Roger Federer's early career
Calendar prize money$3,737,328
Singles
Season record158–93 (62.95%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 6 (2002)
Ranking change from previous yearN/A
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open4R (2002)
French OpenQF (2001)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open4R (2001–02)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2002)
Olympic Games4th (2000)
Davis Cup
Davis CupQF (1999, 2001)
2003

Roger Federer's first ATP Tour-level tournament was the 1998 Gstaad Open, where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost, 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first final came at the 2000 Marseille Open, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7. Federer's first tournament win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor, where he defeated Julien Boutter, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. The most prestigious finals he contested at this time included the 2002 Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. Shortly thereafter, Federer won his first Masters Series event at the Hamburg Masters on clay, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, over Marat 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.

Yearly summary 1998–2002

Federer in 1998, the first year he joined the ATP Tour.

1998: Joining the Tour

In July 1998, the 16-year-old Federer played his first ATP Tour event, the Swiss Open Gstaad, in his home country of Switzerland, losing to No. 88 Lucas 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 against Guillaume Raoux in Toulouse.[3] He then received a wildcard into the 1998 Swiss Indoors in his hometown in Basel, where he used to be a ball 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. 1 Andre Agassi.[4] He finished 1998 ranked as the world No. 301.[5]

1999: Grand Slam & Davis Cup debuts, Challenger titles, top 100

In February 1999, Federer reached the quarterfinal of ATP tournaments in Marseille and Rotterdam, defeating the reigning champion of the 1998 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 captain Claudio Mezzadri, who invited him to join the squad for the World Group first round clash against Italy on home soil in Neuchatel.[6] In April 1999, Federer made his Davis Cup debut against Italy, winning the rubber against No. 48 Davide Sanguinetti.[6] In August, Federer won his first-ever professional title on the Challenger tour in Segovia, pairing with Sander Groen to beat Ota Fukárek and Alejandro Hernández in the final, which was played on Federer's 18th birthday.[7]

He then competed in his first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open, but lost to Patrick Rafter in the first round after a four-set match.[8] He also made his first appearance at Wimbledon, where he entered as a wildcard, but lost in the first round to No. 59 Jiří Novák in five sets.[9] In the same tournament, Federer partnered Lleyton Hewitt in doubles, where they reached the round of 16, losing to Rafter and Jonas 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 the Vienna Open, which he lost to Greg Rusedski.[12] Later that month, Federer won his first and only singles ATP Challenger title in Brest, defeating Max 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]

2000: First finals, Olympic 4th place, top 30

On 18 January 2000, the 18-year-old Federer played his first match in the main draw of the Australian Open, defeating former World No. 2 Michael Chang in the opening round to claim his first singles victory at a major event.[15][16] However, he then lost to no. 49 Arnaud Clément in the third round. He equaled this achievement in his first US Open, losing in the third round to no. 12 Juan Carlos Ferrero.[12] His first singles final came at the Marseille Open in February 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc 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 the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Federer was the runner-up in his home tournament at Basel. 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 at the 2002 US Open

2001: Hopman Cup champion, first title, match with Sampras

Federer began the 2001 season by winning the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland, along with world No. 1 Martina Hingis.[17] The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan-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 defeating Julien Boutter in the final of the Milan Indoor.[12][19] During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3–2 Davis 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 against Marat Safin at the Rome 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 the French Open, losing to former world No. 2 and eventual finalist Àlex Corretja.[21] His international breakthrough came at the Wimbledon Championships, when the 19-year-old Federer and the four-time defending champion and all-time Grand Slam leader Pete Sampras walked onto Centre 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 Englishman Tim Henman, eventually losing in a fourth-set tiebreaker.[24] Federer then had his best performance at the US Open by reaching the fourth round before falling to Andre Agassi.[12] He finished 2001 with an ATP ranking of No. 13.[5]

2002: Breakthrough and top 10, but Grand Slam struggles

Federer reached his first Masters Series final in 2002 at the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi.[25] He won his next Masters final in Hamburg, defeating former world No. 1 Marat 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 his Davis Cup singles matches against former world No. 1 Russians Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

