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| image=[[Image:Novak Djokovic 2007 Australian Open R1.jpg|200px]]<br><small>Djokovic at [[2007 Australian Open]]</small> |
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| playername = Novak Đoković |
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| nickname = ''Nole'',<ref name="djokovic.com">{{cite web | title = The Official Internet Site of Novak Djokovic | url = http://www.novak-djokovic.com/eng/index.php | accessdate = 2007-08-14}}</ref> ''The Djoker''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/the-man-they-call-the-djoker/2008/01/11/1199988590224.html | title= The man they call the Djoker| last= Pearce| first = Linda| publisher = The Age | date = 2008-01-12| accessdate = 2008-01-31}}</ref> |
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| country = {{SRB}} |
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| residence = [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]] |
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| datebirth = {{birth date and age|1987|5|22}} |
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| placebirth = [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] (part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] at the time) |
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| height = {{height|m=1.87}} |
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| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} |
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| retired = ''Active'' |
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| turnedpro = [[2003 in tennis|2003]] |
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| plays = Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
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| careerprizemoney = [[United States dollar|US$]] 6,039,631 |
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| singlesrecord = 129-53 |
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| singlestitles = 8 |
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 3 ([[July 9]] [[2007]]) |
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| AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' ([[2008 Australian Open - Men's Singles|2008]]) |
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| FrenchOpenresult = SF ([[2007 French Open - Men's Singles|2007]]) |
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| Wimbledonresult = SF ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|2007]]) |
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| USOpenresult = F ([[2007 U.S. Open - Men's Singles|2007]]) |
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| doublesrecord = 13-23 |
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| doublestitles = 0 |
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 134 ([[August 20]] [[2007]]) |
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| updated = [[January 27]], [[2008]] |
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}} |
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'''Novak Đoković''' ([[anglicisation|anglicized]] '''Novak Djokovic''') ([[Serbian Cyrillic]]: Новак Ђоковић, {{pronounced|ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ}}, {{Audio|Sr Novak Djokovic.ogg|listen}}), born [[May 22]] [[1987]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] (part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] at the time), is a [[Serbia]]n professional [[tennis]] player. |
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In [[January 2008]] he won his first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title at the [[2008 Australian Open]]. After a straight sets win over world number one and defending champion [[Roger Federer]] in the semi-finals, Đoković went on to win the final in 4 sets against [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] on [[27 January]] [[2008]], becoming the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. He is the youngest player in the [[Tennis Open Era|open era]] to have reached all four Grand Slam semi-finals. |
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He was the runner-up at the [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007 US Open]] and reached three [[Masters Series]] finals, winning in [[Miami Masters|Miami]] and [[Canada Masters|Montréal]]. He also reached the semi-finals at [[2007 French Open]] and [[2007 Wimbledon Championships]]. His highest singles ranking on the [[ATP Tour]] is number three, which he reached on [[July 9]] [[2007]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Đoković was born [[May 22]] [[1987]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. He was born to father Srđan and mother Dijana, and is the oldest of their three sons.<ref name="djokovicbio.com">{{cite web | title = The Official Internet Site of Novak Đoković: Biography| url = http://www.novak-djokovic.com/eng/about_nole/more.php | accessdate = 2008-01-31}}</ref> His two younger brothers, Đorđe and [[Marko Đoković|Marko]], are also tennis players with professional aspirations.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/deuce/summer2007/djokovic3.asp | title=Joker in the Pack Holds All the Aces|last=MacPherson|first=Paul|publisher=DEUCE Magazine, summer 2007|date=2007-09-10|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> Djokovic started playing tennis at age four, and was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić, who stated "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monika Seles."<ref name="djokovicbio.com"/> |
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At twelve, he spent three months at [[Nikola Pilić]]’s tennis academy in [[Munich]], and at fourteen his international career began as he won European championships in singles, doubles and team competition.<ref name="djokovicbio.com"/> |
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He resides in [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]] and is coached by a former [[Slovakia|Slovak]] tennis player, [[Marián Vajda]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100004087 | title = ITF Tennis - Mens Circuit - Player Biography| accessdate =2007-08-14}}</ref> Đoković speaks [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[German language|German]] and [[English language|English]]. |
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Đoković often does humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom he is friends with.<ref>Video examples of Đoković impersonating [[Roger Federer]], [[Rafael Nadal]], [[Andy Roddick]] and [[Maria Sharapova]] can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYA_7RUSarU here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6RUfeGLIE here], or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKj4PdWrK-o here].</ref> This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over [[Carlos Moyà]], where he entertained the audience with impersonations of [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Maria Sharapova]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/deuce/summer2007/djokovic2.asp|title=Joker in the Pack Holds All the Aces|last=MacPherson|first=Paul|publisher=DEUCE Magazine, summer 2007|date=2007-09-10|accessdate=2007-09-12}}</ref> |
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Djokovic is a proud [[Serbs|Serb]] and belongs to the [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox]] [[Christian]] community.{{fact|date=March 2008}} In February 2008, he conveyed his support via video link to a mass rally in Belgrade against the [[Kosovo]] Albanians' unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1715206,00.html|title=Serbs Rage at U.S. Over Kosovo|publisher=Time|date=2008-02-21|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> |
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==Tennis career== |
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===2003-2005=== |
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In the beginning of his professional career, Đoković mainly played in [[Futures tournaments|Futures]] and [[ATP Challenger Series|Challenger]] tournaments, winning three of each type. |
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===2006=== |
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He participated in the [[2006 Hopman Cup]] with fellow Serbian player [[Ana Ivanović]], with the pairing narrowly missing the final. |
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He continued his great run in [[2006 in tennis|2006]] by shooting up the rankings. In May 2006, various reports appeared in the British media about Đoković's mother Dijana reportedly approaching Britain's [[Lawn Tennis Association]] about her son joining British tennis ranks and the possibility of their entire 5-person family moving from [[Serbia]] to live in Britain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/05/17/stmurrad.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/05/17/ixtenn.html | title= Serbian may join British ranks |
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| last= Hodgkinson |
