Dominik Hrbatý
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Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis
player from Slovakia
.
, Czechoslovakia
. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire. When he was younger, Hrbatý was European junior competitor in skiing and from the age of 11, he focused on tennis full time.
He is engaged to Nelly Petrová; he proposed after Slovakia won the Hopman Cup
on January 10, 2009 (with Dominika Cibulková
).
He also won the tournament for Slovakia in 2005 with Daniela Hantuchová
. This makes Hrbatý a dual winner to move into the company of Serena Williams, James Blake, Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
In 1997, Hrbatý won the Košice
Challenger title defeating Nicolás Lapentti
. He also reached his first ATP Tour final in Palermo
, losing to Alberto Berasategui
. His first doubles success on the Tour was reaching the final of Umag
with Karol Kučera
.
Hrbatý broke through for his first ATP title in 1998 in San Marino
and defended his title in Košice. He continued his form into 1999 capturing his second title in Prague
. His greatest breakthrough was reaching the semi-finals of Roland Garros where he defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov
and Marcelo Ríos
before falling to eventual winner, Andre Agassi
.
Despite not winning a title in 2000, Hrbatý reached three finals in Monte Carlo
, St. Petersburg and Brighton
. During the year he helped Slovakia win the ATP World Team Championship where he had wins over Pete Sampras
and Kafelnikov. While not winning a title in singles, he won the Rome Masters
doubles title with Martin Damm
and reached another three finals.
2001 got off to a quick start for Hrbatý, winning in Auckland
for his third ATP title. Backed up that win with a quarter-finals appearance at the Australian Open
. On his way he defeated number two seed, Marat Safin
. Other notable singles results were reaching the semi-finals in Dubai
, Tashkent
and Moscow. Hrbatý helped Slovakia back into the World Group stage in Davis Cup
by defeating Nicolás Massú
and Rios in 5 sets coming from 2 sets down in each match.
Hrbatý had an average year in 2002 where he finished out of the top 50 for the first time since 1996. He won a Challenger title in Biella
. In 2003, Hrbatý made the final in Auckland losing to Gustavo Kuerten
. Also made the semi-finals in Casablanca
and Umag. Defeated Andy Roddick
in the Davis Cup to ended the American's 19 match winning streak.
Hrbatý best season in his career to date was in 2004. Started the season with back to back title wins in Auckland and Adelaide
. Auckland victory was over Rafael Nadal
in the final. One of only two players to have a winning career record over Nadal. Then won his sixth career title in Marseille
and then made it to the final in Casablanca. Achieved his one of his best wins by defeating World
No. 1 Roger Federer
in Cincinnati and then made it to the quarter-finals of the US Open.
In 2005, Hrbatý finished in the top 20 despite not reaching a singles final. His best results were semi-finals in Los Angeles, Metz
and Basel
. He had good success in the ATP Masters Series
in Miami, Rome and Montreal
where he reached the quarter-finals.
Also in 2005, Hrbatý helped Slovakia reach the Davis Cup
final against Croatia
. He compiled a 6–1 singles record during the season. Inflicted Ivan Ljubičić
's only singles loss in the final but Slovakia lost the final 2–3.
2006 was mixed year for Hrbatý. Reached his second Tennis Masters Series title final in Paris losing to Nikolay Davydenko
. This helped him finish in the top 25 in the year end rankings. Other results were semi-finals in Los Angeles and Vienna
and a quarter-finals in Beijing.
Hrbatý's form started to drop in 2007. He was plagued by an elbow injury which severely limited his play in the season.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, in doubles, he lost to Jesse Levine
and Alex Kuznetsov
, while pairing with Harel Levy
of Israel, 6–1, 6–4.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
, Hrbatý lost to his good friend and former doubles partner Roger Federer
in the first round 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. Hrbatý sat immediately next to Federer and had an amicable conversation with him during the last changeover of the match, telling Federer that this may be Hrbatý's last Wimbledon and that, as a joke, this has been the first victory for Federer in a match against him.
In 2010, Hrbaty announced his retirement as he became a father for the first time.
Runner-ups (7)
, which ended on 12 August 2007.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
Personal life
Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire. When he was younger, Hrbatý was European junior competitor in skiing and from the age of 11, he focused on tennis full time.
He is engaged to Nelly Petrová; he proposed after Slovakia won the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
on January 10, 2009 (with Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009...
).
