Tim Henman
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Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE
(born 6 September 1974) is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman never reached the finals of any Grand Slam but having reached six Grand Slam semi-finals, won 15 career ATP titles (11 in singles and 4 in doubles), and been ranked number 4 in the world, Henman was one of Britain's most successful open era male tennis players. He retired after helping Great Britain
defeat Croatia
in a Davis Cup
match played in September 2007. Nicknamed "Tiger Tim", Henman is worth £17 million and remains a celebrity among the public.
, played at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951, plus representing Britain in the Davis Cup
in 1948, 1950 and 1951. In 1901 his maternal great-grandmother, Ellen Stanwell-Brown (or Ellen Mary Stowell-Brown), was reputedly the first woman to serve overarm at Wimbledon. His maternal grandmother, Susan Billington, appeared regularly at Wimbledon in the 1950s, playing mixed doubles on Centre Court with her husband Henry, reaching the third round of the ladies' doubles in 1951, 1955 and 1956.
Henman was privately educated at the Dragon School
, Oxford and later at Reed's School, Cobham, Surrey
, where he passed 10 GCSE exams, combining school with a tennis scholarship. Between the ages of 10 and 17 he was a member of the David Lloyd
Slater Squad, where he trained alongside a number of other young British tennis hopefuls. Henman won many titles at various different tournaments.
While at school, Henman was diagnosed with osteochondritis
, a bone disease (one form of chondritis
). However, he continued to play tennis. In 1992 won the National Junior titles in singles and doubles, deciding to join the professional tour in 1993.
On 11 December 1999, Henman married his longtime girlfriend, TV producer
Lucy Heald, in Hampshire
. Together they have three daughters, Rose Elizabeth ("Rosie", born Hammersmith and Fulham
, London, 19 October 2002), Olivia Susan (born Hammersmith and Fulham, 15 December 2004), and Grace (born 14 September 2007). Since 2003, the family have live in a property in the Oxfordshire village of Aston Tirrold
.
Henman supports Oxford United Football Club
and is a keen golfer, playing off scratch.
. He was the UK's highest ranked player that year, and won the Most Improved Player trophy at the ATP
awards. He was subsequently elected to the ATP Tour Player Council and went on to win his first championship in January 1997. In March of that year, he underwent surgery on his elbow which kept him out of action for two months.
During his early career he became the first player ever to be disqualified from the Wimbledon tournament in 1995. The young Henman thrashed a ball in a fit of pique during a doubles match, striking ball girl Caroline Hall on the head. He made a public apology after the incident.
Henman came to the attention of the wider tennis world in 1996 when he came from match point down to beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov
in the first round at Wimbledon, going on to reach the quarter finals before losing to Todd Martin
. By the time he reached the last 16 at the US Open later in the year, he was firmly established as a top player.
He won his first ATP Tour title in January 1997, beating Carlos Moyá
at the Sydney International event. He again reached the quarter-final at Wimbledon. In 1998 he went one better, reaching the semi-final for the first time, by which time he was ranked as one of the top 10 ATP players.
Henman came close to reaching the final on a number of occasions, losing in the semi-finals in 1998, 1999, 2001 (when just two points from victory at one point) and 2002. In 2000 he reached the fourth round and in 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2004 he lost in the quarter-finals. Two of those semi-final losses were to Pete Sampras
. In another, he lost to Lleyton Hewitt
who was ranked number 1 in the world at the time.
One of the tournaments in which he has been most successful is Queen's Club
. He reached the final in 1999, where he lost to Pete Sampras
, and went on to reach the final again in 2001 and 2002, where both times he lost to Lleyton Hewitt.
2001 was arguably Henman's best Wimbledon year. He beat the emerging Roger Federer
in 4 sets during the quarter-final to reach the semi-finals minus defending champion Pete Sampras who had been knocked out (by Federer). Henman faced three-time finalist Goran Ivanišević
, who was likewise seeking his first Wimbledon title. Ivanišević won in five sets, after rain had stopped the match in the fourth when Henman was in a dominant position, two sets to one up.
In 2002, Henman again reached the Wimbledon semifinals, losing to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets. He reached a career-high No. 4 in the ATP rankings in July under the tutelage of Larry Stefanki
.
