| Calendar prize money | $3,737,328 |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| Season record | 158–93 (62.95%) |
| Calendar titles | 4 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 6 (2002) |
| Ranking change from previous year | N/A |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2002) |
| French Open | QF (2001) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2001) |
| US Open | 4R (2001–02) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2002) |
| Olympic Games | 4th (2000) |
| Davis Cup | |
| Davis Cup | QF (1999, 2001) |
2003 → | |
Roger Federer's firstATP Tour-level tournament was the1998 Gstaad Open, where he facedLucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost, 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first final came at the2000 Marseille Open, where he lost to fellow SwissMarc Rosset, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7. Federer's first tournament win was at the2001 Milan Indoor, where he defeatedJulien Boutter, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. The most prestigious finals he contested at this time included the2002 Miami Masters, where he lost toAndre Agassi, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. Shortly thereafter, Federer won his firstMasters Series event at theHamburg Masters onclay, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, overMarat Safin.
Federer made ten singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six. Federer made six doubles finals during this time, but lost the most prestigious of them at the 2002 Indian Wells Masters. The most prestigious events he won were the Hamburg Masters in 2002 and two Rotterdam 500 series events in 2001 and 2002.

In July 1998, the 16-year-old Federer played his firstATP Tour event, theSwiss Open Gstaad, in his home country of Switzerland, losing to No. 88Lucas Arnold Ker in the first round.[1] Although he played two more ATP tournaments in 1998, the majority of his matches were still at the Junior level.[2] Later that year, he won his first ATP match againstGuillaume Raoux inToulouse.[3] He then received a wildcard into the1998 Swiss Indoors in his hometown in Basel, where he used to be aball boy. Having reached the quarterfinal in Toulouse a week earlier, Federer came to Basel as the world No. 396, but lost in the first round to former world No. 1Andre Agassi.[4] He finished 1998 ranked as the world No. 301.[5]
In February 1999, Federer reached the quarterfinal of ATP tournaments inMarseille andRotterdam, defeating the reigning champion of the1998 French Open,Carlos Moyá, in the former, to enter the Top 150 before the Miami Masters.[6] His rise through the rankings was noticed by the Swiss Davis Cup captainClaudio Mezzadri, who invited him to join the squad for the World Group first round clash against Italy on home soil inNeuchâtel.[6] In April 1999, Federer made his Davis Cup debut against Italy, winning the rubber against No. 48Davide Sanguinetti.[6] In August, Federer won his first-ever professional title on the Challenger tour inSegovia, pairing withSander Groen to beatOta Fukárek andAlejandro Hernández in the final, which was played on Federer's 18th birthday.[7]
He then competed in his first Grand Slam tournament at theFrench Open, but lost toPatrick Rafter in the first round after a four-set match.[8] He also made his first appearance atWimbledon, where he entered as a wildcard, but lost in the first round to No. 59Jiří Novák in five sets.[9] In the same tournament, Federer partneredLleyton Hewitt in doubles, where they reached the round of 16, losing to Rafter andJonas Björkman in another five-set match.[10] Despite losing in the first rounds of both the French Open and Wimbledon and having just turned 18, he entered the world's Top 100 for the first time on 20 September 1999.[5] At around that time, Federer was also a part of the Swiss military service, which was mandatory for all able-bodied male citizens when they reached the age of majority, and Federer was drafted in too. However, the then-18-year-old was discharged soon due to a chronic back problem.[11]
In October 1999, Federer reached his first ATP semifinal in theVienna Open, which he lost toGreg Rusedski.[12] Later that month, Federer won his first and only singles ATP Challenger title inBrest, defeatingMax Mirnyi in the final.[13] In his first full year as a professional, Federer finished the year as the world No. 64, and in doing so at 18 years and four months of age, he became the youngest player to end the year among the world's top 100.[12][14]
On 18 January 2000, the 18-year-old Federer played his first match in the main draw of theAustralian Open, defeating former World No. 2Michael Chang in the opening round to claim his first singles victory at a major event.[15][16] However, he then lost to no. 49Arnaud Clément in the third round. He equaled this achievement in his first US Open, losing in the third round to no. 12Juan Carlos Ferrero.[12] His first singles final came at theMarseille Open in February 2000, where he lost to fellow SwissMarc Rosset.[12] Federer then entered the Top 50 in March and ended 2000 ranked as the world No. 29.[5] After reaching the semifinals at the2000 Sydney Olympics, Federer was the runner-up in his home tournament atBasel. Even though he failed to make an impression at Grand Slams, it was the first year he played in all four. Federer then ended the year ranked world no. 29.[5]

Federer began the 2001 season by winning the2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland, along with world No. 1Martina Hingis.[17] The duo defeated the American pair ofMonica Seles andJan-Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer later said that his experience with Hingis "definitely helped me to become the player I am today."[18] In February 2001, Federer won his first ATP tournament after defeatingJulien Boutter in the final of theMilan Indoor.[12][19] During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3–2Davis Cup victory over the United States in front of a home crowd in Basel, thus becoming only the fifth man in history to win every match against the United States, the most successful country in Davis Cup history with 31 titles.[12] The last time a player defeated the United States in every match was in 1976.[12] After a match againstMarat Safin at theRome Masters, in which both players threw their racquets several times, Federer decided to change his temper after watching himself in the highlight reel.[20]
