2017 Roger Federer tennis season

2017 Roger Federer tennis season
Full nameRoger Federer
Country Switzerland
Calendar prize money$13,054,856
Singles
Season record54–5 (91.5%)
Calendar titles7
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 14
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenA
WimbledonW
US OpenQF
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF
Doubles
Season record1–0 (100%)
Year-end rankingUnranked
Mixed doubles
Season record2–1 (66.7%)
Injuries
InjuriesBack injury following Canadian Open
2016
2018

Roger Federer's 2017 tennis season officially commenced on 2 January 2017, with the start of the Hopman Cup, and ended on 18 November 2017, with a loss in the semifinals of the ATP Finals.

This season is regarded by some as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time.[1][failed verification] It saw Federer return from an injury shortened 2016 season that saw him drop to world No. 16 in the ATP rankings. This season marked a renaissance and a return to success for Federer, winning two majors, the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, marking the first season since 2009 in which he won multiple majors. Federer won a total of seven titles in the season, the most since 2007, and with a win–loss record of 54–5 his winning percentage was the highest since 2006. With these accomplishments, the season was statistically Federer's most successful in over a decade.

Year summary

Early hard court season

The 2017 Australian Open men's final.

Hopman Cup

After returning from injury, prior to the Australian Open, Federer paired with Belinda Bencic to compete in the Hopman Cup, representing Switzerland. They were knocked out in the round robin stage after winning two out of three ties. Federer played three singles matches during the event, winning two and losing one against Alexander Zverev.[2]

Australian Open

In his first major tournament of the year, Federer progressed all the way to the final, winning over top 10 players Tomáš Berdych, Kei Nishikori, and fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka, to face his archrival Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal had won all six matches between the two in major tournaments since the Wimbledon final of 2007, including all three of their encounters at the Australian Open. Federer ultimately triumphed after being a break down in the fifth set, winning a record-extending and historic 18th men's singles Grand Slam title and becoming the first man to win at least five singles titles at three different major tournaments each, while denying Nadal's second opportunity to become the first man in the Open Era to win each major in men's singles twice. His previous record of winning at least four titles at three majors was also unmatched. Federer's campaign in winning the Australian Open 2017 title saw three of his matches going to five sets (fourth round against Nishikori, semi-final against Wawrinka, and final against Nadal) and the five-set major final was the 7th in Federer's career, which broke the record tie with Björn Borg of a career count of 6 five-set major men's singles finals. With the Australian Open 2017 title, Federer's ATP ranking rose from No. 17 to No. 10[3] and marked his first win over Nadal in a Grand Slam match outside the grass courts of Wimbledon.

Dubai Tennis Championships

Upon his return to Dubai, Federer beat Benoît Paire in the first round,[citation needed][4] but was upset in the second round by world No. 116 and qualifier Evgeny Donskoy in three sets, despite holding three match points in the second set, being up a break in the third set, and being ahead by four points in the third set tiebreak.[5]

Indian Wells Masters

Federer began the tournament by defeating Stéphane Robert and Steve Johnson in straight sets to set up a meeting with Nadal. Federer won in straight sets, marking the first time he had ever achieved three consecutive wins over the Spaniard. He reached the semifinals with a walkover from Nick Kyrgios due to food poisoning and reached the final after beating Jack Sock in straight sets. He defeated fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka in two sets in the final, to win a record-equaling fifth title in Indian Wells and the 90th title of his career. With this title, Federer's ranking rose from No. 10 to No. 6. This is the seventh time Federer has won a Masters 1000 title without dropping a set, and was only broken once in the entire tournament. At the age of 35, he became the oldest Masters 1000 finalist and winner ever, ahead of Andre Agassi who won the Cincinnati title in 2004 at the age of 34.[6]

Miami Open

After receiving a bye in the first round, Federer won his first match in Miami in straight sets against teenager Frances Tiafoe. He defeated Juan Martín del Potro and Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he edged Tomáš Berdych in a close match, saving two match points in a third-set tiebreak and successfully avenged his fourth round loss to Berdych at this tournament in 2010. In the semi-final, he defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios in three tie-break sets to set up the final against Rafael Nadal. Federer won the match in two sets, capturing his third Sunshine Double, his fourth consecutive victory over Nadal, and his third Miami title but first since 2006. By doing so, he surpassed his previous record in Indian Wells as the oldest man ever to win a Master's 1000 event. Federer's ranking also improved to world No. 4.[7] After his victory, he decided to take rest by skipping the entire clay court season including French Open which he initially planned to play but eventually decided to skip for the second consecutive year in order to prepare for the grass court season.

