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2007 Roger Federer tennis season

Roger Federer made all four Major finals in 2007, winning three of them. He defeated Fernando González, 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4, at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2, at Wimbledon, and Novak Djokovic, 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4, at the US Open. However, Federer lost the 2007 French Open final to Nadal, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 Finals in 2007, but only won two of those, in Hamburg and Cincinnati. Federer won 1 ATP 500 series event in Dubai. He ended the year by winning the year-end championships for the fourth time. In 2011 Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer's 2007 season as the sixth greatest season of all-time during the Open Era.[1]

2007 Roger Federer tennis season
Calendar prize money$10,130,620
Singles
Season record68–9
Calendar titles8
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearSteady =
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenF
WimbledonW
US OpenW
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW
Davis Cup
Davis CupWG PO
(adv. to 2008 WG)
Last updated on: 31 December 2007.
2006
2008

Year summary

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Early Hard Court Season

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Federer entered the Australian Open with a 29 match winning streak dating back to 2006 US Open. In the fourth round Federer faced future world no. 1 and multi-slam winner Novak Djokovic for the first time in a major, defeating him in straight sets. In the semifinals Federer faced American Andy Roddick in a highly anticipated rematch of the 2006 US Open final. Federer delivered a masterclass, crushing the American and delivering the most one sided match of their rivalry 6–4, 6–0, 6–2. Federer won his third Australian Open and 10th Grand Slam singles title, defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final. He became the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set.[2] At the end of the tournament Federer's winning streak stood at 36 consecutive matches, besting his previous career best 35 match winning streak in 2005.

Federer next played in Dubai where he was a three time former champion. Federer again played Djokovic in the quarterfinals and prevailed in a tight three set match. He defeated Mikhail Youzhny in the finals to capture his fourth Dubai title in the last five years. After his victory Federer's winning streak stood at 41 consecutive matches, just five shy of the all-time record held by Guillermo Vilas in 1977.

Entering Indian Wells, Federer was the three-time defending champion. He needed only to make the finals to tie Vilas' all-time record and if he won would have set a new all-time record for consecutive victories at 47. His winning streak of 41 consecutive matches, however, ended when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life Open. This was a surprising loss and the first time he had suffered a defeat in six months.

The following week at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, he entered as the two-time defending champion. This tournament was disappointing as Federer again lost to Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets. However, he was awarded four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive four awards during the same year.[3][4]

Clay Court Season

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Federer during the 2007 clay season.

Federer started his clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final of the Monte Carlo Masters. He did not drop a set until the finals, but lost again to second seed Nadal.

Federer also lost in the third round of the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome to Filippo Volandri.[5] It was the first time that he had lost to anyone other than Nadal on clay since the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters. This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming world no. 1.[5]

Federer rebounded, however, to defeat Nadal on clay for the first time, winning his fourth Hamburg Masters title, and ending Nadal's clay court streak of 81 consecutive matches.[6]

After his victory over Nadal on clay two weeks earlier in Hamburg, speculation started on whether Federer could become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four major titles simultaneously. Entering Roland Garros he was reigning champion of Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open and a victory at the French would mark a historical non-calendar year Grand Slam. At the French Open, Federer raced through the tournament, dropping only one set before reaching the final for the second consecutive year. Entering the final Federer had a 27 match winning streak at the majors and was seeking revenge for his 4 set loss to Nadal in the 2006 final. Federer played well in the final, but could not convert on the many opportunities he had to break the Nadal serve. Federer was 0 for 10 on break point chances in the first set, and only 1 for 17 overall. The result was a defeat at the hands of his arch-rival for the second straight year at the French finals, in four sets.

Grass Court Season

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One day after the loss, Federer announced that he was withdrawing from his usual warm-up tournament in Halle, which he had won the last four years, citing fatigue and fear of getting an injury.[7]

 
Federer serving during the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his record fifth consecutive title.

He, therefore, entered Wimbledon for the first time without having played a warm-up grass-court tournament. Federer, nevertheless, reached the finals of Wimbledon for the fifth time, only dropping one set. The final was a rematch of 2006 as Federer again faced his nemesis Rafael Nadal. The final would prove to be an epic, delivering the first five set final at Wimbledon since 2001. Federer won the first set in a tight tiebreaker which he won 9–7. Nadal responded in the second and took it 6–4, leveling the match at one set apiece. A pivotal third set was decided by another tiebreaker which Federer claimed 7–3. After the first three sets Federer was only one set away from his fifth consecutive Wimbledon championship. Nadal, however, refused to go down quietly and took the fourth set decisively by a score of 6–2. As they entered the ultimate fifth set both players knew the value of a single break. Federer faced two early fifth set crises when he found himself down double break point in the third and fifth games. Federer, however, saved all four break points to take a 3–2 lead. In the sixth game Federer finally broke the Nadal serve and closed out the championship 6–2 in the final set. This match marked the first time in Federer's career that he was pushed to a fifth set in the finals of a Slam and remained his only five set final victory at a major until 2009 Wimbledon. With this victory Federer tied Björn Borg's open-era men's record of five consecutive Wimbledon titles. He also tied Rod Laver and Björn Borg with 11 Grand Slam titles, moving into third place all-time.

