Greg Rusedski

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Greg Rusedski
Greg Rusedski 2014.jpg
Rusedski in 2014
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (1995–2007)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1991–1995) [1]
Residence London, England, UK
Born (1973-09-06) 6 September 1973 (age 51)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1991
Retired7 April 2007
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,944,841
Singles
Career record436–287
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 4 (6 October 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2001)
French Open 4R (1999)
Wimbledon QF (1997)
US Open F (1997)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1997, 1998)
Grand Slam Cup W (1999)
Olympic Games 3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record62–53
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 63 (19 June 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1995)
French Open 1R (2006)
Wimbledon 2R (1994)
US Open 2R (1994)
Team competitions
Davis Cup World Group 1R (1999, 2002)

Gregory Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a British former professional tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 May 1998 to 21 June 1998. [2]

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In 1997, he was the US Open finalist, which led to him receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award. Also, he scored 30 wins and 13 losses with the Great Britain Davis Cup team. Along with erstwhile rival and teammate Tim Henman, Rusedski was credited with beginning a renaissance in British men's singles tennis from the doldrums of the eighties and nineties, reaching a grand slam final and returning Great Britain to relevance in the Davis Cup, progress that would eventually be brought to fruition by Andy Murray.

Personal life

Rusedski was born in Montreal, Quebec, to a British mother and a father of Polish and Ukrainian descent. [3] He was a very promising junior player in Canada in the 1980s, and subsequently caused some anger in Canada when he decided to adopt British citizenship and play for Great Britain in 1995. [4] Rusedski made the decision for "lifestyle reasons", noting that his girlfriend — who later became his wife — lived in Britain. [5]

Rusedski has been with his wife Lucy Connor since 1991, they met while he was competing in a junior tournament where she was a ball girl. [6] They married in a Catholic ceremony at Douai Abbey in West Berkshire in December 1999. [7] They have two children: a daughter born in 2006, [8] and a son born in 2009. [9]

Career

Rusedski at the 2004 US Open Greg rusedski.jpg
Rusedski at the 2004 US Open

Rusedski's first career singles tournament title was at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island in 1993. He opted to compete for the United Kingdom rather than Canada from 22 May 1995 onwards, a decision which was received poorly by Canadian fans; it was reported that he was given a "traitor's reception" by the crowd when he competed in his first Canadian Open after the switch. [10]

Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of world No. 4). He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award. In 1998, Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as the UK number one tennis player. Rusedski, however, won the Grand Slam Cup in 1999.

In the 1999 US Open, Rusedski reached the fourth round where he was eliminated 5–7, 0–6, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4, 6–4, by Todd Martin; Rusedski had a two-sets-to-none advantage and was serving for the match in the third set, then in the fifth set he was up 4–1, but lost 20 of the final 21 points including a stretch of 18 consecutive points. [11]

In the 2002 US Open, after losing to Pete Sampras in the third round in a grueling five-set match, Rusedski described Sampras as "a half-step slow" and predicted that Sampras would lose his fourth-round match to young German star Tommy Haas. [12] Sampras, however, went on to win the tournament.

At Wimbledon in 2003, Rusedski was playing in a second-round match against Andy Roddick. Roddick had won the first two sets, but Rusedski was 5–2 up in the third set. During a point on Roddick's service game, a member of the crowd loudly called one of Roddick's shots long, causing Rusedski to stop playing the point as he believed it was a line judge. The umpire ruled that the ball was good and that, as Roddick's next shot landed in court, Roddick was awarded the point. Rusedski, believing the point should have been replayed, launched into a long and expletive-riddled tirade at the umpire and, never regaining his composure, went on to lose the next five games without reply to concede the match. Rusedski apologized after the match, and Roddick reached the semifinals. [13] [14]

Rusedski tested positive for nandrolone in January 2004, but he was cleared of the charges in a hearing on 10 March 2004. [15] [16]

Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden. Later that year, he defended his title at the Hall of Fame Championship, defeating Vince Spadea in the final. This was the first time he had successfully defended a title and the third time he had won the championship. He then reached the semifinals at both the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, losing to Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre Agassi.

