2017 Roger Federer tennis season

The 2017 Roger Federer 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.

2017 Roger Federer tennis season

Full name	Roger Federer
Country	Switzerland
Calendar prize money	$13,054,856
Singles
Season record	54–5 (91.5%)
Calendar titles	7
Year-end ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year	14
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
French Open	A
Wimbledon	W
US Open	QF
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF
Doubles
Season record	1–0 (100%)
Year-end ranking	Unranked
Mixed Doubles
Season record	2–1 (66.7%)
Injuries
Injuries	Back injury following Canadian Open

This season is regarded as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time.[1] 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 excellence 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 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,[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.

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]

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.

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.[12] He also extended his own record as the oldest male player ever to win a Masters 1000 tournament. The win over Nadal was Federer's 350th match won at a Masters 1000 tournament.

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#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

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	Jürgen Melzer (Q)	300	Win	7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
	2 / 1327	2R	Noah Rubin (Q)	200	Win	7–5, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
	3 / 1328	3R	Tomáš Berdych (10)	10	Win	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
	4 / 1330	4R	Kei Nishikori (5)	5	Win	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
	5 / 1329	QF	Mischa Zverev	50	Win	6–1, 7–5, 6–2
	6 / 1331	SF	Stan Wawrinka (4)	4	Win	7–5, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3
	7 / 1332	W	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	Benoît Paire	39	Win	6–1, 6–3
	9 / 1334	2R	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	Stéphane Robert	81	Win	6–2, 6–1
	11 / 1336	3R	Steve Johnson (24)	27	Win	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–5)
	12 / 1337	4R	Rafael Nadal (5)	6	Win	6–2, 6–3
	–	QF	Nick Kyrgios (15)	16	Walkover	N/A
	13 / 1338	SF	Jack Sock (17)	18	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
	14 / 1339	W	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	Frances Tiafoe (Q)	101	Win	7–6^(7–2), 6–3
	16 / 1341	3R	Juan Martín del Potro (29)	34	Win	6–3, 6–4
	17 / 1342	4R	Roberto Bautista Agut (14)	18	Win	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)
	18 / 1343	QF	Tomáš Berdych (10)	14	Win	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6)
	19 / 1344	SF	Nick Kyrgios (12)	16	Win	7–6^(11–9), 6–7^(9–11), 7–6^(7–5)
	20 / 1345	W	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	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	Yūichi Sugita (LL)	66	Win	6–3, 6–1
	23 / 1348	2R	Mischa Zverev	29	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	24 / 1349	QF	Florian Mayer	134	Win	6–3, 6–4
	25 / 1350	SF	Karen Khachanov	38	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
	26 / 1351	W	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	Alexandr Dolgopolov	84	Win	6–3, 3–0 ret.
	28 / 1353	2R	Dušan Lajović	79	Win	7–6^(7–0), 6–3, 6–2
	29 / 1354	3R	Mischa Zverev (27)	30	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–4, 6–4
	30 / 1355	4R	Grigor Dimitrov (13)	11	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
	31 / 1356	QF	Milos Raonic (6)	7	Win	6–4, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	32 / 1357	SF	Tomáš Berdych (11)	15	Win	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	33 / 1358	W	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	Peter Polansky (WC)	116	Win	6–2, 6–1
	35 / 1360	3R	David Ferrer	33	Win	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
	36 / 1361	QF	Roberto Bautista Agut (12)	16	Win	6–4, 6–4
	37 / 1362	SF	Robin Haase	52	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
	38 / 1363	F	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	Frances Tiafoe	71	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
	40 / 1365	2R	Mikhail Youzhny	101	Win	6–1, 6–7^(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
	41 / 1366	3R	Feliciano López (31)	35	Win	6–3, 6–3, 7–5
	42 / 1367	4R	Philipp Kohlschreiber (33)	37	Win	6–4, 6–2, 7–5
	43 / 1368	QF	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	Sam Querrey	16	Win	6–4, 6–2
	45 / 1370	Day 3	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	Diego Schwartzman	26	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	47 / 1372	3R	Alexandr Dolgopolov (Q)	41	Win	6–4, 6–2
	48 / 1373	QF	Richard Gasquet	31	Win	7–5, 6–4
	49 / 1374	SF	Juan Martín del Potro (16)	23	Win	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
	50 / 1375	W	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	Frances Tiafoe (WC)	76	Win	6–1, 6–3
	52 / 1377	2R	Benoît Paire	40	Win	6–1, 6–3
	53 / 1378	QF	Adrian Mannarino (7)	28	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
	54 / 1379	SF	David Goffin (3)	10	Win	6–1, 6–2
	55 / 1380	W	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	Jack Sock (8)	9	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
	57 / 1382	RR	Alexander Zverev (3)	3	Win	7–6^(8–6), 5–7, 6–1
	58 / 1383	RR	Marin Čilić (5)	5	Win	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–1
	59 / 1384	SF	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: Rafael Nadal
	1 / 219	Day 2	Sam Querrey / Jack Sock	76 / 25	Win	6–4, 1–6, [10–5]

