Roger Federer - wikipedia Roger Federer `` Federer '' redirects here. For other uses, see Federer ( disambiguation ). Roger Federer Federer at Wimbledon in 2009. Country ( sports ) Switzerland Residence Bottmingen, Switzerland ( 1981 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1981 ( age 36 ) Basel, Switzerland Height 1.85 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) Turned pro 1998 Plays Right - handed ( one - handed backhand ) Prize money US $ 108,250,560 2nd all - time leader in earnings Official website rogerfederer.com Singles Career record 1119 -- 249 ( 81.8 % ) Career titles 93 ( 3rd in the Open Era ) Highest ranking No. 1 ( 2 February 2004 ) Current ranking No. 2 ( 11 September 2017 ) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open W ( 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017 ) French Open W ( 2009 ) Wimbledon W ( 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 ) US Open W ( 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ) Other tournaments Tour Finals W ( 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 ) Olympic Games F ( 2012 ) Doubles Career record 129 -- 89 ( 59.17 % ) Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 24 ( 9 June 2003 ) Current ranking -- ( 28 August 2017 ) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 3R ( 2003 ) French Open 1R ( 2000 ) Wimbledon QF ( 2000 ) US Open 3R ( 2002 ) Other doubles tournaments Olympic Games W ( 2008 ) Team competitions Davis Cup W ( 2014 ) Hopman Cup W ( 2001 ) Olympic medal record 2008 Beijing Doubles 2012 London Singles Last updated on : Template : 2017 - 09 - 04. Roger Federer ( German pronunciation : ( ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər ) ; born 8 August 1981 ) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ). He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks. Federer turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. In majors, Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, five Australian Open titles, a record five consecutive US Open titles and one French Open title. He is among eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam and has reached a record 29 men 's singles Grand Slam finals, including ten in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open. Many players and analysts consider Federer the greatest tennis player of all time. Among Federer 's other ATP tournament records include winning six ATP World Tour Finals and playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Representing Switzerland, he was a part of the 2001 winning Hopman Cup team and the 2014 winning Davis Cup team. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years from 2005 through 2008. Contents 1 Personal life 1.1 Childhood and early life 1.2 Family 1.3 Philanthropy and outreach 2 Tennis career 2.1 Pre -- 1998 : Junior years 2.2 1998 -- 2002 : Early career and breakthrough in the ATP 2.3 2003 : Wimbledon victory 2.4 2004 : Imposing dominance 2.5 2005 : Consolidating dominance 2.6 2006 : Career best season 2.7 2007 : Holding off young rivals 2.8 2008 : Fifth US Open title and Olympic Gold 2.9 2009 : Career Grand Slam, and Major title record 2.10 2010 : Fourth Australian Open 2.11 2011 : Fifth French Open final and Tour Finals title record 2.12 2012 : Seventh Wimbledon, Olympic Silver and return to No. 1 2.13 2013 : Injury struggles 2.14 2014 : Wimbledon runner - up, and Davis Cup glory 2.15 2015 : 1,000 th win, Wimbledon and US Open runners - up 2.16 2016 : Knee surgery and long injury break 2.17 2017 : Renaissance, fifth Australian Open and eighth Wimbledon 3 National representation 3.1 Davis Cup 3.2 Olympics 4 Rivalries 4.1 Federer vs. Nadal 4.2 Federer vs. Djokovic 4.3 Federer vs. Murray 4.4 Federer vs. Roddick 4.5 Federer vs. Hewitt 4.6 Federer vs. Agassi 4.7 Federer vs. del Potro 4.8 Federer vs. Safin 4.9 Federer vs. Nalbandian 4.10 Federer vs. Berdych 4.11 Federer vs. Tsonga 4.12 Federer vs. Wawrinka 5 Legacy 6 Cultural impact 7 Playing style 8 Equipment and apparel 8.1 Equipment 8.2 Apparel 9 Endorsements 10 Career statistics 10.1 Grand Slam tournament performance timeline 10.1. 1 Grand Slam tournament finals : 29 ( 19 titles, 10 losses ) 10.2 Records 10.2. 1 All - time tournament records 10.2. 2 Open Era records 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 Further reading 14.1 Video 15 External links 15.1 Profiles Personal life Childhood and early life Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland. His father, Robert Federer, is Swiss, from Berneck, in the Canton of St. Gallen ; and his mother, Lynette Federer ( née Durand ), from Kempton Park, Gauteng. Federer 's mother is descended from Dutch and French Huguenots. Federer has one sibling, his older sister Diana, who is the mother of a set of twins. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. He grew up in nearby Birsfelden, Riehen, and then Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders and speaks Swiss German, Standard German, English and French fluently, Swiss German being his native language. Federer 's signature Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was ruled `` unsuitable '' and was subsequently not required to fulfill his military obligation. Instead, he served in the civil protection force and was required to pay 3 % of his taxable income as an alternative. He grew up supporting F.C. Basel and the Swiss National Football Team. Federer also credits his hand - eye coordination to the wide range of sports he played as a child, including badminton and basketball. Family Federer is married to former Women 's Tennis Association player Mirka Federer. He met her while both were competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Miroslava Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury 7 years before she married Federer. They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family. In July 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. The Federers had another pair of identical twins in 2014, this time boys whom they named Leo and Lennart ( known as Lenny ). Philanthropy and outreach In 2003, he established the Roger Federer Foundation to help disadvantaged children and to promote their access to education and sports. Since May 2004, citing his close ties with South Africa, including that being where his mother was raised, he began supporting the South Africa - Swiss charity IMBEWU which helps children better connect to sports and social and health awareness. Later, In 2005, Federer visited South Africa to meet the children that had benefited from his support. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. In December 2006 he visited Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in April 2006 and has appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players for a special charity event during the 2010 Australian Open called ' Hit for Haiti ', in which proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims. He participated in a follow - up charity exhibition during the 2010 Indian Wells Masters which raised $1 million. The Nadal vs Federer `` Match for Africa '' in 2010 in Zurich and Madrid raised more than $4 million for the Roger Federer Foundation and Fundación Rafa Nadal. In January 2011, Federer took part in an exhibition, Rally for Relief, to raise money for the victims of the Queensland floods. In 2014, the `` Match for Africa 2 '' between Federer and Stan Wawrinka, again in Zurich, raised £ 850,000 for education projects in southern Africa. Tennis career Pre -- 1998 : junior years Main article : Roger Federer junior years Federer 's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he won both the boys ' singles final over Irakli Labadze, and in doubles teamed with Olivier Rochus, defeating the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram. In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior final in 1998 to David Nalbandian. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria in the final. He ended 1998 with the # 1 junior world ranking, is awarded ITF junior World Champion, and he entered his first tournament as a professional during 1998 in Gstaad, where he lost to Lucas Arnold Ker in the first round. 1998 -- 2002 : early career and breakthrough in the ATP Main article : Roger Federer 's early career Federer entered the top 100 ranking for the first time on 20 September 1999 and started at the 1999 Marseille Open defeating the reigning champion of the 1998 French Open, Spaniard Carlos Moya. His first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset. Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland, along with Martina Hingis. The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan - Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer 's first singles win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter in the final. Although he won his first title already in 1999 on the Challenger tour, winning the doubles event in Segovia, Spain with Dutchman Sander Groen, the final was played on Federer 's 18th birthday. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four - time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi on hard court. Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay, over Marat Safin ; the victory put him in top 10 for the first time. Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six. He also made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi 's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same year in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter a year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman. He finished 2001 with an ATP ranking of # 13, and 2002 was the first year he was ranked within the top 10, finishing at # 6. 2003 : Wimbledon victory Main article : 2003 Roger Federer tennis season In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final. Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost. Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna. Lastly, Federer won the year - end championships over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world # 2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points. 2004 : imposing dominance Federer at the 2004 US Open, where he became the first man since 1988 to win three majors in a season Main article : 2004 Roger Federer tennis season During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. His first major hard - court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin, thereby becoming the world # 1 for the first time. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick. Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there. Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, one was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada. Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai and wrapped up the year by winning the year - end championships for the second time. He also won his first tournament on home soil by capturing the Swiss Open in Gstaad. His 11 singles titles were the most of any player in two decades, and his record of 74 -- 6 was the best since Ivan Lendl in 1986. He improved his year - end ranking to world # 1 for the first time. 2005 : consolidating dominance Main article : 2005 Roger Federer tennis season In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin after holding match points, and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter 's last major final. Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins : Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay. The win in Miami was particularly noteworthy as it was the first final contested between Federer and Rafael Nadal in what would become one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history. Federer recovered from down two sets and a break to take the final in five sets. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the year - end championships to David Nalbandian in five sets while playing through a foot injury that sidelined him for almost the entire season after September. He maintained his position as world # 1 for the entirety of the season. The season was statistically one of the most dominant in the Open Era. He won 11 singles titles, which tied his 2004 season as the most in over two decades, his 81 match victories were the most since Pete Sampras in 1993, and his record of 81 -- 4 ( 95.2 % ) remains the second - best winning percentage in the Open Era behind only John McEnroe in 1984. 2006 : career best season Main article : 2006 Roger Federer tennis season The 2006 season was statistically the best season of Federer 's career, as well as one of the greatest seasons of any player in tennis history. In November 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer 's 2006 season as the second - greatest season of all time during the Open Era, behind only Rod Laver 's Grand Slam year of 1969. Federer hits a forehand at the 2006 US Open, where he became the first man in history to achieve the Wimbledon - US Open double for three consecutive seasons Federer won 12 singles titles ( the most of any player since John McEnroe in 1984 ) and had a match record of 92 -- 5 ( the most wins since Ivan Lendl in 1982 ). Federer reached the finals in an astounding 16 of the 17 tournaments he entered during the season. In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open. This was Federer and Nadal 's first meeting in a Grand Slam final. He was the first man to reach all four finals in a calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969. Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. In the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis, and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick ( 2003 champion ). In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer, however, consistently pushed Nadal to the limit on clay throughout the season taking him to fourth - set tiebreakers in Monte - Carlo and Paris, and a thrilling match in Rome that went to a deciding fifth - set tiebreaker. Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo and captured the year - end championships for the third time in his career, again finishing the year as world # 1. Federer only lost to two players during 2006, to Nadal four times in finals, and to 19 - year - old Andy Murray in the second round of the 2006 Cincinnati Masters, in what would be Federer 's only defeat before reaching the final of a tournament that year. Federer finished the season on a 29 - match winning streak, as well as winning 48 of his last 49 matches after the French Open. A personal highlight for Federer came near the end of the season when he finally won his hometown tournament the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland. 2007 : holding off young rivals Main article : 2007 Roger Federer tennis season In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them again. He won the Australian Open without dropping a set, beating Fernando González in the final. This made him the first man in the 21st century to accomplish the feat, as Björn Borg at the 1980 French Open was the last to win a Grand Slam tournament without the loss of a set. Federer had entered the year on a huge winning streak and after capturing his fourth Dubai crown Federer 's winning streak stood at 41 matches, the longest of his career and only five shy of the record. Federer entered Indian Wells as the three - time defending champion, but his streak would end in controversy. He was defeated by an Argentine, Guillermo Cañas, who had failed a drug test for illegal doping. Federer was coined `` Darth Federer '' by fans and commentators at the 2007 US Open This surprising first - round defeat marked the first time since August 2006 he suffered defeat, a period spanning over seven months. During the clay season, Federer 's victory in the Hamburg Masters final was particularly impressive, as it snapped Rafael Nadal 's 81 - match winning streak on clay, an Open - Era record. Federer turned the match around from a set down to sweep 12 of the final 14 games, including a final set bagel. At the French Open, some anticipated that Federer could become the first man in almost 40 years to hold all four majors simultaneously, having just resoundingly defeated young rival Nadal on clay entering the tournament. However, in a repeat of the previous year Federer played a tough four - set final against Nadal, but was undone by going 1 / 18 on break - point chances. At Wimbledon, Federer entered the tournament not only as the four - time defending champion, but also riding a 48 - match winning streak on grass. Once again, he defeated Rafael Nadal for a second consecutive year in the final, this time in a thrilling five - set encounter that many analysts hailed as the greatest Wimbledon final since 1980. Victory at Wimbledon equaled him with Björn Borg for the record of five consecutive championships at the All England Club. Federer reached the final in Montreal before playing a young and relatively unknown Serbian named Novak Djokovic. Djokovic proved his potential by stunning the world # 1 in a final - set tiebreaker upset. Federer rebounded in Cincinnati to capture his fifth title of the year. Federer entered the US Open as the three - time defending champion and faced Djokovic in the final. This time, Federer prevailed in a close straight - set match. Victory in New York moved him ahead of Laver and Borg for third on the all - time list of major championship victories. Throughout the tournament, the American press labelled him Darth Federer for his all - black attire ( which included tuxedo - striped shorts ) and the tournament played The Imperial March from Star Wars when he was announced onto the court for each of his matches. He would close out the year with victories in Basel and the Year End Championships in Shanghai. He finished as the year - end world # 1 for the fourth year in a row, demonstrating his dominance, and during these four years he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. After his phenomenal triple Grand Slam season yet again, Federer became the only player in history to win three Majors in a year for three years ( 2004, 2006, 2007 ). It was the third consecutive season that Federer would hold the world # 1 ranking for all 52 weeks of the year. 2008 : fifth US Open title and Olympic gold Main article : 2008 Roger Federer tennis season Federer 's success in 2008 was severely hampered by a lingering bout of mononucleosis, which he suffered from during the first half of the year. At the end of the year, he would suffer a back injury that would prove to be recurring throughout his career. In 2008, Federer captured one Grand Slam, a singles title at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg 's record. At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals. Later in the year, it was found Federer had been suffering from mononucleosis at the start of the year, particularly during the Australian Open. He lost twice in Masters Series 1000 finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. However, Federer captured three titles in 250 - level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel. At the Olympic Games, Federer and Stan Wawrinka won the gold medal in doubles, after beating the Bryan brothers American team in the semifinals and the Swedish duo of Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final However, Federer could only reach the quarterfinals in the singles draw, knocked out by then world # 8 James Blake. He ended the year as world # 2. 2009 : career Grand Slam, and major title record Main article : 2009 Roger Federer tennis season Federer entered the 2009 season with 13 Grand Slams, only one behind Pete Sampras ' all - time record. The season began with a loss to Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open in a hotly contested five - set match. Federer struggled following the defeat in Melbourne and entered the clay season without a title. Federer winning the French Open, and completing the career Grand Slam. Federer 's season turned around in the final masters event of the clay season, when he defeated Nadal on clay for only the second time to capture the Madrid Masters. Federer entered the French Open with few predicting him to win the elusive Parisian title, having lost to Nadal in the final weekend for the past four seasons. After Nadal 's unexpected defeat to Robin Söderling Federer suddenly became the overwhelming favorite. It would not be easy as in his next match he was forced to come from two sets and break point down in the third set to defeat Tommy Haas in five sets. He was also forced to fight back from a two sets to one deficit against a young Juan Martín del Potro to win a five setter in the semifinals. In the final he faced Söderling, and with a straight sets victory finally captured the Coupe des Mousquetaires and the career Grand Slam. This victory tied him with Pete Sampras for the most Grand Slam men 's singles titles. Federer immediately turned his sights to the grass courts of Wimbledon, where he breezed his way to the final. In the championship match he faced long - time rival Andy Roddick in what would be their eighth and eventually final meeting at a Grand Slam. Roddick pushed Federer into a record - setting fifth set, which the Swiss claimed 16 -- 14 to win his 15th men 's singles Grand Slam singles title, breaking the all - time record of Pete Sampras. Federer continued his summer run by winning his third title on the lightning - fast courts of the Cincinnati Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. At the US Open he defeated Söderling in the quarters and Djokovic, for the third consecutive year, in the semifinals. On the penultimate point of the Djokovic match he hit what many consider to be the greatest shot of his career, a tweener winner, to setup match points. Federer played del Potro in the final and led two sets to one before ultimately losing a fourth set tiebreaker and subsequently the match. The 2009 season was perhaps the most historically relevant of Federer 's career as he completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men 's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, surpassing Pete Sampras 's mark of fourteen. The 2009 Wimbledon final was also historic for being the longest Grand Slam final in terms of games played with Federer prevailing 16 -- 14 in the fifth set. Upon breaking the Grand Slam tournament record, Federer was hailed by some analysts and many tennis greats as the greatest player in tennis history. Federer finished the season as World No. 1 for the fifth time in carrer. 2010 : fourth Australian Open Main article : 2010 Roger Federer tennis season Federer won a record 16th Major at the 2010 Australian Open The year started with a win at the Australian Open, where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and extended the Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles, matching Andre Agassi 's record of four Australian Open titles. Since Wimbledon 2005 Federer had made the finals of 18 out of 19 Grand Slam tournaments, an extraordinary period of sustained excellence unparalleled in the Open Era. This tournament, however, would mark the end of his utter dominance at the majors. At the French Open, Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay. However, he failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling in the quarterfinals and relinquishing his # 1 ranking, having been just one week away from equalling Pete Sampras 's record of 286 weeks as world # 1. In a huge upset at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Tomáš Berdych and fell to # 3 in the rankings for the first time in 6 years and 8 months. Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras ' old coach Paul Annacone on a trial basis to put his tennis game and career back on the right path. At the 2010 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, where he lost a heart - breaking five - set match to Novak Djokovic after holding two match points. Federer made it to four Masters 1000 finals, prevailing at the Cincinnati Masters against Mardy Fish. Federer finished the year in strong form, winning indoor titles at the Stockholm Open, Swiss Indoors, and the ATP World Tour Finals in London, which brought his tally to 66 career titles. Federer won the year - end championships in London by beating rival Rafael Nadal for his fifth title at the event. He showed much of his old form, beating all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. It remains the only tournament in his career where Federer defeated all fellow members of the Big Four. Since Wimbledon 2010, Federer had a win - loss record of 34 -- 4. Federer finished in the top two for the eighth consecutive season. 2011 : fifth French Open final and Tour finals title record Main article : 2011 Roger Federer tennis season The 2011 season, although great by most players ' standards, was a lean year for Federer. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, marking the first time since July 2003 that he did not hold any of the four major titles. In the French Open semifinals, Federer ended Djokovic 's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a four - set victory. However, Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Jo - Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam tournament match after winning the first two sets. At the US Open, Federer lost a much - anticipated semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, after squandering two match points in the fifth set, which repeated his previous year 's result against Djokovic and added a second loss from two sets up in Grand Slam tournament play to his record. The loss at Flushing Meadows meant that Federer did not win any of the four majors in 2011, the first time this has happened since 2002. Later that month, in September 2011, in a South African poll, Federer was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world, next to Nelson Mandela. Federer finished the season on a high note by yet again dominating the indoor season, winning his last three tournaments of the year at the Swiss Indoors, Paris Masters, and ATP World Tour Finals. He ended a 10 - month title drought by winning the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time, defeating Kei Nishikori. Federer followed this up with his first Paris Masters title, where he became the first player to reach all nine Masters 1000 finals. In the final of the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer defeated Jo - Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and, in doing so, claimed a record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title, finishing the year as world # 3. 2012 : seventh Wimbledon, Olympic silver and return to No. 1 Main article : 2012 Roger Federer tennis season The 2012 season was a return to excellence for Federer. He had his most match wins since 2006 and his highest winning percentage and number of titles won since 2007. Federer reached the semifinal of the 2012 Australian Open, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four tight sets. He then won the Rotterdam Open for the first time since 2005, defeating Juan Martín del Potro. Federer played in the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships, where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer then moved on to the Indian Wells Masters, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, and John Isner in the final. Federer won the title for a record fourth time, and, in doing so, equalled Rafael Nadal 's record of 19 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Federer won a record 17th Major, a record - equaling 7th Wimbledon, and returned to No. 1. Federer went on to compete at the Madrid Masters on the new blue clay surface, where he beat Tomáš Berdych in the final, thus regaining the world # 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal. In the French Open, Federer made the semifinals before losing to Djokovic. At Wimbledon, Federer survived a five - set match in the third round against Julien Benneteau on his way to the semifinals. In his semifinal match - up against world # 1 Novak Djokovic, Federer earned a record eighth Wimbledon final appearance after dispatching Djokovic in four sets. Federer defeated Andy Murray in four sets in the 2012 Wimbledon final, regaining the world # 1 ranking in the process. `` It 's amazing. It equals me with Pete Sampras, who 's my hero. It just feels amazing '', Federer said of winning his seventh Wimbledon championship, tying Sampras ' Open Era record. By defeating top - ranked Djokovic in the semifinals and winning in the finals, Federer returned to the top spot in the world rankings and, in doing so, broke Sampras ' record of 286 weeks atop the list. Four weeks after the Wimbledon final, Federer again faced Murray on the Wimbledon centre court, this time for the final of the 2012 Summer Olympics. This came after an epic 4 - hour 26 - minute semifinal against Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina that Federer won 19 -- 17 in the third and final set. He lost to Murray in straight sets in the final, winning a silver medal for his country. Federer won in Cincinnati, beating Novak Djokovic soundly in the final. In the US Open, five - time champ Federer was defeated by Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals. In the Shanghai Rolex Masters, defeating Stan Wawrinka in the third round, Federer confirmed his 300th week at # 1. Federer made it to the finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in two sets. 2013 : injury struggles Main article : 2013 Roger Federer tennis season Federer struggled with back injuries sustained in March and again in July and saw his ranking drop from # 2 to # 6. The 2013 season was the first since 1999 in which Federer failed to reach a final in the first four months of the year. Federer 's first and only title of 2013 came at the Gerry Weber Open ( def. Mikhail Youzhny ), where he also played doubles with good friend Tommy Haas. With the victory in Halle, he tied John McEnroe for the third-most number of ATP titles won by a male player in the Open Era. Federer, however, was unable to maintain his form into Wimbledon, suffering his worst Grand Slam tournament defeat since 2003 in the second round against Sergiy Stakhovsky. Not only did the loss end Federer 's record streak of 36 consecutive quarterfinals at Grand Slam tournaments, it meant he would drop out of the top 4 for first time since July 2003, exactly 10 years after he won his first Wimbledon title. During the summer, he experimented with various different racquets and played the German Open with a blacked - out 98 - inch Wilson racquet, instead of his regular Pro Staff 6.1 90 BLX racquet with the smaller 90 - inch hitting area. He returned to his regular racquet for the second half of the season. After Wimbledon, Federer continued to be upset early in tournaments in Hamburg and Gstaad because of a serious back injury through October, when he announced that he was parting ways with Paul Annacone, his coach for the last three years. Federer made the final in Basel, succumbing to Juan Martín del Potro in three sets, and indicated it was a mistake to have played certain tournaments while suffering from a back injury. On 27 December 2013, Federer announced that Stefan Edberg was joining his team as co-coach with Severin Lüthi. 