He also won the tournament for Slovakia in 2005 with Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
. This makes Hrbatý a dual winner to move into the company of Serena Williams, James Blake, Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Tennis career
Hrbatý turned professional in 1996. During the year he reached six Challenger finals and achieved a 35–15 match record. He ended the year as the youngest player in the top 100.In 1997, Hrbatý won the Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
Challenger title defeating Nicolás Lapentti
Nicolás Lapentti
----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...
. He also reached his first ATP Tour final in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, losing to Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....
. His first doubles success on the Tour was reaching the final of Umag
Umag
Umag is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament on clay courts.-Geography:It is the westernmost city of Croatia, and the municipality includes Savudrija which is westernmost point of Croatia....
with Karol Kučera
Karol Kucera
Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:...
.
Hrbatý broke through for his first ATP title in 1998 in San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
and defended his title in Košice. He continued his form into 1999 capturing his second title in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. His greatest breakthrough was reaching the semi-finals of Roland Garros where he defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
and Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...
before falling to eventual winner, Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
.
Despite not winning a title in 2000, Hrbatý reached three finals in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, St. Petersburg and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. During the year he helped Slovakia win the ATP World Team Championship where he had wins over Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
and Kafelnikov. While not winning a title in singles, he won the Rome Masters
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
doubles title with Martin Damm
Martin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
and reached another three finals.
2001 got off to a quick start for Hrbatý, winning in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
for his third ATP title. Backed up that win with a quarter-finals appearance at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
. On his way he defeated number two seed, Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
. Other notable singles results were reaching the semi-finals in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
and Moscow. Hrbatý helped Slovakia back into the World Group stage in Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
by defeating Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
and Rios in 5 sets coming from 2 sets down in each match.
Hrbatý had an average year in 2002 where he finished out of the top 50 for the first time since 1996. He won a Challenger title in Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
. In 2003, Hrbatý made the final in Auckland losing to Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
. Also made the semi-finals in Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
and Umag. Defeated Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the Davis Cup to ended the American's 19 match winning streak.
Hrbatý best season in his career to date was in 2004. Started the season with back to back title wins in Auckland and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. Auckland victory was over Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in the final. One of only two players to have a winning career record over Nadal. Then won his sixth career title in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
and then made it to the final in Casablanca. Achieved his one of his best wins by defeating World
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
No. 1 Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in Cincinnati and then made it to the quarter-finals of the US Open.
In 2005, Hrbatý finished in the top 20 despite not reaching a singles final. His best results were semi-finals in Los Angeles, Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
and Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
. He had good success in the ATP Masters Series
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
in Miami, Rome and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
where he reached the quarter-finals.
Also in 2005, Hrbatý helped Slovakia reach the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
final against Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He compiled a 6–1 singles record during the season. Inflicted Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
's only singles loss in the final but Slovakia lost the final 2–3.
2006 was mixed year for Hrbatý. Reached his second Tennis Masters Series title final in Paris losing to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
. This helped him finish in the top 25 in the year end rankings. Other results were semi-finals in Los Angeles and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and a quarter-finals in Beijing.
Hrbatý's form started to drop in 2007. He was plagued by an elbow injury which severely limited his play in the season.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, in doubles, he lost to Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine is a Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of No. 94 on November 3, 2008....
and Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov
----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
, while pairing with Harel Levy
Harel Levy
Har'el Levy is an Israeli professional male tennis player. Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007....
of Israel, 6–1, 6–4.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
, Hrbatý lost to his good friend and former doubles partner Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in the first round 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. Hrbatý sat immediately next to Federer and had an amicable conversation with him during the last changeover of the match, telling Federer that this may be Hrbatý's last Wimbledon and that, as a joke, this has been the first victory for Federer in a match against him.
In 2010, Hrbaty announced his retirement as he became a father for the first time.
