document_title: American Idol (season 1)

question_text: what song did kelly clarkson sing to win american idol

text: American Idol (season 1)

text: Regional auditions[edit]

text: Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002,[1] and around 10,000 attended the auditions.

text:
Episode Air Date

Audition City

Date

Audition Venues

Golden Tickets

June 11, 2002

Los Angeles, California

April 20–22, 2002

Westin Bonaventure Hotel

31

Seattle, Washington

April 23–25, 2002

Hyatt Regency Hotel

10

Chicago, Illinois

April 26–28, 2002

Congress Plaza Hotel[2]

23

New York City, New York

April 29-May 1, 2002

Millenium Hilton Hotel[3]

25

Atlanta, Georgia

May 3–5, 2002

AmericasMart[4]/Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

15

Dallas, Texas

May 5–7, 2002

Wyndham Anatole Hotel[5]

11

Miami, Florida

May 11, 2002

Fontainebleau Hilton[6]

6

Total Tickets to Hollywood

121

text: One of the more prominent auditioners this season was Tamika Bush who objected to the judges' critiques and their pronunciation of her name.  She was later invited back to critique the contestants' semifinal performance.  Kristin Holt who auditioned in Dallas was put through to the Hollywood rounds, but in her rush to embrace the judges, fell and slipped under the judges' table.

text: Kelly Clarkson was notable for being largely absent in the audition episode, and she remains the only winner whose audition was not aired in the original broadcast.  The other top 10 finalists in Season 1 whose auditions were not shown were Nikki McKibbin and EJ Day.

text: Structure of auditions[edit]

text: There are usually three stages in the audition process in every season, the first stage being the open call audition advertised.  In this stage those auditioning each sings briefly in groups of five in front of selectors, though some may be asked to sing further.  Most of those who attended are eliminated at this stage with only a limited number of auditioners selected to proceed further. In the second round they sing in front the executive producers and more are eliminated. In some later years a further round may be added before this round of audition.  In the last round those who survive the first two-stage sing in front of the judges and this is the audition shown on television.  Those who gain at least two "yes" votes from the three judges then receive a golden ticket to Hollywood.

text: In the first season, the second and third stage of the audition may take place within a single day, but in the following seasons each stage of the audition may take place on separate days.  The initial audition venue need not necessarily be the final audition venue in front of the judges, and in later seasons, up to three separate venues may be used for the auditions in each city.  The venues and dates of the second audition in front of the producers are not specifically listed in these pages.  Originally there was a fourth judge, a monkey who would react to the performers' singing for comic effect.  The monkey judge was only present in the first day of auditions, and was edited out of the first episode prior to airing.[7]  In the early seasons, the entire audition process in each city took place within a relatively short span of time, 3 days in the case of Season 1, but became progressively extended in later seasons until the callback date may be many weeks after the initial auditions.

text: Hollywood week[edit]

text: The Hollywood week rounds were held in Pasadena Civic Center where 121 contestants competed for a place in the finals.  The contestants first emerged on stage in groups of nine or ten but performed solo unaccompanied, and those who did not impress the judges were cut after the group finished their individual performances.  65 were selected to proceed on to the next round.  The singers were expected to learn their songs that night and perform the next day in groups of three.  The girls and boys were separated and given crash course to learn their song, which was Dionne Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer" for the girls and "For Once in My Life" for the boys.  Many however frequently forgot the lyrics.  Again those who failed to impress were cut immediately after their performance.  45 made it to the next round, and the 20 cut were given their last chance to voice their opinion to the judges before leaving.

text: In the final round, the remaining 45 were given new songs to learn and each performed solo and a cappella.  30 contestants were chosen after this round.  In this round Justin Guarini impressed the judges and his fellow contestants alike.  The Top 15 were first announced, the judges then selected 15 more out of the remaining 30.  The 30 were split into two groups and the judges then went to each group to announce the chosen group.

text: Delano Cagnolatti was initially amongst those announced as the Top 30, but he was later disqualified for falsifying his age,[8] and became the first person to be disqualified on American Idol.  He was replaced by EJay Day.

text: Semi-finals[edit]

text: The 30 contestants who reached this stage in this season were referred to in the show as the finalists.

text: Before their performance, the contestants took part in intensive music workshop where they were given vocal coaching by Debra Byrd and advice by stylists.  The contestants were held in the Red Room before they each emerged to perform solo with piano accompaniment.  There was no studio audience at this stage and the performance was pre-taped.  The audience voted after each round of performance, and the results of the vote were announced the next day live.  A total of 3.3 million votes were cast in the first week of voting.[9]

text: Below are the three semi-final groups with contestants listed in their performance order. In each group, three people advanced to the next round, based on votes by the viewers.

text: Group 1[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song (original artist)

Result

1

Tamyra Gray

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)

Advanced

2

Jim Verraros

"When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day)

Advanced

3

Adriel Herrera

"I'll Be" (Edwin McCain)

Eliminated

4

Rodesia Eaves

"Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)

Eliminated

5

Natalie Burge

"Crazy" (Willie Nelson)

Eliminated

6

Brad Estrin

"Just Once" (James Ingram)

Eliminated

7

Ryan Starr

"The Frim-Fram Sauce" (Nat King Cole)

Advanced

8

Justinn Waddell

"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)

Eliminated

9

Kelli Glover

"I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton)

Wild Card

10

Christopher Aaron

"Still in Love" (Brian McKnight)

Wild Card

text: Group 2[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song (original artist)

Result

1

Alexis Lopez

"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)

Wild Card

2

Gil Sinuet

"Ribbon in the Sky" (Stevie Wonder)

Eliminated

3

Angela Peel

"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)

Wild Card

4

A. J. Gil

"All or Nothing" (O-Town)

Advanced

5

Tenia Taylor

"Greatest Love of All" (George Benson)

Eliminated

6

Alexandra Bachelier

"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)

Eliminated

7

Jazmin Lowery

"You Put a Move on My Heart" (Tamia)

Eliminated

8

Jamar Simmons

"Careless Whisper" (Wham!)

Eliminated

9

Kelly Clarkson

"Respect" (Otis Redding)

Advanced

10

Justin Guarini

"Ribbon in the Sky" (Stevie Wonder)

Advanced

text: Group 3[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song (original artist)

Result

1

R. J. Helton

"I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)

Wild Card

2

Kristin Holt

"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)

Eliminated

3

Mark Scott

"My Girl" (The Temptations)

Eliminated

4

Nikki McKibbin

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler)

Advanced

5

Chris Badano

"I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery)

Eliminated

6

Melanie Sanders

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)

Eliminated

7

EJay Day

"I'll Be" (Edwin McCain)

Advanced

8

Tanesha Ross

"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Aretha Franklin)

Eliminated

9

Khaleef Chiles

"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)

Eliminated

10

Christina Christian

"At Last" (Glenn Miller and his Orchestra)

Advanced

text: Wild Card Round[edit]

text: Following those nine singers advancing, five of the remaining 21 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges selected one contestant to advance to the final group of 10.

text:
Order

Contestant

Song (original artist)

Result

1

Kelli Glover

"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan)

Eliminated

2

Christopher Aaron

"On Bended Knee" (Boyz II Men)

Eliminated

3

Alexis Lopez

"Saving All My Love for You" (Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.)

