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Roger Federer's early career

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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

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

1998: Joining the Tour

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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All Matches in Singles

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1998

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Rado Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
6 – 12 July 1998
1 1R Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker (LL) 88 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Geneva Open Challenger
Geneva, Switzerland
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
24 – 30 August 1998
1R Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev (5) 124 Loss 4–6, 6–7
Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
28 September – 4 October 1998
Q1 Argentina Marcello Wowk 672 Win 7–6, 6–2
Q2 Germany Alex Rădulescu (3) 160 Win 7–6, 7–6
Q3 France Olivier Delaître (6) 215 Win 6–4, 6–4
2 1R France Guillaume Raoux 45 Win 6–2, 6–2
3 2R Australia Richard Fromberg (7) 43 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
4 QF Netherlands Jan Siemerink (2) 20 Loss 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
5 – 11 October 1998
5 1R United States Andre Agassi (4) 8 Loss 3–6, 2–6

1999

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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 Delaître 193 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Intersport Heilbronn Open
Talheim, Germany
ATP Challenger Tour
Carpet, indoor
25 – 31 January 1999
Q1 Netherlands Raemon Sluiter 250 Win 6–2, 6–4
Q2 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (4) 168 Win 6–4, 6–1
Q3 Italy Stefano Pescosolido (6) 182 Win 6–1, 6–1
1R Italy Cristiano Caratti (Q) 161 Win 7–5, 6–4
2R Netherlands John van Lottum (6) 100 Win 6–2, 6–4
QF United States Justin Gimelstob (3) 80 Win 6–7, 7–6, 7–5
SF Italy Laurence Tieleman (7) 106 Loss 5–7, 1–6
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
1 – 8 February 1999
6 1R Spain Carlos Moyá (1) 5 Win 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3
7 2R France Jérôme Golmard 63 Win 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
8 QF France Arnaud Clément (WC) 103 Loss 3–6, 3–6
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
15 – 21 February 1999
Q1 Germany Hendrik Dreekmann (6) 89 Walkover N/A
Q2 Czech Republic Martin Damm (3) 72 Win 6–2, 7–6
9 1R France Guillaume Raoux 71 Win 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
10 2R Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 30 Win 6–4, 7–5
11 QF Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) 2 Loss 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Grenoble Challenger
Grenoble, France
ATP Challenger Tour
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 March 1999
1R France Rodolphe Gilbert 191 Win 6–2, 6–0
2R France Julien Boutter (Q) 215 Loss 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Lipton Championships
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
15 – 29 March 1999
12 1R Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 106 Loss 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Davis Cup, World Group
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
2 – 4 April 1999
13 1R
R2
Italy Davide Sanguinetti 48 Win 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4
14 1R
R5
Italy Gianluca Pozzi 69 Loss 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Monte Carlo Open
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
19 – 25 April 1999
15 1R United States Vincent Spadea 33 Loss 6–7(3–7), 0–6
Espinho Challenger
Espinho, Portugal
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
26 April – 2 May 1999
1R Spain Joan Balcells (Q) 291 Loss 6–7, 3–6
Renault Slovenian Open
Domžale, Slovenia
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay, outdoor
3 – 9 May 1999
Q1 Slovenia Igor Ogrinc Win 6–3, 7–5
Q2 Slovenia Blaž Trupej 605 Win 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Q3 Spain David Sánchez (8) 253 Win 6–2, 7–5
