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.
Singles play on the O2 Arena during the 2013 event
The 2013 ATP World Tour Finals took place from 4 to 11 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.
It was the 44th edition of the tournament (39th in doubles). The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour.[1] The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group).[2] The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. The doubles competition used the same format.[3]
Format
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals had a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds were determined by the ATP rankings and ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches were the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches were two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.
Draw
The top seeded players/teams were placed in Group A and the second seeded player/team were placed in Group B. Players/teams seeded 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, were then drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in Group A. Each player/team played the three other players/teams in his group. The winner of each group (best overall record) was placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player/team in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa. Ties were broken by the Tie-Break Procedure.
Points and prize money
Stage
Singles
Doubles1
Points
Champion
RR + $1,355,000
RR +$210,500
RR + 900
Runner-up
RR + $445,000
RR +$70,500
RR + 400
Round robin win per match
$142,000
$27,000
200
Participation fee
$142,0002
$71,0003
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Alternates
$80,000
$27,000
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RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage.
1 Prize money for doubles is per team.
2 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $80,000 = 1 match, $105,000 = 2 matches, $142,000 = 3 matches
3 3 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $27,000 = 1 match, $50,000 = 2 matches, $71,000 = 3 matches
Qualification
The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup tournaments during the year qualify for the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2013, plus points earned at the 2012 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2012 Challengers played after the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. To qualify, a player who finished in the 2012 year-end top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2013. They can count their best six results from ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250 and other events (Challengers, Futures, Davis Cup, Olympics) toward their ranking. To count their best six, players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – 4 total per year (at least 1 after the US Open). Additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal 6-week entry deadline. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points. Players with direct acceptance who do not play an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament will be suspended from a subsequent ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, which will be the next highest points earned ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event within the next 12 months. If an injured player is on site within the first three days of a tournament to conduct promotional activities over a two-day period, a suspension will not be enforced but a 0-pointer will be counted on a player's ranking.[4] If a player does not play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player does not play enough ATP 250 or Challenger events, the World Team Championship is counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points are excluded.
A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, is not penalized. The 2013 ATP World Tour Finals counts as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the Davis Cup Final points count towards the next year's race.[5]
Rafael Nadal had one of his strongest starts to an ATP World Tour season, reaching nine finals in as many tournaments after having been sidelined for seven months with a knee injury that forced him to miss the majority of the 2012 season. He began his year at the VTR Open after missing the Australian Open due to illness. He reached the final before being defeated by Horacio Zeballos.[14] This was followed up by winning three consecutive tournaments, at the Brazil Open defeating David Nalbandian.,[15] the Abierto Mexicano Telcel defeating world No. 4 David Ferrer, losing just two games in the match,[16] and at BNP Paribas Open defeating Juan Martín del Potro.[17] At Monte-Carlo Masters, Nadal made it to his ninth consecutive final at the event, and fifth of the year, where he met world no. 1 Novak Djokovic, Nadal lost in straight sets, recording his first defeat at the event since 2004.[18] Nadal then went on to defend his titles at the Barcelona Open defeating Nicolás Almagro,[19]Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating Roger Federer,[20] and the French Open defeating David Ferrer for Nadal's record 8th Roland Garros title,[21] as well as winning the title at the Mutua Madrid Open defeating Stanislas Wawrinka.[22] However at Wimbledon, Nadal suffered his earliest ever defeat at a Grand Slam tournament, losing to Belgian Steve Darcis in the first round.[23] He then returned to form, winning for the third time at the Rogers Cup defeating Canadian Milos Raonic.[24] He then became only the fourth player to win Canada & Cincinnati in the same year, beating American John Isner in the final of Western & Southern Open.[25] Nadal then defeated Djokovic in the final of the US Open for his second title at the event.[26] Nadal lost his first hardcourt match of the season at the final of the China Open to Djokovic, but still claimed the number 1 ranking from Djokovic.[27] This is the ninth time Nadal has qualified for the ATP finals.