After early-round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon, 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 the Canadian Masters in Toronto and although he had already lost in the first round, Federer was still playing in the doubles tournament partnering with Wayne Ferreira, ironically, a South African. In the third round, which he and Ferreira lost to Joshua Eagle and Sandon 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 the Vienna Open, beating Jiří Novák in the final to win his fourth title of the season,[29] and then reaching the quarterfinals at Madrid and Paris 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-end Tennis 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]

Grand Slam performances

All Matches in Singles

1998

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Rado Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
6 – 12 July 1998
11R Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker (LL)88Loss4–6, 4–6
Geneva Open Challenger
Geneva, Switzerland
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
24 – 30 August 1998
1R Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev (5)124Loss4–6, 6–7
Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
28 September – 4 October 1998
Q1 Argentina Marcello Wowk672Win7–6, 6–2
Q2 Germany Alex Rădulescu (3)160Win7–6, 7–6
Q3 France Olivier Delaître (6)215Win6–4, 6–4
21R France Guillaume Raoux45Win6–2, 6–2
32R Australia Richard Fromberg (7)43Win6–1, 7–6(7–5)
4QF Netherlands Jan Siemerink (2)20Loss6–7(5–7), 2–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
5 – 11 October 1998
51R United States Andre Agassi (4)8Loss3–6, 2–6

