2016 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

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2016 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
Full nameStan Wawrinka
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Calendar prize money$6,099,060
Singles
Season record46–18 (71.9%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 4
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open 4R
French Open SF
Wimbledon 2R
US Open W
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR
Olympic Games A
Doubles
Season record1–1 (50.0%)
Calendar titles0
Current ranking567
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 384

The 2016 Stan Wawrinka tennis season begins at the Chennai Open, where he won the fourth title and the third in a row at Chennai.

Contents

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Chennai

Wawrinka started his 2016 tennis campaign by playing at the 2016 Aircel Chennai Open, where he was bidding for his third straight title win in a row. Wawrinka won against Andrey Rublev, Guillermo García-López and Benoît Paire in straight sets, before facing Borna Ćorić in the final. At the final, he won the match in straight sets 6-3 7-5, winning him also his fourth Chennai title in his career, and his twelfth career title overall.

Australian Open

After winning the title in Chennai, Wawrinka participated in the first Grand Slam of the season in the 2016 Australian Open. He first faced Dmitry Tursunov who is participating on his first Grand Slam after more than a year of being absent on the tour due to injury. Wawrinka won the first two sets before Tursunov retired from the match. Wawrinka then faced Radek Štěpánek in the second round, where he was able to defeat the Czech in straight sets. He then faced another Czech in Lukáš Rosol in the third round, where Wawrinka defeated him also in straight sets. At the fourth round, he faced Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round. Raonic was able to win the first two sets against Wawrinka, but Wawrinka was able to push the match into a decider. Wawrinka was not able to fully come back however, as Raonic was able to win the deciding set 6-3. The loss stops the streak of six straight Grand Slam quarterfinals that started during the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Indoor hard-court tournaments

Wawrinka did not appear in Rotterdam to defend his title.

Marseille

Wawrinka after receiving a first round bye would get revenge on Sergiy Stakhovsky in a tight three set match, who defeated him in the quarterfinals the previous year, but he would go on to lose to good friend Benoît Paire in the next round in three sets.

Dubai

After being two points from defeat in his opening round match against Stakhovsky, Wawrinka proceeded to defeat qualifier Franko Skugor, Philipp Kohlschreiber, and Nick Kyrgios (in their first match since the Montreal incident in 2015) in succession, before defeating Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets to win the Dubai Duty Free title.

March Masters

Indian Wells

Wawrinka advanced to the round of 16, where he was defeated by David Goffin in a final set tiebreak. [1]

Miami Open

Wawrinka lost his opening round match to Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis)

European clay court season

Monte Carlo

Wawrinka lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. [2] [3]

After early exits in Madrid and Rome, Wawrinka won the Geneva Open, defeating Marin Cilic in the final in two close sets. [4]

Roland Garros

Wawrinka entered as the defending champion. In the first round he survived Lukas Rosol, coming from 2 sets to 1 down to win in five. [5] He went on to reach the semifinals, where his title defense was ended by Andy Murray in four sets. [6]

Grass court season

Queen's Club Championships

Wawrinka lost his opening match to Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. [7]

Wimbledon

Wawrinka defeated rising star Taylor Fritz in four close sets in the first round. [8] He was then upset by Juan Martin del Potro in the second round in four close sets. [9]

North American Hard Court Swing

Canadian Open

Wawrinka advanced to the semifinals, where he was defeated by Kei Nishikori in straight sets. [10]

Cincinnati Masters (Western & Southern Open)

Wawrinka was upset by Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the Round of 16. [11]

