Wayne Ferreira

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Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira ATC2010.jpg
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Residence Lafayette, California, U.S.
Born (1971-09-15) 15 September 1971 (age 52)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 9,969,617
Singles
Career record512–330 (60.8%)
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 6 (8 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1992, 2003)
French Open 4R (1996)
Wimbledon QF (1994)
US Open QF (1992)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1995)
Grand Slam Cup QF (1993)
Olympic Games QF (1996)
Doubles
Career record295–210
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 9 (19 March 2001)
Team competitions
Hopman Cup W (2000)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Doubles

Wayne Richard Ferreira (born 15 September 1971) is a South African former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.

Contents

Career

As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked world no. 1 junior doubles player and no. 6 junior singles player. He won the junior doubles title at the US Open in 1989. [1]

Ferreira turned professional in 1989. He won his first ATP doubles title in Adelaide in 1991.

1992 was Ferreira's breakthrough year on the tour. He started out by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open. In June he won his first ATP singles title at Queen's Club, London. [2] His second singles title came just a few weeks later at Schenectady, New York. He also teamed-up with compatriot Piet Norval to win the men's doubles silver medal for South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [3] Ferreira was defeated in the second round in the Olympic singles that year. [4]

After a quieter year in 1993 in which he didn't win any singles titles, Ferreira came back strongly in 1994 to win a career-best five singles titles. He then won another four events in 1995. [5] He competed at the Olympics again in 1996, reaching the quarterfinals in both men's singles and men's doubles, with Ellis Ferreira as his partner. [4] (The two Ferreiras are not related. [6] )

The biggest titles of Ferreira's career came at Toronto in 1996 and Stuttgart in 2000 (both Tennis Masters Series events). [7]

Ferreira teamed-up with Amanda Coetzer in 2000 to win the Hopman Cup for South Africa. [8] He played in his third and final Olympic tournament that year; this time, competing only in singles and being defeated in the first round. [4]

Ferreira is the former record-holder for the most consecutive Grand Slam tournament appearances in men's tennis, having participated in 56 consecutive slams between the 1991 Australian Open and the 2004 US Open. [9] [10] Ferreira's best Grand Slam results came at the Australian Open – where he reached the semi-finals twice in 1992 and 2003. [10] [11]

During his career, Ferreira won 15 top-level singles titles and 11 doubles titles. [5] His career-high rankings were world no. 6 in singles (in May 1995) and world n. 9 in doubles (in March 2001). His career prize-money earnings totalled $9,969,617. [1]

Though Ferreira retired from the professional tour in 2005, he still plays on the Outback Champions Series senior tour. He finished both 2006 and 2007 fourth on points in that series. He is now residing in Lafayette, California. Ferreira is currently president and CEO of EcoloBlue, Life and Energy, an environmental and renewable resources corporation based in Miami, Florida, and Lafayette, California.

Ferreira is known for regularly causing upsets against top players. He is one of the few players with a positive record against 20 time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer. [12] Ferreira teamed up with Federer in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 2001. They got to the third round and were due to face Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer (the eventual champions) before Federer withdrew to focus on his singles campaign. [13] In addition, Ferreira has a 5-6 head-to-head record against 14 time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras, with Sampras breaking the tie by winning their final match at the 2002 Canadian Masters. He also holds a positive head-to-head record against multiple Grand Slam champions and former world no. 1 ranked players, including Patrick Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Björn Borg.

Coaching

Starting in 2020, Ferreira was the coach of Frances Tiafoe and became his primary coach, replacing coach Zack Evenden, until the end of the 2023 season when they split. [14]

Racket

Ferreira played with and endorsed rackets made by Slazenger early in his career. He switched to Dunlop Sport very early in his career and stayed with them, using the 200G racket, until the end of his ATP career.

