2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

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2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
Full nameStan Wawrinka
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Calendar prize money$2,802,229
Singles
Season record26–11 (70.3%)
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 9
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 5
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open SF
French Open F
Wimbledon 1R
US Open A
Doubles
Season record1–3 (25.0%)
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 341
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 245
Injuries
Injuriesknee injury
Last updated on: 24 July 2017.

The 2017 Stan Wawrinka season started with the 2017 Brisbane International and ended with a first round loss at Wimbledon.

Contents

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Brisbane International

Wawrinka opened his season for the first time in his career in Brisbane after eight consecutive years in Chennai. After a bye in the first round he beat Viktor Troicki. In the quarter-finals, Wawrinka beat Kyle Edmund in three sets. In the semifinal the Swiss player was defeated by Kei Nishikori.

Australian Open

Wawrinka entered the first Grand Slam of the year as the fourth seed. In the first round he rescues, only to be defeated by Martin Klizan. Wawrinka lost the first set 4–6, but the Swiss won the following two sets by 6–4, 7–5. When the match seemed to be in the Stan's hands Klizan recovered and he broke Wawrinka in the seventh game of the fourth set. In the final set Wawrinka was under a break with the score of 2–4. Wawrinka retrieved again and at the end he won the set and the match. In the following rounds the Swiss faced in order Steve Johnson, Viktor Troicki and Andreas Seppi. In these three matches Wawrinka lost only one set against the Serbian tennis player and he was particularly in trouble with Seppi who was defeated in three tie-breaks by the Swiss. In the quarter-finals Wawrinka's opponent was the French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Wawrinka got rid of Tsonga quickly in three sets. In the semifinal Wawrinka faced his compatriot Roger Federer and was beaten in five sets.

Dubai Open

Wawrinka is the defending champion in Dubai. The Swiss player lost in the first round against Damir Džumhur in two sets, despite the Wawrinka's advantage of one break in the first set.

Indian Wells Masters

Wawrinka entered the final and ended up losing to Roger Federer in two close sets.

Clay court season and French Open

Geneva Open

Stan Wawrinka retained his title at Geneva Open

French Open

At the French Open Wawrinka, the 2015 champion, reached the final round but lost to Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–3, 6–1. Nadal won a record 10th Roland Garros title on his favoured clay surface, his first Grand Slam victory since the 2014 French Open. [1]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Stan Wawrinka in 2017, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no 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
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
1 – 8 January 2017
1RBye
1 / 6912R Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 29Win7–6(7–5), 6–4
2 / 692QF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund 45Win6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
3 / 693SF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (3)5Loss6–7(3–7), 3–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
16 – 29 January 2017
4 / 6941R Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 34Win4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
5 / 6952R Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 30Win6–3, 6–4, 6–4
6 / 6963R Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki (29)35Win3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
7 / 6974R Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 89Win7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
8 / 698QF Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12)12Win7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–3
9 / 699SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (17)17Loss5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
27 February – 4 March 2017
10 / 7001R Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 77Loss6–7(4–7), 3–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 19 March 2017
1RBye
11 / 7012R Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi 38Win6–3, 6–4
12 / 7023R Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber (28)31Win7–5, 6–3
13 / 7034R Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka (LL)70Win3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
14 / 704QF Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (8)9Win6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
15 / 705SF Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (21)23Win6–2, 6–2
16 / 706F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (9)10Loss (1)4–6, 5–7
Miami Masters
Key Biscayne, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
20 March – 2 April 2017
1RBye
17 / 7072R Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos 75Win6–3, 6–4
18 / 7083R Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri 53Win6–3, 6–4
19 / 7094R Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (16)20Loss6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 April 2017
1RBye
20 / 7102R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 54Win6–2, 4–6, 6–2
21 / 7113R Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (16)27Loss4–6, 4–6
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
7 – 14 May 2017
1RBye
22 / 7122R Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 52Loss5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 May 2017
1RBye
23 / 7132R Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 44Win6–3, 1–6, 6–3
24 / 7143R Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 24Loss6–7(1–7), 4–6
Geneva Open
Geneva, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
21 – 27 May 2017
1RBye
25 / 7152R Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Dutra Silva 78Win5–2 ret.
26 / 716QF Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey (6)28Win4–6, 7–5, 6–2
27 / 717SF Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov 85Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
28 / 718W Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev (Q)33Win (1)4–6, 6–3, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 11 June 2017
29 / 7191R Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík (Q)152Win6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
30 / 7202R Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov 89Win6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
31 / 7213R Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (28)29Win7–6(7–2), 6–0, 6–2
32 / 7224R Flag of France.svg Gael Monfils (15)16Win7–5, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
33 / 723QF Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (7)8Win6–3, 6–3, 6–1
34 / 724SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (1)1Win6–7(6–8), 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
35 / 725F Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (4)4Loss (2)2–6, 3–6, 1–6
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
19 – 25 June 2017
36 / 7261R Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 32Loss6–7(4–7), 5–7
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
3 – 16 July 2017
37 / 7271R Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 49Loss4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
1 – 8 January 2017
Partner: Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille
11R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson (WC)#- / #115Loss2–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 19 March 2017
Partner: Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
21R Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Huey / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi #30 / #29Loss4–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 April 2017
Partner: Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
31R Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor #34 / #22Win6–4, 7–6(7–2)
42R Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut (2)#9 / #6Loss5–7, 2–6