Novak Djokovic wins his third consecutive and fourth Australian Open title.
On 19 August, defending champion Novak Djokovic was announced as the second to qualify.
Novak Djokovic began the year by reaching the final of the Hopman Cup with Ana Ivanovic but lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Fernando Verdasco.[28] He then won his third consecutive title at the Australian Open defeating Andy Murray in four sets, becoming the first man in the open era to win three consecutive times in Melbourne.[29] Djokovic won his fourth title at the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Tomáš Berdych in straight sets.[30] Djokovic won his first ATP Masters 1000 event of the year, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters, ending the Spaniards 8-year unbeaten run at the event, and becoming the first man in history to win 8 of the 9 Masters series events.[18] At the French Open, Djokovic made it to the semifinals for the 3rd straight year, however lost to Nadal in a 5 set epic 9–7 in the fifth.[31] At Wimbledon, Djokovic made it to his second final at the event, but lost to Andy Murray in straight sets, the first time since 2010 that he had failed to win a set in a Grand Slam match.[32] Djokovic then reached his fourth straight US Open final but for the third time he ended up losing, this time to Nadal in four sets.[26] Djokovic then remained undefeated at the China Open defeating Nadal in straight sets, claiming his fourth title in five years and his first title in over 6 months.[27] Djokovic then defended his Shanghai Rolex Masters title by defeating del Potro in a third set tiebreak, thus having a 20 match winning streak in China.[33] He won his third consecutive title at the BNP Paribas Masters defeating world no. 3 David Ferrer in the final, his sixth title of the year and extends his winning streak to 17.[34] Djokovic represented the Serbia Davis Cup team in 2013 and was instrumental in their push to the final against Czech Republic.[35] This is Djokovic's seventh straight appearance at the year-end finals.
Andy Murray became the first British Male singles champion at Wimbledon in the Open Era.
On 10 September, following the conclusion of the US Open, Andy Murray became the third player to qualify.
Andy Murray started his year strongly, defending his title at the Brisbane International defeating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov,[36] and reaching the final of the Australian Open, losing to defending champion Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.[29] He won his second title of the year at the Sony Open Tennis, defeating David Ferrer in the final, saving match point in the process.[37] He then pulled out of the French Open after a difficult clay court season, citing a back injury. This was the first time he'd missed a Grand Slam event since 2007, when he had to miss both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.[38] Following his return from injury, Murray came back strong, and had his best ever grass court season, winning the Aegon Championships defeating defending champion Marin Čilić,[39] and then going on to end a 77-year wait for a British male singles champion at Wimbledon, defeating Djokovic in straight sets to clinch his second major trophy, and maintain his 18-match winning streak on grass.[32] The recurrence of his back injury meant that Murray struggled during the North American hard court season, exiting the Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Open in the third round and quarterfinals respectively. Murray entered the US Open as defending champion, however fell at the quarterfinal stage to Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets, after having struggled against his previous three opponents.[40] This is Murray's sixth consecutive time to qualify for the season finale, however following surgery on a long-standing back problem, Murray withdrew in order to recover.[41]
David Ferrer reaches his first slam final at the French Open.
On 7 October, after the conclusion of the China Open, David Ferrer was announced as the fourth qualifier.
