Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

Nickname(s)	Federer Express, The Swiss Maestro, King of Tennis
Country	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

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

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

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 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	Mark Philippoussis	7–6, 6–2, 7–6
2004	Australian Open	Marat Safin	7–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004	Wimbledon (2)	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4
2004	U.S. Open	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6, 6–0
2005	Wimbledon (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6, 6–4
2005	U.S. Open (2)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
2006	Australian Open (2)	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006	Wimbledon (4)	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2006	U.S. Open (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	Australian Open (3)	Fernando González	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
2007	Wimbledon (5)	Rafael Nadal	7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
2007	U.S. Open (4)	Novak Đoković	7–6, 7–6, 6–4

Runners-up (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	French Open	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
2007	French Open (2)	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	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
2004	Houston	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 6–2
2006	Shanghai	James Blake	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
2007	Shanghai	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Shanghai	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	Marat Safin	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004	Indian Wells	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
2004	Hamburg (2)	Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004	Toronto	Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3
2005	Indian Wells (2)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005	Miami	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
2005	Hamburg (3)	Richard Gasquet	6–3, 7–5, 7–6
2005	Cincinnati	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
2006	Indian Wells (3)	James Blake	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006	Miami (2)	Ivan Ljubičić	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
2006	Toronto (2)	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006	Madrid	Fernando González	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007	Hamburg (4)	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007	Cincinnati (2)	James Blake	6–1, 6–4

Runner-ups (7)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Miami	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003	Rome	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6
2006	Monte Carlo	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
2006	Rome (2)	Rafael Nadal	6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
2007	Monte Carlo (2)	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
2007	Montréal	Novak Đoković	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
2007	Madrid	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)	Julien Boutter	6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4
2.	13 January 2002	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Juan Ignacio Chela	6–3, 6–3
3.	19 May 2002	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marat Safin	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
4.	13 October 2002	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Jiří Novák	6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
5.	16 February 2003	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Jonas Björkman	6–2, 7–6(6)
6.	2 March 2003	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Jiří Novák	6–1, 7–6(2)
7.	4 May 2003	Munich, Germany	Clay	Jarkko Nieminen	6–1, 6–4
8.	15 June 2003	Halle, Germany	Grass	Nicolas Kiefer	6–1, 6–3
9.	6 July 2003	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
10.	12 October 2003	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
11.	16 November 2003	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
12.	1 February 2004	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Marat Safin	7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
13.	7 March 2004	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Feliciano López	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
14.	21 March 2004	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
15.	16 May 2004	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
16.	13 June 2004	Halle, Germany	Grass	Mardy Fish	6–0, 6–3
17.	4 July 2004	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
18.	11 July 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Igor Andreev	6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
19.	1 August 2004	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3
20.	12 September 2004	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
21.	3 October 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Roddick	6–4, 6–0
22.	21 November 2004	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 6–2
23.	9 January 2005	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	6–3, 6–1
24.	20 February 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
25.	27 February 2005	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	6–1, 6–7(6), 6–3
26.	20 March 2005	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
27.	3 April 2005	Miami, USA	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
28.	15 May 2005	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Richard Gasquet	6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
29.	13 June 2005	Halle, Germany	Grass	Marat Safin	6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4
30.	3 July 2005	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
31.	21 August 2005	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
32.	11 September 2005	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
33.	2 October 2005	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Murray	6–3, 7–5
34.	8 January 2006	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Gaël Monfils	6–3, 7–6(5)
35.	29 January 2006	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
36.	19 March 2006	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	James Blake	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
37.	2 April 2006	Miami, USA	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
38.	18 June 2006	Halle, Germany	Grass	Tomáš Berdych	6–0, 6–7(4), 6–2
39.	9 July 2006	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
40.	13 August 2006	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
41.	10 September 2006	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
42.	8 October 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
43.	22 October 2006	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Fernando González	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
44.	29 October 2006	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Fernando González	6–3, 6–2, 7–6(3)
45.	19 November 2006	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	James Blake	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
46.	28 January 2007	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Fernando González	7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
47.	3 March 2007	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	6–4, 6–3
48.	20 May 2007	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
49.	8 July 2007	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Rafael Nadal	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
50.	19 August 2007	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	James Blake	6–1, 6–4
51.	9 September 2007	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Novak Đoković	7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
52.	28 October 2007	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	6–3, 6–4
53.	18 November 2007	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	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)	Marc Rosset	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
2.	29 October 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Thomas Enqvist	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–1
3.	25 February 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Nicolas Escudé	7–5, 3–6, 7–6(5)
4.	28 October 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5.	3 February 2002	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Davide Sanguinetti	7–6(2), 4–6, 6–1
6.	31 March 2002	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
7.	11 May 2003	Rome, Italy	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
8.	13 July 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jiří Novák	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9.	20 November 2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)
10.	5 March 2006	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
11.	23 April 2006	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
12.	14 May 2006	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
13.	11 June 2006	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
14.	22 April 2007	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
15.	10 June 2007	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
16.	12 August 2007	Montréal, Canada	Hard	Novak Đoković	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
17.	21 October 2007	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	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)	Jonas Björkman	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	6–3, 6–0
2.	15 July 2001	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marat Safin	Michael Hill Jeff Tarango	0–1 Retired
3.	24 February 2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Max Mirnyi	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 6–3, 10-4
4.	6 October 2002	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Max Mirnyi	Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle	6–4, 7–6(0)
5.	30 March 2003	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Leander Paes David Rikl	7–5, 6–3
6.	12 October 2003	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Yves Allegro	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	7–6(7), 7–5
7.	12 June 2005	Halle, Germany	Grass	Yves Allegro	Joachim Johansson 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)	Dominik Hrbatý	Donald Johnson Piet Norval	7–6(11), 4–6, 7–6(4)
2.	17 March 2002	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–4, 6–4
3.	23 February 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Max Mirnyi	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	7–6(4), 6–2
4.	3 October 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Yves Allegro	Justin Gimelstob 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.