1R Argentina Eduardo Medica (5) 117 Win 6–3, 6–2
2R Czech Republic Radomír Vašek (Q) 237 Win 7–6, 6–1
QF Spain Juan Albert Viloca 149 Win 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
SF Romania Dinu Pescariu (1) 99 Loss 6–7, 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 6 June 1999
16 1R Australia Patrick Rafter (3) 3 Loss 7–5, 3–6, 0–6, 2–6
Surbiton Trophy
Surbiton, United Kingdom
ATP Challenger Tour
Grass, outdoor
31 May – 6 June 1999
1R Venezuela Maurice Ruah 175 Win 7–6, 6–2
2R Netherlands John van Lottum (2) 64 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
QF United States Alex O'Brien 173 Win 6–1, 6–4
SF Armenia Sargis Sargsian (5) 75 Loss 7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Stella Artois Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
7 – 13 June 1999
17 1R Zimbabwe Byron Black (13) 37 Loss 3–6, 0–6
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
14 – 20 June 1999
Q1 United Kingdom Ben Haran Win 6–1, 6–1
Q2 United States Donald Johnson 581 Loss 3–6, 2–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
21 June – 4 July 1999
18 1R Czech Republic Jiří Novák 59 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Rado Swiss Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
5 – 11 July 1999
19 1R Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 33 Loss 2–6, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Brussels, Belgium
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
16 – 18 July 1999
20 QF
R2
Belgium Christophe Van Garsse 146 Loss 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6
21 QF
R4
Belgium Xavier Malisse 111 Loss 6–4, 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) 520 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2R France Nicolas Escudé 139 Loss 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
16 – 22 August 1999
22 1R Germany Bjorn Phau (Q) 407 Loss 2–6, 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) 796 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Q2 Philippines Eric Taino (WC) 504 Loss 2–6, 2–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
30 August – 12 September 1999
Q1 Netherlands Edwin Kempes 228 Win 6–4, 6–4
Q2 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 231 Loss 6–7, 2–6
President's Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
13 – 19 September 1999
23 1R France Cédric Pioline (5) 16 Win 6–4, 6–3
24 2R Netherlands Peter Wessels 92 Loss 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Adidas Open de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
27 September – 3 October 1999
25 1R Germany Rainer Schüttler 46 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–1
26 2R France Fabrice Santoro (7) 39 Loss 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
3 – 10 October 1999
27 1R Czech Republic Martin Damm (LL) 105 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
28 2R Germany Alexander Popp (Q) 134 Win 6–2, 7–5
29 QF United Kingdom Tim Henman (4) 6 Loss 3–6, 5–7
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
11 – 18 October 1999
30 1R United States Vince Spadea 21 Win 6–4, 6–2
31 2R Czech Republic Jiří Novák 34 Win 7–6(10–8), 6–1
32 QF Slovakia Karol Kučera 15 Win 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
33 SF United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (5) 7 Loss 3–6, 4–6
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
18 – 25 October 1999
34 1R Czech Republic Daniel Vacek 53 Win 6–3, 6–4
35 2R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (13) 27 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 4–6
Brest Challenger
Brest, France
ATP Challenger Tour
Hard, indoor
25 – 31 October 1999
1R France Lionel Roux (WC) 191 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2R France Rodolphe Gilbert 180 Win 6–4, 6–3
QF France Michaël Llodra (WC) 333 Win 6–3, 6–3
SF Czech Republic Martin Damm 134 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
W Belarus Max Mirnyi (5) 90 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
8 – 14 November 1999
Q1 Italy Cristiano Caratti 218 Win 6–3, 7–5
Q2 Sweden Marcus Sarstrand 447 Loss 2–6, 6–4, 6–7