In 2003 Henman took his first and only ATP Masters Series
title, winning the Paris Masters
against Andrei Pavel
. Henman beat several high-ranked players on his way to the final, including Nikolay Davydenko
, Sébastien Grosjean
, Gustavo Kuerten
, Roger Federer
and Andy Roddick
. He only lost one set in the entire competition. Later in the year, Henman was created an OBE
in the 2003 New Year's Honours List. He was painted by Royal artist Christian Furr
in 2005.
2004 was arguably Henman's best year on tour. Until 2004, Henman had never progressed beyond the fourth round of any grand slam apart from Wimbledon. However, at the French Open he reached the semi-finals beating many accomplished clay-court players on the way using a serve and volley technique uncommon to clay courts. He was beaten by tournament favourite and eventual runner-up Guillermo Coria
after winning the first set, the first that the Argentine had lost during the championships. Henman then continued his form and reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. Later that year, he added another grand slam semi-final appearance, at the U.S. Open
, losing to eventual champion Roger Federer
. Finally, at the end of year he qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup
, due to the above results. In the 2004 Summer Olympics
tennis event
, Henman was seeded fourth, but lost in the first round.
In 2005, he lost in straight sets to Nikolay Davydenko
in the third round of the Australian Open. This was considered a disappointing result considering his improvement at Grand Slams the previous year, it would however turn out to be the last time he progressed beyond the second round of a major in his career. He went out in the second round at both the French Open and Wimbledon
. In France, he lost in four sets to Luis Horna
. At Wimbledon, he lost in five sets to Dmitry Tursunov
. At the US Open
he lost in straight sets in the first round to Fernando Verdasco
.
Henman ended an eight-match losing streak against Lleyton Hewitt on 25 March 2006, with a 7–6, 6–3 victory at the Nasdaq-100
event in Miami. However, 3 months later at the 2006 Stella Artois Championships, Henman lost to Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 in the semi-finals.
Henman's results in the latter part of his career saw him slip down the rankings to number 62, leading to his being unseeded at Wimbledon in 2006 for the first time in a number of years. At that Wimbledon championships, he lost in the second round to eventual champion Federer, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2, after a five-set victory over Robin Söderling
of Sweden in the first round. After this, Henman's results saw an improvement and his world ranking increased to number 39. However, he continued to suffer from injury problems.
In September 2006, Henman played two tournaments in the far east. Starting in Bangkok
, Henman reached the Quarter Finals where he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan
6–7 6–4 7–6. Henman then reached his first final since 2004 (Indian Wells
) at the AIG Open
in Tokyo, losing to Roger Federer
6–3 6–3.
Although Henman was scheduled to play in both Basel & Paris at the end of the 2006 season, he lost in the second round in Basel against the rising Swiss
star Stanislas Wawrinka
2–6, 7–6, 6–4. He twisted a knee; he did not retire but resorted to a less mobile game that saw Wawrinka win.
On Henman's last practice session before departing for the Australian Open at the start of 2007, having recovered from his knee injury, he injured his hamstring which forced him to withdraw from the tournament. He returned in time to enter Masters Series events in Indian Wells
and Miami
after withdrawing from Rotterdam
& Zagreb
but lost in the first round in both of them.
After these tournaments Henman travelled back to the UK to help defeat the Netherlands
4–1 by winning both his rubbers in straight sets in the Davis Cup Euro-Africa Zone match at the Birmingham NEC. The victory allowed Great Britain a play off against Croatia
for the World Group in October 2007, played on Court 1 at Wimbledon. Henman took part alongside Andy Murray.
Henman's poor luck with injury and form continued into the 2007 clay court season with first round losses to Juan Carlos Ferrero
7–5 6–2 in Monaco, Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 6–1 in Rome
and a poor showing against 18 year old grand slam debutant Ernests Gulbis
6–4, 6–3, 6–2 in the French Open. Henman's clay court season ended without a single set won. His Grass court season got underway on 12 June 2007 at Queens Club, but was put to an abrupt end by Croatian wildcard entry Marin Čilić
. However, he ended the day with a doubles victory with partner Lleyton Hewitt over Australian Jordan Kerr and Austrian Alexander Peya. An early loss at a grass court event in Nottingham
was followed up with a poor showing at Wimbledon
, with Henman losing in the second round to Feliciano López
in 5 sets.
match against Croatia
in September 2007.
