2015 Roger Federer tennis season

Roger Federer's 2015 tennis season began on 4 January 2015 at the 2015 Brisbane International. Federer added a new tactic nicknamed the SABR ("Sneak Attack by Roger") to his strategy. Like the prior season, he reached 11 finals. Highlights from this season include winning his 1000th career match in Brisbane, surpassing 9000 aces in Dubai, winning his first red clay court title in almost 6 years at the Istanbul Open, and two major runner-up finishes at both Wimbledon and the US Open. Despite the success, Federer dropped a rank to No. 3, ending the year with 6 titles.

2015 Roger Federer tennis season
Full nameRoger Federer
Country  Switzerland
Calendar prize money$8,692,017
Singles
Season record63–11
Calendar titles6
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open3R
French OpenQF
WimbledonF
US OpenF
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF
Doubles
Season record0–3
Calendar titles0
Current rankingUnranked
Davis Cup
Davis CupPO
Last updated on: 23 November 2015.
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Year summary

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Australian Open and early hard court season

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Federer captured his 1000th match victory at the 2015 Brisbane International.

Brisbane International

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Federer opened his season for the second consecutive year in Brisbane after reaching the final in 2014. He defeated John Millman from a set and 1–3 down in his first match. He dropped only one game in a 39-minute victory over James Duckworth, before defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals in under an hour to set up a final against Milos Raonic. He recorded 1000 match win during the tournament.

Australian Open

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Federer entered the first Grand Slam of the year as the second seed. He opened his campaign for his fifth crown at Melbourne Park with wins against Yen-Hsun Lu and Simone Bolelli but was upset in the third round by Andreas Seppi in four sets, his first ever loss against the Italian. This ended his record of reaching at the least the semi-finals of the Australian Open for eleven consecutive years.[1]

Dubai Tennis Championships

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Federer won a record 7th title in Dubai

Federer opened his campaign for the seventh Dubai crown with a straight sets victory over Mikhail Youzhny of Russia and then defeated Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, winning in straight sets after a three-game deficit in the first set. Federer passed through the quarterfinals and semifinals with relative ease, dropping only four games against Richard Gasquet and Borna Ćorić. In the final, Federer defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in two sets. Federer elevated his head-to-head record against Djokovic to 20–17 overall, and 15–13 on hard courts with the straight sets victory. The victory gave Federer a record 7th Dubai crown. He also finished the tournament without dropping a set. During the final match, Federer hit 12 aces and surpassed the 9,000 aces mark in his career total, joining Goran Ivanišević, Ivo Karlović and Andy Roddick as the only players to achieve the mark since aces totals were recorded.

Indian Wells Masters

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As the No. 2 seed, Federer started his quest for a fifth title at the BNP Paribas Open with a victory over Argentinian Diego Schwartzman and avenged his earliest Australian Open defeat against Italian Andreas Seppi by beating him in windy conditions before claiming his 50th milestone win at the event by defeating American Jack Sock in straight sets. He then breezed past Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals. He extended his winning streak to 10 matches after battling hard in the semifinals against Milos Raonic and defeated him in straight sets to reach a sixth final in the desert. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in three sets.

Spring clay court season and French Open

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Monte-Carlo Masters

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Federer began his clay season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He opened up against Jérémy Chardy who had beaten him on clay last year in Rome. However this time Federer beat him in straight sets. He then played Gaël Monfils in the third round and lost in straight sets.

 
Federer at the 2015 French Open.

Istanbul Open

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Federer next played at the inaugural Istanbul Open. In his opening match he beat Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets, improving his record against Nieminen to 15–0. The win also gave Federer his 200th clay court win. He then defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the quarterfinals in three sets. In the semifinals, he won in three sets again against Diego Schwartzman to advance to the final, continuing his streak of making at least one clay final a season since 2001. He defeated Pablo Cuevas in the final to claim his 85th career title. It was his first title on clay since he won the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open on blue clay and his first on red clay since he won the 2009 French Open.

Madrid Open

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Federer next played at the Mutua Madrid Open as the top seed. He lost his opening match to Nick Kyrgios in three tiebreak sets, despite being up a set and a break and squandering two match points.

Italian Open

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Federer won his second and third round matches against Pablo Cuevas and Kevin Anderson in straight sets. He cruised through Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals and Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals, winning both matches in straight sets after being down a break in the first set. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets.

