Benjamin Becker
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Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve
that he can hit at up to 220km/h, along with powerful groundstroke
s.
Becker was born at Merzig
, Saarland
, then part of West Germany
. He won the 2004 NCAA
singles title while helping Baylor University
to the team title. A rarity in men's tennis, Becker attended college for four years before turning pro.
and defeated Juan Ignacio Chela
, before losing in the second round to Fernando Verdasco
.
At the 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated Filippo Volandri
and #30 seed Sébastien Grosjean
to reach the third round, where he defeated former World No. 1 Andre Agassi
in 4 sets. The match was especially noteworthy as it was Agassi's last on the ATP
circuit: he had announced that the 2006 U.S. Open would be his final tournament, and his defeat was followed by an 8-minute standing ovation from the Arthur Ashe Stadium
crowd. The day after Becker's win over Agassi, his own U.S. Open bid was ended by Andy Roddick
in the fourth round.
Following the 2005 U.S. Open, Becker confirmed his status as a promising newcomer on the ATP Tour, improving his ranking from #421 at the beginning of the year to #62 in November 2006. As a result, Becker received the Newcomer of the Year award during the 2006 ATP Awards, and won the Sportsman of the Year award in his part of Germany. After completing his first season on the ATP Tour, Benjamin made the fastest rise of any player into the top 50.
, where he lost to world #8 James Blake
; and in San Jose
at the SAP Open
where he lost to Ivo Karlović
, the tallest player on the ATP Tour (6' 10"). As a result, Becker's ATP ranking peaked at #38 in March 2007. However, in 2007 Becker was unable to progress beyond the first round in any of the Grand Slams
or ATP Masters Series
events, with the exception of the Monte Carlo Masters, where he lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson
. Given his strong performance at the U.S. Open in the preceding year, his first round loss in the 2007 edition caused his ranking to drop to 79. Despite good form in Bangkok
, where he lost in the finals to Dmitry Tursunov
, Becker has thus far been unable to regain a ranking in the top 50.
Becker has the distinction of having played the match that finished second latest in ATP history, defeating Jiří Novák
in Tokyo in 2006 at 3:24 a.m.
in Holland, defeating local hope Raemon Sluiter
.
in Halle/Westfalen, the Ordina Open
in 's-Hertogenbosch and the Thailand Open
in Bangkok
. At the Grand Slam tournaments Becker reached the second round of the 2010 Australian Open
as well as in Wimbledon and at the 2010 US Open
. He was knocked out in the first round at the 2010 French Open
. He reached the Main Draw of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
tournament in Shanghai after two wins in the Qualifying. He lost to Gaël Monfils
in the first round. He advanced to round two of the IF Stockholm Open where he lost two 2nd seed Robin Söderling
. He reached the quarterfinal at St.Petersburg where he lost to Illya Marchenko
. He qualified for the BNP Paribas Open in Paris-Bercy where he lost to Gaël Monfils
in the second round after a first round win over Denis Istomin
. He went 29–31 on the season and earned a career-high $543,431.
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|1.
|24 September 2007
| Bangkok, Thailand
|Hard (I)
| Dmitry Tursunov
|2–6, 1–6
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|1.
|14 June 2009
| 's-Hertogenbosch
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|Grass
| Raemon Sluiter
|7–5, 6–3
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|13 February 2006
| Joplin
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|Hard (I)
| Jesse Witten
|3–6, 6–7 (6)
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|1.
|13 March 2006
| Salinas, Ecuador
|Hard
| Jesse Witten
|4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|10 April 2006
| Valencia
, United States
|Hard
| Frédéric Niemeyer
|6–4, 3–6, 2–6
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|3.
|31 July 2006
| Segovia, Spain
|Hard
| Juan Martín del Potro
|4–6, 7–5, 4–6
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|4.
|13 November 2006
| Dnepropetrovsk
, Ukraine
|Hard (I)
| Dmitry Tursunov
|6–7(7), 4–6
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|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|2.