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2000 2000 Monte Carlo Masters - Singles -Seeds:A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* ALT = Alternate* SE = Special Exempt* PR = Protected Ranking... |
Monte Carlo | Clay |  Cédric PiolineCédric Pioline Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997... |
3–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Runner-up | 2006 2006 BNP Paribas Masters - Singles -Seeds:A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* ALT = Alternate... |
Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
Carpet (i) |  Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP... |
1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
Hard |  Martin DammMartin Damm Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997... |
 Todd WoodbridgeTodd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2000 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
Clay | Martin Damm |
 Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... Yevgeny KafelnikovYevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Singles: 13 (6–7)
Wins (6)
|
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 10 August 1998 | San Marino | Clay |  Mariano PuertaMariano Puerta Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:... |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 2. | 26 April 1999 | Prague ATP Prague The Prague Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Clay | Sláva Doseděl |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 3. | 8 January 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Francisco ClavetFrancisco Clavet Francisco Javier Clavet González is a former tennis player from Spain.From 2009 he has been coaching his countryman Feliciano López.-Singles career titles:* 1990 - Hilversum* 1995 - Palermo* 1996 - Amsterdam... |
6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 4. | 5 January 2004 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 5. | 12 January 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals... |
4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 6. | 23 February 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) |  Robin SöderlingRobin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-ups (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 29 September 1997 | Palermo Palermo Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old... , Italy |
Clay | Alberto Berasategui Alberto Berasategui Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994.... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| 2. | 17 April 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... |
Clay | Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997... |
4–6, 6–7(3), 6–7(6) |
| 3. | 6 November 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken... |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 4. | 20 November 2000 | Brighton Brighton Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain... , United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |  Tim HenmanTim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
2–6, 2–6 |
| 5. | 6 January 2003 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... , New Zealand |
Hard |  Gustavo KuertenGustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000... |
3–6, 5–7 |
| 6. | 17 May 2004 | Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
Clay | Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :... |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| 7. | 30 October 2006 | Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... , France |
Carpet (i) | Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP... |
1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the Canada MastersCanada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
, which ended on 12 August 2007.
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |Career win-loss | |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | 4R 1997 Australian Open - Men's Singles Boris Becker was the defending champion, but was upset in the first round by Spaniard Carlos Moyà.World No. 1 Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Moyà in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.-Seeds:# Pete Sampras # Michael Chang ... |
1R 1998 Australian Open - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost to Karol Kučera in the quarterfinals.Petr Korda ended up winning the tournament, defeating Marcelo Ríos in the final to claim what would be his only Grand Slam title, and Ríos' only Grand Slam final.-Seeds:... |
1R 1999 Australian Open - Men's Singles Petr Korda was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the third round by Todd Martin.Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6... |
1R 2000 Australian Open - Men's Singles Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but he lost to Andre Agassi in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:# Andre Agassi # Yevgeny Kafelnikov # Pete Sampras # Nicolas Kiefer ... |
QF 2001 Australian Open - Men's Singles Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2001 Australian Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:... |
4R 2002 Australian Open - Men's Singles Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin 3–6 6–4 6–4 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2002 Australian Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Thomas Johansson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =... |
1R 2003 Australian Open - Men's Singles Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open. This was Agassi's eighth and last Grand Slam title, his first having come at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships... |
3R 2004 Australian Open - Men's Singles Andre Agassi, the defending champion, lost in the semifinal 6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, against Marat Safin.Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 7–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2004 Australian Open.- Seeds :... |
QF 2005 Australian Open - Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marat Safin.Safin won the title, defeating home player Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4... |
4R 2006 Australian Open - Men's Singles Marat Safin was the defending champion but pulled out due to an injury. Roger Federer defeated unseeded Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2, in the final to take his second Australian Open title.-Seeds:# Roger Federer ... |
3R 2007 Australian Open - Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–6, 6–4, 6–4, against Fernando González, becoming the first man since Björn Borg in 1976 to win a Grand Slam tournament without dropping a set.-Seeds:... |
A | 2R 2009 Australian Open - Men's Singles The 2009 men's tournament is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in open era history. It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 year, including the Nadal v Verdasco semi final and the Nadal v Federer final... |
0 / 11 | 21–11 |
| French Open | A | 1R 1997 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1997 French Open. See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* r. = retired-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:... |
3R 1998 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the second round by Marat Safin.Carlos Moyá was the title, defeating Àlex Corretja in the all-Spanish final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3.-Seeds:# Pete Sampras ... |
SF 1999 French Open - Men's Singles Carlos Moyà was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Andre Agassi.Andre Agassi won in the final, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, against Andrei Medvedev... |
