List of career achievements by Roger Federer
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Roger Federer is considered by many sports analysts, media pundits, fellow players and fans around the world as the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer has won an all-time record 17 grand slam titles and has reached a record 27 finals, 23 consecutive semi-final appearances and 36 consecutive quarter final appearances. He is one of seven men to have won a career grand slam (winning all four majors at least once during a career) and one of three players to have won a career grand slam on three different surfaces (hard, grass & clay). Federer has won 7 Wimbledon titles which is a joint all-time record with William Renshaw and Pete Sampras. He is the only player to reach 10 Wimbledon finals, which is an all-time record in men’s tennis. He is one of three players to win two different majors at least 5 times (Wimbledon and US Open) and is the only player to win two majors five consecutive times simultaneously at Wimbledon and the US Open from 2003–08. Roger Federer has spent 302 weeks as the number 1 ranked player in the world (ranked 237 weeks as number 1 consecutively), the most of any men's tennis player in the open era and all time.
Roger Federer has won an all-time record 9 Hard Court grand slam titles and is the only player to achieve such a feat in the open era. He is the only player to win 5 consecutive titles at the US Open (2004–08). Federer is considered the most consistent player of all time, he reached an all-time record of ten consecutive grand slam finals from 2005–07, 23 consecutive semi-finals and 36 consecutive quarter finals in the majors. The only player to rival Federer’s consistency is Novak Djokovic. Furthermore, Federer has won an all-time record of 60 hard court titles and has reached an all-time record of 42 Masters 1000 finals. Federer has won an all-time record 7 Cincinnati Masters 1000 titles and he is a perfect 7–0 when reaching the finals. He has also won an all-time record 7 Swiss Indoor titles and has reached the final at the Swiss Indoors for total 12 years (2000–01, 2006–15) and consecutive 10 years (2006–15) and is the only player to ever achieve both feats in the open era. Federer has also registered a 56 match win streak on hard courts which is the most in the open era
Federer's success does not hold strictly to hard courts, his most successful surface is grass where he has won an all-time record 15 grass court titles including an all-time record 8 Halle Open titles and a joint open era record of 7 Wimbledon titles (five of which he won consecutively from 2003–07), he reached an all-time record 7 consecutive Wimbledon finals from 2003–09 and is the only player to achieve such a feat in the open era. Federer has the longest grass court winning streak in the open era as he registered a 65 match win streak on grass from 2003 to 2008 where he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final. Due to his success on grass courts, Federer is widely viewed as the greatest grass court player of all time having surpassed the likes of Pete Sampras (winner of 7 Wimbledon trophies), Bjorn Borg (won 5 consecutive Wimbledon finals), Boris Becker and John McEnroe (winner of 3 Wimbledon trophies) due to his consistent record on grass and the number of titles/finals he has accrued.
Alongside his record on grass, Federer was an exceptional player on clay courts, he has reached 5 French Open finals only being beaten by Rafael Nadal who is classed by a majority as the greatest clay court player ever. Federer won his first French Open title in 2009 when he also won Wimbledon thus achieving the "Channel Slam" alongside Borg and Nadal. Federer has won 11 clay court titles and 6 clay court masters 1000 titles. His consistency in his prime years on clay was rivaled only by Rafael Nadal and Federer is widely viewed as the second greatest clay court player during Nadal's era in the French Open from 2005–11 when he reached 1 semi final, 1 quarter final, 4 final appearances and 1 French open win.
Federer is the only player to register at least ten titles on three different surfaces, he has won an all-time record of 60 hard court titles, record 15 grass court titles and 11 clay court titles and is the only player to achieve such a feat. In his prime years, he won multiple grand slams between 2004–07 when he won an unparalleled 11 grand slams (3 Australian Open titles, 4 Wimbledon titles and 4 US Open titles). He reached finals of all four majors for three years in 2006–07 and 2009 and is the only player to have reached all four finals multiple times. In the World Tour Finals, Federer has won an open era record 6 titles at the prestigious eight man tournament and has qualified at the tournament 14 consecutive times, both records as well as reaching an all-time record of 10 finals..