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	Daniel Evans	66	Win	6–3, 6–4
	3 / 17	RR	Alexander Zverev	24	Loss	6–7^(1–7), 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–7)
	5 / 19	RR	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: Belinda Bencic
	2 / 16	RR	Heather Watson / Daniel Evans	– / –	Win	4–0, 4–1
	4 / 18	RR	Andrea Petkovic / Alexander Zverev	– / –	Win	4–1, 4–2
	6 / 20	RR	Kristina Mladenovic / 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	–	Andy Murray	1	Win	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
	3	–	John Isner	24	Win	6–4, 7–6^(9–7)
Match for UNICEF Glasgow, Scotland Exhibition Hard, indoor 7 November 2017
	1	–	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: Bill Gates
	2	–	John Isner / 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	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	0 difference

Yearly records

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:

• Rafael Nadal 4–0
• Tomáš Berdych 3–0
• Frances Tiafoe 3–0
• Mischa Zverev 3–0
• Juan Martín del Potro 3–1
• Roberto Bautista Agut 2–0
• Marin Čilić 2–0
• Alexandr Dolgopolov 2–0
• Nick Kyrgios 2–0
• Benoît Paire 2–0
• Jack Sock 2–0
• Stan Wawrinka 2–0
• Alexander Zverev 2–1
• Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
• David Ferrer 1–0
• Richard Gasquet 1–0
• Robin Haase 1–0
• Steve Johnson 1–0
• Karen Khachanov 1–0
• Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
• Dušan Lajović 1–0
• Feliciano López 1–0
• Adrian Mannarino 1–0
• Florian Mayer 1–0
• Jürgen Melzer 1–0
• Kei Nishikori 1–0
• Peter Polansky 1–0
• Sam Querrey 1–0
• Milos Raonic 1–0
• Stéphane Robert 1–0
• Noah Rubin 1–0
• Diego Schwartzman 1–0
• Yūichi Sugita 1–0
• Mikhail Youzhny 1–0
• David Goffin 1–1
• Evgeny Donskoy 0–1
• Tommy Haas 0–1

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:

• Daniel Evans 1–0
• Richard Gasquet 1–0
• Alexander Zverev 0–1

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	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	Stan Wawrinka	6–4, 7–5
Win	3–0	Apr 2017	Miami Open, United States (3)	Masters 1000	Hard	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–0	Jun 2017	Halle Open, Germany (9)	500 Series	Grass	Alexander Zverev	6–1, 6–3
Win	5–0	Jul 2017	Wimbledon, United Kingdom (8)	Grand Slam	Grass	Marin Čilić	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	5–1	Aug 2017	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	Alexander Zverev	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–1	Oct 2017	Shanghai Masters, China (2)	Masters 1000	Hard	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–3
Win	7–1	Oct 2017	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (8)	500 Series	Hard (i)	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)	Rafael Nadal Alexander Zverev Dominic Thiem Marin Čilić Tomáš Berdych	Sam Querrey John Isner Nick Kyrgios Jack Sock Denis Shapovalov 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

• Comeback Player of the Year[14]
• Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award[14]
  • Record thirteenth award in career (seventh consecutive)
• ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite[14]
  • Record fifteenth consecutive award in career
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year[15]
  • Record fourth award in career
• Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2018)[16]
  • Record fifth award in career
• Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year (2018)[16]

See also

• 2017 ATP World Tour
• 2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season
• 2017 Andy Murray tennis season
• 2017 Rafael Nadal tennis season
• 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

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