Eliminated

4

R. J. Helton

"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)

Advanced

5

Angela Peel

"As We Lay" (Shirley Murdock)

Eliminated

text: Top 10 Finalists[edit]

text: Kelly Clarkson (born April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas, 20 years old at the time of the show) is from Burleson, Texas and auditioned in Dallas, Texas with Etta James' "At Last" and Madonna's "Express Yourself."  She performed Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" and Vanessa Williams' "Save The Best For Last" in the Hollywood rounds.

text: Justin Guarini (born October 28, 1978 in Columbus, Georgia, 23 years old at the time of the show) is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and auditioned in New York City with The Jackson 5's version of "Who's Lovin' You." He performed  Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in the Hollywood rounds.

text: Nikki McKibbin (born September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, Texas, 23 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Dallas with her married name Nikki Ozment.  She had previously been on Popstars: USA and auditioned with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time."  She performed The Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody" in the Hollywood rounds.

text: Tamyra Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland, 22 years old at the start of the season) is from Atlanta, Georgia and auditioned there with Mariah Carey's "Vision Of Love."  She had appeared on TV commercials and worked with other artists before auditioning for Idol, and was crowned Miss Atlanta in 1998.  She performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in Hollywood.

text: R.J. Helton (born May 17, 1981 in Pasadena, Texas, 21 years old at the time of the show) is from Cumming, Georgia, and auditioned in Atlanta with The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye." He had made demo CDs before appearing on American Idol.

text: Christina Christian (born June 21, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, 21 years old at the time of the show) and auditioned in Miami, Florida with Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely?"  She performed Diana Ross' version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood

text: Ryan Starr (born November 21, 1982 in Sunland, California, 19 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles using her birth name Tiffany Montgomery.  Her audition song was Bill Withers' "Lean On Me."  She performed Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" in the Hollywood rounds.

text: A. J. Gil[a] (born July 5, 1984 in San Diego, California, 17 years old at the time of the show) is from Tacoma, Washington and auditioned in Seattle, Washington with "The Star-Spangled Banner". Following his eighth place finish on the series, Gil recorded a duet with EJay Day titled "Calling All Angels", which was released in 2003 as a single through the charity organization Give Kids the World.[11][12][13] He subsequently starred in the 2005 independent film Destination Fame,[14][15] and has a number of music releases.[16][17]

text: Jim Verraros (born February 8, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, 19 years old at the time of the show) is from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and auditioned in Chicago with Nat King Cole's version of "When I Fall In Love." He grew up with Deaf parents and is fluent in ASL (American Sign Language). He performed Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood.

text: EJay Day (born September 13, 1981 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 20 years old at the time of the show) did not originally qualify for the semifinals, but was later chosen to replace disqualified contestant Delano Cagnolatti. He auditioned in Atlanta with Oleta Adams' "Get Here."

text: Finals[edit]

text: The finals were broadcast live, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted for eight weeks, each finalist performed a song or songs selected from a weekly theme. During the first few weeks, contestants sang one song each. By the top four week, the contestants sang two songs each, and in the finale the two finalists performed three songs apiece.

text: The results of public vote were revealed in the night following the performance night in the results show. The three or two contestants in the later rounds who received the lowest number of votes were typically called the Bottom Three or Two. From the bottom three, one contestant was sent to safety so that two contestants remained and finally the contestant who received the lowest amount of votes was eliminated from the competition.  A farewell video with montage of the eliminated contestant is shown.

text: This season largely set the pattern for later seasons, such as group performance by the contestants during the result shows, hometown visits for the top 3, and performing the songs for the top 2 that would be released immediately after the finale.  In this season, there were no guest mentors apart from the Burt Bacharach week where the composer helped the contestants prepare their songs.

text: The finale was between Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, and Kelly Clarkson was declared the winner with 58% out of 15.5 million votes cast.[18]  Over 110 million votes were cast over the entire season.[9]

text: A television special from Las Vegas starring the top thirty-two finalists aired later, a thirty date tour with the top ten followed, as did the box office bomb movie titled From Justin to Kelly.

text: Top 10 – Motown[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Ryan Starr

"If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder)

Safe

2

R. J. Helton

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (The Four Tops)

Safe

3

Nikki McKibbin

"Ben" (Michael Jackson)

Bottom 3

4

EJay Day

"My Girl" (The Temptations)

Eliminated

5

Tamyra Gray

"Touch Me in the Morning" (Diana Ross)

Safe

6

Justin Guarini

"For Once in My Life" (Jean DuShon)

Safe

7

Jim Verraros

"Easy" (The Commodores)

Eliminated

8

Kelly Clarkson

"You're All I Need to Get By" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

Safe

9

A. J. Gil

"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)

Safe

10

Christina Christian

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

Safe

text: Top 8 – 1960s[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

R. J. Helton

"Under the Boardwalk"  (The Drifters)

Safe

2

Tamyra Gray

"A Fool in Love"  (Ike & Tina Turner)

Safe

3

Nikki McKibbin

"Piece of My Heart"  (Erma Franklin)

Safe

4

A. J. Gil

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"  (Marvin Gaye)

Eliminated

5

Kelly Clarkson

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"  (Aretha Franklin)

Safe

6

Christina Christian

"When a Man Loves a Woman"  (Percy Sledge)

Bottom 3

7

Justin Guarini

"Sunny"  (Mieko Hirota)

Safe

8

Ryan Starr

"You Really Got Me"  (The Kinks)

Bottom 2

text: Group performance: "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & the Papas)

text: Top 7 – 1970s[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song (original artist)

Result

1

Nikki McKibbin

"Heartbreaker" (Pat Benatar)

Bottom 3

2

Ryan Starr

"Last Dance" (Donna Summer)

Eliminated

3

Christina Christian

"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)

Safe

4

Justin Guarini

"Someday We'll All Be Free" (Donny Hathaway)

Bottom 2

5

Kelly Clarkson

"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ben E. King)

Safe

6

R. J. Helton

"Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)

Safe

7

Tamyra Gray

"If I Were Your Woman" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)

Safe

text: Group performance: "Joy to the World" (Three Dog Night)

text: Top 6 – Big Band[edit]

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Tamyra Gray

"Minnie the Moocher" (Cab Calloway)

Safe

2

Justin Guarini

"Route 66" (Nat King Cole)

Safe

3

Nikki McKibbin

"Hard-Hearted Hannah" (Dolly Kay)

Bottom 3

4

Christina Christian

"The Glory of Love" (Benny Goodman And His Orchestra)

Eliminated

5

R. J. Helton

"I Won't Dance" (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers)

Bottom 2

6

Kelly Clarkson

"Stuff Like That There" (Betty Hutton)

Safe

text: Group performance: "Bandstand Boogie" (Barry Manilow)

text: Top 5 – Burt Bacharach Love Songs[edit]

text: Mentor - Burt Bacharach

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Kelly Clarkson

"Walk On By" (Dionne Warwick)

Safe

2

R. J. Helton

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross)

Eliminated

3

Tamyra Gray

"A House is Not a Home" (Dionne Warwick)

Safe

4

Justin Guarini

"The Look of Love" (Dusty Springfield)

Safe

5

Nikki McKibbin

"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" (Lou Johnson)

Bottom 2

text:
Group performance:That's What Friends Are For" (performance night)
Group performance: Burt Bacharach Medley

text: Top 4 – 1980/1990s[edit]

text: Each contestant sang two songs.

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Tamyra Gray

"New Attitude" (Patti LaBelle)

Eliminated

2

Nikki McKibbin

"Mary Jane" (Alanis Morissette)

Bottom 2

3

Kelly Clarkson

"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)

Safe

4

Justin Guarini

"Get Here" (Brenda Russell)

Safe

5

Tamyra Gray

"Feel the Fire" (Stephanie Mills)

Eliminated

6

Nikki McKibbin

"I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge)

Bottom 2

7

Kelly Clarkson

"I Surrender" (Celine Dion)

Safe

8

Justin Guarini

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson)

Safe

text: Group performance: Paula Abdul Medley

text: Top 3 – Contestant's choice & Judges' choice[edit]

text: Each contestant sang two songs.