2000

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
AAPT Championships
Adelaide, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 January 2000
36 1R Germany Jens Knippschild 91 Win 6–1, 6–4
37 2R Sweden Thomas Enqvist (1) 4 Loss 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
10 – 15 January 2000
38 1R Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (7) 45 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 January 2000
39 1R United States Michael Chang 38 Win 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
40 2R Slovakia Ján Krošlák 104 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–3
41 3R France Arnaud Clément 54 Loss 1–6, 4–6, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Zürich, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
4 – 6 February 2000
42 1R
R2
Australia Mark Philippoussis 17 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
43 1R
R4
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 15 Loss 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
7 – 14 February 2000
44 1R France Antony Dupuis (Q) 93 Win 6–4, 6–4
45 2R Sweden Thomas Johansson (7) 41 Win 6–3, 6–2
46 QF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 69 Win 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
47 SF France Fabrice Santoro (6) 38 Win 7–6(7–4), 7–5
48 F Switzerland Marc Rosset 77 Loss (1) 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
AXA Cup
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
21 – 27 February 2000
49 1R Germany Nicolas Kiefer (2) 4 Win 6–2, 6–3
50 2R Croatia Goran Ivanišević (WC) 61 Win 7–5, 6–3
51 QF Switzerland Marc Rosset 72 Loss 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Copenhagen Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
26 February – 5 March 2000
52 1R Belgium Filip Dewulf (Q) 234 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
53 2R Sweden Fredrik Jonsson 121 Win 6–4, 6–4
54 QF Italy Gianluca Pozzi 83 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
55 SF Sweden Magnus Larsson (3) 48 Loss 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 18 March 2000
Q1 India Leander Paes 117 Loss 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 2 April 2000
56 1R United States Justin Gimelstob (WC) 99 Win 7–5, 6–3
57 2R Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (23) 25 Loss 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 April 2000
58 1R Czech Republic Jiří Novák 37 Loss 1–6, 6–2, 5–7
Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
24 – 30 April 2000
59 1R Spain Sergi Bruguera (WC) 249 Loss 1–6, 1–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
8 – 14 May 2000
60 1R Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 25 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 May 2000
61 1R Romania Andrei Pavel (Q) 70 Loss 4–6, 3–6
International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Sankt Pölten, Austria
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
22 – 28 May 2000
62 1R Germany Markus Hantschk 94 Loss 2–6, 1–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 – 28 May 2000
63 1R Australia Wayne Arthurs 106 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
64 2R United States Jan-Michael Gambill 69 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3
65 3R Switzerland Michel Kratochvil (Q) 120 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 8–6
66 4R Spain Àlex Corretja (10) 10 Loss 5–7, 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
12 – 18 June 2000
67 1R France Arnaud Clément 57 Win 6–4, 6–2
68 2R Sweden Magnus Larsson 49 Win 6–2, 6–3
69 QF United States Michael Chang 28 Loss 5–7, 2–6
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
19 – 25 June 2000
70 1R Australia Richard Fromberg 71 Loss 5–7, 1–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
26 June – 9 July 2000
71 1R Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) 5 Loss 5–7, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
UBS Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
10 – 17 July 2000
72 1R Spain Àlex Corretja (1) 10 Loss 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
21 – 23 July 2000
73 PO
R2
Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 69 Win 4–6, 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
74 1R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (7) 10 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 14 August 2000
75 1R Spain Francisco Clavet 43 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
RCA Championships
Indianapolis, United States
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
14 – 20 August 2000
76 1R Australia James Sekulov 191 Loss 4–6, 5–7
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
28 August – 10 September 2000
77 1R Netherlands Peter Wessels 89 Win 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–4, ret.
78 2R Canada Daniel Nestor (PR) 307 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
79 3R Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (12) 12 Loss 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–7(6–8)
Summer Olympics
Sydney, Australia
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
19 – 28 September 2000
80 1R Germany David Prinosil 60 Win 6–2, 6–2
81 2R Slovakia Karol Kučera 43 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
82 3R Sweden Mikael Tillström (Alt) 61 Win 6–1, 6–2
83 QF Morocco Karim Alami 34 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–1
84 SF Germany Tommy Haas 48 Loss 3–6, 2–6
85 SF-B France Arnaud Di Pasquale 62 Loss 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 3–6
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
9 – 15 October 2000
86 1R Sweden Magnus Norman (2) 4 Win 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
87 2R Belarus Max Mirnyi (Q) 43 Win 6–3, 6–3
88 QF Netherlands Richard Krajicek 20 Win 6–4, 6–3
89 SF United Kingdom Tim Henman (6) 10 Loss 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
24 – 29 October 2000
90 1R Germany Tommy Haas (WC) 20 Win 6–3, 6–3
91 2R Romania Andrei Pavel 27 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
92 QF France Nicolas Thomann (Q) 185 Win 6–4, 6–4
93 SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (3) 9 Win 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
94 F Sweden Thomas Enqvist (2) 6 Loss (2) 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 1–6
Stuttgart Masters
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
30 October – 6 November 2000
95 1R United States Jan-Michael Gambill 27 Win 7–6(7–3), 1–0, retired
96 2R Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (6) 5 Loss 5–7, 3–6
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
6 – 13 November 2000
97 1R France Nicolas Escudé 38 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
98 2R Slovakia Karol Kučera 74 Loss 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Carpet, indoor
13 – 20 November 2000
99 1R Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 19 Loss 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Scania Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
20 – 26 November 2000
100 1R Russia Mikhail Youzhny 110 Win 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
101 2R Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra 55 Loss 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