Henman defeated his rival Dmitry Tursunov
(who had won five of their six previous matches ) in the 1st round of the US Open 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in what many had assumed would be his final grand slam match. He did in fact compete in his final grand slam match on 31 August 2007 and was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6 (7–2), 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the second round. Henman seemed slugglish compared to his first round match and threw away serving for the first set.
Henman played his final match in the Davis Cup
tie against Croatia on 22 September 2007. The doubles match with Jamie Murray
was played on Court 1 at Wimbledon
which they won 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 7–5. The match put Great Britain in an unassailable 3–0 lead and back in the World Group, with the doubles win being added to singles wins the previous day from Henman and Andy Murray. After the match Henman told Sue Barker in an interview on BBC
Television and in front of the Court 1 crowd, "It's occasions like this and fans like this that I will miss so much".
At the time of his retirement Henman, had already committed to playing a Charity Exhibition at London's Royal Albert Hall during the Seniors Tennis Event The Blackrock Masters in December 2007. Henman's opponent was veteran Swede and former Wimbledon Champion Stefan Edberg
, Tim won the pro-set 8–4.
Henman became part of the commentary team for the BBC coverage of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
and 2009 Wimbledon Championships
.
Henman took part in a test event for the adoption of the centre court roof in May 2009 and played mixed doubles with Kim Clijsters
against husband and wife team Andre Agassi
and Steffi Graf
.
Runner-ups (2)
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 6 September 1974) is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman never reached the finals of any Grand Slam but having reached six Grand Slam semi-finals, won 15 career ATP titles (11 in singles and 4 in doubles), and been ranked number 4 in the world, Henman was one of Britain's most successful open era male tennis players. He retired after helping Great Britain
Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The United Kingdom played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge...
defeat Croatia
Croatia Davis Cup team
The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup in 2005...
in a Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
match played in September 2007. Nicknamed "Tiger Tim", Henman is worth £17 million and remains a celebrity among the public.
Early and personal life
Tim Henman comes from a talented sporting family: his father Tony, a solicitor, was accomplished at various sports, including tennis and squash. His mother Jane, a dress designer, played Junior Wimbledon and introduced Tim and his older brothers Michael and Richard to tennis as soon as they could walk on the family's grass tennis court. His great grandfather played at Wimbledon. His maternal grandfather, Henry BillingtonHenry Billington
Henry Billington was a British professional tennis player, and the maternal grandfather of Tim Henman.Billington competed at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951, and also participated in the Davis Cup on three occasions....
, played at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951, plus representing Britain in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
in 1948, 1950 and 1951. In 1901 his maternal great-grandmother, Ellen Stanwell-Brown (or Ellen Mary Stowell-Brown), was reputedly the first woman to serve overarm at Wimbledon. His maternal grandmother, Susan Billington, appeared regularly at Wimbledon in the 1950s, playing mixed doubles on Centre Court with her husband Henry, reaching the third round of the ladies' doubles in 1951, 1955 and 1956.
Henman was privately educated at the Dragon School
Dragon School
The Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils...
, Oxford and later at Reed's School, Cobham, Surrey
Cobham, Surrey
Cobham is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, about south-west of central London and north of Leatherhead. Elmbridge has been acclaimed by the Daily Mail as the best place to live in the UK, and Cobham is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt...
, where he passed 10 GCSE exams, combining school with a tennis scholarship. Between the ages of 10 and 17 he was a member of the David Lloyd
David Lloyd (tennis)
David Lloyd is a former professional English tennis player and businessman.He was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He and his younger brother John Lloyd became two of the most successful British tennis players throughout the 1970s and 1980s. David captained the British Davis Cup team and became a...
Slater Squad, where he trained alongside a number of other young British tennis hopefuls. Henman won many titles at various different tournaments.
While at school, Henman was diagnosed with osteochondritis
Osteochondritis
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed.It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans...
, a bone disease (one form of chondritis
Chondritis
Chondritis is inflammation of cartilage.It takes several forms, osteochondritis, costochondritis among them. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart attack.-See also:ChondropathyPerichondritis, commonly involving the outer ear...
). However, he continued to play tennis. In 1992 won the National Junior titles in singles and doubles, deciding to join the professional tour in 1993.
On 11 December 1999, Henman married his longtime girlfriend, TV producer
Television producer
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Lucy Heald, in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. Together they have three daughters, Rose Elizabeth ("Rosie", born Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....
