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Roger Federer
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceOberwil, Switzerland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight; one-handed backhand
Prize money$31,237,103
Singles
Career record513-130
Career titles48
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2004, 2006, 2007)
French OpenF (2006, 2007)
WimbledonW (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
US OpenW (2004, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record104-68
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Last updated on: June 10, 2007.

Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. 1. Many experts and his own peers believe Federer may be the greatest player in history.[1][2][3][4][5]

Federer has won ten Grand Slam men's singles titles in 32 appearances, three Tennis Masters Cup titles, and 13 ATP Masters Series titles. In 2004, the Swiss became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three of four Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year: the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. In 2006, he became the first and only man to repeat this feat and the first man in the open era to win at least ten singles tournaments in three consecutive years (2004 to 2006).[6] He is also the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006). In 2007, when Federer won his third Australian Open title, he became the only male player to have won three separate Grand Slam tournaments three times.

Federer has been ranked No. 1 in the world since February 2, 2004, and holds the all-time record for most consecutive weeks as the top-ranked male player.[7] On April 2, 2007, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record third consecutive time.

Personal life

Federer was born in the town of Binningen (near Basel, Switzerland), to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer. He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban Münchenstein. Federer has an older sister, Diana. He considers his main language German, but he also speaks French and English fluently.[8] He conducts press conferences in all three. Answering a frequently asked question about the proper pronunciation of his first name, Federer said: "As my mother comes from South Africa, my name has always been pronounced the English way."[8]

As a boy, Federer was very emotional on the court and threw many tantrums, in contrast to his cool, calm playing style today. He admits to being kicked off the practice courts frequently. Federer was also a very talented soccer player. At one point, he considered becoming a professional soccer player but instead decided to make a career in tennis. He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club.[9] When he was younger, he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.[10]

Federer spends his off-court time at the beach, skiing, and playing card games, table tennis, soccer, and golf. He is a avid fan of Färjestads BK, a Swedish Elite League ice-hockey team.[11] He currently resides in Oberwil, Switzerland and is dating former WTA player and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka), who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury. The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Along with Miroslava Vavrinec and a Swiss associate, Federer launched a fragrance and cosmetics line called RF Cosmetics in October 2003.[12]

His favorite vacation spots are the Maldives, Dubai, and the Swiss mountains. He is also friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods, with Woods having attended some of Federer's events and Federer sometimes spotted in Woods' gallery during tournaments.[13]

He co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003. Its goals include funding projects that benefit disadvantaged children, primarily in South Africa, such as the charity IMBEWU.[14] In January 2005, he encouraged efforts from tennis players for the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, saying he would play as many matches as possible in tournaments organized to raise funds for the tsunami victims and auctioned off his autographed racquets to raise funds for UNICEF's relief operations.[15]

On April 3, 2006, Federer was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF,[16] which helps poor children from all parts of the world. He made his first official trip as Goodwill Ambassador on December 23, 2006, when he visited children in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a region devastated by the December 26, 2004, tsunami. "It's amazing to see how young people are using the rebuilding process as an opportunity to improve their lives and strengthen their community," said Federer. "The way these children are bouncing back from even the toughest tragedy is a testament to their resilience."[17]

Federer is the first living Swiss to be pictured on a postage stamp. The stamp was issued in April 2007, and shows Federer with the Wimbledon trophy. Switzerland does not normally depict persons on its stamps, except for historical figures.[18]

Career

Juniors

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.[19] He started having tennis group practice at the age of nine and weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also practiced football (soccer) until he decided to focus on tennis at age 13. At 14, he became the national champion for all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center at Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996.[20]

In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the Wimbledon juniors title and the year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion for the year.[21]

Professional

Early years

In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour at Gstaad.[citation needed] The following year he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy and finished the year as the youngest player inside the ATP's top 100 ranking.[citation needed] In 2000, Federer reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud Di Pasquale of France.[citation needed] Federer reached his first final in Marseille which he lost to Marc Rosset[citation needed] and was also the runner-up in Basel.[citation needed] He failed to make an impression at the Grand Slams and the Masters Series tournaments but still ended the year ranked 29th.[citation needed]

2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory came in Milan in February 2001.[citation needed] During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3-2 Davis Cup victory over the United States.[citation needed] 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,[citation needed] a victory that many consider to be a turning point of his career.[citation needed] He finished the year ranked 13th.[citation needed]