Federer reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at theFrench Open, losing to former world No. 2 and eventual finalistÀlex Corretja.[21] His international breakthrough came at theWimbledon Championships, when the 19-year-old Federer and the four-time defending champion and all-time Grand Slam leaderPete Sampras walked ontoCentre Court for their only meeting in the fourth round. Federer, who was then ranked no. 15, defeated the No. 1 seed in a five-set match to snap Sampras' 31-match win streak at Wimbledon.[22][23] The defeat was Sampras' first at the All England Club since 1996 and it ended his bid for a record-tying fifth consecutive title.[12] In the quarters he faced EnglishmanTim Henman, eventually losing in a fourth-set tiebreaker.[24] Federer then had his best performance at theUS Open by reaching the fourth round before falling to Andre Agassi.[12] He finished 2001 with an ATP ranking of No. 13.[5]
Federer reached his firstMasters Series final in 2002 at the2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi.[25] He won his next Masters final inHamburg, defeating former world No. 1Marat Safin. This was a major breakthrough for Federer as it was his first Masters championship and his most significant title at the time. He also won both hisDavis Cup singles matches against former world No. 1 Russians Safin andYevgeny Kafelnikov.
After early-round exits at theFrench Open andWimbledon, Federer suffered the devastating loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor,Peter Carter, in a car crash in August.[26] Federer learned of Carter's death while competing at theCanadian Masters in Toronto and although he had already lost in the first round, Federer was still playing in the doubles tournament partnering withWayne Ferreira, ironically, a South African. In the third round, which he and Ferreira lost toJoshua Eagle andSandon Stolle, Federer played the match wearing a black armband in honor of Carter.[27]
Although he suffered first-round losses in the three tournaments he entered after Carter's death, Federer gathered himself together and began playing with more determination than ever.[28] After reaching the fourth round of the US Open, he showed greater consistency by winning theVienna Open, beatingJiří Novák in the final to win his fourth title of the season,[29] and then reaching the quarterfinals atMadrid andParis to jump in the rankings from No. 13 at the end of September to No. 7 by early November. This qualified him for the first time for the year-endTennis Masters Cup, where he won all of his matches in the round-robin stage with the loss of only one set before losing the semifinals to the then-world no. 1 and eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt.[30] At age 21, he ended 2002 ranked as the world No. 6.[5]
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| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rado Open Gstaad,Switzerland ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 6 – 12 July 1998 | ||||||
| 1 | 1R | 88 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Geneva Open Challenger Geneva,Switzerland ATP Challenger Tour Clay, outdoor 24 – 30 August 1998 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 124 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
| Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse,France ATP 250 Hard, indoor 28 September – 4 October 1998 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 672 | Win | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
| – | Q2 | 160 | Win | 7–6, 7–6 | ||
| – | Q3 | 215 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2 | 1R | 45 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 3 | 2R | 43 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 4 | QF | 20 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | ||
| Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel,Switzerland ATP 250 Hard, indoor 5 – 11 October 1998 | ||||||
| 5 | 1R | 8 | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Melbourne,Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 193 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Intersport Heilbronn Open Talheim,Germany ATP Challenger Tour Carpet, indoor 25 – 31 January 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 250 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| – | Q2 | 168 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| – | Q3 | 182 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| – | 1R | 161 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| – | 2R | 100 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| – | QF | 80 | Win | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 | ||
| – | SF | 106 | Loss | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Open 13 Marseille,France ATP 250 Hard, indoor 1 – 8 February 1999 | ||||||
| 6 | 1R | 5 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| 7 | 2R | 63 | Win | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 8 | QF | 103 | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam,Netherlands ATP 500 Carpet, indoor 15 – 21 February 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 89 | Walkover | N/A | ||
| – | Q2 | 72 | Win | 6–2, 7–6 | ||
| 9 | 1R | 71 | Win | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 10 | 2R | 30 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 11 | QF | 2 | Loss | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6 | ||
| Grenoble Challenger Grenoble,France ATP Challenger Tour Hard, indoor 1 – 7 March 1999 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 191 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| – | 2R | 215 | Loss | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Lipton Championships Miami,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 15 – 29 March 1999 | ||||||
