08.06.2009

ATP - ROGER 1-14 BY THE NUMBERS

1 - Roland Garros title (2009) and Rafael Nadal (only player he's lost to in a Grand Slam final)


2 - Ranking at time of Roland Garros title (also '08 US Open and '04 Australian Open)


3 - Australian Open titles won (2004, '06-07)


4 - Times reached final (minimum) in each of the Grand Slam tournaments (only man to accomplish that feat)


5 - Wimbledon (2003-2007) and US Open (2004-2008) titles won and number of times he's lost to Nadal in Slam finals


6 - Sets lost during his title run at Roland Garros, the most of his Grand Slam titles, and how many different players to complete a career Grand Slam


7 - Consecutive years of winning at least one Grand Slam title

8 - Hard court titles between US Open (5) and Australian Open (3); Losses in his streak of 20 consecutive semi-final or better Grand Slam appearances


9 - Countries of opponents he's beaten in Grand Slam finals (Australia, Chile, Cyprus, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and U.S.)


10 - Record consecutive Grand Slam finals reached between 2005 Wimbledon and 2007 US Open


11 - Appearances at Roland Garros before winning first title (same as Andre Agassi) and number of different opponents he's beaten in Grand Slam finals


12 -Titles won in his streak of 20 consecutive semi-final or better Grand Slam appearances


13 - Last year's US Open where Federer won his previous Grand Slam title; 2000 Wimbledon where Sampras won his


14- Ties Pete Sampras for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the history of men's tennis

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