US Open

Wawrinka started the tournament with straight sets wins over Fernando Verdasco and Alessandro Giannessi. In the third round Wawrinka saved a match point in the fourth set before beating Dan Evans (tennis) in 5 sets. [12] He then beat Illya Marchenko, Juan Martín del Potro, and Kei Nishikori, each in four sets to reach his first US Open final. [13] In the final, Wawrinka beat defending champion Novak Djokovic in four sets to win his 3rd grand slam title and first at the US Open. [14]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Stan Wawrinka in 2016, 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
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 January 2016
1RBye
1 / 6272R Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev (WC)185Win6–3, 6–2
2 / 628QF Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García-López (5)27Win6–4, 6–4
3 / 629SF Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (3)19Win6–3, 6–4
4 / 630W Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (8)44Win (1)6–3, 7–5
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 2016
5 / 6311R Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov (PR)265Win7–6, 6–3, Ret.
6 / 6322R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek (Q)82Win6–2, 6–3, 6–4
7 / 6333R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 51Win6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
8 / 6344R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (13)14Loss4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
15 – 21 February 2016
1RBye
9 / 6352R Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 81Win6–4, 4–6, 7–6(10–8)
10 / 636QF Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (8)22Loss4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
22 – 27 February 2016
11 / 6371R Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 92Win5–7, 6–3, 7–5
12 / 6382R Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor (Q)188Win7–5, 6–1
13 / 639QF Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber (8)28Win7–5, 6–1
14 / 640SF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 33Win6–4, 3–0 Ret.
15 / 641W Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 57Win (2)6–4, 7–6(15–13)
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 20 March 2016
1RBye
16 / 6422R Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 72Win6–3, 6–2
17 / 6433R Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov 55Win6–4, 7–6(7–5)
18 / 6444R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (15)18Loss3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7)
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 03 April 2016
1RBye
19 / 6452R Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov 51Loss4–6, 3–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 April 2016
1RBye
20 / 6462R Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 28Win7–6(7–2), 7–5
21 / 6473R Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (15)18Win6–1, 6–2
22 / 648QF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (5)5Loss1–6, 4–6
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
1RBye
23 / 6492R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 21Loss6–7(7–8), 6–7(2–7)
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
8 – 15 May 2016
1RBye
24 / 6502R Flag of France.svg Benoit Paire 21Win5–7, 6–2, 6–1
25 / 6513R Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Mónaco (PR)114Loss7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Geneva Open
Geneva, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 May 2016
1RBye
26 / 6522R Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos 53Win6–1, 6–1
27 / 653QF Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño 43Win6–3, 6–1
28 / 654SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 68Win6–2, 4–6, 6–3
29 / 655W Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 11Win (3)6–4, 7–6(13–11)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2016
30 / 6561R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 59Win4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
31 / 6572R Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel 93Win7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–4
32 / 6583R Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy (30)32Win6–4, 6–3, 7–5
33 / 6594R Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki (22)24Win7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–2
34 / 660QF Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos 55Win6–2, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
35 / 661SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (2)2Loss4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
13 – 19 June 2016
36 / 6621R Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 53Loss2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
27 June – 10 July 2016
37 / 6631R Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 65Win7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
38 / 6642R Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (PR)165Loss6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
1RBye
39 / 6652R Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 61Win7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–8)
40 / 6663R Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock (16)26Win7–6(7–5), 6–2
41 / 667QF Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 34Win6–1, 6–3
42 / 668SF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (3)6Loss6–7(6–8), 1–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
14 – 21 August 2016
1RBye
43 / 6692R Flag of the United States.svg Jared Donaldson (WC)122Win2–6, 6–3, 6–4
44 / 6703R Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 34Loss4–6, 4–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2016
45 / 6711R Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 46Win7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4
46 / 6722R Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi (Q)213Win6–1, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
47 / 6733R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 64Win4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(10–8), 6–2
48 / 6744R Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 63Win6–4, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
49 / 675QF Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (WC)142Win7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
50 / 676SF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (6)7Win4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
51 / 677W Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Win (4)6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
St. Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg, Russia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
19 – 25 September 2016
1RBye
52 / 6782R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 85Win6–3, 6–1
53 / 679QF Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki (7)33Win7–5, 6–2
54 / 680SF Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (4)16Win7–6(10–8), 6–2
55 / 681F Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (5)27Loss (1)2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2016
1RBye
56 / 6822R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund (Q)48Win6–3, 6–4
57 / 6833R Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 32Loss4–6, 4–6
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
24 – 30 October 2016
58 / 6841R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli (WC)119Win6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–4
59 / 6852R Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young (Q)83Win7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–4
60 / 686QF Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev (Q)72Loss2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
31 October – 6 November 2016
1RBye
61 / 6872R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff (Q)91Loss6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(1–7)
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
13 – 20 November 2016
62 / 688RR Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (5)5Loss2–6, 3–6
63 / 689RR Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (7)7Win7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
64 / 690RR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray (1)1Loss4–6, 2–6