Grass court season

Stuttgart Open

In his first tour match after winning the Miami final, Federer lost to Tommy Haas in the second round in three sets, having won the first set and held a match point in the second-set tiebreak. This was the first time since the 2002 Wimbledon championships that he had lost his opening match at a grass-court event.

Halle Open

Federer defeated Yūichi Sugita, Mischa Zverev, Florian Mayer, and Karen Khachanov to reach the final without dropping a set. In the final he defeated Alexander Zverev, securing a record-extending ninth Halle title, and the third which he won without the loss of a set. This made him one of just two men in the Open Era, along with Rafael Nadal, to win the same tournament more than eight times.[8] This title victory also saw Federer equal Nadal's all-time record of 18 ATP 500 titles won.

Wimbledon

During the first round, Federer advanced when his opponent, Alexandr Dolgopolov, withdrew mid-match due to injury. Still, Federer hit and surpassed the 10000 aces mark in his career during his shortened first round match.[9] He then topped Dušan Lajović, Mischa Zverev, and Grigor Dimitrov, reaching an all-time record 15th Wimbledon quarter-final without the loss of a set. Against Milos Raonic whom he had lost to in last year's semifinal, Federer won the match in straight sets with a tiebreaker in the 3rd set to move onto his all-time record 12th Wimbledon semifinal, where he dispatched Tomáš Berdych in straight sets to advance to his 11th Wimbledon final, subsequently setting the record for the highest number of men's singles finals made at a single major. In the final, Federer defeated Marin Čilić in straight sets to win a record 8th Wimbledon Gentleman's singles title, breaking his previous tie with William Renshaw and Pete Sampras, and his 19th Grand Slam singles title overall. He became the second male player in the Open Era to win the championships without dropping a set, after Björn Borg in 1976. Following his victory, he also qualified for the 2017 ATP Finals for a record 15th time along with Rafael Nadal where he's won a record six titles.[10]

North American hard court season

Canadian Open

Federer announced that he would return to Montreal for the first time since 2011. Due to the absence of Andy Murray, he was seeded two behind Rafael Nadal, making this the first tournament since 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters where Nadal and Federer were the top two seeds. Federer started his campaign by beating Canadian Peter Polansky in straight sets in the second round. He went on to beat David Ferrer in the third round in 3 sets after recovering from a slow start, improving his career record against Ferrer to 17–0. However, his loss of the first set in that match broke his winning streak of 32 consecutive sets. He defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals in straight sets, improving to 7–0 against Bautista Agut. He defeated Dutchman Robin Haase in the semifinals to book his 6th final of the year. Federer suffered from a recurring back injury in the final, where he lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

Cincinnati Masters

After losing the Montreal final, he traveled to Cincinnati only to pull out of the event due to a recurring back injury, missing a chance to return to No. 1.[11]

US Open

Federer would make his return to New York after a back injury he suffered in Montreal. He was seeded third and drawn in the same half as Rafael Nadal, with both chasing the No.1 spot after the tournament. He faced American teenager Frances Tiafoe in the first round and defeated him in five sets; the first time he was taken to five sets in the opening round at the US Open since 2000. He went on to beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny by playing another five set match and improved to 17–0 in head-to-head matches. It is the first time in his career that he has played five-setters in both the first and second rounds of a major tournament. He easily dispatched Spaniard Feliciano López in the third round with a straight sets win to improve his record against him to 13–0. During his victory, Federer moved into second place in the all-time aces list surpassing Croatian Goran Ivanisevic's 10,131 tally. He went on to improve to 12–0 in head-to-head matches by beating German Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to set up an encounter with Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals, which he lost in 4 sets. After the encounter with del Potro, Federer reiterated that his back was healthy, but stated that he was "not in a safe place" going into the match and explained that his shot accuracy throughout the tournament had not been reliable enough.