1999

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 1999
Q1 France Olivier Delaître193Loss4–6, 4–6
Intersport Heilbronn Open
Talheim, Germany
ATP Challenger Tour
Carpet, indoor
25 – 31 January 1999
Q1 Netherlands Raemon Sluiter250Win6–2, 6–4
Q2 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (4)168Win6–4, 6–1
Q3 Italy Stefano Pescosolido (6)182Win6–1, 6–1
1R Italy Cristiano Caratti (Q)161Win7–5, 6–4
2R Netherlands John van Lottum (6)100Win6–2, 6–4
QF United States Justin Gimelstob (3)80Win6–7, 7–6, 7–5
SF Italy Laurence Tieleman (7)106Loss5–7, 1–6
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
1 – 8 February 1999
61R Spain Carlos Moyá (1)5Win7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3
72R France Jérôme Golmard63Win6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
8QF France Arnaud Clément (WC)103Loss3–6, 3–6
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
15 – 21 February 1999
Q1 Germany Hendrik Dreekmann (6)89WalkoverN/A
Q2 Czech Republic Martin Damm (3)72Win6–2, 7–6
91R France Guillaume Raoux71Win6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
102R Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach30Win6–4, 7–5
11QF Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)2Win1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Grenoble Challenger
Grenoble, France
ATP Challenger Tour
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 March 1999
1R France Rodolphe Gilbert191Win6–2, 6–0
2R France Julien Boutter (Q)215Loss6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Lipton Championships
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
15 – 29 March 1999
121R Denmark Kenneth Carlsen106Loss5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Davis Cup, World Group
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
2 – 4 April 1999
131R Italy Davide Sanguinetti48Win6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4
141R Italy Gianluca Pozzi69Loss4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Monte Carlo Open
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
19 – 25 April 1999
151R United States Vincent Spadea33Loss6–7(3–7), 0–6
Espinho Challenger
Espinho, Portugal
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
26 April – 2 May 1999
1R Spain Joan Balcells (Q)291Loss6–7, 3–6
Renault Slovenian Open
Domžale, Slovenia
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
3 – 9 May 1999
Q1 Slovenia Igor OgrincWin6–3, 7–5
Q2 Slovenia Blaž Trupej605Win6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Q3 Spain David Sánchez (8)253Win6–2, 7–5
1R Argentina Eduardo Medica (5)117Win6–3, 6–2
2R Czech Republic Radomír Vašek (Q)237Win7–6, 6–1
QF Spain Juan Albert Viloca149Win2–6, 6–3, 6–4
SF Romania Dinu Pescariu (1)99Loss6–7, 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 6 June 1999
161R Australia Patrick Rafter (3)3Loss7–5, 3–6, 0–6, 2–6
Surbiton Trophy
Surbiton, United Kingdom
ATP Challenger Tour
Grass, outdoor
31 May – 6 June 1999
1R Venezuela Maurice Ruah175Win7–6, 6–2
2R Netherlands John van Lottum (2)64Win6–3, 3–6, 6–1
QF United States Alex O'Brien173Win6–1, 6–4
SF Armenia Sargis Sargsian (5)75Loss7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Stella Artois Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
7 – 13 June 1999
171R Zimbabwe Byron Black (13)37Loss3–6, 0–6
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
14 – 20 June 1999
Q1 United Kingdom Ben HaranWin6–1, 6–1
Q2 United States Donald Johnson581Loss3–6, 2–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
21 June – 4 July 1999
181R Czech Republic Jiří Novák59Loss3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Rado Swiss Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
5 – 11 July 1999
191R Morocco Younes El Aynaoui33Loss2–6, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Brussels, Belgium
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
16 – 18 July 1999
20QF Belgium Christophe Van Garsse146Loss6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6
21QF Belgium Xavier Malisse111Loss6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Open Castilla y León
Segovia, Spain
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
2 – 8 August 1999
1R Spain Quino Muñoz (WC)520Win7–6(7–5), 6–4
2R France Nicolas Escudé139Loss6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
16 – 22 August 1999
221R Germany Bjorn Phau (Q)407Loss2–6, 3–6
Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Long Island, United States
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
23 – 29 August 1999
Q1 United States Todd Meringoff (WC)796Win6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Q2 Philippines Eric Taino (WC)504Loss2–6, 2–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
30 August – 12 September 1999
Q1 Netherlands Edwin Kempes228Win6–4, 6–4
Q2 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger231Loss6–7, 2–6
President's Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
13 – 19 September 1999
231R France Cédric Pioline (5)16Win6–4, 6–3
242R Netherlands Peter Wessels92Loss6–4, 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Adidas Open de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
27 September – 3 October 1999
251R Germany Rainer Schüttler46Win7–6(7–4), 6–1
262R France Fabrice Santoro (7)39Loss3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
3 – 10 October 1999
271R Czech Republic Martin Damm (LL)105Win6–2, 3–6, 6–4
282R Germany Alexander Popp (Q)134Win6–2, 7–5
29QF United Kingdom Tim Henman (4)6Loss3–6, 5–7
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
11 – 18 October 1999
301R United States Vince Spadea21Win6–4, 6–2
312R Czech Republic Jiří Novák34Win7–6(10–8), 6–1
32QF Slovakia Karol Kučera15Win2–6, 6–4, 6–1
33SF United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (5)7Loss3–6, 4–6
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
18 – 25 October 1999
341R Czech Republic Daniel Vacek53Win6–3, 6–4
352R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (13)27Win6–7(4–7), 6–2, 4–6
Brest Challenger
Brest, France
ATP Challenger Tour
Hard, indoor
25 – 31 October 1999
1R France Lionel Roux (WC)191Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2R France Rodolphe Gilbert180Win6–4, 6–3
QF France Michaël Llodra (WC)333Win6–3, 6–3
SF Czech Republic Martin Damm134Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
W Belarus Max Mirnyi (5)90Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
8 – 14 November 1999
Q1 Italy Cristiano Caratti218Win6–3, 7–5
Q2 Sweden Marcus Sarstrand447Loss2–6, 6–4, 6–7

