This article needs additional citations for verification .(May 2013) |
Full name | Andy Murray |
---|---|
Country | Great Britain |
Calendar prize money | $5,706,153 (singles & doubles) |
Singles | |
Season record | 56–16 (77.77%) |
Calendar titles | 3 |
Year-end ranking | No. 3 |
Ranking change from previous year | 1 |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | SF |
French Open | QF |
Wimbledon | F |
US Open | W |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF |
Olympic Games | |
Doubles | |
Season record | 5–6 (45.45%) |
Calendar titles | 0 |
Year-end ranking | No. 181 |
Ranking change from previous year | 113 |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R |
Mixed Doubles | |
Season record | 3–1 (75.00%) |
Calendar titles | 0 |
Other Mixed Doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | |
Last updated on: 3 February 2013. |
The 2012 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International. After overcoming slow starts in his first two matches, Murray made it to the final, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets to claim his 22nd career title. [1] Murray then made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, only to lose to Roger Federer in the final. After a loss in his opening match in Indian Wells, Murray made it to the final of the Miami Masters for the second time, where he was ultimately defeated by Djokovic in the final. Murray's clay court season was hampered by a back injury, meaning he didn't make it beyond the quarterfinals of any event, ultimately losing to David Ferrer in the last eight at Roland Garros. During the summer, Murray made it to his first ever final at Wimbledon, in which he was ultimately defeated by Federer in four sets. Murray however made his most impressive of comebacks from a Grand Slam final defeat, at the London Olympics four weeks later, staged once again at the All-England Club. Murray made it through to the final with ease, including a straight sets defeat of Novak Djokovic, to set up a rematch with Federer, once again on Wimbledon Centre Court. In a complete reversal of fortunes, Murray defeated Federer over five sets for the first time, handing the Swiss his worst defeat ever on grass to take the gold medal in straight sets, for the loss of just 7 games.
It was during the American hardcourt season that Murray recorded his most significant victory. After retiring early in Toronto, and suffering a third round defeat by Milos Raonic in Cincinnati, Murray made his way to New York for the 2012 US Open at Flushing Meadows. The scot made it to his second consecutive Grand Slam final, where once again he faced Novak Djokovic, the fifth time the two had met in 2012. After losing a two sets to love lead, Murray regained his prior momentum to take the deciding set, and clinch his first ever Grand Slam victory. In winning the US Open, Murray became the first British man to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years, the last winner being Fred Perry in 1936. His victory at Flushing Meadows also set several records for Murray, the final featured the longest ever tiebreak in a US Open final (12-10 was the score in the first set tiebreak), and the match itself was the joint longest in history (tied with the 1988 final, in which Murray's coach Ivan Lendl competed). In addition, Murray also became the first man ever to win Olympic Gold and the US Open in the same calendar year.
This table chronicles all the matches of Murray in 2012, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 3 – 8 January 2012 | ||||||
1 | 1R | Mikhail Kukushkin | 91 | Win | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |
2 | 2R | Gilles Müller | 54 | Win | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–0 | |
3 | QF | Marcos Baghdatis | 43 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
4 | SF | Bernard Tomic (8) | 42 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
5 | W | Alexandr Dolgopolov (3) | 19 | Win (1) | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 16 – 29 January 2012 | ||||||
6 | 1R | Ryan Harrison | 77 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
7 | 2R | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 101 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | |
8 | 3R | Michaël Llodra | 46 | Win | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | |
9 | 4R | Mikhail Kukushkin | 92 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 ret. | |
10 | QF | Kei Nishikori (24) | 26 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
11 | SF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 5–7 | |
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 27 February – 3 March 2012 | ||||||
12 | 1R | Michael Berrer (Q) | 116 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
13 | 2R | Marco Chiudinelli (Q) | 186 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
14 | QF | Tomáš Berdych (5) | 43 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
15 | SF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
16 | F | Roger Federer (2) | 3 | Loss (1) | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Indian Wells Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 5 – 18 March 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
17 | 2R | Guillermo García-López | 92 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Miami Open Miami, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
18 | 2R | Alejandro Falla | 71 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
– | 3R | Milos Raonic (26) | 26 | Walkover | N/A | |
19 | 4R | Gilles Simon (13) | 13 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
20 | QF | Janko Tipsarević (9) | 9 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
– | SF | Rafael Nadal (2) | 2 | Walkover | N/A | |
21 | F | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss (2) | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 16 – 22 April 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
22 | 2R | Viktor Troicki | 30 | Win | 6–0, 6–3 | |
23 | 3R | Julien Benneteau | 31 | Win | 6–5 ret. | |
24 | QF | Tomáš Berdych (6) | 7 | Loss | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 3–6 | |
Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 23 – 30 April 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
25 | 2R | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 68 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
