi in the final. In a three-way battle for supremacy, Roddick captured the year-end No. 1 ranking over Federer and Juan Carlos Ferrero.
(All results in 2003)

2004

Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 2004, Roger Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the Open Era of modern men's tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, did not lose a match to anyone ranked in the top ten, and won every final he reached. He won his first Australian Open title by defeating Marat Safin in straight sets. This win helped him succeed Andy Roddick as the World No. 1, a ranking which he has maintained as of March 2008. He successfully defended his Wimbledon title by defeating Andy Roddick, and won his first U.S. Open title by defeating Lleyton Hewitt. He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston for the second consecutive year, defeating Hewitt in the final. Federer's only Grand Slam loss of the year was at the French Open, where he lost to former world number one and 3-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten in straight sets. His win-loss record for the year was 74-6 with 11 titles. Federer was named the ITF Tennis World Champion and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in early 2005, edging out the likes of Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi, Lance Armstrong, and Michael Phelps. Throughout 2004, Federer did not have a coach, relying instead on his fitness trainer Pierre Paganini, physiotherapist Pavel Kovac, and a management team composed of his parents, his girlfriend and manager Mirka Vavrinec, and a few friends. In 2005, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.
(All results in 2004)

2005

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Federer at Wimbledon, 2005.

To begin the year, Federer reached the Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours. He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series (AMS) titles: Indian Wells (by defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in straight sets) and Miami (by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in five sets after being down two sets to love). He won his third Hamburg clay court title in May by defeating Richard Gasquet, to whom he had earlier lost in Monte Carlo. He then entered the French Open as one of the favorites, but lost in the semifinals in four sets to eventual winner Nadal.

Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title, winning for the third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final. Federer also defeated Roddick in Cincinnati to take his fourth AMS title of the year (and sweep all the American AMS events) and become the first player in AMS history to win four titles in one season. He then dropped only two sets en route to his second consecutive U.S. Open title, defeating Andre Agassi in four sets in the final. He became the first man in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open back-to-back in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). He failed to defend his Tennis Masters Cup title, however, losing to David Nalbandian of Argentina in a four-and-a-half hour, five-set match. Had he won the match, he would have finished the year 82-3, tying John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era.
(All results in 2005)

2006

Federer playing in Basel at the Swiss Indoors, 2006.
Federer playing in Basel at the Swiss Indoors, 2006.

Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one, with his points ranking several thousand points greater than that of his nearest competitor. Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. In March, Federer successfully defended his titles at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters, and became the first player ever to win the Indian Wells-Miami double in consecutive years. Federer then started the clay-court season by reaching the final of the ATP Masters Series (AMS) event at Monte Carlo losing in four sets to Rafael Nadal. He then reached a consecutive AMS final, along with Nadal, at the Rome Masters where it seemed as though Federer would finally defeat his rival on clay; however, Nadal won the epic five-set match, which lasted five hours, in the decisive tiebreak after saving two match points. Federer chose not to defend his title at the Hamburg Masters, where he had won in the previous two years. At the French Open, Federer lost in the final to defending champion Nadal in four sets. Had he won the French Open, he would have completed a career Grand Slam and become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles at the same time. Although the clay Grand Slam title eluded him, he became one of only two then-active players who had reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, the other being Andre Agassi.

Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed and reached the final without dropping a set. There, Federer beat Nadal in four sets to win the championship. This was Federer's fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. Federer then started his North American tour and won the 2006 Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final. In the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for his third consecutive title at the Flushing Meadows. At the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup at Shanghai, Federer defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round robin matches and Nadal in a semifinal. Federer then defeated American James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win his third Masters Cup title. In 2006, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open, Rome, Monte Carlo, and Dubai finals; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. The Cincinnati loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets loss of the year and the only tournament out of 17 (Davis Cup excluded) in which he did not reach the final.
(All results in 2006)

2007

Federer won his third Australian Open and tenth Grand Slam singles title when he, as defending champion, won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final. He was the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set. His winning streak of 41 consecutive matches ended when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, after winning this tournament three consecutive years. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Federer again lost to Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets. He was awarded four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive four awards during the same year.