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| first=Mark |date= 2006-05-17 | publisher = Telegraph.co.uk | accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref> All the rumours didn't affect Djokovic's play, however. He started 2006 ranked 78th, but with an excellent path to the quarterfinals at [[2006 French Open|Roland Garros]] and a fourth-round appearance at [[2006 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], he found himself in the top 40. Just three weeks after Wimbledon, he won his maiden title in [[Dutch Open (tennis)|Amersfoort]] without losing a set, defeating [[Nicolás Massú]] in the final. Đoković won his second career title in [[Open de Moselle|Metz]], and with this victory moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career. |
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===2007=== |
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[[Image:Novak Djokovic, US Open 2007.jpg|thumb|Novak Djokovic at [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007 U.S. Open]]]] |
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Đoković began a successful year by winning in [[ATP Adelaide|Adelaide]], defeating Australian [[Chris Guccione]] in the final. At the [[2007 Australian Open]], he reached the fourth round, where he lost to eventual champion [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets. |
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In 2007, his performances in the [[ATP Masters Series|Masters Series]] events at [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]] and [[Miami Masters|Miami]], where he was runner-up and champion respectively, pushed him well into the world's top ten. In those tournaments, which were his first and second Masters finals, he defeated fellow rising star [[Andy Murray (tennis)|Andy Murray]] in the semifinals without dropping a set in either match. He lost the Indian Wells final to [[Rafael Nadal]], but avenged this defeat by beating Nadal in the Miami event, before defeating the resurgent [[Guillermo Cañas]] in the final (6-3, 6-2, 6-4). He later played in the prestigious [[Monte Carlo Open]], only to be defeated by David Ferrer in his third-round match in straight sets. He reached the quarterfinals of both Rome and Hamburg Masters, but lost to [[Carlos Moyà]] and Nadal, respectively. At the tournament in [[Estoril Open|Estoril]], Đoković defeated Frenchman [[Richard Gasquet]] 7-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the final. |
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At the [[French Open]] he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal ever, where he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. |
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During the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships]], he won an epic match against [[Marcos Baghdatis]] in the quarterfinals. The match ended 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9), 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5 and lasted 5 hours, just 5 minutes shy of the longest singles match in a single day in Wimbledon history. In his semifinal match, he was forced to retire against Rafael Nadal due to a back injury and foot problem. |
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He garnered further success in the [[ATP Masters Series|Masters Series]], winning the [[2007 Canada Masters]] in [[Montreal]]. In the final he defeated top-seeded Roger Federer 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (2). In reaching the championship, he achieved the remarkable feat of defeating the World Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and [[Andy Roddick]], respectively) on three consecutive days. This was the first time a player has accomplished this since [[Boris Becker]] in 1994. Moreover, Djokovic became only the second person, after [[Tomáš Berdych]], to have defeated both Federer and Nadal since they became the dominant #1 and #2 players in the world. His successful performance made [[Björn Borg]] state that Djokovic "is definitely a contender to win a Grand Slam."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackrocktourofchampions.com/5/news/2007/borg_djokovic.asp|title= Borg: 'Djokovic can win a Grand Slam' | publisher=BlackRock Tour of Champions | date = 2007-08-13 | accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref> However, Đoković's appearance the following week at the [[Cincinnati Masters]] resulted disappointingly with a straight-set loss to [[Carlos Moyà]] in the 2nd round. |
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He nevertheless came to the [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007 U.S. Open]] with a lot of confidence and expectation, and reached the final where he lost to top-seeded Federer 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4. On his way to the final, Djokovic won an epic 5-set 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2) second-round match against [[Radek Štěpánek]] after nearly 5 hours of play. During the final, he had five set points on serve in the first set and two against serve in the second set, but lost them all. |
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Djokovic returned after a minor injury to [[BA-CA TennisTrophy|Vienna]], to beat [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] in the final 6-4, 6-0 and take his 5th title of the year. The win enabled Đoković to gain closer on Rafael Nadal in the [[ATP Tour]] Rankings. Djokovic's next tournament was the prestigious [[Madrid Masters]], where he lost to [[David Nalbandian]] 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals, an improvement on the previous year's finish. At the [[2007 Paris Masters]], he was upset by Frenchman [[Fabrice Santoro]]. |
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Djokovic, then assured of finishing the season as world no. 3, went to [[Shanghai]] for the [[2007 Tennis Masters Cup]], being the first player to arrive. He was also the first player to exit the tournament, losing his first two matches of the [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format to [[David Ferrer]] 6-4, 6-4, Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2. In his last match he lost to Nadal 6-4, 6-4. |
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===2008=== |
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Đoković started the year by playing the [[Hopman Cup]] along with fellow Serbian World Number 3 [[Jelena Janković]]. He won all of his round-robin matches and the team, seeded number one, reached the final. They lost 2-1 to the seond-seeded American team consisting of [[Serena Williams]] and [[Mardy Fish]]. |
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[[Image:Djokovic.jpg|thumb| Djokovic on the [[Rod Laver Arena]] during the [[2008 Australian Open]].]] |
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At the [[2008 Australian Open]], he reached the final with a straight sets win over top seed and defending champion [[Roger Federer]] in the semis, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5). He ended Federer's reign of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals reached, also becoming the first person to beat Federer in straight sets in a Grand Slam tournament since [[Gustavo Kuerten]] in the [[2004 French Open]]. He then made up for his loss at the 2008 Australian Open final, by defeating unseeded Frenchman [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]], 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2), to earn his first ever Grand Slam victory and Serbia's first Grand Slam singles title. At the age of 20 years and 250 days, he is the youngest male to win the Australian Open singles title since [[Stefan Edberg]] in 1985.<ref>[http://www.tennis-x.com/story/2008-01-24/h.php Roger Federer vs. Novak Đoković Australian Open Preview]. Tennis-X.com. Retrieved on [[January 27]], [[2007]].</ref> This win also enabled Đoković to surpass the mark of US$6 million in career prize money. |
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In Marseille, he was upset by Frenchman [[Gilles Simon]] in the second round of the tournament. Simon won 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3. |
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===Davis Cup=== |
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He is good friends with fellow junior graduate (and sometimes doubles partner) [[Andrew Murray (tennis player)|Andy Murray]], who was part of the [[Great Britain Davis Cup team|Great Britain team]] that [[Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team|Serbia and Montenegro]] defeated in the [[Davis Cup]] in [[Glasgow]] in April 2006. Djokovic got the decisive win on [[April 9]] [[2006]] by defeating [[Greg Rusedski]] in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team a 3-1 lead in their best of 5 series, thus keeping Serbia and Montenegro in the [[Davis Cup structure|Group One Euro/African Zone of Davis Cup]]. He now represents [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]], since Montenegro gained independence in June 2006. By winning all of his three matches, Djokovic played a key role in the [[2007 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs#Serbia vs. Australia|2007 play-off]] win over [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]], promoting [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]] to [[2008 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]] in 2008, where it is scheduled to play against the first seeded [[Russia Davis Cup Team|Russia]], [[February 8|8]] – [[10 February]] [[2008]]. During the tie in [[Moscow]], Djokovic was sidelined due to [[influenza]] and was forced to miss his first singles match in the match against Russia. He returned to win his doubles match with [[Nenad Zimonjić]] before being forced to retire during his match with [[Nikolay Davydenko]]. He was leading by two sets to one when he was forced off with dizzyness. |
