_(29828041056).jpg) Baghdatis at the2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Cyprus |
|---|---|
| Residence | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Born | (1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (age 40)[1] Paramytha, Limassol District, Cyprus |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$8,918,917 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 349–274 (56%) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (21 August 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2006) |
| French Open | 4R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2006) |
| US Open | 4R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 50–62 (44.6%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (7 January 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007,2016,2017) |
| US Open | 2R (2016) |
Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής,Arabic: ماركوس بغداتيس; born 17 June 1985) is a Greek Cypriot former professionaltennis player and coach.[2] He was the runner-up at the2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the2006 Wimbledon Championships, and reached a career-highATP singlesranking of world No. 8 in August 2006.[3] In the latter part of his career, Baghdatis endured a series of injuries that impacted his play.
Baghdatis was born inParamytha, Cyprus, to aLebanese father, Christos, and aGreek Cypriot mother, Androula.[4][5] He has two brothers—Petros and Marinos—and a sister, Zena, who was adopted by his family at just six months old. His father, a nativeLebanese (Antiochian Greek Christian) who followsGreek Orthodox Christianity, emigrated to Cyprus fromLebanon and owns a clothes shop. He began playing tennis at the age of five with his father and brothers. He grew up idolizing tennis playersPat Rafter,Andre Agassi andPete Sampras. He enjoys playing and watchingfootball and is a supporter ofManchester City in England. He trained at theMouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris on an Olympic Solidarity Youth Development Programme Scholarship since the age of 14 and learned to speak French.[4]
Baghdatis received the 2005 Cyprus Male Athlete of the Year award. On 28 January 2006, he received an exemption from the otherwise mandatory Cypriot national service so that he could concentrate on tennis.
On 14 July 2012, Baghdatis married the Croatian former tennis playerKarolina Šprem. They had their first child, a daughter Zahara, on 20 October 2012,[6] a second daughter, India, on 17 December 2015,[7] and a son, Zeus.[8][9]
Baghdatis played his first junior match in September 1998 at the age of 14 at a Grade-5 tournament in Cyprus. He made the final at the2002 Junior US Open but lost toRichard Gasquet. He reached No. 1 in theITF Junior Circuit world singles rankings in January 2003. He then won the2003 Junior Australian Open as the top seed defeatingFlorin Mergea in the final. He then repeated his final feat from 2002 at the2003 Junior US Open but lost toJo-Wilfried Tsonga, his major rival in his junior career. He then won the2003 Orange Bowl for the U18 category defeatingGaël Monfils in the final. He ended his junior career after 2003 with a win–loss record of 152–41.[10]
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open:W (2003)
French Open: QF (2003)
Wimbledon: 2R (2001,2002)
US Open: F (2002,2003)
Baghdatis performed moderately throughout most of 2004. He picked up his form later in that year.
At theUS Open, Baghdatis played for the first time in the main draw of aGrand Slam tournament. He defeatedOlivier Mutis in a first-round match 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5. He was one of only two players who won a set from eventual champion,Roger Federer (the other beingAndre Agassi). Baghdatis then finished the year with two Challenger tournament titles, in which he defeated many higher-ranked opponents.
Baghdatis's 2005 season began with a first-round loss in theChennai Open againstNicolas Devilder. In his next tournament, theAustralian Open, as a qualifier, Baghdatis defeated then-top-20 playerIvan Ljubičić in the second round and had a straight sets victory over another top-20 player,Tommy Robredo, in the third round, before losing to Roger Federer in the fourth round. Baghdatis suffered an elbow injury right after the Australian Open and was out of the professional tour until late April, when he entered a clay court tournament, theEstoril Open in Portugal. He held two match points in his first-round match against a resurgingJuan Carlos Ferrero, but failed to convert them into a win.
Baghdatis kept playing Challengers and qualifying for upper-tier ATP events for the rest of 2005 and found good form towards the end of the year. As a qualifier, he reached the final of the ATP tournament at Basel, defeating former world No. 2,Tommy Haas, world No. 40,José Acasuso, and the eventual 2005Masters Cup championDavid Nalbandian. But he lost the final toFernando González in four sets. Although he was not the first qualifier to reach anATP Tour event final, he was the first player from Cyprus to do so.[citation needed]
Baghdatis entered theAustralian Open as an unseeded player, under the coaching of Guillaume Peyre, and produced an unexpected four-set victory over second-seed and world No. 3,Andy Roddick, in the fourth round. He then defeated the seventh seedIvan Ljubičić in the quarterfinals in five sets. In the semifinals, he came back from two sets down to defeat fourth seed David Nalbandian in five. The vocal support he enjoyed from his local fans (consisting mostly of members of Melbourne's largeGreek Australian community) throughout the tournament was considered one of the highlights of the tournament. In the final, Baghdatis started strongly (being a set and a break up with a chance to double break), but eventually lost to world No. 1, Roger Federer, in four sets.