French Open

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Federer entered the French Open as the second seed. He beat lucky loser Alejandro Falla in the first round and Marcel Granollers in the second round, before reaching the round of 16 by defeating Damir Dzumhur in straight sets. He next played against Gaël Monfils but the match was interrupted due to darkness, after they split the first two sets. The match continued the next day, with Federer prevailing in four sets. He advanced to his 44th major quarterfinal and 11th at Roland Garros, where he lost in straight sets to his compatriot and eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.

Grass court season and Wimbledon

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Halle Open

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Due to the tournament being upgraded to a 500 event, Federer was not given a first round bye. As the top seed and defending champion, Federer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round in three tight sets after being down 3–5 in the third set tiebreak. During the match, Federer slipped three times in poor conditions. Federer then beat Ernests Gulbis, Florian Mayer, and Ivo Karlović, all in straight sets, to make his 10th Halle final, where he defeated Andreas Seppi to win a record 8th Halle title. By winning he became the third man in the open era to win a tournament eight times after Guillermo Vilas and Rafael Nadal.

Wimbledon

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Federer entered Wimbledon as the second seed. He beat Damir Dzumhur, Sam Querrey and Sam Groth in the first three rounds, losing just one set (a tiebreaker) against the Australian to reach the second week of the tournament. He easily beat Roberto Bautista-Agut in the fourth round in straight sets to advance to his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal and 45th overall. In his first match on Court One of the tournament, he beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to advance to his 10th Wimbledon semifinal. He then played a flawless match to defeat Andy Murray in straight sets and advance to his 10th Wimbledon final in a repeat against Novak Djokovic, becoming the first man to reach 10 Grand Slam finals at a single event in the Open Era. However, Federer was unable to sustain his form against Djokovic as he squandered a break in the opening set due to a knee injury and despite a fightback to win the second-set tiebreaker from 3–6 down, he lost the match in 4 sets, committing 35 unforced errors in the process. It marked the first time Federer had lost two back to back finals at Wimbledon, and it again denied him the chance to win a record 18th Grand Slam and a record 8th Wimbledon title to break his shared record of 7 Wimbledon titles with Pete Sampras.

North American hard court season and the US Open

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Federer captured his seventh Cincinnati title.

Cincinnati Masters

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Federer began his summer hard court season at the Cincinnati Open as the second seed and defending champion. He defeated Roberto Bautista-Agut in the second round in straight sets before crushing Kevin Anderson in the third round to advance to the quarterfinals. He beat Feliciano López in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash against Andy Murray. In the semifinal he beat Murray in two tight sets to advance to the final. In the final, he met world No. 1, Novak Djokovic and defeated him in straight sets to win a record 7th Cincinnati title and also deny Djokovic from achieving a historic Career Golden Masters. The win saw Federer regain the No. 2 ranking. It also marked the second time that Federer did not lose a set or have his serve broken at a Masters 1000, having achieved this record at the same tournament back in 2012. This was also the first time that Federer had beaten the Top 2 players in the world at the same tournament, although this feat hadn't been possible during the years that Federer was ranked in the top 2 himself.

US Open

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Federer entered the US Open as the second seed. He easily beat Leonardo Mayer and Steve Darcis in the first two rounds. He then beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to advance to the fourth round where he defeated John Isner in three close sets that included two tiebreaks and finally breaking Isner's serve for the first time in the since the 2013 US Open. He then dominated Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals to advance to his 38th Major semifinal. Facing Stan Wawrinka, Federer triumphed in straight sets to advance to his 7th US Open final since 2009, where he played against Novak Djokovic for the sixth time this year for the championship. In their 42nd meeting overall, Federer lost to Djokovic in four sets, who once again leveled their rivalry to an even 21–21 head-to-head.

Davis Cup World Group-Play-offs

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Switzerland played against the Netherlands in the play-offs. After Wawrinka won his match in five sets, Federer won his match against Jesse Huta Galung in straight sets to put Switzerland at a 2–0 lead against the Netherlands. He then played with Marco Chiudinelli in the doubles, but the pair lost to Matwé Middelkoop and Thiemo de Bakker in five sets. The loss did not tire Federer as he went on to beat Thiemo de Bakker in straight sets to put Switzerland back in the World Group.

Asian swing

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Shanghai Masters

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Federer played at the Shanghai Masters as the second seed and defending champion. He lost to qualifier Albert Ramos-Viñolas in the second round in three sets.

