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===2011===
===2011===


Starting the year with a 3rd place finish at the exhibition in Abu Dhabi, Söderlings first ATP tournament of the year was [[2011 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]]. After defeating [[Ryan Harrison]], [[Michael Berrer]], [[Matthew Ebden]] and [[Radek Stepanek]], Söderling went on to win the tournament without dropping a set after defeating [[Andy Roddick]] in the final 6-3, 7-5. This will elevate his ranking to no.4 in the world, giving him a better seed for the Australian Open.
Starting the year with a 3rd place finish at the exhibition in Abu Dhabi, Söderlings first ATP tournament of the year was [[2011 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]]. After defeating [[Ryan Harrison]], [[Michael Berrer]], [[Matthew Ebden]] and [[Radek Stepanek]], Söderling went on to win the tournament without dropping a set, winning against [[Andy Roddick]] in the final 6-3, 7-5. This will elevate his ranking to no.4 in the world, giving him a better seed for the Australian Open.


==Rivalry with Rafael Nadal==
==Rivalry with Rafael Nadal==

Revision as of 05:29, 9 January 2011

Robin Söderling
Full nameRobin Bo Carl Söderling
Country (sports)Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$9,099,288
Singles
Career record272-161
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 4 (November 15, 2010)
Current rankingNo. 5 (December 6, 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004, 2009)
French OpenF (2009, 2010)
WimbledonQF (2010)
US OpenQF (2009, 2010)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2009)
Olympic Games1R (Template:OlympicEvent, Template:OlympicEvent)
Doubles
Career record33–43
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 109 (9 May 2009)
Last updated on: December 6, 2010.

Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn ˈsøːdəɭɪŋ]; born 14 August 1984 in Tibro) is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 5 in the ATP rankings. Söderling is best known for reaching successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010. In both tournaments, he defeated the defending champion en route to the final — Rafael Nadal in 2009 (becoming the first and, to date, only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open),[3] and Roger Federer in 2010 (ending Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals).[4] His biggest title of his career, came at the 2010 Paris Masters. Söderling was previously coached by former world no.2 Magnus Norman, but it was announced on December 1, 2010 that they will not continue their collaboration.[5] Robin Söderling announced in early december 2010 that his new coach was to be Claudio Pistolesi.[6]

Personal life

Söderling speaks English, Swedish and German. His father Bo is a lawyer and mother Britt-Inger, a housewife. Söderling's sister, Sandra, is a teacher. While not playing, Söderling enjoys relaxing with friends, watching sports, spending time with his girlfriend, playing golf, going fishing, and driving around in his car.[7] Robin is engaged to Jenni Moström.[8]

Juniors

Söderling began playing tennis at the age of five. Robin Söderling made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes, Jr. In his first full year in the junior tour (2000), he achieved four tournament victories and in 2001 attained three more titles in the juniors including the Orange Bowl. In the same year Söderling achieved fourth place in the year-end ranking and played in his very first ATP tournament in Stockholm, winning his first match against Ramón Delgado.

Professional career

First years

Söderling tried to break into the men's circuit in 2002, playing five more ATP tournaments and the second round of the US Open. In the Challenger circuit he achieved a 16–8 record, and he played in the US Open Junior tournament where he reached the final. In 2003 the transition to the main tour was completed as he reached the third round at Wimbledon (coming from the qualifying rounds) and reached an ATP final in Stockholm (losing a decisive tie-break there), earning the year-end ranking of 86. Robin's first ATP title came in 2004 at the Lyon where he beat Belgian Xavier Malisse in the final. He also made the final at Marseille. By the end of the year, Söderling climbed into the world's top 50 in the rankings. Robin had his first serious injury in 2005, eventually resulting in a knee operation in March. But even though not fit to play many tournaments, he managed to score another title – in Milan (d. Radek Štěpánek in final). After a mediocre and injury troubled season from there on, Robin reached just one good result (third round in the US Open), before going through another surgery.