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Nikki McKibbin

"Edge of Seventeen" (Stevie Nicks)

Eliminated

2

Justin Guarini

"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)

Safe

3

Kelly Clarkson

"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)

Safe

4

Nikki McKibbin

"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)

Eliminated

5

Justin Guarini

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)

Safe

6

Kelly Clarkson

"Without You" (Badfinger)

Safe

text: Group performance: "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Neil Sedaka)

text: The top 3 each reprised their performances -

text:
Nikki McKibbin - Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)
Justin Guarini - Let's Stay Together (Al Green)
Kelly Clarkson - Without You (Badfinger)

text: Top 2 – Finale[edit]

text: Each contestant sang three songs.

text:
Order

Contestant

Song  (original artist)

Result

1

Justin Guarini

"Before Your Love"

Runner-Up

2

Kelly Clarkson

"A Moment Like This"

Winner

3

Justin Guarini

"Get Here" (Brenda Russell)

Runner-Up

4

Kelly Clarkson

"Respect" (Otis Redding)

Winner

5

Justin Guarini

"A Moment Like This"

Runner-Up

6

Kelly Clarkson

"Before Your Love"

Winner

text: Elimination chart[edit]

text:
Top 30

Wild Card

Top 10

Winner

text:
Did Not Perform

Safe

Safe First

Safe Last

Eliminated

text:
Stage:

Semi-finals

Wild Card

Finals

Week:

6/19

6/26

7/3

7/10

7/17

7/24

7/31

8/7

8/14

8/21

8/28

9/4

Place

Contestant

Result

1

Kelly Clarkson

2nd

Winner

2

Justin Guarini

1st

Bottom 2

Runner-Up

3

Nikki McKibbin

2nd

Bottom 3

Bottom 3

Bottom 3

Bottom 2

Bottom 2

Elim

4

Tamyra Gray

1st

Elim

5

R.J. Helton

Wild Card

Top 10

Bottom 2

Elim

6

Christina Christian

1st

Bottom 3

Elim

7

Ryan Starr

2nd

Bottom 2

Elim

8

A.J. Gil

3rd

Elim

9–10

Jim Verraros

3rd

Elim

EJay Day

3rd

11–14

Christopher Aaron

Wild Card

Elim

Kelli Glover

Wild Card

Alexis Lopez

Wild Card

Angela Peel

Wild Card

15–30

Chris Badano

Elim

Khaleef Chiles

Kristin Holt

Melanie Sanders

Mark Scott

Tanesha Ross

Alexandra Bachelier

Elim

Jamar Simmons

Jazmin Lowery

Gil Sinuet

Tenia Taylor

Natalie Burge

Elim

Rodesia Eaves

Brad Estrin

Adriel Herrera

Justinn Waddell

text: Controversy[edit]

text: It was revealed during the season that around 100 phone-phreak hackers with power-dialing hardware and software were able to place as many as 10,000 votes a night from a single phone line with the touch of a button.[19]  However, FremantleMedia, which produces the show, contended that the hackers have had 'statistically insignificant' effect on the vote. Simon Cowell also insisted that Tamyra Gray's unexpected ouster from the show only strengthened the producers' contention that the voting was fair.[20]  Nevertheless, concerns were raised about possible unfairness in the situation of a tight vote.[21]  Ken Warwick later said in Season 5 that equipment was put in place afterwards to address this issue but it has never detected such a problem since.[22]

text: Idol contestants were reported to having to sign a 'phone book-thick' contract that gives producers 'sole discretion' to pick the winners and change the rules.[23] Producer Nigel Lythgoe however said that the contracts had to anticipate every possible situation, and was not intended to rig the show in favor of any contestant.

text: Controversy erupted when the winner of Season 1, Kelly Clarkson, was invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a deal arranged by her then management company, 19 Entertainment, at a special commemoration for the first anniversary of 9/11 attacks at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. Some critics suggested that Clarkson's appearance would turn a somber occasion of national mourning into a "giant promotional opportunity".[24]  Kelly Clarkson herself considered withdrawing from the commemoration, saying  "I think it is a bad idea ... If anybody thinks I'm trying to market anything, well, that's awful." and added "I am not going to do it."[25]  She was however unable to withdraw from the event.

text: Contestants who appeared on other shows[edit]

text: Semi finalist Kelli Glover appeared on the fourth season of America's Got Talent in 2009 and was eliminated during Judgement Week; she would return to that show for its ninth season in 2014 and made it to the live shows.

text: US Nielsen ratings[edit]

text: Season one of American Idol was a surprise summer hit show of 2002 and had an average viewership of 12.7 million per episode.[26] It was the summer’s highest-rated show in the 18/49 demographic.[27]

text:
hideEpisode list

Show

Episode

Air date

Weekrank

Rating/Share

18-49 rating

Viewers(millions)

1

"Auditions"[28]

June 11, 2002

12

6.1 / 11

4.8

9.85

2

"Hollywood Week"[28]

June 12, 2002

6

6.9 / 12

5.2

11.24

3

"Top 30: Group 1"[29]

June 18, 2002

6

6.2 / 11

5.2

10.30

4

"Top 30: Group 1 results"[29]

June 19, 2002

22

5.8 / 10

4.7

9.47

5

"Top 30: Group 2"[30]

June 25, 2002

11

5.5 / 9

4.5

9.08

6

"Top 30: Group 2 results"[30]

June 26, 2002

17

5.3 / 9

4.2

8.53

7

"Top 30: Group 3"[31]

July 2, 2002

7

5.9 / 10

5.3

10.28

8

"Top 30: Group 3 results"[32]

July 3, 2002

26

4.4 / 8

N/A

7.5

9

"Wildcard Show"[33]

July 10, 2002

14

5.4 / 9

4.1

8.97

10

"Top 10 Perform"[34]

July 16, 2002

6

6.0 / 11

5.3

10.28

11

"Top 10 Results"[34]

July 17, 2002

12

5.5 / 9

4.8

9.39

12

"Top 8 Finalists"[35]

July 23, 2002

7

6.6 / 11

5.5

10.77

13

"Top 8 Results"[35]

July 24, 2002

16

5.7 / 10

4.4

9.13

14

"Top 7 Finalists"[36]

July 30, 2002

5

7.1 / 12

6.3

12.20

15

"Top 7 Results"[36]

July 31, 2002

10

6.2 / 10

5.0

10.20

16

"Top 6 Finalists"[37]

August 6, 2002

4

7.0 / 12

6.2

12.20

17

"Top 6 Results"[37]

August 7, 2002

8

6.4 / 11

5.2

10.82

18

"Top 5 Finalists"[38]

August 13, 2002

3

7.4 / 12

6.2

12.67

19

"Top 5 Results"[38]

August 14, 2002

4

6.9 / 11

5.7

12.05

20

"Top 4 Finalists"[39]

August 20, 2002

1

8.8 / 14

7.9

15.29

21

"Top 4 Results"[39]

August 21, 2002

2

8.0 / 13

7.1

14.10

22

"Top 3 Finalists"[40]

August 27, 2002

2

8.7 / 14

7.5

14.98

23

"Top 3 Results"[40]

August 28, 2002

1

9.7 / 16

8.3

16.94

24

"Top 2 Finalists"[41]

September 3, 2002

2

10.5 / 16

9.3

18.69

25

"Season 1 Finale"[41]