Asian swing

Shanghai Masters

Federer began his campaign in Shanghai by defeating Diego Schwartzman, Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Richard Gasquet in straight sets. After prevailing in a 3-set semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro, Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final in their fourth encounter of the season to equal Ivan Lendl for the second-most titles of the open era with 94. He beat his great rival for the fifth consecutive time, their 4 encounters in 2017 and the Basel 2015 Final.[12] He also extended his own record as the oldest male player ever to win a Masters 1000 tournament.[citation needed] The win over Nadal was Federer's 350th match won at a Masters 1000 tournament.[citation needed]

European indoor hard court season

Swiss Indoors

Upon his return to Basel, Federer defeated Frances Tiafoe and Benoît Paire in straight sets. With this win Federer moved to the quarterfinals where he defeated Adrian Mannarino in three sets, then beat David Goffin in the semis to set up a final clash with Juan Martín del Potro. In the final Federer came from a set down, after losing a closely contested tiebreaker, to win in three sets. It was his 95th career title and his 8th in Basel.

Paris Masters

Federer was expected to play the Paris Masters, but withdrew before his first match citing a back injury.[13]

ATP Finals

Federer qualified for the ATP finals as the second seed and won all three of his round-robin matches against Jack Sock, Alexander Zverev, and Marin Čilić. At the semifinals, he was defeated by David Goffin in three sets despite being a set up, ending his 2017 season.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Roger Federer in 2017, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins or losses.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
16 – 29 January 2017
1 / 1326 1R Austria Jürgen Melzer (Q) 300 Win 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2 / 1327 2R United States Noah Rubin (Q) 200 Win 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
3 / 1328 3R Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (10) 10 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
4 / 1330 4R Japan Kei Nishikori (5) 5 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
5 / 1329 QF Germany Mischa Zverev 50 Win 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
6 / 1331 SF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (4) 4 Win 7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3
7 / 1332 W Spain Rafael Nadal (9) 9 Win (1) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
27 February – 4 March 2017
8 / 1333 1R France Benoît Paire 39 Win 6–1, 6–3
9 / 1334 2R Russia Evgeny Donskoy (Q) 116 Loss 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7)
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 19 March 2017
1R Bye
10 / 1335 2R France Stéphane Robert 81 Win 6–2, 6–1
11 / 1336 3R United States Steve Johnson (24) 27 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
12 / 1337 4R Spain Rafael Nadal (5) 6 Win 6–2, 6–3
QF Australia Nick Kyrgios (15) 16 Walkover N/A
13 / 1338 SF United States Jack Sock (17) 18 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
14 / 1339 W Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (3) 3 Win (2) 6–4, 7–5
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
20 March – 2 April 2017
1R Bye
15 / 1340 2R United States Frances Tiafoe (Q) 101 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–3
16 / 1341 3R Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (29) 34 Win 6–3, 6–4
17 / 1342 4R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (14) 18 Win 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
18 / 1343 QF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (10) 14 Win 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
19 / 1344 SF Australia Nick Kyrgios (12) 16 Win 7–6(11–9), 6–7(9–11), 7–6(7–5)
20 / 1345 W Spain Rafael Nadal (5) 7 Win (3) 6–3, 6–4
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
12 – 18 June 2017
1R Bye
21 / 1346 2R Germany Tommy Haas (WC) 302 Loss 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Halle Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