"I think my coach will watch and I'll be sleeping with my girlfriend."
At theFrench Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets toJulien Benneteau. AtWimbledon, Baghdatis defeatedAndy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world No. 1,Lleyton Hewitt. Baghdatis then lost toRafael Nadal in the semifinals in three sets. At theUS Open, Baghdatis defeatedAlexander Waske in the first round. He played retiring Andre Agassi in the second round, and in a long match that lasted past midnight, Baghdatis lost in five sets. This was to be the final victory of Agassi's twenty-year professional career, as he lost toBenjamin Becker in the following round. At theChina Open, an ATP International Series event, Baghdatis defeatedMario Ančić in the final for his first career ATP tournament championship.
Baghdatis was the eleventh seed at theAustralian Open but could not match his success from the previous year, losing a second-round match toGaël Monfils in four sets. He won his next tournament inZagreb, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in a three-set final. At theOpen 13 tournament in Marseille, France, Baghdatis advanced to his second consecutive singles final and the fifth of his career, where he lost toGilles Simon in two sets. At theFrench Open, Baghdatis defeatedSébastien Grosjean in the first round andKristian Pless to advance to the third round. There, he defeatedJan Hájek. In the fourth round, Baghdatis lost toIgor Andreev in four sets.
At the first grass-court tournament of the season inHalle, Baghdatis reached his sixth career singles final by defeatingPhilipp Kohlschreiber in the semifinals. In the final, which took place on his birthday, he lost toTomáš Berdych. AtWimbledon, as the tenth seed, he made it to the quarterfinals for the second straight year, defeatingErnests Gulbis,Nicolas Devilder, David Nalbandian, and sixth seedNikolay Davydenko, before losing toNovak Djokovic in a five-hour match. At the next Grand Slam, theUS Open, Baghdatis was defeated by no. 106 rankedMax Mirnyi in the first round. At theParis Masters, Baghdatis found good form. He reached the semifinals by defeating Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo. He then lost to second seed Rafael Nadal, in three sets.
Baghdatis started his season on the2008 ATP Tour at theChennai Open in India, where he lost toRobin Haase in the first round.[12] At theAustralian Open, Baghdatis defeated 2002 championThomas Johansson and 2005 championMarat Safin, before losing in the third round to 2005 runner-up Lleyton Hewitt, in five sets. This match lasted 282 minutes, beginning at 11:52 pm and finishing at 4:34 am.[13] At theFrench Open, he lost in the first round toSimone Bolelli in three sets. At the 2008 Halle Open in Germany he lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. At theWimbledon Championships, seeded tenth, Baghdatis progressed to the fourth round, where he lost toFeliciano López in five sets. Baghdatis suffered injuries for the remainder of the season and did not participate in theUS Open.
Entering 2009, ranked No. 96 (his best having been 8) and having not played since the ATP Paris Masters in late October 2008, Baghdatis entered theBrisbane International in preparation for theAustralian Open, losing in the opening round toJarkko Nieminen.
In the Australian Open, traditionally his best grand slam event, he began with a straight-sets win over 48th-ranked Frenchman Julien Benneteau and followed that up by ousting 16th-seedRobin Söderling in four sets and 23rd-seedMardy Fish in straight sets. In the fourth round he lost in four sets to Novak Djokovic.
After the Australian Open, he played in theSA Tennis Open tournament in Johannesburg and was the eighth seed. He defeatedAndrew Anderson andRaven Klaasen. In the quarterfinals, he lost toDavid Ferrer in two sets. After getting a wild card for San Jose, he drewSam Querrey in the first round, and lost in three tight sets. At theDelray Beach International Championships, Baghdatis defeatedErnests Gulbis andDudi Sela before losing toJérémy Chardy in the quarterfinals in two tiebreaks. Baghdatis found some form at theOrdina Open 's-Hertogenbosch 250 tournament, beating 15th-ranked Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–2, to move into the second round. In the second round, he suffered a match-ending knee injury when playingRaemon Sluiter.
Due to the knee injury suffered at 's-Hertogenbosch, he withdrew from theWimbledon Championships.[14] Baghdatis returned to the ATP Tour with a three-set loss toWayne Odesnik in Indianapolis. In Los Angeles, he progressed to the second round after beatingFrank Dancevic but was upset byJohn Isner in straight sets, after holding a set point in the second set. Baghdatis won theOdlum Brown Vancouver Open, a Challenger event overXavier Malisse in the final. The title was his first at any level since triumphing at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Zagreb in February 2007.