September 4, 2002

1

12.6 / 21

10.7

22.77

text: American Idol Rewind[edit]

text:
Re-edited episodes of American Idol season 1 are now being shown in syndication as American Idol Rewind.  The new episodes feature commentary from some of the first season's top 30, including Justin Guarini, Jim Verraros, Christina Christian, Nikki McKibbin, Angela Peel, and Kelli Glover. Rewind also showcases footage that was not seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's
full audition.[42]

text: Releases[edit]

text: Minor or independent releases[edit]

text: (This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

text:
Unsaid and Understood (Jim Verraros - album, 2003)
Real Life (RJ Helton - album, 2004)
"Even If" (RJ Helton - single, 2004)
"My Devotion" (RJ Helton - single, 2004)
"My Religion" (Ryan Starr - single, 2004)
Human Again (Adriel Herrera - album)
Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros - album, 2005)
Stranger Things Have Happened (Justin Guarini - album, 2005)
"To Be with You" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2006)
"The Lie" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2006)
Voyces United for UNHCR (Brad Estrin - album, 2006)
"You Make it Better" (Jim Verraros - single, 2007)
Unleashed (Nikki McKibbin - album, 2007)
"Revolve" (Justin Guarini - EP, 2008)
"Here to There" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2008)
"Electric Love" (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
"Touch (Dont U Want 2?) (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
"Do Not Disturb" (Jim Verraros - single, 2009)
"Inconsolable" (Nikki McKibbin - single, 2009)
"Celebrity High" (Nikki McKibbin's band Love Stricken Demise - single, 2011)
Do Not Disturb (Jim Verraros - album, 2011)
Psychotrip (Nikki McKibbin's band Love Stricken Demise - EP, 2012)


document_title: Liv and Maddie

question_text: who is the main character in liv and maddie

root

text: Liv and Maddie

text: Plot[edit]

text: Actress Liv Rooney is a girly girl who has just returned to her birthplace of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, after finishing a four-year stint in Hollywood, filming a popular television series called Sing It Loud! Her identical twin sister, Maddie, a tomboy with a facility for sports, but with a particular talent for basketball, welcomes Liv back home with open arms. The twins have two younger brothers: Joey, an awkward and a smart teenager who likes cat shirts, and Parker, a clever and precocious tween with a slightly mischievous personality. Their parents are Karen, the high school psychologist and later the high school's vice-principal, and Pete, the coach of Maddie's high school basketball team who later accepts a position as the coach of a college team in Beloit, Wisconsin. The series revolves around Liv adjusting to normal family life after her successful career in Hollywood. Most events take place at the Rooney residence or at Ridgewood High School. At the end of the third season, the Rooney house collapses and Maddie enrolls in a college in Los Angeles, California. This prompts the rest of the Rooneys, except Pete who remains in Wisconsin to continue his coaching job, to move to Malibu, California, to take up residence with Karen's younger sister, Dena, and her daughter, Ruby, where the series' fourth season takes place.

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text: Episodes[edit]

text: SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired121July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)224September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)320September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13)June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)415September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)

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text: Cast[edit]

text:
Dove Cameron as Liv and Maddie Rooney
Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney
Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney
Kali Rocha as Karen Rooney
Benjamin King as Pete Rooney (seasons 1–3)
Lauren Lindsey Donzis as Ruby (season 4)

tag: ul

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Liv and Maddie began production in April 2013.[1] The series was created by John D. Beck and Ron Hart, both of whom also serve as executive producers alongside Andy Fickman. Beck and Hart are a production-writing team whose credits include According to Jim, Hey Arnold!, and Shake It Up!. Originally, the pair had shopped a script of a project called Bits and Pieces which featured a blended family similar to series like The Brady Bunch and Step by Step.[2] The series is produced under a joint venture by Beck & Hart Productions, Oops Doughnuts Productions, and It's a Laugh Productions.

text: On January 13, 2014, Disney Channel renewed Liv and Maddie for a 13-episode second season slated to premiere in fall 2014.[3] The second season was later expanded to 24 episodes.[4] The second season premiered on September 21, 2014. The series was renewed for a third season by Disney Channel on April 3, 2015.[5] The third season premiered on September 13, 2015. On December 21, 2015, actress Dove Cameron stated that Disney Channel was picking up Liv and Maddie for a fourth season.[6] On June 19, 2016, series creator Ron Hart announced on Twitter that the fourth season would premiere in fall 2016.[7] On July 1, 2016, Dove Cameron stated that they had filmed the series' final episode.[8] On August 19, 2016, it was announced by the series' creators, John D. Beck and Ron Hart, that the final season would be called Liv and Maddie: Cali Style. They also stated that the fourth and final season would premiere on September 23, 2016.[9]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Casting took place during the spring of 2012;[10] however, only a pilot episode was produced. The series followed Kali Rocha, Dove Cameron, Joey Bragg, Benjamin King, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, and Tenzing Norgay Trainor portraying Jodie Sullenger, mother of Alanna and Sticky, who married Pete Fickman, father of Crystal and Brody, with all six adjusting to life under the same roof. Eventually, Disney chose to change the concept of Bits and Pieces into one about a pair of twins.[2] Instead of hiring a new cast, production chose to keep those whom they had already hired and film a completely new pilot. The story now focused on Dove Cameron playing dual roles with the same parents and brothers. Lead billing for Cozi Zuehlsdorff was later dropped to guest star. The family name of "Rooney" was picked because of Sullenger's enjoyment of the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team owned by the Rooney family.[2]

text: Music[edit]

text: A full version of the Liv and Maddie theme song, "Better in Stereo", was recorded by Dove Cameron and released as a promotional single by Walt Disney Records on October 15, 2013.[11] A music video was filmed and aired on Disney Channel the night of October 29, 2013.[citation needed] The song was featured multiple times throughout the show, first in the season three finale, "Californi-a-Rooney", and then an acoustic version sung by Dove Cameron during the season four and series finale, "End-a-Rooney".

text: In the pilot, "Twin-a-Rooney", Liv shows Maddie a clip from the Sing It Loud! finale in which Liv's character, Stephanie Einstein, sings a cover of On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons. A full version of the song was recorded by Cameron and was released as a promotional single by Walt Disney Records on August 27, 2013.[12]

text: In "Fa-La-La-a-Rooney", Liv performs the classic "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" during the Steven's Point Holiday Spectacular. A full version of the song was recorded by Dove Cameron and is included on Holidays Unwrapped, a holiday album released by Walt Disney Records on October 15, 2013.[13]

text: In "Song-a-Rooney", Liv performs "FroyoYOLO" which goes viral, but Liv hates it. In the same episode, Liv performs "Count Me In". A full version of "Count Me In" was recorded by Dove Cameron and was released as a promotional single by Walt Disney Records on June 3, 2014.[14]

text: In "New Year's Eve-a-Rooney", Liv performs "You, Me and the Beat". A full version of the song was recorded by Cameron and was released as a promotional single by Walt Disney Records on December 2, 2014.

text: In "Rate-a-Rooney", Liv uploads "What a Girl Is". Two versions were created: the first being the one shown on Liv and Maddie and the other, including Christina Grimmie and Baby Kaely, was eventually recorded. Both versions are included in the Liv and Maddie soundtrack. The second version was released on iTunes on March 5, 2015, while the original version was released on March 17, 2015. On March 17, 2015, the Liv and Maddie soundtrack was released. The soundtrack includes "Better in Stereo", "On Top of the World", "FroyoYOLO", "Count Me In", "You, Me and the Beat", and both versions of "What a Girl Is". The soundtrack also includes "Say Hey", "As Long as I Have You", and "True Love", of which the last one would be morphed into two versions: Ballad, which would be sung by Jordan Fisher, and a piano duet featuring Jordan Fisher and Dove Cameron. On March 5, 2015, with the announcing of the soundtrack, the singles for those songs, minus FroyoYOLO, will no longer be available.

