Roger Federer
 |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Residence |
Oberwil, Basel-Land Switzerland |
| Date of birth |
August 8 1981 (1981--) (age 26) |
| Place of birth |
Binningen, Basel-Land
Switzerland |
| Height |
m () |
| Weight |
85 kg (187 lb) |
| Turned Pro |
1998 |
| Plays |
Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career Prize Money |
US$35,640,078 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
537-131 |
| Career titles: |
51 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 1 (February 2, 2004) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
W (2004, 2006, 2007) |
| French Open |
F (2006, 2007) |
| Wimbledon |
W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| U.S. Open |
W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
105-70 |
| Career titles: |
7 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 24 (June 9, 2003) |
|
Infobox last updated on: September 23,
2007.
|
Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də.ɹəɹ][1]; born August 8, 1981) is a
Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. 1
since February 2, 2004 for a record 194 consecutive weeks.[2] Widely regarded as the best player of his generation, he is considered among the elite group of
all-time great male tennis players.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Federer is the first living Swiss to be pictured on a postage stamp, issued in April 2007 depicting
Federer with the Wimbledon trophy.[9] In 2007, he was named
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record third consecutive time.
Federer has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles (second-most of any male player, tied with Roy Emerson), three
Tennis Masters Cup titles, and 14 ATP Masters
Series titles. He has won three Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year
a record three times (in 2004, 2006 and 2007). He holds the record of ten
consecutive Grand Slam singles final appearances and the only male player to have played in the finals of all four Grand
Slam tournaments for two consecutive years.
In 2007, by winning his third Australian Open title, he is the only male player to
have won three separate Grand Slam tournaments at least three times.[10] By winning Wimbledon in 2007, Federer tied Björn Borg's
open era record of five consecutive Wimbledon championships. By winning the
2007 U.S. Open, Federer became the first player in the Open era to win four
consecutive U.S. Open titles and the only player ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles for four consecutive
years (from 2004). He is also the first male player in the Open era to win at least ten singles tournaments in three consecutive
years (from 2004 to 2006).[11]
Personal life
Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland,[12] to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African
Lynette Federer. He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, 10 minutes from Basel and borders
France and Germany. As a boy, Federer was very emotional and
admits to being kicked off practice courts occasionally. Federer was also a talented footballer. He had considered becoming a professional football player but instead decided to choose
tennis. He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club and is a fan of Italian club
AS Roma.[13] [14] When he was
younger, he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.[15] Federer especially liked Stefan Edberg
and Boris Becker and has cited them as idols.[12]
Federer currently resides in Oberwil, Switzerland and is dating former WTA player and Slovakia-born Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka), who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury. The two met at the
2000 Sydney Olympics. Federer launched a fragrance called RF Cosmetics in
October 2003.[16] He considers
Swiss German as his first language, but also speaks French and English fluently[13] and conducts press conferences in all three. His favorite vacation spots
are Maldives, Dubai, and Swiss
mountains.[13] [17] He is also friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods.
Social commitments
He co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003. Its goals include funding projects that benefit disadvantaged
children, primarily in South Africa, such as charity IMBEWU.[18] In January 2005, he
encouraged efforts from tennis players to raise funds for the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and auctioned off his autographed racquets to raise funds for
UNICEF's relief operations.[19] On April 3, 2006, Federer was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to
UNICEF,[20] which helps poor children from all parts of
the world. On December 23, 2006, he visited children in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a region devastated by the
tsunami, and said "It's amazing to see how young people are using the
rebuilding process as an opportunity to improve their lives and strengthen their community.. The way these children are bouncing
back from even the toughest tragedy is a testament to their resilience."[21]
Career
Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.[22]
He began having group lessons at the age of nine and weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also played football until the age of 12 when he decided to focus solely on tennis.[13] [23] At 14, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center at Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis
circuit in July 1996.[24] In 1998, in his final year as a
junior, Federer won Wimbledon juniors title and year-ending
Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion for the
year.[25] In July 1998, Federer joined the
ATP tour at Gstaad. The following
year he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy and finished the year as the
youngest player (for the year) inside ATP's top 100 ranking. In 2000, Federer reached semifinals at Sydney Olympics and lost bronze medal match to Arnaud Di
Pasquale of France. Federer reached his first final in Marseille which he lost to Marc Rosset and was also the runner-up in
Basel. He failed to make an impression at Grand Slams and Masters Series tournaments but still
ended the year ranked 29th.