2002

Federer reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi.[citation needed] He won his next AMS final in Hamburg.[citation needed] He also won both his Davis Cup singles matches against former world number ones (Russians Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov).[citation needed] Despite early-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open, and the untimely loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor Peter Carter in a car crash in August,[citation needed] Federer reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of the year and qualified for the first time in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup.[citation needed] Federer lost in the semifinals of that tournament to Lleyton Hewitt.[22]

2003

Federer started 2003 by winning consecutive tournaments in Dubai[citation needed] and Marseille.[citation needed] He won in Munich[citation needed] without losing a set, but suffered a first-round loss at the French Open.[citation needed] On July 6, 2003, he defeated Mark Philippoussis and won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon as the first Swiss male player to do so.[citation needed] He dropped only one set during the entire tournament.[citation needed] He also won four Davis Cup matches during the year to lead Switzerland to the semifinals of the World Group.[citation needed] He finished 2003 by winning the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston and ranking second in the ATP tour race behind American Andy Roddick.[citation needed] In December, he parted ways with Peter Lundgren, his coach for four years.[citation needed]

2004

Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 2004, Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.[citation needed] He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, lost to no one 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,[citation needed] the win allowing him to succeed Andy Roddick as the World No. 1,[citation needed] a ranking which he has maintained as of 2007. He successfully defended his Wimbledon title by defeating Andy Roddick,[citation needed] and won his first U.S. Open title by defeating Lleyton Hewitt.[citation needed] He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston for the second consecutive year.[citation needed] His win-loss record for the year was 74-6 with 11 titles.[citation needed] Federer was named the ITF Tennis World Champion[citation needed] and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in early 2005,[citation needed] 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 Mirka Vavrinec (also his manager), and a few friends.[12] In 2005, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.[23]

2005

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Federer at Wimbledon, 2005.

Federer reached the 2005 Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours.[citation needed]

He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series (AMS) titles: Indian Wells[citation needed] (by defeating Lleyton Hewitt) and Miami[citation needed] (by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain). He won his third Hamburg[citation needed] clay court title in May by defeating Richard Gasquet, to whom he had earlier lost in Monte Carlo.[citation needed] He then entered the French Open as one of the favorites, losing in the semifinals in four sets to eventual winner Nadal.[citation needed]

Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title for the third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final.[citation needed] 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[citation needed] (Nadal would also go on to win four Master's Series that year[citation needed]).

He then dropped only two sets on route to his second consecutive U.S. Open title,[citation needed] 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).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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.

2006

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Federer serving against Nicolas Mahut on Number One Court, Wimbledon Championships, 2006

Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one,[citation needed] with his ranking points several thousand points greater than his nearest competitor's points.[citation needed]

Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the 2006 Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.[citation needed] In March, Federer successfully defended his titles at the Indian Wells[citation needed] and Miami Masters[citation needed] and became the first player ever to win the Indian Wells-Miami double in consecutive years. Federer then reached two consecutive ATP Masters Series finals on clay, at Monte Carlo and Rome, but lost to Rafael Nadal on both occasions.[citation needed]

Had Federer won the 2006 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 he would have done so in a two-year schedule. He, however, lost in the final to defending champion Nadal in four sets.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] This was also the first time that both a man and a woman have reached the finals of all Grand Slams, the woman being Justine Henin.[citation needed]

Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed and reached the final without dropping a set.[citation needed] There, Federer beat Nadal in four sets to win the championship. This was Federer's fourth consecutive Wimbledon title.[citation needed]

Federer then started his North American tour and won the 2006 Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final.[citation needed] In the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for his third consecutive title at the Flushing Meadows.[citation needed]

At the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup at Shanghai, Federer defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round robin matches[citation needed] and Nadal in a semifinal.[citation needed] Federer then defeated American James Blake 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in the final to win his third Masters Cup title.[24]

In 2006, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open final, Rome final, Monte Carlo final, and Dubai final; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. The loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets loss of the year. The Cincinnati tournament was the only tournament of the year in which he did not reach the final.[24]

2007

Federer won his tenth Grand Slam singles title when he won the 2007 Australian Open without dropping a set, defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4.[citation needed] Bjorn Borg was the last man to win a Grand Slam without dropping a set in 1978 and 1980 French Open.[citation needed]