Summer Hard Court Season

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Federer began the hard-court season in August in Montreal at the Canadian Open as the defending champion. Federer advanced through the tournament without dropping a set and faced the young world no. 4 Novak Djokovic in the finals. Entering the final Federer had never lost to the young Serbian, holding a 4–0 record against him. The first set was a back and forth affair with Federer squandering triple set point on his own serve and losing the tiebreaker. Federer, however, ran away with the second set and forced a final set for the championship. Djokovic prevailed in a final-set tiebreaker, defeating Federer for the first time.

 
Federer at the 2007 US Open, where he won his fourth consecutive title.

The following week Federer entered the Cincinnati Masters. He reached the final, surviving a final-set tiebreaker scare against Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals. Federer won the Cincinnati title for the second time, defeating James Blake in the final. The victory was Federer's 50th career singles title, his 14th ATP Masters Series title, and made him the winner of the 2007 US Open Series points race.

As the winner of U.S. Open Series, Federer had never entered the US Open in a stronger position. Federer lost the opening set in his third and fourth round matches before recovering to defeat John Isner and Feliciano López respectively. His quarterfinal match was especially compelling since it was a rematch of the 2006 final against Andy Roddick. Federer defeated Roddick in straight sets in a match that featured two tiebreakers. Federer reached the finals and faced rising star and world no. 3 Novak Djokovic who had defeated Federer just a few weeks prior in the finals of Montreal. Djokovic started the match hot and quickly found himself at triple set point on his own serve. Federer saved all set points and snatched the first set in a close tiebreaker (it was an exact reversal of the first set just weeks before in Montreal). Djokovic would not yield, however, and again took Federer to a tiebreaker in the second set. Federer again prevailed in the tiebreaker and capitalized on this by taking a close third set as well. Federer's victory over the third seed Djokovic delivered his 12th Grand Slam singles title, and fourth consecutive US Open title. This victory moved him ahead of Laver and Borg for third on the all-time list of Grand Slam champions. As champion of the US Open Series points race, Federer received a bonus of $1 million, in addition to the $1.4 million prize for winning the US Open singles title. He became the only player in history to win three Grand Slams in a year for three years (2004, 2006, 2007).[8][9][10][11] Throughout the tournament the American press labeled him Darth Federer for his all-black attire and the tournament played The Imperial March from Star Wars when he was announced onto the court for each of his matches.[12] The Imperial March was also played by the tournament officials after the final match point, in honor of Federer's achievement.[13]

Fall Indoor Season

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Federer began the indoor season as the defending champion at the Madrid Masters. Fresh off wins at the Cincinnati Masters and the US Open, Federer was the clear favorite to win the tournament. He advanced to the finals without dropping a set and faced his early career nemesis David Nalbandian. Federer took the first set easily but was defeated in three sets by the red-hot Argentine. Notably, Nalbandian had consecutively beaten Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer in Madrid to claim his first masters title.

Federer next entered his home-town tournament in Basel as the defending champion. He dropped only one set en route to his second Basel title and his third title in his native Switzerland.

The last masters tournament of the year at Bercy was a brief affair for Federer who fell again to Nalbandian, this time in the third round. The streaking Argentine would go on to defeat Nadal in the finals of Bercy.

Federer then finished the season at the year-end Tennis Masters Cup. Despite losing for the first time in the round-robin group to Fernando González, he regrouped against Roddick and Davydenko to advance. Federer went on to defeat Nadal in the semifinals and David Ferrer in the tournament finals to win his fourth Tennis Masters Cup title, finishing the season in style.

Season Accomplishments

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Federer finished the year as the world no. 1 player for the fourth consecutive time, compiling an impressive 68–9 record. Due to his performance on the court and off-court personality, in 2007, Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most important persons in the world. Rod Laver, one of the greatest players ever himself, described him as follows: "One thing is for sure: he's the best player of his time and one of the most admirable champions on the planet. That's certainly something worth crowing over. The beauty is, Roger Federer won't.".[14]