Baghdatis failed to qualify for the Cincinnati Masters, losing toRobert Kendrick in the opening qualifying round. He won his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the season, after defeating Xavier Malisse again, in the final of theTrophée des Alpilles in St. Remy. He won his opening match in the ATP 250 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, againstLu Yen-hsun, but was beaten byMikhail Youzhny in straight sets in the next round.
In theChina Open, an ATP 500 tournament held in Beijing, he drew top seeded Rafael Nadal in the first round. He pushed him hard, but was eventually defeated. It was Nadal's sixth straight win over the Cypriot. At the2009 If Stockholm Open, Baghdatis reached his first ATP final since 2007 at Halle. In the opening round, he upset third seededJuan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. He followed this up with crushing victories over Robert Kendrick andArnaud Clément. Top-seed Robin Söderling gave Marcos a walkover into the final. Baghdatis beat Rochus in the final to win just his third ATP title, which ended his two and a half year title drought.
During the 2010 season, Baghdatis was the only player to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal while they were world No. 1.[15]
The 2010 season saw Baghdatis return to form. He started off the year at theBrisbane International beating Mardy Fish before losing to Tomáš Berdych, winning just one game. He then entered theMedibank International tournament in Sydney, where he beatNick Lindahl,Viktor Troicki and Lleyton Hewitt, rallying from a set and a break down in the second set to win in a three-sets quarterfinal. Then he defeated Mardy Fish in another heart-stopping three-set win on a final set tie break in the semifinals. In the final, he facedRichard Gasquet. After a rain delay at the start of the second set, Baghdatis went on to a straight-sets victory, a win which elevated his ATP ranking to No. 31.
At theAustralian Open, Baghdatis beatPaolo Lorenzi in the opening round and 17th seed David Ferrer in the five-sets second round. This marked his second career victory after being down two sets to none, while suffering from leg cramping in the final game. A right shoulder injury forced Baghdatis to retire just 56 minutes into his third round match against Hewitt after trailing 0–6, 2–4.[16][17] After this, his ranking dipped slightly to No. 34 (on 1 January).
In Rotterdam he beatJames Blake in a comfortable two-sets victory, but lost to in-form Nikolay Davydenko in the second round. Baghdatis made a second-round appearance at theOpen 13 tournament in Marseille, losing to eventual championMichaël Llodra. He then appeared at theDubai Championships, but came into the tournament with stomach cramps (due to food poisoning). Despite the handicap, he beat No. 8 seedGilles Simon and then beatSomdev Devvarman andMichael Berrer. In the semifinals, after being a set and a break up, he lost a frustrating match against No. 2 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic.
At theIndian Wells Masters he beat Arnaud Clément in the second round. In the third round, he captured his biggest win to date, stunning world No. 1 Roger Federer in three sets, while saving three match points. By beating Federer for the first time in his career, he reversed a six-match losing streak. However, in the fourth round, he was unable to recuperate in time, losing to Tommy Robredo, despite coming into the match with a 3–0 head-to-head lifetime against Robredo.
At theMiami Open he beatJuan Ignacio Chela and in the third round, he lost to seventh seedMarin Čilić in straight sets. Baghdatis had a disappointing start to the clay-court season, being eliminated in the first rounds of both theMonte-Carlo Masters and theRome Masters byAlbert Montañés andErnests Gulbis, respectively. He next played in theBMW Open, where he beatPeter Gojowczyk in three sets,Marco Chiudinelli in straight set andPhilipp Kohlschreiber in two sets. For a spot in the final, Baghdatis took on first seedMarin Čilić. Despite taking the first set, Baghdatis was unable to close out the match, eventually losing in three erratic sets. He then made a quarterfinal appearance at theOpen de Nice Côte d'Azur as the fifth seed, where he was upset by ArgentinianLeonardo Mayer in three sets, despite saving 21 of 24 break points in the match.
At theFrench Open, Baghdatis was beaten by Britain'sAndy Murray in the third round in four sets. He suffered a surprisingly poor run in the 2010 grass-court season. He went out in the first rounds in all three grass court tournaments he entered byPhilipp Petzschner in Halle,Peter Luczak in s-Hertogenbosch, andLukáš Lacko at Wimbledon. It was the worst showing he had had in Wimbledon, and even more disappointing as he had a good history record in the past few years there. However, a reshuffle behind the scenes after the grass court season has resulted in Baghdatis once again working with Guillaume Perye.