Returning in 2006, he bounced back from 100th place in the Indesit ATP rankings to top 50 within three months, even though knee and shoulder injuries still prevented him from playing at his best. Helped the Swedish team with two wins to keep its World Group Davis Cup spot in a play-off in Brazil. During the season he was healthy most of the time and managed a good climb, although he failed to impress at the Slams. But in the end of the year, he earned many points and finished at a career-high place of 25.

2007 was to be an OK year as well for Söderling. He made it to the round of 32 at Wimbledon, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a five-set match. He caused much controversy on the court when he exchanged mocking behaviour with Nadal, tugging on his shorts in the manner Nadal is known for after growing tired of Nadal's slow play at the beginning of the 5th.[9]

Söderling did not make it to an ATP final for the first time in 5 years in 2007, however he turned out consistent results all through out the year. Yet he missed the last 3 months of the main tour due to a left wrist injury.

Return from injuries

Söderling missed the Australian Open due to injury. The first tournament he entered in 2008 was the Open 13 Marseille, where he reached the quarterfinals. He then reached the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Rotterdam), finishing runner-up to Michaël Llodra in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6. The next week he reached another final at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, U.S. He beat top seed Andy Roddick in the tournament along the way to the final. However he lost another final in two weeks as he finished runner-up to unseeded Steve Darcis, 6–3, 7–6.

At the 2008 World Team Cup in Düsseldorf on clay, he was undefeated in 4 singles and 4 doubles matches. He became only the third player in history of that event to accomplish that feat since John McEnroe in 1984 and Fernando González in 2003. Thus winning all of his matches there, he led the Swedish Team to the victory.

In late May he reached the 3rd round in the French Open where he lost against home player Julien Bennetau. At Wimbledon, he lost to Roger Federer in the round of 64 in three straight sets. After disappointing results in both the Beijing Olympics and the US Open, Söderling decided to break up with his trainer Peter Carlsson. He took on former Swedish world number 2 Magnus Norman as support until he appointed a new trainer. With the help of Norman, Robin reached his third final of the year in his native Sweden at Stockholm, but lost to David Nalbandian in a tough match (2–6, 7–5, 3–6). Three weeks later Söderling finally clinched a final win for his first title in 3 years, and the second on the particular venue, at the Lyon tournament, defeating Julien Benneteau in three sets (6–3, 6–7, 6–1). On his way to the final he recorded wins over top seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, as well as the French number one Gilles Simon in the semi, both ranked in the top 10 ATP South African Airways ranking. With that, Söderling himself climbed as high as no. 18 in the rankings, a new career best. He finished the year with a career high ranking of no. 17. On 4 November he announced that Magnus Norman will be his trainer starting right after his vacation.

Reaching top ten

With his new coach at his side, Söderling started the 2009 ATP World Tour at the 2009 Brisbane International. He lost in the quarterfinals against Radek Štěpánek, who eventually won the tournament. Söderling then participated in the 2009 Heineken Open where he lost in the semifinals against Juan Martín del Potro, again losing to the eventual champion. He was seeded 16th at the 2009 Australian Open and lost to an unseeded Marcos Baghdatis in the second round.

Söderling became the first Swede to reach the French Open final since his coach Magnus Norman in 2000.

He then entered the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event, losing to Nicolás Lapentti 4–6, 6–7(7) in the second round. Despite playing well and winning the challenger Sunrise, Söderling suffered from injuries mixed with poor results for over two months. He finally won consecutive matches for the first time on the ATP tour since the 2009 Australian Open at the Rome Masters, before falling to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in a controversial match 1–6, 0–6 in the third round.[10][11] Following another third round exit at the Madrid Masters against Roger Federer, Söderling next competed at the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, as part of the Swedish contingent. Although Sweden did not win, Söderling defeated Gilles Simon and Rainer Schüttler, the latter 6–0, 6–0.

