Go Roger! - Career Stats: 2006

2006

Singles Record: 92 - 5
Singles Titles: 12
Doubles Record: 3 - 3
Doubles Titles: 0
Prize Money: $8,343,885
Shoes: Nike Air Zoom Vapor Speed
Racquet: Wilson nSix-One Tour 90

Year in Highlight

Singles Winner: ATP Masters Series Canada, ATP Masters Series Indian Wells, ATP Masters Series Madrid, ATP Masters Series Miami, Australian Open, Basel, Doha, Halle, Tennis Masters Cup, Tokyo, US Open, Wimbledon
Singles Finalist: ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo, ATP Masters Series Rome, Dubai, Roland Garros

Year-End Rankings

Match Facts

Year in Review

The Swiss superstar finished No. 1 for third straight year highlighted by an ATP-best 12 titles, including three Grand Slam crowns for second time in three years and four ATP Masters Series shields for second straight season

His 12 titles are the most in a season since Thomas Muster in 1995

He is first player in Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 10 titles three consecutive years

Became only fifth player since 1973 to end year at No. 1 at least three consecutive years, joining Sampras (6), Connors (5), McEnroe (4) and Lendl (3)

Also first player to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a year since Rod Laver in 1969

Has advanced to six straight Grand Slam finals going back to 2005 Wimbledon, first player to accomplish that feat since Laver in 1961-62

Joined Laver as only players to win at least three Grand Slam titles in two different seasons (Laver won Grand Slam in 1962, ‘69)

Competed in 16 finals in 17 tournaments played and won a career-high 92 matches, most by a player since Ivan Lendl compiled a 106-9 mark in 1982

Also first player since Lendl in 1981-82 to win at least 80 matches in back-to-back seasons

Since beginning of 2004, has compiled a match record of 247-15 (.943) with Nadal only player to beat him more than once during that stretch

Has ranked No. 1 every week since first taking over on Feb. 2, 2004 and has ranked No. 1 for 153 weeks (as of Jan. 1, 2007) and will break record of Connors (160) for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Feb. 26, 2007

Going back to June 2005-August 2006, advanced to 17 consecutive finals, second-best behind Lendl’s 18 straight final appearances in 1981-82

His five losses came to two players – No. 2 Nadal in finals of Dubai in March, ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo in April, ATP Masters Series Rome in May and Roland Garros in June and to Andy Murray in 2nd RD of Cincinnati in August

His loss to Murray ended a 55-match winning streak in North America

He also won a record 29 consecutive ATP Masters Series matches since Hamburg in May 2005 (along with ‘05 Cincinnati, ’06 Indian Wells, Miami) before Nadal ended streak with his four-set win in Monte-Carlo

Also had won nine consecutive Masters Series finals since 2004

Began year with a repeat title in Doha (d. Monfils) without dropping a set, followed with his third straight Grand Slam crown at Australian Open where he defeated Haas (4th RD) in five sets, No. 5 ranked Davydenko (QF), Kiefer (SF) and Baghdatis (F), last three in four sets

Became first player since Pete Sampras in 1993-94 to win three consecutive Slam titles

Returned to action in Dubai and reached final, only to lose to Nadal in three sets

The loss broke his Open Era record 56-match hard court winning streak going back to ‘05 Australian Open. (l. to Safin in SF)

Moved on to AMS Indian Wells and became first player to win three straight tournament titles (d. Blake)

Then at AMS Miami, defeated Ivan Ljubicic in three tie-breaks to repeat his title

Made clay court debut in Monte-Carlo and lost only one set en route to his first final (d. Ferrer in QF, Gonzalez in SF) before losing to Nadal in three hours and 50 minutes

In his next clay court showing in Rome, held two match points against Nadal before falling in a fifth set tie-break in a five hour and five minute marathon

At Roland Garros dropped only two sets en route to his first final in Paris, only to fall in four sets to defending champion Nadal

Then in Halle won four of his five matches in three sets to capture fourth straight title there and tie Bjorn Borg’s grass court record of 41 consecutive matches won

Saved four match points in his QF victory over O. Rochus

At All England Club dropped his only set to Nadal in title match to capture his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and join Sampras (7 overall) and Borg (5) as only players to win at least four straight crowns in Open Era

Undefeated on grass (12-0) for fourth straight year and owns longest grass court winning streak (48)

Captured ATP Masters Series Toronto title (d. Gasquet)

At US Open, became first player to win three straight US Open titles since Lendl in 1985-87 with his four-set win over Roddick

Then helped his country to ‘07 Davis Cup World Group with three wins against Serbia

Returned to tour play in Tokyo and captured title (d. Henman) before heading into European indoor circuit

Captured his sixth different ATP Masters Series title in Madridand followed with his first title in his birthplace of Basel (d. Gonzalez at both)

Closed season by winning third Tennis Masters Cup in four years (d. Nadal in SF, Blake in F)

Enters 2007 with a 29-match winning streak

Has a career record of 45-13 in finals, including a sparkling 9-1 in Grand Slam finals and 12-4 in ATP Masters Series events

Since 2004, has won 34 of 39 singles finals he has appeared in, losing to Nalbandian once and Nadal four times

Compiled records of 59-2 on hard, 16-3 on clay, 12-0 on grass and 5-0 on carpet

Also won most tie-breaks during year, compiling a 37-14 mark, winning last 11

Also was 17-0 indoors

Became first player in history to surpass $8 million.

Source: ATP