Federer started his clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final of the Monte Carlo Masters. As in 2006, he lost to second seeded Rafael Nadal. Federer lost in the third round of the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome to Filippo Volandri. This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1. On May 20, 2007, however, Federer defeated Nadal on clay for the first time, winning the Hamburg Masters tournament, and ending Nadal's record of 81 consecutive match wins on clay. At the French Open, Federer reached the final for the second consecutive year but lost to Nadal for the third consecutive time. The day after the final, Federer announced that he was withdrawing from the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, which he had won the last four years. He cited fatigue and fear of getting an injury. He therefore entered Wimbledon for the first time without having played a warm-up grass-court tournament. Despite this, Federer once again defeated Nadal in the final, however Nadal was able to push Federer into a fith set, with his last five-set match at Wimbledon coming from 2001 where he beat Pete Sampras. With the win over Nadal, Federer tied Björn Borg's record of five Wimbledon's in a row.

Federer won the Cincinnati Masters title for the second time, beating James Blake in the final. The victory was his 50th career singles title. Federer also won the 2007 US Open Series with this victory. In the U.S. Open final, Federer beat third seed Novak Đoković. It was Federer's 12th Grand Slam title, tying Roy Emerson. As champion of the US Open Series, Federer received a bonus of $1 million, in addition to the $1.4 million prize for winning the U.S. Open singles title.

Federer reached the final of the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup when he defeated Nadal in a semifinal. Federer then went on to win his fourth Tennis Masters Cup title in five years by beating David Ferrer.

On November 19, 2007, in an exhibition match in Seoul between players recognized as among the greatest ever, Federer defeated former World No. 1 Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–3. This was the first of three exhibitions the two played in Asia. "I feel pretty good," Sampras told Korean television after the match. "I made it competitive, which was my goal. Obviously Roger is the best player in the world and I retired five years ago. I am grateful that he invited me." Federer was equally happy with the workout: "Pete was one of my idols growing up and it's great to play him. It wasn't easy for me, it wasn't easy for him as he's been retired five years. I am number one and everyone expects me to win."
(All results in 2007)

2008

In January, Federer withdrew from the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament because of a stomach virus, disrupting his warm-up to the Australian Open. He returned to the Australian Open to defend his title and reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Novak Đoković, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his record string of Grand Slam final appearances at ten, though his streak of 15 Grand Slam semi-finals was maintained. At every Grand Slam during the semi-final streak, Federer has either won the tournament or lost to the eventual champion. The loss also ended his 37-match winning streak in best of five set matches on hard courts. It was the first time that Federer had lost in straight sets in a Grand Slam singles match since he lost 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to Gustavo Kuerten in the third round of the 2004 French Open. His last straight-sets loss at a hard court Grand Slam tournament was even further back, when he lost in the fourth round of the 2002 US Open to Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–4. Federer himself stated that he was "quite happy with the result in the end." Đoković is only the fourth player to defeat Federer more than once since Federer became World No. 1. The others at the time were Rafael Nadal (8 times), David Nalbandian (3 times), and Guillermo Cañas (2 times). Federer then returned to the Dubai Tennis Championships. Federer was seeded No.1, and was the defending champion. Federer lost to Andy Murray 7–6 (6), 3–6, 4–6 in the first round, Murray becoming the fifth player to defeat Federer more than once since he achieved the number one ranking.

In March, Federer revealed that he was recently diagnosed with mononucleosis, and that he may have suffered from it since December 2007. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete."

Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former number one and fourteen-time Grand Slam titlist Pete Sampras in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Federer won 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.

At the Pacific Life Open, the first Masters event of the year, he reached the semifinals where American Mardy Fish beat him 6–3, 6–2, thus ended his winning streak against American players, dating back to August 2003.