2000

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
AAPT Championships
Adelaide, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 January 2000
361R Germany Jens Knippschild91Win6–1, 6–4
372R Sweden Thomas Enqvist (1)4Loss6–7(5–7), 4–6
Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
10 – 15 January 2000
381R Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (7)45Loss4–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 January 2000
391R United States Michael Chang38Win6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
402R Slovakia Ján Krošlák104Win7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–3
413R France Arnaud Clément54Loss1–6, 4–6, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Zürich, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
4 – 6 February 2000
421R Australia Mark Philippoussis17Win6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
431R Australia Lleyton Hewitt15Loss2–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
7 – 14 February 2000
441R France Antony Dupuis (Q)93Win6–4, 6–4
452R Sweden Thomas Johansson (7)41Win6–3, 6–2
46QF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić69Win6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
47SF France Fabrice Santoro (6)38Win7–6(7–4), 7–5
48F Switzerland Marc Rosset77Loss (1)6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
AXA Cup
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
21 – 27 February 2000
491R Germany Nicolas Kiefer (2)4Win6–2, 6–3
502R Croatia Goran Ivanišević (WC)61Win7–5, 6–3
51QF Switzerland Marc Rosset72Loss6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Copenhagen Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
26 February – 5 March 2000
521R Belgium Filip Dewulf (Q)234Win6–4, 4–6, 6–3
532R Sweden Fredrik Jonsson121Win6–4, 6–4
54QF Italy Gianluca Pozzi83Win4–6, 6–1, 6–3
55SF Sweden Magnus Larsson (3)48Loss3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 18 March 2000
Q1 India Leander Paes117Loss7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 2 April 2000
561R United States Justin Gimelstob (WC)99Win7–5, 6–3
572R Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (23)25Loss4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 April 2000
581R Czech Republic Jiří Novák37Loss1–6, 6–2, 5–7
Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
24 – 30 April 2000
591R Spain Sergi Bruguera (WC)249Loss1–6, 1–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
8 – 14 May 2000
601R Ukraine Andrei Medvedev25Loss6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 May 2000
611R Romania Andrei Pavel (Q)70Loss4–6, 3–6
International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Sankt Pölten, Austria
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
22 – 28 May 2000
621R Germany Markus Hantschk94Loss2–6, 1–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 – 28 May 2000
631R Australia Wayne Arthurs106Win7–6(7–4), 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
642R United States Jan-Michael Gambill69Win7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3
653R Switzerland Michel Kratochvil (Q)120Win7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 8–6
664R Spain Àlex Corretja (10)10Loss5–7, 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
12 – 18 June 2000
671R France Arnaud Clément57Win6–4, 6–2
682R Sweden Magnus Larsson49Win6–2, 6–3
69QF United States Michael Chang28Loss5–7, 2–6
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
19 – 25 June 2000
701R Australia Richard Fromberg71Loss5–7, 1–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
26 June – 9 July 2000
711R Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5)5Loss5–7, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
UBS Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
10 – 17 July 2000
721R Spain Àlex Corretja (1)10Loss4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
21 – 23 July 2000
73PO Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov69Win4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2
du Maurier Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
31 July – 6 August 2000
741R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (7)10Loss6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 14 August 2000
751R Spain Francisco Clavet43Loss6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
RCA Championships
Indianapolis, United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
14 – 20 August 2000
761R Australia James Sekulov191Loss4–6, 5–7
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
28 August – 10 September 2000
771R Netherlands Peter Wessels89Win4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–4, ret.
782R Canada Daniel Nestor (PR)307Win6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
793R Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (12)12Loss5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–7(6–8)
Match Tournament Country Start
Date
Entry Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Result Score
80 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard R64 Germany David Prinosil W 6–2, 6–2
81 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard R32 Slovakia Karol Kučera W 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
82 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard R16 Sweden Mikael Tillström W 6–1, 6–2
83 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard Q Morocco Karim Alami W 7–6(7–2), 6–1
84 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard S Germany Tommy Haas L 3–6, 2–6
85 Australia Sydney Olympics Australia 9/18/2000 DA OL Outdoor Hard OB France Arnaud Di Pasquale L 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 3–6
86 Austria Vienna Austria 10/9/2000 DA 500 Indoor Hard R32 Sweden Magnus Norman W 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
87 Austria Vienna Austria 10/9/2000 DA 500 Indoor Hard R16 Belarus Max Mirnyi W 6–3, 6–3
88 Austria Vienna Austria 10/9/2000 DA 500 Indoor Hard Q Netherlands Richard Krajicek W 6–4, 6–3
89 Austria Vienna Austria 10/9/2000 DA 500 Indoor Hard S United Kingdom Tim Henman L 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
90 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/23/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R32 Germany Tommy Haas W 6–3, 6–3
91 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/23/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R16 Romania Andrei Pavel W 7–6(7–4), 6–4
92 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/23/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet Q France Nicolas Thomann W 6–4, 6–4
93 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/23/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet S Australia Lleyton Hewitt W 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
94 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/23/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet F Sweden Thomas Enqvist L 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 1–6
95 Germany ATP Masters Series Stuttgart Germany 10/30/2000 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R64 United States Jan-Michael Gambill W 7–6(7–3), 1–0, RET
96 Germany ATP Masters Series Stuttgart Germany 10/30/2000 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R32 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov L 5–7, 3–6
97 France Lyon France 11/6/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R32 France Nicolas Escudé W 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
98 France Lyon France 11/6/2000 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R16 Slovakia Karol Kučera L 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
99 France ATP Masters Series Paris France 11/13/2000 DA 1000 Indoor Carpet R64 Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý L 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
100 Sweden Stockholm Sweden 11/20/2000 DA 250 Indoor Hard R32 Russia Mikhail Youzhny W 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
101 Sweden Stockholm Sweden 11/20/2000 DA 250 Indoor Hard R16 Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra L 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