Exhibition matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (Seed or Key)RankResultScore
Tie Break Tens
Madrid, Spain
Singles exhibition
Clay, indoor
4 May 2017
1QF Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 37Loss[1–10]

Tournament schedule

Singles

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2016 result2016 points2017 pointsOutcome
1 January 2017–
8 January 2017
Brisbane International Brisbane ATP World Tour 250 HardDNS090Semifinals (lost to Kei Nishikori, 6–7(3–7),3–6)
16 January 2017–
29 January 2017
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard4R180720Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6)
13 February 2017–
19 February 2017
Rotterdam Open Rotterdam ATP World Tour 500 HardN/AN/AN/AWithdrew
20 February 2017–
27 February 2017
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 HardW5000First round (lost to Damir Džumhur, 6–7(4–7), 3–6)
9 March 2017–
19 March 2017
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Hard4R90600Final (lost to Roger Federer, 4–6, 5–7)
22 March 2017–
2 April 2017
Miami Open Miami ATP Masters 1000 Hard2R1090Fourth round (lost to Alexander Zverev, 6–4, 2–6, 1–6)
16 April 2017–
23 April 2017
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 ClayQF18090Third round (lost to Pablo Cuevas, 4–6, 4–6)
7 May 2017–
14 May 2017
Madrid Open Madrid ATP Masters 1000 Clay2R1010Second round (lost to Benoît Paire, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6)
14 May 2017–
21 May 2017
Italian Open Rome ATP Masters 1000 Clay3R9090Third round (lost to John Isner, 6–7(1–7), 4–6)
21 May 2017–
27 May 2017
Geneva Open Geneva ATP World Tour 250 ClayW250250Champion (defeated Mischa Zverev, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3)
28 May 2017–
11 June 2017
French Open Paris Grand Slam ClaySF7201200Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 2–6, 3–6, 1–6)
19 June 2017–
25 June 2017
Queen's Club Championships London ATP World Tour 500 Grass1R00First round (lost to Feliciano López, 6–7(4–7), 5–7)
3 July 2017–
16 July 2017
Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass2R4510First round (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6)
7 August 2017–
13 August 2017
Canadian Open Montreal Masters 1000 HardSF360N/AWithdrew
14 August 2017–
20 August 2017
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters 1000 Hard3R90N/AWithdrew
28 August 2017–
10 September 2017
US Open New York City Grand Slam HardW2000N/AWithdrew
18 September 2017–
24 September 2017
St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i)F150N/AWithdrew
9 October 2017–
15 October 2017
Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters 1000 Hard3R90N/AWithdrew
23 October 2017–
29 October 2017
Swiss Indoors Basel 500 Series Hard (i)QF90N/AWithdrew
30 October 2017–
5 November 2017
Paris Masters Paris Masters 1000 Hard (i)2R10N/AWithdrew
Total year-end points53153150Decrease2.svg-2165difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Stan Wawrinka had a 26–11 (70.3% of wins) match win–loss record in the 2017 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 3–3 (50.0% of wins). The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Category
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultNo.DateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up11.19 March 2017Masters 1000 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 4–6, 5–7
Winner16.27 May 2017250 Series Geneva Open, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up12.11 June 2017Grand Slam French Open, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2–6, 3–6, 1–6

Earnings

EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International $22,245$22,245
Australian Open A$820,000$637,081
Dubai Tennis Championships $17,980$655,061
Indian Wells Masters $573,680$1,228,741
Miami Masters $77,265$1,306,006
Monte-Carlo Masters €53,435$1,362,695
Madrid Open €35,855$1,402,114
Italian Open €53,435$1,460,507
Geneva Open €85,945$1,556,792
French Open €1,060,000$2,741,448
Queen's Club Championships €13,595$2,756,666
Wimbledon Championships £35,000$2,802,229
$2,802,229

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

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References

  1. "French Open 2017 Final AS IT HAPPENED: Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka in stunning win". 11 June 2017.