He reached the quarterfinals at theFarmers Classic in Los Angeles, where he lost toJanko Tipsarević for the first time in their third meeting, and reached the final at theLegg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, where he lost to in-form David Nalbandian.[18] Baghdatis was ousted in the opening round at theRogers Cup in Toronto, losing toJérémy Chardy in three sets. At theCincinnati Masters, he found decent form. In the first round, he beat Marin Čilić for the first time. In the second round, he toughed out a three-sets victory over BrazilianThomaz Bellucci, followed by a two-sets victory in the third round against Tomáš Berdych. In the quarterfinals, after six successive losses against the Spaniard, he finally defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time in his career. It was his second win over a world No. 1 that year, having earlier defeated then-No. 1 Roger Federer at theIndian Wells Masters. Oddly, he defeated a world-number-one player on his seventh attempt again. As he stated back in March 2010 after beating Federer, "Seven is my lucky number." For only the second time, he made the semifinals of a Masters 1000 tournament, but here he could not beat Roger Federer again, as he succumbed to his in-form opponent in two sets.
Just before his campaign at the US Open, he made an appearance at the last tune-up tournament, the2010 Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut. Baghdatis had a chance to win the year'sUS Open Series if he won this tournament. Appearing as the top seeded player, he beatIgor Andreev for the first time and then came back from a set down to defeatJuan Ignacio Chela to reach the quarterfinals. However, he lost to the eventual champion,Sergiy Stakhovsky on a final-set tie break in the quarterfinals. Arriving at theUS Open, he lost in the first round in five sets to Arnaud Clément.
Baghdatis started the2011 season by competing in theBrisbane International, losing in the quarterfinal to defending champion and second-seeded AmericanAndy Roddick in two sets. He made it to the third round of theAustralian Open, before retiring midway through the fourth set againstJürgen Melzer due to a finger injury. Baghdatis had a very quiet summer on the ATP tour, his most noticeable appearance was at theWimbledon Championships where he was the 32nd seed and gave eventual winner Novak Djokovic a tough test in the third round, losing in four sets, during a point in the match Djokovic was unable to keep his cool on the Centre Court and at the end of losing a long rally repeatedly hit the grass court with his racket. As the match progressed, Baghdatis received a rapturous support from the home crowd, to the point where they were screaming every point he won.
Just before the US Series, Baghdatis teamed up with British coachMiles Maclagan. Baghdatis found some form in the Kuala Lumpur, where he was runner up to a determinedJanko Tipsarević. In Tokyo, Baghdatis lost narrowly to Andy Murray in three sets. After the match Murray commented kindly that, "I think he played very well. At the end of the third set, we were both playing good tennis, but in the first two he was the better player. Marcos is a very, very good player. He might not have played his best tennis so far this year, but he has been close to the top 10 before. He has a lot of talent, a big serve and has many ways to hurt you on the court."[citation needed]
In theAustralian Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round toStan Wawrinka. During a change over Baghdatis smashed and broke four of his tennis rackets to vent frustration on how the match was unfolding. He was fined A$770 by the organization of the Australian Open for this behaviour.[19] Baghdatis playedAndy Murray in the third round ofWimbledon playing under the closed roof until 11:03pm, eventually losing in four sets. In July 2012 Baghdatis was selected by the Cypriot Olympic Committee to carry the Cypriot flag in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Games. In the interrupted first-round match on 29–30 August, againstGo Soeda of Japan, he won in three sets before scoring an impressive straight-sets victory over Richard Gasquet in the second round. Although he lost in the third round to Andy Murray in three sets, Baghdatis was the only player who won a set off Murray on the latter's run to Olympic gold.
Baghdatis entered the Australian Open as the 28th seed. He defeatedAlbert Ramos in the first round andTatsuma Ito of Japan in the second round. However, he was defeated by the 4th seedDavid Ferrer in the third round in straight sets. At theFrench Open, Baghdatis lost in the first round to the 24th seedBenoît Paire. AtWimbledon, Baghdatis was defeated in the first round by the 10th seed Marin Čilić.
After a poor run of form over the summer, Baghdatis found some rhythm at theCiti Open in Washington. He had impressive wins overLukáš Lacko in three sets and 11th-ranked and second seedKei Nishikori whom he defeated with the loss of three games to reach the quarterfinals. There he was defeated by eventual finalist John Isner in a competitive three set match. At theUS Open, Baghdatis defeatedTatsuma Ito in the first round. In the second round, he produced a convincing performance against the 17th seedKevin Anderson, winning in straight sets and losing only six games. In the third round, he was defeated by an in-form Stan Wawrinka in four sets.