text: In "Prom-a-Rooney", Liv performs "True Love" at the school prom. Dove Cameron, like the other songs, recorded a full version of the song which was released as part of the Liv and Maddie soundtrack on March 17, 2015.

text: In "Band-a-Rooney", Liv's band, "The Dream", performs "Say Hey" at the Battle of the Bands. A full version was recorded by Dove Cameron, with the band member's actor doing the chorus. The song was released as part of the Liv and Maddie soundtrack on March 17, 2015.

text: In "Video-a-Rooney", Liv's band performs "As Long as I Have You". Dove Cameron recorded a full version which was released as part of the Liv and Maddie soundtrack on March 17, 2015. The song was the final song from the soundtrack that was played in the series.

text: In "SPARF-a-Rooney", Andy Grammer performs "Honey, I'm Good". This is one of the few songs in Liv and Maddie not to be part of the soundtrack.

text: In "Sing It Louder!!-a-Rooney", Liv and Ruby perform "One Second Chance" on the set of "Sing It Louder!!" The song was recorded by Dove Cameron and Lauren Lindsey Donzis and was released as a promotional single by Walt Disney Records on November 4, 2016.

text: In "Falcon-a-Rooney", "The Power of Two" is performed again by Liv and Ruby for "Sing It Louder!!" Like the previous song in season four, Dove Cameron and Lauren Lindsey Donzis recorded a full song, released on January 20, 2017.

text: In "Sing It Live!!!-a-Rooney, Liv sings "My Destiny" for the special episode of "Sing It Louder!!" Again, a full song was recorded by Dove Cameron and released as a promotional single on March 3, 2017.

text: Songs[edit]

text:
List of songs in Liv and Maddie

Title

Performed by

First episode

"Better in Stereo"

Dove Cameron

"Twin-a-Rooney"

"On Top of the World"

Dove Cameron

"Twin-a-Rooney"

"Up on the Housetop"

Dove Cameron and Ella Anderson

"Fa-La-La-a-Rooney"

"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"

Dove Cameron

"Fa-La-La-a-Rooney"

"FroyoYOLO"

Dove Cameron

"Song-a-Rooney"

"Count Me In"

Dove Cameron

"Song-a-Rooney"

"You, Me and the Beat"

Dove Cameron

"New Year's Eve-a-Rooney"

"What a Girl Is"

Dove Cameron

"Rate-a-Rooney"

"True Love"

Dove Cameron

"Prom-a-Rooney"

"Say Hey"

Dove Cameron

"Band-a-Rooney"

"As Long as I Have You"

Dove Cameron

"Video-a-Rooney"

"Honey, I'm Good"

Andy Grammer

"SPARF-a-Rooney"

"Key of Life"

Dove Cameron

"Dream-a-Rooney"

"One Second Chance"

Dove Cameron and Lauren Lindsey Donzis

"Sing It Louder!!-a-Rooney"

"Power of Two"

Dove Cameron and Lauren Lindsey Donzis

"Falcon-a-Rooney"

"My Destiny"

Dove Cameron

"Sing It Live!!!-a-Rooney"

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Liv and Maddie airs on Disney Channel in the United States and Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode aired as a preview on July 19, 2013. The first promo for the series was seen on June 28, 2013. The series officially premiered in the United States on September 15, 2013, and in Canada on September 20, 2013.[citation needed] The series stopped airing in Canada on Family Channel on September 1, 2015, and started airing on Disney Channel on September 5, 2015.[citation needed] La Chaîne Disney in French Canada premiered the episode "Home Run-a-Rooney" on March 24, 2016, 17 days before the US and Canada airing on April 10, 2016.[citation needed] In the UK and Ireland, the series aired a preview on October 7, 2013, and later premiered on November 8, 2013.[citation needed] In Australia and New Zealand, the series premiered on October 11, 2013.[citation needed] The second season premiered on January 8, 2015.[15] The third season premiered on December 2, 2015.[citation needed] The series premiered in Southeast Asia on January 10, 2014.[citation needed] In the Balkans, Greece, the Middle East and Africa, the series premiered on March 8, 2014.[citation needed] The second season premiered on February 7, 2015.[citation needed] In India, the series premiered on October 30, 2017 on Disney International HD.[16]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical[edit]

text: Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series' quality a rating of three out of five stars, describing it as a "jovial family sitcom" and applicable for ages seven and above. Ashby credited the series' "comical spin" on common family issues, like sibling rivalry, stating: "As is true of most tween-targeted comedies, the series glosses over a lot, especially when it comes to teen issues, but that's what makes it a worry-free pick for kids."[17] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times compared the series to The Patty Duke Show while describing it as "a gentle, moderately amusing comedy" and praising Dove Cameron's portrayal of the down-to-earth Maddie and diva Liv, stating: "...the premise gives the writers plenty of opportunities."[18]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season

Episodes

First aired

Last aired
Avg. viewers(millions)

Date

Viewers(millions)

Date

Viewers(millions)

1

20

July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)

5.78[19]

July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)

TBD
2.87

2

24

September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)

2.04[20]

August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)

2.45[21]
2.17

3

20

September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13)

1.80[22]

June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)

1.53[23]
1.87

4

15

September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)

1.66[24]

March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)

1.30[25]
1.21

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Result

Ref.

2014

Kids' Choice Awards Mexico

Favorite International Program

Nominated

Kids' Choice Awards Mexico

Favorite International Program

Nominated

2015

Kids' Choice Awards Colombia

Favorite International Program

Nominated

2016

Teen Choice Awards

Choice TV Show: Comedy

Nominated

[26]

Kids' Choice Awards Mexico

Favorite International Program

Nominated

[27]

Kids' Choice Awards Colombia

Favorite International Program

Won

[28]

Kids' Choice Awards Argentina

Favorite International Program

Won

[29]

2017

Kids' Choice Awards Mexico

Favorite International Program

Won

Kids' Choice Awards Colombia

Favorite International Program

Won

Kids' Choice Awards Argentina

Favorite International Program

Won

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: Brand marketing promotion from Liv and Maddie still continues strongly, with ACCO Brands, under the Day Dream brand, featuring a 2015 wall calendar and Disney D'Signed clothing line from selected retailers: Target and Kohl's. Wooky Entertainment owns Style Me Up, a creative fashion brand for tween girls, featuring Liv and Maddie: Dreams Come True and Liv and Maddie: A Rising Star sketchbooks.[citation needed] Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource conducts Liv and Maddie-themed character footwear based on the series.[30] A novelization of the series, titled Liv and Maddie: Sisters Forever, was published by Disney Press on January 6, 2015.[31] The junior novel is based on the episodes "Twin-a-Rooney" and "Team-a-Rooney", and alternates between the view points of Liv, Maddie, Joey, and Parker. Featuring eight pages of photos from the series, the junior novel was adapted by Lexi Ryals.


document_title: Federer–Nadal rivalry

question_text: who has more grand slams federer or nadal

question_tokens: who has more grand slams federer or nadal

text: Federer–Nadal rivalry

text: History[edit]

text: 2004: Miami[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal played their first match in March 2004 at the third round of the Miami Masters.[34] Nadal, only 17 years old and ranked No. 34 at the time,[35] surprised many by beating the then No. 1 in straight sets.

text: 2005: Miami, French Open[edit]

text: Their second meeting was one year later, again in Miami, but this time in a best-of-five-set final. Federer recovered from a two-set deficit to win in five sets.[36]

text: They played again two months later in the semifinals of the French Open, which was their first match on clay. Nadal defeated Federer in four sets en route to his first Grand Slam title.

