2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season
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Djokovic at the 2015 Wimbledon
Full nameNovak Djokovic
CountryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Calendar prize money$21,146,145 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record82–6 (93.2%)
Calendar titles11
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
French Open F
Wimbledon W
US Open W
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W
Doubles
Season record7–5 (58.3%)
Calendar titles0
Year-end rankingNo. 125
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 448
Davis Cup
Davis Cup QF
Injuries
Injuriesfever (following Mubadala Open) [1]
2014
2016

The 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of the greatest seasons of all time by an individual tennis player. [2] 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 (after Rod Laver and Roger Federer), 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, [3] 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. [4] [5] 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.

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Analysis

It is considered by many to be the greatest season in tennis history, as he was dominant at all Big Title events and statistically the season was unprecedented. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] [11] It is often compared to Federer's 2006 season. [12] [8] [3] It is considered one of Djokovic's two absolute best seasons, alongside his 2011 season. [13] [14]

Year summary

Grand Slams

Djokovic reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open after beating Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals and defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals. He then defeated Andy Murray in the final, earning him a fifth Australian Open title, an Open Era record. [15]

At the French Open, Djokovic reached the final by defeating arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals (becoming only the second man to beat Nadal at Roland Garros) and Andy Murray in the semifinals, but was defeated in the final by Stan Wawrinka to end a 28-match win streak and prevent Djokovic from completing the career Grand Slam.

At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he started his title defense by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jarkko Nieminen, and Bernard Tomic in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Djokovic dropped the first two sets before coming back to beat Kevin Anderson in five. He then went on to beat Marin Čilić and Richard Gasquet in straight sets to meet Roger Federer in the final, a repeat of last year's final. Djokovic would again prevail in 4 sets, giving him his 9th major and second major of the year, the first time he won multiple majors in a calendar year since 2011.

At the US Open, Djokovic reached the final by beating Feliciano López in the quarterfinals and soundly beating Marin Čilić in the semifinals, losing only three games in the entire match. In the final he trumped Roger Federer in a four setter to win the title. [16] Djokovic knocked out the defending champion of every major other than Wimbledon, where he was reigning champion and knocked out 2014's runner up.

2015 was the first time in Djokovic's career that he reached the final of all four grand slams and winning 3 out of 4, with the only loss coming at the French Open to Stan Wawrinka. He repeated the feat in 2021 and in 2023, reaching all 4 finals and winning 3, the only loss was at the US Open to Daniil Medvedev in 2021, and Wimbledon where he was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in 2023.

Other tournaments

Djokovic began the year with a warm-up tournament at the World Tennis Championship, but later withdrew from his final against Andy Murray. He then began his season in Doha, Qatar. [17] Djokovic's next tournament was the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships in late February where he reached the semifinals in 2014 losing to Roger Federer. [18] Djokovic however lost to Federer 3–6, 5–7. He met Federer again in the final of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and won in three sets. [19] Djokovic then competed in the 2015 Miami Open and won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Andy Murray in the final in three sets. [20]

In the clay season, Djokovic competed in the 2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and won the tournament for the second time after defeating Marin Čilić in the quarterfinals, Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals, and Tomáš Berdych in the final, thus extending his winning streak to 17 matches. He also won his 23rd Masters title, tying Roger Federer. [21] [22] Djokovic withdrew from the Madrid Open to rest for the Italian Open and the French Open. [23] After withdrawing from Madrid, Djokovic won his fourth Rome title at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia by defeating Roger Federer in the final in straight sets, thus extending his winning streak to 22 matches.

In the summer hard court season, Djokovic competed in both the 2015 Rogers Cup and the 2015 Western & Southern Open where he reached the final in both tournaments. In the former, Djokovic lost to Andy Murray in three sets, ending his 8 match winning streak against Murray, while in the latter, Djokovic lost to Roger Federer in two sets, ending his 3 match winning streak against Federer, as well as ending his quest for a complete set of Masters 1000 titles. After the US Open, during the fall Asian swing, Djokovic won his sixth China Open title and his third Shanghai Masters title, winning all his matches in straight sets. After winning in Shanghai, Djokovic won his sixth masters title of the year at the 2015 BNP Paribas Masters defeating Andy Murray in the final for his sixth win of the season against Murray.

Djokovic became the only player to beat each player from the top 10 in the 2015 tennis season.