2014 : Wimbledon runner - up, and Davis Cup glory Main article : 2014 Roger Federer tennis season Federer began the season by changing rackets for the first time in his career, from his longtime frame of 90 square inches to one measured at 97 square inches. He had long been at a comparative disadvantage in equipment as almost the entire tour, including his top rivals Nadal and Djokovic, used more powerful frames of between 95 and 100 square inches. At the Australian Open, Federer defeated Jo - Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray to reach his 11th consecutive semifinal in Melbourne, before losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, he defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, and then defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final to win his sixth Dubai crown and his first title since Halle in 2013. Federer made the final at the Indian Wells Masters, but lost to Novak Djokovic in a final - set tiebreaker. At the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Federer won both of his singles rubbers against Kazakhstan, the second of which was the first live deciding rubber of his Davis Cup career. Federer then took a wild card into the Monte - Carlo Masters defeating Novak Djokovic on his way to the finals, but lost to compatriot Stan Wawrinka in a tight final. In June, Federer announced that after the end of his third term, he would resign as President of the ATP Players Council, a position he had held since 2008. At the Halle Open, Federer reached both the singles and the doubles finals and won his seventh Halle singles title, beating Alejandro Falla in the final. At Wimbledon, Federer reached a record ninth final, but he was defeated by Djokovic in an epic five - set match. Federer receiving serve against Richard Gasquet in the title clinching match for Switzerland at the 2014 Davis Cup Federer made the final of the Canadian Open, but was defeated by Jo - Wilfried Tsonga. Federer defeated Spain 's David Ferrer in three sets to capture his sixth Cincinnati crown and his 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, his first since Cincinnati 2012. He then reached the semifinals at the US Open, but lost in straight sets to eventual champion Marin Čilić. At the Davis Cup semifinals, Federer won both of his singles matches against Italy in straight sets and hence led Switzerland to the final for the first time since 1992. Federer then played in the Shanghai Masters. He beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, ending the Serb 's 28 - match unbeaten run on Chinese soil. He battled Frenchman Gilles Simon in his second Shanghai final, defeating him in two tiebreak sets and collected the 23rd Masters 1000 title of his career. The victory saw Federer return to world # 2 for the first time since May 2013. Federer then played the Swiss Indoors in October, where he won a record sixth title and his 82nd ATP men 's singles title overall. Federer also reached the finals of the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals to face Djokovic again, but withdrew from the final because of another back injury from his semifinal match against Stan Wawrinka. Despite his injury, Federer finished the season on a high by defeating Richard Gasquet to clinch the Davis Cup for Switzerland for the first time in its history. The final was held at the Stade Pierre - Mauroy in Lille, France attracting over 27,000 spectators per match ; this broke attendance record for the highest ever officially - sanctioned competition tennis match. 2015 : 1,000 th win, Wimbledon and US Open runners - up Main article : 2015 Roger Federer tennis season Federer started his season at the Brisbane International. He defeated Milos Raonic in the final, thereby becoming only the third man in the Open Era to have 1000 or more wins, joining Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl, as well as the first man in the Open Era to win at least one title in each of 15 consecutive years. In Dubai, Federer successfully defended his title with a straight - set victory over Novak Djokovic in the final, marking his seventh title at the tournament and, after Wimbledon and Halle, was the third time he had won seven or more titles in a tournament. In addition, Federer became the fourth person since 1991 to surpass 9,000 career aces. In March, he reached the final of the Indian Wells, but lost in three sets to defending champion Djokovic. Federer won his third title of the season at the inaugural Istanbul Open clay - court tournament, ending a title drought on red clay since the 2009 French Open. Federer made it to the finals of the Italian Open in May. but was unable to win his first title there, losing to Djokovic in the final. As the new expanded grass season began, Federer won his record eighth Gerry Weber Open and become only the third man in the Open Era to win a title eight times. Federer entered Wimbledon as the second seed. He played a flawless match to defeat Andy Murray in straight sets in the semifinals and advance to his 10th Wimbledon final in a repeat against Novak Djokovic. Federer lost the match in four sets. He defeated Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Cincinnati Masters for the seventh time. This marked the first time that Federer had beaten the top 2 players in the world at the same tournament. At the US Open, he advanced to his first final there since 2009 without dropping a set, including a win over Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals. In the final, he was once again defeated by top seed Djokovic in four sets. At the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Federer won his sixth singles title of the year, and his 88th ATP title, defeating his old rival Rafael Nadal in the final. It was the seventh time he had captured his hometown tournament. In December, Federer announced that he headed into the 2016 ATP World Tour season with a new - look coaching team, after announcing that Stefan Edberg would not be travelling with him next year. While countryman Severin Lüthi remained Federer 's head coach, joining the team in 2016 was Croatian former world # 3 player Ivan Ljubicic. The Swiss tennis player revealed that Edberg originally signed on to the coaching team for one season only in 2014, but agreed to stay on in 2015. 2016 : knee surgery and long injury break Main article : 2016 Roger Federer tennis season Federer started his season by participating in the Brisbane International as the defending champion, despite having a virus when the tournament started. However, in a rematch of the previous year 's final, he lost in the final to Milos Raonic in straight sets. Federer then participated at the 2016 Australian Open and rebounded from his third round defeat by Andreas Seppi in 2015 by reaching the semifinals but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury and in early February, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and missed the tournaments in Rotterdam and Dubai in February and in Indian Wells in March. He was scheduled to return to action in Miami. Due to a stomach virus he had to withdraw from Miami thus prolonging his time on the sidelines. Federer made his comeback at the Monte - Carlo Masters with straight set wins over Guillermo García - López and Roberto Bautista Agut before losing in the quarterfinals to Jo - Wilfried Tsonga in three sets. Federer then announced that he would be entering the Madrid Open. However, he suffered a back injury during practice and withdrew shortly after arriving. Although the season had been plagued with injuries, Federer regained the # 2 ranking in the world for a brief period following Madrid. He then participated in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia where he defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets, but lost in the third round to Dominic Thiem. He subsequently missed the Madrid Open, before withdrawing from the French Open, breaking a run of 65 consecutive participations in the main draw of Grand Slam tournaments, stretching back to the 2000 Australian Open. On 6 July, he came back from two sets down to defeat Marin Čilić in five sets in the 2016 Wimbledon quarterfinals, equalling Jimmy Connors ' all - time records of eleven Wimbledon semifinals and 84 match wins. He suffered his first defeat in a Wimbledon semifinal two days later in a five - set loss to Raonic. On 26 July, Federer announced that he would miss the 2016 Summer Olympics and the remainder of the 2016 season to fully recover from his knee injury. 2017 : renaissance, fifth Australian Open and eighth Wimbledon Main article : 2017 Roger Federer tennis season Federer played in the Hopman Cup and Australian Open in January 2017. At the Australian Open, he beat top - 10 players Tomáš Berdych and Kei Nishikori to reach the quarterfinals, where he beat Mischa Zverev, making Federer the oldest man to compete in a grand slam semi-final since Jimmy Connors in 1991. In the semi-finals, he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets, making him the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam final since Ken Rosewall in 1974. Coming back from a break down in the fifth set, Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open, which also marked Federer 's 100th match at the Australian Open ; it was the first time Federer had won a match against Nadal in a Grand Slam event since the 2007 Wimbledon final, and also marked Federer 's first ever Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside the grass courts of Wimbledon. His victory against Nadal moved Federer to number ten in the ATP rankings, and made him the oldest player to win a major since Bill Tilden won Wimbledon in 1930. In March, the Swiss won his 25th Masters title at Indian Wells, defeating Wawrinka in the final and gaining another victory over Nadal in the 4th round. This was also Federer 's 90th career title and he climbed to # 6 in the ATP rankings. Federer collected his 26th Masters title by defeating Nadal in the final of the Miami Masters in straight sets and climbed to # 4 in the ATP rankings. This marked the third time Federer had won in Indian Wells and Miami back - to - back, colloquially referred to as the Sunshine Double ( 2005, 2006 and 2017 ). Federer decided that due to concerns about his longevity, he would skip the entire clay - court season. He returned to the tour at the beginning of the grass - court season in Stuttgart, where he suffered a shock defeat to Tommy Haas in the second round despite holding match points, the lowest - ranked player ( No. 302 ) to beat him since No. 407 Bjoern Phau in 1999. He rebounded the following week by winning a record - extending ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, doing so without the loss of a set. In the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, Federer made it to the final without dropping a set, defeating Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals and Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals. In the final, Federer defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets to win a record - breaking eighth Wimbledon title and his record - extending 19th overall major title, to become the oldest male player to win Wimbledon in the Open era. The Swiss became the second man in the Open era to win Wimbledon without dropping a set after Björn Borg in 1976. It marked the second time in his career that he had won a grand slam tournament without losing a set, matching his performance at the 2007 Australian Open. Federer moved up to become world number 3 in the ATP Rankings after the event and qualified for the ATP Finals for a record 15th time. At the opening of the summer hard court swing Federer was defeated in the final of the Montreal Masters by Alexander Zverev after injuring his back during the match. Due to the injury, he opted to withdraw from the Cincinnati Masters to be fit for the US open. Despite his withdrawal from Cincinnati masters, he had little time to recover for the US Open, and the back injury severely affected his practice sessions. From the very beginning, Federer looked uncomfortable and it took him five sets to win each of the first two rounds against Frances Tiafoe and Mikhail Youzhny. His campaign at the US open finally ended in the quarterfinals, where he lost to Juan Martin del Potro in four sets. His game was characterized by unforced errors at critical points in the match and even Federer admitted that he never felt that he had a chance to win the tournament. National representation Davis Cup Federer made his Davis Cup for Switzerland debut in the World Group 1st Round against Italy in 1999 at 17 years of age. In his first match he defeated Davide Sanguinetti in four sets and recorded a second singles victory in a dead rubber two days later as Switzerland advanced to the World Group Quarterfinals. In the Quarterfinals Federer, who was still 17 years old, suffered his first Davis Cup loss when he was defeated by Belgian Christophe Van Garsse in five sets. The Swiss team would go on to lose the rubber 3 -- 2. A year later, Federer competed in his first Davis Cup doubles rubber where he teamed with countryman Lorenzo Manta to defeat Australians Wayne Arthurs and Sandon Stolle in four sets. Despite the doubles victory, Federer lost both singles rubbers to Mark Philippoussis and Lleyton Hewitt which saw Switzerland sent to the World Group Playoffs for the first time in Federer 's career. He would return for the playoffs in July 2000 and led Switzerland to a 5 -- 0 win over Belarus by recording wins in singles and doubles. His first Davis Cup highlight came in 2003 as the newly crowned Wimbledon champion led his country to an historic semifinal run. After recording five wins in ties against the Netherlands and France, the Swiss team traveled to Melbourne to play the highly rated Australians. Federer once again defeated Wimbledon runner - up Mark Philippoussis in the second rubber but allowed the Australians to lead the tie 2 -- 1 going into Day 3 after dropping the doubles rubber in five sets. Federer then played Lleyton Hewitt in a sudden death situation for Switzerland and despite leading two sets to love, succumbed to a fast finishing Hewitt in five sets. Australia would go on to claim the Davis Cup title months later as Federer 's interest in Davis Cup began to wane and his focus shifted to his personal career. He would go on to skip many ties over the years but often competed in the World Group Playoffs each year in order for Switzerland to maintain their place in the top division. The emergence of countryman Stanislas Wawrinka as a Grand Slam singles champion in 2014 renewed hope for Federer in his Davis Cup quest, and the pair both committed to playing each tie that year. Their commitment would pay off as wins over Serbia, Kazakhstan and Italy allowed the Swiss team to advance to the 2014 Davis Cup Final. Leading into the final, Federer was suffering from a back injury that threw serious doubt over Switzerland 's chance to claim the title, and a second rubber straight sets loss to Gaël Monfils seemingly spelled the worst for Switzerland. However, a rejuvenated Federer returned the following day to help claim the doubles rubber, which set up a fourth rubber singles tie between Federer and Richard Gasquet. Federer defeated Gasquet in straight sets and in doing so handed Switzerland its first ( and only to date ) Davis Cup title. Federer holds many Davis Cup records for Switzerland that includes most total wins, most singles wins and most years played. Olympics An 18 - year - old Federer made his Olympic debut at Sydney in 2000, where he entered the singles competition. He surprised many by reaching the semifinals but lost to Tommy Haas in the semifinals and then to Arnaud Di Pasquale in the bronze medal match, causing Federer to leave Sydney empty handed. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Federer was the clear favorite after claiming the world number one ranking earlier in the year and capturing the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles. However, he lost in the second round to 18 - year - old Tomáš Berdych. In doubles, he and compatriot Yves Allegro lost in the second round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer was again the top seed and favorite, but lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake. However, he found more success on the doubles court, capturing the gold medal in men 's doubles with compatriot Stan Wawrinka, defeating Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden. At both the Athens and Beijing Olympic Games, Federer was the flagbearer for Switzerland in the opening ceremony. At London 2012, Federer won his first singles medal, losing to Andy Murray in the final to claim the silver. He and Wawrinka were unable to defend their gold medal in doubles, losing in the second round to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel. Federer did not compete in the Rio Olympics after taking the remainder of the season off after Wimbledon to recover from a knee injury. Rivalries See also : Big Four ( tennis ) Federer vs. Nadal Main article : Federer -- Nadal rivalry Federer and Nadal at the 2008 Wimbledon final Federer and Rafael Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men 's careers. They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 17 August 2009, when Nadal fell to world # 3 ( Andy Murray became the new # 2 ). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished six consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked # 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to # 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks, before surpassing Federer in August 2008. Nadal leads their head - to - head 23 -- 14. Federer has a winning record on grass ( 2 -- 1 ) and indoor hard courts ( 5 -- 1 ), while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts ( 8 -- 5 ) and clay ( 13 -- 2 ). Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 23 of their matches have been in tournament finals which have included an all - time record nine Grand Slam finals. From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final. They then met in the 2009 Australian Open final, the 2011 French Open final, and the 2017 Australian Open final. Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals and the second Australian Open final. Four of these finals were five set - matches ( 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 Australian Open ), with the 2008 Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long - time tennis analysts. Of their 37 meetings, 13 have reached a deciding set. They have also played in 11 Masters Series finals, including their lone five - hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth - set tie - break, having saved two match points. Federer vs. Djokovic Main article : Djokovic -- Federer rivalry Federer and Novak Djokovic have met 45 times with Djokovic leading 23 -- 22 wins. They are tied 17 -- 17 on hard - courts and 4 -- 4 on clay while Djokovic leads 2 -- 1 on grass. The Federer -- Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in men 's Grand Slam tournament history with a record 15 matches played against each other with Djokovic leading 9 -- 6. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ( 2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open, also 2015 Wimbledon, US Open and 2016 Australian Open ), and the only player besides Nadal and Murray who has double - figure career wins over Federer. Djokovic is one of two players ( the other again being Nadal ) on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam event ( 2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 French Open ) and the only player to do so three times. Of their 45 meetings, 15 have reached a deciding set. Federer and Djokovic first played in a Grand Slam final at the 2007 US Open where the three - time reigning champion and world # 1 Federer emerged victorious in straight sets. Federer ended Djokovic 's perfect 41 -- 0 start to the 2011 season in the semifinals of the French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge this loss at the 2011 US Open in five sets after saving two match points against Federer for the second straight year. In the semifinals of Wimbledon 2012, Federer beat defending champion and world # 1 Djokovic in four sets. The two met again during the finals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships with Djokovic emerging victorious after five sets. Federer also ended Djokovic 's 28 straight wins in China at 2014 Shanghai Open. Federer and Djokovic rematched in the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with Djokovic once again claiming victory in four sets. The pair met once more for the final major of the season, the 2015 US Open and once more Djokovic prevailed in four sets. Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best rivalries in the Open Era. Federer vs. Murray Main article : Federer -- Murray rivalry Federer and Andy Murray have met 25 times with Federer leading 14 -- 11. Federer leads 12 -- 10 on hard courts, and 2 -- 1 on grass. They have never met on clay. The two have met six times at the Grand Slam tournament level, the first three times in the finals, Federer winning all three of these matches ; at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open, both of which he won in straight sets, and at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets. However, Murray won their encounter in the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating the Swiss for the first time at a Grand slam tournament in five sets. At the 2014 Australian Open, Federer reversed that result, defeating Murray in four sets in the quarterfinals. The most recent meeting between the two in a Major was in the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, where a dominant Federer triumphed in straight sets. They met in the final of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, in which Murray defeated Federer in straight sets, denying the Swiss a career Golden Slam. Murray also leads 6 -- 3 in ATP 1000 tournaments, 2 -- 0 in finals. They have also met five times at the ATP World Tour Finals, with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008, and Federer in London in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014. Murray is one of only three players to have recorded 10 or more victories over Federer ( the other two being Nadal and Novak Djokovic ). Federer vs. Roddick Main article : Federer -- Roddick rivalry One of Federer 's longstanding rivalries was with American Andy Roddick. Roddick lost his world # 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004. Federer and Roddick met on 24 occasions, including four Grand Slam event finals ( three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open -- all won by Federer ). Federer 's record is overall 21 -- 3. Roddick himself said it was not much of a rivalry, being so one - sided. In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. The match included a fifth set of 30 games ( a Grand Slam final record ) and was over four hours long. In the final game of the deciding set, Roddick 's serve was broken for the first time in the match. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras ' record of 14 Grand Slam tournament titles, and Roddick apologised to Sampras ( who was there ) for not being able to stop Federer. Federer vs. Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer played each other on 27 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 18 meetings to finish with an 18 -- 9 overall head - to - head record. This is Hewitt 's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. They met in one Grand Slam tournament final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won his first US Open title in a lopsided encounter in which Federer scored a bagel on both sides of a second - set tiebreak. Federer met Hewitt at six of the Grand Slam tournaments in which he lifted the trophy, including all five of his triumphs between 2004 and 2005. Their last meeting was at the 2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to the Halle title. Hewitt and Federer teamed up in the men 's doubles at Wimbledon in 1999. They got to the third round before losing to Jonas Björkman and Pat Rafter. Federer vs. Agassi Federer and Andre Agassi played each other 11 times between 1998 and 2005 before Agassi 's retirement in 2006. Federer led the rivalry 8 -- 3. This was Federer 's most significant rivalry with an all - time great player of the previous generation. They first met in only the third tournament of Federer 's career at the 1998 Swiss Indoors in Federer 's hometown, with Agassi prevailing over the 17 - year - old. Agassi also defeated Federer at the 2001 US Open and the finals of the Miami Masters in 2002. Federer began to turn the tide at the Masters Cup in 2003, when he defeated Agassi in both the round robin and the final. They played a memorable quarterfinal match at the 2004 US Open that spanned over two days with Federer eventually prevailing in five sets. At the 2005 Dubai Championships, Federer and Agassi attracted worldwide headlines with a publicity stunt that saw the two tennis legends play on a helipad almost 220 meters above sea level at the hotel Burj al - Arab. Their final match was at one of the most prestigious platforms in the sport, when they played in the finals of the 2005 US Open. Federer was victorious in four sets, claiming the 6th Grand Slam tournament of his career and denying Agassi his 9th. Federer vs. del Potro Juan Martín del Potro and Roger Federer have played 22 times with Federer leading 16 -- 6. They have met seven times in Grand Slam tournaments with Federer leading 5 -- 2. Their two most famous Grand Slam tournament meetings came in 2009. The first was in the French Open semifinals, when Federer survived a five - set clash when he was on his way to the only French title of his career. The second was in the final of the US Open, where del Potro stunned five - time defending champion Federer in five sets, ending his 20 - match winning streak at Grand Slams. Another high - profile match was in the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics, where Federer prevailed 19 -- 17 in the final set to secure the Olympic silver medal. They also met in the finals of the Swiss Indoors in 2012 and 2013, with del Potro prevailing on both occasions in tight three - set matches. In the 2017 U.S. Open quarterfinals, del Potro beat Federer in 4 sets, and denied the much awaited Federer - Nadal match, as in 2009 US open semifinals where he beat Nadal in straight sets. Federer vs. Safin Marat Safin and Federer played each other 12 times, with Federer leading 10 -- 2. Federer and Safin turned pro within one year of each other, with Safin turning pro in 1997 and Federer in 1998. Federer leads 4 -- 1 on hard courts, 3 -- 0 on grass, and 3 -- 0 on clay courts, while Safin leads 1 -- 0 on carpet. Notable meetings include Federer 's defeating Safin at the 2002 Hamburg Masters to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career, as well as Federer 's emerging victorious in the semifinals of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, after winning a tiebreak 20 -- 18 on his eighth match point. Federer also defeated Safin in the finals of the 2004 Australian Open to capture his first Australian Open and second Grand Slam tournament title. However, Safin defeated Federer in the 2005 Australian Open semifinals, having saved one match point in the fourth - set tiebreak, to end a 26 - match winning streak by Federer. They met each other five times in Grand Slam tournaments, with Federer leading 4 -- 1. Federer vs. Nalbandian David Nalbandian was Federer 's biggest rival in his early career. The two played each other 19 times, with Federer leading 11 -- 8. Nalbandian dominated early on, winning their first five matches from 2002 -- 03. Federer reversed this trend at the 2003 Masters Cup, where he recorded his first victory, and would go on to win 11 of their last 14 meetings. Federer leads 6 -- 5 on hard courts, 1 -- 0 on grass, and 3 -- 1 on clay courts, while Nalbandian leads 2 -- 1 on carpet. Notable meetings include Nalbandian 's win in a fifth - set tiebreaker to win the 2005 Masters Cup, and Federer 's win in the 2006 French Open semifinals. They met each other six times in Grand Slam tournaments, with Federer leading 4 -- 2. Federer vs. Berdych Tomáš Berdych and Federer have played each other 25 times with Federer leading 19 -- 6. Federer leads 11 -- 5 on hard courts, 3 -- 1 on grass courts, 4 -- 0 on clay courts, and 1 -- 0 on carpet. Berdych won their first professional match, notably upsetting then world # 1 Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Federer then went on to win their next eight meetings, before Berdych ended the losing streak in 2010. Between 2010 and 2013, Berdych won 5 of 8 meetings. Federer then switched to a larger racquet in 2014 to prevent being overpowered by players like Berdych and leads 8 -- 0 since. They have met nine times in Grand Slam tournaments, with Federer leading 7 -- 2, and Berdych is one of five players, along with Arnaud Clément, Álex Corretja, David Nalbandian, and Jo - Wilfried Tsonga, to defeat Federer multiple times in majors before the semifinal stage. Their most notable Grand Slam matches took place in the 2009 Australian Open, when Federer prevailed in five sets after dropping the first two sets, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, both of which Berdych won in four sets. Berdych went on to reach the only Grand Slam final of his career after the Wimbledon quarterfinal victory which was significant as it ended Federer 's run of seven consecutive finals at Wimbledon dating back to 2003. Federer vs. Tsonga Jo - Wilfried Tsonga and Federer have met 17 times with Federer leading 11 -- 6. Federer leads 5 -- 3 on outdoor hard courts and 4 -- 0 on indoor hard, while Tsonga leads 1 -- 0 on grass. They are 2 -- 2 on clay courts. The pair have met six times in Grand Slam tournaments, including their five - set matches in the quarterfinals of 2011 Wimbledon and 2013 Australian Open. They have also one Grand Slam semifinal meeting in the 2010 Australian Open, with Federer winning in straight sets. Federer and Tsonga have played in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals final and the Swiss maestro won his record - sixth Year - End Championship, after a three - setter. The pair have also met in two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals. The first was in the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters, with Federer winning his first title in Bercy, and the second was in the 2014 Rogers Cup, with Tsonga winning his second Masters 1000 title. Federer vs. Wawrinka Federer 's most notable matchup with a compatriot has been with Stan Wawrinka and they have played each other 23 times with Federer leading 20 -- 3. Federer leads 6 -- 1 in Grand Slam tournaments, 15 -- 0 on hard courts, 1 -- 0 on grass courts and 4 -- 3 on clay courts. The pair are 1 -- 1 in finals. Their first meeting in the final came at 2014 Monte - Carlo Rolex Masters where Wawrinka defeated Federer in three sets to win his first Masters 1000 title before Federer avenged his loss at 2017 BNP Paribas Open by beating him in the final. While the rivalry is one - sided in Federer 's favour, the two of them have contested some close matches. Wawrinka defeated Federer in straight sets during the 2015 French Open quarterfinals en route to winning his first French Open title, although Federer then won a straight - sets victory in the 2015 US Open semifinals. Other close matches include the 2012 Shanghai Masters and the 2013 Indian Wells Masters, both of which Federer won in three sets, the 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinal which Federer won in four sets, the 2014 ATP World Tour Final semifinal in which Federer won in three sets after saving four match points and the 2017 Australian Open semifinal which Federer won in five sets. Despite their on - court rivalry, they are friends off court and they have played doubles together on numerous occasions, most notably when they won the doubles Olympic Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2014 Davis Cup. Legacy Federer has been regarded by many pundits, coaches, and past and present players as the greatest tennis player of all time. He dominated the game at his peak and has won more Grand Slam tournament titles ( 19 ) than any other men 's singles player. He is also the first men 's singles player to have reached ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals and a total of 29 Grand Slam finals. He has earned a men 's doubles gold medal, and a men 's single silver medal at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012, respectively. He spent the most amount of time in the Open Era at the top of the ATP Rankings ( 302 weeks ). He also holds the record for the most titles ( 6 ) at the year - end tournament, where only the year - end eight highest - ranked players participate. Federer was ranked among the top eight players in the world continuously for 14 years and two weeks ; from 14 October 2002 till 31 October 2016, when injuries forced him to skip much of the 2016 season. Federer has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans ' Favourite Award a record 14 times consecutively ( 2003 -- 2016 ), has won the ATP Player of the year five time ( 2004 -- 07, 2009 ), ( 5 ) ITF World Champion ( 2004 -- 07, 2009 ) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award ( voted for by the players ) a record 12 times ( 2004 -- 2009, 2011 -- 2016 ), both being awards indicative of respect and popularity. He also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award twice in 2006 and 2013. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years ( 2005 -- 2008 ). Federer is at times referred to as the Federer Express, shortened to Fed Express or FedEx, and the Swiss Maestro, or just Maestro. In 2016, he was ranked by ESPN as the greatest male or female tennis player ever. After his victory over Rafael Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open Final, John McEnroe concluded that `` Federer ( had ) cemented himself as the greatest player of all time ''. Cultural impact Federer helped to lead a revival in tennis known by many as the Golden Age. This led to increased interest in the sport, which in turn led to higher revenues for many venues across tennis. During this period rising revenues led to exploding prize money ; when Federer first won the Australian Open in 2004 he earned $985,000, compared to when he won in 2017 and the prize had increased to $2,774,000. Upon winning the 2009 French Open and completing the career Grand Slam, Federer became the first individual male tennis player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated since Andre Agassi in 1999. He was also the first non-American player to appear on the cover of the magazine since Stefan Edberg in 1992. Federer again made the cover of Sports Illustrated following his record breaking 8th Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam of 2017, becoming the first male tennis player to be featured on the cover since himself in 2009. Playing style Federer 's versatility has been described by Jimmy Connors as : `` In an era of specialists, you 're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist... or you 're Roger Federer. '' Federer serving An elite athlete, Federer is an all - court, all - around player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game. He has a powerful, accurate smash and very effectively performs rare elements playing tennis, such as backhand smash and skyhook, half - volley and jump smash ( slam dunk ). David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer 's forehand motion with that of `` a great liquid whip '', while John McEnroe has referred to Federer 's forehand as `` the greatest shot in our sport. '' Federer is also known for his efficient movement around the court and excellent footwork, which enables him to run around shots directed to his backhand and instead hit a powerful inside - out or inside - in forehand, one of his best shots. Federer plays with a single - handed backhand, which gives him great variety. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure his opponent to the net and deliver a passing shot. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a ' flick ' backhand with which he can generate pace with his wrist ; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net. His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss, regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km / h ( 125 mph ) ; however, he is capable of serving at 220 km / h ( 137 mph ). Federer is also accomplished at serve and volleying, and employed this tactic frequently in his early career. Later in his career, Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal and can perform a well - disguised one off both wings. He sometimes uses a between - the - legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a `` tweener '' or `` hotdog ''. His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him triple match point. Federer is one of the top players who employs successfully the `` squash shot '', when he gets pushed deep and wide on his forehand wing. Since Stefan Edberg joined his coaching team at the start of the 2014 season, Federer has played a more offensive game, attacking the net more often, and improved his volley shots. In the lead - up to the 2015 US Open, Federer successfully added a new unique shot to his arsenal called SABR ( Sneak Attack by Roger ), in which he charges his opponent while receiving the serve and hits a return on the run. With the switch to a bigger 97 inch racket from 90 inches, Federer has gained easy power while relinquishing some control on his shots. The bigger racket has enabled easier serving and better defense on both wings with less shanks. However this has diminished his forehand, slice backhand and dropshot. Since his comeback in 2017, Federer is noted for his improved backhand both down the line and cross court which was cited as the reason for his defeat of Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open Final and Indian Wells 4th Round. Federer is also noted for his cool demeanour and emotional control on the court. In contrast to his early career, the majority of his professional game has been characterised by lack of outbursts or emotional frustration at errors, which gives him an advantage over less controlled opponents. `` I do n't get the anxiety during a match so much anymore. You know, to throw racquets, to toss balls out of the court, scream and stuff. I almost laugh ( on the inside ) about it a little bit today when an opponent does it. But that 's something for me that 's not a problem any more. '' ~ Roger Federer Equipment and apparel Equipment Federer plays with the Wilson Prostaff RF97 Autograph, a 97 square inch tennis racquet with 21.5 mm beam, 360 g weight, 331 swing weight and 16x19 string pattern ( all strung with overgrip ). Since the 1998 Wimbledon Junior Championships Federer played with a Pro Staff 6.0 85 racquet. He switched to a bigger custom - built 90 tennis racquet since 2003, which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 364 grams, and thin beam of 17.5 millimetres. His grip size was 4 3 / 8 inches ( sometimes referred to as L3 ). Federer strung his racquets at 21.5 kg mains / 20 kg crosses pre-stretched 20 percent, using Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge ( polyester ) for his cross strings. When asked about string tensions, Federer stated `` this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see -- it depends on several factors and not just the surface ; the feeling I have is most important. '' Apparel Federer has a contract with Nike footwear and apparel. For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006. At Wimbledon 2008, and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised cardigan that also had his own logo, an R and an F joined together. Endorsements Federer is one of the highest - earning athletes in the world. He is listed at # 4 on the Forbes `` World 's Highest Paid Athletes '' list. As of 2013, he remains the top earner in tennis with ten endorsement deals. He makes 40 to 50 million euros a year from prize money and endorsements from Nike and the Swiss companies Nationale Suisse, Credit Suisse, Rolex, Lindt, Sunrise, and Jura Elektroapparate. In 2010, his endorsement by Mercedes - Benz China was extended into a global partnership deal. His other sponsors include Gillette, Wilson, and Moët & Chandon. Previously, he was an ambassador for NetJets, Emmi AG, and Maurice Lacroix. Career Statistics Main article : Roger Federer career statistics Grand Slam tournament performance timeline Key SF QF # R RR Q # NH ( W ) Won ; ( F ) finalist ; ( SF ) semifinalist ; ( QF ) quarterfinalist ; ( # R ) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1 ; ( RR ) round - robin stage ; ( Q # ) qualification round ; ( A ) absent ; ( NH ) not held. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player 's participation in the tournament has ended. Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W -- L Win % Australian Open Q1 3R 3R 4R 4R SF SF SF SF SF SF 3R SF 5 / 18 87 -- 13 87.00 French Open 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF QF SF QF 4R QF 1 / 17 65 -- 16 80.25 Wimbledon 1R 1R QF 1R QF QF 2R SF 8 / 19 91 -- 11 89.22 US Open Q2 3R 4R 4R 4R SF SF QF 4R SF QF 5 / 17 82 -- 12 87.23 Win -- Loss 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 7 -- 4 13 -- 4 6 -- 4 13 -- 3 22 -- 1 24 -- 2 27 -- 1 26 -- 1 24 -- 3 26 -- 2 20 -- 3 20 -- 4 19 -- 3 13 -- 4 19 -- 4 18 -- 4 10 -- 2 18 -- 1 19 / 71 325 -- 52 86.21 Note : Federer received fourth - round walkovers at the US Open ( 2004 and 2012 ) and the Wimbledon Championships ( 2007 ), and a second - round walkover at the Australian Open ( 2012 ) ; these are not counted as wins Grand Slam tournament finals : 29 ( 19 titles, 10 losses ) Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 2003 Wimbledon Grass Mark Philippoussis 7 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 7 -- 6 Win Australian Open Hard Marat Safin 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 Win Wimbledon ( 2 ) Grass Andy Roddick 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 Win US Open Hard Lleyton Hewitt 6 -- 0, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 0 Win 2005 Wimbledon ( 3 ) Grass Andy Roddick 6 -- 2, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 Win 2005 US Open ( 2 ) Hard Andre Agassi 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 1 Win 2006 Australian Open ( 2 ) Hard Marcos Baghdatis 5 -- 7, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 2 Loss 2006 French Open Clay Rafael Nadal 6 -- 1, 1 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 7 Win 2006 Wimbledon ( 4 ) Grass Rafael Nadal 6 -- 0, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 3 Win 2006 US Open ( 3 ) Hard Andy Roddick 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1 Win 2007 Australian Open ( 3 ) Hard Fernando González 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 Loss 2007 French Open Clay Rafael Nadal 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 4 -- 6 Win 2007 Wimbledon ( 5 ) Grass Rafael Nadal 7 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2 Win 2007 US Open ( 4 ) Hard Novak Djokovic 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 Loss 2008 French Open Clay Rafael Nadal 1 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 0 -- 6 Loss 2008 Wimbledon Grass Rafael Nadal 4 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 9 Win 2008 US Open ( 5 ) Hard Andy Murray 6 -- 2, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2 Loss 2009 Australian Open Hard Rafael Nadal 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6 Win 2009 French Open Clay Robin Söderling 6 -- 1, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 Win 2009 Wimbledon ( 6 ) Grass Andy Roddick 5 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 16 -- 14 Loss 2009 US Open Hard Juan Martín del Potro 6 -- 3, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 7, 2 -- 6 Win Australian Open ( 4 ) Hard Andy Murray 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6 Loss 2011 French Open Clay Rafael Nadal 5 -- 7, 6 -- 7, 7 -- 5, 1 -- 6 Win 2012 Wimbledon ( 7 ) Grass Andy Murray 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 Loss 2014 Wimbledon Grass Novak Djokovic 7 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 7, 7 -- 5, 4 -- 6 Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass Novak Djokovic 6 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 3 -- 6 Loss 2015 US Open Hard Novak Djokovic 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 4 -- 6, 4 -- 6 Win 2017 Australian Open ( 5 ) Hard Rafael Nadal 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3 Win 2017 Wimbledon ( 8 ) Grass Marin Čilić 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 Records Main article : List of career achievements by Roger Federer All - time tournament records Roger Federer has spent a total of 302 weeks and 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, the most of any player Roger Federer Singles Ranking History Chart Tournament Since Record accomplished Players matched Refs Grand Slam 1877 19 men 's singles titles overall Stands alone 3 men 's singles titles per - year 3 times ( 2004, 2006 -- 07 ) 2 men 's singles titles per - year 6 times ( 2004 -- 07, 2009, 2017 ) 5 consecutive wins in 2 Slams ( 2003 -- 2007 Wimbledon, 2004 -- 2008 U.S. Open ) 29 men 's singles finals overall 42 men 's singles semifinals overall 51 men 's singles quarterfinals overall 10 consecutive men 's singles finals 23 consecutive men 's singles semifinals 36 consecutive men 's singles quarterfinals 65 consecutive men 's singles tournament appearances 325 singles match wins overall 169 hardcourt wins overall Reached all 4 Grand Slam finals 3 times ( 2006 -- 07, 2009 ) 11 men 's singles finals at a single major 71 men 's singles tournament appearances Open Era records These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis. Records in bold indicate peerless achievements. Records in italics are active streaks. Time span Selected Grand Slam tournament records Players matched 2003 Wimbledon -- 2009 French Open Career Grand Slam Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2003 Wimbledon -- 2017 Wimbledon 5 + titles at 3 different Majors Stands alone 2003 Wimbledon -- 2008 US Open 5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors Stands alone 2003 Wimbledon -- 2017 Wimbledon 5 + finals at all 4 Majors Stands alone 2003 Wimbledon -- 2006 Australian Open First 7 finals won Stands alone 2004 Australian Open -- 2017 Australian Open 10 hard court titles Stands alone 2003 Wimbledon -- 2017 Wimbledon 8 grass court titles Stands alone 2008 US Open -- 2009 Wimbledon Simultaneous holder of Majors on clay, grass and hard court Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 2006 -- 2007 & 2009 All 4 Major finals in 1 season Rod Laver Novak Djokovic 2000 Australian Open -- 2017 US Open 80 + match wins at 3 Majors Stands alone 2006 27 match wins in 1 season Novak Djokovic 2017 Australian Open 4 match victories vs. top 10 opponents in one tournament Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Mats Wilander 1999 French Open -- 2017 US Open 71 Grand Slam appearances Stands alone Grand Slam tournaments Time Span Records at each Grand Slam tournament Players matched Refs Australian Open 2004 -- 2017 6 finals overall Novak Djokovic 2007 Won title without losing a set Ken Rosewall 2004 -- 2014 11 consecutive semifinals Stands alone 2000 -- 2017 87 match wins overall 2006 -- 2008 30 consecutive sets won French Open -- Wimbledon 2009 Accomplished a `` Channel Slam '' : Winning both tournaments in the same year Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2003 -- 2017 8 titles overall Stands alone 2003 -- 2007 5 consecutive titles Björn Borg 2017 Won title without losing a set Björn Borg 2001 -- 2017 91 match wins overall Stands alone 2003 -- 2017 11 finals overall 2003 -- 2009 7 consecutive finals 2003 -- 2017 12 career semifinals 2001 -- 2017 15 career quarterfinals 2005 -- 2006 34 consecutive sets won US Open 2004 -- 2008 5 titles overall Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras 2004 -- 2008 5 consecutive titles