At the 2009 French Open, Söderling, seeded 23, reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time after defeating Kevin Kim, Denis Istomin, and David Ferrer. This set up a match with four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal.[12] He scored the biggest upset of the year beating Nadal and ending his record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros.[13] Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova described the match as one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. His 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4, 7–6(2) victory over the reigning World No. 1 made Söderling the first and, as of 2024, only person to beat Nadal in French Open, and also only person to beat Nadal in a best of 5 set match on clay. Two days later, facing number 10 seed and two-time semifinalist Nikolay Davydenko, Söderling won 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 to reach his maiden major semifinal.[14] Söderling made his first Grand Slam final, beating Fernando González 6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4[15][16] after having been down 0–30 and 1–4 in the final set, then reeling off the final five games of the set and match. Söderling lost the final to Federer 1–6, 6–7(1), 4–6; however, his ranking was elevated to 12th in the world, a career high.

Söderling was seeded 13th at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, his next event. He reached the fourth round for the first time in his career, defeating Gilles Müller, Marcel Granollers, and Nicolás Almagro on the way there. Söderling set up another match with Federer, a five-time champion at Wimbledon; though Federer defeated him again, 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–6(5), Söderling was only broken once in the match.[17]

After Wimbledon, Söderling returned to his native country to play at the 2009 Collector Swedish Open. As the number two seed, he received a first round bye. He defeated Kristof Vliegen 6–2, 6–3 in the second round, and won his quarterfinal match against Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 6–3. Söderling reached the final by defeating fellow countryman, Andreas Vinciguerra, 6–1, 7–6(6). There, he beat Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–6(4) for the title, becoming the first Swede since his coach Magnus Norman (in 2000) to win the singles title at the Swedish Open. This was Söderling's first outdoor title, as well as his first title on a surface other than indoor hardcourt. As a result of his win, Söderling moved up to 11th in the world.

Söderling then participated in the 2009 International German Open but lost in the third round to Nicolás Almagro. This was Söderling's first loss to a player other than Federer since the Rome Masters in late April, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.

Moving over to the U.S hardcourt season, Söderling started at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic but had to pull out in the quarterfinals due to an elbow injury which forced Söderling to withdraw from the 2009 Rogers Cup as well. Returning to the scene at 2009 Cincinnati Masters, he lost in the first round to Lleyton Hewitt.

Söderling was seeded No.12 at the 2009 US Open and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time at Flushing Meadows after defeating notable opponents such as Albert Montañés, Marcel Granollers, in form American No.22 seed Sam Querrey and No.8 seed Nikolay Davydenko. En route to the quarterfinals, Söderling had a bit of luck on the fact that two of his opponents retired, including the Russian, who retired when Söderling led 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. Söderling went on to face five time defending champion and No.1 seed Roger Federer for the fourth time this year (three of them in a Grand Slam event). Söderling was defeated by Federer after a horrible start, but showed remarkable strength after losing the two first sets (Federer dominated) and took the third set after being down 0–4 in the tiebreak. He then held one set point in the fourth set tiebreak though eventually losing 0–6, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–7(6). This was the second time in the pair's 12 meetings that Söderling took a set against Federer. In Davis Cup Playoffs, he helped a 3–2 win over Romania and a chance for Sweden to compete in the 2010 Davis Cup by clinching a 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 victory over world #28 Victor Hănescu.

After US Open, he reached the semifinals in both 2009 Malaysian Open and 2009 China Open before the Shanghai Masters where he officially cracked into the top 10 for the first time, notably beating fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–3. However, he was upset in the quarterfinals by Feliciano López 6–7(4), 3–6. Söderling was the no.1 seed at the Stockholm Open but due to an elbow injury had to retire in the semifinals. Though not a serious injury, Söderling retired from the 2009 Valencia Open 500 tournament as well. At the moment no.9 on the ATP Race, Söderling needed a big performance in 2009 BNP Paribas Masters to reach the ATP World Tour Finals.[18] He started strong against Ivo Karlović, winning in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6(6), and beat sixth seed Davydenko in the third round, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4. Söderling lost his chance of qualifying to the ATP World Tour Finals when no.3 seed Novak Djokovic became too strong in the quarterfinals and won in three sets, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3.

However, Söderling qualified as first reserve for the finals when American Andy Roddick withdrew due to an injury sustained in Shanghai. Söderling was drawn into a group comprising Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko. He made an impressive start, beating Nadal in his first robin match 6–4 6–4. He followed that up with a 7–6(5) 6–1 win over Djokovic. He was then assured a place in the semi finals of this year-end championships. However, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6–7(4) 6–4 3–6 in his third and final round robin match. Despite this, he became the winner of his group (group B), and set up a semifinal clash with US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro who defeated him 6–7(1), 6–3, 7–6(3). Söderling finished the year ranked #8, a career best.