| 12 | 1R | 106 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Neuchâtel,Switzerland Davis Cup Carpet, indoor 2 – 4 April 1999 | ||||||
| 13 | 1R R2 | 48 | Win | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 14 | 1R R5 | 69 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo,Monaco ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 19 – 25 April 1999 | ||||||
| 15 | 1R | 33 | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 0–6 | ||
| Espinho Challenger Espinho,Portugal ATP Challenger Tour Clay, outdoor 26 April – 2 May 1999 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 291 | Loss | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
| Renault Slovenian Open Domžale,Slovenia ATP Challenger Tour Clay, outdoor 3 – 9 May 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | – | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| – | Q2 | 605 | Win | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | ||
| – | Q3 | 253 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| – | 1R | 117 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| – | 2R | 237 | Win | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
| – | QF | 149 | Win | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| – | SF | 99 | Loss | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
| French Open Paris,France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 24 May – 6 June 1999 | ||||||
| 16 | 1R | 3 | Loss | 7–5, 3–6, 0–6, 2–6 | ||
| Surbiton Trophy Surbiton,United Kingdom ATP Challenger Tour Grass, outdoor 31 May – 6 June 1999 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 175 | Win | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
| – | 2R | 64 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | ||
| – | QF | 173 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| – | SF | 75 | Loss | 7–6, 3–6, 6–7 | ||
| Stella Artois Championships London,United Kingdom ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 7 – 13 June 1999 | ||||||
| 17 | 1R | 37 | Loss | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Nottingham Open Nottingham,United Kingdom ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 14 – 20 June 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | – | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| – | Q2 | 581 | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| The Championships, Wimbledon London,United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 21 June – 4 July 1999 | ||||||
| 18 | 1R | 59 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Rado Swiss Open Gstaad Gstaad,Switzerland ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 5 – 11 July 1999 | ||||||
| 19 | 1R | 33 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Brussels,Belgium Davis Cup Clay, outdoor 16 – 18 July 1999 | ||||||
| 20 | QF R2 | 146 | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| 21 | QF R4 | 111 | Loss | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Open Castilla y León Segovia,Spain ATP Challenger Tour Clay, outdoor 2 – 8 August 1999 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 520 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| – | 2R | 139 | Loss | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., United States ATP 500 Hard, outdoor 16 – 22 August 1999 | ||||||
| 22 | 1R | 407 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island,United States ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 23 – 29 August 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 796 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| – | Q2 | 504 | Loss | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| US Open New York City,United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 30 August – 12 September 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 228 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| – | Q2 | 231 | Loss | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
| President's Cup Tashkent,Uzbekistan ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 13 – 19 September 1999 | ||||||
| 23 | 1R | 16 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 24 | 2R | 92 | Loss | 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 4–6 | ||
| Adidas Open de Toulouse Toulouse,France ATP 250 Hard, indoor 27 September – 3 October 1999 | ||||||
| 25 | 1R | 46 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
| 26 | 2R | 39 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel,Switzerland ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 3 – 10 October 1999 | ||||||
| 27 | 1R | 105 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 28 | 2R | 134 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 29 | QF | 6 | Loss | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| CA-TennisTrophy Vienna,Austria ATP 500 Carpet, indoor 11 – 18 October 1999 | ||||||
| 30 | 1R | 21 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 31 | 2R | 34 | Win | 7–6(10–8), 6–1 | ||
| 32 | QF | 15 | Win | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 33 | SF | 7 | Loss | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon,France ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 18 – 25 October 1999 | ||||||
| 34 | 1R | 53 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 35 | 2R | 27 | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 4–6 | ||
| Brest Challenger Brest,France ATP Challenger Tour Hard, indoor 25 – 31 October 1999 | ||||||
| – | 1R | 191 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| – | 2R | 180 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| – | QF | 333 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| – | SF | 134 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| – | W | 90 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Stockholm Open Stockholm,Sweden ATP 250 Hard, indoor 8 – 14 November 1999 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 218 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| – | Q2 | 447 | Loss | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7 | ||