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==Playing style== |
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Đoković is an [[Tennis strategy#All-court player|all-court player]]. He makes use of powerful groundstrokes, especially the [[forehand]], which are penetrating, deep, well-angled, and hit with strong [[topspin]]. With considerable speed, his [[serve (tennis)|serve]] is one of his major weapons. Djokovic, while very sound and powerful from the baseline, often finishes points by coming to the net similar to Roger Federer. He also utilizes a well-disguised backhand underspin dropshot and sliced backhand (groundstroke) in his repertoire. |
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==Equipment== |
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Đoković is sponsored by [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] and [[Adidas]]. He is currently using the Wilson K-Blade Tour racquet. Đoković also wears the Adidas Barricade V shoe and the Adidas Edge Group for clothing.<ref>[http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=D643 Player Profile: Novak Djokovic (SRB)]</ref> |
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==Career statistics== |
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===Grand Slam Singles finals (2)=== |
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====Wins (1)==== |
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| [[2008 Australian Open |2008]] || [[Australian Open]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] || 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) |
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====Runner-ups (1)==== |
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| [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007]] || [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 |
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===ATP Masters Series singles finals (3)=== |
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'''Wins (2)''' |
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|2007 || [[Miami Masters|Miami]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Cañas]] || 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
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|2007 || [[Canada Masters|Montréal]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(2) |
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'''Runner-up (1)''' |
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|2007 || [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]]|| 6-2, 7-5 |
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===Career finals (12)=== |
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====Singles (11)==== |
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'''Wins (8)''' |
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|'''Legend''' |
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| Grand Slam (1) |
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
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| ATP Masters Series (2) |
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| ATP Tour (5) |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|'''Titles by Surface''' |
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| Hard (6) |
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| Clay (2) |
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| Grass (0) |
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| Carpet (0) |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|'''No.''' |
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|'''Date''' |
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|'''Tournament''' |
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|'''Surface''' |
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|'''Opponent in the final''' |
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| 1. |
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| [[July 17]], [[2006]] |
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| [[Dutch Open (tennis)|Amersfoort]], [[Netherlands]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Nicolás Massú]] |
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| 7-6(5), 6-4 |
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| 2. |
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| [[October 2]], [[2006]] |
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| [[Open de Moselle|Metz]], [[France]] |
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| Hard (I) |
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| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jürgen Melzer]] |
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| 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
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| 3. |
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| [[January 1]], [[2007]] |
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| [[Next Generation Adelaide International|Adelaide]], [[Australia]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione]] |
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| 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 |
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|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" |
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| 4. |
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| [[April 1]], [[2007]] |
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| [[Miami Masters|Miami]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Cañas]] |
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| 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
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| 5. |
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| [[April 29]], [[2007]] |
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| [[Estoril Open|Estoril]], [[Portugal]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] |
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| 7-6(7), 0-6, 6-1 |
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|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" |
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| 6. |
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| [[August 12]], [[2007]] |
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| [[Canada Masters|Montréal]], [[Canada]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] |
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| 7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(2) |
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|- |
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| 7. |
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| [[October 14]], [[2007]] |
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| [[BA-CA TennisTrophy|Vienna]], [[Austria]] |
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| Hard (I) |
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] |
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| 6-4, 6-0 |
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|- bgcolor="e5d1cb" |
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| 8. |
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| [[January 27]], [[2008]] |
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| [[Australian Open]], [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] |
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| 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) |
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'''Runner-ups (3)''' |
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|'''Legend''' |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| Grand Slam (1) |
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|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" |
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| ATP Masters Series (1) |
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| ATP Tour (1) |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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|'''No.''' |
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|'''Date''' |
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|'''Tournament''' |
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|'''Surface''' |
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|'''Opponent in the final''' |
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|'''Score''' |
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| 1. |
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| [[30 July]], [[2006]] |