David Ferrer had a breakthrough in 2013 reaching his first slam final and reaching a career high ranking of number 3. He began his year by winning the Heineken Open for the fourth time and third consecutive year defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets.[42] At the Australian Open, he reached the semifinals but lost to world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in three easy sets.[43] Ferrer then won his second title of the year at the Copa Claro defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in three sets.[44] At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel as the defending champion, he fell in the final to Rafael Nadal winning just two games.[16] He then reached the final of the Sony Open Tennis but fell to Andy Murray in a third set tie-break despite having a match point.[37] Ferrer reached his fifth final of the year at the Portugal Open facing Wawrinka, but this time falling in straight sets to the Swiss.[45] At the French Open, Ferrer reached his first slam final facing compatriot Nadal, in the first all-Spanish slam final since 2002, but lost in three straight sets.[21] At Wimbledon, he fell to Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro in three sets.[46] At the US Open, he lost for the first time to Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals in five sets despite taking the 3rd and 4th sets, in his first loss since 2008 to the Frenchman.[47] He then reached another final, at the If Stockholm Open facing Grigor Dimitrov but lost in three sets, to hand the Bulgarian his first title.[48] Ferrer then followed it up with another final appearance at the Valencia Open 500, where he is the defending champion, however he fell to Russian Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets.[49] He reached his third final in as many weeks at the BNP Paribas Masters, where he is the defending champion after defeating world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, ending his 9 match losing streak to the Spaniard.[50] However, he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets, despite serving for each set in the tenth game. This is Ferrer's 7th consecutive loss in a final.[34] This is fifth time Ferrer has qualified for the Tour Finals.
Juan Martín del Potro had a shaky start to the season, losing in the third round of the Australian Open in five sets to Jérémy Chardy.[51] However he rebounded from this loss to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, defeating Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the final in straight sets.[52] He then made it to his second Masters 1000 final at the BNP Paribas Open defeating Andy Murray and Djokovic, ultimately losing to Spaniard Rafael Nadal in three sets.[17] A virus hampered the majority of his clay court season, leading to him pulling out of both the Madrid Masters and the French Open.[53] He rebounded well, having his best run at Wimbledon Championships defeating David Ferrer en route to the semifinals, but lost Djokovic in five sets in what was the longest ever semifinal at Wimbledon, surpassing the record set by Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl in 1989.[54] In the American hard court swing, del Potro began strongly by winning the Citi Open, defeating American John Isner in the final from a set down.[55] At the US Open, del Potro lost in the second round to former no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt.[56] He won his third title of the year in Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, defeating Canadian Milos Raonic in the final.[57] At the Shanghai Rolex Masters, he reached the final but lost again to Djokovic in a third set tie-break.[33] In a repeat of previous year's final at the Swiss Indoors, del Potro faced Roger Federer in the final, and replicated the result winning in three sets.[58] This is the fourth time del Potro has qualified for the year-end finals.
On 23 October, Top ranked Czech Tomáš Berdych was announced as the fifth qualifier.
Tomáš Berdych broke into the top 5 for the first time in his career. Berdych failed to win a title in the year, but reached three finals. He made back-to-back finals at the Open 13 and at the Dubai Tennis Championships losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets despite having match point and to Novak Djokovic in straight sets, respectively.[30][59] He reached his third final at the PTT Thailand Open falling to Canadian Milos Raonic in two tight sets.[60] At the slams, his best performance are at the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships losing to Djokovic in both occasions, in four and three sets respectively.[61][62] At the US Open, he reached the fourth round losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets.[63] At the French Open, he was upset in the first round by Frenchman Gaël Monfils 5–7 in the fifth set.[64] He also helped the Czech Davis Cup team to go through to the final, to have a shot at their second consecutive title.[65] This is the fourth consecutive year Berdych has qualified for the year-end finals.
The six-time champion Roger Federer qualifies for the twelfth consecutive year.
On 30 October, following his second round victory in Paris, Roger Federer became the sixth player to qualify.
Roger Federer began the year as the world number 2, and began his year strongly, making it to the semifinals at the Australian Open before losing to Andy Murray in a 5-set thriller, despite coming back twice from a set down.[66] However, he didn't reach his first final of the season until the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.[20] At the French Open, Federer reached the quarterfinals but was upset by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.[67] During the grass court season, Federer won his only title of the season, defeating Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in three sets.[68] However at Wimbledon, where Federer was defending champion, the Swiss suffered his worst Grand Slam defeat in over a decade, falling to world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round, bringing an end to his record streak of 36 consecutive quarterfinal appearances in slams. As a result of this loss, Federer fell outside of the top 4 for the first time since 2003.[69] At the US Open, Federer reached the fourth round before losing to Tommy Robredo in straight sets, this is Federer's first loss to Robredo after 10 consecutive wins and the first year since 2002 that Federer did not reach a slam final.[70] Federer reached his third final of the season at the Swiss Indoors, in a repeat of the previous years final against Juan Martín del Potro. Despite coming back form a set down, Federer ultimately fell to del Potro in the final set.[58] This is the 12th straight year Federer has qualified for the year-end finals, tying with Ivan Lendl for the most consecutive appearances, and second most appearances in total at the event.
