Shark Bites: Analysing Federer's 1000 Matches Played

Statistics

by Greg Sharko

24.01.2012

ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko breaks down the key numbers behind Roger Federer's 1000 career matches.

1000 MATCH CLUB – Roger Federer is the ninth player in the Open Era (since 1968) to play at least 1000 career singles matches:

Player	No. Of Matches	Career W-L
Jimmy Connors	1519	1242-277
Ivan Lendl	1310	1071-239
Guillermo Vilas	1207	923-284
Andre Agassi	1144	870-274
Stefan Edberg	1076	806-270
John McEnroe	1073	875-198
Ilie Nastase	1044	755-289
Brian Gottfried	1007	683-324
Roger Federer	1000	814-186

THE RIVALS – Federer has had several rivalries throughout his career. Here is how he's fared against his rivals and the longest winning streaks he's enjoyed against them:

Player	Head-To-Head	Longest Winning Streak
Lleyton Hewitt	26 (18-8)	15 ('04 Australian Open-'10 Halle)
Rafael Nadal	26 (9-17)	2 (2 occasions)
Novak Djokovic	24 (14-10)	4 ('06 Monte-Carlo-'07 Montreal)
Andy Roddick	23 (21-2)	11 ('03 Masters Cup-'08 Miami)
David Nalbandian	19 (11-8)	4 (2 occasions)
Nikolay Davydenko	18 (16-2)	12 ('02 Milan-'09 Finals)
Robin Soderling	17 (16-1)	12 ('04 Toronto-'10 Roland Garros)

TOP 10 TOURNAMENTS – Federer has played the majority of his matches at these events:

Tournament	Matches Played	W-L	Titles
Australian Open	71	63-8	4
US Open	68	61-7	5
Wimbledon	66	59-7	6
Roland Garros	61	49-12	1
Miami	51	40-11	2
Basel	50	43-7	5
Year-End Championships	46	39-7	6
Indian Wells	41	33-8	3
Halle	40	36-4	5
Madrid	38	30-8	2

YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN – See the breakdown of Federer's season match totals in the chart below:

Year	Matches Played	W-L Record	Titles
2012	7	7-0	0
2011	76	64-12	4
2010	78	65-13	5
2009	73	61-12	4
2008	81	66-15	4
2007	77	68-9	8
2006	97	92-5	12
2005	85	81-4	11
2004	80	76-4	11
2003	95	78-17	7
2002	80	58-22	3
2001	70	49-21	1
2000	66	36-30	0
1999	30	13-17	0
1998	5	2-3	0
Total	1000	814-186	70

SCRATCHING THE SURFACE – Whether he's played on hard courts or the red dirt, Federer has succeeded in every environment. The chart below gives an overview of his performance on each surface:

Surface	W-L	FedEx Reliability Index	Titles
Hard	499-102	.830	48
Clay	163-50	.765	9
Grass	102-15	.872	11
Carpet*	50-19	.725	2

*Carpet surface not used as of 2009.

PRESSURE POINTS – Of his 1000 matches played, 218 have come against Top 10 opponents. See the rest of Federer's 'Pressure Point' statistics below:

	W-L	FedEx Reliability Index
Tie-breaks	307-157	.662
Record vs. Top 10	145-73	.665
Finals	70-30	.700
Deciding Set (3rd or 5th Set)	144-83	.634
5th Set Record	18-16	.529

SERVING UP SUCCESS – The chart below breaks down Federer's career RICOH ATP MatchFacts service record, showcasing why he's been one of the premier servers in the game:

	No. / Per centage
Aces	7263
Double Faults	1917
1st Serve Points Won	77%
Second Serve Points Won	57%
Total Service Points Won	67%
Break Points Faced	4440
Break Points Saved	67%
Service Games Played	12204
Service Games Won	88%

RETURNING THE FAVOUR – The chart below examines Federer's career RICOH ATP MatchFacts return record:

	No. / Per centage
1st Serve Return Points Won	33%
2nd Serve Return Points Won	52%
Total Return Points Won	40%
Break Point Opportunities	7769
Break Points Converted	42%
Return Games Played	11892
Return Games Won	27%

TAKING CHARGE – Of his 1000 matches, Federer has won the first set on 729 occassions, winning 93.1 per cent of those matches.

	W-L	FedEx Reliability Index
After Winning First Set	729-54	.931
After Losing First Set	85-132	.392
Playing vs Right Handers**	730-158	.822
Playing vs Left Handers**	83-28	.748

** Records against right and left handers reflect matches where data is available

- With assistance from Matt Fitzgerald

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