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| [[Croatia Open Umag|Umag]], [[Croatia]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] |
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| 6-6(1) ret. |
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|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" |
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| 2. |
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| [[18 March]], [[2007]] |
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| [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] |
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| 6-2, 7-5 |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| 3. |
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| [[9 September]], [[2007]] |
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| [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]], [[New York City|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] |
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| 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 |
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|- |
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====Doubles (1)==== |
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'''Runner-up (1)''' |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|'''No.''' |
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|'''Date''' |
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|'''Tournament''' |
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|'''Surface''' |
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|'''Partner''' |
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|'''Opponents in the final''' |
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|'''Score''' |
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|- |
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| 1. |
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| [[January 7]], [[2007]] |
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| [[ATP Adelaide|Adelaide]], [[Australia]] |
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| Hard |
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radek Štěpánek]] |
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wesley Moodie]] &<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Perry]] |
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| 6-4, 3-6, 15-13 |
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! Tournament !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! width="65"|Career SR !! width="65"|Career W-L |
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| colspan="8" | '''Grand Slams''' |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]] |
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| align="center"|A |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Australian Open - Men's Singles|1R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Australian Open - Men's Singles|1R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Australian Open - Men's Singles|4R]] |
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|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2008 Australian Open - Men's Singles|'''W''']] |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''1 / 4 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10-3 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]] |
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| align="center"|A |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 French Open - Men's Singles|2R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 French Open - Men's Singles|QF]] |
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| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2007 French Open - Men's Singles|SF]] |
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| align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10-3 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] |
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| align="center"|A |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|3R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|4R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|SF]] |
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| align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10-3 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] |
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| align="center"|A |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 U.S. Open - Men's Singles|3R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 U.S. Open - Men's Singles|3R]] |
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| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2007 U.S. Open - Men's Singles|F]] |
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| align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10-3 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Grand Slam SR |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 1 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''1 / 13''' |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Grand Slam Win-Loss''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0-0''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''5-4''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''9-4''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''19-4''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''7-0''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''40-12''' |
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|- |
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| colspan="8" | '''Year-End Championship''' |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Tennis Masters Cup]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Tennis Masters Cup|RR]] |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 1 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0-3 |
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| colspan="8" | '''ATP Masters Series''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Indian Wells Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
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|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |5-2 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Miami Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''1 / 2 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |7-1 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Monte Carlo Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1-2 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Rome Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 1 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2-1 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Hamburg Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3-2 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Canada Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|LQ |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''1 / 1 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |5-0 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Cincinnati Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1-3 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Madrid Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |
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|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |5-2 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Paris Masters]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2-3 |
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| colspan="8" | '''Olympic Games''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] |
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|align="center"|A |
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|align="center"|NH |
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|align="center"|NH |
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|align="center"|NH |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 0 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0-0 |
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| colspan="8" | '''Career Statistics''' |
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|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |
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|Runner-ups |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|1 |
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|align="center"|2 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|N/A |
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|align="center"|3 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Tournament Titles''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''2''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''5''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''1''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''N/A''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''8''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Hardcourt Win-Loss |
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|align="center"|0-1 |
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|align="center"|2-3 |