Stanislas Wawrinka is having his best year on the ATP Tour to date, reaching a career high ranking of number 8 in the world. He began the year with a fourth round showing at the Australian Open, losing in a 5 set thriller against Novak Djokovic losing 12–10 in the fifth, in a match that lasted over five hours.[71] He also reached his first slam semifinal at the US Open defeating defending champion Andy Murray in the quarterfinals in straight sets, before losing to world no. 1 Djokovic in a tightly contested 5 setter despite having a two sets to one lead.[40] He also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, winning only 6 games.[72] The Swiss won his lone title of the year at the Portugal Open, defeating Spaniard David Ferrer in the final.[45] Wawrinka reached his first Masters 1000 final since 2008 at the clay courts of Mutua Madrid Open losing to Nadal.[22] He also reached the finals of the Copa Claro and the Topshelf Open losing to Ferrer in three sets and Nicolas Mahut in straight sets, respectively.[44][73] At Wimbledon, the Swiss drew former world no. 8 Jürgen Melzer in the first round and lost 8–6 in the final set.[74] This is Wawrinka's first ever appearance at the season finale.
Richard Gasquet is having a resurgence in 2013. He began the year by winning the Qatar Open defeating Russian Nikolay Davydenko from a set down.[75] At the Australian Open but lost to compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.[76] However, he followed it up with another title at Open Sud de France over another Frenchman in Benoît Paire in straight sets.[77] At the French Open, he reached another fourth round falling to Stanislas Wawrinka in a tough 5 setter, with the Swiss taking the fifth set 8–6, despite Gasquet taking the first two sets.[78] His 6 consecutive fourth round appearance at a slam ended at Wimbledon, when he fell into the third round to Australian Bernard Tomic in four tight sets.[79] At the US Open, the Frenchman reached his first slam semifinal since 2007 Wimbledon, when he defeated David Ferrer in five sets, in his first win over the Spaniard in five years.[47] However, he lost in the final four to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets [80] He won his third title of the year at the Kremlin Cup defeating Mikhail Kukushkin, this the most he has won since winning three as well in 2006.[81] This is the Frenchman's second appearance at the Tour Finals, his first since 2007.
Leander Paes & Radek Štěpánek did not play a lot of events as a team in 2013. They won their only title of the year at the US Open, ending the Bryan brothers' hope of winning a calendar year Grand Slam in the semifinals and defeating Peya/Soares in the final to capture their second Grand Slam as a team.[101][109] They also reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. Paes teamed with Daniel Nestor to win the Winston-Salem Open, defeating Huey/Inglot.[112] Štěpánek, on the other hand, reached the final of Citi Open with Mardy Fish, but lost to Benneteau/Zimonjić.[113] It's the second year the pair have qualified together, Stepanek's second appearance, and Paes's 13th overall appearance.
Marcel Granollers & Marc López continued their partnership from 2012 after winning the World Tour Finals. The pair began the year by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open, but were defeated by surprise finalists Haase/Sijsling.[118] The pair reached their first final of the season at the Western & Southern Open; however, they fell to the number 1 team of Bob and Mike Bryan in the final.[100] This is the second straight year Granollers and Lopez have qualified for the year-end finals.