Playing style

Federer has a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots with a high degree of proficiency. He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes from both wings. Federer uses fairly conventional grips. His forehand is between a modern eastern and mild semi-western as his hand is about halfway underneath the racquet, allowing for either a flat or topspin shot. He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane and finishes his swing wrapped around his back. He also can generate extreme top-spin with the shot, allowing him to open up cross-court angles while still hitting the ball with pace. David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip", while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions. Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, which has improved over the last few years. Although critics and coaches consider his backhand as his weaker side, it has developed into one of the best in the game. He has an excellent slice which knifes through the court with great pace and throws off opponents, but can also fire great top-spin shots that seem to catch the baseline as if magnetically drawn to it. Federer tends to hit his groundstrokes early, while the ball is still on the rise, much like Andre Agassi did. While this requires excellent reactions and footwork, it means that Federer hits his groundstrokes closer to the net than most of his opponents. This reduces the reaction time of his opponents and allows him to hit the sharply angled winners that are a trademark of his game.

His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it and he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around 190 km/h (118 mph). His second serve usually has a heavily kicked delivery. Federer generally serves with placement and precision, but on occasion he will hit a powerful serve to keep his opponents off balance. His footwork, balance, and court coverage are exceptional and he is considered to be one of the fastest movers in the game. Unlike most players who take many small steps when approaching the ball, like Jimmy Connors, Federer takes long fluid strides. He can hit a strong shot on the run or while backpedaling, allowing him to switch from defense to offense. Federer's relaxed, smooth playing style belies his aggressive and opportunistic tactics as he constructs points that allows him to hit winners with his powerful groundstrokes. Federer is capable of performing in high pressure situations, often saving break, set or match points during crucial times in a match.

Equipment and apparel

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 Racquet, which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch), heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight), and thin beam (18 mm). Federer strings his racquets at a 53-60 pounds tension (depending on his opponent and surface) with natural gut main strings (Wilson Natural Gut 16 String) and polyester cross strings (Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L String). This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult. Federer also uses string savers to extend the life of the natural gut strings. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and Nike apparel and footwear (he wears the Nike Air Zoom Vapor V). For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike made a jacket that had a crest with three tennis racquets symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had won previously. This jacket was also updated for 2007, with four rackets. He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss. He also endorses Gillette with French football star Thierry Henry, American golfer Tiger Woods, and Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid.

Records

Roger Federer holds a number of records in tennis history, the most prominent of which is that he has won the Australian Open, the Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open in the same year three times; in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

He has surpassed a myriad of long-standing records including:

  • He equaled Björn Borg's Open Era record of five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in 2007
  • Captured the Open era record of most consecutive US Open titles (four) in 2007
  • Ranked World #1 for a record 217 consecutive weeks, outlasting Jimmy Connors's record of 160 consecutive weeks as #1 men's player and Steffi Graf's record of 186 weeks as #1 singles player in the world
  • As of February 1, 2008, Federer has held the No. 1 spot every week for four straight years on the ATP Rankings

Awards

Federer has won numerous awards during his tennis career. His most significant achievement was winning his fourth consecutive Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, in 2008.

Career statistics

Grand Slam Singles finals (14)

Wins (12)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Wimbledon Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
2004 Australian Open Flag of Russia Marat Safin 7–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004 Wimbledon (2) Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4
2004 U.S. Open Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6, 6–0
2005 Wimbledon (3) Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6, 6–4
2005 U.S. Open (2) Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
2006 Australian Open (2) Flag of Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006 Wimbledon (4) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2006 U.S. Open (3) Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007 Australian Open (3) Flag of Chile Fernando González 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
2007 Wimbledon (5) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
2007 U.S. Open (4) Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković 7–6, 7–6, 6–4

Runners-up (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2006 French Open Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
2007 French Open (2) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (5)

Wins (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Houston Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
2004 Houston Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–2
2006 Shanghai Flag of the United States James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
2007 Shanghai Flag of Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2005 Shanghai Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6

ATP Masters Series singles finals (21)

Wins (14)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Hamburg Flag of Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004 Indian Wells Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
2004 Hamburg (2) Flag of Argentina Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004 Toronto Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
2005 Indian Wells (2) Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005 Miami Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
2005 Hamburg (3) Flag of France Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6
2005 Cincinnati Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
2006 Indian Wells (3) Flag of the United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006 Miami (2) Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7–6, 7–6, 7–6
2006 Toronto (2) Flag of France Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006 Madrid Flag of Chile Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007 Hamburg (4) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007 Cincinnati (2) Flag of the United States James Blake 6–1, 6–4