text: 2006: Dubai, Monte Carlo, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon, Masters Cup[edit]

text: In 2006, Nadal and Federer faced each other in six matches.

text: Nadal won the first four, beginning with the Dubai final in February played on hard court. This was Federer's first loss of the year and ended his Open era record of 56 consecutive wins on hard courts.[37]

text: The clay season ensued, and Nadal continued his dominance on clay, defeating Federer in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters, the Rome Masters, and the French Open,[38] in what was their first Grand Slam final. Federer won the first set quickly, but Nadal fought back and took the next three sets to capture his second French Open title.[20] In the Rome final, Federer held two championship points on Nadal's serve at 5–6 in the fifth set, but failed to convert. Federer then led 5–3 in the fifth-set tiebreaker, but Nadal won the next four points to claim the title. At five hours and five minutes, this is the longest match Federer and Nadal have ever contested.

text: They faced off again a month later in the final of Wimbledon, which was their first meeting on grass. Federer won in four sets to capture his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title with two sets going to tiebreakers.[39][40]

text: They did not meet again until the semifinals of the year-end Masters Cup. Federer won in straight sets, en route to his third Masters Cup title in four years. At year's end, Nadal's career head-to-head advantage had risen to 6–3.

text: 2007: Monte Carlo, Hamburg, French Open, Wimbledon, Masters Cup[edit]

text: Nadal and Federer faced each other five times in 2007, and Federer won three of their matches.

text: For the second straight year, Federer and Nadal played in three finals on clay. Nadal won the first meeting in straight sets, winning his third consecutive Monte Carlo title. A few weeks later they met at the Hamburg Masters, where Federer defeated Nadal for the first time on clay and ended his 81-match winning streak on clay.

text: Their next encounter was the French Open final, and Nadal won their much-anticipated rematch in four sets, capturing his third consecutive French Open title.[20]

text: Their last two meetings in 2007 were also a repeat of 2006: the finals of Wimbledon and the semifinals of the Masters Cup. Once again, Federer won both matches, though their Wimbledon final lasted five sets, instead of the previous year's four sets.[41]

text: By the end of the year Federer narrowed the head-to-head record to 6–8.

text: 2008: Monte Carlo, Hamburg, French Open, Wimbledon[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal played four times in 2008, and Nadal won all four times, extending his career advantage to 12–6. For the third straight year, Federer and Nadal played in three clay-court finals. Nadal beat Federer in the Monte Carlo Masters for the third straight year, capturing his Open-Era-record fourth consecutive title there.[20] A few weeks later Nadal avenged his only clay-court loss to Federer by defeating him in three sets for his first Hamburg Masters title. Federer had double-break leads in the first sets of both Monte Carlo and Hamburg, but could not close out the sets.

text: Also for the third straight year, they played in the final of the French Open. Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open title, by a score of 6–1, 6–3, 6–0. The scoreline puts the match among the most one-sided in Grand Slam finals history.[20][42]

text: Nadal and Federer also met in the final of Wimbledon for the third straight year, in the most anticipated match of their rivalry.[43][44][44][45] Amidst rain delays, they played the longest final in Wimbledon history (4 hours and 48 minutes), and Nadal captured the title, winning a fifth set that finished in near darkness.[21][22][23][24] This match broke Federer's Open-Era-record 65-match winning streak on grass, which spanned more than five years.[46]

text: 2009: Australian Open, Madrid[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal played each other only twice in 2009, splitting their matches.

text: Both players began the year strong, reaching the final of the Australian Open. This was the first hard-court Grand Slam final for Nadal, but Federer was undefeated in eight hard-court finals (five US Open, three Australian).[47] The final was long (4 hours and 23 minutes) and competitive in the first four sets, with Nadal pulling away decisively in the fifth set to secure his first hard-court championship.[48][47][49]

text: Federer rebounded against Nadal at the Madrid Masters (their first match on Spanish soil), defeating him in the final in straight sets.[50] This was a pivotal match because it broke Nadal's five-match winning streak against Federer. The victory by Federer also ended Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay and foreshadowed the Swiss' historic victory at Roland Garros, which completed his Career Grand Slam.

text: 2010: Madrid, World Tour Finals[edit]

text: In 2010, Federer and Nadal played twice, with Nadal winning the first and Federer winning the second match.

text: The two met in the final of the Madrid Open, one year after their last match, and Nadal defeated Federer in straight sets.

text: Federer and Nadal met in the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals' final, marking their third meeting at the year-end championships and their first ever meeting in the finals. Federer continued his indoor dominance against Nadal, winning in three sets. This victory gave Federer a record-tying fifth title at the year-end tournament.

text: 2011: Miami, Madrid, French Open, World Tour Finals[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal played four singles matches, with Nadal winning the first three matches and Federer winning the last match. Their lone doubles match was at the BNP Paribas Open. Federer, partnering with Stanislas Wawrinka, defeated Nadal and Marc López in the semifinals.

text: In their first singles match of 2011, the two met in the semifinals of the Miami Masters, where Nadal won in straight sets.[51]

text: They met in the semifinals at the Mutua Madrid Open, and Nadal won in three sets.[52]

text: They then met in the final of the 2011 French Open, their first Grand Slam meeting since the 2009 Australian Open final. Although it was a competitive match, Nadal again defeated Federer in four sets to win his tenth Grand Slam title and sixth French Open crown. This denied Federer an opportunity to become the first man in the open era to have won all four grand slam tournaments twice.[53] This would be their last meeting at a Grand Slam final until the 2017 Australian Open final.

text: Their final meeting of the year came in the round-robin stage of the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals. Their match, a rematch of the previous year's final, saw Federer win a lopsided match in straight sets.[54]

text: 2012: Australian Open, Indian Wells[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal first met during 2012 in the semifinals of the 2012 Australian Open. Federer was leading by a set and a break before a 20-minute fireworks delay due to the celebrations of Australia Day. After the delay, Nadal came back to win in four sets, improving his hard-court record over Federer.

text: They next met in the semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters, where Federer won the match in straight sets en route to claiming his fourth Indian Wells Masters title.

text: 2013: Indian Wells, Rome, Cincinnati, World Tour Finals[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal met four times in 2013 with Nadal prevailing on every occasion.

text: Federer and Nadal met for the first time during the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters. It was the earliest the pair had met in a tournament since 2004, with Nadal winning in straight sets.[55][56]

text: On 1 April, by winning the Miami Masters, Andy Murray passed Federer in the ATP Rankings for second place. This marked the first time since 10 November 2003 that neither Federer nor Nadal was ranked in the ATP top 2,[57] a span of an unprecedented 490 weeks.

text: Nadal then defeated Federer in the 2013 Rome Masters final in two sets.[58]

text: They finally played in the quarterfinals at the 2013 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where Nadal unseated the five-time champion in the quarterfinals in three sets. Federer had just switched back to his old racquet after experimenting with a larger frame in his previous two tournaments.[59]

text: Nadal and Federer met in semifinals of the indoor event, 2013 ATP World Tour Finals in the O2 arena. Nadal beat Federer in straight sets. This was Nadal's first win over Federer on indoor hard courts. This would also be Federer's last career match played with his 90-inch racquet before upgrading to a larger frame.

text: 2014: Australian Open[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal had their only meeting of the 2014 season in the semifinals of the Australian Open. Nadal won in straight sets and improved his record to 3–0 against Federer at the Australian Open (9–2 overall in majors). This was the first Grand Slam tournament that Federer played after switching to a new larger racquet.

