ROGER FEDERER

ROGER FEDERER

Ranking: The Swiss has spent record 302 weeks at No. 1, including record 237 straight from Feb. 2, 2004 to Aug. 17, 2008. Became No. 1 after winning 2004 Aus. Open (d. Safin). Ended 5 seasons as World No. 1 (2004-07, 2009), tied with Connors for 2nd-most behind Sampras’ 6. Finished 14 straight seasons in Top 10 (2002-15), 2nd-longest streak behind Connors’ 16 (1973-88). Fell out of Top 10 on Nov. 7, 2016 for 1st time since winning 2002 Vienna title (734 weeks). Ended 1998 as World No. 1 junior.

ATP Finals: Qualified for record 14 straight ATP Finals (2002-15), winning record 6 titles in 10 finals: 2003 (d. Agassi), 2004 (d. Hewitt), 2006 (d. Blake), 2007 (d. Ferrer), 2010 (d. Nadal) and 2011 (d. Tsonga). Won title in 3 cities (Houston 2003-04, Shanghai 2006-07, London 2010-11) and 5 times with 5-0 record (2003-04, 2006, 2010-11).

Milestones: Winner of 91 singles titles, 3rd-most in Open Era behind Connors’ 109 and Lendl’s 94. Won 1+ title in Open Era-record 15 straight seasons (2001-15). Holds Open Era records for most titles at Halle (8), Cincinnati (7), Dubai (7), Basel (7), ATP Finals (6), Hamburg (4) and Doha (3). Tied for most titles at Indian Wells with Djokovic (5), Wimbledon with Sampras (7) and US Open with Connors and Sampras (5). Second in Open Era with 1,099 singles wins and one of only 3 men with 1,000+ victories (Connors 1,256; Lendl 1,071). Earned 1,000th win in 2015 Brisbane final (d. Raonic). Owns 7 win streaks of 20+ matches, including career-long 41 (Aug. 2006-Mar. 2007). Reached 17 straight finals (June 2005-Aug. 2006) and enjoyed 24-match win streak in finals (Oct. 2003-Nov. 2005). Also won 24 straight matches vs. Top 10 opponents (Nov. 2003-Jan. 2005) and 65 matches in a row on grass (June 2003-July 2008). Went 81-4 in 2005 (.953) for highest win pct. since McEnroe went 82-3 in 1984 (.965). Ended Djokovic’s 43-match win streak in 2011 Roland Garros SF and Nadal’s 81-match clay-court win streak in 2007 Hamburg final. Owns 9-19 record vs. World No. 1 opponents. Posted 10 wins from 2 sets down, tied for most in Open Era with Becker and Krickstein. Debuted at 1998 Gstaad as WC (l. to Arnold Ker) and earned 1st win at 1998 Toulouse as Q (d. Raoux). Never retired in 1,345 singles and 218 doubles matches.

Grand Slams: All-time winningest men’s player with 314 Grand Slam wins, including 18 titles in 28 finals. One of 8 men to win all 4 majors, securing career Grand Slam at 2009 Roland Garros (d. Soderling). Defeated Nadal in 5 sets at 2017 Australian Open to become 2nd-oldest Grand Slam champion in Open Era behind Rosewall (1970 US Open, 1971-72 Aus. Open). Owns Open Era records for consecutive Grand Slam finals (10), SFs (23) and QFs (36). Only player in Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in a season more than once (2006-07, 2009). Competed in record-breaking Wimbledon finals in 2008 and 2009. Rallied from 2 sets down in 2008 but fell to Nadal 97 in 5th after 4h48m – longest final in event history. Hit career-high 50 aces in 2009 to beat Roddick 16-14 in 5th – longest 5th set in Grand Slam final history. Missed 2016 Roland Garros following arthroscopic left knee surgery on Feb. 3, 2016, snapping Open Era-record streak of 65 straight Grand Slam appearances (69 w/qualifying, 73 w/juniors). Swept 1998 Wimbledon junior titles in singles (d. Labadze) and doubles w/O. Rochus (d. Llodra/A. Ram).

ATP Masters 1000: Leads all players with 341 ATP Masters 1000 wins. Owns 26 titles, 3rd-most behind Djokovic’s 30 and Nadal’s 30. Reached 1+ final in 14 straight seasons (2002-15). Captured titles at 7 of 9 events (all but Monte-Carlo and Rome).

Davis Cup/Olympics: Clinched 2014 Davis Cup title with win over Gasquet (SUI d. FRA 3-1). Owns 52-18 Davis Cup record (40-8 singles). At Olympics, earned doubles gold medal at 2008 Beijing w/Wawrinka (d. Bhupathi/Paes, Bryan/Bryan and Aspelin/T. Johansson) and singles silver medal at 2012 London (d. del Potro 19-17 in 3rd, l. to Murray). Finished 4th at 2000 Sydney (l. to Haas in SF and Di Pasquale in bronze-medal match).

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