Stands alone 2004 -- 2009 40 consecutive match wins Time span Other selected records Players matched Year - End Championship records 2003 -- 2011 6 titles overall Stands alone 2003 -- 2015 10 finals overall 2002 -- 2015 13 semifinals overall 2002 -- 2015 52 match wins overall 2002 -- 2015 14 consecutive appearances ATP Masters 1000 records 2000 -- 2017 345 match wins overall Stands alone 2002 -- 2017 45 finals overall Rafael Nadal 2005 -- 2006 2 consecutive years winning 4 + titles Novak Djokovic 2002 -- 2011 9 different finals Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2004 -- 2017 5 Indian Wells Masters titles Novak Djokovic 2002 -- 2007 4 Hamburg Masters titles Stands alone 2005 -- 2015 7 Cincinnati Masters titles 2012, 2015 Won title without having serve broken or losing a set ( Cincinnati Masters ) Other records 2004 -- 2012 302 total weeks at No. 1 Stands alone 2 February 2004 -- 17 August 2008 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1 12 June 2000 -- 18 September 2017 902 consecutive weeks in Top 50 2003 -- 2005 26 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents 1999 -- 2017 695 hard court match victories 1999 -- 2017 855 outdoor court match victories 2005 -- 2006 56 consecutive hard court match victories 2003 -- 2008 65 consecutive grass court match victories 2003 -- 2005 24 consecutive tournament finals won 2003 -- 2017 17 grass court titles 2002 -- 2017 63 hard court titles 2000 -- 2015 12 finals at a single tournament ( Swiss Indoors ) 2001 -- 2015 15 consecutive years winning 1 + title 1998 -- 2017 413 tiebreaks won 1999 -- 2017 87.23 % ( 164 -- 24 ) grass court match winning percentage 2005 -- 2007 3 consecutive calendar years as wire - to - wire No. 1 2000 -- 2016 10 match wins after trailing 0 -- 2 in sets Aaron Krickstein Boris Becker 2002 -- 2017 18 ATP World Tour 500 Series titles Rafael Nadal Davis Cup records 1999 -- 2015 40 Davis Cup singles wins for Switzerland Stands alone 1999 -- 2015 52 Davis Cup singles and doubles wins for Switzerland 1999 -- 2015 15 years playing a Davis Cup tie for Switzerland Heinz Günthardt See also Tennis portal Biography portal Switzerland portal Book : Roger Federer Roger Federer career statistics List of career achievements by Roger Federer List of Grand Slam men 's singles champions All - time tennis records -- men 's singles Open Era tennis records -- men 's singles ( since 1968 ) ATP World Tour records ( since 1990 ) ATP World Tour Awards List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players ( since 1973 ) 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers Notes Jump up ^ See. 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John Blake. ISBN 1 - 84454 - 407 - 9. Stauffer, René ( 2007 ). The Roger Federer Story : Quest for Perfection. New York : New Chapter Press. ISBN 0 - 942257 - 39 - 1. Publications by and about Roger Federer in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library Video Wimbledon Classic Match : Federer vs Sampras. Standing Room Only, DVD release date : 31 October 2006, run time : 233 minutes, ASIN B000ICLR98. Wimbledon 2007 Final : Federer vs. Nadal ( 2007 ). Kultur White Star, DVD release date : 30 October 2007, run time : 180 minutes, ASIN B000V02CU0. Wimbledon -- The 2008 Finals : Nadal vs. Federer. Standing Room Only, DVD release date : 19 August 2008, run time : 300 minutes, ASIN B001CWYUBU. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Roger Federer Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger Federer. Official website Roger Federer Foundation Profiles Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals Roger Federer at the International Tennis Federation Roger Federer at the Davis Cup Roger Federer on IMDb Roger Federer ( achievement predecessor and successor ) Sporting positions Preceded by Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic World No. 1 February 2, 2004 -- August 18, 2008 July 6, 2009 -- June 7, 2010 July 9, 2012 -- November 5, 2012 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Preceded by Andy Roddick US Open Series Champion 2007 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal Awards and achievements Preceded by Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal ITF World Champion -- Men 's singles 2004 -- 07 2009 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal ATP Player of the Year 2004 -- 07 2009 Preceded by Marat Safin ATP Fans ' Favorite Player 2003 -- 16 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Paradorn Srichaphan Rafael Nadal ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 2004 -- 09 2011 -- 16 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal Incumbent Preceded by Simon Ammann Thomas Lüthi Didier Cuche Dario Cologna Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2003 -- 04 2006 -- 07 2012 2014 Succeeded by Thomas Lüthi Fabian Cancellara Dario Cologna Stan Wawrinka Preceded by Lance Armstrong Shane Warne BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year 2006 -- 07 Succeeded by Shane Warne Usain Bolt Preceded by None Rafael Nadal Golden Bagel Award 2006 -- 07 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Preceded by Andy Roddick Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award 2005 -- 10 Succeeded by Rafael Nadal Preceded by Michael Schumacher Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2005 -- 08 Succeeded by Usain Bolt Preceded by Hicham El Guerrouj L'Équipe Champion of Champions 2005 -- 07 Preceded by Michael Phelps Gazzetta dello Sport Sportsman of the Year 2005 -- 07 Preceded by Carlos Moyá Novak Djokovic Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year 2006 2013 Succeeded by Ivan Ljubičić Andy Murray Records Preceded by Pete Sampras ATP Prize money leader 2007 -- 2016 Succeeded by Novak Djokovic Preceded by Pete Sampras Most career Grand Slam singles titles July 5, 2009 -- Incumbent Preceded by Pete Sampras Most weeks at World No. 1 July 16, 2012 -- Incumbent Olympic Games Preceded by Thomas Frischknecht Flagbearer for Switzerland Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 Succeeded by Stanislas Wawrinka Roger Federer Team Mirka Federer ( wife ) Severin Lüthi ( coach, 2007 -- current ) Ivan Ljubičić ( coach, 2015 -- current ) Stefan Edberg ( coach, 2014 -- 2015 ) Paul Annacone ( coach, 2010 -- 2013 ) José Higueras ( coach, 2008 ) Tony Roche ( coach, 2005 -- 2007 ) Peter Lundgren ( coach, 2000 -- 2003 ) Career Achievements Statistics Big Four Rivalry with Rafael Nadal Rivalry with Novak Djokovic Rivalry with Andy Roddick Rivalry with Andy Murray Notable matches 2007 Wimbledon final 2008 Wimbledon final 2009 Australian Open final 2009 French Open final 2009 Wimbledon final 2012 Wimbledon final 2014 Wimbledon final 2015 Wimbledon final 2017 Australian Open final Seasons Juniors Early career 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Australian Open 2006 2007 2017 French Open 2009 Wimbledon Juniors : 1998 ( Singles & Doubles ) Seniors : 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2017 US Open 2005 2006 2007 2008 World Tour Final 2003 2006 2007 2011 Indian Wells 2005 2006 2012 2017 Miami 2005 2006 2017 Monte Carlo Finals : 2006 2007 2008 2014 Roma Finals : 2003 2006 2013 2015 Hamburg / Madrid 2002 2005 2007 2009 2012 Canada 2006 Cincinnati 2005 2007 2009 2012 2014 2015 Madrid / Shanghai 2006 2014 Paris 2011 Olympics 2012 ( Singles ) 2008 ( Doubles ) Davis Cup titles 2014 Official website Big Four Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray Rivalries Federer -- Nadal Djokovic -- Federer Djokovic -- Nadal Federer -- Murray Djokovic -- Murray Seasons Roger Federer 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Rafael Nadal 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Novak Djokovic 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Andy Murray 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Roger Federer ( Statistics and Achievements ) Australian Open 2006 2007 2009 2017 French Open 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 Wimbledon 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2014 2015 2017 US Open 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2015 Tour Finals 2003 2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2014 2015 Masters titles Indian Wells ( 5 ) Miami ( 3 ) Madrid / Hamburg ( 6 ) Canada ( 2 ) Cincinnati ( 7 ) Shanghai / Madrid ( 2 ) Paris ( 1 ) Rafael Nadal ( Statistics and Achievements ) Australian Open 2009 2012 2014 2017 French Open 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 Wimbledon 2006 2007 2008 2011 US Open 2011 2013 2017 Tour Finals 2013 Masters titles Indian Wells ( 3 ) Monte Carlo ( 10 ) Madrid / Hamburg ( 5 ) Rome ( 7 ) Canada ( 3 ) Cincinnati ( 1 ) Shanghai / Madrid ( 1 ) Novak Djokovic ( Statistics and Achievements ) Australian Open 2008 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 French Open 2012 2014 2015 2016 Wimbledon 2011 2013 2014 2015 US Open 2007 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 Tour Finals 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Masters titles Indian Wells ( 5 ) Miami ( 6 ) Monte Carlo ( 2 ) Madrid ( 2 ) Rome ( 4 ) Canada ( 4 ) Shanghai ( 3 ) Paris ( 4 ) Andy Murray ( Statistics and Achievements ) Australian Open 2011 2013 2015 2016 French Open 2016 Wimbledon 2012 2013 2016 US Open 2008 2012 Tour Finals 2016 Masters titles Miami ( 2 ) Madrid ( 1 ) Rome ( 1 ) Canada ( 3 ) Cincinnati ( 2 ) Shanghai / Madrid ( 4 ) Paris ( 1 ) Notable matches 2007 Wimbledon final 2008 Wimbledon final 2009 Australian Open final 2012 Australian Open final 2012 French Open final 2012 Wimbledon final 2012 US Open final 2013 Wimbledon final 2014 Wimbledon final 2015 Wimbledon final 2017 Australian Open final Roger Federer in Grand Slam tournaments Wimbledon ( Open Era ) boys ' singles champions 1968 John Alexander 1969 Byron Bertram 1970 Byron Bertram 1971 Robert Kreiss 1972 Björn Borg 1973 Billy Martin 1974 Billy Martin 1975 Chris Lewis 1976 Heinz Günthardt 1977 Van Winitsky 1978 Ivan Lendl 1979 Ramesh Krishnan 1980 Thierry Tulasne 1981 Matt Anger 1982 Pat Cash 1983 Stefan Edberg 1984 Mark Kratzmann 1985 Leonardo Lavalle 1986 Eduardo Vélez 1987 Diego Nargiso 1988 Nicolás Pereira 1989 Nicklas Kulti 1990 Leander Paes 1991 Thomas Enqvist 1992 David Škoch 1993 Răzvan Sabău 1994 Scott Humphries 1995 Olivier Mutis 1996 Vladimir Voltchkov 1997 Wesley Whitehouse 1998 Roger Federer 1999 Jürgen Melzer 2000 Nicolas Mahut 2001 Roman Valent 2002 Todd Reid 2003 Florin Mergea 2004 Gaël Monfils 2005 Jérémy Chardy 2006 Thiemo de Bakker 2007 Donald Young 2008 Grigor Dimitrov 2009 Andrey Kuznetsov 2010 Márton Fucsovics 2011 Luke Saville 2012 Filip Peliwo 2013 Gianluigi Quinzi 2014 Noah Rubin 2015 Reilly Opelka 2016 Denis Shapovalov 2017 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Wimbledon ( Open Era ) boys ' doubles champions 1982 Pat Cash / John Frawley 1983 Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl 1984 Ricky Brown / Robbie Weiss 1985 Agustín Moreno / Jaime Yzaga 1986 Tomas Carbonell / Petr Korda 1987 Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge 1988 Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge 1989 Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark 1990 Sébastien Lareau / Sébastien Leblanc 1991 Karim Alami / Greg Rusedski 1992 Steven Baldas / Scott Draper 1993 Steven Downs / James Greenhalgh 1994 Ben Ellwood / Mark Philippoussis 1995 Martin Lee / James Trotman 1996 Daniele Bracciali / Jocelyn Robichaud 1997 Luis Horna / Nicolás Massú 1998 Roger Federer / Olivier Rochus 1999 Guillermo Coria / David Nalbandian 2000 Dominique Coene / Kristof Vliegen 2001 Frank Dancevic / Giovanni Lapentti 2002 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău 2003 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău 2004 Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema 2005 Jesse Levine / Michael Shabaz 2006 Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg 2007 Daniel Alejandro López / Matteo Trevisan 2008 Yang Tsung - hua / Hsieh Cheng - peng 2009 Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Kevin Krawietz 2010 Liam Broady / Tom Farquharson 2011 George Morgan / Mate Pavić 2012 Andrew Harris / Nick Kyrgios 2013 Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios 2014 Orlando Luz / Marcelo Zormann 2015 Lý Hoàng Nam / Sumit Nagal 2016 Kenneth Raisma / Stefanos Tsitsipas 2017 Axel Geller / Hsu Yu - hsiou Australian Open men 's singles champions ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) Arthur Ashe ( 1971 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1972 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1973 ) John Newcombe ( 1974 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1975 ) John Newcombe ( 1976 ) Mark Edmondson ( 1977 ( Jan ) ) Roscoe Tanner ( 1977 ( Dec ) ) Vitas Gerulaitis ( 1978 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1979 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1980 ) Brian Teacher ( 1981 ) Johan Kriek ( 1982 ) Johan Kriek ( 1983 ) Mats Wilander ( 1984 ) Mats Wilander ( 1985 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1986 ) Not Held ( 1987 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1988 ) Mats Wilander ( 1989 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1990 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1991 ) Boris Becker ( 1992 ) Jim Courier ( 1993 ) Jim Courier ( 1994 ) Pete Sampras ( 1995 ) Andre Agassi ( 1996 ) Boris Becker ( 1997 ) Pete Sampras ( 1998 ) Petr Korda ( 1999 ) Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 2000 ) Andre Agassi ( 2001 ) Andre Agassi ( 2002 ) Thomas Johansson ( 2003 ) Andre Agassi ( 2004 ) Roger Federer ( 2005 ) Marat Safin ( 2006 ) Roger Federer ( 2007 ) Roger Federer ( 2008 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2009 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2010 ) Roger Federer ( 2011 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2012 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2013 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2014 ) Stanislas Wawrinka ( 2015 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2016 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2017 ) Roger Federer French Open men 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1971 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1972 ) Andrés Gimeno ( 1973 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1974 ) Björn Borg ( 1975 ) Björn Borg ( 1976 ) Adriano Panatta ( 1977 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1978 ) Björn Borg ( 1979 ) Björn Borg ( 1980 ) Björn Borg ( 1981 ) Björn Borg ( 1982 ) Mats Wilander ( 1983 ) Yannick Noah ( 1984 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1985 ) Mats Wilander ( 1986 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1987 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1988 ) Mats Wilander ( 1989 ) Michael Chang ( 1990 ) Andrés Gómez ( 1991 ) Jim Courier ( 1992 ) Jim Courier ( 1993 ) Sergi Bruguera ( 1994 ) Sergi Bruguera ( 1995 ) Thomas Muster ( 1996 ) Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 1997 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 1998 ) Carlos Moyá ( 1999 ) Andre Agassi ( 2000 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2001 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2002 ) Albert Costa ( 2003 ) Juan Carlos Ferrero ( 2004 ) Gastón Gaudio ( 2005 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2006 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2007 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2008 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2009 ) Roger Federer ( 2010 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2011 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2012 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2013 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2014 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2015 ) Stan Wawrinka ( 2016 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2017 ) Rafael Nadal Wimbledon ( Open Era ) gentlemen 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Rod Laver ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) John Newcombe ( 1971 ) John Newcombe ( 1972 ) Stan Smith ( 1973 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1974 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1975 ) Arthur Ashe ( 1976 ) Björn Borg ( 1977 ) Björn Borg ( 1978 ) Björn Borg ( 1979 ) Björn Borg ( 1980 ) Björn Borg ( 1981 ) John McEnroe ( 1982 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1983 ) John McEnroe ( 1984 ) John McEnroe ( 1985 ) Boris Becker ( 1986 ) Boris Becker ( 1987 ) Pat Cash ( 1988 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1989 ) Boris Becker ( 1990 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1991 ) Michael Stich ( 1992 ) Andre Agassi ( 1993 ) Pete Sampras ( 1994 ) Pete Sampras ( 1995 ) Pete Sampras ( 1996 ) Richard Krajicek ( 1997 ) Pete Sampras ( 1998 ) Pete Sampras ( 1999 ) Pete Sampras ( 2000 ) Pete Sampras ( 2001 ) Goran Ivanišević ( 2002 ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2003 ) Roger Federer ( 2004 ) Roger Federer ( 2005 ) Roger Federer ( 2006 ) Roger Federer ( 2007 ) Roger Federer ( 2008 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2009 ) Roger Federer ( 2010 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2011 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2012 ) Roger Federer ( 2013 ) Andy Murray ( 2014 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2015 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2016 ) Andy Murray ( 2017 ) Roger Federer US Open men 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Arthur Ashe ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1971 ) Stan Smith ( 1972 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1973 ) John Newcombe ( 1974 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1975 ) Manuel Orantes ( 1976 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1977 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1978 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1979 ) John McEnroe ( 1980 ) John McEnroe ( 1981 ) John McEnroe ( 1982 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1983 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1984 ) John McEnroe ( 1985 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1986 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1987 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1988 ) Mats Wilander ( 1989 ) Boris Becker ( 1990 ) Pete Sampras ( 1991 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1992 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1993 ) Pete Sampras ( 1994 ) Andre Agassi ( 1995 ) Pete Sampras ( 1996 ) Pete Sampras ( 1997 ) Patrick Rafter ( 1998 ) Patrick Rafter ( 1999 ) Andre Agassi ( 2000 ) Marat Safin ( 2001 ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2002 ) Pete Sampras ( 2003 ) Andy Roddick ( 2004 ) Roger Federer ( 2005 ) Roger Federer ( 2006 ) Roger Federer ( 2007 ) Roger Federer ( 2008 ) Roger Federer ( 2009 ) Juan Martín del Potro ( 2010 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2011 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2012 ) Andy Murray ( 2013 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2014 ) Marin Čilić ( 2015 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2016 ) Stan Wawrinka ( 2017 ) Rafael Nadal Grand Slam / non-calendar year / career Grand Slam - winning singles / doubles tennis players Grand Slam Men 's singles 1938 : Don Budge 1962 : Rod Laver 1969 : Rod Laver Women 's singles 1953 : Maureen Connolly 1970 : Margaret Court 1988 : Steffi Graf Men 's doubles 1951 : Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman Women 's doubles 1960 : Maria Bueno 1984 : Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1998 : Martina Hingis Mixed doubles 1963 : Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher 1965 : Margaret Court 1967 : Owen Davidson Non-calendar year Grand Slam Men 's singles 2015 -- 16 : Novak Djokovic Women 's singles 1983 -- 84 : Martina Navratilova 1993 -- 94 : Steffi Graf 2002 -- 03 : Serena Williams 2014 -- 15 : Serena Williams Men 's doubles 2012 -- 13 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Women 's doubles 1949 -- 50 : Louise Brough 1986 -- 87 : Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1992 -- 93 : Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva 1996 -- 97 : Natasha Zvereva 2009 -- 10 : Serena Williams / Venus Williams Mixed doubles 1967 -- 68 Billie Jean King Career Grand Slam Men 's singles 1933 - 34 - 35 : Fred Perry 1937 - 38 : Don Budge 1960 - 61 - 62 : Rod Laver 1961 - 63 - 64 : Roy Emerson 1992 - 94 - 95 - 99 : Andre Agassi 2003 - 04 - 09 : Roger Federer 2005 - 08 - 09 - 10 : Rafael Nadal 2008 - 11 - 16 : Novak Djokovic Women 's singles 1951 - 52 - 53 : Maureen Connolly 1949 - 50 - 51 - 54 : Doris Hart 1951 - 56 - 57 : Shirley Fry Irvin 1960 - 62 - 63 : Margaret Court 1966 - 67 - 68 - 72 : Billie Jean King 1974 - 75 - 82 : Chris Evert 1978 - 81 - 82 - 83 : Martina Navratilova 1987 - 88 : Steffi Graf 1999 - 2002 - 03 : Serena Williams 2004 - 06 - 08 - 12 : Maria Sharapova Men 's doubles 1935 - 36 - 39 : Adrian Quist 1948 - 50 - 51 Frank Sedgman 1951 : Ken McGregor 1953 -- 56 : Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall 1957 - 58 - 59 : Neale Fraser 1959 - 60 - 62 : Roy Emerson 1965 -- 67 : John Newcombe / Tony Roche 1962 - 64 - 67 - 77 : Bob Hewitt 1982 - 84 - 86 - 89 : John Fitzgerald 1983 - 87 - 89 : Anders Järryd 1994 - 95 - 98 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1989 - 92 -- 93 - 2000 : Mark Woodforde 1992 -- 93 - 95 - 2000 : Todd Woodbridge 1998 - 2002 - 03 - 05 : Jonas Björkman 2003 - 05 - 06 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2002 - 04 - 07 - 08 : Daniel Nestor 1999 - 2006 - 12 : Leander Paes Women 's doubles 1942 - 46 - 50 : Louise Brough Clapp 1947 - 48 - 50 - 51 : Doris Hart 1950 - 51 - 57 : Shirley Fry Irvin 1956 -- 1957 : Althea Gibson 1958 -- 60 : Maria Bueno 1961 -- 64 : Lesley Turner Bowrey 1961 - 63 - 64 : Margaret Court 1964 - 66 - 69 - 70 : Judy Tegart Dalton 1980 -- 81 : Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith 1975 - 76 - 77 - 80 : / Martina Navratilova 1981 - 82 - 83 - 84 : Pam Shriver 1989 - 90 - 93 : Helena Suková 1988 -- 90 - 91 - 92 : Gigi Fernández 1989 - 90 - 91 - 93 : / Natasha Zvereva 1989 - 90 - 94 : Jana Novotná 1996 - 97 - 98 : Martina Hingis 1999 - 2000 - 01 : Serena Williams / Venus Williams 2000 - 01 - 06 : Lisa Raymond 2012 - 13 - 14 : Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Mixed doubles 1925 - 26 - 27 - 28 Jean Borotra 1949 -- 51 : Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman 1961 - 1963 : Margaret Court 1962 - 1963 : Ken Fletcher 1965 - 66 - 67 : Owen Davidson 1967 -- 68 : Billie Jean King 1969 -- 75 : Marty Riessen 1961 - 70 - 77 - 79 : Bob Hewitt 1992 -- 93 - 95 : Mark Woodforde 1990 - 93 - 94 - 95 : Todd Woodbridge 1974 - 85 - 2003 : Martina Navratilova 2001 - 02 - 05 : Daniela Hantuchová 1997 - 99 - 2005 - 06 : Mahesh Bhupathi 2002 - 04 - 08 - 10 : Cara Black 1999 - 2003 - 08 - 16 : Leander Paes 2006 - 15 - 16 : Martina Hingis Male tennis players who have won 3 or more Grand Slam singles titles in one season ( 1933 ) Jack Crawford ( 3 ) ( 1934 ) Fred Perry ( 3 ) ( 1938 ) Don Budge ( 4 ) ( 1955 ) Tony Trabert ( 3 ) ( 1956 ) Lew Hoad ( 3 ) ( 1958 ) Ashley Cooper ( 3 ) ( 1962 ) Rod Laver ( 4 ) ( 1964 ) Roy Emerson ( 3 ) ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 4 ) ( 1974 ) Jimmy Connors ( 3 ) ( 1988 ) Mats Wilander ( 3 ) ( 2004 ) Roger Federer ( 3 ) ( 2006 ) Roger Federer ( 3 ) ( 2007 ) Roger Federer ( 3 ) ( 2010 ) Rafael Nadal ( 3 ) ( 2011 ) Novak Djokovic ( 3 ) ( 2015 ) Novak Djokovic ( 3 ) Men 's tennis players who won two or more Grand Slam singles titles in one calendar year Four wins 1938 : Don Budge 1962 : Rod Laver 1969 : Rod Laver Three wins 1933 : Jack Crawford ( AC&FC&WI ) 1934 : Fred Perry ( AC&WI&US ) 1955 : Tony Trabert ( FO&WI&US ) 1956 : Lew Hoad ( AO&FO&WI ) 1958 : Ashley Cooper ( AC&WI&US ) 1964 : Roy Emerson ( AC&WI&US ) 1974 : Jimmy Connors ( AO&WI&US ) 1988 : Mats Wilander ( AO&FO&US ) 2004 : Roger Federer ( AO&WI&US ) 2006 : Roger Federer ( AO&WI&US ) 2007 : Roger Federer ( AO&WI&US ) 2010 : Rafael Nadal ( FO&WI&US ) 2011 : Novak Djokovic ( AO&WI&US ) 2015 : Novak Djokovic ( AO&WI&US ) Two wins 1903 : Laurence Doherty ( WI&US ) 1920 : Bill Tilden ( WI&US ) 1921 : Bill Tilden ( WI&US ) 1925 : René Lacoste ( FC&WI ) 1927 : René Lacoste ( FC&US ) 1928 : Henri Cochet ( FC&US ) 1932 : Ellsworth Vines ( WI&US ) 1935 : Fred Perry ( FC&WI ) 1936 : Fred Perry ( WI&US ) 1937 : Don Budge ( WI&US ) 1939 : Bobby Riggs ( WI&US ) 1947 : Jack Kramer ( WI&US ) 1950 : Budge Patty ( FC&WI ) 1951 : Dick Savitt ( AC&WI ) ) 1952 : Frank Sedgman ( WI&US ) 1953 : Ken Rosewall ( AC&FO ) 1959 : Alex Olmedo ( AC&WI ) 1960 : Neale Fraser ( WI&US ) 1961 : Roy Emerson ( AC&US ) 1963 : Roy Emerson ( AC&FC ) 1965 : Roy Emerson ( AC&WI ) 1967 : Roy Emerson ( AC&FC ) 1967 : John Newcombe ( WI&US ) 1973 : John Newcombe ( AO&US ) 1977 : Guillermo Vilas ( FO&US ) 1978 : Björn Borg ( FO&WI ) 1979 : Björn Borg ( FO&WI ) 1980 : Björn Borg ( FO&WI ) 1981 : John McEnroe ( WI&US ) 1982 : Jimmy Connors ( WI&US ) 1984 : John McEnroe ( WI&US ) 1986 : Ivan Lendl ( FO&US ) 1987 : Ivan Lendl ( FO&US ) 1989 : Boris Becker ( WI&US ) 1992 : Jim Courier ( AO&FO ) 1993 : Pete Sampras ( WI&US ) 1994 : Pete Sampras ( AO&WI ) 1995 : Pete Sampras ( WI&US ) 1997 : Pete Sampras ( AO&WI ) 1999 : Andre Agassi ( FO&US ) 2005 : Roger Federer ( WI&US ) 2008 : Rafael Nadal ( FO&WI ) 2009 : Roger Federer ( FO&WI ) 2013 : Rafael Nadal ( FO&US ) 2016 : Novak Djokovic ( AO&FO ) 2017 : Roger Federer ( AO&WI ) AC = Australasian / Australian Championships, AO = Australian Open, FC = French Championships, FO = French Open, WI = Wimbledon, US = U.S. National Championships / US Open Roger Federer 's achievements Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) world No. 1 singles players Ilie Năstase ( 1973 / 1974 -- 40 w ) John Newcombe ( 1974 -- 8 w ) Jimmy Connors ( 1974 / 1983 -- 268 w ) Björn Borg ( 1977 / 1981 -- 109 w ) John McEnroe ( 1980 / 1985 -- 170 w ) Ivan Lendl ( 1983 / 1990 -- 270 w ) Mats Wilander ( 1988 / 1989 -- 20 w ) Stefan Edberg ( 1990 / 1992 -- 72 w ) Boris Becker ( 1991 -- 12 w ) Jim Courier ( 1992 / 1993 -- 58 w ) Pete Sampras ( 1993 / 2000 -- 286 w ) Andre Agassi ( 1995 / 2003 -- 101 w ) Thomas Muster ( 1996 -- 6 w ) Marcelo Ríos ( 1998 -- 6 w ) Carlos Moyá ( 1999 -- 2 w ) Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 1999 -- 6 w ) Patrick Rafter ( 1999 -- 1 w ) Marat Safin ( 2000 / 2001 -- 9 w ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2000 / 2001 -- 43 w ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2001 / 2003 -- 80 w ) Juan Carlos Ferrero ( 2003 -- 8 w ) Andy Roddick ( 2003 / 2004 -- 13 w ) Roger Federer ( 2004 / 2012 -- 302 w ) Rafael Nadal ( 2008 / 2017 -- 146 w ) Novak Djokovic ( 2011 / 2016 -- 223 w ) Andy Murray ( 2016 / 2017 -- 41 w ) ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973 ( year first held / year last held -- number of weeks ( w ) ) current No. 1 in bold, as of week of September 18, 2017 Year - end championships winners singles ( 1970 ) Stan Smith ( 1971 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1972 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1973 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1974 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1975 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1976 ) Manuel Orantes ( 1977 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1978 ) John McEnroe ( 1979 ) Björn Borg ( 1980 ) Björn Borg ( 1981 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1982 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1983 ) John McEnroe ( 1984 ) John McEnroe ( 1985 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1986 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1987 ) Ivan Lendl ( 1988 ) Boris Becker ( 1989 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1990 ) Andre Agassi ( 1991 ) Pete Sampras ( 1992 ) Boris Becker ( 1993 ) Michael Stich ( 1994 ) Pete Sampras ( 1995 ) Boris Becker ( 1996 ) Pete Sampras ( 1997 ) Pete Sampras ( 1998 ) Alex Corretja ( 1999 ) Pete Sampras ( 2000 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2001 ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2002 ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2003 ) Roger Federer ( 2004 ) Roger Federer ( 2005 ) David Nalbandian ( 2006 ) Roger Federer ( 2007 ) Roger Federer ( 2008 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2009 ) Nikolay Davydenko ( 2010 ) Roger Federer ( 2011 ) Roger Federer ( 2012 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2013 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2014 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2015 ) Novak Djokovic ( 2016 ) Andy Murray ATP Masters Series : Singles champions Indian Wells Masters 1990 : Stefan Edberg 1991 : Jim Courier 1992 : Michael Chang 1993 : Jim Courier 1994 : Pete Sampras 1995 : Pete Sampras 1996 : Michael Chang 1997 : Michael Chang 1998 : Marcelo Ríos 1999 : Mark Philippoussis 2000 : Àlex Corretja 2001 : Andre Agassi 2002 : Lleyton Hewitt 2003 : Lleyton Hewitt 2004 : Roger Federer 2005 : Roger Federer 2006 : Roger Federer 2007 : Rafael Nadal 2008 : Novak Djokovic 2009 : Rafael Nadal 2010 : Ivan Ljubičić 2011 : Novak Djokovic 2012 : Roger Federer 2013 : Rafael Nadal 2014 : Novak Djokovic 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Novak Djokovic 2017 : Roger Federer Miami Masters 1990 : Andre Agassi 1991 : Jim Courier 1992 : Michael Chang 1993 : Pete Sampras 1994 : Pete Sampras 1995 : Andre Agassi 1996 : Andre Agassi 1997 : Thomas Muster 1998 : Marcelo Ríos 1999 : Richard Krajicek 2000 : Pete Sampras 2001 : Andre Agassi 2002 : Andre Agassi 2003 : Andre Agassi 2004 : Andy Roddick 2005 : Roger Federer 2006 : Roger Federer 2007 : Novak Djokovic 2008 : Nikolay Davydenko 2009 : Andy Murray 2010 : Andy Roddick 2011 : Novak Djokovic 2012 : Novak Djokovic 2013 : Andy Murray 2014 : Novak Djokovic 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Novak Djokovic 2017 : Roger Federer Monte - Carlo Masters 1990 : Andrei Chesnokov 1991 : Sergi Bruguera 1992 : Thomas Muster 1993 : Sergi Bruguera 1994 : Andriy Medvedev 1995 : Thomas Muster 1996 : Thomas Muster 1997 : Marcelo Ríos 1998 : Carlos Moyá 1999 : Gustavo Kuerten 2000 : Cédric Pioline 2001 : Gustavo Kuerten 2002 : Juan Carlos Ferrero 2003 : Juan Carlos Ferrero 2004 : Guillermo Coria 2005 : Rafael Nadal 2006 : Rafael Nadal 2007 : Rafael Nadal 2008 : Rafael Nadal 2009 : Rafael Nadal 2010 : Rafael Nadal 2011 : Rafael Nadal 2012 : Rafael Nadal 2013 : Novak Djokovic 2014 : Stan Wawrinka 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Rafael Nadal 2017 : Rafael Nadal Hamburg / Madrid Masters 1990 : Juan Aguilera 1991 : Karel Nováček 1992 : Stefan Edberg 1993 : Michael Stich 1994 : Andriy Medvedev 1995 : Andriy Medvedev 1996 : Roberto Carretero 1997 : Andriy Medvedev 1998 : Albert Costa 1999 : Marcelo Ríos 2000 : Gustavo Kuerten 2001 : Albert Portas 2002 : Roger Federer 2003 : Guillermo Coria 2004 : Roger Federer 2005 : Roger Federer 2006 : Tommy Robredo 2007 : Roger Federer 2008 : Rafael Nadal 2009 : Roger Federer 2010 : Rafael Nadal 2011 : Novak Djokovic 2012 : Roger Federer 2013 : Rafael Nadal 2014 : Rafael Nadal 2015 : Andy Murray 2016 : Novak Djokovic 2017 : Rafael Nadal Rome Masters 1990 : Thomas Muster 1991 : Emilio Sánchez 1992 : Jim Courier 1993 : Jim Courier 1994 : Pete Sampras 1995 : Thomas Muster 1996 : Thomas Muster 1997 : Àlex Corretja 1998 : Marcelo Ríos 1999 : Gustavo Kuerten 2000 : Magnus Norman 2001 : Juan Carlos Ferrero 2002 : Andre Agassi 2003 : Félix Mantilla 2004 : Carlos Moyá 2005 : Rafael Nadal 2006 : Rafael Nadal 2007 : Rafael Nadal 2008 : Novak Djokovic 2009 : Rafael Nadal 2010 : Rafael Nadal 2011 : Novak Djokovic 2012 : Rafael Nadal 2013 : Rafael Nadal 2014 : Novak Djokovic 