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|align="center"|17-9 |
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|align="center"|43-11 |
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|align="center"|8-2 |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |70-26 |
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|- |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Grass Win-Loss |
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|align="center"|0-0 |
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|align="center"|2-1 |
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|align="center"|4-2 |
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|align="center"|6-2 |
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|align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |12-5 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Carpet Win-Loss |
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|align="center"|1-0 |
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|align="center"|3-2 |
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|align="center"|5-2 |
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|align="center"|1-1 |
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|align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10-5 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Clay Win-Loss |
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|align="center"|1-2 |
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|align="center"|4-5 |
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|align="center"|14-5 |
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|align="center"|18-5 |
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|align="center"| |
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |37-17 |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Overall Win-Loss''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''2-3''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''11-11''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''40-18''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''68-19''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''8-2''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''N/A''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''129-53''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Win % |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|40% |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|50% |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|69% |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|78% |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|80% |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|71% |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''Year End Ranking''' |
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|align="center"|'''186 |
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|align="center"|'''78 |
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|align="center"|'''16 |
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|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|'''3 |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''N/A''' |
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|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''N/A''' |
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*A = did not participate in the tournament. |
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*LQ = lost in qualifying draw. |
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*SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. |
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===Challengers and futures titles (6)=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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|'''Legend''' |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| Challengers (3) |
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|- |
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| Futures (3) |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- bgcolor="#efefef" |
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|'''No.''' |
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|'''Date''' |
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|'''Tournament''' |
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|'''Surface''' |
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|'''Opponent in the final''' |
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|'''Score''' |
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| 1. |
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| [[June 23]], [[2003]] |
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| [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia and Montenegro]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[César Ferrer-Victoria]] |
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| 6-4, 7-5 |
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|- |
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| 2. |
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| [[May 3]], [[2004]] |
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| [[Szolnok]], [[Hungary]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Marko Tkalec]] |
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| 6-4, 6-2 |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| 3. |
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| [[May 17]], 2004 |
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| [[Budapest]], Hungary |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Bracciali]] |
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| 6-1, 6-2 |
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|- |
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| 4. |
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| [[August 9]], 2004 |
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| Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavio Cipolla]] |
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| 6-4, 6-3 |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| 5. |
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| [[November 1]], 2004 |
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| [[Aachen]], [[Germany]] |
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| Carpet |
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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lars Burgsmüller]] |
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| 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
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|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |
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| 6. |
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| [[May 9]], [[2005]] |
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| [[Sanremo|San Remo]], [[Italy]] |
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| Clay |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Aldi]] |
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| 6-3, 7-6(4) |
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===ATP Tour career earnings=== |
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{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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! Year !! Majors !! ATP wins !! Total wins !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2003 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="right"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2003/$$121503.txt 2,704] |
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|align="center"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2003/$$121503.txt 937] |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2004 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="right"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2004/$$121304.txt 40,790] |
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|align="center"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2004/$$121304.txt 292] |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2005 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="right"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2005/$$121905.txt 202,416] |
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|align="center"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2005/$$121905.txt 114] |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2006 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|2 |
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|align="center"|2 |
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|align="right"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2005/$$121905.txt 644,940] |
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|align="center"|[http://stevegtennis.com/rankings/2006/$$121806.txt 28] |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2007 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|5 |
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|align="center"|5 |
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|align="right"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Current_Prize.pdf 3,927,700] |