(All results and ranking history from ATP)[26]
2001
Federer's first ATP tournament victory came in Milan in February 2001. During the same month,
he won three matches for his country in its 3-2 Davis Cup victory over the United States. He
later reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating four-time defending
champion and seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round in a closely
fought match, a victory that many consider to be the turning point of his career and thus ending Sampras' 31-match winning streak
in the tournament. [27] He then lost to Tim Henman in the quarterfinal but finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)[28]
2002
Federer reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next AMS
final in Hamburg. He also won both his Davis Cup
singles matches against former world number ones (Russians Marat
Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov). Despite early-round exits at the
French Open, Wimbledon, and
the U.S. Open, and the untimely loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor
Peter Carter in a car crash in August,[29] Federer
reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of the year and qualified for the first time in the year-ending
Tennis Masters Cup. Federer lost in the semifinals of that tournament to
Lleyton Hewitt despite saving a matchpoint in the second set.
(All results in 2002)[30]
2003
Federer started 2003 by winning consecutive tournaments in Dubai and Marseille. He won in Munich without losing a set, but suffered a first-round
loss at the French Open. On July 6,
2003, he defeated Mark Philippoussis and won his first
Grand Slam title at Wimbledon,
becoming the first Swiss male player to do so. He dropped only one set during the entire tournament. He also won four
Davis Cup matches during the year to lead Switzerland to
the semifinals of the World Group. He finished 2003 by winning the Tennis Masters Cup
at Houston, finishing second in the ATP Champions Race behind American Andy Roddick. In December, he parted ways with Peter Lundgren, his
coach for four years.
(All results in 2003)[31]
2004
In 2004, Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open
era of modern men's tennis.[32] He won three of
the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, lost to no one ranked in the top ten, and won every final he reached. He won his first
Australian Open title by defeating Marat Safin in
straight sets, the win allowing him to succeed Andy Roddick as the World No. 1, a ranking
which he has maintained as of September 2007. He successfully defended his Wimbledon title by defeating Andy Roddick, and won his first U.S. Open title by defeating Lleyton Hewitt. He finished the
year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston for the second consecutive year,
defeating Hewitt in the final. His win-loss record for the year was 74-6 with 11 titles. Federer was named the ITF Tennis World
Champion[33] and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in early 2005,[34] edging out the likes of Michael
Schumacher, Valentino Rossi, Lance
Armstrong, and Michael Phelps. Throughout 2004, Federer did not have a coach,
relying instead on his fitness trainer Pierre Paganini, physiotherapist Pavel Kovac, and a management team composed of his
parents, his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec (also his manager), and a few friends.[16] In 2005, Federer hired former Australian
tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.[35]
(All results in 2004)[36]
2005
Federer at Wimbledon, 2005.
Federer reached the 2005 Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual
winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours.[37] He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series (AMS) titles: Indian Wells (by
defeating Lleyton Hewitt) and Miami (by defeating
Rafael Nadal of Spain). He won his third Hamburg
clay court title in May by defeating Richard Gasquet, to whom he had earlier lost in
Monte Carlo. He then entered the French
Open as one of the favorites, losing in the semifinals in four sets to eventual winner Nadal.
Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title, winning for the third
consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Federer also defeated Roddick in Cincinnati to take his fourth AMS title of the year
(and sweep all the American AMS events) and become the first player in AMS history to win four titles in one season.[38] He then dropped only two sets en route to his second
consecutive U.S. Open title, defeating Andre
Agassi in four sets in the final. He became the first man in the open era to
win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open back-to-back in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). He failed to defend his Tennis Masters Cup title, however, losing to David
Nalbandian of Argentina in a four-and-a-half hour, five-set match.[39] Had he won the match, he would have finished the year 82-3, tying John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era.
(All results in 2005)[40]
2006
Federer playing in Basel at the Swiss Indoors, 2006.
Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year
ranked number one, with his points ranking several thousand points greater than that of his nearest competitor.[41] Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the
2006 Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot
Marcos Baghdatis. In March, Federer successfully defended his titles at the
Indian Wells and Miami Masters, and became
the first player ever to win the Indian Wells-Miami double in consecutive years. Federer then reached two consecutive
ATP Masters Series finals on clay, at Monte
Carlo and Rome, but lost to Rafael Nadal on
both occasions. At the 2006 French Open, Federer lost in the final to defending
champion Nadal in four sets. Had he won the French Open, he would have completed a Career
Grand Slam and become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam singles
titles at the same time. Although the clay Grand Slam title eluded him, he became one of only two then-active players who had
reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, the other being Andre
Agassi.[42]
Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed and reached
the final without dropping a set. There, Federer beat Nadal in four sets to win the championship. This was Federer's fourth
consecutive Wimbledon title. Federer then started his North American tour and won the 2006 Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final. In the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for
his third consecutive title at the Flushing Meadows. At the year-ending
Tennis Masters Cup at Shanghai, Federer
defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round robin matches
and Nadal in a semifinal. Federer then defeated American James Blake 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in the
final to win his third Masters Cup title. In 2006, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open final, Rome final,
Monte Carlo final, and Dubai final; and Andy Murray in the second round of the
Cincinnati Masters. The Cincinnati loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets
loss of the year and the only tournament out of 17 (Davis Cup excluded) in which he did not reach the final.
(All results in 2006)[43]
2007
Federer won his third Australian Open and tenth Grand Slam singles title when he, as defending champion, won the tournament without dropping a set,
defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final
7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4. Björn Borg at the 1980
French Open was the last man to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set [44]. In February Federer won his fourth Dubai Duty Free Men's Open title, defeating Russian Mikhail
Youzhny in the final 6-4, 6-3. His winning streak of 41-consecutive matches ended when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life
Open in Indian Wells, California, after winning this tournament three
consecutive years (2004-2006). At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Federer again lost to Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets. He was awarded
four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive
four awards during the same year.[45] [46]
Federer started his clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final of the Monte Carlo Masters. As in 2006 he lost to second seeded Rafael
Nadal. This time the score was 6-4, 6-4. On May 2, 2007, the
"Battle of Surfaces," an exhibition event, took place at the Palma Arena in
Mallorca. Federer and Nadal met on a tennis court that was half grass and half clay.[47] Nadal won 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(10). Federer lost in the third round
of the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome to Filippo Volandri 6-2, 6-4.[48] This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since
becoming World No. 1.[48] On May 20, 2007, however, Federer defeated Nadal on clay for the first time 2-6, 6-2,
6-0, winning the Hamburg Masters tournament, and ending Nadal's record of 81 consecutive
match wins on clay. It was his thirteenth ATP Masters Series title, his sixth
tournament win on clay, and the second time he defeated Nadal with a bagel set.[49] At the French Open, Federer reached the final for the
second consecutive time but again lost to Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The day after the final, Federer announced that he was
withdrawing from the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, which he had won the last four years.
He cited fatigue and fear of getting an injury.[50] He
therefore entered Wimbledon for the first time without having played a
warm-up grass-court tournament. Despite this, Federer once again beat Rafael Nadal in a
memorable final (7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2), winning the tournament for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in
the Open Era by Björn Borg (William Renshaw holds
the all-time record with six consecutive titles from 1881 to 1886). It was the first time since the fourth round in 2001 against
Sampras that Federer played a fifth set at Wimbledon and it was his first five-set grand
slam final. It was Federer's 11th Grand Slam victory, tying him in third with the greats Björn
Borg and Rod Laver in number of men’s Grand Slam singles titles won.