19 – 25 June 2017
22 / 1347 1R Japan Yūichi Sugita (LL) 66 Win 6–3, 6–1
23 / 1348 2R Germany Mischa Zverev 29 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
24 / 1349 QF Germany Florian Mayer 134 Win 6–3, 6–4
25 / 1350 SF Russia Karen Khachanov 38 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
26 / 1351 W Germany Alexander Zverev (4) 12 Win (4) 6–1, 6–3
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
3 – 16 July 2017
27 / 1352 1R Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 84 Win 6–3, 3–0 ret.
28 / 1353 2R Serbia Dušan Lajović 79 Win 7–6(7–0), 6–3, 6–2
29 / 1354 3R Germany Mischa Zverev (27) 30 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4
30 / 1355 4R Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (13) 11 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
31 / 1356 QF Canada Milos Raonic (6) 7 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
32 / 1357 SF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (11) 15 Win 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
33 / 1358 W Croatia Marin Čilić (7) 6 Win (5) 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 13 August 2017
1R Bye
34 / 1359 2R Canada Peter Polansky (WC) 116 Win 6–2, 6–1
35 / 1360 3R Spain David Ferrer 33 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
36 / 1361 QF Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (12) 16 Win 6–4, 6–4
37 / 1362 SF Netherlands Robin Haase 52 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
38 / 1363 F Germany Alexander Zverev (4) 8 Loss (1) 3–6, 4–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
14 – 20 August 2017
Withdrew
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
28 August – 10 September 2017
39 / 1364 1R United States Frances Tiafoe 71 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
40 / 1365 2R Russia Mikhail Youzhny 101 Win 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
41 / 1366 3R Spain Feliciano López (31) 35 Win 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
42 / 1367 4R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (33) 37 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
43 / 1368 QF Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (24) 28 Loss 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Laver Cup
Prague, Czech Republic
Laver Cup
Hard, indoor
22 – 24 September 2017
44 / 1369 Day 2 United States Sam Querrey 16 Win 6–4, 6–2
45 / 1370 Day 3 Australia Nick Kyrgios 20 Win 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9]
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 15 October 2017
1R Bye
46 / 1371 2R Argentina Diego Schwartzman 26 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
47 / 1372 3R Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (Q) 41 Win 6–4, 6–2
48 / 1373 QF France Richard Gasquet 31 Win 7–5, 6–4
49 / 1374 SF Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (16) 23 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
50 / 1375 W Spain Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Win (6) 6–4, 6–3
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
23 – 29 October 2017
51 / 1376 1R United States Frances Tiafoe (WC) 76 Win 6–1, 6–3
52 / 1377 2R France Benoît Paire 40 Win 6–1, 6–3
53 / 1378 QF France Adrian Mannarino (7) 28 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
54 / 1379 SF Belgium David Goffin (3) 10 Win 6–1, 6–2
55 / 1380 W Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (4) 19 Win (7) 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
30 October – 5 November 2017
Withdrew
ATP Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
12 – 19 November 2017
56 / 1381 RR United States Jack Sock (8) 9 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
57 / 1382 RR Germany Alexander Zverev (3) 3 Win 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–1
58 / 1383 RR Croatia Marin Čilić (5) 5 Win 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1
59 / 1384 SF Belgium David Goffin (7) 8 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Laver Cup
Prague, Czech Republic
Laver Cup
Hard, indoor
22 – 24 September 2017
Partner: Spain Rafael Nadal
1 / 219 Day 2 United States Sam Querrey / United States Jack Sock 76 / 25 Win 6–4, 1–6, [10–5]