Career statistics

Olympic games

Finals: 1 (1 silver medal)
ResultYearOlympicsSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver 1992 Barcelona ClaySouth African Olympic Flag.svg  Piet Norval  (RSA) Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1993 Indian Wells Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 3–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win1996 Canada Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4
Win2000 Stuttgart Hard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles: 12 (6–6)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1991 Miami Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Piet Norval Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss1992 Rome Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss1993RomeClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 6–7
Loss1994RomeClay Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
1–6, 5–7
Loss1994 Cincinnati Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win1995 Hamburg Clay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
6–1, 7–6
Loss1999 Canada Hard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
6–7, 4–6
Loss2000RomeClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win2000 Monte Carlo Clay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win2001 Indian Wells Hard Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
Win2001RomeClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6
Win2003Indian WellsHard Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Career finals

Singles: 23 (15–8)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (2–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–4)
ATP Tour (12–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (11–4)
Grass (1–2)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 1992 Memphis, USHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jun 1992 Queen's Club, UKGrass Flag of Japan.svg Shuzo Matsuoka 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–2Jul 1992 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Medvedev 1–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 1–6
Win2–2Aug 1992 Schenectady, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Morgan 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Loss2–3Mar 1993 Indian Wells, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 3–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Jun 1993Queen's Club, UKGrass Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich 3–6, 4–6
Win3–4Jan 1994 Oahu, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Loss3–5Feb 1994 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss3–6Jun 1994 Manchester, UKGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win4–6Aug 1994 Indianapolis, USHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître 6–2, 6–1
Win5–6Sep 1994 Bordeaux, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango 6–0, 7–5
Win6–6Oct 1994 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win7–6Oct 1994 Tel-Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Amos Mansdorf 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win8–6Feb 1995 Dubai, UAEHard Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi 6–3, 6–3
Win9–6May 1995 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win10–6Oct 1995 Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win11–6Oct 1995 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–3
Win12–6Mar 1996 Scottsdale, USHard Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss12–7Jul 1996 Washington, D.C., USHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 2–6, 4–6
Win13–7Aug 1996 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4
Loss13–8Apr 1999 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win14–8Nov 2000 Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win15–8Aug 2003 Los Angeles, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt6–3, 4–6, 7–5

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; (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.
Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 4R SF 4R 4R 2R 2R 4R 2R 4R 4R 3R QF SF 3R 0 / 1439–14
French Open AAA 2R 3R 2R 1R 3R 4R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 1418–13
Wimbledon AA 2R 2R 4R 4R QF 4R 3R 3R 4R 1R 4R 1R 3R 1R 3R 0 / 1529–15
US Open AAA 2R QF 4R 3R 1R 1R 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R 4R 2R 1R 0 / 1418–14
Win–loss0–00–01–16–414–410–49–46–46–410–36–44–49–42–49–48–44–40 / 57104–56
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify RR Did not qualify0 / 12–1
Grand Slam Cup NHDNQ 1R QF 1R Did not qualifyNot Held0 / 31–3
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NMEA3R2RF2RQFQF2R2R1R2R1R1R1R2R0 / 1417–14
Miami NMEA4R2R2R3RQF2R3R4R2RQF2R1R3R2R0 / 1416–14
Monte Carlo NMEAA3RA2RAA2R2RA2R1RA2RA0 / 76–7
Rome NMEA3R2R1R3RSFSF1R2R2R1RQF3R2RA0 / 1321–13
Hamburg NMEA1R2R1RAQFQF3R3R3R3R1R2RQFA0 / 1217–12
Canada NMEAAA3RSF3RW3R1R3RSF1R1R1RA1 / 1119–10
Cincinnati NMEA3R1R3R3R3RQF2R2R1R1R1R3R1RA0 / 1314–13
Stuttgart 1NMEAA2R2R3R2R2RA2R2RWQFA2RA1 / 1013–9
Paris NMEA2R2R2R2RSF3RA1R1R3R1RA1RA0 / 115–11
Win–lossN/A0–09–65–89–811–817–818–75–79–96–819–86–95–67–92–22 / 105128–103
Year-end ranking3152291734112221291042265413623926128

1Held as Stockholm Masters until 1994, Essen Masters in 1995, Stuttgart Masters 1996–2001, Madrid Masters from 2002–08.