Runner-ups (7)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Miami Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003 Rome Flag of Spain Félix Mantilla 7–5, 6–2, 7–6
2006 Monte Carlo Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
2006 Rome (2) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
2007 Monte Carlo (2) Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
2007 Montréal Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković 7–6, 2–6, 7–6
2007 Madrid Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Career finals (81)

Singles (70)

Wins (53)
Legend
Grand Slam (12)
Tennis Masters Cup (4)
ATP Masters Series (14)
ATP Tour (23)
Titles by Surface
Hard (35)
Grass (9)
Clay (6)
Carpet (3)
Titles by Surface
Outdoors (41)
Indoors (12)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 4 February 2001 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Flag of France Julien Boutter 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4
2. 13 January 2002 Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 6–3
3. 19 May 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
4. 13 October 2002 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
5. 16 February 2003 Marseille, France Hard (i) Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman 6–2, 7–6(6)
6. 2 March 2003 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6(2)
7. 4 May 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–1, 6–4
8. 15 June 2003 Halle, Germany Grass Flag of Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6–1, 6–3
9. 6 July 2003 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
10. 12 October 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of Spain Carlos Moyà 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
11. 16 November 2003 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
12. 1 February 2004 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Flag of Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
13. 7 March 2004 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Spain Feliciano López 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
14. 21 March 2004 Indian Wells, USA Hard Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
15. 16 May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Argentina Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
16. 13 June 2004 Halle, Germany Grass Flag of the United States Mardy Fish 6–0, 6–3
17. 4 July 2004 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
18. 11 July 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Russia Igor Andreev 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
19. 1 August 2004 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
20. 12 September 2004 U.S. Open, New York, USA Hard Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
21. 3 October 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–0
22. 21 November 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA Hard Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–2
23. 9 January 2005 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–1
24. 20 February 2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
25. 27 February 2005 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7(6), 6–3
26. 20 March 2005 Indian Wells, USA Hard Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
27. 3 April 2005 Miami, USA Hard Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
28. 15 May 2005 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of France Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
29. 13 June 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Flag of Russia Marat Safin 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4
30. 3 July 2005 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
31. 21 August 2005 Cincinnati, USA Hard Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
32. 11 September 2005 U.S. Open, New York, USA Hard Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
33. 2 October 2005 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
34. 8 January 2006 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of France Gaël Monfils 6–3, 7–6(5)
35. 29 January 2006 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Flag of Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
36. 19 March 2006 Indian Wells, USA Hard Flag of the United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
37. 2 April 2006 Miami, USA Hard Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
38. 18 June 2006 Halle, Germany Grass Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–7(4), 6–2
39. 9 July 2006 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
40. 13 August 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of France Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
41. 10 September 2006 U.S. Open, New York, USA Hard Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
42. 8 October 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
43. 22 October 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Flag of Chile Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
44. 29 October 2006 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of Chile Fernando González 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(3)
45. 19 November 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Hard (i) Flag of the United States James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
46. 28 January 2007 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Flag of Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
47. 3 March 2007 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 6–3
48. 20 May 2007 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
49. 8 July 2007 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
50. 19 August 2007 Cincinnati, USA Hard Flag of the United States James Blake 6–1, 6–4
51. 9 September 2007 U.S. Open, New York, USA Hard Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
52. 28 October 2007 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–4
53. 18 November 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Hard (i) Flag of Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Runner-ups (17)
Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (7)
ATP Tour (7)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 13 February 2000 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Flag of Switzerland Marc Rosset 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
2. 29 October 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–1
3. 25 February 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of France Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(5)
4. 28 October 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5. 3 February 2002 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Flag of Italy Davide Sanguinetti 7–6(2), 4–6, 6–1
6. 31 March 2002 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
7. 11 May 2003 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Spain Félix Mantilla 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
8. 13 July 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9. 20 November 2005 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)
10. 5 March 2006 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
11. 23 April 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
12. 14 May 2006 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
13. 11 June 2006 French Open, Paris, France Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
14. 22 April 2007 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
15. 10 June 2007 French Open, Paris, France Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
16. 12 August 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
17. 21 October 2007 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (11)