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer in the second year of their team-up enjoyed relative success. They won their biggest title as a team in Miami, defeating the Polish team of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski.[119] They won their second title of the year at the If Stockholm Open over the Swedish pairing of Björkman/Lindstedt.[120] They also reached two other finals, but lost, at the Open 13 to the Indian-British pair of Bopanna/Fleming and at the Portugal Open to González/Lipsky.[121][122]
Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski continues there success as a team in 2013. They reach their first final of the year at the Sony Open Tennis losing to Qureshi/Rojer in straight sets.[119] They won their lone title of the year at the International German Open defeating Peya/Soares in a match tie-break.[107]
Groupings
Singles
Group A is composed of French Open finalists Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. They are joined by Czech Tomáš Berdych and debutant Stanislas Wawrinka. Against the rest of their group Nadal is 47–8, Ferrer is 19–27, Berdych is 11–30, and Wawrinka is 11–23.
Nadal leads every match–up he has on his group. He is 20–5 against his compatriot Ferrer, they met 5 times in 2013 with Nadal leading 4–1, however, Ferrer won their last meeting at the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Masters in straight sets. Nadal also leads Berdych 16–3, including the last 15 with four of them coming in 2013, their last match at the semifinals of China Open, where Nadal won when Berdych retired in the first set. Against Wawrinka, Nadal has a perfect 11–0 record, with the last win coming at the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarterfinals, 1 of 3 wins of Nadal in 2013. Against the remaining member of his Group, Ferrer has the advantage. Ferrer leads Berdych 7–3, including a win in their only match at quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters. Against Swiss Wawrinka, Ferrer lead 7–4, splitting their two matches in 2013 both in the final, with Ferrer winning at the Copa Claro and Wawrinka winning at the Portugal Open. At the final match–up, Wawrinka lead Berdych 7–5, winning 2 of their 3 matches in 2013, including their last encounter at the Round of 16 at the US Open.
Despite not being the top ranked in his group, Federer leads every head–to–head in the group. Federer against group B leader Djokovic has a 16–14 record; however, Djokovic won their last meeting and lone meeting in 2013 at the BNP Paribas Masters semifinals, coming back from a set down. Against the Argentine del Potro, the Swiss is 14–5; however, del Potro has won three of the last four. The pair splits their matches in 2013, with del Potro winning in the final of the Swiss Indoors and Federer winning in the quarterfinals of BNP Paribas Masters. Federer also leads Frenchman Gasquet 10–2, their last meeting coming in the third round of the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open, with Federer winning in straight sets. World no. 2 Djokovic has the lead against the other two member of his group. The Serb is 10–3 against del Potro, leading their 2013 match–up 3–1, winning their most recent match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters final in a third-set tie–break. Djokovic has an almost perfect record against Gasquet at 9–1, including winning the last seven matches and 15 straight sets. Djokovic won their two meeting in 2013, including their last meeting at the semifinals of the China Open. In the final head–to–head in group B, del Potro leads Gasquet 5–1, winning the last five, the last meeting being at the 2012 Swiss Indoors Basel semifinals.
The Bryans lead every match–up in their group. They are 5–1 against Dodig/Melo, being 2–1 in the year, with the twins winning their last meeting at the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Masters. Against the team of Qureshi/Rojer they lead 7–1, having met once this year at the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters, with Bryan/Bryan winning. Finally, against the Polish duo of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski they lead 16–7, winning their only meeting in 2013 at the 2nd round of the BNP Paribas Masters. In the match–up between Dodig/Melo and Qureshi/Rojer, Dodig/Melo won their only meeting and that was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2013. Against Fyrstenberg/Matkowski, Qureshi/Rojer has two wins each, meeting three times in 2013, with Qureshi/Rojer leading 2–1 and winning their last encounter at the second round of Shanghai Rolex Masters. On the final match–up, Fyrstenberg/Matkowski and Dodig/Melo have never met before.