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|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Current_Prize.pdf 3] |
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|- |
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|align="center"|2008 |
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|align="center"|1 |
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|align="center"|0 |
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|align="center"|1 |
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|align="right"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Current_Prize.pdf 1,221,081] |
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|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Current_Prize.pdf 1] |
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|- |
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!align="center"|Career |
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!align="center"|1 |
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!align="center"|7 |
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!align="center"|8 |
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!align="center"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Career_Prize.pdf 6,039,631] |
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!align="center"|[http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Career_Prize.pdf 56] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)]] |
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*[[Serbia Davis Cup team]] |
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==External links== |
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{{commonscat}} |
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*[http://www.novak-djokovic.com/ Official site] {{en icon}} {{sr icon}} |
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*{{ATP|id=D643}} |
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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Djokovic&weeks=12 Djokovic Recent Match Results] |
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* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Djokovic Djokovic World Ranking History] |
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*[http://tennis-player-novakdjokovic.info Novak Djokovic - news, photos, videos ] |
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{{succession box | |
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| before = [[Rafael Nadal]] |
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| after = – |
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| title = [[ATP Awards|ATP Most Improved Player]] |
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| years = 2006 |
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|}} |
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{{Persondata |
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|NAME = Đoković, Novak |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Ђоковић, Новак; Djokovic, Novak |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[Serbia]]n [[tennis player]] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = [[May 22]] [[1987]] |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Belgrade]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]] |
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Revision as of 19:50, 7 March 2008
Djokovic at 2007 Australian Open | |
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | Active |
Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
Prize money | US$ 6,039,631 |
Singles | |
Career record | 129-53 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (July 9 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (2008) |
French Open | SF (2007) |
Wimbledon | SF (2007) |
US Open | F (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13-23 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 134 (August 20 2007) |
Last updated on: January 27, 2008. |
Novak Đoković (anglicized Novak Djokovic) (Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Ђоковић, IPA: [ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ], ), born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time), is a Serbian professional tennis player.
In January 2008 he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open. After a straight sets win over world number one and defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals, Đoković went on to win the final in 4 sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on 27 January 2008, becoming the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. He is the youngest player in the open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semi-finals.
He was the runner-up at the 2007 US Open and reached three Masters Series finals, winning in Miami and Montréal. He also reached the semi-finals at 2007 French Open and 2007 Wimbledon Championships. His highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is number three, which he reached on July 9 2007.
Biography
Đoković was born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was born to father Srđan and mother Dijana, and is the oldest of their three sons.[3] His two younger brothers, Đorđe and Marko, are also tennis players with professional aspirations.[4] Djokovic started playing tennis at age four, and was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić, who stated "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monika Seles."[3]
At twelve, he spent three months at Nikola Pilić’s tennis academy in Munich, and at fourteen his international career began as he won European championships in singles, doubles and team competition.[3] He resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco and is coached by a former Slovak tennis player, Marián Vajda.[5] Đoković speaks Serbian, German and English.
Đoković often does humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom he is friends with.[6] This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moyà, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.[7]
Djokovic is a proud Serb and belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Christian community.[citation needed] In February 2008, he conveyed his support via video link to a mass rally in Belgrade against the Kosovo Albanians' unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia.[8]
Tennis career
2003-2005
In the beginning of his professional career, Đoković mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments, winning three of each type.
2006
He participated in the 2006 Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian player Ana Ivanović, with the pairing narrowly missing the final.
He continued his great run in 2006 by shooting up the rankings. In May 2006, various reports appeared in the British media about Đoković's mother Dijana reportedly approaching Britain's Lawn Tennis Association about her son joining British tennis ranks and the possibility of their entire 5-person family moving from Serbia to live in Britain.[9] All the rumours didn't affect Djokovic's play, however. He started 2006 ranked 78th, but with an excellent path to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and a fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon, he found himself in the top 40. Just three weeks after Wimbledon, he won his maiden title in Amersfoort without losing a set, defeating Nicolás Massú in the final. Đoković won his second career title in Metz, and with this victory moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career.
2007
Đoković began a successful year by winning in Adelaide, defeating Australian Chris Guccione in the final. At the 2007 Australian Open, he reached the fourth round, where he lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets.
In 2007, his performances in the Masters Series events at Indian Wells and Miami, where he was runner-up and champion respectively, pushed him well into the world's top ten. In those tournaments, which were his first and second Masters finals, he defeated fellow rising star Andy Murray in the semifinals without dropping a set in either match. He lost the Indian Wells final to Rafael Nadal, but avenged this defeat by beating Nadal in the Miami event, before defeating the resurgent Guillermo Cañas in the final (6-3, 6-2, 6-4). He later played in the prestigious Monte Carlo Open, only to be defeated by David Ferrer in his third-round match in straight sets. He reached the quarterfinals of both Rome and Hamburg Masters, but lost to Carlos Moyà and Nadal, respectively. At the tournament in Estoril, Đoković defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the final.
At the French Open he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal ever, where he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
During the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, he won an epic match against Marcos Baghdatis in the quarterfinals. The match ended 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9), 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5 and lasted 5 hours, just 5 minutes shy of the longest singles match in a single day in Wimbledon history. In his semifinal match, he was forced to retire against Rafael Nadal due to a back injury and foot problem.