Matches

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Grand Slam performance

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All matches

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Match Tournament Start
Date
Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Rank Result Score
609   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard R128   Björn Phau #82 W 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
610   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard R64   Jonas Björkman #50 W 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
611   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard R32   Mikhail Youzhny #25 W 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(5)
612   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard R16   Novak Djokovic #15 W 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
613   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard Q   Tommy Robredo #6 W 6–3, 7–6(2), 7–5
614   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard S   Andy Roddick #7 W 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
615   Australian Open 1/15 GS Outdoor Hard Win (1)   Fernando González #9 W 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
616   Dubai 2/26 500 Outdoor Hard R32   Kristian Pless #86 W 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
617   Dubai 2/26 500 Outdoor Hard R16   Daniele Bracciali #88 W 7–5, 6–3
618   Dubai 2/26 500 Outdoor Hard Q   Novak Djokovic (2) #14 W 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
619   Dubai 2/26 500 Outdoor Hard S   Tommy Haas #9 W 6–4, 7–5
620   Dubai 2/26 500 Outdoor Hard Win (2)   Mikhail Youzhny (2) #18 W 6–4, 6–3
  Indian Wells Masters 3/5 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye N/A  
621   Indian Wells Masters 3/5 1000 Outdoor Hard R64   Guillermo Cañas #60 L 5–7, 2–6
  Miami Masters 3/19 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye N/A  
622   Miami Masters 3/19 1000 Outdoor Hard R64   Sam Querrey #69 W 6–4, 6–3
623   Miami Masters 3/19 1000 Outdoor Hard R32   Nicolás Almagro #34 W 7–5, 6–3
624   Miami Masters 3/19 1000 Outdoor Hard R16   Guillermo Cañas (2) #55 L 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–7(5)
  Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye N/A  
625   Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay R32   Andreas Seppi #101 W 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
626   Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay R16   Lee Hyung-taik #49 W 6–4, 6–3
627   Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay Q   David Ferrer #16 W 6–4, 6–0
628   Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay S   Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 W 6–3, 6–4
629   Monte Carlo Masters 4/15 1000 Outdoor Clay F   Rafael Nadal #2 L 4–6, 4–6
  Rome Masters 5/7 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye N/A  
630   Rome Masters 5/7 1000 Outdoor Clay R32   Nicolás Almagro (2) #40 W 6–3, 6–4
631   Rome Masters 5/7 1000 Outdoor Clay R16   Filippo Volandri #53 L 2–6, 4–6
  Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye N/A  
632   Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay R32   Juan Mónaco #48 W 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
633   Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay R16   Juan Carlos Ferrero (2) #19 W 6–2, 6–3
634   Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay Q   David Ferrer (2) #14 W 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
635   Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay S   Carlos Moyá #36 W 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
636   Hamburg Masters 5/14 1000 Outdoor Clay Win (3)   Rafael Nadal (2) #2 W 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
637   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay R128   Michael Russell #68 W 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
638   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay R64   Thierry Ascione #168 W 6–1, 6–2, 7–6(8)
639   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay R32   Potito Starace #57 W 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
640   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay R16   Mikhail Youzhny (3) #15 W 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–4
641   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay Q   Tommy Robredo #9 W 7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
642   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay S   Nikolay Davydenko #4 W 7–5, 7–6(5), 7–6(7)
643   Roland Garros 5/28 GS Outdoor Clay F   Rafael Nadal (3) #2 L 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
644   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass R128   Teymuraz Gabashvili #86 W 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
645   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass R64   Juan Martín del Potro #56 W 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
646   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass R32   Marat Safin #24 W 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
  Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass R16   Tommy Haas #10 W/O N/A
647   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass Q   Juan Carlos Ferrero (3) #18 W 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
648   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass S   Richard Gasquet #14 W 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
649   Wimbledon 6/25 GS Outdoor Grass Win (4)   Rafael Nadal (4) #2 W 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
  Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye N/A  
650   Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard R32   Ivo Karlović #34 W 7–6(2), 7–6(3)
651   Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard R16   Fabio Fognini #139 W 6–1, 6–1
652   Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard Q   Lleyton Hewitt #21 W 6–3, 6–4
653   Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard S   Radek Štěpánek #60 W 7–6(6), 6–2
654   Canada Masters 8/5 1000 Outdoor Hard F   Novak Djokovic (3) #4 L 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–7(2)
  Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye N/A  
655   Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R32   Julien Benneteau #68 W 6–3, 6–3
656   Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R16   Marcos Baghdatis #18 W 7–6(5), 7–5
657   Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard Q   Nicolás Almagro (3) #32 W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
658   Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard S   Lleyton Hewitt (2) #20 W 6–3, 6–7(7), 7–6(1)
659   Cincinnati Masters 8/13 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (5)   James Blake #8 W 6–1, 6–4
660   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard R128   Scoville Jenkins #319 W 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
661   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard R64   Paul Capdeville #120 W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
662   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard R32   John Isner #184 W 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
663   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard R16   Feliciano López #60 W 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
664   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard Q   Andy Roddick (2) #5 W 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–2
665   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard S   Nikolay Davydenko (2) #4 W 7–5, 6–1, 7–5
666   US Open 8/27 GS Outdoor Hard Win (6)   Novak Djokovic (4) #3 W 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
667   CZE v. SUI WG Play-offs 9/21 DC Indoor Carpet RR   Radek Štěpánek (2) #34 W 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(4), 7–6(5)
668   CZE v. SUI WG Play-offs 9/21 DC Indoor Carpet RR   Tomáš Berdych #10 W 7–6(5), 7–6(10), 6–3
  Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye N/A  
669   Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard R32   Robby Ginepri #72 W 7–6(2), 6–4
670   Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard R16   Guillermo Cañas (3) #14 W 6–0, 6–3
671   Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard Q   Feliciano López (2) #42 W 7–6(4), 6–4
672   Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard S   Nicolas Kiefer #112 W 6–4, 6–4
673   Madrid Masters 10/15 1000 Indoor Hard F   David Nalbandian #25 L 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
674   Basel 10/22 250 Indoor Hard R32   Michael Berrer #56 W 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
675   Basel 10/22 250 Indoor Hard R16   Juan Martín del Potro (2) #49 W 6–1, 6–4
676   Basel 10/22 250 Indoor Hard Q   Nicolas Kiefer (2) #64 W 6–3, 6–2
677   Basel 10/22 250 Indoor Hard S   Ivo Karlović (2) #25 W 7–6(6), 7–6(5)
678   Basel 10/22 250 Indoor Hard Win (7)   Jarkko Nieminen #29 W 6–3, 6–4
  Paris Masters 10/28 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye N/A  
679   Paris Masters 10/28 1000 Indoor Hard R32   Ivo Karlović (3) #24 W 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
680   Paris Masters 10/28 1000 Indoor Hard R16   David Nalbandian (2) #21 L 4–6, 6–7(3)
681   Tennis Masters Cup 11/12 WC Indoor Hard RR   Fernando González (2) #7 L 6–3, 6–7(1), 5–7
682   Tennis Masters Cup 11/12 WC Indoor Hard RR   Nikolay Davydenko (3) #4 W 6–4, 6–3
683   Tennis Masters Cup 11/12 WC Indoor Hard RR   Andy Roddick (3) #5 W 6–4, 6–2
684   Tennis Masters Cup 11/12 WC Indoor Hard S   Rafael Nadal (5) #2 W 6–4, 6–1
685   Tennis Masters Cup 11/12 WC Indoor Hard Win (8)   David Ferrer (3) #6 W 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Finals