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPT Championships Adelaide,Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 3 – 9 January 2000 | ||||||
| 36 | 1R | 91 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 37 | 2R | 4 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Heineken Open Auckland,New Zealand ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 10 – 15 January 2000 | ||||||
| 38 | 1R | 45 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Australian Open Melbourne,Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 17 – 30 January 2000 | ||||||
| 39 | 1R | 38 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 40 | 2R | 104 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 41 | 3R | 54 | Loss | 1–6, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Zürich,Switzerland Davis Cup Carpet, indoor 4 – 6 February 2000 | ||||||
| 42 | 1R R2 | 17 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| 43 | 1R R4 | 15 | Loss | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 1–6 | ||
| Open 13 Marseille,France ATP 250 Hard, indoor 7 – 14 February 2000 | ||||||
| 44 | 1R | 93 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 45 | 2R | 41 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 46 | QF | 69 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 47 | SF | 38 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | ||
| 48 | F | 77 | Loss(1) | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| AXA Cup London,United Kingdom ATP 500 Hard, indoor 21 – 27 February 2000 | ||||||
| 49 | 1R | 4 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 50 | 2R | 61 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 51 | QF | 72 | Loss | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Copenhagen Open Copenhagen,Denmark ATP 250 Hard, indoor 26 February – 5 March 2000 | ||||||
| 52 | 1R | 234 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| 53 | 2R | 121 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 54 | QF | 83 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 55 | SF | 48 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 18 March 2000 | ||||||
| – | Q1 | 117 | Loss | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Ericsson Open Miami,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 23 March – 2 April 2000 | ||||||
| 56 | 1R | 99 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 57 | 2R | 25 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | ||
| Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo,Monaco ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 17 – 23 April 2000 | ||||||
| 58 | 1R | 37 | Loss | 1–6, 6–2, 5–7 | ||
| Torneo Godó Barcelona,Spain ATP 500 Clay, outdoor 24 – 30 April 2000 | ||||||
| 59 | 1R | 249 | Loss | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Italian Open Rome,Italy ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 14 May 2000 | ||||||
| 60 | 1R | 25 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg,Germany ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2000 | ||||||
| 61 | 1R | 70 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| International Raiffeisen Grand Prix Sankt Pölten,Austria ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 22 – 28 May 2000 | ||||||
| 62 | 1R | 94 | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| French Open Paris,France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 – 28 May 2000 | ||||||
| 63 | 1R | 106 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| 64 | 2R | 69 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 65 | 3R | 120 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 8–6 | ||
| 66 | 4R | 10 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | ||
| Gerry Weber Open Halle,Germany ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 12 – 18 June 2000 | ||||||
| 67 | 1R | 57 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 68 | 2R | 49 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 69 | QF | 28 | Loss | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Nottingham Open Nottingham,United Kingdom ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 19 – 25 June 2000 | ||||||
| 70 | 1R | 71 | Loss | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| The Championships, Wimbledon London,United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 26 June – 9 July 2000 | ||||||
| 71 | 1R | 5 | Loss | 5–7, 5–7, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| UBS Open Gstaad Gstaad,Switzerland ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 10 – 17 July 2000 | ||||||
| 72 | 1R | 10 | Loss | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs St. Gallen,Switzerland Davis Cup Carpet, indoor 21 – 23 July 2000 | ||||||
| 73 | PO R2 | 69 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| du Maurier Open Toronto,Canada ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 31 July – 6 August 2000 | ||||||
| 74 | 1R | 10 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 7 – 14 August 2000 | ||||||
| 75 | 1R | 43 | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| RCA Championships Indianapolis,United States ATP 500 Hard, outdoor 14 – 20 August 2000 | ||||||
| 76 | 1R | 191 | Loss | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| US Open New York City,United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 28 August – 10 September 2000 | ||||||
| 77 | 1R | 89 | Win | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–4, ret. | ||
| 78 | 2R | 307 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| 79 | 3R | 12 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Summer Olympics Sydney,Australia Olympics Hard, outdoor 19 – 28 September 2000 | ||||||
| 80 | 1R | 60 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 81 | 2R | 43 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 82 | 3R | 61 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 83 | QF | 34 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | ||
| 84 | SF | 48 | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| 85 | SF-B | 62 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 3–6 | ||
