Marcos Baghdatis
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At the French Open
, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau
, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.
At Wimbledon
, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray
in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt
, 6–1, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2. Baghdatis then lost to Rafael Nadal
in the semifinals, 1-6, 5-7, 3-6.
At the U.S. Open, Baghdatis defeated Alexander Waske
of Germany in the first round, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3. He played retiring U.S. player Andre Agassi
in the second round, and in a long match that lasted past midnight, Baghdatis lost, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 5-7. Although Agassi took a 4–0 lead in the fourth set, Baghdatis rallied to take the set. He overcame cramping in the fifth set, trying to push the set into a tiebreaker, but Agassi broke his serve in the last game.
At the China Open
, an ATP International Series event, Baghdatis defeated Mario Ančić
in the final, 6–4, 6–0, for his first career ATP tournament championship.
Baghdatis was the eleventh seed at the Australian Open
but could not match his success from the previous year, losing a second-round match to Gaël Monfils
, 6-7 (5), 2-6,6-2, 0-6.
He won his next tournament in Zagreb
, defeating Ivan Ljubičić
in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4. At the International Series
Open 13 tournament in Marseille, France, Baghdatis advanced to his second consecutive singles final and the fifth of his career, where he lost to Frenchman Gilles Simon
, 4-6, 6-7.
At the French Open
, Baghdatis defeated former semifinalist Sébastien Grosjean
in the first round, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. He then beat Kristian Pless
of Denmark, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4, to advance for the first time in his career to the third round. There, he defeated Czech Jan Hájek
, 6–2, 6–2, ret. In the fourth round, Baghdatis lost to Russian Igor Andreev
in four sets.
At the first grass-court tournament of the season in Halle
, Baghdatis reached his sixth career singles final by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber
in the semifinals, 7–6, 6–4. In the final, which took place on his birthday, he lost to Czech Tomáš Berdych
, 5-7, 4-6.
At Wimbledon, as the tenth seed (16th-ranked), he made it to the quarterfinals for the second straight year, defeating Ernests Gulbis
, Nicolas Devilder
, 23rd seed (25th-ranked) David Nalbandian
, and sixth seed (4th-ranked) Nikolay Davydenko
, before losing to fourth seed (5th-ranked) Novak Đoković in a thrilling five-hour match, which Đoković won 5-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 5-7. At the next Grand Slam, the 2007 U.S. Open
, Baghdatis was defeated by no. 106 ranked Max Mirnyi
, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7, in the first round. Baghdatis had a 1–5 lead in the last set tiebreaker, but lost it 8–6.
At the 2007 Paris Masters
, Baghdatis found good form. He reached the third round, where he crushed Nikolay Davydenko, 6–2, 6–2, and then entered the quarterfinals and defeated Tommy Robredo
, 6–4, 6–4. Despite being up one set to love and possessing an early service break in the penultimate set, Baghdatis was unable to post his first ever victory against second seed Rafael Nadal
, losing to the Spaniard, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6. Had he won the tournament (and had Richard Gasquet
lost in his semifinal match against David Nalbandian), he would have qualified for the eighth and final position in the Tennis Masters Cup
event in Shanghai.
at the 2008 Chennai Open
in India. Seeded second, Baghdatis suffered a surprising loss to Robin Haase
, who defeated him, 3-6, 4-6 in the first round. However, Baghdatis and Marc Gicquel
defeated singles world no. two Rafael Nadal
and partner Tomeu Salvà
in doubles, 6–4, 6–4 .
He was invited to his first AAMI Kooyong Classic
in Melbourne, filling in for an ill Roger Federer
on short notice, where he defeated top-10 players Nikolay Davydenko
and Fernando González
, before falling to Andy Roddick
in the final.
At the 2008 Australian Open
, Baghdatis was dealt a tough draw, which pitted him against 2002 champion Thomas Johansson
, and then 2005 champion Marat Safin
. He managed to beat Safin in five sets. Baghdatis then lost in the third round to local favourite, and former world no. 1, Lleyton Hewitt
, in five sets, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, in a match lasting 282 minutes, beginning at 11:52 pm and finishing at 4:34 am.
Marcos skipped the 2008 Miami Masters
, 2008 Torneo Godó
, 2008 Rome Masters
, 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
, and 2008 Hamburg Masters
because he had a problem with his ankle during the 2008 Davis Cup
and the exhibition match. The day after the exhibition match, Marcos went to Paris, where his doctor informed him that he should stay away from any tournaments because of the high ankle sprain
. He then followed an intensive schedule of physiotherapy to be ready for the next Grand Slam, which was the 2008 French Open
.
At the 2008 Roland Garros, the Cypriot didn't cope well, as he still had the high ankle sprain
injury at the time. This caused him to lose in the first round to Simone Bolelli
in straight sets, 2-6, 4-6, 2-6.
Baghdatis, keen to improve his 2008 season, and with the grass season on the horizon, entered a Challenger event in Great Britain. The next week, he entered the 2008 Halle Open in Germany, where he was the runner up in 2007, and was eventually knocked out by Roger Federer
in the quarterfinals.
At the 2008 Wimbledon championships, seeded tenth, Baghdatis continued to show good form on grass, progressing to the fourth round, and dropping only one set en route. Baghdatis faced big serving Feliciano López
in the fourth round and ultimately lost in 5 sets, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-8. The match lasted 222 minutes, and was emotionally charged, with Marcos unable to convert three match points on the Lopez serve in the fifth set.