Towards the end of 2005, Rusedski's ranking had risen to the high 30s. A defeat for Rusedski in the first round of the Challenger event in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, left him ranked 38th, just one place short of regaining the UK top spot. Rusedski reclaimed the UK number-one spot on 15 May 2006, overtaking Andy Murray by getting to the third round of the Rome Masters. He lost the top UK ranking again after a first-round exit at Wimbledon.

On 7 April 2007, Rusedski officially retired from tennis after partnering with Jamie Murray to a doubles victory over the Netherlands in a Davis Cup match, a result which gave Great Britain a winning 3–0 lead in the tie. He announced his retirement immediately after the win during a live interview with Sue Barker on BBC Television. [17] Rusedski has stayed involved with professional tennis in his retirement, and currently works for the Lawn Tennis Association as a talent and performance ambassador. [18] Rusedski held the record for fastest serve at 149 miles per hour until Andy Roddick broke it. [19] [20]

On 24 January 2009, Rusedski confirmed he had been seeking a return to professional tennis. However, Davis Cup captain John Lloyd turned down his offer to compete in the Davis Cup, and Rusedski was unable to obtain any wild-card tournament entries. [21] [22] [23] [24] Because of this, Rusedski quickly retracted his announcement and is still retired.

Rusedski vs. Henman

Rusedski was often overshadowed in the British press by Henman, especially at Wimbledon. [25] They were generally closely matched over their careers; both reached a highest world ranking of 4. Rusedski won 15 singles titles compared to Henman's eleven, and also reached the final of the US Open in 1997, whereas Henman never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. However, Henman reached six Grand Slam semifinals and an additional four quarterfinals, whereas Rusedski reached two Grand Slam quarterfinals in total: at the US Open where he reached the final, and at Wimbledon the same year. Neither Rusedski nor Henman ever reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Henman reached the semifinals of the French Open, while Rusedski never made it past the fourth round at that tournament.

His Davis Cup singles record was considerably poorer than Henman's. In Great Britain's two key Davis Cup ties in the World Group knockout stage, Rusedski lost all four singles rubbers, despite home advantage (against the US in 1999 and Sweden in 2002). However, as a doubles partnership, Rusedski and Henman won several Davis Cup matches, as well as other tournaments.[ citation needed ]

Rusedski's final match at a Grand Slam was against Henman, at the 2006 US Open. Henman won 7–6, 6–2, 6–3. Over their careers, in head-to-head encounters, Henman won 8–2.

Media career

Rusedski has an active media career, having written columns for The Sun, The Daily Mirror [26] [27] and The Daily Telegraph. [28] He also works for the television channel British Eurosport providing analysis during the stations' coverage of the Australian Open. He provided commentary and analysis for Sky Sports for their coverage of the US Open and ATP World Tour Events, and for the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon. [26] He has done some acting, appearing in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple as a tennis player. [29] In 2008, he appeared as a contestant on the reality TV shows Dancing on Ice and Beat the Star . He has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown .

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1997 US Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7

Other significant finals

Grand Slam Cup

Singles: 1 (1–0)

ResultYearLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1999 Munich, GermanyHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)

Masters Series

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1998 Indian Wells Masters Hard Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win1998 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Career finals

Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Grand Slam Cup (1–0)
ATP Super 9 /
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series /
ATP International Series Gold (3–2)
ATP World Series /
ATP International Series (10–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (5–0)
Carpet (5–6)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (8–6)
Indoor (7–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1993 Hall of Fame Open, USAWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–1 Oct 1993 Salem Open, ChinaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Win2–1 Apr 1995 Seoul Open, South KoreaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Lars Rehmann 6–4, 3–1 ret.
Loss2–2 May 1995 Delray Beach Open, USAWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 2–6
Win3–2 Oct 1996 Salem Open, ChinaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss3–3 Feb 1997 Zagreb Indoors, CroatiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Loss3–4 Feb 1997 Pacific Coast Championships, USAWorld SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–3, 0–5 ret.
Win4–4 Jun 1997 Nottingham Open, UKWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–5
Loss4–5 Sep 1997 US Open, USAGrand SlamHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win5–5Oct 1997 Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Loss5–6 Oct 1997 Vienna Open, AustriaChamp. SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–7 Feb 1998 Zagreb Indoors, CroatiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win6–7 Feb 1998 ECC Antwerp, BelgiumChamp. SeriesHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss6–8 Mar 1998 Indian Wells Masters, USASuper 9Hard Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss6–9 Oct 1998 Grand Prix de Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink 4–6, 4–6
Win7–9 Nov 1998 Paris Masters, FranceSuper 9Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss7–10 Feb 1999 London Indoor, UKChamp. SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Loss7–11Aug 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, USAWorld SeriesHard Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin 4–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win8–11 Oct 1999 Grand Slam Cup, GermanyGrand Slam CupHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win9–11 Oct 1999 Vienna Open, AustriaChamp. SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Win10–11 Mar 2001 Pacific Coast Championships, USAInternationalHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4
Win11–11 Jan 2002 Auckland Open, New ZealandInternationalHard Flag of France.svg Jérôme Golmard 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win12–11 Aug 2002 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, USAIntl. GoldHard Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win13–11 Jun 2003 Nottingham Open, UK (2)InternationalGrass Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–2
Win14–11 Jul 2004 Hall of Fame Open, USA (2)InternationalGrass Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Popp 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss14–12 Oct 2004 Kremlin Cup, RussiaInternationalCarpet (i) Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win15–12 Jul 2005 Hall of Fame Open, USA (3)InternationalGrass Flag of the United States.svg Vince Spadea 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Super 9 /
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series /
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP World Series /
ATP International Series (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 1994 Hall of Fame Open, USAWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss1–1 Oct 1994 Vienna Open, AustriaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–7, 4–6
Loss1–2Mar 1995 Copenhagen Open, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win2–2 Sep 1996 Bournemouth International, UKWorld SeriesClay Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Gilbert
Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
6–3, 7–6
Win3–2 Feb 1999 London Indoor, UKChamp. SeriesCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Singles performance timeline

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; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Country


Tournament
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Total
1992 1993 1994 1995 2 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R A 4R 3R A 1R 2R A0 / 1011–1047.62
French Open AA 3R A 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 117–1138.89
Wimbledon Q3 1R 2R 4R 2R QF 1R 4R 1R 4R 4R 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 1421–1460.00
US Open Q1 A 1R 1R 1R F 3R 4R 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 1316–1355.17
Win–loss0–00–13–45–32–410–44–410–41–39–47–31–31–42–40–30 / 4855–4854.37
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify RR RR Did not qualify0 / 22–250.00
Grand Slam Cup Did not qualifySFDNQWNot Held1 / 26–185.71
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 1R A 1R A F 3R 2R 1R 2R AA 2R 1R 0 / 109–1047.37
Miami Masters AA 1R A 2R A 4R 4R 4R 2R 2R AA 2R 2R 0 / 911–955.00
Monte Carlo Masters AAAAAA 2R 2R 1R 1R AAA 1R 1R 0 / 60–60.00
Hamburg Masters AA 1R AAA 3R 1R A 1R AAA 2R 1R 0 / 62–625.00
Rome Masters AA 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R AA 1R 3R 0 / 104–1028.57
Canada Masters 3R 2R 1R 1R AAAAA 1R 1R 2R A SF 1R 0 / 98–947.06
Cincinnati Masters AA 2R 2R 2R 1R AAA QF 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 1011–1052.38
Madrid Masters 1AAA 2R 2R 2R QF SF QF 1R AAA 1R A0 / 89–852.94
Paris Masters AAAAA QF W 2R 1R 1R AAA 2R A1 / 68–561.54
Win–loss2–11–21–62–33–52–414–67–76–65–93–52–22–19–93–71 / 7462–7345.93
Career statistics
Titles–Finals0–01–20–01–21–12–62–52–40–01–12–21–11–21–10–015 / 2715–1255.56
Year-end ranking16150114374869136931311194637191