Peya/Soares has a decent record against each member of their group. Against Granollers/López they lead 2–1, winning their two meeting in 2013 with the last one at the semifinals of the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. In the other two match–ups, the Austrian–Brazilian pairing has an even record, having two wins a piece against Marrero/Verdasco and one win a piece against Paes/Štěpánek. Marrero/Verdasco leads 2–1 in their 2013 matches, including their last match at the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, while Paes/Štěpánek won their only meeting in 2013 against the Austrian–Brazilian duo in the final of the US Open. Granollers/López has never won a match against the other two teams. Marrero/Verdasco won all their six matches against their compatriots, including three this year, with the last one at the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Paes/Štěpánek on the other hand is 2–0 against Granollers/López, with their latest encounter being at last year's ATP World Tour Finals in the round robin. In the final head–to–head Paes/Štěpánek won their only match against Marrero/Verdasco at the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open.
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The 2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on 31 December 2012 with the start of the 2013 ATP World Tour.
The 2013 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International where he was the defending champion. He successfully defended that title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final. After a quarterfinal showing at Indian Wells, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in 3 sets, Murray recovered to win the Miami Masters for the second time, defeating David Ferrer in the final. Winning in Miami meant that Murray overtook Roger Federer as World No. 2, the first time Murray had held the ranking since September 2009, meaning that neither Federer nor Rafael Nadal were ranked in the top 2 for the first time since the end of 2003. During the summer Murray won his first Wimbledon title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets to end Britain's 77-year wait for a home grown men's champion. It was Murray's second major title, and third consecutive title on grass, after winning at the Olympics the previous year, meaning he extended his winning streak on grass to 18 matches. In the summer hard court season, Murray failed to defend his US Open title, losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Following the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, during which Murray won both his singles and the doubles rubber, he ended his season prematurely in order to undergo surgery on a long-standing back problem that had caused him trouble for over a year and a half. He ended the season ranked number 4 in the world, behind Nadal, Djokovic and Ferrer.
Roger Federer's 2013 tennis season officially began on 14 January at the start of the 2013 Australian Open. This season saw Federer suffer a considerable decline in form, dropping five places to number 7 in the world, his lowest ranking in 11 years, and seeing his run of 36 consecutive grand slam quarterfinals ended by a second round defeat at Wimbledon. This year also marked the first time since 2002 where Federer did not reach a major final. His only title win of the season was a victory at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, an ATP 250 event.
The 2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season is regarded as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time. After not playing since June of the previous year, his season began on February 5 with the Chile Open, where he finished as the runner-up. Nadal rebounded with title victories at São Paulo and Acapulco. He then won the first Masters event of the year at Indian Wells. Nadal next finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Monte-Carlo, breaking his consecutive win streak for the first time in nine years. He followed that with victories at Barcelona, Madrid, and Rome. At the French Open, he defeated Djokovic in an epic semifinal, before defeating David Ferrer to win his eighth French Open crown. He was then stunned by Steve Darcis in the first round of Wimbledon, in what would be his only defeat prior to the semifinals of a tournament all season. Limping in the final set of the match, many thought his season was over. However, a strong hardcourt summer saw Nadal sweep Montreal, Cincinnati, and then the US Open, thus achieving the Summer Slam and clinching the US Open Series. He became the third player in history, after Patrick Rafter and Andy Roddick, to win all three events in succession. This granted him US$3.6 million in prize money, the most money earned by a male tennis player at a single tournament. A few days after the US Open final, he flew to Madrid to help the Spanish Davis Cup team secure their World Group Playoff spot for 2014, with a singles victory against Sergiy Stakhovsky and a doubles victory with Marc López.
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.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals. It was his third Tour Finals title.
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 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 5 January 2015 with the start of the 2015 Qatar Open.
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 2017 tennis season officially commenced on 2 January 2017, with the start of the Hopman Cup, and ended on 18 November 2017, with a loss in the semifinals of the ATP Finals.
The 2018 ATP Finals (also known as the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament that took place at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 11 to 18 November 2018. It was the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2018 ATP World Tour.
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.
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