|26 January 2009
| Heilbronn
, Germany
|Carpet (I)
| Karol Beck
|6–4, 6–4
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|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|3.
|6 April 2009
| Baton Rouge, United States
|Hard
| Rajeev Ram
|6–2, 3–6, 6–4
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|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|4.
|27 April 2009
| Rhodes, Greece
|Hard
| Simon Stadler
|7–5, 6–3
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|5.
|4 May 2009
| Ramat HaSharon
, Israel
|Hard
| Yen-Hsun Lu
|3–6, 1–3 ret.
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|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|5.
|18 May 2009
| Cremona
, Italy
|Hard
| Izak van der Merwe
|7–6(3), 6–1
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|A
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|A
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Rome
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
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|A
|A
|A
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|A
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|A
|A
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|A
|A
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|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 4
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|8
|29
|20
|20
|29
|9
!colspan=2|115
|-
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|3–8
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|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
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|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
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|0–0
|3–8
|0–3
|0–0
|3–5
|0–1
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 17
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–17
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!style=text-align:left|Overall Win–Loss
!9–8
!21–32
!11–20
!14–19
!29–31
!3–9
!1 / 115
!87–119
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win %
!53%
!39%
!35%
!43%
!48%
!
!colspan=2|%
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Year End Ranking
|58
|84
|129
|40
|53
|68
!colspan=2|$2,010,206
|}
Serve (tennis)
A serve in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player begins a serve by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it into the diagonally opposite backside box without being stopped by the net. The ball can only touch the net on a return and will be considered good if it falls on the opposite side...
that he can hit at up to 220km/h, along with powerful groundstroke
Groundstroke
A groundstroke in tennis is a forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball bounces once on the court. It is usually hit from the back of the tennis court, around the baseline....
s.
Becker was born at Merzig
Merzig
Merzig is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 35 km south of Trier, and 35 km northwest of Saarbrücken.-Municipalities:...
, Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
, then part of West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. He won the 2004 NCAA
NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
The NCAA Men's Tennis Championships are held to crown a team, individual, and doubles champion in American college tennis. The first intercollegiate championship was held in 1883, 23 years before the founding of the NCAA, with Harvard's Joseph Clark taking the singles title...
singles title while helping Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
to the team title. A rarity in men's tennis, Becker attended college for four years before turning pro.
2006
2006 was a breakthrough year for Becker. In June of that year, he qualified for WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and defeated Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
, before losing in the second round to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
.
At the 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
and #30 seed Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:...
to reach the third round, where he defeated former World No. 1 Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
in 4 sets. The match was especially noteworthy as it was Agassi's last on the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
circuit: he had announced that the 2006 U.S. Open would be his final tournament, and his defeat was followed by an 8-minute standing ovation from the Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium, a part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center located within Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens, is the main tennis stadium of the US Open, the last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments, and also where the annual Arthur Ashe...
crowd. The day after Becker's win over Agassi, his own U.S. Open bid was ended by Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the fourth round.
Following the 2005 U.S. Open, Becker confirmed his status as a promising newcomer on the ATP Tour, improving his ranking from #421 at the beginning of the year to #62 in November 2006. As a result, Becker received the Newcomer of the Year award during the 2006 ATP Awards, and won the Sportsman of the Year award in his part of Germany. After completing his first season on the ATP Tour, Benjamin made the fastest rise of any player into the top 50.
2007
2007 saw Becker improving his ranking further in the early season, including through his semi-final appearances at the Delray Beach International Tennis ChampionshipsDelray Beach International Tennis Championships
The International Tennis Championships is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's tennis tournament held every year in Delray Beach, Florida, and played on hard courts. The event was held in Coral Springs from 1993–1998; in 1999, it was relocated to the Delray Beach Tennis Center...