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Andy Murray 2017 : Alexander Zverev Jr. Canada Masters 1990 : Michael Chang 1991 : Andrei Chesnokov 1992 : Andre Agassi 1993 : Mikael Pernfors 1994 : Andre Agassi 1995 : Andre Agassi 1996 : Wayne Ferreira 1997 : Chris Woodruff 1998 : Patrick Rafter 1999 : Thomas Johansson 2000 : Marat Safin 2001 : Andrei Pavel 2002 : Guillermo Cañas 2003 : Andy Roddick 2004 : Roger Federer 2005 : Rafael Nadal 2006 : Roger Federer 2007 : Novak Djokovic 2008 : Rafael Nadal 2009 : Andy Murray 2010 : Andy Murray 2011 : Novak Djokovic 2012 : Novak Djokovic 2013 : Rafael Nadal 2014 : Jo - Wilfried Tsonga 2015 : Andy Murray 2016 : Novak Djokovic 2017 : Alexander Zverev Jr. Cincinnati Masters 1990 : Stefan Edberg 1991 : Guy Forget 1992 : Pete Sampras 1993 : Michael Chang 1994 : Michael Chang 1995 : Andre Agassi 1996 : Andre Agassi 1997 : Pete Sampras 1998 : Patrick Rafter 1999 : Pete Sampras 2000 : Thomas Enqvist 2001 : Gustavo Kuerten 2002 : Carlos Moyá 2003 : Andy Roddick 2004 : Andre Agassi 2005 : Roger Federer 2006 : Andy Roddick 2007 : Roger Federer 2008 : Andy Murray 2009 : Roger Federer 2010 : Roger Federer 2011 : Andy Murray 2012 : Roger Federer 2013 : Rafael Nadal 2014 : Roger Federer 2015 : Roger Federer 2016 : Marin Čilić 2017 : Grigor Dimitrov Stockholm / Essen / Stuttgart / Madrid / Shanghai Masters 1990 : Boris Becker 1991 : Boris Becker 1992 : Goran Ivanišević 1993 : Michael Stich 1994 : Boris Becker 1995 : Thomas Muster 1996 : Boris Becker 1997 : Petr Korda 1998 : Richard Krajicek 1999 : Thomas Enqvist 2000 : Wayne Ferreira 2001 : Tommy Haas 2002 : Andre Agassi 2003 : Juan Carlos Ferrero 2004 : Marat Safin 2005 : Rafael Nadal 2006 : Roger Federer 2007 : David Nalbandian 2008 : Andy Murray 2009 : Nikolay Davydenko 2010 : Andy Murray 2011 : Andy Murray 2012 : Novak Djokovic 2013 : Novak Djokovic 2014 : Roger Federer 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Andy Murray Paris Masters 1990 : Stefan Edberg 1991 : Guy Forget 1992 : Boris Becker 1993 : Goran Ivanišević 1994 : Andre Agassi 1995 : Pete Sampras 1996 : Thomas Enqvist 1997 : Pete Sampras 1998 : Greg Rusedski 1999 : Andre Agassi 2000 : Marat Safin 2001 : Sébastien Grosjean 2002 : Marat Safin 2003 : Tim Henman 2004 : Marat Safin 2005 : Tomáš Berdych 2006 : Nikolay Davydenko 2007 : David Nalbandian 2008 : Jo - Wilfried Tsonga 2009 : Novak Djokovic 2010 : Robin Söderling 2011 : Roger Federer 2012 : David Ferrer 2013 : Novak Djokovic 2014 : Novak Djokovic 2015 : Novak Djokovic 2016 : Andy Murray ATP Masters Series : Doubles champions Indian Wells Masters 1990 : Boris Becker / Guy Forget 1991 : Jim Courier / Javier Sánchez 1992 : Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1993 : Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994 : Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith 1995 : Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1997 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1998 : Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter 1999 : Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle 2000 : Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer 2001 : Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2002 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003 : Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2004 : Arnaud Clément / Sébastien Grosjean 2005 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2006 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2007 : Martin Damm / Leander Paes 2008 : Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 2009 : Mardy Fish / Andy Roddick 2010 : Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2011 : Alexandr Dolgopolov / Xavier Malisse 2012 : Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2013 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock 2016 : Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017 : Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram Miami Masters 1990 : Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 1991 : Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval 1992 : Ken Flach / Todd Witsken 1993 : Richard Krajicek / Jan Siemerink 1994 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1995 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1996 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1997 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998 : Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 1999 : Wayne Black / Sandon Stolle 2000 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001 : Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2002 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003 : Roger Federer / Max Mirnyi 2004 : Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2005 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009 : Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram 2010 : Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes 2011 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2012 : Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek 2013 : Aisam - ul - Haq Qureshi / Jean - Julien Rojer 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016 : Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017 : Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo Monte - Carlo Masters 1990 : Petr Korda / Tomáš Šmíd 1991 : Luke Jensen / Laurie Warder 1992 : Boris Becker / Michael Stich 1993 : Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda 1994 : Nicklas Kulti / Magnus Larsson 1995 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1996 : Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink 1997 : Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana 1998 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1999 : Olivier Delaître / Tim Henman 2000 : Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2001 : Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2002 : Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2003 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004 : Tim Henman / Nenad Zimonjić 2005 : Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić 2006 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008 : Rafael Nadal / Tommy Robredo 2009 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2011 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2012 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2013 : Julien Benneteau / Nenad Zimonjić 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016 : Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 2017 : Rohan Bopanna / Pablo Cuevas Hamburg / Madrid Masters 1990 : Sergi Bruguera / Jim Courier 1991 : Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1992 : Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1993 : Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans 1994 : Scott Melville / Piet Norval 1995 : Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1997 : Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez 1998 : Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana 1999 : Wayne Arthurs / Andrew Kratzmann 2000 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001 : Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2002 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Jan - Michael Gambill 2003 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2004 : Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2005 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006 : Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett 2007 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2009 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2012 : Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 2013 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2015 : Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea 2016 : Jean - Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău 2017 : Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo Rome Masters 1990 : Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 1991 : Omar Camporese / Goran Ivanišević 1992 : Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset 1993 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1994 : Yevgeny Kafelnikov / David Rikl 1995 : Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek 1996 : Byron Black / Grant Connell 1997 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1998 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1999 : Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 2000 : Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbatý 2001 : Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2002 : Martin Damm / Cyril Suk 2003 : Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 2004 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2005 : Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro 2006 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2007 : Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić 2008 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011 : John Isner / Sam Querrey 2012 : Marcel Granollers / Marc López 2013 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2015 : Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero 2016 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2017 : Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Canada Masters 1990 : Paul Annacone / David Wheaton 1991 : Patrick Galbraith / Todd Witsken 1992 : Patrick Galbraith / Danie Visser 1993 : Jim Courier / Mark Knowles 1994 : Byron Black / Jonathan Stark 1995 : Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 1996 : Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis 1997 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1998 : Martin Damm / Jim Grabb 1999 : Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter 2000 : Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor 2001 : Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2002 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2003 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2005 : Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 2006 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2007 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Pavel Vízner 2008 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2009 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles 2010 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011 : Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić 2012 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2013 : Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares 2014 : Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares 2015 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2016 : Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2017 : Pierre - Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Cincinnati Masters 1990 : Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann 1991 : Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 1992 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1993 : Andre Agassi / Petr Korda 1994 : Alex O'Brien / Sandon Stolle 1995 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1996 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1997 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 1999 : Byron Black / Jonas Björkman 2000 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 2001 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2002 : James Blake / Todd Martin 2003 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2004 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2005 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2006 : Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi 2007 : Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 2008 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2009 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2011 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2012 : Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău 2013 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger - Vasselin 2016 : Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo Stockholm / Essen / Stuttgart / Madrid / Shanghai Masters 1990 : Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek 1991 : John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 1992 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1993 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1994 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1995 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1996 : Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 1997 : Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 1998 : Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 1999 : Byron Black / Jonas Björkman 2000 : Jiří Novák / David Rikl 2001 : Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle 2002 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2003 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2004 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2005 : Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 2006 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2007 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008 : Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 2009 : Julien Benneteau / Jo - Wilfried Tsonga 2010 : Jürgen Melzer / Leander Paes 2011 : Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor 2012 : Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek 2013 : Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Raven Klaasen / Marcelo Melo 2016 : John Isner / Jack Sock Paris Masters 1990 : Scott Davis / David Pate 1991 : Anders Järryd / John Fitzgerald 1992 : John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe 1993 : Byron Black / Jonathan Stark 1994 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1995 : Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith 1996 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1997 : Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 1998 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 1999 : Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 2000 : Nicklas Kulti / Max Mirnyi 2001 : Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 2002 : Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro 2003 : Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 2004 : Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 2005 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2006 : Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 2007 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2008 : Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett 2009 : Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 2010 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi 2011 : Rohan Bopanna / Aisam - ul - Haq Qureshi 2012 : Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna 2013 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014 : Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2015 : Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo 2016 : Henri Kontinen / John Peers Olympic Tennis Champions in men 's doubles Demonstration 1968 : Rafael Osuna & Vicente Zarazua ( MEX ) Indoor 1908 : Herbert Barrett & Arthur Gore ( GBR ) 1912 : Maurice Germot & André Gobert ( FRA ) Outdoor 1896 : John Pius Boland ( GBR ) & Friedrich Traun ( GER ) 1900 : Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty ( GBR ) 1904 : Edgar Leonard & Beals Wright ( USA ) 1908 : Reginald Doherty & George Hillyard ( GBR ) 1912 : Harold Kitson & Charles Winslow ( RSA ) 1920 : Oswald Turnbull & Max Woosnam ( GBR ) 1924 : Francis Hunter & Vincent Richards ( USA ) 1988 : Ken Flach & Robert Seguso ( USA ) 1992 : Boris Becker & Michael Stich ( GER ) 1996 : Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde ( AUS ) 2000 : Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor ( CAN ) 2004 : Fernando González & Nicolás Massú ( CHI ) 2008 : Roger Federer & Stanislas 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Question: who did roger federer beat in his first grand slam
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