2R 2000 French Open - Men's Singles Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karol Kučera.Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6, against Magnus Norman.-Seeds:# Andre Agassi # Pete Sampras ... |
2R 2001 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–0, against Àlex Corretja.-Seeds:# Gustavo Kuerten # Marat Safin # Andre Agassi ... |
1R 2002 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Albert Costa.Albert Costa won in the final 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3, against Juan Carlos Ferrero.-Seeds:# Lleyton Hewitt ... |
2R 2003 French Open - Men's Singles Albert Costa was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Juan Carlos Ferrero.Juan Carlos Ferrero won in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–2, against Martin Verkerk.-Seeds:# Lleyton Hewitt ... |
2R 2004 French Open - Men's Singles Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Igor Andreev.Gaston Gaudio won in the final 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6, against Guillermo Coria.-Seeds:# Roger Federer ... |
1R 2005 French Open - Men's Singles Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer.Rafael Nadal won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5, against Mariano Puerta.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Andy Roddick ... |
3R 2006 French Open - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and won in the final 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6, against Roger Federer.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal ... |
1R 2007 French Open - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Roger Federer.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Roddick # Nikolay Davydenko ... |
1R 2008 French Open - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion and did not drop a set in the tournament and won in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0, against Roger Federer.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Novak Djoković ... |
A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R 1997 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Richard Krajicek was the defending champion, but he was defeated by home player Tim Henman in the fourth round.Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Frenchman Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:# Pete Sampras ... |
1R 1998 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the defending champion, and he successfully defended his title, defeating Goran Ivanišević, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, in the final... |
1R 1999 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 against Andre Agassi. With this victory, Sampras equalled Roy Emerson's record of twelve Grand Slam titles. Sampras' victory of Agassi in the final is often cited as one of his greatest... |
2R 2000 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:... |
1R 2001 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles 29-year-old Pete Sampras was the four-time defending champion, but he lost in the fourth round to 19-year-old and future six-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer in what would be one of the most notable matches in tennis history... |
1R 2002 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Lleyton Hewitt # Marat Safin # Andre Agassi ... |
1R 2003 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's first Grand Slam tournament win.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below.-Key:... |
3R 2004 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This tournament also marked the beginning of Federer's record streak of reaching 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals.... |
2R 2005 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 6-2 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Roger Federer '# Andy Roddick # Lleyton Hewitt ... |
1R 2006 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles The 2006 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles began on June 26 and finished on July 9, 2006. Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the final to win his fourth successive Wimbledon title.- Schedule :-Seeds:... |
1R 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon to equal the record of Björn Borg, defeating Rafael Nadal in five sets in the final.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Roddick # Novak Djoković ... |
1R 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays... |
A | 0 / 12 | 4–12 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | 1R | 2R | 1R 1999 US Open - Men's Singles Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Cédric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Todd Martin 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 in the final. This win gave him the No. 1 ranking, and helped put an end to Pete... |
4R 2000 US Open - Men's Singles Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément. Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2000 US Open. See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card... |
2R 2001 US Open - Men's Singles Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Pete Sampras. Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras 7–6 6–1 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2001 US Open. See also:# Gustavo Kuerten ... |
3R 2002 US Open - Men's Singles Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the semifinals by Andre Agassi.Pete Sampras won his final Grand Slam title, defeating his rival Agassi in the final,-Seeds:# Lleyton Hewitt # Marat Safin ... |
2R 2003 US Open - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but retired earlier in the year.Andy Roddick claimed his first and so far only Grand Slam title, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3, in the final. -Seeds:# Andre Agassi ... |
QF 2004 US Open - Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals against Joachim Johansson.Roger Federer won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, in the final... |
4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 48 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | N/A | 54–48 |
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
A | NH | NH | NH | 1R Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles The men's singles tennis competition during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was played at the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # # # ... |
NH | NH | NH | 2R Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.... |
NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
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| Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 3–10 |
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | 4R | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 8–10 |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 |
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 |
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | F | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6 |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 0–0 | 8–8 | 5–9 | 9–9 | 22–18 | 21–15 | 12–17 | 9–11 | 30–12 | 30–16 | 21–17 | 6–10 | 3–6 | 6–4 | N/A | 182–152 |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 6–19 |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–6 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 39–29 |
| Clay Win-Loss | 0–1 | 17–13 | 27–18 | 21–15 | 17–8 | 4–10 | 9–9 | 14–11 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 2–2 | 0–3 | N/A | 133–115 |
| Overall Win-Loss | 0–2 | 27–24 | 34–29 | 37–31 | 44–29 | 31–30 | 23–29 | 26–26 | 42–26 | 43–26 | 32–28 | 10–19 | 5–9 | 6–7 | N/A | 360–315 |
| Year End Ranking | 78 | 40 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 136 | 253 | 141 | N/A | N/A |
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.