2010

Söderling at the 2010 French Open

2010 proved to be Söderlings most successful year to date. He reached no.4 in the world(career best) and finished the year as a top 5 player. He repeated last years success at Roland Garros by reaching a second successive final and winning his first Masters 1000 crown.

Söderling made his debut at the Capitala World Tennis Championship, an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. He started in the quarterfinals, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka, 7–6(4), 7–6(2). Söderling then came back from a set and break down to defeat Roger Federer 6–7(6), 7–6(1), 6–2. Although generally reported in the media as being the first time Söderling had defeated Federer in 13 attempts, as an exhibition it remains an unofficial match that does not count on record. Söderling faced Rafael Nadal in the final, but was defeated 6–7(3), 5–7.[19]

Söderling then headed to Chennai, India to participate in the 2010 Aircel Chennai Open where he was the first seed but lost in the first round to American Robby Ginepri.

Robin Söderling was seeded eighth but lost in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open to unseeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.[20]

Söderling received a wildcard to the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and was seeded third. He won his first ATP match of the year defeating Florent Serra 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the first round and went on to win the tournament, when, leading 6–4, 2–0 against Mikhail Youzhny, Youzhny retired with a hamstring injury, becoming Söderling's biggest tournament win (in terms of point size) until he won the Paris Masters later the same year.[21]

Söderling was the first seed at the 2010 Open 13 in Marseille but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Michaël Llodra 6–7(2), 4–6. He won both his singles ties against Argentina in 2010 Davis Cup, though Sweden lost eventually 3–2. Söderling was seeded sixth at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, losing in the semifinals to seventh seed Andy Roddick after a three-set match, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.[22] Seeded fifth in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, Söderling was once again eliminated in the semifinals, this time by Tomáš Berdych 2–6, 2–6.[23]

After good results in the U.S, Robin returned to Europe for the clay court season but had to pull out of 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters due to an overstrained knee.[24] His clay court season got under way at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell where he reached the final after impressive victories over the likes of Juan Ignacio Chela, Feliciano López, Eduardo Schwank and Thiemo de Bakker. He fell to fifth seed Fernando Verdasco in three sets.[25]

Söderling had a dip in form after poor results in both 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia and 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open winning just one match against Paolo Lorenzi in Rome. His final tournament before Roland Garros was 2010 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur where he was the first seed. There, after receiving bye in the first round, he fell in the second round as Olivier Rochus upset the Swede 6–2, 4–6, 4–6.

Söderling was seeded 5th at the 2010 French Open where he defeated Federer for the first time in his career in a tour-level match. Söderling's victory snapped Federer's streak of 24 consecutive semifinal appearances in Grand Slam tournaments and marked the second consecutive year that Söderling defeated the defending French Open champion. In the semifinals, he defeated the number 15 seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 to reach his second consecutive French Open final.[26][27] By this win, Söderling guaranteed himself a career-high ranking of 6. Söderling faced Rafael Nadal in the final and could not stop the Spaniard as he fell 4–6, 2–6, 4–6.[28]

After another successful run at Roland Garros, Söderling entered the 2010 Wimbledon Championships as the sixth seed where he lost, in the quarterfinals, to eventual champion Rafael Nadal 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4), 1–6.[29] Despite the loss, he guaranteed himself a career-high world number 5 ranking for the first time.

Returning to his native country for the first time since the Davis Cup tie in March, Söderling was seeded top at the 2010 Swedish Open; a tournament that he won the previous year. He lost in the final against Nicolás Almagro in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6.[30]

After a three week hiatus from competition, Söderling started off his U.S hardcourt season with the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event 2010 Rogers Cup where he was seeded fifth, but was defeated by Argentine David Nalbandian 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 in the third round.[31]

At the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters , Söderling was again the fifth seed and received a bye into the second round where he defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. He lost in the third round to Andy Roddick.