In his next two tournaments, he was defeated byDmitry Tursunov atSt. Petersburg in the first round, and was defeated by Wawrinka at theMalaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur in the second round. At theJapan Open in Tokyo, he was defeated in the opening round by top-seededJuan Martín del Potro in three sets after a decent performance. At theSwiss Indoors in Basel, Baghdatis defeatedBenjamin Becker in the first round before losing in the second round to top-seeded and eventual championJuan Martín del Potro in two sets.[20]
Baghdatis was not given a wildcard into theBrisbane International, although he did receive one for theHeineken Open in Auckland. In the opening round Baghdatis lost to American lucky loserSteve Johnson in three sets. Baghdatis entered theAustralian Open, ranked at a low 109 in the ATP rankings. Despite recovering from 1–4 down in the second set and saving several match points in the third set, he was eventually bundled out byDenis Istomin in straight sets in the first round.
Due to a low ranking, he needed to qualify for his next tournament at theZagreb Indoors. His poor run of form continued as he was defeated by 19-year-oldPeđa Krstin from Serbia in the opening qualifying round. Over March, after Baghdatis split with his coach, Baghdatis had found some form again with a good run at theSony Open in Miami, where he defeatedSantiago Giraldo and Philipp Kohlschreiber in a three-set battle that ended with two tiebreaks. He had another memorable match in the third round against Tsonga, but he could not convert his chances and lost in three sets after more than two hours.
Baghdatis started the clay-court season with a first-round loss at theU.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston toAlejandro González. After a tough period through injuries, Baghdatis opted to find his way up the rankings again through the ATP Challenger Tour. Baghdatis finished in the Top 100 for the tenth straight year with best results coming at Challenger level (22–2 record), winning four titles: Nottingham (d. Matosevic) in June, back-to-back in Vancouver (d. Dustov) and Aptos (d. Kukushkin) in August and Geneva (d. Przysiezny) in November.[21]
Baghdatis ended the year at No. 85 in the ATP rankings.[22]
Sitting at No. 85 in the rankings, Baghdatis decided to begin his 2015 season on the ATP Challenger Tour, at the city of Onkaparinga. He made the final, before bowing out to American Ryan Harrison in straight sets. Baghdatis returned to the Australian Open, where he beat Teymuraz Gabashvili in five sets and 22nd-ranked David Goffin in four sets with an impressive display of attacking tennis. Baghdatis's campaign ended in dramatic fashion in round 3 against Grigor Dimitrov. The Cypriot rode the abundant emotion and Greek chanting on showcourt 3 to twice lead by a set before Dimitrov found another gear to win in five sets.[23]
After the match, Baghdatis stated his goal was to finish 2015 in the world's top 50, believing in 4–5 years he can reach the world's top 10 again.[24]
After a promising Australian summer, Baghdatis returned to Europe. He defeated Ivo Karlović and Mikhail Youznhey on his way to the Zagreb semifinals (l. to Garcia-Lopez). At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Baghdatis defeated for the second time this season David Goffin, before being forced to retire hurt in a final set tie-breaker against Borna Ćorić in the second round.[25]
At Roland Garros, Baghdatis stunned 25th ranked Ivo Karlović for the second time this season, winning in three sets. However, he was defeated in the second round by Damir Džumhur in four sets.[26] Baghdatis's grass-court campaign began in Stuttgart, where despite losing, he showed encouraging signs in his three set loss to superstar Rafael Nadal. This promise was fulfilled in an incredible week of ball striking at Nottingham. Baghdatis stunned world No. 7 David Ferrer, young gun Alexander Zverev and Simone Bolleli to his way to the semifinals. However, Baghdatis, with an early break ahead against Denis Istomin, was forced to retire hurt after feeling a 'pop' in his calf muscle. It ended a great week for the Cypriot, who obtained his first top-ten win in more than two years.[27]
At Wimbledon, his campaign was in doubt due to the calf injury suffered at Nottingham. However, he decided to participate, and with his left calf heavily strapped, he defeated Donald Young in four sets in the opening round. In round 2, Baghdatis, struggling with his calf injury and form, was trailing two sets and a break down against Australian qualifier John Millman. However, the Cypriot produced one of the most incredible comebacks in recent Grand Slam history to defeat Millman in over three hours. Baghdatis ran out of gas in round 3, with David Goffin exacting revenge against the Cypriot with a comfortable victory.[28]
Baghdatis's resurgence continued at the Atlanta Open to kick-off his US Open swing. Baghdatis, defeated Austin Krajicek, Sam Groth and Vasek Pospisil on his way to the semifinals. There, Baghdatis stunned Gilles Müller to reach the final. In the final, Baghdatis obtained a right groin injury early in the match, severely hampering his performance in his loss to John Isner. It was Baghdatis's first appearance in an ATP World Tour final since 2011.[29]