, London, 19 October 2002), Olivia Susan (born Hammersmith and Fulham, 15 December 2004), and Grace (born 14 September 2007). Since 2003, the family have live in a property in the Oxfordshire village of Aston Tirrold
Aston Tirrold
Aston Tirrold is a village and civil parish at the foot of the Berkshire Downs about southeast of Didcot. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Origin of the name:...
.
Henman supports Oxford United Football Club
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
and is a keen golfer, playing off scratch.
Professional career
Henman climbed up the rankings very quickly. In 1994, he was among the top 200 players in the world; by 1995, among the top 100; and by 1996, he had made it into the top 30 and won a medal at the Atlanta Olympics1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. He was the UK's highest ranked player that year, and won the Most Improved Player trophy at the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
awards. He was subsequently elected to the ATP Tour Player Council and went on to win his first championship in January 1997. In March of that year, he underwent surgery on his elbow which kept him out of action for two months.
During his early career he became the first player ever to be disqualified from the Wimbledon tournament in 1995. The young Henman thrashed a ball in a fit of pique during a doubles match, striking ball girl Caroline Hall on the head. He made a public apology after the incident.
Henman came to the attention of the wider tennis world in 1996 when he came from match point down to beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
in the first round at Wimbledon, going on to reach the quarter finals before losing to Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
. By the time he reached the last 16 at the US Open later in the year, he was firmly established as a top player.
He won his first ATP Tour title in January 1997, beating Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
at the Sydney International event. He again reached the quarter-final at Wimbledon. In 1998 he went one better, reaching the semi-final for the first time, by which time he was ranked as one of the top 10 ATP players.
Henman came close to reaching the final on a number of occasions, losing in the semi-finals in 1998, 1999, 2001 (when just two points from victory at one point) and 2002. In 2000 he reached the fourth round and in 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2004 he lost in the quarter-finals. Two of those semi-final losses were to Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
. In another, he lost to 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...
who was ranked number 1 in the world at the time.
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. Founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex and named after Queen Victoria, its first patron...
. He reached the final in 1999, where he lost to Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, and went on to reach the final again in 2001 and 2002, where both times he lost to Lleyton Hewitt.
2001 was arguably Henman's best Wimbledon year. He beat the emerging 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 4 sets during the quarter-final to reach the semi-finals minus defending champion Pete Sampras who had been knocked out (by Federer). Henman faced three-time finalist Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
, who was likewise seeking his first Wimbledon title. Ivanišević won in five sets, after rain had stopped the match in the fourth when Henman was in a dominant position, two sets to one up.
In 2002, Henman again reached the Wimbledon semifinals, losing to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets. He reached a career-high No. 4 in the ATP rankings in July under the tutelage of Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki , is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:...
.
In 2003 Henman took his first and only ATP Masters Series
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
title, winning 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...
against Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:...
. Henman beat several high-ranked players on his way to the final, including 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...
, Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:...
, Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
, 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...
and 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....
. He only lost one set in the entire competition. Later in the year, Henman was created an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in the 2003 New Year's Honours List. He was painted by Royal artist Christian Furr
Christian Furr
Christian Furr is an English painter. He was, at the age of 28, the youngest artist to officially paint Queen Elizabeth II.He was born in Heswall, Wirral, England....
in 2005.
2004 was arguably Henman's best year on tour. Until 2004, Henman had never progressed beyond the fourth round of any grand slam apart from Wimbledon. However, at the French Open he reached the semi-finals beating many accomplished clay-court players on the way using a serve and volley technique uncommon to clay courts. He was beaten by tournament favourite and eventual runner-up Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
after winning the first set, the first that the Argentine had lost during the championships. Henman then continued his form and reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. Later that year, he added another grand slam semi-final appearance, at the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
, losing to eventual champion 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...
. Finally, at the end of year he qualified for the year-end 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....
, due to the above results. In the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
tennis event
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....
, Henman was seeded fourth, but lost in the first round.
In 2005, he lost in straight sets to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
in the third round of the Australian Open. This was considered a disappointing result considering his improvement at Grand Slams the previous year, it would however turn out to be the last time he progressed beyond the second round of a major in his career. He went out in the second round at both the French Open and 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...
. In France, he lost in four sets to Luis Horna
Luis Horna
Luis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...