European indoor season

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Swiss Indoors

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Federer started his indoors season at the Swiss Indoors. As the defending champion, he easily beat Mikhail Kukushkin. He then defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber and David Goffin in three sets to advance to the semifinals. He then beat Jack Sock in straight sets to advance to his 10th straight Swiss Indoors final. He became the first man in the Open Era to achieve this record. Federer faced his archrival Rafael Nadal in their 34th career head-to-head meeting overall and their 21st finals meeting. Federer won in three sets giving him a record-extending 7th Swiss Indoors championship and his sixth title of the season. This was also his first win over Nadal since the 2012 BNP Paribas Open.

Paris Masters

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Federer's next tournament was the Paris Masters where he was seeded third. He easily beat Andreas Seppi before losing in the third round to American giant John Isner in three sets without ever losing serve.

ATP World Tour Finals

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Federer began his fourteenth consecutive year-end championships tournament with a straight sets victory over Tomáš Berdych. He then beat the defending champion, Novak Djokovic in straight sets, handing him his first loss at the year-end championships since 2011. The win over Djokovic also snapped the Serb's 38 match winning streak on indoor courts. With the win, Federer advanced to the semifinals for a record-breaking thirteenth time. He then won a tight three-setter against Kei Nishikori despite being up a set and a break to go undefeated in the round robin stage. In the semifinals, he defeated his compatriot Stan Wawrinka in straight sets after being down a break in the first set to advance to a record-breaking tenth final at the year-end championships, setting up a rematch against Djokovic. He lost to Djokovic in straight sets, which saw their head-to-head rivalry an even 22 matches each by the end of 2015.