Hopman Cup matches

Singles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 January 2017
1 / 15 RR United Kingdom Daniel Evans 66 Win 6–3, 6–4
3 / 17 RR Germany Alexander Zverev 24 Loss 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)
5 / 19 RR France Richard Gasquet 18 Win 6–1, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 January 2017
Partner: Switzerland Belinda Bencic
2 / 16 RR United Kingdom Heather Watson / United Kingdom Daniel Evans – / – Win 4–0, 4–1
4 / 18 RR Germany Andrea Petkovic / Germany Alexander Zverev – / – Win 4–1, 4–2
6 / 20 RR France Kristina Mladenovic / France Richard Gasquet – / – Loss 2–4, 2–4

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Match for Africa 3 and 4
Zürich, Switzerland
Seattle, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
10 and 29 April 2017
1 United Kingdom Andy Murray 1 Win 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
3 United States John Isner 24 Win 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Match for UNICEF
Glasgow, Scotland
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
7 November 2017
1 United Kingdom Andy Murray 16 Win 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

Doubles

Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Match for Africa 4
Seattle, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
29 April 2017
Partner: United States Bill Gates
2 United States John Isner / United States Mike McCready 54 / – Win 6–4

Schedule

Singles schedule

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Prev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
16 January 2017–
29 January 2017
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 2000 Champion (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3)
27 February 2017–
4 March 2017
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) 500 Series Hard A N/A 45 Second round (lost to Evgeny Donskoy, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7))
6 March 2017–
19 March 2017
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard A N/A 1000 Champion (defeated Stan Wawrinka, 6–4, 7–5)
20 March 2017–
2 April 2017
Miami Open Miami (USA) Masters 1000 Hard A N/A 1000 Champion (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–4)
12 June 2017–
18 June 2017
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart (GER) 250 Series Grass SF 90 0 Second round (lost to Tommy Haas, 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 4–6)
19 June 2017–
25 June 2017
Halle Open Halle (GER) 500 Series Grass SF 180 500 Champion (defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 6–3)
3 July 2017–
16 July 2017
Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass SF 720 2000 Champion (defeated Marin Čilić, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4)
7 August 2017–
13 August 2017
Canadian Open Montreal (CAN) Masters 1000 Hard A N/A 600 Final (lost to Alexander Zverev, 3–6, 4–6)
14 August 2017–
20 August 2017
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard A N/A N/A Withdrew due to back injury
28 August 2017–
10 September 2017
US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard A N/A 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6)
22 September 2017–
24 September 2017
Laver Cup Prague (CZE) Laver Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A N/A Europe defeated World, 15–9
8 October 2017–
15 October 2017
Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN) Masters 1000 Hard A N/A 1000 Champion (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–3)
23 October 2017–
29 October 2017
Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI) 500 Series Hard (i) A N/A 500 Champion (defeated Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3)
30 October 2017–
5 November 2017
Paris Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i) A N/A N/A Withdrew due to back injury
12 November 2017–
19 November 2017
ATP Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i) DNQ N/A 600 Semifinals (lost to David Goffin, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6)
Total year-end points 2130 9605 Increase 7475 difference

Doubles schedule

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Prev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
22 September 2017–
24 September 2017
Laver Cup Prague (CZE) Laver Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A N/A Europe defeated World, 15–9
Total year-end points 0 0 Steady 0 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

ATP and Grand Slam sanctioned matches

Roger Federer has a 54–5 (91.5%) ATP 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 is 14–2 (87.5%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

ITF sanctioned matches

His official ITF sanctioned season record for 2017 is 56–6 (90.3%). While these are official sanctioned matches per the ITF, the ATP does not count them in their totals. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The extra ITF matches are as follows:

Finals

Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

Category
Grand Slam (2–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–1)
ATP World Tour 500 (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (6–1)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2017 Australian Open, Australia (5) Grand Slam Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Mar 2017 Indian Wells Masters, United States (5) Masters 1000 Hard Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–0 Apr 2017 Miami Open, United States (3) Masters 1000 Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jun 2017 Halle Open, Germany (9) 500 Series Grass Germany Alexander Zverev 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–0 Jul 2017 Wimbledon, United Kingdom (8) Grand Slam Grass Croatia Marin Čilić 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Aug 2017 Canadian Open, Canada Masters 1000 Hard Germany Alexander Zverev 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–1 Oct 2017 Shanghai Masters, China (2) Masters 1000 Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–3
Win 7–1 Oct 2017 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (8) 500 Series Hard (i) Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3

Team competitions: 1 (1 title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partners Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2017 Laver Cup, Czech Republic Laver Cup Hard (i) Spain Rafael Nadal
Germany Alexander Zverev
Austria Dominic Thiem
Croatia Marin Čilić
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
United States Sam Querrey
United States John Isner
Australia Nick Kyrgios
United States Jack Sock
Canada Denis Shapovalov
United States Frances Tiafoe
15–9

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Australian Open A$3,700,000 $2,774,260
Dubai Tennis Championships $34,100 $2,808,360
Indian Wells Masters $1,175,505 $3,983,865
Miami Open $1,175,505 $5,159,370
Stuttgart Open €10,770 $5,171,424
Halle Open €395,690 $5,614,360
Wimbledon £2,200,000 $8,478,320
Canadian Open $438,635 $8,916,955
US Open $470,000 $9,386,955
Shanghai Masters $1,136,850 $10,523,805
Swiss Indoors €395,850 $11,022,856
ATP Finals $764,000 $11,786,856
Bonus pool $1,200,000 $13,054,856
$13,054,856

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Awards

See also

References

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