Federer's Career Highlights Through 1000 Matches

© Getty ImagesIn his 1000th career singles match, Roger Federer defeated Juan Martin del Potro to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

Roger Federer's list of achievements continued to grow at the Australian Open, as he played his 1000th career singles match Tuesday, topping Juan Martin del Potro in the milestone match to reach the semi-finals. Here are a few of the highlights the Swiss superstar has strung together during the impressive period.

2012
• Played his 1000th career singles match, defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open
• Reached 31st straight Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open, extending his record streak that began at '04 Wimbledon

2011
• Capped off season with 17-match winning streak and three titles, including a record sixth Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown and 18th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy in Paris, one short of Rafael Nadal’s record
• Finished in Top 3 for ninth straight year
• Reached quarter-finals or better in 14 of 16 tournaments, including at all four Grand Slam events
• Opened season with title in Doha, extended his streak to 11 years with at least one ATP World Tour title, tied with Andy Roddick for longest streak among active players

2010
• Finished in Top 2 for a record eighth straight year
• Captured five titles in nine finals during season, including 16th Grand Slam title at Australian Open (d. Murray)
• Became first player to win back-to-back titles in Cincinnati since Agassi in ‘95-96
• Went tour-best 16-6 vs. Top 10 opponents (most wins during year)

2009
• Won a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, where he collected his sixth crown at the All England Club, outlasting Roddick 16-14 in the fifth set, breaking him for first time in the final game
• Captured Roland Garros in his 11th attempt and became sixth man in history to win all four Grand Slam titles in his career
• Became third player in history of South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973) to rank year-end No. 1 at least five times, joining Pete Sampras (six) and Jimmy Connors (five)
• Became second player (Lendl in ‘89) to reclaim year-end top spot after losing it for a year
• Became first player to finish in Top 2 for seven straight years

2008
• Captured four titles in eight finals, including his fifth straight US Open crown
• Fell short of winning a sixth straight Wimbledon title as Nadal prevailed in a 4:48 marathon (9-7 in fifth set) in longest final in tournament history. It ended a record 65-match winning streak on grass and was his first loss in a grass court final (10-1)
• At the Beijing Olympics, won gold medal in doubles with Stanislas Wawrinka
• Became all-time leader in career prize money (surpassing Sampras) with over $44 million

2007
• Finished No. 1 for a fourth straight year
• Captured an ATP-best eight titles (in 12 finals) for fourth consecutive season, including three Grand Slam crowns for third time in four years and at least two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 shields
• Was the first player in history to reach all four Grand Slam finals in back-to-back years and advanced to an all-time record 10 consecutive Slam finals
• At Hamburg, defeated Nadal in final for first time on clay (1-6) to break his rival’s 81-match winning streak on clay
• His triumph in Cincinnati gave him his 50th career championship
• Became the first player since Bill Tilden in 1920s to capture four straight US Open titles with straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic

2006
• Won 12 titles, the most in a season since Thomas Muster in ‘95
• Became first player in Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 10 titles three straight years
• Was the first player to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a year since Rod Laver in ’69, winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open
• Compiled a 92-5 match record, capping the year off by finishing the year with a 29-match winning streak, winning his third year-end championship

2005
• Finished No. 1 for second straight year highlighted by 11 titles (along with Nadal), including a record (at the time) four ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns
• Clinched No. 1 on 3 Oct. after Bangkok title, becoming only the fifth player in the history of South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973) to rank No. 1 every week during calendar year (Connors, Lendl, Sampras, Hewitt)
• By capturing five Grand Slam titles in 2004-05, became first player since Laver in 1968-69 to win five in back-to-back seasons
• His 6-0 record in Grand Slam finals is best showing since Tony Wilding compiled same mark between 1906-13
• Became first player since Don Budge in 1937-38 to win Wimbledon and US Open in same season back-to-back years

2004
• Compiled one of best seasons in nearly two decades, capturing an ATP-best 11 titles in as many finals, including three Grand Slam titles and three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 victories
• His 11 titles were most by a year-end No. 1 since Ivan Lendl won 11 in ‘85 and his .925 match winning percentage was highest since Lendl compiled same mark in ‘86
• Became first player since Mats Wilander in ‘88 to win three Grand Slam titles in a season and fourth player overall in Open Era to win at least three in a year (Connors won three in 1974, Laver won four in 1969)
• His statistics included an 18-0 record against Top 10 opponents, defeating every member of the year-end Top 10
• Established an Open Era record by winning 13 straight finals (going back to 2003), surpassing mark held by Hall-of-Famers Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, who won 12 straight
• Became first player to win multiple titles on clay, grass and hard courts in a season and first since Borg in ‘79 to win consecutive titles on those surfaces

2003
• Captured an ATP-high seven titles in nine finals, including his first Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon
• Capped year with first U.S. title at Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, where he went undefeated (5-0)
• Claimed titles on three different surfaces (clay, grass, hard) and also won indoors for first time en route to an ATP circuit-best 78 match wins
• Led Switzerland to a 3-2 Davis Cup victory over France by accounting for all three points
• Put together undefeated grass court season (12-0) with back-to-back titles in Halle and Wimbledon
• For second year in a row, only player in year-end Top 10 to win multiple singles and doubles titles during year, winning doubles titles in Miami (w/Mirnyi) and Vienna (w/Allegro)

2002
• Became first Swiss player to finish in Top 10 (at No. 6) and appear in year-end championship since Jakob Hlasek was No. 8 in 1988
• Won his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Hamburg (d. Safin)
• Had most indoor match wins during the year with 24

2001
• Finished as his country’s No. 1 player for first time
• Won his first ATP title in Milan (d. Ivanisevic in QF, Kafelnikov in SF, Boutter in F)
• Led his country to a 3-2 Davis Cup 1st RD win over U.S. by accounting for all three points
• At Roland Garros, advanced to first Grand Slam quarter-final (l. to Corretja)
• Defeated Sampras 7-5 in the fifth set on Centre Court in Wimbledon 4th RD, ending Sampras’ 31-match winning streak at All England Club (l. to Henman)

2000
• Reached first ATP final in Marseille (l. to Rosset in third set tie-break) and also in native Basel (l. to Enqvist in five sets)
• Lost in bronze medal match to Arnaud Di Pasquale at Sydney Olympics

1999
• Youngest player (18 yrs., 4 mos.) to finish in Top 100
• Advanced to his first ATP semi-final in Vienna
• Defeated No. 5 Carlos Moya in Marseille

1998
• Reached Toulouse quarer-final in second ATP World Tour event