. At Wimbledon, he lost in five sets to Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
. At the US Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
he lost in straight sets in the first round to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
.
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...
event in Miami. However, 3 months later at the 2006 Stella Artois Championships, Henman lost to Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 in the semi-finals.
Henman's results in the latter part of his career saw him slip down the rankings to number 62, leading to his being unseeded at Wimbledon in 2006 for the first time in a number of years. At that Wimbledon championships, he lost in the second round to eventual champion Federer, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2, after a five-set victory over 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...
of Sweden in the first round. After this, Henman's results saw an improvement and his world ranking increased to number 39. However, he continued to suffer from injury problems.
In September 2006, Henman played two tournaments in the far east. Starting in Bangkok
PTT Bangkok Open
The PTT Bangkok Open was a tennis tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand. Held from 2005 to 2007, this WTA Tour event was a Tier III-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, Henman reached the Quarter Finals where he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:...
6–7 6–4 7–6. Henman then reached his first final since 2004 (Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
) at the AIG Open
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The championship includes both men's and women's, as well as singles and doubles competitions...
in Tokyo, losing to 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...
6–3 6–3.
Although Henman was scheduled to play in both Basel & Paris at the end of the 2006 season, he lost in the second round in Basel against the rising Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
star Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
2–6, 7–6, 6–4. He twisted a knee; he did not retire but resorted to a less mobile game that saw Wawrinka win.
On Henman's last practice session before departing for the Australian Open at the start of 2007, having recovered from his knee injury, he injured his hamstring which forced him to withdraw from the tournament. He returned in time to enter Masters Series events in Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
and Miami
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
after withdrawing from Rotterdam
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour...
& Zagreb
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
PBZ Zagreb Indoors is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. From 2009 it is part of the ATP 250 Series and offered 250 ranking points. The tournament is played on a fast and hard indoor surface and features both a men's singles and a men's doubles tournament.The...
but lost in the first round in both of them.
After these tournaments Henman travelled back to the UK to help defeat the Netherlands
Netherlands Davis Cup team
The Netherlands Davis Cup team represents the Netherlands in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Federation.The Netherlands currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I...
4–1 by winning both his rubbers in straight sets in the Davis Cup Euro-Africa Zone match at the Birmingham NEC. The victory allowed Great Britain a play off against Croatia
Croatia Davis Cup team
The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup in 2005...
for the World Group in October 2007, played on Court 1 at Wimbledon. Henman took part alongside Andy Murray.
Henman's poor luck with injury and form continued into the 2007 clay court season with first round losses to 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...
7–5 6–2 in Monaco, Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 6–1 in Rome
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
and a poor showing against 18 year old grand slam debutant 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...
6–4, 6–3, 6–2 in the French Open. Henman's clay court season ended without a single set won. His Grass court season got underway on 12 June 2007 at Queens Club, but was put to an abrupt end by Croatian wildcard entry 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...
. However, he ended the day with a doubles victory with partner Lleyton Hewitt over Australian Jordan Kerr and Austrian Alexander Peya. An early loss at a grass court event in Nottingham
Nottingham Open
The Slazenger Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain...
was followed up with a poor showing at 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...
, with Henman losing in the second round to 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 5 sets.
Retirement
Henman announced at a press conference on 23 August 2007 that he would retire from tennis after the Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
match against Croatia
Croatia Davis Cup team
The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup in 2005...
in September 2007.
Henman defeated his rival Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
(who had won five of their six previous matches ) in the 1st round of the US Open 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in what many had assumed would be his final grand slam match. He did in fact compete in his final grand slam match on 31 August 2007 and was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6 (7–2), 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the second round. Henman seemed slugglish compared to his first round match and threw away serving for the first set.
Henman played his final match in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
tie against Croatia on 22 September 2007. The doubles match with Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
was played on Court 1 at 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...
which they won 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 7–5. The match put Great Britain in an unassailable 3–0 lead and back in the World Group, with the doubles win being added to singles wins the previous day from Henman and Andy Murray. After the match Henman told Sue Barker in an interview on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Television and in front of the Court 1 crowd, "It's occasions like this and fans like this that I will miss so much".
At the time of his retirement Henman, had already committed to playing a Charity Exhibition at London's Royal Albert Hall during the Seniors Tennis Event The Blackrock Masters in December 2007. Henman's opponent was veteran Swede and former Wimbledon Champion Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
, Tim won the pro-set 8–4.