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
Partner: Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
11R Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille / Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem #96 / #93Win7–6(7–2), 2–6, [12–10]
22R Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers (8)#26 / #13Loss6–7(4–7), 2–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2016
Partner: Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
1R Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac / Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz (WC)#45 / #458WithdrewN/A

Exhibition matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (Seed or Key)RankResultScore
Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Singles exhibition
Hard, outdoor
31 December 2015 – 2 January 2016
QFBye
1SF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (6)14Loss5–7, 5–7
2SF-B Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (3)7Loss7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10]

Tournament schedule

Singles

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2015 result2015 points2016 pointsOutcome
4 January 2016–
10 January 2016
Chennai Open Chennai ATP World Tour 250 HardW250250Winner (def. Borna Ćorić, 6–3, 7–5)
17 January 2016–
31 January 2016
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam HardSF720180Fourth round (lost to Milos Raonic, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6)
15 February 2016–
21 February 2016
Open 13 Marseille ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i)QF4545Quarterfinals (lost to Benoît Paire, 4–6, 6–1, 5–7)
22 February 2016–
28 February 2016
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 HardDNS0500Winner (def. Marcos Baghdatis, 6–4, 7–6(15–13))
7 March 2016–
20 March 2016
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Hard2R1090Fourth round (lost to David Goffin, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7))
21 March 2016–
3 April 2016
Miami Open Miami ATP Masters 1000 Hard3R4510Second round (lost to Andrey Kuznetsov, 4–6, 3–6)
11 April 2016–
17 April 2016
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 Clay3R90180Quarterfinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 1–6, 4–6)
1 May 2016–
8 May 2016
Madrid Open Madrid ATP Masters 1000 Clay3R9010Second round (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(2–7))
8 May 2016–
15 May 2016
Italian Open Rome ATP Masters 1000 ClaySF36090Third round (lost to Juan Mónaco, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6)
15 May 2016–
21 May 2016
Geneva Open Geneva ATP World Tour 250 ClayQF45250Winner (def. Marin Čilić, 6–4, 7–6(13–11))
22 May 2016–
5 June 2016
French Open Paris Grand Slam ClayW2000720Semifinal (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6)
13 June 2016–
19 June 2016
Queen's Club Championships London ATP World Tour 500 Grass2R450First round (lost to Fernando Verdasco, 2–6, 6–7(3–7))
27 June 2016–
10 July 2016
Wimbledon London Grand Slam GrassQF36045Second round (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 4–6)
25 July 2016–
31 July 2016
Canadian Open Toronto ATP Masters 1000 Hard2R10360Semifinal (lost to Kei Nishikori, 6–7(6–8), 1–6)
8 August 2016–
14 August 2016
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games HardN/AN/AN/AWithdrew
14 August 2016–
21 August 2016
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 HardQF18090Third round (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 4–6, 4–6)
29 August 2016–
11 September 2016
US Open New York City Grand Slam HardSF7202000Winner (def. Novak Djokovic, 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3)
19 September 2016–
25 September 2016
St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i)N/AN/A150Final (lost to Alexander Zverev, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7)
3 October 2016–
9 October 2016
Japan Open Tokyo ATP World Tour 500 HardW500N/AWithdrew
10 October 2016–
16 October 2016
Shanghai Masters Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 HardQF18090Third round (lost to Gilles Simon, 4–6, 4–6)
24 October 2016–
30 October 2016
Swiss Indoors Basel ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i)1R090Quarterfinals (lost to Mischa Zverev, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6)
31 October 2016–
6 November 2016
Paris Masters Paris ATP Masters 1000 Hard (i)SF36010Second round (lost to Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(1–7))
13 November 2016–
20 November 2016
ATP World Tour Finals London ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i)SF400200Did not advance from the group stage
Total year-end points69005315Decrease2.svg1585difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Stan Wawrinka had a 46–18 (71.9% of wins) match win–loss record in the 2016 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 3–5 (37.5% of wins). The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (4–0)
Indoors (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner12.10 January 2016 Chennai Open, Chennai, India (4)Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 6–3, 7–5
Winner13.27 February 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, UAEHard Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–6(15–13)
Winner14.21 May 2016 Geneva Open, Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
Winner15.11 September 2016 US Open, New York City, USAHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up10.25 September 2016 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 2–6, 6–3, 5–7