Entering the final Grand Slam event of the year, Söderling was seeded 5th at the 2010 US Open. He defeated qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer in a tough five set opening round. In the second round, Söderling beat Taylor Dent with ease 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[32] He then played Thiemo de Bakker in the third round, and won comfortably in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, 6–3. He came trough Albert Montanes in four sets to set up a quarterfinal showdown with Roger Federer, but could not stop the swiss maestro as he lost 4–6, 4–6, 5–7 in tough conditions.[33] He then went back to Sweden to compete in the 2010 Davis Cup, where Sweden retained their World Group status as they outmatched Italy.

Traveling to Asia for the asian swing, Söderling had three quarterfinal showings. First at the 2010 Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, and then at the 2010 China Open in Beijing. He competed in Shanghai for the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000, where he maintained his concistency beating Janko Tipsarevic 6–3, 7–6(5), and David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4. He lost to Federer in the quarterfinals 1–6, 1–6.

Back in Stockholm, competing at the 2010 If Stockholm Open, he reached the quarterfinals after bowing out to eventual runner up Florian Mayer. Though a disappointing week for the swede, he ensured his place in the ATP World Tour Finals as he became the 5th player to qualify.[34]

After a semifinal spot in Valencia, Söderling traveled to Paris to compete at the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters. Receiving a bye to the 2nd round, Söderling defeated Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–0. Up next was Stanislas Wawrinka, 7–6(3), 6–3. In the quarterfinals, Söderling won over Andy Roddick, also in straight sets 7–5, 6–4.[35] Söderling then saved three match points in beating Michael Llodra to reach his first Masters 1000 final, and won the championship by defeating Gael Monfils (who had also saved match points in his semi-final against Roger Federer) in the final 6–1, 7–6(1). He became the first Swedish player to win Paris since Thomas Enqvist in 1996, and the first Swedish winner of a Masters 1000 since Enqvist won Cincinnati in 2000. With the win, he ensured a career high ranking of No.4 by overtaking Andy Murray.[36]

Söderlings final tournament of the year was at the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals where he failed to progress through the group stage, winning one match against David Ferrer and losing to Andy Murray and Roger Federer.[37] Söderling finished the year as world no.5, a career best.

2011

Starting the year with a 3rd place finish at the exhibition in Abu Dhabi, Söderlings first ATP tournament of the year was Brisbane International. After defeating Ryan Harrison, Michael Berrer, Matthew Ebden and Radek Stepanek, Söderling went on to win the tournament without dropping a set, winning against Andy Roddick in the final 6-3, 7-5. This will elevate his ranking to no.4 in the world, giving him a better seed for the Australian Open.

Rivalry with Rafael Nadal

Söderling has a noteworthy rivalry with Rafael Nadal originally sparked by a particular incident occurring during a match between the two in 2007. The two met in the third round of Wimbledon in a match that lasted five sets and several days due to rain delays. Although Nadal won the match, Söderling received considerable media attention for walking off the court while Nadal was preparing to serve to protest Nadal's lengthy time between serves. At the start of the fifth set, Nadal was ready to serve but he did not realize that Söderling had deliberately gone off to his chair to get a new racquet to delay Nadal. When Söderling went back on court and both were ready to begin the first point, Nadal said to Söderling across the net, "new balls yeah?" and held up his serving ball to show him, which Söderling responded to by "mocking" Nadal's habit of picking at his shorts prior to playing the first point of the final set.[38] Nadal eventually prevailed 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(7), 4–6, 7–5.

In 2009 the pair met in a match at the Rome Masters. Again, a controversial moment took place, where Nadal placed a shot outside the baseline which was then called out by the linesman. Söderling pointed to a mark on the court, but it was clear that it was the incorrect spot where the ball was called out. The umpire left his chair and pointed on the right location yet not the right spot, meaning he ruled the ball to be replayed.[39] This caused Söderling to lose his temper because the Hawk-Eye replay made it clear that the ball was indeed out.[11] He eventually lost the match 6–1, 6–0.