2001

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
7 – 14 January 2001
102 1R South Africa Wayne Ferreira (3) 13 Win 6–3, 6–4
103 2R Switzerland Marc Rosset 29 Win 6–1, 6–2
104 QF France Sébastien Grosjean (6) 19 Loss 5–7, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
15 – 28 January 2001
105 1R France Arnaud Di Pasquale 61 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
106 2R France Nicolas Escudé 46 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
107 3R France Arnaud Clément (15) 18 Loss 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
29 January – 4 February 2001
108 1R Germany Rainer Schüttler 48 Win 6–3, 6–4
109 2R France Cyril Saulnier (Q) 120 Win 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
110 QF Croatia Goran Ivanišević (WC) 123 Win 6–4, 6–4
111 SF Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) 7 Win 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
112 W France Julien Boutter 67 Win (1) 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Davis Cup, World Group
Basel, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
9 – 11 February 2001
113 1R
R1
United States Todd Martin 37 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1
114 1R
R4
United States Jan-Michael Gambill 28 Win 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
12 – 19 February 2001
115 1R France Cyril Saulnier (WC) 114 Win 7–6(9–7), 6–4
116 2R United States Bob Bryan (Q) 146 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–3
117 QF Switzerland Michel Kratochvil 78 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
118 SF Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) 7 Loss 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
19 – 25 February 2001
119 1R Australia Andrew Ilie 42 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–1
120 2R France Sébastien Grosjean (7) 13 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
121 QF Spain Àlex Corretja (3) 8 Win 6–4, 6–2
122 SF Romania Andrei Pavel 24 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–0
123 F France Nicolas Escudé (Q) 60 Loss (3) 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 18 March 2001
124 1R Germany Nicolas Kiefer 43 Loss 6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
21 March – 1 April 2001
1R Bye
125 2R Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 58 Win 6–2, 6–2
126 3R Australia Mark Philippoussis (16) 16 Win 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
127 4R Sweden Thomas Johansson (25) 25 Win 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
128 QF Australia Patrick Rafter (8) 8 Loss 3–6, 1–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Carpet, indoor
6 – 8 April 2001
129 QF
R2
France Nicolas Escudé 34 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6
130 QF
R4
France Arnaud Clément 10 Win 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
16 – 22 April 2001
131 1R United States Michael Chang 33 Win 6–4, 6–3
132 2R Italy Davide Sanguinetti 55 Win 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–0)
133 3R France Arnaud Di Pasquale 67 Win 6–1, 6–2
134 QF France Sébastien Grosjean (9) 15 Loss 4–6, 3–6
Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
7 – 13 May 2001
135 1R Sweden Thomas Johansson 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
136 2R Russia Marat Safin (2) 2 Win 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
137 3R South Africa Wayne Ferreira 19 Loss 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14 – 20 May 2001
138 1R Argentina Franco Squillari 19 Loss 3–6, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2001
139 1R Italy Stefano Galvani (Q) 239 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
140 2R Armenia Sargis Sargsian 115 Win 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 9–7
141 3R Spain David Sánchez 89 Win 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
142 4R Australia Wayne Arthurs 59 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
143 QF Spain Àlex Corretja (13) 13 Loss 5–7, 4–6, 5–7
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
11 – 17 June 2001
144 1R Spain Albert Portas 23 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
145 2R Germany David Prinosil 28 Win 7–6(10–8), 7–5
146 QF Australia Patrick Rafter (2) 10 Loss 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Heineken Trophy
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
18 – 24 June 2001
147 1R France Antony Dupuis 68 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4
148 2R Netherlands John van Lottum (WC) 193 Win 6–0, 6–1
149 QF Netherlands Raemon Sluiter 107 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
150 SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1) 6 Loss 4–6, 2–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
25 June – 9 July 2001
151 1R Belgium Christophe Rochus 63 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
152 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 53 Win 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
153 3R Sweden Jonas Björkman (33) 41 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
154 4R United States Pete Sampras (1) 6 Win 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–5
155 QF United Kingdom Tim Henman (6) 11 Loss 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–7(6–8)
UBS Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
9 – 15 July 2001
156 1R Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 70 Loss 2–6, 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2001
157 1R Germany Lars Burgsmüller 72 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
158 2R United States Robby Ginepri (WC) 327 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
159 3R Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (24) 24 Win 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
160 4R United States Andre Agassi (2) 2 Loss 1–6, 2–6, 4–6
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
1 – 7 October 2001
161 1R Germany Nicolas Kiefer 39 Loss 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
8 – 14 October 2001
162 1R Chile Nicolás Massú (LL) 78 Win 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
163 2R Spain Albert Costa 33 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–2
164 QF Austria Stefan Koubek (WC) 90 Loss 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Stuttgart Masters
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
15 – 22 October 2001
1R Bye
165 2R South Africa Wayne Ferreira 36 Loss 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 2–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Carpet indoor
22 – 28 October 2001
166 1R Spain Albert Costa 34 Win 6–3, 6–3
167 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 39 Win 6–3, 6–4
168 QF United States Andy Roddick (6) 16 Win 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
169 SF France Julien Boutter 64 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4
170 F United Kingdom Tim Henman (2) 11 Loss (4) 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Carpet indoor
29 October – 5 November 2001
1R Bye
171 2R Czech Republic Jiří Novák 40 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7)

