Go Roger! - Career Stats: 2007

2007

Singles Record: 68 - 9
Singles Titles: 8
Doubles Record: 3 - 6
Doubles Titles: 0
Prize Money: $10,130,620
Shoes: Nike Air Vapor IV
Racquet: Wilson [K]Factor [K]Six-One Tour

Year in Highlight

Singles Winner: Basel, ATP Masters Series Hamburg, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, Tennis Masters Cup, ATP Masters Series Cincinnati, Dubai
Singles Finalist: Roland Garros, ATP Masters Series Madrid, ATP Masters Series Canada, ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo

Year-End Rankings

Match Facts

Year in Review

The Swiss superstar finished No. 1 for a fourth straight year

Captured an ATP-best eight titles (in 12 finals) for fourth consecutive season, including three Grand Slam crowns for third time in four years and at least two ATP Masters Series shields

Became only fourth player since 1973 to end year at No. 1 at least four consecutive years, joining Pete Sampras (6), Jimmy Connors (5) and John McEnroe (4)

Also first player in history to reach all four Grand Slam finals in back-to-back years and has advanced to an all-time record 10 consecutive Slam finals

Competed in 12 finals (8-4) in 16 tournaments

Since beginning of 2004, has compiled a match record of 315-24 (.929) with Nadal, Nalbandian and Canas only players 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 205 weeks (as of Dec. 31, 2007) and broke record of Connors (160) for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Feb. 26, 2007

Began year with a repeat title at Australian Open (d. Gonzalez) without dropping a set (first Slam title without losing a set) and first player to win a Slam title in such fashion since Bjorn Borg at Roland Garros in 1980 (fourth player in Open Era to do so)

Returned to action in Dubai and won title for fourth time in five years (d. Youzhny)

In March, his career-best 41-match winning streak (going back to ‘06 US Open) came to an end with his opening round loss to Canas

Then lost to Canas again in 4th RD in Miami

Made clay court debut in Monte Carlo and did not drop a set en route to a repeat final effort (d. Ferrer in QF, Ferrero in SF) before losing to Nadal in straight sets

In his next clay court showing in Rome, lost in 3rd RD to Volandri and afterwards parted ways with coach Tony Roche

At Hamburg, defeated Nadal in final for first time on clay (1-6) to break his rival’s 81-match winning streak on clay

Went into Paris and dropped one set en route to final, only to fall in four sets for second straight year to Nadal

Withdrew from Halle and entered Wimbledon without a grass court pre-tournament for first time in his career

At All England Club dropped only one set en route to title match before defeating Nadal in five sets to capture his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and join Bjorn Borg as only players to win at least five straight crowns in Open Era

Compiled an undefeated grass court record (6-0) for fifth straight year and owns longest grass court winning streak (54) going into ‘08

Returned to play in August and reached final at ATP Masters Series Montreal (l. to Djokovic)

Followed with title at AMS Cincinnati (d. Blake), his 50th career championship

Then became the first player since Bill Tilden in 1920s to capture four straight US Open titles with straight-sets win over Djokovic

It was his 12th career Grand Slam crown, leaving him two away from all-time record of Sampras

Posted an outstanding 15-1 mark in Grand Slam tie-breaks during year

In Davis Cup World Group playoff tie vs. Czech Republic, won both of his singles matches (vs. Stepanek, Berdych) but Switzerland lost 3-2

In October, reached final at AMS Madrid (l. to Nalbandian) and repeated title in Basel (d. Nieminen)

Lost to Nalbandiain in 3rd RD at AMS Paris to break streak of eight consecutive finals reached (going back to May in Hamburg)

Closed with fourth Tennis?Masters Cup title in last five years (d.?Ferrer)

Since 2004, has won 42 of 51 singles finals he has appeared in, losing to Djokovic, Nalbandian twice and Nadal six times

Went 17-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 44-6 on hard, 16-3 on clay and 6-0 on grass

Also had a 30-10 tie-break record

Led Ricoh ATP MatchFacts in 2nd serve points won (59%), No. 3 in service games won (89%) and No. 4 in aces (597)

Earned a record $10,130,620 and is No. 2 all-time in career prize money (behind Sampras’ $43,280,489).

Source: ATP