Baghdatis suffered back problems for the remainder of the season. Thus, he did not participate in the 2008 US Open and was forced to retire in Orléans, Metz, and the Paris Masters
.
in preparation for the Australian Open
, losing in the opening round to Jarkko Nieminen
.
In the Australian Open, traditionally his best grand slam event, he began with a straight-sets win over 48th-ranked Frenchman Julien Benneteau
and followed that up by ousting 16th-seed Robin Söderling
in four sets and 23rd-seed Mardy Fish
in straight sets to set up a fourth-round clash with third-seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic
. The fourth round encounter with Djokovic started poorly for Baghdatis, going down 1-6 in the first set. The second set went into a tie-breaker, which Baghdatis lost 1–7. The third set went into another tie-breaker, but Baghdatis earned three set points, lost two of them on his own serve, and then took the tie-breaker on Djokovic's serve. After 3 hours and nearly 20 minutes, Baghdatis was unable to come back from an early break in the first game of the last set, as he missed two break opportunities and lost, 1–6, 6–7, 7–6, 2–6.
After the Australian Open, he played in the SA Tennis Open tournament in Johannesburg
and was the eighth seed. He defeated Andrew Anderson
, 6–4, 6–2, in the first round and wildcard Raven Klaasen
, 6–3, 7–5, in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he lost to David Ferrer
, 5–7, 2–6.
After getting a wildcard for San Jose, he drew sixth seeded American Sam Querrey
in the first round, and lost in three tight sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7.
At the 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
, Baghdatis defeated Ernests Gulbis
, 7–5, 6–2, in the first round and Dudi Sela
, 7–6, 6–3, in the second. He was defeated by Jérémy Chardy
in the quarterfinals, 6–7, 6–7.
Baghdatis found some form at the Ordina Open
, 's-Hertogenbosch 250 tournament, beating 15th-ranked Tommy Robredo
, 7–5, 6–2, to move into the second round. In the second round, he suffered a match-ending knee injury when playing Raemon Sluiter
.
Due to the knee injury suffered at 's-Hertogenbosch, he withdrew from the Wimbledon Championships
.
Baghdatis returned to the ATP tour with a three-set loss to Wayne Odesnik
in Indianapolis. In Los Angeles, he progressed to the second round after beating Frank Dancevic
, 7–6, 6–3, but was unable to maintain his form and was upset by John Isner
in straight sets, 3–6, 6–7, after holding a set point in the second set.
Baghdatis won the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
, a Challenger event in Vancouver over Xavier Malisse
in the final, 6–4, 6–4. The title is Marcos’ first at any level since triumphing at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Zagreb in February 2007.
Baghdatis failed to qualify for the Cincinnati Masters, losing to Robert Kendrick
in the opening qualifying round.
Marcos won his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the season, after defeating Xavier Malisse
again, 6–4, 6–1, in the final of the Trophée des Alpilles
in St. Remy. He won his opening match in the ATP 250 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, against Lu Yen-hsun
, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, but was beaten by Mikhail Youzhny
, 2–6, 3–6, in the next round.
In the China Open
, an ATP 500 tournament held in Beijing, he drew top seeded Rafael Nadal
in the first round. He pushed him hard, but was eventually defeated, 4–6 6–3 4–6. It was Nadal's sixth straight win over the Cypriot.
At the 2009 If Stockholm Open
, Baghdatis reached his first ATP final since 2007 at Halle. In the opening round, he upset third seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero
in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2. He followed this up with crushing victories over Robert Kendrick
, 6–2, 6–2, and Arnaud Clément
, 6–4, 6–4. Top-seed Robin Söderling
gave Marcos a walkover into the final. Baghdatis beat Rochus in the final, 6–1, 7–5, to win just his third ATP title, which ended his two and a half year title drought.
and Rafael Nadal
while they were world no. 1.
This season saw Baghdatis return to form. He started off the year at the Brisbane International
, one of the first ATP 250 tournaments of the season. In the first round, he beat American Mardy Fish
, 7–5, 7–5, but he was soundly defeated in his second-round clash against hard-hitting Czech Tomáš Berdych
, 0–6, 1–6.
He then entered the next Australian Open series tournament, the Medibank International ATP tournament in Sydney. In his opening round, he looked rusty, but managed to beat Australian wildcard Nick Lindahl
, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, he beat sixth seed Viktor Troicki
, 7–5, 6–3. He then stunned the fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt
, rallying from a set and a break down in the second set (at 4–6, 1–2) to win, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, in the quarterfinals. Then he defeated Mardy Fish
in another heart-stopping three-set win, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6, in the semifinals. In the final, he faced Richard Gasquet
. After epic drama with a rain delay (at the start of the second set) to add suspense, Baghdatis went on to triumph, 6–4, 7–6. The win elevated his ATP ranking to no. 31.
At the 2010 Australian Open
, Baghdatis beat Italian Paolo Lorenzi
in the opening round, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4, and defeated 17th seed David Ferrer
in the second, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1. This marked his second career victory after being down two sets to none, while suffering from leg cramping in the final game. He faced Lleyton Hewitt
in the third round, a rematch of the same tournament and round exactly two years before. This time, however, a right shoulder injury forced Baghdatis to retire just 56 minutes into the match after trailing, 0–6, 2–4. After this, his ranking dipped slightly to No. 34 (on January 1). After deciding not to defend his quarterfinal points at the 2010 SA Tennis Open
in Johannesburg, his ranking dropped 2 places to no. 36 (on January 8).
His next appearance was at the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
in Rotterdam. There, he beat James Blake
in a comfortable 6–4, 6–2 victory in the first round. However, he was beaten by in-form Nikolay Davydenko
in the second round, 3–6, 2–6.
