Shark Bites
Shark Bites: Big Three In SFs; Longest Win Streaks
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by Greg Sharko
|10.05.2011
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ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko looks at the numbers behind the stories of the ATP World Tour.
BIG THREE IN SEMIFINALS -- The Mutua Madrid Open marked the 19th time since 2007 Roland Garros that Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer reached the semi-finals of the same event. Of those 19 events, one of the three went on to win the title on 17 occasions.
Player |
No. |
Titles Breakdown |
6 |
2 Grand Slams, 4 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events | |
6 |
1 Grand Slam, 5 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events | |
5 |
2 Grand Slams, 2 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, 1 ATP World Tour Finals title | |
Other |
|
|
1 |
1 Grand Slam | |
1 |
1 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event |
DJOKOVIC'S TRIPLE TREAT -- By defeating Rafael Nadal in the Madrid final, Novak Djokovic became the first player to claim three straight victories over both Nadal and Roger Federer in the same season. The chart below highlights players who have defeated either Nadal or Federer three successive times in one year.
Player |
Streak Against |
No. |
Year |
Federer |
3 |
2003 | |
Federer |
4 |
2006 | |
Federer |
4 |
2008 | |
Federer |
3 |
2008 | |
Nadal |
3 |
2009 | |
Nadal |
3 |
2009 | |
Federer |
3 |
2011 | |
Nadal |
3 |
2011 |
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS -- Djokovic's victory in Madrid moved the Serbian up to ninth place for the longest winning streak in ATP World Tour history. The chart below shows the Top 10 all-time win streaks and the player's age when the run ended.
Player |
Consecutive Wins |
Age |
46 |
25 | |
44 |
22 | |
42 |
25 | |
41 |
23 | |
41 |
25 | |
35 |
22 | |
35 |
24 | |
35 |
27 | |
34* |
23 | |
32 |
22 |
*Streak still active
MASTERS OF 1000s -- Djokovic became the eighth player since 1990 to win at least three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in one season. Nadal has pulled it off five times, and he and Federer share the record for most Masters 1000 titles in a year with four. Read below to see which other players have accomplished the milestone.
Year |
Player |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Titles |
1990 |
Indian Wells, Cincinnati, Paris | |
1994 |
Indian Wells, Miami, Rome | |
1995 |
Monte-Carlo, Rome, Essen* | |
1998 |
Indian Wells, Miami, Rome | |
2002 |
Miami, Rome, Madrid | |
2004 |
Indian Wells, Hamburg, Toronto | |
2005 |
Monte-Carlo, Rome, Montreal, Madrid | |
2005 |
Indian Wells, Miami, Hamburg, Cincinnati | |
2006 |
Indian Wells, Miami, Toronto, Madrid | |
2007 |
Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo, Rome | |
2008 |
Monte-Carlo, Hamburg, Toronto | |
2009 |
Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, Rome | |
2010 |
Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid | |
2011 |
Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid |
- With assistance from Matt Fitzgerald
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