Henman became part of the commentary team for the BBC coverage of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
and 2009 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...
.
Henman took part in a test event for the adoption of the centre court roof in May 2009 and played mixed doubles with Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
against husband and wife team Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
and Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
.
Singles: 28 (11–17)
Wins (11)| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1–3) |
| ATP 500 Series (1–5) |
| ATP Tour (9–9) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 December 1996 | Doha, Qatar | Hard |  Jim CourierJim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open... |
5–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 February 1996 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) |  Marc RossetMarc Rosset Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.... |
2–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 January 1997 | Sydney, Australia | Hard |  Carlos MoyàCarlos Moyá Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 September 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Marc Rosset Marc Rosset Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.... |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 January 1998 | Sydney, Australia | Hard |  Karol KučeraKarol Kucera Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:... |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 July 1998 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 14 September 1998 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Yevgeny KafelnikovYevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 October 1998 | 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 |
Hard (i) | Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game... |
6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 January 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard |  Rainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... |
4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 15 February 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 7 June 1999 | London (Queen's Club) Queen's Club Championships The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of... , UK |
Grass | Pete Sampras Pete Sampras Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.... |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 4 October 1999 | 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) | Karol Kučera |
4–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 14 February 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) |  Cédric PiolineCédric Pioline Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997... |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 6 March 2000 | Scottsdale Tennis Channel Open The Tennis Channel Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 2–6, 6–3... , USA |
Hard |  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... |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 7 August 2000 | Cincinnati 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... , USA |
Hard |  Thomas EnqvistThomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team... |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 9 October 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Tommy Haas Tommy Haas Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no... |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 20 November 2000 | Brighton Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978-1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.... , UK |
Hard (i) | Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 February 2001 | Copenhagen Copenhagen Open The Copenhagen Open was a tournament on the ATP Tour, first held in 1973. It was competed again in 1976, before being discontinued. It was re-introduced in 1991 and was halted again in 2003. The only man to win it more than once was Magnus Gustafsson... , Denmark |
Hard (i) | Andreas Vinciguerra Andreas Vinciguerra Andreas Vinciguerra is a tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1998. He was an impressive junior, winning the European junior championships and making the final of the junior Australian Open when he was 17, when he finished number 6 in the junior rankings.-Tennis career:Vinciguerra... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 11 June 2001 | London (Queen's Club), UK | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 22 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | 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... |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 31 December 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Mark Philippoussis Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.... |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 18 February 2002 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Nicolas Escudé Nicolas Escudé Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1995. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles during his career.... |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 11 March 2002 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , USA |
Hard | Lleyton Hewitt |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 10 June 2002 | London (Queen's Club), UK | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 28 July 2003 | Washington Legg 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... , USA |
Hard |  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... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 27 October 2003 | Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... , France |
Carpet (i) |  Andrei PavelAndrei Pavel Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:... |
6–2, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 8 March 2004 | Indian Wells, USA | 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... |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 2 October 2006 | Tokyo Japan Open Tennis Championships The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The championship includes both men's and women's, as well as singles and doubles competitions... , Japan |
Hard | Roger Federer |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles record
Wins (4)| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1997 | 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 | Marc Rosset Marc Rosset Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.... |
Karsten Braasch Karsten Braasch Karsten Braasch is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 38th, which he reached on 13 June 1994. His career high in doubles was at 36 set at 10 November 1997... Jim GrabbJim Grabb Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in... |
7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 2. | 1999 | London, UK | Carpet |  Greg RusedskiGreg Rusedski Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33... |
 Byron BlackByron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...  Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 3. | 1999 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Olivier Delaître Olivier Delaître Olivier Delaître is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen year career becoming the world's 3rd ranked doubles player on July 12, 1999.... |
 Jiří NovákJirí Novák Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the... David RiklDavid Rikl David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 4. | 2004 | Monte Carlo 2004 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Gastón Etlis and Martín Rodríguez.Tim Henman and Nenad Zimonjić won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Etlis and Rodríguez.-Seeds:... , Monaco |
Clay |  Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