He made a second-round appearance at the 2010 Open 13
tournament in Marseille, losing to eventual champion Michaël Llodra
, 6–7, 4–6.
He then appeared at the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
, but came into the tournament with stomach cramps (due to food poisoning). Despite the handicap, he courageously beat Frenchmen no. 8 seed Gilles Simon
, 7–6, 6–4, in the opening round. After a day of rest, he gained a 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 victory over Somdev Devvarman
in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he defeated German Michael Berrer
in straight sets, 7–6, 6–1 (allowing no break point chances). In the semifinals, after being a set and a break up, he lost a frustrating match against no. 2 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6.
He played at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
in Indian Wells, as the 27th seed. After receiving a bye in the first round, he beat Arnaud Clément
, 7–6, 6–1, in the second round. In the third round, he went on to capture his biggest win to date, stunning world no. 1 and top seed Roger Federer
, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6, while saving three match points. By beating Federer for the first time in his career, he reversed a six-match losing streak. However, in the fourth round, he was unable to recuperate in time for his next match, losing to Tommy Robredo
, 5–7, 6–0, 4–6, despite coming into the match with a 3–0 head-to-head lifetime against Robredo.
At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
after receiving a bye in the first round, he beat Juan Ignacio Chela
, 6–2, 6–4, in the second round. In the third round, he lost to seventh seed Marin Čilić
in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6.
He had a disappointing start to the clay-court season, being eliminated in the first rounds of both the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
and the 2010 Rome Masters by Albert Montañés
, 4–6, 2–6, and Ernests Gulbis
, 2–6, 2–6, respectively.
He next played in the 2010 BMW Open
, where he is seeded fifth. In the first round, he played German qualifier Peter Gojowczk and prevailed in three sets, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. In the second round, he took on Marco Chiudinelli
, beating the Swiss in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4. In the quarterfinals, the 2007 Champion and fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber
stood in the way, but with some superb serving, Marcos eliminated the home favorite convincingly, 6–3, 6–4. For a spot in the final, Baghdatis took on first seed Marin Čilić
. Despite taking the first set, Baghdatis was unable to close out the match, eventually losing in three erratic sets, 6–3, 2–6, 3–6.
He then made a quarterfinal appearance at the 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur as the fifth seed, where he was upset by Argentinian Leonardo Mayer
, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, despite saving 21/24 break points in the match.
At the 2010 French Open
, Baghdatis was beaten by Britain's Andy Murray in the third round, 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 2–6.
Baghdatis suffered a surprisingly poor run in the 2010 grass-court season. He was dumped out in the first rounds in all three grass court tournaments he entered by Philipp Petzschner
in Halle, Peter Luczak
in s-Hertogenbosch, and Lukáš Lacko
at Wimbledon. It was the worst showing he had had in Wimbledon, and even more disappointing as he had a good history record in the past few years there.
However, a reshuffle behind the scenes after the grass court season has resulted in Baghdatis once again working with Guillaume Perye.
Since then, he has reached the quarterfinals at the 2010 Farmers Classic
tournament in Los Angeles, where he lost to Janko Tipsarević
for the first time in their third meeting, and reached the final at the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
in Washington, where he lost to in-form David Nalbandian
, who marked his thorough comeback on the tour there.
He was ousted in the opening round at the 2010 Rogers Cup
in Toronto, losing to Jérémy Chardy
, 5–7, 6–2, 6–7.
At the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
in Cincinnati, he found decent form. In the first round, he beat Marin Čilić
for the first time, 6–4, 7–5. In the second round, he toughed out a 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 victory over Brazilian danger-man Thomaz Bellucci
. Then, in the third round, he stunned Tomáš Berdych
, 7–5, 6–4. In the quarterfinals, after six heartbreaking losses against the Spaniard, he finally defeated Rafael Nadal
for the first time in his career, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. It was his second win over a world no. 1 that year, having earlier defeated then-no. 1 Roger Federer
at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
in Indian Wells. Oddly, he defeated a world no. 1 player on his seventh attempt again. As he stated back in March 2010 after beating Federer, "Seven is my lucky number." For only the second time, he made the semifinals of a Masters 1000 tournament since 2007, but here he could not beat Roger Federer
again, as he succumbed to his in-form opponent, 4–6, 3–6.
Just before his campaign at the 2010 US Open
, he made an appearance at the last pre-US Open tuneup tournament, the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. According to the tally of points, Marcos has a chance to win this years 2010 US Open Series
if he won this tournament. Appearing as the top seeded player, he beat Igor Andreev
for the first time, 6–2, 6–4, and then came back from a set down to defeat Juan Ignacio Chela
, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, to reach the quarterfinals. However, he lost to the eventual champion, Sergiy Stakhovsky
, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7, in the quarterfinals.
Arriving at the 2010 U.S. Open
, he lost in the first round, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 to Arnaud Clément
.
season by competing in the Brisbane International
, losing in the quarterfinal to defending champion and second-seeded American Andy Roddick
, 2–6, 3–6. Marcos made it to the third round of the Australian Open, before retiring midway through the fourth set against Jürgen Melzer
due to a finger injury.
Baghdatis had a very quite summer on the ATP tour, his most noticeable appearance was at the 2011 Wimbledon championship were he gave Novak Djokovic
the eventual winner a tough test in the 3rd round. The score was 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, during a point in the match Djokovic was unable to keep his cool on the Centre Court and at the end of losing a long rally repeatedly hit the grass court with his racket. For reasons only known to the people inside the stadium, as the match progressed, Baghdatis received a rapturous support from the home crowd, to the point where they were screaming every point he won. At the conclusion of points he won, the noise was said to exceed that of matches involving Scottish home favourite Andy Murray.