, where he lost to world #8 James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
; and in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
at the SAP Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
where he lost to Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
, the tallest player on the ATP Tour (6' 10"). As a result, Becker's ATP ranking peaked at #38 in March 2007. However, in 2007 Becker was unable to progress beyond the first round in any of the Grand Slams
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
or ATP Masters Series
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
events, with the exception of the Monte Carlo Masters, where he lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
. Given his strong performance at the U.S. Open in the preceding year, his first round loss in the 2007 edition caused his ranking to drop to 79. Despite good form in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, where he lost in the finals to Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
, Becker has thus far been unable to regain a ranking in the top 50.
Becker has the distinction of having played the match that finished second latest in ATP history, defeating Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
in Tokyo in 2006 at 3:24 a.m.
2009
In 2009, Becker won his first ATP World Tour title in 's-Hertogenbosch2009 Ordina Open
The 2009 Ordina Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 20th edition of the Ordina Open, and is part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
in Holland, defeating local hope Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
.
2010
Becker reached the semifinal of the Gerry Weber OpenGerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
in Halle/Westfalen, the Ordina Open
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
in 's-Hertogenbosch and the Thailand Open
Thailand Open (tennis)
The Thailand Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour...
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. At the Grand Slam tournaments Becker reached the second round of the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
as well as in Wimbledon and at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
. He was knocked out in the first round at the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. He reached the Main Draw of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
tournament in Shanghai after two wins in the Qualifying. He lost to Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
in the first round. He advanced to round two of the IF Stockholm Open where he lost two 2nd seed Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
. He reached the quarterfinal at St.Petersburg where he lost to Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
. He qualified for the BNP Paribas Open in Paris-Bercy where he lost to Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
in the second round after a first round win over Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
. He went 29–31 on the season and earned a career-high $543,431.
ATP Tour finals: 2 (1–1)
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The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
(0–0)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 series
ATP World Tour 500 series
The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles...
(0–0)
|-
|ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
(1–1)
|}
{|class=wikitable
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
|width=80|Outcome
|width=40|No.
|width=125|Date (Final)
|width=210|Tournament
|width=70|Surface
|width=180|Opponent in the final
|width=140|Score
|-
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|1.
|24 September 2007
| Bangkok, Thailand
|Hard (I)
| Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
|2–6, 1–6
|-
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|1.
|14 June 2009
| 's-Hertogenbosch
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
, Netherlands
|Grass
| Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
|7–5, 6–3
|}
Challenger finals: 10 (5–5)
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{|class=wikitable
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
|Legend (pre/post 2009)
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger Series /
ATP Challenger Tour (5–5)
|}
{|class=wikitable
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
|width=80|Outcome
|width=40|No.
|width=125|Date (Final)
|width=210|Tournament
|width=70|Surface
|width=180|Opponent in the final
|width=140|Score
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|1.
|13 February 2006
| Joplin
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
, United States
|Hard (I)
| Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Kinesiology.- College career :...
|3–6, 6–7 (6)
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|1.
|13 March 2006
| Salinas, Ecuador
|Hard
| Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten
Jesse Witten is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Lely High School and the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Kinesiology.- College career :...
|4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|10 April 2006
| Valencia
Valencia, California
Valencia is an affluent planned community located in the City of Santa Clarita, California and Los Angeles County, California, U.S. in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, adjacent to Interstate 5. In 1987, it was one of the four unincorporated communities that merged to create the...
, United States
|Hard
| Frédéric Niemeyer
Frederic Niemeyer
Frédéric Niemeyer is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec...
|6–4, 3–6, 2–6
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|3.
|31 July 2006
| Segovia, Spain
|Hard
| Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
|4–6, 7–5, 4–6
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|4.
|13 November 2006
| Dnepropetrovsk
PEOPLEnet Cup
The PEOPLEnet Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, since 2003.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, Ukraine
|Hard (I)
| Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
|6–7(7), 4–6
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|2.
|26 January 2009
| Heilbronn
Intersport Heilbronn Open
The Intersport Heilbronn Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Talheim, Germany, since 1984.-Singles:-Doubles:...