2002

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
6 – 13 January 2002
172 1R Spain Tommy Robredo 34 Win 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
173 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 31 Win 6–2, 6–4
174 QF Chile Marcelo Ríos 47 Win 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3
175 SF United States Andy Roddick (3/WC) 15 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4
176 W Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (Q) 67 Win (2) 6–3, 6–3
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
14 – 27 January 2002
177 1R United States Michael Chang 94 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
178 2R Hungary Attila Sávolt 93 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
179 3R Germany Rainer Schüttler 41 Win 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
180 4R Germany Tommy Haas (7) 9 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–8
Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
28 January – 3 February 2002
181 1R Austria Stefan Koubek 50 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–3
182 2R Russia Nikolay Davydenko 84 Win 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
183 QF Armenia Sargis Sargsian 74 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
184 SF United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (7) 30 Win 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
185 F Italy Davide Sanguinetti 87 Loss (5) 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 1–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Moscow, Russia
Davis Cup
Clay, indoor
8 – 10 February 2002
186 1R
R1
Russia Marat Safin 7 Win 7–5, 6–1, 6–2
187 1R
R4
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 6–1
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
18 – 24 February 2002
188 1R Netherlands John van Lottum (WC) 124 Win 6–3, 6–4
2R Sweden Thomas Enqvist 20 Walkover N/A
189 QF France Nicolas Escudé 22 Loss 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
25 February – 3 March 2002
190 1R Romania Adrian Voinea (Q) 76 Win 6–3, 6–4
191 2R Germany Rainer Schüttler 40 Loss 3–6, 1–6
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 17 March 2002
192 1R Belgium Xavier Malisse 32 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
193 2R Austria Stefan Koubek 50 Win 6–4, 6–4
194 3R Sweden Thomas Enqvist 22 Loss 4–6, 3–6
NASDAQ-100 Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 March 2002
1R Bye
195 2R United States Jeff Morrison (Q) 139 Win 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
196 3R Spain Albert Portas (23) 25 Win 6–4, 6–1
197 4R United Kingdom Tim Henman (5) 6 Win 6–2, retired
198 QF Romania Andrei Pavel (26) 28 Win 6–1, 6–1
199 SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1) 1 Win 6–3, 6–4
200 F United States Andre Agassi (9) 10 Loss (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
201 1R Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (Q) 69 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–4
202 2R Argentina David Nalbandian 35 Loss 2–6, 1–6
Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
6 – 12 May 2002
203 1R Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 58 Loss 2–6, 1–6
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 May 2002
204 1R Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 29 Win 6–1, 6–4
205 2R Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 42 Win 6–3, 6–0
206 3R Romania Adrian Voinea (Q) 67 Win 7–5, 6–4
207 QF Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (2) 7 Win 6–0, 1–6, 6–2
208 SF Belarus Max Mirnyi 39 Win 6–4, 6–4
209 W Russia Marat Safin (6) 5 Win (3) 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 9 June 2002
210 1R Morocco Hicham Arazi 45 Loss 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
10 – 16 June 2002
211 1R Germany Hendrik Dreekmann (WC) Win 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
212 2R Germany David Prinosil (Q) 206 Win 6–2, 6–4
213 QF Russia Mikhail Youzhny 67 Win 6–3, 6–4
214 SF Germany Nicolas Kiefer 66 Loss 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
17 – 23 June 2002
215 1R Netherlands Richard Krajicek (WC) Win 6–2, 7–5
216 2R Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 127 Win 6–4, retired
217 QF Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (6) 31 Loss 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
24 June – 7 July 2002
218 1R Croatia Mario Ančić (Q) 154 Loss 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Allianz Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
8 – 14 July 2002
219 1R Morocco Hicham Arazi 46 Win 6–4, 6–3
220 2R Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (Q) 110 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Canada Masters
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
29 July – 4 August 2002
221 1R Argentina Guillermo Cañas 19 Loss 6–7(10–12), 5–7
W&S Financial Group Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5 – 12 August 2002
222 1R Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 34 Loss 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
TD Waterhouse Cup
Long Island, United States
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
19 – 25 August 2002
1R Bye
223 2R Chile Nicolás Massú 65 Loss 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 3–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2002
224 1R Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 157 Win 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
225 2R United States Michael Chang 132 Win 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
226 3R Belgium Xavier Malisse (19) 19 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
227 4R Belarus Max Mirnyi (32) 34 Loss 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Casablanca, Morocco
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
20 – 22 September 2002
228 PO
R1
Morocco Hicham Arazi 70 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
229 PO
R4
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 19 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP Tour 250
Carpet, indoor
30 September – 6 October 2002
230 1R Russia Denis Golovanov (WC) 167 Win 6–0, 6–1
231 2R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 35 Win 6–1, 6–4
232 QF Russia Marat Safin (1) 4 Loss 5–7, 4–6
CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
7 – 13 October 2002
233 1R Croatia Željko Krajan (Q) 115 Win 7–5, 6–1
234 2R Spain Tommy Robredo 36 Win 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
235 QF Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (Q) 73 Win 6–3, 6–3
236 SF Spain Carlos Moyá (4) 9 Win 6–2, 6–3
237 W Czech Republic Jiří Novák (5) 12 Win (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
238 2R Chile Marcelo Ríos 25 Win 6–4, 6–2
239 3R Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 30 Win 6–3, 6–4
240 QF France Fabrice Santoro (Q) 50 Loss 5–7, 3–6
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Carpet, indoor
21 – 27 October 2002
241 1R Netherlands Martin Verkerk (LL) 92 Win 6–3, 6–3
242 2R Germany Alexander Waske (Q) 143 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
243 QF United States Andy Roddick (5) 12 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–1
244 SF Argentina David Nalbandian (6) 18 Loss 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 3–6
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Carpet, indoor
28 October – 3 November 2002
1R Bye
245 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 26 Win 6–2, 6–4
246 3R Germany Tommy Haas (9) 7 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
247 QF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1) 1 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
12 – 18 November 2002
248 RR Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (4) 4 Win 6–3, 6–4
249 RR Czech Republic Jiří Novák (7) 7 Win 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
250 RR Sweden Thomas Johansson (9) 14 Win 6–3, 7–5
251 SF Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1) 1 Loss 5–7, 7–5, 5–7

Yearly Records

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Finals

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Singles: 10 (4–6)

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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)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score 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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