Just before the US Series 2011, Baghdatis teamed up with British Coach Miles Maclagan
.
Baghdatis found some form in the Kuala Lumpur, were he was runner up to a determined Janko Tipsarevic
.
In Tokyo, Baghdatis lost narrowly to Andy Murray, 6-7, 6-2, 4-6. After the match Murray commented kindly that, “I think he played very well. At the end of the third set, we were both playing good tennis, but in the first two he was the better player. Marcos is a very, very good player. He might not have played his best tennis so far this year, but he has been close to the Top 10 before. He has a lot of talent, a big serve and has many ways to hurt you on the court."
He also has an exuberant and festive on-court presence that frequently rubs off on to the spectators. At many majors, it is not uncommon to also see a large band of Cypriot and Greek fans (especially at Wimbledon and the Australian Open) vocally supporting Baghdatis and lightly mocking his opposition in a similar manner to football fans. According to the Guardian, "Baghdatis is a wonderfully ebullient character who radiates immense enjoyment whenever and wherever he plays, and has acquired a loyal throng of fans who roar his every winning point."
at the 2008 Australian Open
, a video posted on YouTube
almost a year earlier made headlines in the local media. The video shows the 2008 fifteenth seed at a barbecue hosted by his Greek Australian
fans in Melbourne in early 2007. In it, Baghdatis is seen holding a flare chanting, among other things, anti-Turkish slogans such as "Turks out of Cyprus" twice, with the Hellas Fan Club, a group which was later at the centre of a clash with police. A representative of the local Turkish Cypriot community referred to the chant as a "racist attack" and a "straight-forward provocation of our community", and called for the player's expulsion from the tournament and Australia, though no such action was taken.
Supporters of Baghdatis said he was not calling for Turkish Cypriots to leave Cyprus, but rather an end to Turkey's military occupation since 1974. In a statement issued through his manager, Baghdatis said he was "supporting the interest of my country Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognized by the United Nations".
.
2006 French Open
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, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
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, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.
At Wimbledon
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, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray
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in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
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, 6–1, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2. Baghdatis then lost to Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
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in the semifinals, 1-6, 5-7, 3-6.
At the U.S. Open, Baghdatis defeated Alexander Waske
Alexander Waske
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of Germany in the first round, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3. He played retiring U.S. player Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
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in the second round, and in a long match that lasted past midnight, Baghdatis lost, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 5-7. Although Agassi took a 4–0 lead in the fourth set, Baghdatis rallied to take the set. He overcame cramping in the fifth set, trying to push the set into a tiebreaker, but Agassi broke his serve in the last game.
At the China Open
China Open (tennis)
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, an ATP International Series event, Baghdatis defeated Mario Ančić
Mario Ancic
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in the final, 6–4, 6–0, for his first career ATP tournament championship.
2007
2007 Australian Open
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but could not match his success from the previous year, losing a second-round match to Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
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, 6-7 (5), 2-6,6-2, 0-6.
He won his next tournament in Zagreb
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
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, defeating Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
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in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4. At the International Series
ATP International Series
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Open 13 tournament in Marseille, France, Baghdatis advanced to his second consecutive singles final and the fifth of his career, where he lost to Frenchman Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
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, 4-6, 6-7.
At the French Open
2007 French Open
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, Baghdatis defeated former semifinalist Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean
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in the first round, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. He then beat Kristian Pless
Kristian Pless
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of Denmark, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4, to advance for the first time in his career to the third round. There, he defeated Czech Jan Hájek
Jan Hájek (tennis)
Jan Hájek is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double handed backhand. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 6, 2006, when he reached world number 71....
, 6–2, 6–2, ret. In the fourth round, Baghdatis lost to Russian Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
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in four sets.
At the first grass-court tournament of the season in Halle
Gerry Weber Open
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, Baghdatis reached his sixth career singles final by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
in the semifinals, 7–6, 6–4. In the final, which took place on his birthday, he lost to Czech Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, 5-7, 4-6.
At Wimbledon, as the tenth seed (16th-ranked), he made it to the quarterfinals for the second straight year, defeating Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
, Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder
Nicolas Devilder is a French male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of 60 in the world on September 8, 2008, after reaching the semifinals of the Montevideo Challenger, where he lost to former top ten player, Guillermo Cañas...
, 23rd seed (25th-ranked) David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, and sixth seed (4th-ranked) 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...
, before losing to fourth seed (5th-ranked) Novak Đoković in a thrilling five-hour match, which Đoković won 5-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 5-7. At the next Grand Slam, the 2007 U.S. Open
2007 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
, Baghdatis was defeated by no. 106 ranked Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7, in the first round. Baghdatis had a 1–5 lead in the last set tiebreaker, but lost it 8–6.
At the 2007 Paris Masters
2007 Paris Masters
The 2007 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour...
, Baghdatis found good form. He reached the third round, where he crushed Nikolay Davydenko, 6–2, 6–2, and then entered the quarterfinals and defeated Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
, 6–4, 6–4. Despite being up one set to love and possessing an early service break in the penultimate set, Baghdatis was unable to post his first ever victory against second seed 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...
, losing to the Spaniard, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6. Had he won the tournament (and had Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
lost in his semifinal match against David Nalbandian), he would have qualified for the eighth and final position in the 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....
event in Shanghai.