Unfortunately, due to the groin injury suffered in Atlanta, Baghdatis was forced to pull out of the events following Atlanta, except for Winston-Salem (first round loss to Pierre-Hugues Herbert). At the US Open, Baghdatis was forced once again to pull out of the tournament in the middle of his opening-round match against Steve Darcis. He retired hurt again citing his right groin.[30]
Baghdatis was solid on the ATP World Tour over the coming months. He reached the round of 16 at St. Petersburg, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.[31]
His final tournament of the season was in Stockholm for the Stockholm Open, where he beat Sam Querrey, Bernard Tomic and Gilles Müller in the quarterfinals. However, Baghdatis's right groin injury again forced him to retire from a match, where he retired in the second set of his semifinal against top seed Tomáš Berdych.[32]
The Cypriot enjoyed an 11th straight finish in top 10, improved to 63–13 lifetime in Davis Cup thanks to doubles win over Greece in July and posted 26 tour-level wins in 2015, four more than 2013–14 combined. Baghdatis ended the year at No. 46 in the ATP rankings and will hope to continue his resurgence in 2016.[31]
Baghdatis, due to the birth of his second daughter, began his 2016 campaign only a few days before the Australian Open at the exhibition Kooyong Classic where he had competitive matches withPablo Carreño andPaul-Henri Mathieu.[33] At theAustralian Open, where Baghdatis was unseeded, he drew ninth seed Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in a match between two former finalists. Despite playing some vintage tennis in the second set his lack of match play showed in his four-sets defeat. Baghdatis reflecting on the loss, said "I played a good match. It was my first match of the year and I lack a bit of rhythm, especially under pressure. I had some chances in the third set but the lack of matches before the tournament made me make wrong decisions at those moments."[34]
Baghdatis next participated at the ATP 250 tournament,Open Sud de France. Baghdatis defeated Lukáš Lacko and saved seven second set setpoints against Taro Daniel, winning in straight sets. In the quarterfinal he was beaten in two sets byRichard Gasquet. Baghdatis next moved onto Rotterdam, where he competed at theABN AMRO ATP-500-tournament. He was drawn against fourth seedDavid Goffin and achieved a three-sets victory, coming back from a 5–2 deficit in the third set tiebreak. He improved to 4–1 against Goffin in their head-to-head.[35] Baghdatis's run ended in Rotterdam after round two, with a two-sets defeat to eventual champion,Martin Kližan.[36]
Baghdatis continued his resurgence at the prestigious Dubai Tennis Championships. Baghdatis, stunned Viktor Troicki, Vasek Pospisil, Bautista Agut and Feliciano López on his way to the final. He lost to Stan Wawrinka in the final, including a near 30-minute tiebreaker in the second set. Baghdatis, re-entered the world's top 40 for the first time in three years, and hit form that was present from ten years before. Baghdatis said after the final: "I didn't win the tournament this week but I won a lot more, I won my confidence back. I'm happy I'm back and playing this kind of tennis now. It's just to continue improving and play at this level throughout the year."[37]
Traditionally his worst surface, Baghdatis began his clay-court season in Houston. He recorded the first double-bagel victory of his career in the opening round against Diego Schwartzman, before stunning Fernando Verdasco to reach the quarterfinals. He was defeated by eventual finalist Jack Sock.[38] Baghdatis, however, struggled once again for majority of the clay-court season, recording first-round losses in Bucharest and Madrid, while pulling out of a number of other tournaments. At Roland Garros, Baghdatis recorded an impressive straight-sets win over Giles Muller, before despite winning the first two sets, bowing out in a thriller to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in five sets.[39]
Baghdatis produced solid, without spectacular results over the coming months. He made the quarterfinals in both Halle and Nottingham on grass, with his run in Halle en route to a straight-sets victory over world No. 8, Tomáš Berdych. He was disappointed at Wimbledon, ousted in straight sets to John Isner.[40] He extended his grass-court season in Newport, and made the semifinals before bowing out to eventual champion Ivo Karlović.
Baghdatis was forced to pull out of the Olympic Games in Rio due an elbow injury. He stated "It is clear that unless I am 100% fit and healthy to compete, I shall not participate at the Olympics because I would be doing injustice to my country."[41]
Baghdatis lost in the first round in seven out of the 15 ATP tournaments he played during the 2017 year. His continued struggle with form saw his year-end ranking fall outside the top 100 for the first time since 2004. Similar results with numerous first round exits followed in 2018, with Baghdatis finishing the year ranked 125.
At the2017 Chengdu Open, Baghdatis made his last ATP final where he lost againstDenis Istomin after being forced to retire in the first set due to a back injury.
At the2018 Indian Wells Masters, Baghdatis went on a run to the fourth round as a qualifier defeatingYoshihito Nishioka, 14th seedDiego Schwartzman, andDudi Sela along the way. He withdrew from his fourth round match againstMilos Raonic due to injury. The result would earn him a wildcard into the2018 Miami Masters the next week. He lost toJared Donaldson in the first round in straight sets.