A month later Söderling and Nadal met again at the 2009 French Open. Söderling became the first player ever to defeat Nadal at the French Open by winning in four sets with a score of 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4, 7–6(2). The Swede then defeated Nadal again in 2009, in a first-rubber round robin match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (in London), in straight sets 6–4, 6–4.

The pair faced each other once again in Paris in the 2010 French Open final, where Nadal won 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.

Twenty-four days later, they played each other again in Wimbledon; their previous Wimbledon meeting at the 2007 infamous third round, five-set match. In this 2010 match, it was a well contested quarterfinal match on grass where eventual champion Nadal dropped the opening set, but ended up coming back to win the match 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(4), 6–1.

Nadal now leads the head to head series at 5–2 against Söderling.

Playing style and equipment

Söderling's type of game has been described as "brutal". He is known for his competitive drive and powerful game, hitting accurate hard ground strokes. His serve is heavy and precise, capable of generating a speed of over 225 km/h.[40] He can overpower most of his opponents and possesses a very good return game.[41] His double-handed backhand is solid and dependable, while the forehand is regarded as one of the most lethal in today's game.[42] Most of his success has come on faster surfaces (hard courts and indoor carpet), although his best Grand Slam results have occurred at the French Open; this is thought to be due to the heavy conditions and slowness of the clay which allow him more time to set up his powerful shots.[43] Many people have praised Söderling for his game, saying he is a Grand Slam contender and stable top tenner,[44] though his mental strength and lack of consistency in his game have been his weaknesses.[45] But in recent years, his mental toughness has improved considerably and this has raised the consistency of his game; much of this has been attributed to the influence of his previous coach, former world #2 and 2000 French Open finalist Magnus Norman.[42] Söderling wears Lotto clothing and recently switched from the Head YOUTEK Radical Midplus racquet to the Head Youtek Prestige Midplus.[8][46][47]

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2009 French Open Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 1–6, 6–7(1), 4–6
Runner-up 2010 French Open Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 2–6, 4–6

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2010 Paris Hard (i) France Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(1)

Career finals

Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–2)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–4)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–4)
Carpet (3–0)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (2–4)
Indoors (5–6)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 20 October 2003 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Mardy Fish 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 2. 23 February 2004 France Marseille, France Hard (i) Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 4 October 2004 France Lyon, France Carpet (i) Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 31 January 2005 Italy Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–7(2), 7–6(5)
Runner-up 3. 20 February 2006 United States Memphis, USA Hard (i) Germany Tommy Haas 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 18 February 2008 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) France Michaël Llodra 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 25 February 2008 United States Memphis, USA Hard (i) Belgium Steve Darcis 3–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 6. 6 October 2008 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Argentina David Nalbandian 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner 3. 26 October 2008 France Lyon, France Carpet (i) France Julien Benneteau 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1
Runner-up 7. 7 June 2009 France French Open, Paris, France Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 1–6, 6–7(1), 4–6
Winner 4. 19 July 2009 Sweden Båstad, Sweden Clay Argentina Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–6(4)
Winner 5. 14 February 2010 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 2–0 retired
Runner-up 8. 25 April 2010 Spain Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 6 June 2010 France French Open, Paris, France Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 18 July 2010 Sweden Båstad, Sweden Clay Spain Nicolás Almagro 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 6. 14 November 2010 France Paris, France Hard (i) France Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(1)
Winner 7. 9 January 2011 Australia Brisbane, Australia Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Win (1)
Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP World Tour 500 (0)
ATP World Tour 250 (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 7 July 2008 Sweden Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Johan Brunström
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer 		6–2, 6–2
Runner-up (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 19 July 2009 Sweden Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Robert Lindstedt Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Slovakia Filip Polášek 		6–1, 3–6, [7–10]