2001

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
7 – 14 January 2001
1021R South Africa Wayne Ferreira (3)13Win6–3, 6–4
1032R Switzerland Marc Rosset29Win6–1, 6–2
104QF France Sébastien Grosjean (6)19Loss5–7, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
15 – 28 January 2001
1051R France Arnaud Di Pasquale61Win6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1062R France Nicolas Escudé46Win6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1073R France Arnaud Clément (15)18Loss6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, intdoor
29 January – 4 February 2001
1081R Germany Rainer Schüttler48Win6–3, 6–4
1092R France Cyril Saulnier (Q)120Win2–6, 6–3, 6–4
110QF Croatia Goran Ivanišević (WC)123Win6–4, 6–4
111SF Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)7Win6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
112W France Julien Boutter67Win (1)6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Match Tournament Country Start
Date
Entry Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Result Score
113 Switzerland SUI v. USA WG Rd 1 Switzerland 2/9/2001 DA DC Indoor Hard RR United States Todd Martin W 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1
114 Switzerland SUI v. USA WG Rd 1 Switzerland 2/9/2001 DA DC Indoor Hard RR United States Jan-Michael Gambill W 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
115 France Marseille France 2/12/2001 DA 250 Indoor Hard R32 France Cyril Saulnier W 7–6(9–7), 6–4
116 France Marseille France 2/12/2001 DA 250 Indoor Hard R16 United States Bob Bryan W 7–6(7–1), 6–3
117 France Marseille France 2/12/2001 DA 250 Indoor Hard Q Switzerland Michel Kratochvil W 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
118 France Marseille France 2/12/2001 DA 250 Indoor Hard S Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov L 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
119 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 2/19/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard R32 Australia Andrew Ilie W 7–6(7–5), 6–1
120 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 2/19/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard R16 France Sébastien Grosjean W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
121 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 2/19/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard Q Spain Àlex Corretja W 6–4, 6–2
122 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 2/19/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard S Romania Andrei Pavel W 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–0
123 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 2/19/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard F France Nicolas Escudé L 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
124 United States ATP Masters Series Indian Wells USA 3/12/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Germany Nicolas Kiefer L 6–3, 5–7, 1–6
- United States ATP Masters Series Miami USA 3/19/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye -  
125 United States ATP Masters Series Miami USA 3/19/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui W 6–2, 6–2
126 United States ATP Masters Series Miami USA 3/19/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Australia Mark Philippoussis W 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
127 United States ATP Masters Series Miami USA 3/19/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Sweden Thomas Johansson W 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
128 United States ATP Masters Series Miami USA 3/19/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Australia Patrick Rafter L 3–6, 1–6
129 Switzerland FRA v. SUI WG Qtrs Switzerland 4/6/2001 DA DC Indoor Carpet RR France Nicolas Escudé L 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6
130 Switzerland FRA v. SUI WG Qtrs Switzerland 4/6/2001 DA DC Indoor Carpet RR France Arnaud Clément W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
131 Monaco ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco 4/16/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 United States Michael Chang W 6–4, 6–3
132 Monaco ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco 4/16/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Italy Davide Sanguinetti W 7–6(7–5), 7–6
133 Monaco ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco 4/16/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 France Arnaud Di Pasquale W 6–1, 6–2
134 Monaco ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco 4/16/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay Q France Sébastien Grosjean L 4–6, 3–6
135 Italy ATP Masters Series Rome Italy 5/7/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Sweden Thomas Johansson W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
136 Italy ATP Masters Series Rome Italy 5/7/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Russia Marat Safin W 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
137 Italy ATP Masters Series Rome Italy 5/7/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 South Africa Wayne Ferreira L 6–7(4–7), 2–6