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Singles: 12 (8–4)

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Legend
Grand Slam (3–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–3)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (6–3)
Indoors (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 46. 28 January 2007 Australian Open, Australia (3) Hard   Fernando González 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
Winner 47. 7 March 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates (4) Hard   Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 14. 22 April 2007 Monte-Carlo Masters, France (2) Clay   Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6
Winner 48. 20 May 2007 Hamburg Masters, Germany (4) Clay   Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 15. 10 June 2007 French Open, France (2) Clay   Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 49. 8 July 2007 Wimbledon, England, UK (5) Grass   Rafael Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 16. 12 August 2007 Canada Open, Canada Hard   Novak Djokovic 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 50. 19 August 2007 Cincinnati Masters, United States (2) Hard   James Blake 6–1, 6–4
Winner 51. 9 September 2007 US Open, United States (4) Hard   Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Runner-up 17. 21 October 2007 Madrid Open, Spain Hard (i)   David Nalbandian 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 52. 28 October 2007 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (2) Hard (i)   Jarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–4
Winner 53. 18 November 2007 Year-End Championships, China (4) Hard (i)   David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Prize Money Earnings

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Event Prize Money Year-to-date
Australian Open $1,004,560 $1,004,560
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $300,000 $1,304,560
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (doubles) $6,510 $1,311,070
Pacific Life Open $9,000 $1,320,070
Pacific Life Open (doubles) $5,300 $1,325,370
Sony Ericsson Open $35,000 $1,360,370
Monte Carlo Masters $200,000 $1,560,370
Internazionali BNL d'Italia $25,000 $1,585,370
Internazionali BNL d'Italia (doubles) $1,750 $1,587,120
Hamburg Masters $400,000 $1,987,120
Hamburg Masters (doubles) $1,750 $1,988,870
French Open $671,775 $2,660,645
The Championships, Wimbledon $1,399,175 $4,059,820
Rogers Cup $200,000 $4,259,820
Rogers Cup (doubles) $3,800 $4,263,620
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters $400,000 $4,663,620
US Open $2,400,000 $7,063,620
Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid $200,000 $7,263,620
Davidoff Swiss Indoors $142,000 $7,405,620
BNP Paribas Masters $25,000 $7,430,620
Tennis Masters Cup $1,200,000 $8,630,620
$10,130,620

See also

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References

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