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All-time records
Tournament | Since | Record Accomplished | Player Tied |
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Australian Open | 1877 | Only male player ever to win 17 men's singles Grand Slam titles overall | Stands Alone |
27 men's grand slam finals overall | |||
Grand Slams | 1877 | Reached all grand slam finals 3 times 2006, 2007, 2009 | Stands Alone |
2 men's Major titles per-year 5 times 2004–07, 2009 | |||
38 men's Major semifinals overall | |||
46 men's Major quarter-finals overall | |||
10 consecutive men's Major finals (2005-2007) | |||
23 consecutive men's Major semifinals | |||
36 consecutive men's Major quarter-finals | |||
64 consecutive men's Major tournament appearances | |||
First and only male player ever to reach 10 finals at a single grand slam tournament (Wimbledon) | |||
Only male player ever to win 4+ titles at three different Grand Slams (Australian Open (4), Wimbledon (7) & US Open (5) | |||
Only male player ever to win first 7 grand slam finals | |||
Only male player ever to win 9 hard court grand slams (Australian open (4) & US Open (5) | |||
297 Major match wins overall | |||
ATP Rankings | 1973 | Only male player ever to reach 302 Weeks as World Number 1 | Stands Alone |
287 consecutive weeks as World Number 1 | |||
3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 (2005-2007) | |||
Cincinnati Masters | 1899 | 7 men's singles titles | Stands Alone |
Swiss Indoors | 1970 | 7 men's singles titles | Stands Alone |
World Tour Finals | 6 men's singles titles | ||
Halle Open | 1993 | 8 men's singles titles | Stands Alone |
Dubai Tennis Championships | 7 men's singles titles |
1 There is no other player in the history of tennis who has won more Grand Slam titles than Roger Federer, he broke the previous all-time record held by Pete Sampras (14) in 2009 and is the first and only male player to win 15+ grand slam titles and more in tennis history in men's singles.
2 There is no other player in the history of tennis who has won 6+ titles in 6 different tournaments. Federer has won six titles at World Tour Finals, seven titles at Wimbledon (Grand Slam), Cincinnati (Masters 1000), Dubai Tennis Championships (500), the Swiss Indoors (500) and eight titles at Halle Open (500).
Open Era records - Grand Slams
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
- Records in bold indicate peerless achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Time Span | Grand Slam Tournament Records | Players Matched |
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2003 Wimbledon —
2009 French Open |
Career Grand Slam (Won all four majors) | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal |
2003 Wimbledon —
2012 Wimbledon |
Won 17 Grand Slams overall | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon —
2015 US Open |
27 Grand Slam Finals | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon —
2007 US Open |
10 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon —
2015 US Open |
38 semifinals | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon —
2010 Australian Open |
23 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
2001 French Open —
2015 US Open |
46 quarter-finals | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon —
2013 French Open |
36 consecutive quarter-finals | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open —
2015 US Open |
64 consecutive appearances | Stands alone |
2004 & 2006–2007 | 3 years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 & 2009 | 5 years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2006–2007 | 2 consecutive years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2007 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
2004–2011 | 8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon —
2012 Wimbledon |
5+ titles at 2 different Majors | Björn Borg |
2003 Wimbledon — 2012 Wimbledon |
4+ titles at 3 different Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2015 Wimbledon |
5+ finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2015 US Open |
7+ semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2001 French Open — 2015 US Open |
10+ quarter-finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open |
5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2+ consecutive finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2013 French Open |
9+ consecutive quarter-finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open |
First 7 finals won | Stands alone |
2004 Australian Open — 2010 Australian Open |
9 hard court titles | Stands alone |
2008 US Open — 2009 Wimbledon |
Simultaneous holder of Majors on clay, grass and hard court | Rafael Nadal |
2006–2007 & 2009 | All 4 Major finals in 1 season | Rod Laver |
2006 French Open — 2009 US Open |
Runner-up finishes at all four majors | Ivan Lendl |
2000 Australian Open — 2015 US Open |
297 match wins | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open — 2015 US Open |
65+ match wins at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open — 2015 US Open |
75+ match wins at 3 different Majors | Stands alone |
2000 Australian Open — 2015 US Open |
153 hard court match wins | Stands alone |
2006 | 27 match wins in 1 season | Novak Djokovic |
2004–2007 & 2009 | 5 years with match winning percentage of 90%+ | Björn Borg |
2004 French Open — 2012 US Open |
23 top seeds | Stands alone |
2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon |
18 consecutive top seeds | Stands alone |
2006 US Open — 2007 French Open |
36 consecutive sets won | Stands alone |
2007 US Open | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone |
2009 Wimbledon | 50 aces in a final | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2 winning streaks of 25+ matches | Stands alone |
2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
3 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
2004 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
5 winning streaks of 15+ matches | Stands alone |
Records at each Grand Slam tournament
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
- Records in bold indicate peerless achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Grand Slam Tournaments | Time Span | Record Accomplished | Players Matched |
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Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 5 finals overall | Stefan Edberg Novak Djokovic |
2004–2014 | 11 semifinals overall | Stands alone | |
11 consecutive semifinals | |||
2007 | Won title without losing a set | Ken Rosewall | |
2000–2015 | 75 match wins overall | Stands alone | |
2006–2008 | 30 consecutive sets won | ||
French Open | 2005–2009 | 5 consecutive semifinals | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic |
French Open - Wimbledon | 2009 | Accomplished "Channel Slam". Won both tournaments in the same year | Björn Borg |
Wimbledon | 2003–2012 | 7 men's singles titles overall | Pete Sampras |
2003–2007 | 5 consecutive titles | Björn Borg | |
2003–2015 | Only male player ever to reach 10 finals overall | Stands alone | |
2003–2009 | 7 consecutive finals | ||
7 consecutive semifinals | |||
2005–2006 | 34 consecutive sets won | ||
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone |
5 men's singles titles overall | Jimmy Connors | ||
2004–2009 | 40 consecutive match wins | Stands alone |
ATP World Tour Finals records
Time Span | Records Accomplished | Players Matched |
---|---|---|
2003–2011 | 6 titles overall1 | Stands alone |
2003–2015 | 10 finals overall | Stands alone |
2002–2015 | 13 semifinals overall | Stands alone |
52 match wins overall | ||
14 appearances overall | ||
14 consecutive appearances |
1 Federer is the first player to win more than 5 titles at the World Tour Finals. Federer is the only player to reach 10 finals overall and reach 13 semifinals. He has appeared in the 8 man year-end tournament 14 consecutive times and is the only player to achieve this feat in the open era.
ATP Masters 1000 Series records
- Grand Prix Championship Series began in 1970.
- ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990.
- Renamed ATP Masters 1000 in 2009.
Time Span | Record Accomplished | Players Matched |
---|---|---|
2002–2015 | 42 Masters 1000 Series Finals overall | Stands alone |
2000–2015 | 327 match wins overall | Stands alone |
2005–2006 | 2 consecutive years winning 4+ titles | Novak Djokovic |
2002–2011 | Appearances in finals of all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments | Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal |
2004–2012 | 4 Indian Wells Masters titles | Novak Djokovic |
2004–2006 | 3 consecutive Indian Wells titles | Stands alone |
2004–2015 | 6 Indian Wells finals | Stands alone |
2004–2008 | 4 Hamburg Masters titles | Stands alone |
2005–2015 | 7 Cincinnati Masters titles | Stands alone |
7 Cincinnati finals overall | ||
2009-2010
2014-2015 |
2 consecutive Cincinnati Masters titles | Andre Agassi |
2012, 2015 | Won title without having serve broken or losing a set (Cincinnati Masters) |
Stands alone |
Other significant records (ATP 250&500 Series, Weeks as Number 1, ATP Rankings & Win Streaks)
Time Span | Record Accomplished | Players Matched |
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2004–2012 | 302 total weeks at No. 1 | Stands alone |
2 February 2004 — 17 August 2008 |
237 consecutive weeks at No. 1 | |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents | Stands alone |
1999–2016 | 663 hard court match victories overall | Stands alone |
2005–2006 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone |
2003–2008 | 65 consecutive grass court match victories | Stands alone |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won | Stands alone |
2001–2015 | 10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts | Stands alone |
2003–2015 | 15 grass court titles | Stands alone |
2002–2015 | 60 hard court titles | Stands alone |
66 outdoor titles | ||
2003–2015 | 17 500 Series titles | Stands alone |
2001–2015 | 23 500 Series finals | Stands alone |
2000–2016 | 33 250 Series finals | Stands alone |
2003–2015 | 8 Halle 500 titles overall | Stands alone |
10 Halle Open final overall | ||
2003–2006 | 4 consecutive Halle Open titles | Stands alone |
2005–2015 | 7 Dubai 500 titles overall | Stands alone |
9 Dubai 500 finals overall | ||
2003–2005 | 3 consecutive Dubai titles | Novak Djokovic |
2003–2015 | 7 Swiss Indoors 500 titles | Stands alone |
2006–2008 | 3 consecutive Swiss Indoors titles | |
2000–2015 | 12 finals at a single tournament (Swiss Indoors) | |
2006–2015 | 10 consecutive finals at a single tournament (Swiss Indoors) | |
2006 | 9 hard court titles in 1 season | Jimmy Connors |
2001–2015 | 15 consecutive years winning 1+ title | Stands alone |
1998–2015 | 386 tie breaks won | Stands alone |
1999–2015 | 87.65% (142–20) grass court match winning percentage | Stands alone |
2006 | 94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
3 calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Jimmy Connors | |
2003–2014 | Ended 10 years ranked inside the top 2 | Stands alone |
2005–2007 | 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches | Björn Borg |
2001–2015 | Titles won in 19 different countries | Stands alone |
Awards
This is a list of awards Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has won in his career.