| CA-TennisTrophy Vienna,Austria ATP 500 Hard, indoor 9 – 15 October 2000 | ||||||
| 86 | 1R | 4 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
| 87 | 2R | 43 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 88 | QF | 20 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 89 | SF | 10 | Loss | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel,Switzerland ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 24 – 29 October 2000 | ||||||
| 90 | 1R | 20 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 91 | 2R | 27 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
| 92 | QF | 185 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 93 | SF | 9 | Win | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| 94 | F | 6 | Loss(2) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 1–6 | ||
| Stuttgart Masters Stuttgart,Germany ATP 1000 Hard, indoor 30 October – 6 November 2000 | ||||||
| 95 | 1R | 27 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 1–0, retired | ||
| 96 | 2R | 5 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon,France ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 6 – 13 November 2000 | ||||||
| 97 | 1R | 38 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 98 | 2R | 74 | Loss | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Paris Masters Paris,France ATP 1000 Carpet, indoor 13 – 20 November 2000 | ||||||
| 99 | 1R | 19 | Loss | 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Scania Stockholm Open Stockholm,Sweden ATP 250 Hard, indoor 20 – 26 November 2000 | ||||||
| 100 | 1R | 110 | Win | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 101 | 2R | 55 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas International Sydney,Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 7 – 14 January 2001 | ||||||
| 102 | 1R | 13 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 103 | 2R | 29 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 104 | QF | 19 | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Australian Open Melbourne,Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 15 – 28 January 2001 | ||||||
| 105 | 1R | 61 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 106 | 2R | 46 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 107 | 3R | 18 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Milan Indoor Milan,Italy ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 29 January – 4 February 2001 | ||||||
| 108 | 1R | 48 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 109 | 2R | 120 | Win | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 110 | QF | 123 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 111 | SF | 7 | Win | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | ||
| 112 | W | 67 | Win(1) | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Basel,Switzerland Davis Cup Hard, indoor 9 – 11 February 2001 | ||||||
| 113 | 1R R1 | 37 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1 | ||
| 114 | 1R R4 | 28 | Win | 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Open 13 Marseille,France ATP 250 Hard, indoor 12 – 19 February 2001 | ||||||
| 115 | 1R | 114 | Win | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | ||
| 116 | 2R | 146 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | ||
| 117 | QF | 78 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 118 | SF | 7 | Loss | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam,Netherlands ATP 500 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 February 2001 | ||||||
| 119 | 1R | 42 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| 120 | 2R | 13 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 121 | QF | 8 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 122 | SF | 24 | Win | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 123 | F | 60 | Loss(3) | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 8 – 18 March 2001 | ||||||
| 124 | 1R | 43 | Loss | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Ericsson Open Miami,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 21 March – 1 April 2001 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 125 | 2R | 58 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 126 | 3R | 16 | Win | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| 127 | 4R | 25 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| 128 | QF | 8 | Loss | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Neuchâtel,Switzerland Davis Cup Carpet, indoor 6 – 8 April 2001 | ||||||
| 129 | QF R2 | 34 | Loss | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| 130 | QF R4 | 10 | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo,Monaco ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 16 – 22 April 2001 | ||||||
| 131 | 1R | 33 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 132 | 2R | 55 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–0) | ||
| 133 | 3R | 67 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 134 | QF | 15 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Rome Masters Rome,Italy ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 7 – 13 May 2001 | ||||||
| 135 | 1R | 24 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 136 | 2R | 2 | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 137 | 3R | 19 | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | ||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg,Germany ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 14 – 20 May 2001 | ||||||
| 138 | 1R | 19 | Loss | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| French Open Paris,France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2001 | ||||||
| 139 | 1R | 239 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 140 | 2R | 115 | Win | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 9–7 | ||
| 141 | 3R | 89 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| 142 | 4R | 59 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 143 | QF | 13 | Loss | 5–7, 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Gerry Weber Open Halle,Germany ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 11 – 17 June 2001 | ||||||