All matches

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
4 – 11 January 2015
1R Bye
1 / 1224 2R   John Millman (WC) 153 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2 / 1225 QF   James Duckworth (WC) 125 Win 6–0, 6–1
3 / 1226 SF   Grigor Dimitrov (4) 11 Win 6–2, 6–2
4 / 1227 W   Milos Raonic (3) 8 Win (1) 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
19 January – 1 February 2015
5 / 1228 1R   Yen-hsun Lu 47 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
6 / 1229 2R   Simone Bolelli 48 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
7 / 1230 3R   Andreas Seppi 46 Loss 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 February – 1 March 2015
8 / 1231 1R   Mikhail Youzhny 55 Win 6–3, 6–1
9 / 1232 2R   Fernando Verdasco 31 Win 6–4, 6–3
10 / 1233 QF   Richard Gasquet 27 Win 6–1, ret.
11 / 1234 SF   Borna Ćorić (LL) 84 Win 6–2, 6–1
12 / 1235 W   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win (2) 6–3, 7–5
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
1R Bye
13 / 1236 2R   Diego Schwartzman 63 Win 6–4, 6–2
14 / 1237 3R   Andreas Seppi (30) 33 Win 6–3, 6–4
15 / 1238 4R   Jack Sock 58 Win 6–3, 6–2
16 / 1239 QF   Tomáš Berdych (9) 9 Win 6–4, 6–0
17 / 1240 SF   Milos Raonic (6) 6 Win 7–5, 6–4
18 / 1241 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (1) 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 21 April 2015
1R Bye
19 / 1242 2R   Jérémy Chardy 35 Win 6–2, 6–1
20 / 1243 3R   Gaël Monfils (14) 18 Loss 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Istanbul Open
Istanbul, Turkey
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
27 April – 3 May 2015
1R Bye
21 / 1244 2R   Jarkko Nieminen 71 Win 6–2, 7–5
22 / 1245 QF   Daniel Gimeno-Traver 62 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
23 / 1246 SF   Diego Schwartzman (8) 63 Win 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
24 / 1247 W   Pablo Cuevas (3) 23 Win (3) 6–3, 7–6(13–11)
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
3 – 10 May 2015
1R Bye
25 / 1248 2R   Nick Kyrgios 35 Loss 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14)
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 May 2015
1R Bye
26 / 1249 2R   Pablo Cuevas 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4
27 / 1250 3R   Kevin Anderson (15) 16 Win 6–3, 7–5
28 / 1251 QF   Tomáš Berdych (6) 5 Win 6–3, 6–3
29 / 1252 SF   Stan Wawrinka (8) 9 Win 6–4, 6–2
30 / 1253 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (2) 4–6, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2015
31 / 1254 1R   Alejandro Falla (LL) 109 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
32 / 1255 2R   Marcel Granollers 57 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
33 / 1256 3R   Damir Džumhur 88 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
34 / 1257 4R   Gaël Monfils (13) 14 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
35 / 1258 QF   Stan Wawrinka (8) 9 Loss 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Halle Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
15 – 21 June 2015
36 / 1259 1R   Philipp Kohlschreiber 31 Win 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
37 / 1260 2R   Ernests Gulbis 86 Win 6–3, 7–5
38 / 1261 QF   Florian Mayer (PR) 487 Win 6–0, 7–6(7–1)
39 / 1262 SF   Ivo Karlović (8) 27 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
40 / 1263 W   Andreas Seppi 45 Win (4) 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
29 June – 12 July 2015
41 / 1264 1R   Damir Džumhur 88 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
42 / 1265 2R   Sam Querrey 36 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
43 / 1266 3R   Sam Groth 69 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
44 / 1267 4R   Roberto Bautista Agut (20) 22 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
45 / 1268 QF   Gilles Simon (12) 13 Win 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
46 / 1269 SF   Andy Murray (3) 3 Win 7–5, 7–5, 6–4
47 / 1270 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (3) 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
17 – 23 August 2015
1R Bye
48 / 1271 2R   Roberto Bautista Agut 22 Win 6–4, 6–4
49 / 1272 3R   Kevin Anderson (15) 15 Win 6–1, 6–1
50 / 1273 QF   Feliciano López 23 Win 6–3, 6–4
51 / 1274 SF   Andy Murray (3) 2 Win 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
52 / 1275 W   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win (5) 7–6(7–1), 6–3
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2015
53 / 1276 1R   Leonardo Mayer 34 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
54 / 1277 2R   Steve Darcis 66 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
55 / 1278 3R   Philipp Kohlschreiber (29) 29 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
56 / 1279 4R   John Isner (13) 13 Win 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6), 7–5
57 / 1280 QF   Richard Gasquet (12) 12 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
58 / 1281 SF   Stan Wawrinka (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
59 / 1282 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (4) 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Davis Cup World Group play-offs
Geneva, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
18 – 20 September 2015
60 / 1283 RR   Jesse Huta Galung 436 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
61 / 1284 RR   Thiemo de Bakker 144 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 October 2015
1R Bye
62 / 1285 2R   Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Q) 70 Loss 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
26 October – 1 November 2015
63 / 1286 1R   Mikhail Kukushkin 64 Win 6–1, 6–2
64 / 1287 2R   Philipp Kohlschreiber 32 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
65 / 1288 QF   David Goffin (8) 17 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
66 / 1289 SF   Jack Sock 29 Win 6–3, 6–4
67 / 1290 W   Rafael Nadal (3) 7 Win (6) 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2015
1R Bye
68 / 1291 2R   Andreas Seppi 28 Win 6–1, 6–1
69 / 1292 3R   John Isner (13) 13 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
15 – 22 November 2015
70 / 1293 RR   Tomáš Berdych (6) 6 Win 6–4, 6–2
71 / 1294 RR   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win 7–5, 6–2
72 / 1295 RR   Kei Nishikori (8) 8 Win 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
73 / 1296 SF   Stan Wawrinka (4) 4 Win 7–5, 6–3
74 / 1297 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (5) 3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 – 28 February 2015
Partner:   Michael Lammer
1 / 216 1R   Jean-Julien Rojer /   Horia Tecău (2) 10 / 10 Loss 4–6, 6–7(12–14)


Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
Partner:   Michael Lammer
2 / 217 1R   Marcin Matkowski /   Nenad Zimonjić 27 / 4 Loss 3–6, 6–3, [9–11]


Davis Cup World Group play-offs
Geneva, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
18 – 20 September 2015
Partner:   Marco Chiudinelli
3 / 218 RR   Matwé Middelkoop /   Thiemo de Bakker 80 / 398 Loss 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6