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
5 – 10 January 2015
1 / 7451R Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović 68Win6–2, 6–1
2 / 7462R Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 57Win6–2, 6–1
3 / 747QF Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović (7)27Loss7–6(7–2), 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
19 January – 1 February 2015
4 / 7481R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aljaž Bedene (Q)116Win6–3, 6–2, 6–4
5 / 7492R Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov 88Win6–0, 6–1, 6–4
6 / 7503R Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (31)33Win7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4
7 / 7514R Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 42Win6–4, 7–5, 7–5
8 / 752QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (8)8Win7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2
9 / 753SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (4)4Win7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
10 / 754W Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (6)6Win (1)7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Dubai Open
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 – 28 February 2015
11 / 7551R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil 60Win6–4, 6–4
12 / 7562R Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Golubev 107Win6–1, 6–2
13 / 757QF Flag of Turkey.svg Marsel İlhan (Q)104Win6–1, 6–1
14 / 758SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (4)8Win6–0, 5–7, 6–4
15 / 759F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Loss (1)3–6, 5–7
Davis Cup
Kraljevo, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 8 March 2015
16 / 7601R
R1
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Delić 158Win6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
1RBye
17 / 7612R Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 61Win6–1, 6–3
18 / 7623R Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos 68Win7–5, 6–3
19 / 7634R Flag of the United States.svg John Isner (18)20Win6–4, 7–6(7–5)
QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic (32)35W/ON/A
20 / 764SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (4)4Win6–2, 6–3
21 / 765W Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Win (2)6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 5 April 2015
1RBye
22 / 7662R Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 41Win6–0, 5–7, 6–1
23 / 7673R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Darcis (Q)84Win6–0, 7–5
24 / 7684R Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov 65Win6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–0
25 / 769QF Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (6)7Win7–5, 7–5
26 / 770SF Flag of the United States.svg John Isner (22)24Win7–6(7–3), 6–2
27 / 771W Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (3)4Win (3)7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 April 2015
1RBye
28 / 7722R Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos 67Win6–1, 6–4
29 / 7733R Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer 52Win6–4, 6–0
30 / 774QF Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (8)10Win6–0, 6–3
31 / 775SF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (3)5Win6–3, 6–3
32 / 776W Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (6)8Win (4)7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 May 2015
1RBye
33 / 7772R Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro (PR)174Win6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
34 / 7783R Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci (Q)68Win5–7, 6–2, 6–3
35 / 779QF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (5)6Win6–3, 3–6, 6–1
36 / 780SF Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (7)8Win6–4, 6–4
37 / 781W Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Win (5)6–4, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2015
38 / 7821R Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 86Win6–2, 7–5, 6–2
39 / 7832R Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 55Win6–1, 6–4, 6–4
40 / 7843R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC)84Win6–4, 6–4, 6–4
41 / 7854R Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (20)21Win6–1, 6–2, 6–3
42 / 786QF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (6)7Win7–5, 6–3, 6–1
43 / 787SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (3)3Win6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–1
44 / 788F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (8)8Loss (2)6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
29 June – 12 July 2015
45 / 7891R Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 33Win6–4, 6–4, 6–4
46 / 7902R Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 92Win6–4, 6–2, 6–3
47 / 7913R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic (27)26Win6–3, 6–3, 6–3
48 / 7924R Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson (14)14Win6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4, 7–5
49 / 793QF Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (9)9Win6–4, 6–4, 6–4
50 / 794SF Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (21)20Win7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
51 / 795W Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Win (6) 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
1RBye
52 / 7962R Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci 33Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
53 / 7973R Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 35Win6–2, 6–1
54 / 798QF Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis (Q)87Win5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–1
55 / 799SF Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy 49Win6–4, 6–4
56 / 800F Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (2)3Loss (3)4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
17 – 23 August 2015
1RBye
57 / 8012R Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (LL)42Win7–5, 6–2
58 / 8023R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (13)14Win6–4, 2–6, 6–3
59 / 803QF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (5)5Win6–4, 6–1
60 / 804SF Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov (Q)66Win4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
61 / 805F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)3Loss (4)6–7(1–7), 3–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2015
62 / 8061R Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza 89Win6–1, 6–1, 6–1
63 / 8072R Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer 52Win6–4, 6–1, 6–2
64 / 8083R Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi (25)25Win6–3, 7–5, 7–5
65 / 8094R Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (23)23Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
66 / 810QF Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López (18)18Win6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
67 / 811SF Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (9)9Win6–0, 6–1, 6–2
68 / 812W Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Win (7)6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2015
69 / 8131R Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli (Q)62Win6–1, 6–1
70 / 8142R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze (WC)219Win6–2, 6–1
71 / 815QF Flag of the United States.svg John Isner (6)13Win6–2, 6–2
72 / 816SF Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (4)7Win6–2, 6–3
73 / 817W Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (3)8Win (8)6–2, 6–2
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 October 2015
1RBye
74 / 8182R Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 44Win6–2, 6–1
75 / 8193R Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López (15)17Win6–2, 6–3
76 / 820QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 20Win7–6(8–6), 6–1
77 / 821SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (3)2Win6–1, 6–3
78 / 822W Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16)15Win (9)6–2, 6–4
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2015
1RBye
79 / 8232R Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci 40Win7–5, 6–3
80 / 8243R Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (14)15Win6–3, 7–5
81 / 825QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (5)5Win7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–8)
82 / 826SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (4)4Win6–3, 3–6, 6–0
83 / 827W Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (2)3Win (10)6–2, 6–4
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
15 – 22 November 2015
84 / 828RR Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (8)8Win6–1, 6–1
85 / 829RR Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (3)3Loss5–7, 2–6
86 / 830RR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (6)6Win6–3, 7–5
87 / 831SF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (5)5Win6–3, 6–3
88 / 832W Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (3)3Win (11)6–3, 6–4