Team competition wins

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through to the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SR Career W-L Career Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A LQ 2R 1R A 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 5 2–5 28.57
French Open A A LQ 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R F F 0 / 7 15–7 68.18
Wimbledon A A 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 4R QF 0 / 8 12–8 60.00
US Open A 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R A 1R QF QF 0 / 8 13–8 61.90
SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 28 N/A 0.00
Win-Loss 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–4 3–4 1–3 2–3 3–3 14–4 14–4 0–0 N/A 42–28 60.00
Year-End Championship
ATP World Tour Finals A A A A A A A A SF RR 0 / 2 3–4 42.85
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 1R Not Held 1R Not Held 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 2R A 3R 3R 2R 2R SF 0 / 6 9–6 60.00
Miami Masters A A A 2R A A A 3R 2R SF 0 / 4 7–4 63.63
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 1R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R A 0 / 6 6–6 50.00
Rome Masters A A A 1R 1R A 2R 1R 3R 3R 0 / 6 4–6 40.00
Madrid Masters A A A 2R A 3R A 2R 2R 2R 0 / 5 5–5 50.00
Canada Masters A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R A 3R 0 / 6 5–6 45.45
Cincinnati Masters A A A 3R 2R 3R A 3R 1R 3R 0 / 5 8–5 63.63
Shanghai Masters Not Masters Series QF QF 0 / 2 5–2 71.43
Paris Masters A A A QF A 2R A 2R QF W 1 / 5 11–4 73.33
Hamburg Masters A A A 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R NMS 0 / 5 6–5 54.54
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 0 1 / 51 N/A 1.96
Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 9–9 3–5 10–7 10–5 12–9 8–8 18–7 0–0 N/A 70–50 58.33
ATP World Tour 500
Rotterdam A A A A 1R A A F A W 1 / 3 9–2 81.81
Memphis A A A A A F A F 1R A 0 / 3 8–3 72.72
Dubai A A A A 1R A SF A A A 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Barcelona A A A A A A 2R A 2R F 0 / 3 6–3 66.67
Hamburg Masters Series 3R A 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Indianapolis A A A 2R A A A A 250 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Washington Held as ATP 250 QF A 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Beijing Not held Held as ATP 250 SF QF 0 / 2 5–2 71.42
Tokyo A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Valencia A A A A A A A A A SF 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 17 N/A 5.88
Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 4–2 8–2 7–5 11–2 0–0 N/A 38–17 68.63
ATP World Tour 250
Brisbane A A A A A A A A QF A W 1 / 2 7–1 87.50
Chennai A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Doha A A A 2R A A SF A A A A 0 / 2 4–2 66.67
Sydney A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Milan A A A A W Not Held 1 / 1 5–0 100.00
Auckland A A LQ 1R A A SF A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50.00
Zagreb A A A A A 1R 2R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33.33
San Jose A A A A A QF A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Marseille A A A F A A SF QF A QF 0 / 4 11–4 73.33
Las Vegas A A A A A 1R A A Not Held 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Munich A A A 1R A 2R A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33.33
Nice A A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
St. Pölten A 1R A 1R A A A Not Held 0 / 2 0–2 0.00
Halle A A A 1R 1R QF 2R QF A A 0 / 5 5–5 50.00
's-Hertogenbosch A A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Nottingham A A A SF A SF A Not Held 0 / 2 6–2 75.00
Båstad LQ 1R 2R SF 2R QF QF QF W F 1 / 9 20–8 71.43
New Haven A A A A 2R SF A A A A 0 / 2 5–2 77.78
Metz A A A A QF 1R A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50.00
Bangkok NH A QF 2R A A QF A A 0 / 3 5–3 62.50
Shanghai A NH SF A A A A Not Held 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
Kuala Lumpur Not Held SF QF 0 / 2 4–2 66.66
Stockholm 2R 1R F 2R A SF A F SF QF 0 / 8 17–7 70.83
Moscow A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Lyon A A A W A QF A W A A 2 / 3 12–1 92.30
SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 12 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 1 5 / 61 N/A 8.20
Win-Loss 1–1 0–3 8–3 19–11 11–7 18–11 14–6 21–5 9–3 6–6 5–0 N/A 112–53 67.88
Career statistics
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Win % Career total
ATP Tournaments Played 1 4 6 27 19 22 16 20 22 23 1 N/A Career total: 161
ATP Finals Reached 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 5 1 N/A Career total: 17
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 N/A Career total: 7
Year End Ranking 444 163 60 34 77 25 41 17 8 5 N/A
  • A = did not participate in the tournament.
  • LQ = lost in the qualifying draw

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