2008
Baghdatis started his season on the 2008 ATP Tour2008 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This...
at the 2008 Chennai Open
2008 Chennai Open
The 2008 Chennai Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Chennai Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.The...
in India. Seeded second, Baghdatis suffered a surprising loss to Robin Haase
Robin Haase
Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
, who defeated him, 3-6, 4-6 in the first round. However, Baghdatis and Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:...
defeated singles world no. two 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...
and partner Tomeu Salvà
Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal
Bartolomé "Tomeu" Salvà Vidal is a Spanish tennis player. While he plays singles, he is also a doubles player, who partners with friend Rafael Nadal...
in doubles, 6–4, 6–4 .
He was invited to his first AAMI Kooyong Classic
AAMI Kooyong Classic
The AAMI Classic is a professional tennis exhibition singles-only tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It is held annually in January, right before the Australian Open, at the Kooyong Stadium in Kooyong, Melbourne, Australia...
in Melbourne, filling in for an ill 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...
on short notice, where he defeated top-10 players 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...
and Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, before falling to 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 final.
At the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, Baghdatis was dealt a tough draw, which pitted him against 2002 champion Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
, and then 2005 champion 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...
. He managed to beat Safin in five sets. Baghdatis then lost in the third round to local favourite, and former world no. 1, Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, in five sets, 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, in a match lasting 282 minutes, beginning at 11:52 pm and finishing at 4:34 am.
Marcos skipped the 2008 Miami Masters
2008 Miami Masters
The 2008 Miami Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, 2008 Torneo Godó
2008 Torneo Godó
The 2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Torneo Godó, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, 2008 Rome Masters
2008 Rome Masters
The 2008 Rome Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 65th edition of the Rome Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
2008 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, and 2008 Hamburg Masters
2008 Hamburg Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Hamburg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Masters Series Hamburg, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from May 10 through May 18,...
because he had a problem with his ankle during the 2008 Davis Cup
2008 Davis Cup
The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10...
and the exhibition match. The day after the exhibition match, Marcos went to Paris, where his doctor informed him that he should stay away from any tournaments because of the high ankle sprain
High ankle sprain
A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is above the ankle...
. He then followed an intensive schedule of physiotherapy to be ready for the next Grand Slam, which was the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
.
At the 2008 Roland Garros, the Cypriot didn't cope well, as he still had the high ankle sprain
High ankle sprain
A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is above the ankle...
injury at the time. This caused him to lose in the first round to Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
in straight sets, 2-6, 4-6, 2-6.
Baghdatis, keen to improve his 2008 season, and with the grass season on the horizon, entered a Challenger event in Great Britain. The next week, he entered the 2008 Halle Open in Germany, where he was the runner up in 2007, and was eventually knocked out by 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 quarterfinals.
At the 2008 Wimbledon championships, seeded tenth, Baghdatis continued to show good form on grass, progressing to the fourth round, and dropping only one set en route. Baghdatis faced big serving Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
in the fourth round and ultimately lost in 5 sets, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-8. The match lasted 222 minutes, and was emotionally charged, with Marcos unable to convert three match points on the Lopez serve in the fifth set.
Baghdatis suffered back problems for the remainder of the season. Thus, he did not participate in the 2008 US Open and was forced to retire in Orléans, Metz, and the 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...
.
2009
Entering 2009, ranked no. 96 (his best having been 8) and having not played since the ATP Paris Masters in late October 2008, Baghdatis entered the 2009 Brisbane International2009 Brisbane International
The 2009 Brisbane International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the event known as the Brisbane International and resulted from the merger of the Next Generation Adelaide International on the men's tour with the Mondial Australian...
in preparation for the Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, losing in the opening round to Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
.
In the Australian Open, traditionally his best grand slam event, he began with a straight-sets win over 48th-ranked Frenchman Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
and followed that up by ousting 16th-seed Robin Söderling
Robin 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...
in four sets and 23rd-seed Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
in straight sets to set up a fourth-round clash with third-seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
. The fourth round encounter with Djokovic started poorly for Baghdatis, going down 1-6 in the first set. The second set went into a tie-breaker, which Baghdatis lost 1–7. The third set went into another tie-breaker, but Baghdatis earned three set points, lost two of them on his own serve, and then took the tie-breaker on Djokovic's serve. After 3 hours and nearly 20 minutes, Baghdatis was unable to come back from an early break in the first game of the last set, as he missed two break opportunities and lost, 1–6, 6–7, 7–6, 2–6.
After the Australian Open, he played in the SA Tennis Open tournament in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and was the eighth seed. He defeated Andrew Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Andrew Anderson may refer to:*Andrew Anderson , American basketball player*Andrew Anderson , Scottish footballer*Andrew Anderson , native of Elgin, Moray...
, 6–4, 6–2, in the first round and wildcard Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011...
, 6–3, 7–5, in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he lost to David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
, 5–7, 2–6.
After getting a wildcard for San Jose, he drew sixth seeded American Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
in the first round, and lost in three tight sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7.
At the 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
, Baghdatis defeated Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
, 7–5, 6–2, in the first round and Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
, 7–6, 6–3, in the second. He was defeated by Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
in the quarterfinals, 6–7, 6–7.
Baghdatis found some form at the Ordina Open
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
, 's-Hertogenbosch 250 tournament, beating 15th-ranked Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
, 7–5, 6–2, to move into the second round. In the second round, he suffered a match-ending knee injury when playing Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
.
Due to the knee injury suffered at 's-Hertogenbosch, he withdrew from the Wimbledon Championships
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
.
Baghdatis returned to the ATP tour with a three-set loss to Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...
in Indianapolis. In Los Angeles, he progressed to the second round after beating Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
, 7–6, 6–3, but was unable to maintain his form and was upset by John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
in straight sets, 3–6, 6–7, after holding a set point in the second set.