Wins (7)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 25 February 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Pála
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–0
2. 15 July 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Russia Marat Safin Flag of Australia Michael Hill
Flag of the United States Jeff Tarango
0–1 Retired
3. 24 February 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 6–3, 10-4
4. 6 October 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of Australia Joshua Eagle
Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(0)
5. 30 March 2003 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of India Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
7–5, 6–3
6. 12 October 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of Switzerland Yves Allegro Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(7), 7–5
7. 12 June 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Flag of Switzerland Yves Allegro Flag of Sweden Joachim Johansson
Flag of Russia Marat Safin
7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3

Runner-ups (4)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 29 October 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of South Africa Piet Norval
7–6(11), 4–6, 7–6(4)
2. 17 March 2002 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–4
3. 23 February 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of Australia Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Australia Paul Hanley
7–6(4), 6–2
4. 3 October 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Flag of Switzerland Yves Allegro Flag of the United States Justin Gimelstob
Flag of the United States Graydon Oliver
5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career WR Career win-loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A LQ 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF 3 / 9 41-6
French Open A 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F 0 / 9 26-9
Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W 5 / 9 38-4
U.S. Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W 4 / 8 38-4
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 1 12 / 35 N/A
Win-Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13-4 6–4 13-3 22-1 24-2 27-1 26-1 5–1 N/A 143-23
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF W W F W W 4 / 6 26-3
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A LQ 1R 3R 2R W W W 2R SF 3 / 8 24-5
Miami Masters A 1R 2R QF F QF 3R W W 4R 2 / 9 27-7
Monte Carlo Masters A 1R 1R QF 2R A A QF F F 0 / 7 16-7
Rome Masters A A 1R 3R 1R F 2R A F 3R 0 / 7 14-7
Hamburg Masters A A 1R 1R W 3R W W A W 4 / 7 25-3
Canada Masters A A 1R A 1R SF W A W F 2 / 6 20-4
Cincinnati Masters A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R W 2R W 2 / 7 13-5
Madrid Masters A A 2R 2R QF SF A A W F 1 / 6 15-5
Paris Masters A A 1R 2R QF QF A A A 3R 0 / 5 5–5
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 9 14 / 62 N/A
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH NH SF NH NH NH 2R NH NH NH 0 / 2 5–3
Career Statistics
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career
Tournaments Played 3 14 28 22 25 23 17 15 17 16 3 N/A 181
Titles 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 11 12 8 0 N/A 53
Runner-ups 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 4 4 0 N/A 17
Hardcourt Win-Loss 2–2 4–5 24-16 21-9 30-11 46-11 46-4 50-1 59-2 44-6 8–3 N/A 324-69
Grass Win-Loss 0–0 0–2 2–3 9–3 5–3 12-0 12-0 12-0 12-0 6–0 0–0 N/A 70-11
Carpet Win-Loss 0–0 9–5 7–4 10-4 11-4 5–2 0–0 4–1 5–0 2–0 0–0 N/A 58-20
Clay Win-Loss 0–1 0–5 3–7 9–5 12-4 15-4 16-2 15-2 16-3 16-3 0–0 N/A 102-36
Overall Win-Loss 2-3 13-17 36-30 49-21 58-22 78-17 74-6 81-4 92-5 68-9 8-3 N/A 554-136
Win % 40% 43% 55% 70% 73% 82% 93% 95% 95% 88% N/A
Year End Ranking 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A

A = Did not participate in the tournament
WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played.
NH = Not Held.
LQ = Lost in qualifying draw.

To prevent double counting, information is updated only after the player's participation in a tournament has concluded. While Davis cup and Olympics matches are included, walkovers are not included. Current through the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships.

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings (US$) Money list rank
1999 0 0 0 225,139 97
2000 0 0 0 623,782 27
2001 0 1 1 865,425 14
2002 0 3 3 1,995,027 4
2003 1 6 7 4,000,680 1
2004 3 8 11 6,357,547 1
2005 2 9 11 6,137,018 1
2006 3 9 12 8,343,885 1
2007 3 5 8 10,130,620 1
2008** 0 0 0 453,510 7
Career** 12 41 53 39,160,588 2
**As of March 24, 2008.
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