, Germany
|Carpet (I)
| Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...
|6–4, 6–4
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|3.
|6 April 2009
| Baton Rouge, United States
|Hard
| Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...
|6–2, 3–6, 6–4
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|4.
|27 April 2009
| Rhodes, Greece
|Hard
| Simon Stadler
Simon Stadler
Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #140 in February 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #144 in October 2011.- Juniors career :...
|7–5, 6–3
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|5.
|4 May 2009
| Ramat HaSharon
Israel Open
The Israel Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is organized by the Israel Tennis Center and held annually at the Israel Tennis Center in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, since...
, Israel
|Hard
| Yen-Hsun Lu
|3–6, 1–3 ret.
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|5.
|18 May 2009
| Cremona
Trofeo Paolo Corazzi
The Trofeo Paolo Corazzi is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...
, Italy
|Hard
| Izak van der Merwe
Izak van der Merwe
- Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer...
|7–6(3), 6–1
|}
Singles Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the .{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
|-
!Tournament!!2006!!2007
2007 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:...
!!2008
2008 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This...
!!2009
2009 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
!!2010
2010 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
!!2011
2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
!!width=65|Career SR!!width=65|Career W-L
|-
|colspan=9 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic...
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 4
|bgcolor=#efefef|2–4
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|French Open
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2010 French Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth...
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 3
|bgcolor=#efefef|0–3
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall....
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 5
|bgcolor=#efefef|5–5
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|US Open
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August...
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 3
|bgcolor=#efefef|4–3
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!4–2
!1–4
!1–3
!1–1
!3–4
!1–1
!0 / 15
!11–15
|-
|colspan=9 align=left|Olympic Games
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Singles
Tennis at the Summer Olympics
Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics...
|colspan=2 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
|
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Held
!0 / 0
!0–0
|-
|colspan=9 align=left align=left|ATP Masters Series 1000
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 4
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–4
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Miami
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 5
|bgcolor=#efefef|5–5
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Monte Carlo
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
|bgcolor=#efefef|2–2
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Rome
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
|bgcolor=#efefef|0–2
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Madrid
Madrid Masters
There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 1
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–1
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Canada
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
|A
|A
|LQ
|A
|A
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 0
|bgcolor=#efefef|0–0
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 4
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–4
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Shanghai
Shanghai Masters (tennis)
The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|Not Masters Series
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
|bgcolor=#efefef|0–2
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Paris
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...
|A
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
|bgcolor=#efefef|2–2
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Hamburg
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|NMS
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 1
|bgcolor=#efefef|0–1
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!0–0
!1–6
!1–3
!3–4
!6–8
!1–2
!0 / 23
!12–23
|-
|colspan=9 align=left|Career Statistics
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Tournaments Played
|8
|29
|20
|20
|29
|9
!colspan=2|115
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles–Runner-ups
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!1–0
!0–0
!0–0
!1 / 115
!1–1
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Hardcourt Win–Loss
|8–5
|14–20
|9–13
|6–16
|19–23
|3–8
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 80
|bgcolor=#efefef|59–85
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Grass Win–Loss
|1–2
|3–3
|2–4
|8–3
|7–3
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|1 / 16
|bgcolor=#efefef|21–15
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Carpet Win–Loss
|0–1
|1–1
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 2
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–2
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Clay Win–Loss
|0–0
|3–8
|0–3
|0–0
|3–5
|0–1
|bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 17
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–17
|-
!style=text-align:left|Overall Win–Loss
!9–8
!21–32
!11–20
!14–19
!29–31
!3–9
!1 / 115
!87–119
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win %
!53%
!39%
!35%
!43%
!48%
!
!colspan=2|%
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Year End Ranking
|58
|84
|129
|40
|53
|68
!colspan=2|$2,010,206
|}