Baghdatis won the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit...
, a Challenger event in Vancouver over Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
in the final, 6–4, 6–4. The title is Marcos’ first at any level since triumphing at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Zagreb in February 2007.
Baghdatis failed to qualify for the Cincinnati Masters, losing to Robert Kendrick
Robert Kendrick
Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...
in the opening qualifying round.
Marcos won his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the season, after defeating Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
again, 6–4, 6–1, in the final of the Trophée des Alpilles
Trophée des Alpilles
The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...
in St. Remy. He won his opening match in the ATP 250 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, against Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, but was beaten by Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
, 2–6, 3–6, in the next round.
In the China Open
China Open (tennis)
The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
, an ATP 500 tournament held in Beijing, he drew top seeded 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 first round. He pushed him hard, but was eventually defeated, 4–6 6–3 4–6. It was Nadal's sixth straight win over the Cypriot.
At the 2009 If Stockholm Open
2009 If Stockholm Open
The 2009 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, Baghdatis reached his first ATP final since 2007 at Halle. In the opening round, he upset third seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2. He followed this up with crushing victories over Robert Kendrick
Robert Kendrick
Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...
, 6–2, 6–2, and Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, 6–4, 6–4. Top-seed Robin Söderling
Robin 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...
gave Marcos a walkover into the final. Baghdatis beat Rochus in the final, 6–1, 7–5, to win just his third ATP title, which ended his two and a half year title drought.
2010
During the 2010 season, Baghdatis was the only player to beat both Roger FedererRoger 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...
and 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...
while they were world no. 1.
This season saw Baghdatis return to form. He started off the year at the Brisbane International
Brisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
, one of the first ATP 250 tournaments of the season. In the first round, he beat American Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, 7–5, 7–5, but he was soundly defeated in his second-round clash against hard-hitting Czech Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, 0–6, 1–6.
He then entered the next Australian Open series tournament, the Medibank International ATP tournament in Sydney. In his opening round, he looked rusty, but managed to beat Australian wildcard Nick Lindahl
Nick Lindahl
Nick Lindahl is a professional Australian tennis player.-Personal Life:Although he was born in Australia he has Swedish father and Indonesian mother. He has one older brother, David Lindahl.-Early career:...
, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, he beat sixth seed Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
, 7–5, 6–3. He then stunned the fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, rallying from a set and a break down in the second set (at 4–6, 1–2) to win, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, in the quarterfinals. Then he defeated Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
in another heart-stopping three-set win, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6, in the semifinals. In the final, he faced Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
. After epic drama with a rain delay (at the start of the second set) to add suspense, Baghdatis went on to triumph, 6–4, 7–6. The win elevated his ATP ranking to no. 31.
At the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, Baghdatis beat Italian Paolo Lorenzi
Paolo Lorenzi
Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009...
in the opening round, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4, and defeated 17th seed David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
in the second, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1. This marked his second career victory after being down two sets to none, while suffering from leg cramping in the final game. He faced Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
in the third round, a rematch of the same tournament and round exactly two years before. This time, however, a right shoulder injury forced Baghdatis to retire just 56 minutes into the match after trailing, 0–6, 2–4. After this, his ranking dipped slightly to No. 34 (on January 1). After deciding not to defend his quarterfinal points at the 2010 SA Tennis Open
2010 SA Tennis Open
The 2010 SA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It was the 19th edition of the SA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
in Johannesburg, his ranking dropped 2 places to no. 36 (on January 8).
His next appearance was at the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
in Rotterdam. There, he beat James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
in a comfortable 6–4, 6–2 victory in the first round. However, he was beaten by in-form 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...
in the second round, 3–6, 2–6.
He made a second-round appearance at the 2010 Open 13
2010 Open 13
The 2010 Open 13 is a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It's the 17th edition of the Open 13, and is part of the International Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
tournament in Marseille, losing to eventual champion 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:...
, 6–7, 4–6.
He then appeared at the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
, but came into the tournament with stomach cramps (due to food poisoning). Despite the handicap, he courageously beat Frenchmen no. 8 seed Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
, 7–6, 6–4, in the opening round. After a day of rest, he gained a 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 victory over Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he defeated German Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
in straight sets, 7–6, 6–1 (allowing no break point chances). In the semifinals, after being a set and a break up, he lost a frustrating match against no. 2 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6.
He played at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
2010 BNP Paribas Open
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
in Indian Wells, as the 27th seed. After receiving a bye in the first round, he beat Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, 7–6, 6–1, in the second round. In the third round, he went on to capture his biggest win to date, stunning world no. 1 and top seed 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...
, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6, while saving three match points. By beating Federer for the first time in his career, he reversed a six-match losing streak. However, in the fourth round, he was unable to recuperate in time for his next match, losing to Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
, 5–7, 6–0, 4–6, despite coming into the match with a 3–0 head-to-head lifetime against Robredo.
At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
2010 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
after receiving a bye in the first round, he beat Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
, 6–2, 6–4, in the second round. In the third round, he lost to seventh seed Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6.
He had a disappointing start to the clay-court season, being eliminated in the first rounds of both the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 10 through April 18, 2010, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the second time...
and the 2010 Rome Masters by Albert Montañés
Álbert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
, 4–6, 2–6, and Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
, 2–6, 2–6, respectively.