1 This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

2 Rusedski was granted British citizenship in May 1995, and competed for Great Britain from 22 May 1995 onwards.

Top 10 wins

Season199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006Total
Wins02001363255010129
No.PlayerRankEventSurfaceRd.ScoreRR
1993
1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 10 Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet (i)3R6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2)130
2. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 7Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet (i)QF4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)130
1996
3. Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira 10 Stockholm Open, SwedenHard (i)1R6–3, 3–6, 6–353
1997
4. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 10 Zagreb Indoors, CroatiaCarpet (i)SF6–4, 6–456
5. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang4 San Jose, United StatesHard (i)QF7–6(7–4), 6–439
6. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Grand Slam Cup, MunichCarpet (i)QF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–110
1998
7. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov9 Vienna Open, AustriaCarpet (i)1R6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)17
8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Rafter 2Vienna Open, AustriaCarpet (i)QF6–3, 7–6(7–3)17
9. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Rafter3 Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard (i)3R7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–413
10. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov8 Paris Masters, FranceCarpet (i)SF6–3, 4–6, 6–413
11. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1Paris Masters, FranceCarpet (i)F6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–313
12. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 9 ATP Tour Championships, HanoverHard (i)RR6–2, 6–411
1999
13. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten 5Grand Slam Cup, MunichHard (i)1R6–3, 3–6, 6–36
14. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov2Grand Slam Cup, MunichHard (i)QF7–5, 7–6(8–6)6
15. Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin 4Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard (i)QF4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–46
2000
16. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov7Vienna Open, AustriaHard (i)1R6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–344
17. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin 2Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard (i)3R7–6(7–2), 6–489
2001
18. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten1 Australian Open, MelbourneHard2R4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 9–765
19. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin1 Milan Indoor, ItalyCarpet (i)QF6–0, 7–6(7–5)52
20. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 6San Jose, United StatesHard (i)QF5–7, 6–1, 6–458
21. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 4San Jose, United StatesHard (i)F6–3, 6–458
22. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Wimbledon, LondonGrass3R6–1, 6–4, 6–440
2002
23. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson 10 Marseille, FranceHard (i)1R6–4, 3–6, 6–330
24. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero4 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesHard1R6–4, 6–338
25. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin2 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesHard1R7–6(9–7), 6–238
26. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt1 Indianapolis Championships, United StatesHard3R7–6(7–3), 6–441
27. Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 3Indianapolis Championships, United StatesHardSF3–6, 6–3, 6–341
2004
28. Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio 9 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesHard2R4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–496
2006
29. Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 10 Rome Masters, ItalyClay1R5–7, 6–3, 6–445

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This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian tennis player, Lleyton Hewitt. To date, Hewitt has won thirty ATP singles titles including two grand slam singles titles, two ATP Masters 1000 singles titles and two year-ending championships. He was also the runner-up at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, 2004 US Open and 2005 Australian Open. Hewitt was first ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on November 19, 2001.

Andy Murray is a former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 for 41 weeks. He is the only player, male or female, to win two Olympic gold medals in singles, which he did at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He has reached eleven grand slam finals in total, winning the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, and finished as runner-up at the 2008 US Open, the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Open, at Wimbledon in 2012 and the 2016 French Open.

Roger Federer won three Majors in 2004. The first came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin, 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2. He went on to win his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4. In addition, Federer defeated the 2001 US Open Champion Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open for his first US Open title, 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0. Furthermore, Federer won three ATP Masters 1000 events, one on clay at Hamburg, and two on hard court in Indian Wells and Canada. Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai, and wrapped up the year for the second time over Lleyton Hewitt at the Tennis Masters Cup. Federer was the first player to win three Grand Slams in a single season since Mats Wilander in 1988.

Roger Federer contested two major finals in 2005, winning both at Wimbledon over Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4, and the US Open over Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1. However, Federer failed to make the final at the other two majors, losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin and the French Open to Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, Federer won four Masters titles at Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard courts and one clay court title at Hamburg. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the year-end championships to David Nalbandian in the final.

Roger Federer won two Majors in 2009, the French Open, defeating Robin Söderling in the final, and Wimbledon, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. In addition, Federer made the two other Grand Slam finals, Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal, and the US Open, losing to Juan Martín del Potro. Federer went on to win two Master Series 1000 tournaments: in Madrid over Rafael Nadal, and in Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic. He lost in one 500 level event final in Basel to Djokovic. During the year, Federer completed the Career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.

Roger Federer's first ATP Tour-level tournament was the 1998 Gstaad Open, where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost, 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first final came at the 2000 Marseille Open, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7. Federer's first tournament win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor, where he defeated Julien Boutter, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. The most prestigious finals he contested at this time included the 2002 Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. Shortly thereafter, Federer won his first Masters Series event at the Hamburg Masters on clay, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, over Marat Safin.

Andrew Richardson is a British former professional tennis player, and now a coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Edmund</span> British tennis player

Kyle Steven Edmund is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019.

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