[24]


Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
5 – 10 January 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović
1 / 841R Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram #32 / #51Win6–2, 6–0
2 / 85QF Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal / Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah Maksoud (3)#22 / #23Win6–3, 7–5
3 / 86SF Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Mónaco / Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal #151 / #—Loss6–7(3–7), 1–6
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 - 28 February 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Djere
4 / 871R Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (4)#25 / #4Loss2–6, 5–7
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round
Kraljevo, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 8 March 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
5 / 881R
R3
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja / Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor #22 / #115Win6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Miami Open Presented by Itaú
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March– 5 April 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević
6 / 891R Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer #34 / #38Loss4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Coupe Rogers
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević
7 / 901R Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi / Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki #295 / #188Win6–4, 6–3
8 / 912R Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna / Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea (4)#10 / #8Win6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
9 / 92QF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers (7)#16 / #15Win6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
10 / 93SF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin #28 / #26Loss6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2015
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Djordje Djokovic
11 / 941R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin / Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus (WC)#137 / #49Win7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [11–9]
12 / 95QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil / Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock #23 / #21Loss4–6, 1–6

Exhibitions

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
2015 World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hard, outdoor
1 – 3 January 2015
QFBye
1SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (3)4Win6–1, 6–2
2F Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (4)6W/ON/A

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2014 result2014 points2015 pointsOutcome
05.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 HardDNS045Quarterfinals (lost to Ivo Karlovic, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(7–9), 3–6)
19.01–01.02 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam HardQF3602000Winner (def. Andy Murray, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0)
23.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 HardSF180300Final (lost to Roger Federer, 3–6, 5–7)
06.03–08.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs. Croatia
Kraljevo Davis Cup Hard (i)1R040First Round: Flag of Serbia.svg SRB def. Flag of Croatia.svg CRO, 5–0
Serbia progresses to WG QF
09.03–22.03 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 HardW10001000Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2)
25.03–05.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 HardW10001000Winner (def. Andy Murray, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0)
13.04–19.04 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ClaySF3601000Winner (def. Tomas Berdych, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3)
03.05–10.05 Madrid Open Madrid ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ClayDNS00Withdrew [23]
11.05–17.05 Italian Open Rome ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ClayW10001000Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–3)
24.05–07.06 French Open Paris Grand Slam ClayF12001200Final (lost to Stan Wawrinka, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6)
29.06–12.07 The Championships, Wimbledon London Grand Slam GrassW20002000Winner (def. Roger Federer, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3)
17.07–19.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Argentina vs. Serbia
Buenos Aires Davis Cup Clay (i)1R00Quarterfinals: Flag of Argentina.svg ARG def. Flag of Serbia.svg SRB, 4–1
(Novak Djokovic withdrew)
10.08–16.08 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard3R90600Final (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6)
17.08–23.08 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard3R90600Final (lost to Roger Federer, 6–7(1–7), 3–6)
31.08–13.09 US Open New York Grand Slam HardSF7202000Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4)
05.10–11.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 HardW500500Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–2)
12.10–18.10 Shanghai Masters Shanghai ATP World Tour Masters 1000 HardSF3601000Winner (def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–2, 6–4)
02.11–08.11 Paris Masters Paris ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i)W10001000Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–2, 6–4)
15.11–22.11 ATP World Tour Finals London ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i)W15001300Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–4)
Total year-end points1136016585Increase2.svg5225difference