He next played in the 2010 BMW Open
2010 BMW Open
The 2010 BMW Open was a tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 36th edition of the BMW Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, where he is seeded fifth. In the first round, he played German qualifier Peter Gojowczk and prevailed in three sets, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. In the second round, he took on Marco Chiudinelli
Marco Chiudinelli
Marco Chiudinelli is a tennis player from Switzerland.-Biography:Marco is the only child of father Lorenzo Chiudinelli and mother Reni, . Marco grew up in Münchenstein in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. He visited schools in Münchenstein and Basel...
, beating the Swiss in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4. In the quarterfinals, the 2007 Champion and fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
stood in the way, but with some superb serving, Marcos eliminated the home favorite convincingly, 6–3, 6–4. For a spot in the final, Baghdatis took on first seed Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
. Despite taking the first set, Baghdatis was unable to close out the match, eventually losing in three erratic sets, 6–3, 2–6, 3–6.
He then made a quarterfinal appearance at the 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur as the fifth seed, where he was upset by Argentinian Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi...
, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, despite saving 21/24 break points in the match.
At the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, Baghdatis was beaten by Britain's Andy Murray in the third round, 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 2–6.
Baghdatis suffered a surprisingly poor run in the 2010 grass-court season. He was dumped out in the first rounds in all three grass court tournaments he entered by Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
in Halle, Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
in s-Hertogenbosch, and Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...
at Wimbledon. It was the worst showing he had had in Wimbledon, and even more disappointing as he had a good history record in the past few years there.
However, a reshuffle behind the scenes after the grass court season has resulted in Baghdatis once again working with Guillaume Perye.
Since then, he has reached the quarterfinals at the 2010 Farmers Classic
2010 Farmers Classic
The 2010 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 84th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Olympus US Open Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles,...
tournament in Los Angeles, where he lost to Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
for the first time in their third meeting, and reached the final at the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament to played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of this event and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G...
in Washington, where he lost to in-form David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, who marked his thorough comeback on the tour there.
He was ousted in the opening round at the 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
in Toronto, losing to Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
, 5–7, 6–2, 6–7.
At the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
The 2010 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women...
in Cincinnati, he found decent form. In the first round, he beat Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
for the first time, 6–4, 7–5. In the second round, he toughed out a 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 victory over Brazilian danger-man Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
. Then, in the third round, he stunned Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, 7–5, 6–4. In the quarterfinals, after six heartbreaking losses against the Spaniard, he finally defeated 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...
for the first time in his career, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. It was his second win over a world no. 1 that year, having earlier defeated then-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...
at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
in Indian Wells. Oddly, he defeated a world no. 1 player on his seventh attempt again. As he stated back in March 2010 after beating Federer, "Seven is my lucky number." For only the second time, he made the semifinals of a Masters 1000 tournament since 2007, but here he could not beat 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...
again, as he succumbed to his in-form opponent, 4–6, 3–6.
Just before his campaign at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, he made an appearance at the last pre-US Open tuneup tournament, the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. According to the tally of points, Marcos has a chance to win this years 2010 US Open Series
2010 US Open Series
The seventh edition of the US Open Series , includes ten hard court tournaments that started on July 19, 2010 in Atlanta and will end in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29, 2010...
if he won this tournament. Appearing as the top seeded player, he beat Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
for the first time, 6–2, 6–4, and then came back from a set down to defeat Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, to reach the quarterfinals. However, he lost to the eventual champion, Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7, in the quarterfinals.
Arriving at the 2010 U.S. Open
2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August...
, he lost in the first round, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 to Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
.
2011
Baghdatis started the 20112011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
season by competing in the Brisbane International
2011 Brisbane International – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but Robin Söderling defeated him 6–3, 7–5 in the final.-Seeds:# Robin Söderling # Andy Roddick # Fernando Verdasco # Mardy Fish Marcos Baghdatis...
, losing in the quarterfinal to defending champion and second-seeded American 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....
, 2–6, 3–6. Marcos made it to the third round of the Australian Open, before retiring midway through the fourth set against Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
due to a finger injury.
Baghdatis had a very quite summer on the ATP tour, his most noticeable appearance was at the 2011 Wimbledon championship were he gave Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
the eventual winner a tough test in the 3rd round. The score was 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, during a point in the match Djokovic was unable to keep his cool on the Centre Court and at the end of losing a long rally repeatedly hit the grass court with his racket. For reasons only known to the people inside the stadium, as the match progressed, Baghdatis received a rapturous support from the home crowd, to the point where they were screaming every point he won. At the conclusion of points he won, the noise was said to exceed that of matches involving Scottish home favourite Andy Murray.
Just before the US Series 2011, Baghdatis teamed up with British Coach Miles Maclagan
Miles Maclagan
Miles Maclagan is a British tennis coach and former professional tennis player.-Early life:He was born in Zambia to Scottish parents but grew up in Zimbabwe where he regularly competed against Wayne Black.-Tennis career:...
.
Baghdatis found some form in the Kuala Lumpur, were he was runner up to a determined Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
.
In Tokyo, Baghdatis lost narrowly to Andy Murray, 6-7, 6-2, 4-6. After the match Murray commented kindly that, “I think he played very well. At the end of the third set, we were both playing good tennis, but in the first two he was the better player. Marcos is a very, very good player. He might not have played his best tennis so far this year, but he has been close to the Top 10 before. He has a lot of talent, a big serve and has many ways to hurt you on the court."