138 Germany ATP Masters Series Hamburg Germany 5/14/2001 DA 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Argentina Franco Squillari L 3–6, 4–6
139 France Roland Garros France 5/28/2001 DA GS Outdoor Clay R128 Italy Stefano Galvani W 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
140 France Roland Garros France 5/28/2001 DA GS Outdoor Clay R64 Armenia Sargis Sargsian W 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 9–7
141 France Roland Garros France 5/28/2001 DA GS Outdoor Clay R32 Spain David Sánchez W 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
142 France Roland Garros France 5/28/2001 DA GS Outdoor Clay R16 Australia Wayne Arthurs W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
143 France Roland Garros France 5/28/2001 DA GS Outdoor Clay Q Spain Àlex Corretja L 5–7, 4–6, 5–7
144 Germany Halle Germany 6/11/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass R32 Spain Albert Portas W 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
145 Germany Halle Germany 6/11/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass R16 Germany David Prinosil W 7–6,(8), 7–5
146 Germany Halle Germany 6/11/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass Q Australia Patrick Rafter L 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
147 Netherlands 's–Hertogenbosch Netherlands 6/18/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass R32 France Antony Dupuis W 7–6(7–3), 6–4
148 Netherlands 's–Hertogenbosch Netherlands 6/18/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass R16 Netherlands John van Lottum W 6–0, 6–1
149 Netherlands 's–Hertogenbosch Netherlands 6/18/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass Q Netherlands Raemon Sluiter W 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
150 Netherlands 's–Hertogenbosch Netherlands 6/18/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Grass S Australia Lleyton Hewitt L 4–6, 2–6
151 United Kingdom Wimbledon England 6/25/2001 DA GS Outdoor Grass R128 Belgium Christophe Rochus W 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
152 United Kingdom Wimbledon England 6/25/2001 DA GS Outdoor Grass R64 Belgium Xavier Malisse W 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
153 United Kingdom Wimbledon England 6/25/2001 DA GS Outdoor Grass R32 Sweden Jonas Björkman W 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
154 United Kingdom Wimbledon England 6/25/2001 DA GS Outdoor Grass R16 United States Pete Sampras W 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
155 United Kingdom Wimbledon England 6/25/2001 DA GS Outdoor Grass Q United Kingdom Tim Henman L 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–7(6–8)
156 Switzerland Gstaad Switzerland 7/9/2001 DA 250 Outdoor Clay R32 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić L 2–6, 1–6
157 United States US Open USA 8/27/2001 DA GS Outdoor Hard R128 Germany Lars Burgsmüller W 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
158 United States US Open USA 8/27/2001 DA GS Outdoor Hard R64 United States Robby Ginepri W 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
159 United States US Open USA 8/27/2001 DA GS Outdoor Hard R32 Netherlands Sjeng Schalken W 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
160 United States US Open USA 8/27/2001 DA GS Outdoor Hard R16 United States Andre Agassi L 1–6, 2–6, 4–6
161 Russia Moscow Russia 10/1/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R32 Germany Nicolas Kiefer L 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
162 Austria Vienna Austria 10/8/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard R32 Chile Nicolás Massú W 4–6, 7–6,(8), 6–4
163 Austria Vienna Austria 10/8/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard R16 Spain Albert Costa W 7–6(7–1), 6–2
164 Austria Vienna Austria 10/8/2001 DA 500 Indoor Hard Q Austria Stefan Koubek L 6–7(3–7), 5–7
- Germany ATP Masters Series Stuttgart Germany 10/15/2001 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye -  
165 Germany ATP Masters Series Stuttgart Germany 10/15/2001 DA 1000 Indoor Hard R32 South Africa Wayne Ferreira L 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 2–6
166 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/22/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R32 Spain Albert Costa W 6–3, 6–3
167 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/22/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet R16 Belgium Xavier Malisse W 6–3, 6–4
168 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/22/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet Q United States Andy Roddick W 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
169 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/22/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet S France Julien Boutter W 7–6(7–3), 6–4
170 Switzerland Basel Switzerland 10/22/2001 DA 250 Indoor Carpet F United Kingdom Tim Henman L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
- France ATP Masters Series Paris France 10/29/2001 DA 1000 Indoor Carpet R64 Bye -  
171 France ATP Masters Series Paris France 10/29/2001 DA 1000 Indoor Carpet R32 Czech Republic Jiří Novák L 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7)