| 144 | 1R | 23 | Win | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 145 | 2R | 28 | Win | 7–6(10–8), 7–5 | ||
| 146 | QF | 10 | Loss | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 18 – 24 June 2001 | ||||||
| 147 | 1R | 68 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| 148 | 2R | 193 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| 149 | QF | 107 | Win | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 150 | SF | 6 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| The Championships, Wimbledon London,United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 25 June – 9 July 2001 | ||||||
| 151 | 1R | 63 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 152 | 2R | 53 | Win | 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| 153 | 3R | 41 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| 154 | 4R | 6 | Win | 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–5 | ||
| 155 | QF | 11 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| UBS Open Gstaad,Switzerland ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 9 – 15 July 2001 | ||||||
| 156 | 1R | 70 | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| US Open New York City,United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2001 | ||||||
| 157 | 1R | 72 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 158 | 2R | 327 | Win | 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 159 | 3R | 24 | Win | 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 160 | 4R | 2 | Loss | 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Kremlin Cup Moscow,Russia ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 1 – 7 October 2001 | ||||||
| 161 | 1R | 39 | Loss | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| CA-TennisTrophy Vienna,Austria ATP 500 Hard, indoor 8 – 14 October 2001 | ||||||
| 162 | 1R | 78 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | ||
| 163 | 2R | 33 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 | ||
| 164 | QF | 90 | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | ||
| Stuttgart Masters Stuttgart,Germany ATP 1000 Hard, indoor 15 – 22 October 2001 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 165 | 2R | 36 | Loss | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 2–6 | ||
| Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel,Switzerland ATP 250 Carpet indoor 22 – 28 October 2001 | ||||||
| 166 | 1R | 34 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 167 | 2R | 39 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 168 | QF | 16 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 169 | SF | 64 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| 170 | F | 11 | Loss(4) | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Paris Masters Paris,France ATP 1000 Carpet indoor 29 October – 5 November 2001 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 171 | 2R | 40 | Loss | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas International Sydney,Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 6 – 13 January 2002 | ||||||
| 172 | 1R | 34 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 173 | 2R | 31 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 174 | QF | 47 | Win | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| 175 | SF | 15 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| 176 | W | 67 | Win(2) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Australian Open Melbourne,Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2002 | ||||||
| 177 | 1R | 94 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 178 | 2R | 93 | Win | 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 179 | 3R | 41 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| 180 | 4R | 9 | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–8 | ||
| Milan Indoor Milan,Italy ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 28 January – 3 February 2002 | ||||||
| 181 | 1R | 50 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||
| 182 | 2R | 84 | Win | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 | ||
| 183 | QF | 74 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 184 | SF | 30 | Win | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| 185 | F | 87 | Loss(5) | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 1–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Moscow,Russia Davis Cup Clay, indoor 8 – 10 February 2002 | ||||||
| 186 | 1R R1 | 7 | Win | 7–5, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 187 | 1R R4 | 4 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam,Netherlands ATP 500 Hard, indoor 18 – 24 February 2002 | ||||||
| 188 | 1R | 124 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| – | 2R | 20 | Walkover | N/A | ||
| 189 | QF | 22 | Loss | 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 5–7 | ||
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai,United Arab Emirates ATP 500 Hard, outdoor 25 February – 3 March 2002 | ||||||
| 190 | 1R | 76 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 191 | 2R | 40 | Loss | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Pacific Life Open Indian Wells,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 – 17 March 2002 | ||||||
| 192 | 1R | 32 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| 193 | 2R | 50 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 194 | 3R | 22 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| NASDAQ-100 Open Miami,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 March 2002 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 195 | 2R | 139 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| 196 | 3R | 25 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 197 | 4R | 6 | Win | 6–2, retired | ||
| 198 | QF | 28 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 199 | SF | 1 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 200 | F | 10 | Loss(6) | 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo,Monaco ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 April 2002 | ||||||
| 201 | 1R | 69 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | ||