 Gastón EtlisGastón Etlis Gastón Etlis is a former tennis player from Argentina. He is Jewish.In January 2005 Etlis was ranked No.17 in doubles.... Martín RodríguezMartín Rodríguez (tennis) Martín Rodríguez is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Rodríguez turned professional in 1991. He reached his career-high singles ranking when he became World Number 71 on June 14, 1999... |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1996 | Summer Olympics Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*... , Atlanta, USA |
Hard | Neil Broad Neil Broad Neil Broad is a tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He won 7 ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the Silver Medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... |
Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2. | 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
David Adams David Adams (tennis) David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... John-Laffnie de JagerJohn-Laffnie de Jager John-Laffnie de Jager is a South African former tour professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, de Jager reached the semi-finals for three different grand slam tournaments three times in three different years partnering three different fellow South African players... |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
- Note: The Tennis Masters Series, Masters Series and ATP Masters Series Events – as they are variously referred to, are a group of tournaments with more prestige than normal tour events, but less importance than the Grand Slams.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 1992 1992 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour... | 1993 1993 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP... | 1994 1994 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... | 1995 1995 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... | 1996 1996 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 2002 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 :... | 2003 2003 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 :... | 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:... | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 18–10 |
| French Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF 2004 French Open - Men's Singles Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Igor Andreev.Gaston Gaudio won in the final 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6, against Guillermo Coria.-Seeds:# Roger Federer ... |
2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 16–12 |
| Wimbledon | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | QF 1996 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the three-time defending champion, but he was upset in the quarterfinals by 17th seed Richard Krajicek. This would be Sampras' only loss at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000.... |
QF 1997 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Richard Krajicek was the defending champion, but he was defeated by home player Tim Henman in the fourth round.Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Frenchman Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:# Pete Sampras ... |
SF 1998 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the defending champion, and he successfully defended his title, defeating Goran Ivanišević, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, in the final... |
SF 1999 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 against Andre Agassi. With this victory, Sampras equalled Roy Emerson's record of twelve Grand Slam titles. Sampras' victory of Agassi in the final is often cited as one of his greatest... |
4R | SF 2001 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles 29-year-old Pete Sampras was the four-time defending champion, but he lost in the fourth round to 19-year-old and future six-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer in what would be one of the most notable matches in tennis history... |
SF 2002 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Lleyton Hewitt # Marat Safin # Andre Agassi ... |
QF 2003 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's first Grand Slam tournament win.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below.-Key:... |
QF 2004 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This tournament also marked the beginning of Federer's record streak of reaching 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals.... |
2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 42–14 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 12–4 | 11–4 | 6–3 | 16–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | N/A | 98–49 |
| Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... |
A | A | A | A | A | RR 1997 ATP Tour World Championships The 1997 ATP Tour World Championships were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts for the singles event, and indoor carpet courts for the doubles event... |
SF 1998 ATP Tour World Championships The 1998 ATP Tour World Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. The surface was called "GreenSet On Wood" which had a wood base coated in synthetic material and provided a medium-pace surface... |
A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–4 |
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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 | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | F | QF | 2R | 1R 2007 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal downed Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5 to win the Men's Singles competition at the 2007 Pacific Life Open.-Seeds:A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicate the round in which that seed was eliminated... |
0 / 10 | 20–10 |
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | 2R 1996 Miami Masters The 1996 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour... |
1R | SF | 3R | QF | 2R | 4R | 2R | 2R | QF 2005 Miami Masters The 2005 Miami Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the this tournament, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2005 WTA Tour... |
3R | 1R 2007 Miami Masters - Men's Singles -Seeds:The champion is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* ALT = Alternate... |
0 / 12 | 16–12 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | A | QF | 1R | 1R 2006 Monte Carlo Masters The 2006 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 100th edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club from April 17 through April 25, 2006.The men's singles... |
1R | 0 / 9 | 11–9 |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R 2006 Rome Masters - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title with victories against the likes of Tim Henman, Fernando González, Gaël Monfils and Roger Federer, who he beat in the final.-The Final:... |
1R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| 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 | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 10–11 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 16–12 |
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 | 10–11 |
| 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 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | W 2003 Paris Masters The 2003 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 29th edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour... |
3R 2004 Paris Masters The 2004 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France and played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the 2004 ATP Masters Series. The tournament was held from November 1 to November 8... |
A | A | A | 1 / 9 | 10–8 |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11 |
| Year End Ranking | 778 | 372 | 167 | 95 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 292 | N/A | N/A |
- A = did not participate in the tournament
- LQ = lost in qualifying draw
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played