Federer competed as the defending champion at the Canada Masters in Montréal, his first tournament since Wimbledon. He lost in the final to Novak
Đoković 7-6, 2-6, 7-6. The next week Federer won the Cincinnati Masters Series
for the second time, beating James Blake in the final. The victory was his 50th career
singles title. Federer also won the 2007 US Open Series with this victory. In the
2007 U.S. Open final, Federer beat 3rd seed Novak Đoković in straight sets 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4. En route to the final, Federer dropped just two sets;
one to young American John Isner in the third round and one to Spaniard Feliciano López in the fourth round. Federer performed the exceptional feat of defeating the World
Numbers 5,4 and 3 in successive straight set matches and he became the first male tennis player in the Open era to win four
consecutive U.S. Open titles. Richard Sears holds the all-time record of seven
consecutive U.S. Open titles from 1881 to 1887. It was Federer's 12th Grand Slam title, tying Roy
Emerson. As champion of the US Open Series, Federer received a bonus of $1
million, in addition to the $1.4 million prize, for winning the US Open singles title.[51] He is the first male player to receive the bonus in the four-year
history of the US Open Series.
It was announced in May that Federer and former World #1 Pete Sampras will compete in
three exhibition matches between November 20 and 24, 2007. The best-of-three-sets matches will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Macau, and Seoul. [52]
Federer is currently playing in the Madrid Masters.
(All results in 2007)[53].
Playing style
Federer has a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots with a high degree of proficiency.
He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise
groundstrokes from both wings.[54] Federer uses fairly
conventional grips. His forehand is between a modern
eastern and mild semi-western as his hand is about halfway underneath the racquet, allowing for either a flat or topspin shot. He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane and finishes his swing wrapped around his back,
which is not the typical technique of following through after contact and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward
and the racquet coming over the shoulder.[55] He also can
generate extreme top-spin with the shot, allowing him to open up cross-court angles while still hitting the ball with pace.
David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force
of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip," [56] while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest
shot in our sport" on numerous occasions. [57] Federer
plays with a one-handed backhand, which has improved over the last few years. Although critics
and coaches consider his backhand as his weaker side, it has developed into one of the best in the game. He has an excellent
slice but can also fire great top-spin shots. Federer tends to hit his groundstrokes early, while the ball is still on the rise, much like Andre
Agassi did. While this requires excellent reactions and footwork, it means that Federer hits his groundstrokes closer to
the net than most of his opponents. This reduces the reaction time of his opponents and allows him to hit the sharply angled
winners that are a trademark of his game.[56]
His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter
where he intends to serve it and he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around
190 km/h (118 mph).[58] His second serve
usually has a heavily kicked delivery. Federer generally serves with placement and precision, but on occasion he will hit a
powerful serve to keep his opponents off balance. His footwork, balance, and court coverage are exceptional and he is considered
to be one of the fastest movers in the game. Unlike most players who take many small steps when approaching the ball, like
Jimmy Connors, Federer takes long fluid strides. He can hit a strong shot on the run or
while backpedaling, allowing him to switch from defense to offense. Federer's relaxed, smooth playing style belies his aggressive
and opportunistic tactics as he constructs points that allows him to hit winners with his powerful groundstrokes. Federer is
capable of performing in high pressure situations, often saving break, set or match points during crucial times in a match.
Equipment & Apparel
Federer currently plays with a Wilson K Factor KSix-One Tour 90 Racquet[59] and it is characterised by its smaller hitting surface, heavy weight, and
thin beam. Some speculate that it is a custom mold of the Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85 used by Pete Sampras. Federer strings his racquets at a relatively loose
tension (53-60 pounds depending on his opponent and surface).[60] This allows him to return balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy
more difficult. Federer's past racquets include Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90, Wilson ProStaff Tour 90, and Wilson ProStaff
Original 6.0 85. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and
Nike apparel and footwear. For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon Nike made a jacket which had a crest with three tennis racquets symbolising the
three Wimbledon Championships that he had previously won. This jacket was also updated for 2007, with four rackets.[61] He also has endorsement deals from various other companies,
many of them being Swiss.[62] He also endorses
Gillette with French football star Thierry Henry,
American golfer Tiger Woods and Indian cricketer Rahul
Dravid .[63]
Records
-
Roger Federer holds a number of records in tennis history, the most prominent of which is that he has won the Australian Open,
Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same year three times in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He has surpassed a number of long-standing
records including Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as #1 men's player in the world and Steffi Graf's record of 186
weeks as #1 singles player in the world. He equaled Björn Borg's open-era record of 5
consecutive Wimbledon titles in 2007 and has the open-era record of most consecutive US Open titles (4) in 2007.