Federer then won the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final 6-4, 6-3.[citation needed] This raised his match record for the year to 12-0 and brought his winning streak to 41-consecutive matches. His streak ended during his next match when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California,[citation needed] after winning this tournament three consecutive years (2004-2006); this loss also ended his bids to break Guillermo Vilas' record of 46-consecutive matches in a row and to tie with the eight title wins-in-a-row record.[25][26]

At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Federer again lost to Guillermo Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets.[citation needed] However, 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.[27][28]

Federer started his clay-court season by reaching the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. There, as in 2006, he lost to second seeded Rafael Nadal.[citation needed] This time, the score was 6-4, 6-4. Federer lost in the 3rd round of the Rome Masters to Filippo Volandri 6-2, 6-4, a player who was at the time outside the world's top 50.[citation needed] The loss marked the 4th straight tournament Federer failed to win, making it his poorest career stretch since becoming World No. 1 in February 2004.[citation needed]

On May 20, 2007, however, Federer won the Hamburg Masters tournament, defeated Nadal on clay for the first time 2-6, 6-2, 6-0.[citation needed] It was his thirteenth ATP Masters Series title, his sixth tournament win on clay, and the second time he defeated Nadal with a bagel set.[citation needed] This victory also ended Nadal's record 81 match winning streak on clay.[citation needed]

At the French Open, Federer reached the final for the second time but again lost to Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.[citation needed] Federer fell to 4-8 against Nadal. This tournament set a record for being the first time that the top two players in the computer rankings have won nine consecutive Grand Slam singles tournaments between them (2005 French Open through 2007 French Open).[citation needed] As of 2007, Federer has won singles tournaments in 16 different countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

The day following the French Open final, Federer announced on his website 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.[citation needed]

Coaches

  • 1989–1994: Seppli Kacovsky (Switzerland). Kacovsky was the head coach of the Old Boys’ Tennis Club in Federer’s home town of Basel. Roger joined Old Boys' when he was eight years old.[29]
  • 1991–1995, 1997–1998: Peter Carter (Australia). Carter gave Federer weekly private coaching, from the age of 10 to 14. They reunited in a new training facility in Biel in 1997, and Carter coached Federer on and off until he turned pro.
  • 1995–1997: After Federer became the Swiss junior champion, he was selected to join the Swiss National Tennis center in Ecublens, Vaud, and trained there until he finished school.
  • 1999–2003: Peter Lundgren (Sweden). When Federer entered the professional circuit, he chose former top-25 player Lundgren, whom he met in Biel, as his coach. He still consulted frequently with Carter.
  • 2005–2007: Tony Roche (Australia). Roche is a former Australian tennis champion who coached Patrick Rafter and Ivan Lendl to the world number one ranking. He helped Federer for 10-15 weeks per year before Grand Slam and ATP Masters Series tournaments. Federer and Roche split two weeks before the start of the 2007 French Open.[30] Federer subsequently announced that he would compete without a coach during the Hamburg Masters Series Tournament, French Open, and Wimbledon.[31]

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.[citation needed]

Federer uses fairly conventional grips. His forehand grip is somewhere between a modern eastern and mild semi-western. He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane than nearly any other player and finishes his swing wrapped around his back, which is not the typical technique of following through after contact and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward and the racquet coming over the shoulder.[32] 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 to have been his weaker side, it has developed into one of the best in the game. He has an excellent slice but can also fire great top-spin shots. 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.[citation needed]

As of 2007, Federer has started to come to the net more often, urged to do so by former coach Tony Roche. He is a good volleyer and is notably strong at backhand smashes, one of the most difficult shots in the game.[citation needed]

His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it and because he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph) (although he is capable of serving into the 210 km/h (130 mph) range).[33] 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 in order to maintain balance (exemplified by the classic footwork of 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 as well as any player on tour.[citation needed]

Federer's relaxed, smooth playing style belies his aggressive and opportunistic tactics. He constructs points to get in a position that allows him to hit winners with his groundstrokes. Federer has mentioned that he has been able to read his opponents' moves, which helps him to construct these plays.[citation needed]