text: 2015: Basel[edit]

text: In November 2015, Federer defeated Nadal in three sets in the final of the Swiss Indoors. This was their first encounter on Swiss soil, as Federer captured a seventh title in his hometown of Basel. It was Federer's first victory over Nadal in over 3 and a half years, having lost the previous five meetings.

text: 2017: Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Shanghai[edit]

text: The rivalry was renewed in the 2017 Australian Open final, their first meeting in a Grand Slam final since 2011. Federer, returning from a six-month layoff from knee injury that saw him miss out most of the 2016 season, came into the tournament seeded 17th, and Nadal seeded 9th. Prior to the match, Nadal had won every match between the two in a Grand Slam tournament since the Wimbledon final in 2007, three of which were in the Australian Open. Federer came back from a break down in the fifth set to take the match, becoming the first man in history to win 18 Grand Slam singles titles and the first man to win at least five titles in three different Grand Slam tournaments each, and denying Nadal's third effort to win the Australian Open title again and also his second opportunity to become the first man in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam in men's singles at least twice. Federer's victory over Nadal in the Australian Open 2017 final also marked his first win over Nadal in a Grand Slam match outside the grass courts of Wimbledon.

text: They met again at Indian Wells in the round of 16, only their second-ever meeting before the quarterfinal stage in any tournament. Federer prevailed in straight sets; it was the first time he had won three matches in a row against Nadal.

text: Their 37th meeting came in the Miami final. This was their first meeting in a final on American soil since the 2005 Miami final, and Federer won in straight sets, his 4th consecutive win over Nadal.

text: In the 2017 Laver Cup Nadal and Federer played doubles together for the first time, against Sam Querrey/Jack Sock, and won in a final set super tiebreaker.[60]

text: Federer and Nadal met at the Shanghai Masters for the first time, contesting the final. Federer won in straight sets, claiming a fifth consecutive win over Nadal.

text: Federer's newfound success against Nadal has been ascribed to the improvement in the backhand, which he has been hitting harder and more easily returning Nadal's high bouncing forehand with the larger racquet.[61]

text: Analysis[edit]

text: Significant aspects[edit]

text: The rivalry between Federer and Nadal has been a huge part of both men's careers. Their Grand Slam tournament histories are of particular interest, especially their all-time record of nine finals encounters.[20] This includes playing French Open and Wimbledon finals for three consecutive years (2006–08), culminating in what many consider the greatest match in tennis history at Wimbledon 2008.[21][22][23][24] Nadal, who had to defeat Federer during each of his first six Grand Slam title runs, possesses a 6–3 advantage in their finals encounters plus three victories in semifinals.

text: Nadal denied Federer a Career Grand Slam plus two potential Calendar Year Grand Slams (2006–07) by defeating him at the French Open every year from 2005–08. Federer would complete a Career Grand Slam by winning the French title in 2009 after Nadal was upset in the fourth round. Meanwhile, Federer twice denied Nadal from becoming the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win the "Channel Slam" (both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year) by defeating him in their first two Wimbledon finals, but Nadal succeeded the following year. This was the first of three combined Channel Slams with Federer accomplishing it in 2009 followed by Nadal's second in 2010. Federer has also prevented Nadal from winning the Year-End Championships by defeating him in the 2010 finals and eliminating Nadal from the tournament in the 2006 and 2007 semifinals preventing Nadal from becoming only the second man after Andre Agassi to win a Career Grand Slam, a gold singles Olympic medal, and the Year End Championships, a distinction dubbed as a "Career Super Slam" by Sports Illustrated. In their latest match in the 2017 Australian Open final, Federer won a record-breaking 18th singles major while denying Nadal's second opportunity (the 2014 Australian Open final was the first) to become the first man in the Open Era to have won each of the Grand Slams twice in men's singles.

text: Their record six consecutive calendar years atop the rankings from 2005–10 was due to their unprecedented combined performance in the Grand Slam and Masters Series tournaments. During this span, they captured a combined record 21 of the 24 Grand Slam tournament titles (12 for Federer, 9 for Nadal), including a record 11 consecutive titles from 2005–07. They also dominated the Masters Series, combining for 31 of the 54 titles (18 for Nadal, 13 for Federer), including 8 of 9 in 2005 (4 each). Additionally, Federer won 4 of 6 year-end tournaments.

text: Finally, both men not only possess Open-Era records for consecutive wins on a single surface—Federer on both grass (65) and hard courts (56), Nadal on clay courts (81)—but each of these streaks was broken by the other player. Their respective dominance on grass and clay was the impetus for the "Battle of Surfaces", an exhibition match on a half-grass, half-clay court, which Nadal won with a 12–10 in the deciding tiebreak in May 2007 when both the grass and clay streaks were still active.[62]

text: Of their 38 matches, 20 have been on hard court, 15 have been on clay, and 3 have been on grass. Federer has a winning record on his best surface, grass (2–1), and on hard court (11–9) while Nadal leads on his best surface, clay (13–2).[63] Nadal leads in Grand Slam tournament matches (9–3), with five of these wins coming on the clay courts of Roland Garros.

text: Analysts, commentators and pundits increasingly recognize that Nadal is a bad matchup for Federer, as the heavy topspin created by Nadal's groundstrokes combined with his strategy of directing the majority of his serves and groundstrokes to Federer's single-handed backhand keeps Federer on the defensive and makes it harder for Federer to use his aggressive groundstrokes to dominate baseline rallies as he typically does against other opponents.[64] Federer says he is a "different player due to Nadal's presence" citing Nadal's game as a major reason for improvements in areas of his own game.[65]

text: There are several factors to consider in analyzing the head-to-head tally between Nadal and Federer. Nadal's head-to-head advantage is built on his ability to dominate on clay whilst remaining competitive on the other two surfaces. Nadal leads by a 13–2 margin on clay, which is statistically his strongest surface and Federer's weakest, while the record on the other two surfaces combined currently stands at 13–10 in Federer's favour.

text: There is debate as to how much of a role sickness and injury have played in the rivalry. Federer contracted mononucleosis in late December of 2007 which lasted, according to his doctors, for at least six weeks.[66][67] Some believe that the after-effects of the illness were with him throughout the year[68][69] though there is some evidence that he was over the illness by March, a month before the first of their matches.[70][71][67] Nevertheless, as Chris Bowers wrote in his biography of Federer, Federer "may well have had a very mild dose, but, looking back on Federer's 2008, the fact that he played through it means it is medically quite plausible that it robbed him of strength for the first half of the year".[69] Federer also suffered from a back injury in 2013.[72][73][74][75] During these years when Federer had mononucleosis (2008) and the significant year-long back injury (2013), he went 0–8 against Nadal which significantly skewed their head to head record.

text: Another aspect that has shaped their rivalry has been that of racquet equipment. Nadal has always used a large 100 square inch racquet, however, Federer used a significantly smaller 90 inch racquet in their matches from 2004-2013. This was the size Federer had always played with since a youth, but in an age of increasing power tennis this substantially smaller racquet put him at a disadvantage. During the period in which Nadal enjoyed this advantage in racquet equipment he complied a 22-10 record. In early 2014 Federer began experimenting with a larger frame and played Nadal in just his second tournament using this larger prototype.[76] Nadal won this match and took his advantage to 23-10. However, since Federer committed to his new 97.5 inch Wilson Prostaff he has flipped their rivalry upside down going an undefeated 5-0 in their matches with equally modern racquet equipment.[77] Many analysts have claimed that Federer's switch to a modern sized racquet and his subsequent dominance, in addition to the vast improvements it has made to his single handed backhand, have proven that he was playing with a handicap for most of their rivalry.[78][79][80]

text: Comparison of Grand Slam tournament titles[edit]

text: As of 2017, Roger Federer holds the all-time record for the most Grand Slam tournament titles with 19. Federer's Grand Slam tournament titles include 10 on hard courts, 8 on grass, and 1 on clay. Nadal is second on the all-time list for the most Grand Slam titles with 16 in total: 10 on clay, 4 on hard courts, and 2 on grass. According to The Economist, when adjusted for the difficulty of the draw, Nadal would have won the most men's grand slam titles and marginally more than a second-placed Federer.[81]

text: Both players have won the Career Grand Slam (winning all four majors at least once).