Singles schedule

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Date Tournament Location Category Surface Prev. result Prev. points New points Result
4 January 2015–
11 January 2015
Brisbane International Brisbane (AUS) 250 Series Hard F 150 250 Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4)
19 January 2015–
1 February 2015
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 90 Third round (lost to Andreas Seppi, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7))
23 February 2015–
1 March 2015
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) 500 Series Hard W 500 500 Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 7–5)
9 March 2015–
22 March 2015
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard F 600 600 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6)
12 April 2015–
19 April 2015
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo (MON) Masters 1000 Clay F 600 90 Third round (lost to Gaël Monfils, 4–6, 6–7(5–7))
27 April 2015–
3 May 2015
Istanbul Open Istanbul (TUR) 250 Series Clay N/A N/A 250 Champion (defeated Pablo Cuevas, 6–3, 7–6(13–11))
3 May 2015–
10 May 2015
Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay A 0 10 Second round (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14))
10 May 2015–
17 May 2015
Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay 2R 10 600 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 3–6)
25 May 2015–
7 June 2015
French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay 4R 180 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Stan Wawrinka, 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7))
15 June 2015–
21 June 2015
Halle Open Halle (GER) 500 Series Grass W 250 500 Champion (defeated Andreas Seppi, 7–6(7–1), 6–4)
29 June 2015–
12 July 2015
The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon (GBR) Grand Slam Grass F 1200 1200 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6)
17 August 2015–
23 August 2015
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–6(7–1), 6–3)
31 August 2015–
13 September 2015
US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 1200 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6)
18 September 2015–
20 September 2015
Davis Cup World Group play-offs:
Switzerland vs. Netherlands
Geneva (SUI) Davis Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A 15    Switzerland def.   Netherlands, 4–1
Switzerland advanced to 2016 World Group
12 October 2015–
18 October 2015
Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 10 Second round (lost to Albert Ramos-Viñolas, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6)
24 October 2015–
1 November 2015
Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI) 500 Series Hard (i) W 500 500 Champion (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3)
2 November 2015–
8 November 2015
Paris Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i) QF 180 90 Third round (lost to John Isner, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7))
15 November 2015–
22 November 2015
ATP World Tour Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i) F 1000 1000 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 4–6)
Total year-end points 9775 8265   1510 difference

Doubles schedule

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Date Championship Location Category Surface Prev. result Prev. points New points Outcome
23 February 2015–
1 March 2015
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) ATP World Tour 500 Hard DNP N/A 0 First round (lost to Rojer / Tecău, 4–6, 6–7(12–14))
9 March 2015–
22 March 2015
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 0 First round (lost to Matkowski / Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–3, [9–11])
18 September 2015–
20 September 2015
Davis Cup World Group play-offs:
Switzerland vs. Netherlands
Geneva (SUI) Davis Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A 0    Switzerland def.   Netherlands, 4–1
Switzerland advanced to 2016 World Group
Total year-end points 690 0   690 difference

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Roger Federer has a 63–11 match win–loss record in the 2015 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 15–6. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Finals

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Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

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Category
Grand Slam (0–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–2)
ATP World Tour 500 (3–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–4)
Indoors (1–1)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 83. 11 January 2015 250 Series Brisbane International, Australia Hard   Milos Raonic 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Winner 84. 28 February 2015 500 Series Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE (7) Hard   Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 43. 22 March 2015 Masters 1000 Indian Wells Masters, United States Hard   Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Winner 85. 3 May 2015 250 Series Istanbul Open, Turkey Clay   Pablo Cuevas 6–3, 7–6(13–11)
Runner-up 44. 17 May 2015 Masters 1000 Italian Open, Italy Clay   Novak Djokovic 4–6, 3–6
Winner 86. 21 June 2015 500 Series Halle Open, Germany (8) Grass   Andreas Seppi 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Runner-up 45. 12 July 2015 Grand Slam Wimbledon Championships, England Grass   Novak Djokovic 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6
Winner 87. 23 August 2015 Masters 1000 Cincinnati Masters, United States (7) Hard   Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Runner-up 46. 13 September 2015 Grand Slam US Open, United States Hard   Novak Djokovic 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 88. 1 November 2015 500 Series Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland (7) Hard   Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 47. 22 November 2015 Tour Finals ATP World Tour Finals, London, England Hard (i)   Novak Djokovic 3–6, 4–6

Earnings

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Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International $80,000 $80,000
Australian Open A$97,500 $160,076
Dubai Tennis Championships $508,935 $669,011
Indian Wells Masters $444,610 $1,113,621
Monte-Carlo Masters €40,930 $1,156,995
Istanbul Open €80,000 $1,243,971
Madrid Open €27,460 $1,274,707
Italian Open €308,000 $1,619,605
French Open €250,000 $1,894,780
Halle Open €381,760 $2,324,756
Wimbledon Championships £940,000 $3,804,034
Cincinnati Masters $731,000 $4,535,034
US Open $1,600,000 $6,135,034
Shanghai Masters $31,390 $6,166,424
Swiss Indoors €381,925 $6,587,153
Paris Masters €42,600 $6,634,017
ATP World Tour Finals $1,178,000 $7,812,017
Bonus Pool $880,000 $8,692,017
$8,692,017

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ESPN: Andreas Seppi ousts Roger Federer". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ATP Awards Page 2015". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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