He garnered further success in the Masters Series, winning the 2007 Canada Masters in Montreal. In the final he defeated top-seeded Roger Federer 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (2). In reaching the championship, he achieved the remarkable feat of defeating the World Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick, respectively) on three consecutive days. This was the first time a player has accomplished this since Boris Becker in 1994. Moreover, Djokovic became only the second person, after Tomáš Berdych, to have defeated both Federer and Nadal since they became the dominant #1 and #2 players in the world. His successful performance made Björn Borg state that Djokovic "is definitely a contender to win a Grand Slam."[10] However, Đoković's appearance the following week at the Cincinnati Masters resulted disappointingly with a straight-set loss to Carlos Moyà in the 2nd round.
He nevertheless came to the 2007 U.S. Open with a lot of confidence and expectation, and reached the final where he lost to top-seeded Federer 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4. On his way to the final, Djokovic won an epic 5-set 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2) second-round match against Radek Štěpánek after nearly 5 hours of play. During the final, he had five set points on serve in the first set and two against serve in the second set, but lost them all.
Djokovic returned after a minor injury to Vienna, to beat Stanislas Wawrinka in the final 6-4, 6-0 and take his 5th title of the year. The win enabled Đoković to gain closer on Rafael Nadal in the ATP Tour Rankings. Djokovic's next tournament was the prestigious Madrid Masters, where he lost to David Nalbandian 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals, an improvement on the previous year's finish. At the 2007 Paris Masters, he was upset by Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.
Djokovic, then assured of finishing the season as world no. 3, went to Shanghai for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, being the first player to arrive. He was also the first player to exit the tournament, losing his first two matches of the round-robin format to David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4, Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2. In his last match he lost to Nadal 6-4, 6-4.
2008
Đoković started the year by playing the Hopman Cup along with fellow Serbian World Number 3 Jelena Janković. He won all of his round-robin matches and the team, seeded number one, reached the final. They lost 2-1 to the seond-seeded American team consisting of Serena Williams and Mardy Fish.
At the 2008 Australian Open, he reached the final with a straight sets win over top seed and defending champion Roger Federer in the semis, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5). He ended Federer's reign of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals reached, also becoming the first person to beat Federer in straight sets in a Grand Slam tournament since Gustavo Kuerten in the 2004 French Open. He then made up for his loss at the 2008 Australian Open final, by defeating unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2), to earn his first ever Grand Slam victory and Serbia's first Grand Slam singles title. At the age of 20 years and 250 days, he is the youngest male to win the Australian Open singles title since Stefan Edberg in 1985.[11] This win also enabled Đoković to surpass the mark of US$6 million in career prize money.
In Marseille, he was upset by Frenchman Gilles Simon in the second round of the tournament. Simon won 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3.
Davis Cup
He is good friends with fellow junior graduate (and sometimes doubles partner) Andy Murray, who was part of the Great Britain team that Serbia and Montenegro defeated in the Davis Cup in Glasgow in April 2006. Djokovic got the decisive win on April 9 2006 by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team a 3-1 lead in their best of 5 series, thus keeping Serbia and Montenegro in the Group One Euro/African Zone of Davis Cup. He now represents Serbia, since Montenegro gained independence in June 2006. By winning all of his three matches, Djokovic played a key role in the 2007 play-off win over Australia, promoting Serbia to World Group in 2008, where it is scheduled to play against the first seeded Russia, 8 – 10 February 2008. During the tie in Moscow, Djokovic was sidelined due to influenza and was forced to miss his first singles match in the match against Russia. He returned to win his doubles match with Nenad Zimonjić before being forced to retire during his match with Nikolay Davydenko. He was leading by two sets to one when he was forced off with dizzyness.
Playing style
Đoković is an all-court player. He makes use of powerful groundstrokes, especially the forehand, which are penetrating, deep, well-angled, and hit with strong topspin. With considerable speed, his serve is one of his major weapons. Djokovic, while very sound and powerful from the baseline, often finishes points by coming to the net similar to Roger Federer. He also utilizes a well-disguised backhand underspin dropshot and sliced backhand (groundstroke) in his repertoire.
Equipment
Đoković is sponsored by Wilson and Adidas. He is currently using the Wilson K-Blade Tour racquet. Đoković also wears the Adidas Barricade V shoe and the Adidas Edge Group for clothing.[12]
Career statistics
Grand Slam Singles finals (2)
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2008 | Australian Open | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) |
Runner-ups (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2007 | US Open | Roger Federer | 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 |
ATP Masters Series singles finals (3)
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2007 | Miami | Guillermo Cañas | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
2007 | Montréal | Roger Federer | 7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(2) |
Runner-up (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2007 | Indian Wells | Rafael Nadal | 6-2, 7-5 |
Career finals (12)
Singles (11)
Wins (8)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | July 17, 2006 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 7-6(5), 6-4 |
2. | October 2, 2006 | Metz, France | Hard (I) | Jürgen Melzer | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
3. | January 1, 2007 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Chris Guccione | 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 |
4. | April 1, 2007 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Guillermo Cañas | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
5. | April 29, 2007 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Richard Gasquet | 7-6(7), 0-6, 6-1 |
6. | August 12, 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(2) |
7. | October 14, 2007 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (I) | Stanislas Wawrinka | 6-4, 6-0 |
8. | January 27, 2008 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) |
Runner-ups (3)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 30 July, 2006 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Stanislas Wawrinka | 6-6(1) ret. |
2. | 18 March, 2007 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2, 7-5 |
3. | 9 September, 2007 | U.S. Open, New York, U.S. | Hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 |
Doubles (1)
Runner-up (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | January 7, 2007 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Wesley Moodie & Todd Perry |
6-4, 3-6, 15-13 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Australian Open tournament, which ended on January 27, 2008.
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career W-L |
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Grand Slams | |||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | W | 1 / 4 | 10-3 |
French Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | 0 / 3 | 10-3 | |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 4R | SF | 0 / 3 | 10-3 | |
U.S. Open | A | 3R | 3R | F | 0 / 3 | 10-3 | |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 13 | N/A |
Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 5-4 | 9-4 | 19-4 | 7-0 | N/A | 40-12 |
Year-End Championship | |||||||
Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | RR | 0 / 1 | 0-3 | |
ATP Masters Series | |||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 1R | F | 0 / 2 | 5-2 | |
Miami Masters | A | A | 2R | W | 1 / 2 | 7-1 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | LQ | QF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |
Hamburg Masters | A | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 3-2 | |
Canada Masters | A | LQ | A | W | 1 / 1 | 5-0 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | |
Madrid Masters | A | LQ | QF | SF | 0 / 2 | 5-2 | |
Paris Masters | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2-3 | |
Olympic Games | |||||||
Summer Olympics | A | NH | NH | NH | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
Career Statistics | |||||||
Runner-ups | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 3 |
Tournament Titles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | N/A | 8 |
Hardcourt Win-Loss | 0-1 | 2-3 | 17-9 | 43-11 | 8-2 | N/A | 70-26 |
Grass Win-Loss | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 6-2 | N/A | 12-5 | |
Carpet Win-Loss | 1-0 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 1-1 | N/A | 10-5 | |
Clay Win-Loss | 1-2 | 4-5 | 14-5 | 18-5 | N/A | 37-17 | |
Overall Win-Loss | 2-3 | 11-11 | 40-18 | 68-19 | 8-2 | N/A | 129-53 |
Win % | 40% | 50% | 69% | 78% | 80% | N/A | 71% |
Year End Ranking | 186 | 78 | 16 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- LQ = lost in qualifying draw.
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Challengers and futures titles (6)
Legend |
Challengers (3) |
Futures (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | June 23, 2003 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | César Ferrer-Victoria | 6-4, 7-5 |
2. | May 3, 2004 | Szolnok, Hungary | Clay | Marko Tkalec | 6-4, 6-2 |
3. | May 17, 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | 6-1, 6-2 |
4. | August 9, 2004 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | Flavio Cipolla | 6-4, 6-3 |
5. | November 1, 2004 | Aachen, Germany | Carpet | Lars Burgsmüller | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
6. | May 9, 2005 | San Remo, Italy | Clay | Francesco Aldi | 6-3, 7-6(4) |
ATP Tour career earnings
Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,704 | 937 |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,790 | 292 |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202,416 | 114 |
2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 644,940 | 28 |
2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3,927,700 | 3 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,221,081 | 1 |
Career | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6,039,631 | 56 |
References
- ^ "The Official Internet Site of Novak Djokovic". Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (2008-01-12). "The man they call the Djoker". The Age. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c "The Official Internet Site of Novak Đoković: Biography". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ MacPherson, Paul (2007-09-10). "Joker in the Pack Holds All the Aces". DEUCE Magazine, summer 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Mens Circuit - Player Biography". Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ Video examples of Đoković impersonating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova can be found here, here, or here.
- ^ MacPherson, Paul (2007-09-10). "Joker in the Pack Holds All the Aces". DEUCE Magazine, summer 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Serbs Rage at U.S. Over Kosovo". Time. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (2006-05-17). "Serbian may join British ranks". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "Borg: 'Djokovic can win a Grand Slam'". BlackRock Tour of Champions. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Roger Federer vs. Novak Đoković Australian Open Preview. Tennis-X.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Player Profile: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
See also
External links
- Official site Template:En icon Template:Sr icon
- Novak Djokovic at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Djokovic Recent Match Results
- Djokovic World Ranking History
- Novak Djokovic - news, photos, videos