Doubles schedule

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2014 result2014 points2015 pointsOutcome
05.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 Hard1R(0)90Semifinals (lost to Mónaco/Nadal, 6–7(3–7), 1–6)
23.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard1R(0)(0)First Round (lost to Bopanna/Nestor, 2–6, 5–7)
06.03–08.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs. Croatia
Kraljevo Davis Cup Hard (i)1R050First Round: Flag of Serbia.svg SRB def. Flag of Croatia.svg CRO, 5–0
Serbia progresses to WG QF
09.03–22.03 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard1R(0)0Withdrew
25.03–05.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 HardDNS0(0)First Round (lost to Lindstedt/Melzer, 4–6, 6–3, [7–10])
17.07–19.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Argentina vs. Serbia
Buenos Aires Davis Cup Clay (i)1R00Quarterfinals: Flag of Argentina.svg ARG def. Flag of Serbia.svg SRB, 4–1
(Novak Djokovic withdrew)
10.08–16.08 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard2R90360Semifinals (lost to Nestor/Roger-Vasselin, 6–3, 1–6, [4–10])
05.10–11.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 HardQF(0)90Quarterfinals (lost to Pospisil/Sock, 4–6, 1–6)
Total year-end points90590Increase2.svg500difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 31–5 (86.1%) record against the top 10, 25–1 (96.2%) against the top 11–50, 26–0 (100%) against other players; 64–6 (91.4%) against right-handed players and 18–0 (100%) against left-handed players.
Ordered by number of wins(Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of first match of the year, Italic means top 50; "L" means left-handed player).

Finals

Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)

Category
Grand Slam (3–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (6–2)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (9–4)
Indoors (2–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner49.February 1, 2015 Australian Open, Australia (5)Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up23.February 28, 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 3–6, 5–7
Winner50.March 22, 2015 Indian Wells Masters, United States (4)Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Winner51.April 5, 2015 Miami Open, United States (5)Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
Winner52.April 19, 2015 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2)Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Winner53.May 17, 2015 Italian Open, Italy (4)Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 6–3
Runner-up24.June 7, 2015 French Open, France (3)Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner54.July 12, 2015 The Championships, Wimbledon, Great Britain (3)Grass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up25.August 16, 2015 Canadian Open, CanadaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up26.August 23, 2015 Cincinnati Masters, United States (5)Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–7(1–7), 3–6
Winner55.September 13, 2015 US Open, United States (2)Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner56.October 11, 2015 China Open, China (6)Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2
Winner57.October 18, 2015 Shanghai Masters, China (3)Hard Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2, 6–4
Winner58.November 8, 2015 Paris Masters, France (4)Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray6–2, 6–4
Winner59.November 22, 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Great Britain (5)Hard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–3, 6–4

Earnings

#VenueSingles Prize MoneyYear-to-date
1. Qatar ExxonMobil Open $31,690$31,690
2. Australian Open A$3,100,000$2,577,720
3. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $227,640$2,805,360
4. BNP Paribas Open $900,400$3,705,760
5. Miami Open presented by Itaú $900,400$4,606,160
6. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €628,100$5,271,757
7. Internazionali BNL d’Italia €628,100$5,975,103
8. Roland Garros €900,000$6,965,733
9. Wimbledon £1,880,000$9,924,289
10. Coupe Rogers $336,000$10,260,289
11. Western & Southern Open $358,375$10,618,664
12. US Open $3,800,000$13,918,664
13. China Open $654,725$14,573,389
14. Shanghai Rolex Masters $913,600$15,486,989
15. BNP Paribas Masters €653,700$16,206,125
16. ATP World Tour Finals $2,061,000$18,267,125
Bonus Pool$2,825,000$21,092,125
Doubles$54,020
Total$21,146,145
As of November 23,2015

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