Doubles: 24 (11–13)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.7 January 1991 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win2.25 March 1991 Miami, USHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Piet Norval Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
Win3.13 January 1992 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
6–4, 6–3
Loss1.6 April 1992 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Piet Norval Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser
4–6, 4–6
Loss2.18 May 1992 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss3.3 August 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Piet Norval Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss4.17 May 1993Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 6–7
Win4.9 August 1993 Los Angeles, USHard Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
7–6, 7–6
Loss5.15 November 1993 Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
3–6, 6–7
Loss6.16 May 1994Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
1–6, 5–7
Loss7.15 August 1994 Cincinnati, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win5.15 May 1995 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
6–1, 7–6
Loss8.23 October 1995 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3–6, 3–6
Win6.23 February 1998Antwerp, BelgiumHard Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss9.27 July 1998 Washington, D.C., USHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Stafford
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 4–6
Loss10.1 March 1999 London, UKCarpet Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
3–6, 6–7
Win7.2 August 1999Los Angeles, USHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie
6–2, 7–6
Loss11.9 August 1999 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
6–7, 4–6
Loss12.25 October 1999Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win8.24 April 2000 Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss13.15 May 2000Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win9.19 March 2001 Indian Wells, USHard Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
Win10.14 May 2001Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6
Win11.17 March 2003Indian Wells, USHard Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 1R 2R 3R 1R A 3R AA 2R 3R 3R 2R A 2R 0 / 1012–10
French Open AAAA 3R 2R AAA 1R A 2R QF 1R 2R AA0 / 78–7
Wimbledon AA 3R SF 1R 3R SF AAAA 1R 2R 3R 2R AA0 / 916–8
US Open AA 3R 2R 3R 3R SF AA QF 1R A SF 2R 3R AA0 / 1021–9
Win–loss0–00–04–25–25–47–48–30–02–13–20–12–310–45–35–40–01–10 / 3657–34
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NMEA1RQF2R2R1R2R2R1R2RSFW1RWA2 / 1320–11
Miami NMEAWSF2R2RAAQFQF1R2RA1RAA1 / 916–8
Monte Carlo NMEAAQFA1RAAA2RAW1RAAA1 / 57–4
Rome NMEA1RFFFAQFA1RQFFW2RQFA1 / 1128–10
Hamburg NMEA1RA1RAW1R2R1R1R2R1RSFAA1 / 109–9
Canada NMEAAA1R1R1RAAAF2R1RQFAA0 / 77–7
Cincinnati NMEAQF1R2RFQFA1RAA2R2R2RAA0 / 912–7
Madrid (Stuttgart) NMEA2R2R1RAQFAAA2RQFQFAAA0 / 77–6
Paris NMEA1RQFAAAAAAQF2RAAAA0 / 44–4
Win–lossN/A0–08–613–76–710–68–33–35–44–510–716–813–47–57–10–06 / 75110–66
Year-end ranking511357872531351959100114663114315685495

Senior Tour championships

Top 10 wins

Season1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Total
Wins023017215131330032
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreFR
1991
1. Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez 10 Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R6–4, 7–6(7–5)121
2. Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Lendl 4 Sydney, AustraliaHard (i)3R6–4, 2–6, 7–564
1992
3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček 10 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard2R3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(9–7)46
4. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 4 Memphis, United StatesHard (i)QF6–4, 6–226
5. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 4 Stuttgart, GermanyClayQF6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–416
1994
6. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević6 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i)SF6–2, 3–6, 7–517
1995
7. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich 8 Munich, GermanyClayF7–5, 7–6(8–6)12
8. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich8 Hamburg, GermanyClay3R7–5, 6–16
9. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i)SF1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–313
10. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras2 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i)F7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–313
11. Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 10 Paris, FranceCarpet (i)3R6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)11
12. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov6 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–19
13. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras1 ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–39
1996
14. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 8 Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–410
15. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier9 Cincinnati, United StatesHard3R7–6(11–9), 6–7(4–7), 6–210
1997
16. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 7 Davis Cup, Växjö, SwedenCarpet (i)RR6–4, 6–4, 6–410
1998
17. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 3 London, United KingdomCarpet (i)QF6–4, 6–447
18. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras1 Miami, United StatesHard3R0–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–336
19. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 3 Hamburg, GermanyClay2R4–6, 6–4, 6–332
20. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras1 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)1R4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–335
21. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter3 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i)QF6–4, 6–129
1999
22. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 9 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard3R6–7(1–7), 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–326
2000
23. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov5 Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–3, 7–6(7–1)31
24. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist7 Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)2R6–2, 7–519
25. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 8 Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)F7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–219
2001
26. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean 8 Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)3R6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)36
2002
27. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov4 Rome, ItalyClay2R6–4, 4–6, 6–244
28. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 7 Cincinnati, United StatesHard2R7–6(8–6), 6–244
29. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa8 US Open, New York, United StatesHard2R1–6, 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 7–5, 6–439
2003
30. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardQF7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–139
31. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean9 Los Angeles, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–225
32. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt5 Los Angeles, United StatesHardF6–3, 4–6, 7–525