Playing style
Baghdatis' playing style is relaxed and smooth. His main strength is his powerful forehand and a natural talent for placement. He can make accurate and powerful down-the-line forehands and cross-court forehands on the run and often patiently constructs points to get in a position from where he can make outright winners with those shots. He also has one of the best backhands in the game, especially his two-handed backhand down the line. Baghdatis is noted for often playing high-risk tennis, attempting difficult shots which, depending on their execution, can pay off big or backfire. Unfortunately, these difficult shots have sometimes resulted in self-destructive losses.He also has an exuberant and festive on-court presence that frequently rubs off on to the spectators. At many majors, it is not uncommon to also see a large band of Cypriot and Greek fans (especially at Wimbledon and the Australian Open) vocally supporting Baghdatis and lightly mocking his opposition in a similar manner to football fans. According to the Guardian, "Baghdatis is a wonderfully ebullient character who radiates immense enjoyment whenever and wherever he plays, and has acquired a loyal throng of fans who roar his every winning point."
2008 Australian Open controversy
Two days before his third-round match against Australia's Lleyton HewittLleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
at the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, a video posted on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
almost a year earlier made headlines in the local media. The video shows the 2008 fifteenth seed at a barbecue hosted by his Greek Australian
Greek Australian
Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian". In the 2006 census, 365,147 persons declared having Greek ancestry, either alone or in conjunction with another ethnicity....
fans in Melbourne in early 2007. In it, Baghdatis is seen holding a flare chanting, among other things, anti-Turkish slogans such as "Turks out of Cyprus" twice, with the Hellas Fan Club, a group which was later at the centre of a clash with police. A representative of the local Turkish Cypriot community referred to the chant as a "racist attack" and a "straight-forward provocation of our community", and called for the player's expulsion from the tournament and Australia, though no such action was taken.
Supporters of Baghdatis said he was not calling for Turkish Cypriots to leave Cyprus, but rather an end to Turkey's military occupation since 1974. In a statement issued through his manager, Baghdatis said he was "supporting the interest of my country Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognized by the United Nations".
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2006 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 ... |
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... |
Hard |  Roger FedererRoger 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... |
7–5, 5–7, 0–6, 2–6 |
Singles: 11 (4–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 2005 | Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St... , Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |  Fernando GonzálezFernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... |
7–6(12–10), 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 January 2006 |  MelbourneAustralian 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... , Australia |
Hard | 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... |
7–5, 5–7, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 17 September 2006 |  BeijingChina Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... , China |
Hard |  Mario AnčićMario Ancic Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles... |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 February 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Carpet (i) | 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.... |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 February 2007 |  Marseille, France |
Hard (i) | Gilles Simon Gilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour... |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 June 2007 |  HalleGerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass |  Tomáš BerdychTomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005... |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 October 2009 |  StockholmStockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... , Sweden |
Hard (i) |  Olivier RochusOlivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:... |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | 16 January 2010 | Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year... |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 8 August 2010 |  WashingtonLegg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S. |
Hard |  David NalbandianDavid Nalbandian David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:... |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 October 2010 |  MoscowKremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Hard (i) |  Viktor TroickiViktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,... |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2 October 2011 |  Kuala Lumpur2011 Proton Malaysian Open The 2011 Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Proton Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour... , Malaysia |
Hard (i) | Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.... |
4–6, 5–7 |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 6 January 2008 |  ChennaiChennai Open The Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , India |
Hard | Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
 Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.... Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country... |
4–6, 5–7 |
Singles
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| Tournament | 2004 2004 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:... | 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | 2009 | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | SR | W–L | ||||
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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 | F | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
3R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
0 / 7 | 19–7 | ||||
| French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
LQ | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
3R 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
2R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
0 / 7 | 7–7 | ||||
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
LQ | 1R | SF | QF | 4R | A | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
3R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
0 / 6 | 14–6 | ||||
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
1R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
0 / 6 | 2–6 | ||||
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 3–4 | 13–4 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 26 | 42–26 | ||||
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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 | A | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 4R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals.... |
2R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
0 / 5 | 9–5 | ||||
| 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 | A | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006... |
2R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
1R 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The... |
0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||||
| 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 | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title by defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Novak Djokovic # Rafael Nadal ... |
1R 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, however he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic defeated him 6–4, 6–4 to win his 39th consecutive match and his 7th title of 2011... |
0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||
| Madrid Masters 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 | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but Rafael Nadal defeated him 4–6, 6–7, in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray... |
2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||
| 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 | 1R | 3R | A | A | 1R | 1R 2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4... |
0 / 4 | 2–4 | ||||
| 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 | 3R | 3R | A | LQ | SF 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles Roger Federer became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1996 to have successfully defended the title. He defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. It was his 4th win at the event also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009... |
1R | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | ||||
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not Masters Series | A | 1R 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000 – Singles Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mischa Zverev.Andy Murray won this tournament, by beating Roger Federer 6–3, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| 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 | SF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | ||||
| 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 | A | 1R | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 142 | |||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4 / 142 | 4–9 | ||||
| Hard Win–Loss | 2–2 | 7–7 | 22–12 | 23–15 | 9–9 | 21–12 | 35–18 | 18–18 | 3 / 96 | 137–93 | ||||
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 12–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 8–6 | 3–7 | 0 / 27 | 30–27 | ||||
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 8–3 | 8–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0 / 16 | 28–16 | ||||
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1 / 3 | 11–2 | ||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 11–12 | 37–20 | 48–22 | 14–12 | 23–16 | 43–27 | 28–27 | 4 / 142 | 206–138 | ||||
| Year End Ranking | 159 | 55 | 12 | 16 | 98 | 42 | 20 | 44 | $4,334,371 | |||||
ATP Tour career earnings
| Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,227 | 361 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61,341 | 243 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264,181 | 91 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,155,495 | 11 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 890,330 | 19 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320,776 | 91 |
| 2009* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116,503 | 76 |
| Career | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2,833,985 | 169 |
- * As of April 27, 2009.