1998
2003
- ATP European Player of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss of the Year
- Michael-Westphal Award
2004
- ATP European Player of the Year
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite award (For the year 2003)
- ITF World Champion
- Sports Illustrated Tennis Player of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Reuters International Sportsman of the Year
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year
- Golden Bagel Award
- European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year)[1]
2005
- Ambassador of United Nations' Year of Sport and Physical Education
- Goldene Kamera Award
- ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2004)
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2004)
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2004)
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2004)
- Michael-Westphal Award
- International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis
- Most Outstanding Athlete by the United States Sports Academy
- Freedom Air People's Choice Sports Awards International Sportsperson of the Year
- ITF World Champion
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year)[1]
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
2006
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2005)
- ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2005)
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2005)
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2005)
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2005)
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis
- ITF World Champion
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- EFE's Sportsman of the Year
- Golden Bagel Award
- Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year by The United States Sports Academy
- European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year)[1]
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Baccarat Athlete of the Year 2006[2]
2007
- Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most important people in the world.[3]
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2006)
- ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2006)
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2006)
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2006)
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year (for the year 2006)
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2006)
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- ESPY Best Male International Athlete
- ITF World Champion
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- Tennis magazine's 2007 player of the year
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Marca Leyenda
2008
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2007)
- European Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2007) (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year)[1]
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2007) – First ever winner of four Laureus World Sports Awards[4]
- Men's Doubles gold medalist partnering Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China
- ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2007)
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2007)
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2007)
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- Swiss Team of the Year (with Stanislas Wawrinka)
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
2009
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2008)
- ATPWorldtour.com (formerly ATPTennis.com) Fans' Favourite (for the year 2008)
- Talksport Hall of Fame
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- Ehrespalebaerglemer award. An award given to outstanding citizens of the city of Basel.[5]
- ATPWorldtour.com Player of the Decade[6]
- ITF World Champion
- European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year)[1]
- One of Sports Illustrated's Athletes of the Decade[7]
- Listed at #27 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- European Sportsman of the Year[8]
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Best Match of the Year[lower-alpha 1]
2010
- International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year[9]
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2009)
- ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2009)[10]
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (for the year 2009)
- ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite (for the year 2010)
- MARCA magazine's Sportsman of the Decade[11]
- Listed at #29 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- Compeed Elegance Award[12]
2011
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Listed at #25 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- Best Grand Slam/Davis Cup Match of the Year[lower-alpha 2]
- Only player to "bagel"(6-0 set) Nadal on three different surfaces. (2006 Wimbledon (Grass), 2007 Hamburg (Clay) 2011 World Tour Finals (indoor hard)
2012
- Listed at #1 in 100 Greatest of All Time by Tennis Channel
- Listed at #5 in Forbes list of 100 richest athletes of the world.
- Men's Singles silver medalist at 2012 Olympic Games held in London, England.
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Hello Magazine's Most Attractive Man of 2012
- Davis Cup Commitment Award
2013
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year
2014
- US Open Sportsmanship Award
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss Team of the Year (with Stanislas Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli, Michael Lammer, Severin Lüthi )
- Best Grand Slam Match of the Year[lower-alpha 3]
- Davis Cup Most Valuable Player (shared with Stan Wawrinka)
2015
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
See also
Notes
- ↑ Wimbledon final def. Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
- ↑ US Open semifinal lost to Novak Djokovic 7-6(9-7), 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 5-7
- ↑ Wimbledon final lost to Novak Djokovic 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "European Sports Journalists honor Henin and Federer", De Standaard, January 8, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
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