Equipment

Federer, who has used various racquets, currently plays with a Wilson K Factor KSix-One Tour 90 Racquet;[34] some speculate that it is a custom mold of the Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85 used by Pete Sampras. Federer strings his racquets at a relatively loose tension (53-60 pounds depending on his opponent and surface).[35] This allows him to return balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult. Federer's past racquets include the Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90, Wilson ProStaff Tour 90, and the Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85. Federer's current KSix-One Tour 90 is a racquet designed for advanced players and is characterised by its smaller hitting surface, heavy weight, and thin beam. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and Nike apparel and footwear. He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them are Swiss.[citation needed]

Records

Main article: Records held by Roger Federer

Awards

Career Statistics

Grand Slam singles finals (12)

Wins (10)

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

Runner-ups (2)

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

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (4)

Wins (3)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Houston United States Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
2004 Houston Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2
2006 Shanghai United States James Blake 6-0, 6-3, 6-4

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2005 Shanghai Argentina David Nalbandian 6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3)

ATP Tennis Masters Series singles finals (18)

Wins (13)

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

Runners-up (5)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Miami United States Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2003 Rome Spain Félix Mantilla 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(10)
2006 Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5)
2006 Rome (2nd) Spain Rafael Nadal 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)
2007 Monte Carlo (2nd) Spain Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4

Career finals (74)

Singles wins

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

Singles runner-ups

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 13 February, 2000 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Switzerland Marc Rosset 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
2. 29 October, 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-1
3. 25 February, 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) France Nicolas Escudé 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(5)
4. 28 October, 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
5. 3 February, 2002 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Davide Sanguinetti 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-1
6. 31 March, 2002 Miami, USA Hard United States Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
7. 11 May, 2003 Rome, Italy Clay Spain Félix Mantilla 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(10)
8. 13 July, 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay 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) Argentina David Nalbandian 6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3)
10. 5 March, 2006 Dubai, UAE Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
11. 23 April, 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5)
12. 14 May, 2006 Rome, Italy Clay 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 Spain Rafael Nadal 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)
14. 22 April, 2007 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4
15. 10 June, 2007 French Open, Paris, France Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles wins

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

Doubles runner-ups

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

Team competition wins

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the French Open, which ended on June 10, 2007.

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career win-loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W 3 / 8 36-5
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 4 / 8 32-4
U.S. Open A A 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W 3 / 7 31-4
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 2 10 / 32 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss1 0-0 0-2 7-4 13-4 6-4 13-3 22-1 24-2 27-1 13-1 N/A 125-22
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH NH SF NH NH NH 2R NH NH NH 0 / 2 5 - 3
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF W W F W 3 / 5 22-2
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A A 1R 3R 2R W W W 2R 3 / 7 21-4
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 2 / 5 16-3
Cincinnati Masters A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R W 2R 1 / 6 8-5
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) A A 2R 2R QF SF A A W 1 / 5 11-4
Paris Masters A A 1R 2R QF QF A A A 0 / 4 4-4
Career Statistics
Total Titles 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 11 12 3 N/A 48
Hardcourt Win-Loss 2-2 4-5 21-15 21-9 30-11 46-11 46-4 50-1 59-2 14-2 N/A 293-62
Grass Win-Loss 0-0 0-2 2-3 9-3 5-3 12-0 12-0 12-0 12-0 0-0 N/A 64-11
Carpet Win-Loss 0-0 9-5 10-5 10-4 11-4 5-2 0-0 4-1 5-0 0-0 N/A 54-21
Clay Win-Loss 0-2 0-5 3-7 9-5 12-4 15-4 16-2 15-2 16-3 16-3 N/A 102-36
Overall Win-Loss' 2-4 13-17 36-30 49-21 58-22 78-17 74-6 81-4 92-5 30-5 N/A 513-130
Year End Ranking 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 N/A N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

1The win total does not include walkovers.

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings ($) Money list rank
1999 0 0 0 225,139[36] 97[36]
2000 0 0 0 623,782[37] 27[37]
2001 0 1 1 865,425[38] 14[38]
2002 0 3 3 1,995,027[39] 4[39]
2003 1 6 7 4,000,680[40] 1[40]
2004 3 8 11 6,357,547[41] 1[41]
2005 2 9 11 6,137,018[42] 1[42]
2006 3 9 12 8,343,885[43] 1[43]
2007 1 2 3 2,660,645[44] 2[44]
Career 10 38 48 31,237,103 2
*As of 11 June 2007.

See also

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