2002

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
6 – 13 January 2002
1721R Spain Tommy Robredo34Win7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
1732R Belgium Xavier Malisse31Win6–2, 6–4
174QF Chile Marcelo Ríos47Win6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3
175SF United States Andy Roddick (3/WC)15Win7–6(7–3), 6–4
176W Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (Q)67Win (2)6–3, 6–3
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
14 – 27 January 2002
1771R United States Michael Chang94Win6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1782R Hungary Attila Sávolt93Win6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1793R Germany Rainer Schüttler41Win7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
1804R Germany Tommy Haas (7)9Loss6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–8
Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
28 January – 3 February 2002
1811R Austria Stefan Koubek50Win7–6(7–2), 6–3
1822R Russia Nikolay Davydenko84Win6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
183QF Armenia Sargis Sargsian74Win4–6, 6–3, 6–3
184SF United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (7)30Win7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
185F Italy Davide Sanguinetti87Loss (5)6–7(2–7), 6–4, 1–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Moscow, Russia
Davis Cup
Clay, indoor
8 – 10 February 2002
1861R Russia Marat Safin7Win7–5, 6–1, 6–2
1871R Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov4Win7–6(8–6), 6–1, 6–1
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
18 – 24 February 2002
1881R Netherlands John van Lottum (WC)124Win6–3, 6–4
2R Sweden Thomas Enqvist20WalkoverN/A
189QF France Nicolas Escudé22Loss6–3, 6–7(8–10), 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
25 February – 3 March 2002
1901R Romania Adrian Voinea (Q)76Win6–3, 6–4
1912R Germany Rainer Schüttler40Loss3–6, 1–6
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 17 March 2002
1921R Belgium Xavier Malisse32Win6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
1932R Austria Stefan Koubek50Win6–4, 6–4
1943R Sweden Thomas Enqvist22Loss4–6, 3–6
NASDAQ-100 Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 March 2002
1R Bye
1952R United States Jeff Morrison (Q)139Win6–1, 7–6(8–6)
1963R Spain Albert Portas (23)25Win6–4, 6–1
1974R United Kingdom Tim Henman (5)6Win6–2, retired
198QF Romania Andrei Pavel (26)28Win6–1, 6–1
199SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1)1Win6–3, 6–4
200F United States Andre Agassi (9)10Loss (6)3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 April 2002
2011R Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (Q)69Win7–6(7–2), 6–4
2022R Argentina David Nalbandian35Loss2–6, 1–6
Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
6 – 12 May 2002
2031R Italy Andrea Gaudenzi58Loss2–6, 1–6
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 May 2002
2041R Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti29Win6–1, 6–4
2052R Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach42Win6–3, 6–0
2063R Romania Adrian Voinea (Q)67Win7–5, 6–4
207QF Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (2)7Win6–0, 1–6, 6–2
208SF Belarus Max Mirnyi39Win6–4, 6–4
209W Russia Marat Safin (6)5Win (3)6–1, 6–3, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 9 June 2002
2101R Morocco Hicham Arazi45Loss3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
10 – 16 June 2002
2111R Germany Hendrik Dreekmann (WC)Win6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
2122R Germany David Prinosil (Q)206Win6–2, 6–4
213QF Russia Mikhail Youzhny67Win6–3, 6–4
214SF Germany Nicolas Kiefer66Loss6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
17 – 23 June 2002
2151R Netherlands Richard Krajicek (WC)Win6–2, 7–5
2162R Switzerland Ivo Heuberger127Win6–4, retired
217QF Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (6)31Loss6–3, 5–7, 3–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
24 June – 7 July 2002
2181R Croatia Mario Ančić (Q)154Loss3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Allianz Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
8 – 14 July 2002
2191R Morocco Hicham Arazi46Win6–4, 6–3
2202R Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (Q)110Loss6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Canada Masters