26 | 3R | Santiago Giraldo | 53 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
27 | QF | Milos Raonic (11) | 24 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 May 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
28 | 2R | David Nalbandian | 42 | Win | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 | |
29 | 3R | Richard Gasquet (16) | 22 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 May – 11 June 2012 | ||||||
30 | 1R | Tatsuma Ito | 68 | Win | 6–1, 7–5, 6–0 | |
31 | 2R | Jarkko Nieminen | 48 | Win | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | |
32 | 3R | Santiago Giraldo | 50 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
33 | 4R | Richard Gasquet (17) | 20 | Win | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | |
34 | QF | David Ferrer (6) | 6 | Loss | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 | |
Queen's Club Championships London, United Kingdom ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 11 – 17 June 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
35 | 2R | Nicolas Mahut | 65 | Loss | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7) | |
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | ||||||
36 | 1R | Nikolai Davydenko | 47 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 | |
37 | 2R | Ivo Karlović | 59 | Win | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | |
38 | 3R | Marcos Baghdatis | 42 | Win | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
39 | 4R | Marin Čilić (16) | 18 | Win | 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 | |
40 | QF | David Ferrer (7) | 6 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
41 | SF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) | 5 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | |
42 | F | Roger Federer (3) | 3 | Loss (3) | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Summer Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 28 July – 5 August 2012 | ||||||
43 | 1R | Stan Wawrinka | 24 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
44 | 2R | Jarkko Nieminen | 43 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
45 | 3R | Marcos Baghdatis | 45 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
46 | QF | Nicolás Almagro (11) | 12 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
47 | SF | Novak Djokovic (2) | 2 | Win | 7–5, 7–5 | |
48 | G | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win (2) | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Canadian Open Toronto, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 – 12 August 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
49 | 2R | Flavio Cipolla (Q) | 97 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
– | 3R | Milos Raonic (16) | 24 | Withdrew | N/A | |
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 13 – 19 August 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
50 | 2R | Sam Querrey (WC) | 29 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
51 | 3R | Jérémy Chardy (LL) | 38 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 27 August – 10 September 2012 | ||||||
52 | 1R | Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 73 | Win | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | |
53 | 2R | Ivan Dodig | 118 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | |
54 | 3R | Feliciano López (30) | 31 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | |
55 | 4R | Milos Raonic (16) | 15 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
56 | QF | Marin Čilić (12) | 13 | Win | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–0 | |
57 | SF | Tomáš Berdych (6) | 7 | Win | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(9–7) | |
58 | W | Novak Djokovic (2) | 2 | Win (3) | 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 1 – 7 October 2012 | ||||||
59 | 1R | Ivo Karlović (LL) | 79 | Win | 7–6(11–9), 6–4 | |
60 | 2R | Lukáš Lacko | 65 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
61 | QF | Stan Wawrinka (7) | 16 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
62 | SF | Milos Raonic (6) | 15 | Loss | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7) | |
Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 8 – 14 October 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
– | 2R | Florian Mayer | 25 | Walkover | N/A | |
63 | 3R | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 20 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
64 | QF | Radek Štěpánek | 41 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
65 | SF | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
66 | F | Novak Djokovic (2) | 2 | Loss (4) | 7–5, 6–7(11–13), 3–6 | |
Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 29 October – 4 November 2012 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
67 | 2R | Paul-Henri Mathieu (WC) | 64 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
68 | 3R | Jerzy Janowicz (Q) | 69 | Loss | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | |
ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 5 – 11 November 2012 | ||||||
69 | RR | Tomáš Berdych (5) | 6 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
70 | RR | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | |
71 | RR | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) | 8 | Win | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | |
72 | SF | Roger Federer (2) | 2 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard, Outdoor 2 – 8 January 2012 Partner: Marcos Baghdatis | ||||||
1 | 1R | Santiago Giraldo / Kei Nishikori | #324 / #183 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
2 | QF | Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (2) | #13 / #10 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, [13–15] | |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 5 – 18 March 2012 Partner: Jamie Murray | ||||||
3 | 1R | Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins | #24 / #27 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, [13–11] | |
4 | 2R | Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (2) | #3 / #3 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [5–10] | |
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 16 – 22 April 2012 Partner: Jamie Murray | ||||||
5 | 1R | Santiago González / Christopher Kas | #27 / #19 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