At the2018 Wimbledon Championships, Baghdatis won his last match over a top-10 when he defeated world No. 7,Dominic Thiem, in the first round.
At the2019 Open Sud de France, Baghdatis qualified for the main draw and defeated top seed and defending championLucas Pouille in the second round to make the quarterfinals. He lost toRadu Albot in the quarterfinals in straight sets. He received a wildcard intoDubai Open two weeks later where he won his opening match against fellow wildcardMohamed Safwat but lost in the next round toGaël Monfils in straight sets. Two more weeks later, he won the2019 Pingshan Open as the 2nd seed defeatingStefano Napolitano in the final. It would be his first challenger title in over four years and the last title of his career.
Baghdatis announced that he would retire and that the2019 Wimbledon Championships would be his last tournament. He received a wild-card entry into the main draw[42] and defeatedBrayden Schnur in the first round in straight sets which would be his last win of his career. On 4 July 2019, he lost toMatteo Berrettini in the second round in straight sets for his last match. He was cheered by fans in the stadium as he was leaving the court in tears.[43] Many fellow players such asRoger Federer praised his retirement[44] and he was honored as one of the biggest retirees in 2019.[45][46]
Baghdatis made hisDavis Cup debut for theCyprus Davis Cup team in2000 as a 14-year-old. Upon making his debut Cyprus were competing in the lowest division of Davis Cup competition possible and fell one win shy of being promoted in 2000. In2009, the Group II relegation play-off tie was held inNicosia, Cyprus and Baghdatis led the team. They fell one match short of advancing to the Euro/Africa Group I, after leading two sets to love in the doubles againstFinland, Baghdatis and Photos Kallias lost the rubber, and Cyprus lost the tie 2–3.
Baghdatis is one of the most successful Davis Cup players in the modern era. He has the longest winning streak in Davis Cup matches of all time with 36 consecutive singles victories, surpassing (in 2016) the previously held record of 33 byBjörn Borg.[47]
Two days before his third-round match againstLleyton Hewitt at the2008 Australian Open, a video posted onYouTube almost a year earlier made headlines in the local media. The video shows Baghdatis at a barbecue hosted by hisGreek Australian fans in Melbourne in early 2007. In it, Baghdatis is seen holding a flare chanting, among other things, pro-Cyprus slogans such as "Turks out of Cyprus" twice, with theHellas Fan Club, a group which was later at the centre of a clash with police.[48][49] A representative of the localTurkish Cypriot community referred to the chant as a "racist attack" and a "straight-forward provocation of our community", and called for the player's expulsion from the tournament and Australia, though no such action was taken.[50]
Supporters of Baghdatis said he was not calling for Turkish Cypriots to leave Cyprus but, rather, an end toTurkey's military occupation since 1974.[51] In a statement issued through his manager, Baghdatis said he was "supporting the interest of my country Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognized by the United Nations".[52]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard |  Roger Federer | 7–5, 5–7, 0–6, 2–6 |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Swiss Indoors, Basel | International | Carpet (i) |  Fernando González | 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2006 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | Roger Federer | 7–5, 5–7, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2006 | China Open, Beijing | International | Hard |  Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2007 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | International | Carpet (i) | Ivan Ljubičić | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2007 | Open 13, Marseille | International | Hard (i) |  Gilles Simon | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2007 | Halle Open, Germany | International | Grass |  Tomáš Berdych | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2009 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Olivier Rochus | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2010 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Richard Gasquet | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2010 | Washington Open, USA | 500 Series | Hard |  David Nalbandian | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2010 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Viktor Troicki | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Oct 2011 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Janko Tipsarević | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 2015 | Atlanta Open, USA | 250 Series | Hard |  John Isner | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Feb 2016 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard | Stan Wawrinka | 4–6, 6–7(13–15) |
| Loss | 4–10 | Oct 2017 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard |  Denis Istomin | 2–3 ret. |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2008 | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Marc Gicquel |  Sanchai RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Mikhail Youzhny | Ivan DodigMate Pavić | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2013 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Eric Butorac |  Jarkko NieminenDmitry Tursunov | 1–6, 4–6 |
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| Place | Date | League | Location(s) | Surface(s) | Team | Teammates | Opponent teams |
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| Champions (1st SZ) | Nov 2014 | Champions Tennis League (CTL) | India | Hard |  Pune Marathas |  Pat Cash Agnieszka RadwańskaSaketh Myneni | Delhi Dreams:Runners-up (1st NZ) Mumbai Tennis Masters:2nd NZ Hyderabad Aces:2nd SZ Punjab Marshalls:3rd NZ Bangalore Raptors:3rd SZ |
| Champions (1st ZA) | Nov–Dec 2015 | Champions Tennis League (CTL) | India | Hard, Hard (i) | Punjab Marshalls |  Greg Rusedski Elina Svitolina Saketh Myneni | Hyderabad Aces:Runners-up (1st ZB) Raipur Rangers:2nd ZA Nagpur Orangers:2nd ZB V Chennai Warriors:3rd ZB Mumbai Tennis Masters:3rd ZA |