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
29 July – 4 August 2002
2211R Argentina Guillermo Cañas19Loss6–7(10–12), 5–7
W&S Financial Group Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5 – 12 August 2002
2221R Croatia Ivan Ljubičić34Loss6–2, 4–6, 3–6
TD Waterhouse Cup
Long Island, United States
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
19 – 25 August 2002
1R Bye
2232R Chile Nicolás Massú65Loss7–6(7–5), 1–6, 3–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2002
2241R Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk157Win6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
2252R United States Michael Chang132Win6–3, 6–1, 6–3
2263R Belgium Xavier Malisse (19)19Win4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2274R Belarus Max Mirnyi (32)34Loss3–6, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Casablanca, Morocco
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
20 – 22 September 2002
228PO Morocco Hicham Arazi70Win6–3, 6–2, 6–1
229PO Morocco Younes El Aynaoui19Win6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
30 September – 6 October 2002
2301R Russia Denis Golovanov (WC)167Win6–0, 6–1
2312R Finland Jarkko Nieminen35Win6–1, 6–4
232QF Russia Marat Safin (1)4Loss5–7, 4–6
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
7 – 13 October 2002
2331R Croatia Željko Krajan (Q)115Win7–5, 6–1
2342R Spain Tommy Robredo36Win6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
235QF Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (Q)73Win6–3, 6–3
236SF Spain Carlos Moyá (4)9Win6–2, 6–3
237W Czech Republic Jiří Novák (5)12Win (4)6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Mutua Madrileña Masters
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
14 – 20 October 2002
1R Bye
2382R Chile Marcelo Ríos25Win6–4, 6–2
2393R Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti30Win6–3, 6–4
240QF France Fabrice Santoro (Q)50Loss5–7, 3–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
21 – 27 October 2002
2411R Netherlands Martin Verkerk (LL)92Win6–3, 6–3
2422R Germany Alexander Waske (Q)143Win6–3, 7–6(7–1)
243QF United States Andy Roddick (5)12Win7–6(7–5), 6–1
244SF Argentina David Nalbandian (6)18Loss7–6(7–2), 5–7, 3–6
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Carpet, indoor
28 October – 3 November 2002
1R Bye
2452R Belgium Xavier Malisse26Win6–2, 6–4
2463R Germany Tommy Haas (9)7Win6–2, 7–6(7–2)
247QF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1)1Loss4–6, 4–6
Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
12 – 18 November 2002
248RR Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (4)4Win6–3, 6–4
249RR Czech Republic Jiří Novák (7)7Win6–0, 4–6, 6–2
250RR Sweden Thomas Johansson (9)14Win6–3, 7–5
251SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1)1Loss5–7, 7–5, 5–7

Yearly Records

Finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–4)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (2–5)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up 1. February 13, 2000 France Marseille, France Carpet (i) Switzerland Marc Rosset 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 2. October 29, 2000 Switzerland Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Sweden Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 1–6
Winner 1. February 4, 2001 Italy Milan, Italy Carpet (i) France Julien Boutter 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Runner-up 3. February 25, 2001 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) France Nicolas Escudé 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 4. October 28, 2001 Switzerland Basel, Switzerland (2) Carpet (i) United Kingdom Tim Henman 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. January 13, 2002 Australia Sydney, Australia Hard Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. February 3, 2002 Italy Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Davide Sanguinetti 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 6. March 31, 2002 United States Miami, United States Hard United States Andre Agassi 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 3. May 19, 2002 Germany Hamburg, Germany Clay Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. October 13, 2002 Austria Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

See also

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