Earnings

EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Aircel Chennai Open $75,700$75,700
Australian Open A$193,000$208,079
Open 13 €17,260$227,502
Dubai Tennis Championships $511,750$739,252
Indian Wells Masters $67,590$806,842
Miami Masters $19,530$826,372
Monte-Carlo Masters €90,010$928,919
Madrid Open €31,365$964,814
Italian Open €46,740$1,018,112
Geneva Open €88,900$1,118,596
French Open €500,000$1,679,595
Aegon Championships €12,755$1,693,944
Wimbledon Championships £50,000$1,762,204
Canadian Open $200,995$1,955,303
Cincinnati Masters $54,930$2,009,694
US Open $3,500,000$5,509,694
St. Petersburg Open $86,100$5,595,793
Shanghai Masters $67,990$5,663,783
Swiss Indoors €45,135$5,712,885
Paris Masters €25,650$5,741,060
ATP World Tour Finals $358,000$6,099,059
$6,099,059

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

The 2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open. This season saw Nadal suffer from injuries that included a back injury, a wrist injury, and appendicitis. After losing in the final of the Australian Open where he suffered from a back injury, Nadal failed to defend his titles at Indian Wells, Barcelona, and Rome. He rebounded by claiming his 9th French Open. Prior to the North American hardcourt season, Nadal would experience another injury, this time a wrist injury which forced him to withdraw from the Rogers Cup, the Western & Southern Open and the US Open where he was the defending champion. Nadal announced on 24 October that he would not be competing for rest of the season due to appendicitis and eventually underwent surgery. Despite an injury plagued season, Nadal still ended the year at No. 3 with four titles.

Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth major title overall. It was also Murray's fourth runner-up finish at the event, the most in the Open Era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season</span>

The 2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season began at the Chennai Open, where he won the title for the third time in his career. This was followed by an unsuccessful defense of his title at the Australian Open, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets. A few months later, after a relatively unsuccessful clay season, Stan won his second major title at the French Open, defeating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the process.

The 2016 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2016 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, from 13 to 20 November 2016. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2016 ATP World Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

The 2016 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 4 January 2016 with the start of the 2016 Qatar Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season</span>

The 2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on 4 January with the start of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Andy Murray tennis season</span>

Andy Murray's 2016 tennis season began at the Australian Open. The 2016 season was Murray's greatest season, as he finished the season as the year-end world No. 1 player and clinched the year-end prize money title. Andy and Jamie Murray, also became the first brothers to finish as year-end No. 1 ranked players in singles and doubles team, respectively. He won an ATP-best and career-high nine Tour titles from 13 finals, including his second Wimbledon crown and second successive Olympic gold medal in singles, thus becoming the first person, man or woman, to defend the Olympic singles title. In the 2016 season, Murray became the first male player to win singles titles at a Grand Slam, the Olympics, a Masters 1000 event, and the ATP Finals in the same calendar year.

Andy Murray's 2017 tennis season officially began at the Qatar Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 French Open – Men's singles</span> Tennis tournament held in 2017

Rafael Nadal defeated Stan Wawrinka in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 French Open. It was his record-extending tenth French Open title and 15th major title overall. Nadal became the first man to win ten singles titles at the same major. He won the title without losing a set for a record-equaling third time, not losing more than four games in any set played. He lost only 35 games during the tournament, his personal best, and the second-best in the tournament's history after Borg in 1978. Nadal also became the third man, after Ken Rosewall and Pete Sampras, to win a major title in his teens, twenties, and thirties.

Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was his third US Open title and 14th major title overall.

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