| Champions (2nd) | Dec 2016 | International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) | UAE, India, Singapore, Japan | Hard (i), Hard |  Singapore Slammers | Nick Kyrgios Marcelo Melo Carlos Moyá Rainer Schüttler Kiki Bertens | Indian Aces:Runners-up (1st) Japan Warriors:3rd UAE Royals:4th |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2003 | Greece F1,Syros | Futures | Hard | Petr Kralert | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2003 | Uzbekistan F4,Namangan | Futures | Hard |  Louis Vosloo | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2003 | Netherlands F2,Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Ignacio González King | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2003 | France F12,Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Jean-Christophe Faurel | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2003 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2003 | Cyprus F1,Nicosia | Futures | Clay |  Konstantinos Economidis | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2004 | Bolton, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Peter Wessels | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2004 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Dominik Hrbatý | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 7–2 | Jul 2005 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Alejandro Falla | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Aug 2009 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Xavier Malisse | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–2 | Sep 2009 | St Remy, France | Challenger | Hard | Xavier Malisse | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–2 | Oct 2009 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Denis Istomin | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–2 | Jun 2014 | Nottingham, UK | Challenger | Grass | Marinko Matosevic | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–2 | Aug 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Farrukh Dustov | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Win | 13–2 | Aug 2014 | Aptos, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Kukushkin | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 14–2 | Nov 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Michał Przysiężny | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–3 | Jan 2015 | Happy Valley, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Harrison | 6–7(8–10), 4–6 |
| Win | 15–3 | Mar 2019 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard |  Stefano Napolitano | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2003 | Uzbekistan F3,Andijan | Futures | Hard | Stéphane Bohli | Justin BowerMarco Chiudinelli | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 4R | F | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 14 | 26–14 | 65% |
| French Open | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 | 10–13 | 43% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | SF | QF | 4R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 22–14 | 61% |
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 13–4 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 54 | 67–54 | 55.37% |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 4R | A | 0 / 9 | 12–8 | 60% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | Q1 | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| German Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | Not Masters 1000 Series | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 11–9 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 8–8 | 1–7 | 7–8 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 57 | 45–56 | 44.55% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 278 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 11–12 | 37–20 | 48–22 | 14–12 | 23–16 | 43–27 | 28–27 | 35–25 | 15–22 | 7–11 | 26–19 | 26–23 | 18–17 | 12–16 | 4–3 | 4 / 278 | 349–274 | 56% |
| Win % | N/A | 50% | 48% | 65% | 69% | 54% | 59% | 61% | 51% | 58% | 41% | 39% | 58% | 53% | 51% | 43% | 57% | 56.02% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 197 | 159 | 55 | 12 | 16 | 98 | 42 | 20 | 44 | 36 | 87 | 85 | 46 | 36 | 102 | 125 | 179 | 56.02% | ||
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 |
| Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2005 | ||||||
| 1. | Mariano Puerta | No. 10 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–7(11–13), 7–5 |
| 2. | David Nalbandian | No. 10 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard | SF | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2006 | ||||||
| 3. | Andy Roddick | No. 3 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 4R | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. | Ivan Ljubičić | No. 8 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 5. | David Nalbandian | No. 4 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | SF | 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | Gastón Gaudio | No. 8 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | 3R | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 7. | Lleyton Hewitt | No. 9 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | QF | 6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 8. | Ivan Ljubičić | No. 8 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard | F | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 |
| 9. | Nikolay Davydenko | No. 4 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | 4R | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 10. | Nikolay Davydenko | No. 4 | Paris, France | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 11. | Tommy Robredo | No. 8 | Paris, France | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 12. | Mikhail Youzhny | No. 8 | Marseille, France | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 13. | Roger Federer | No. 1 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| 14. | Fernando Verdasco | No. 10 | Washington, USA | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| 15. | Tomáš Berdych | No. 7 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | 3R | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 16. | Rafael Nadal | No. 1 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | QF | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 17. | Andy Murray | No. 5 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 18. | Juan Mónaco | No. 10 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 19. | Richard Gasquet | No. 10 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 20. | David Ferrer | No. 7 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 21. | Tomáš Berdych | No. 8 | Halle, Germany | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| 2018 | ||||||
| 22. |  Dominic Thiem | No. 7 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 7–5, 2–0 ret. |
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