6 | 2R | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (1) | #1 / #1 | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Barcelona, Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 23 – 29 April 2012 Partner: Jamie Murray | ||||||
7 | 1R | Kevin Anderson / Frank Moser | #110 / #52 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
8 | 2R | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (7) | #14 / #36 | Loss | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |
Summer Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 30 July – 5 August 2012 Partner: Jamie Murray | ||||||
9 | 1R | Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya | #18 / #39 | Loss | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 5–7 | |
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 1 – 7 October 2012 Partner: Jamie Murray | ||||||
10 | 1R | Eric Butorac / Jarkko Nieminen | #34 / #181 | Win | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] | |
11 | QF | Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (1) | #5 / #9 | Loss | 4–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 1 – 5 August 2012 Partner: Laura Robson | ||||||
1 / 4 | 1R | Lucie Hradecká / Radek Štěpánek | #8 / #14 | Win | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), [10–7] | |
2 / 5 | QF | Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt (IP) | #5 / #158 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | |
3 / 6 | SF | Sabine Lisicki / Christopher Kas | #17 / #36 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] | |
4 / 7 | F | Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi (1) | #1 / #1 | Loss (1) | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Ordered by number of wins(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)
|
|
|
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 22. | 8 January 2012 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 10. | 3 March 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 11. | 1 April 2012 | Miami, United States | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Runner-up | 12. | 8 July 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Roger Federer | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 | [2] |
Winner | 23. | 5 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Roger Federer | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | [3] |
Winner | 24. | 9 September 2012 | New York, United States | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 | [4] |
Runner-up | 13. | 14 October 2012 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7–5, 6–7(11–13), 3–6 | [5] |
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles, a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles, and a joint-record six year-end championships. In his home country, he is regarded as "the greatest and most successful" Swiss sportsperson in history.
Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 14 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times with a record 13 times in the top 2 of the year end rankings. He also holds the record for most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings, having never left the Top 10 from April 2005 to March 2023, a total of 912 weeks. Nadal has won a joint-record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles. He has won 92 ATP singles titles, including 36 Masters titles, with 63 of these on clay courts. Nadal is one of only two men to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles. His 81 consecutive wins on clay is the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era.
Tomáš Berdych is a Czech former professional tennis player. His most notable achievement was reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, causing consecutive upsets by defeating top seed and six-time champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, and No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. In the final, he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. Berdych's biggest career title was the Paris Masters in 2005 as an unseeded player, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in the final.
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 3 for the first time on 27 January 2014. His career highlights include three Grand Slam titles, those being the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open, where he defeated the world No. 1 player in the final on all three occasions. Other achievements include reaching the final of the 2017 French Open, winning an ATP Tour Masters 1000 title at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Masters, and reaching three other Masters finals. Representing Switzerland, Wawrinka won gold in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with teammate Roger Federer, and was also pivotal in the Swiss team's victory at the 2014 Davis Cup.
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 387 weeks in a record 12 different years, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record seven times. He has won a joint-record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 93 singles titles, including a record 66 Big Titles, which compromises his 22 majors, a record 38 Masters titles and a joint-record 6 Year-end championships. Djokovic has completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in singles, becoming the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of the four majors at once on three different surfaces. He is also the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double Career Grand Slam in singles by winning all four majors at least twice and the only player to complete the career Golden Masters in singles by winning all nine ATP Masters tournaments, a feat he achieved twice.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic. Djokovic has won 93 ATP singles titles, including a joint-record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles, six ATP Finals titles, and a record 38 ATP Masters titles. He is the only male player to have won all nine of the Masters tournaments, and has done so twice. He is the first and only male Serbian player to win a Grand Slam and attain the number 1 ranking. He was also a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Djokovic is the only male player to win each Grand Slam, all nine Masters tournaments, and the ATP Finals at least twice. Djokovic was first ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on 4 July 2011, and holds the all-time record for most weeks as No.1 (387).