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Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a French former professional tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming towards the end of his career, and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities; he is also one of a rare breed of player who plays two-handed on both the forehand and backhand sides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 ATP Tour</span> Mens tennis circuit

The 2003 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2003 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 ATP Tour</span> Mens tennis circuit

The 2002 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2002 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 ATP World Tour</span> Mens tennis circuit

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup, and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2009 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organised by the ITF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Federer career statistics</span>

This is a list of the main career statistics of Swiss former professional tennis player Roger Federer. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour website. Federer won 103 ATP singles titles including 20 majors, 28 ATP Masters, and six ATP Finals. Federer was also a gold medalist in men's doubles with Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medalist in singles at the 2012 London Olympics.

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.

Roger Federer's 2010 season was punctuated by his victory at the Australian Open, beating Andy Murray in the final. Federer played in 18 tournaments in 2010 and won five. He was runner-up in the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open to Rafael Nadal. At the French Open, he faced his opponent in the previous year's final, Robin Söderling, at the quarterfinals stage and lost. As defending champion at Wimbledon, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Tomáš Berdych in four sets, thus ending his streak of seven consecutive Wimbledon finals and also falling to world No. 3, his lowest ranking since 2003. During the summer hard-court season, Federer hired Paul Annacone to be his coach and revive his form. At the 2010 US Open, Federer advanced to his seventh straight semifinal appearance, but lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets, despite holding two match points in the final set. Federer's ranking slipped back from No. 2 to No. 3 after the tournament, but he finished the year strong with victories in Stockholm, Basel, and the ATP Tour Finals to pass Djokovic in the rankings and finish the year at world No. 2. By the end of 2010, Federer had earned wide consideration as the greatest male tennis player of all time.

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.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2012. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 ATP World Tour</span> Mens tennis circuit

The 2013 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frances Tiafoe</span> American tennis player (born 1998)

Frances Tiafoe Jr. is an American professional tennis player. Tiafoe won his first of three ATP titles at the 2018 Delray Beach Open, becoming the youngest American man to win a tournament on the ATP Tour since Andy Roddick in 2002. He won his second title on clay at the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston and his third on grass in 2023 Stuttgart. He reached his career high at world No. 10 in singles on June 19, 2023, and world No. 160 in doubles on November 1, 2021. On June 19, 2023, he became the first Sierra Leonean American and only the third African-American man to be ranked in the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), after Arthur Ashe and James Blake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aslan Karatsev</span> Russian tennis player

Aslan Kazbekovich Karatsev is a Russian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP ranking of world No. 14 on 7 February 2022, and peaked at No. 76 in the doubles rankings on 16 May 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big Three (tennis)</span> Common tennis term for Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal trio

The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, each considered to be among the greatest players of all time. The trio have dominated men's singles tennis for two decades, collectively winning 66 major singles tournaments; Djokovic leads with an all-time record of 24 titles, followed by Nadal with 22 and Federer with 20. They have been ranked as world No. 1s in singles for a total of 936 weeks ; Djokovic for a record 417 weeks, Federer for 310, and Nadal for 209. One of the three finished the season as the year-end No. 1 player every year from 2004 to 2023, with the exceptions of 2016 and 2022. They collectively occupied the top-three positions of the year-end ATP rankings eight times; in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2019.

The 2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of Djokovic's best. It saw him become the second man in tennis history to achieve the Surface Slam following Rafael Nadal in 2010, and repeat his feat from 2015 of reaching all four major finals in a season. He won five tournaments, three of them majors: the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic reached the final of the US Open in an attempt to achieve the Grand Slam, but finished runner-up to Daniil Medvedev. He also won the Paris Masters and Belgrade Open, and reached his first final in a doubles tournament since 2010 at the Mallorca Open.

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