| 202 | 2R | 35 | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Rome Masters Rome,Italy ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 6 – 12 May 2002 | ||||||
| 203 | 1R | 58 | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg,Germany ATP 1000 Clay, outdoor 13 – 19 May 2002 | ||||||
| 204 | 1R | 29 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 205 | 2R | 42 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 206 | 3R | 67 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 207 | QF | 7 | Win | 6–0, 1–6, 6–2 | ||
| 208 | SF | 39 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 209 | W | 5 | Win(3) | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| French Open Paris,France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 May – 9 June 2002 | ||||||
| 210 | 1R | 45 | Loss | 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Gerry Weber Open Halle,Germany ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 10 – 16 June 2002 | ||||||
| 211 | 1R | – | Win | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 212 | 2R | 206 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 213 | QF | 67 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 214 | SF | 66 | Loss | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands ATP 250 Grass, outdoor 17 – 23 June 2002 | ||||||
| 215 | 1R | – | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 216 | 2R | 127 | Win | 6–4, retired | ||
| 217 | QF | 31 | Loss | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| The Championships, Wimbledon London,United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 24 June – 7 July 2002 | ||||||
| 218 | 1R | 154 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||
| Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad,Switzerland ATP 250 Clay, outdoor 8 – 14 July 2002 | ||||||
| 219 | 1R | 46 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 220 | 2R | 110 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Canada Masters Toronto,Canada ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 29 July – 4 August 2002 | ||||||
| 221 | 1R | 19 | Loss | 6–7(10–12), 5–7 | ||
| W&S Financial Group Masters Cincinnati,United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 5 – 12 August 2002 | ||||||
| 222 | 1R | 34 | Loss | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| TD Waterhouse Cup Long Island,United States ATP 250 Hard, outdoor 19 – 25 August 2002 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 223 | 2R | 65 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| US Open New York City,United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2002 | ||||||
| 224 | 1R | 157 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
| 225 | 2R | 132 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 226 | 3R | 19 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 227 | 4R | 34 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Davis Cup, World Group Casablanca,Morocco Davis Cup Clay, outdoor 20 – 22 September 2002 | ||||||
| 228 | PO R1 | 70 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| 229 | PO R4 | 19 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Kremlin Cup Moscow,Russia ATP 250 Carpet, indoor 30 September – 6 October 2002 | ||||||
| 230 | 1R | 167 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| 231 | 2R | 35 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 232 | QF | 4 | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| CA-TennisTrophy Vienna,Austria ATP 500 Hard, indoor 7 – 13 October 2002 | ||||||
| 233 | 1R | 115 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 234 | 2R | 36 | Win | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | ||
| 235 | QF | 73 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 236 | SF | 9 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 237 | W | 12 | Win(4) | 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid,Spain ATP 1000 Hard, indoor 14 – 20 October 2002 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 238 | 2R | 25 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 239 | 3R | 30 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 240 | QF | 50 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel,Switzerland ATP 500 Carpet, indoor 21 – 27 October 2002 | ||||||
| 241 | 1R | 92 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 242 | 2R | 143 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| 243 | QF | 12 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| 244 | SF | 18 | Loss | 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| BNP Paribas Masters Paris,France ATP 1000 Carpet, indoor 28 October – 3 November 2002 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 245 | 2R | 26 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 246 | 3R | 7 | Win | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| 247 | QF | 1 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai,China ATP Finals Hard, indoor 12 – 18 November 2002 | ||||||
| 248 | RR | 4 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 249 | RR | 7 | Win | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 250 | RR | 14 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 251 | SF | 1 | Loss | 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 | ||
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | February 13, 2000 | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | October 29, 2000 | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 1–6 | ||
| Winner | 1. | February 4, 2001 | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | February 25, 2001 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | October 28, 2001 | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 2. | January 13, 2002 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | February 3, 2002 | Carpet (i) | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | March 31, 2002 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 3. | May 19, 2002 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 4. | October 13, 2002 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |