Federer Passes Lendl With 1,072 Match Wins
Federer Passes Lendl With 1,072 Match Wins
ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to Roger Federer’s match wins achievement.
Roger Federer’s love for the sport is undiminished in his 19th season as a pro.
In beating Florian Mayer at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart today for his 1,072nd victory, he moves past Ivan Lendl for second place in the Open Era match wins list. Only Jimmy Connors, with 1,256 career match wins, stands in front of Federer now.
“I never thought I would be playing for such a record,” said Federer. “Of course I take them with a smile and now that I’m on the same level as Ivan Lendl or I’m chasing Jimmy Connors in terms of match wins. For me they were unreachable tennis players when I was growing up, because I never had any chance to play against them. I only knew them from TV and they were the best players we had in the game. For me to be at that level now, can motivate me for more wins in the future.”
Two months shy of his 35th birthday, the Swiss superstar remains dedicated and committed to working hard in order to play consistently well. Federer has striven to improve and evolve ever since his ATP World Tour debut at Gstaad in 1998. For the past 14 seasons he has been one of the world’s premier sportsmen.
Today’s feat reflects his desire and his hunger to extend his longevity at the highest level.
CAREER MATCH WINS LEADERS (Open Era) – Roger Federer is one of only three players in the Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 1,000 singles matches on the ATP World Tour. He became the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1992 to reach 1,000 match wins on 11 January 2015 in Brisbane. Here is a breakdown of some Hall of Fame careers:
|
Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
|
Jimmy Connors (USA)
|
1253-278
|
.818
|
|
Roger Federer (SUI)
|
1072-242
|
.817
|
|
Ivan Lendl (CZE/USA)
|
1071-239
|
.818
|
|
Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
|
929-285
|
.765
|
|
John McEnroe (USA)
|
877-198
|
.816
|
|
Andre Agassi (USA)
|
870-274
|
.760
|
|
Stefan Edberg (SWE)
|
801-270
|
.748
|
|
Rafael Nadal (ESP)
|
796-168
|
.826
|
|
Ilie Nastase (ROU)
|
780-305
|
.720
|
|
Pete Sampras (USA)
|
762-222
|
.774
|
MATCH WINS MILESTONES – Here is a look at Federer’s milestone match wins throughout his outstanding career. Six times Federer has reached a match milestone and gone on to win the tournament title:
|
No.
|
Player
|
Tournament
|
Score
|
|
1
|
Guillaume Raoux
|
1998 Toulouse 1R
|
62 62
|
|
100
|
Julien Boutter
|
2001 Basel SF
|
76 64
|
|
200
|
Mikhail Youzhny
|
+2003 Halle SF
|
46 76 62
|
|
300
|
Lleyton Hewitt
|
+2004 US Open F
|
60 76 60
|
|
400
|
Tommy Haas
|
+2006 Australian Open 4R
|
64 60 36 46 62
|
|
500
|
David Ferrer
|
2007 Monte-Carlo QF
|
64 60
|
|
600
|
Thiago Alves
|
+2008 US Open 2R
|
63 75 64
|
|
700
|
Julian Reister
|
2010 Roland Garros 3R
|
64 60 64
|
|
800
|
Juan Monaco
|
+2011 Paris QF
|
63 75
|
|
900
|
Gilles Simon
|
2013 Roland Garros 4R
|
61 46 26 62 63
|
|
1,000
|
Milos Raonic
|
+2015 Brisbane F
|
64 67(2) 64
|
|
1,072
|
Florian Mayer
|
2016 Stuttgart QF
|
76(2) 76(1)
|
MOST WINS (10 or more) BY COUNTRY (28 TOTAL) – Federer has won 1,072 matches in 28 different countries. Here is the breakdown:
|
Country
|
No.
|
|
United States
|
226
|
|
Great Britain
|
111
|
|
France
|
109
|
|
Australia
|
105
|
|
Germany
|
91
|
|
Switzerland
|
88
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
47
|
|
Italy
|
43
|
|
Spain
|
35
|
|
China
|
33
|
|
Netherlands
|
32
|
|
Canada
|
31
|
|
Monaco
|
30
|
|
Qatar
|
26
|
|
Austria
|
18
|
|
Thailand
|
10
|
MATCH WINS BY SURFACE
|
Surface
|
No.
|
|
Hard
|
668
|
|
Clay
|
214
|
|
Grass
|
144
|
|
Carpet
|
46
|
Special statistical assistance courtesy of Graham Edgar and Greg Sharko.