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2011. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 5 and 12 November 2012.
The tennis rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer is considered one of the greatest rivalries in men's tennis history and is one of the most prolific in the Open era.
Roger Federer's 2012 tennis season officially began on 2 January with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour. Federer began the year with a semifinals finish at the Australian Open after a four-set loss to archrival Rafael Nadal. He recovered from his loss with three consecutive titles at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and the BNP Paribas Open. He won his fourth title at the Mutua Madrid Open on blue clay, becoming the only person to win a title on blue clay in ATP history. By doing so, he regained the #2 ranking from Rafael Nadal At the French Open, Federer played four tough matches before he was ousted by Djokovic in the semifinals.
The 2013 ATP World Tour Finals, also known as the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 4 and 11 November 2013. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams of the 2013 ATP World Tour.
The 2014 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 9 and 16 November 2014. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2014 ATP World Tour. The Bryan Brothers won the title at the doubles tournament, while Novak Djokovic successfully defended his single title for the second time after Roger Federer withdrew from the final, the first walkover in a final in the tournament's 45-year history.
Roger Federer's 2014 tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 Brisbane International. This season was a resurgent season for Federer after a poor 2013 season. Before the start of the season Federer appointed Stefan Edberg as his coach and he also changed racquets for the first time, moving on from his longtime frame of 90 square inches to a 97 square inch frame. Federer reached a total of 11 finals, the most since his 2007 season. One of those finals included the Wimbledon final, his first major final since he won Wimbledon in 2012. After winning Shanghai, Federer returned to No. 2 in the world for the first time since May 2013. He also won the Davis Cup for the first time. Federer ended the year at No. 2 with 5 titles and with the most match wins since 2006.
The 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered as one of the greatest seasons of all time by an individual tennis player. Selected achievements/records from this season are: winning 3 Major titles, becoming only the third man to reach all four major finals in an Open Era season, reigning as world number 1 for all 52 weeks of the year, winning a record 6 Masters 1000 tournaments, claiming the ATP World Tour Finals, reaching the final of 8 Masters 1000 tournaments, reaching a record 15 consecutive finals, a record 31 victories against players ranked in the top 10 at the time of the match and earning a record breaking amount of prize money. Djokovic had an impressive 15-4 record against the other 3 members of men's tennis's Big Four, including a 4-0 record versus Rafael Nadal, 5-3 against Roger Federer and 6-1 record against Andy Murray. Beyond that, he also finished the season with a 16-4 record against Top-5 players.
The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 15 and 22 November 2015. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2015 ATP World Tour.
Roger Federer's 2016 tennis season officially commenced on 3 January 2016, with the start of the Brisbane International, and ended on 8 July 2016, with a loss in the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships.
The 2016 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 13 to 20 November 2016. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2016 ATP World Tour.
Andy Murray's 2016 tennis season began at the Australian Open. The 2016 season was Murray's greatest season, as he finished the season as the year-end world No. 1 player and clinched the year-end prize money title. Andy and Jamie Murray, also became the first brothers to finish as year-end No. 1 ranked players in singles and doubles team, respectively. He won an ATP-best and career-high nine Tour titles from 13 finals, including his second Wimbledon crown and second successive Olympic gold medal in singles, thus becoming the first person, man or woman, to defend the Olympic singles title. In the 2016 season, Murray became the first male player to win singles titles at a Grand Slam, the Olympics, a Masters 1000 event, and the ATP Finals in the same calendar year.
The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, each considered to be among the greatest players of all time. The trio have dominated men's singles tennis for nearly two decades, collectively winning 64 major singles tournaments; Nadal and Djokovic with 22 titles, and Federer with 20. They have been ranked as world No. 1s in singles for a total 906 weeks ; Djokovic for 387 weeks, Federer for 310, and Nadal for 209. One of the three finished the season as the year-end No. 1 player every year from 2004 to 2021, with the exception of 2016. They have collectively occupied the top-three positions of the year-end ATP rankings eight times; in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2019.
This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the first quarter of the 21st century. The Big Four consists of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.