Awards
- Main article: Awards won by Roger Federer
Federer won numerous awards during his tennis career. His most significant achievement was winning his third consecutive
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, in 2007.
Career statistics
Grand Slam singles finals (14)
Wins (12)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 2003 |
Wimbledon (1st) |
 Mark Philippoussis |
7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3) |
| 2004 |
Australian Open (1st) |
 Marat
Safin |
7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2004 |
Wimbledon (2nd) |
Andy Roddick |
4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 2004 |
U.S. Open (1st) |
Lleyton Hewitt |
6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0 |
| 2005 |
Wimbledon (3rd) |
Andy Roddick |
6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4 |
| 2005 |
U.S. Open (2nd) |
Andre Agassi |
6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 |
| 2006 |
Australian Open (2nd) |
 Marcos Baghdatis |
5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2006 |
Wimbledon (4th) |
 Rafael
Nadal |
6-0, 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-3 |
| 2006 |
U.S. Open (3rd) |
Andy Roddick |
6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 2007 |
Australian Open (3rd) |
 Fernando González |
7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2007 |
Wimbledon (5th) |
Rafael
Nadal |
7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2 |
| 2007 |
U.S. Open (4th) |
 Novak
Đoković |
7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 |
Runners-up (2)
Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (4)
Wins (3)
Runner-up (1)
ATP Masters Series singles finals (20)
Wins (14)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 2002 |
Hamburg |
Marat
Safin |
6-1, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2004 |
Indian Wells |
Tim Henman |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 2004 |
Hamburg (2nd) |
 Guillermo Coria |
4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2004 |
Toronto |
Andy Roddick |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 2005 |
Indian Wells (2nd) |
Lleyton Hewitt |
6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2005 |
Miami |
Rafael
Nadal |
2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2005 |
Hamburg (3rd) |
 Richard Gasquet |
6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4) |
| 2005 |
Cincinnati |
Andy Roddick |
6-3, 7-5 |
| 2006 |
Indian Wells (3rd) |
James Blake |
7-5, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2006 |
Miami (2nd) |
 Ivan Ljubičić |
7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(6) |
| 2006 |
Toronto (2nd) |
Richard Gasquet |
2-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2006 |
Madrid |
Fernando González |
7-5, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2007 |
Hamburg (4th) |
Rafael
Nadal |
2-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2007 |
Cincinnati (2nd) |
James Blake |
6-1, 6-4 |
Runners-up (6)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 2002 |
Miami |
Andre Agassi |
6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2003 |
Rome |
Félix Mantilla |
7-5, 6-2, 7-6(10) |
| 2006 |
Monte Carlo |
Rafael
Nadal |
6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5) |
| 2006 |
Rome (2nd) |
Rafael
Nadal |
6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) |
| 2007 |
Monte Carlo (2nd) |
Rafael
Nadal |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 2007 |
Montréal |
Novak
Đoković |
7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(2) |
Career finals (78)
Singles (67)
Wins (51)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (12) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (3) |
| ATP Masters Series (14) |
| ATP Tour (22) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (34) |
| Grass (9) |
| Clay (6) |
| Carpet (2) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
4 February, 2001 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet (i) |
Julien Boutter |
6-4, 6-7(7), 6-4 |
| 2. |
13 January, 2002 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Juan Ignacio Chela |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 3. |
19 May, 2002 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Marat
Safin |
6-1, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. |
13 October, 2002 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Jiří Novák |
6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 5. |
16 February, 2003 |
Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
 Jonas Björkman |
6-2, 7-6(6) |
| 6. |
2 March, 2003 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
Jiří Novák |
6-1, 7-6(2) |
| 7. |
4 May, 2003 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
 Jarkko Nieminen |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 8. |
15 June, 2003 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
 Nicolas Kiefer |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 9. |
6 July, 2003 |
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Mark Philippoussis |
7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3) |
| 10. |
12 October, 2003 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Carlos
Moyà |
6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 11. |
16 November, 2003 |
Tennis Masters Cup, Houston,
U.S. |
Hard |
Andre Agassi |
6-3, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 12. |
1 February, 2004 |
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