text:
Tournament
Federer
Nadal

Australian Open
5
1

French Open
1
10

Wimbledon Championships
8
2

US Open
5
3

Total count
19
16

text: Comparison of Masters 1000 titles[edit]

text: Rafael Nadal holds a record 30 Masters 1000 titles (tied with Novak Djokovic), with 22 of his titles on clay and 8 on hard courts. Roger Federer has 27, with 21 coming on hard courts and 6 on clay. Nadal is missing three Masters 1000 titles, all of which are played on hard court, (Miami, Shanghai, and Paris) and Federer is missing two, both of which are played on clay (Monte Carlo and Rome).

text: Nadal prevented Federer from winning Monte Carlo three times from 2006 to 2008. He also beat Federer twice in the Rome finals, in 2006 and 2013.[82] The 2006 Rome final, which was won by Nadal in a fifth-set tiebreak, lasted for over five hours and is considered by some to be one of the greatest and most memorable matches ever contested on clay.[83][84]

text: In 2005, Federer prevented Nadal from winning Miami in a five-set final. Nadal won the first and second sets, was up a break in the third set, and was two points away from victory before Federer came back from two-sets-down to win.[85] Nadal made it back to the Miami final in 2008,[86] 2011,[87] and 2014[88] but lost each time.[88] In 2017, Federer again beat Nadal in the Miami final. He also prevented Nadal from winning in Shanghai, defeating the Spaniard in the final.

text:
Tournament
Federer
Nadal

Indian Wells Masters
5
3

Miami Open
3
0

Monte-Carlo Masters
0
10

Madrid Open/German Open
6
5

Italian Open
0
7

Canadian Open
2
3

Cincinnati Masters
7
1

Shanghai Masters/Madrid Open
3
1

Paris Masters
1
0

Total Count
27
30

text: Comparison of Year-End Championships[edit]

text: As of 2016, Roger Federer holds the record for Year-End Championship titles with six. While Nadal has not won a Year-End Championship, he has made the finals twice, in 2010 and 2013. Federer defeated Nadal in the 2010 finals and leads their head-to-head for the event 4–1.

text:
Tournament
Federer
Nadal

Tennis Masters Cup
4
0

ATP World Tour Finals
2
0

Total Count
6
0

text: Head-to-head tallies[edit]

text: The following is a breakdown of their head-to-head results:

text:
All matches: Nadal, 23–15

Clay courts: Nadal, 13–2
Grass courts: Federer, 2–1
Hard courts: Federer, 11–9

Outdoor: Nadal, 8–6*
Indoor: Federer, 5–1

text: * The Shanghai Masters 2017 final between Federer and Nadal was played with the roof closed due to rain, but the ATP officially counts it as an outdoor match.

text:
All finals: Nadal, 14–10

Clay courts: Nadal, 11–2
Hard courts: Federer, 6–2

Outdoor: Federer, 4–2
Indoor: Federer, 2–0

Grass courts: Federer, 2–1

Grand Slam matches: Nadal, 9–3

Australian Open: Nadal, 3–1
French Open: Nadal, 5–0
Wimbledon: Federer, 2–1

Grand Slam finals: Nadal, 6–3

Australian Open: Tied, 1–1
French Open: Nadal, 4–0
Wimbledon: Federer, 2–1

Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals matches: Federer, 4–1
Tennis Masters Cup/ATP World Tour Finals finals: Federer, 1–0
ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 matches: Nadal, 12–7
ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals: Nadal, 7–5

Clay courts: Nadal, 7–2
Hard courts: Federer, 3–0

Best of five set matches: Nadal, 11–4

Five-set matches: Tied, 3–3

Best of three set matches: Nadal, 12–11

text: Set tallies[edit]

text:
Federer
Set score
Nadal

0
9–7
1

10
7–6[89]
11

4
7–5
7

10
6–4
15

13
6–3
19

5
6–2
8

5
6–1
5

3
6–0
1

50
Total sets
67

560
Total games
597

3596
Total points[90][91]
3670

text:
Hard Court (o)
Clay
Grass
Hard Court (i)
Total

Nadal
Federer
Nadal
Federer
Nadal
Federer
Nadal
Federer
Nadal
Federer

Australian Open
3
1

3
1

Roland Garros

5
0

5
0

Wimbledon

1
2

1
2

Indian Wells
1
2

1
2

Miami
2
2

2
2

Monte Carlo

3
0

3
0

Rome

2
0

2
0

Hamburg / Madrid

3
2

3
2

Cincinnati
1
0

1
0

Shanghai
0
1

0
1

Dubai
1
0

1
0

Basel

0
1
0
1

Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals

1
4
1
4

Total
8
6
13
2
1
2
1
5
23
15

text:
Tournament
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Australian Open

N

N

N

F

French Open
N
N
N
N

N

Wimbledon

F
F
N

US Open

text: Notes

text: In bold: Matches that happened in the finals.

text: Hard[edit]

text: Nadal and Federer have played 20 of their 38 matches on hard courts, with the head-to-head on this surface at 11–9 in Federer's favour. An important distinction is the relative success of the two players on indoor and outdoor hard courts. In the former, Federer leads Nadal with a 5–1 record, while on outdoor hard courts, Nadal leads 8–6. The quicker conditions and low bounce of the indoor hard courts fit Federer's style, while the slower and high bouncing conditions of most outdoor ones favor Nadal. Federer has defeated Nadal in four out of five encounters they have had at the Year End Championships, including the 2010 final, which are played on indoor hardcourts. This is the only surface on which they have exchanged the lead in their head-to-head, which has happened several times.

text: Despite Nadal's success on hard courts, some analysts[92] have criticized his lack of consistency in reaching hard court tournament finals (especially US Open finals) for potentially skewing the overall head-to-head results. In reference to their match at the 2012 Australian Open, Nadal has said that Federer is typically the "favourite" on "these kinds of surfaces".[93]

text: Clay[edit]

text: Nadal and Federer have played 15 of their 38 matches on clay with Nadal holding a 13–2 advantage over Federer. From 2005 to 2008, Nadal won every French Open, defeating Federer in each of those tournaments (in the 2005 semifinal and the 2006, 2007, 2008 finals), as well as in the 2011 final, and won at least 2 of the 3 clay Masters events each year from 2005–2010, defeating Federer in 6 of those. Statistically, Nadal has the highest win percentage on clay of any player in ATP history, and is third best all-time.[94] As a result, some analysts and players, such as Pat Cash and Conchita Martínez, consider Nadal the greatest clay-court player ever.[95] Nadal has won all of their seven meetings in best of five set matches on clay.

text: Grass[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal have met three times on grass, with Federer ahead by 2–1. Federer has won the Wimbledon Championships eight times, and Nadal has won the championships twice. Five of Federer's titles were consecutive titles (from 2003 to 2007), and the sixth, seventh and eighth titles were won in 2009, 2012 and 2017. Federer and Nadal met in three consecutive Wimbledon finals from 2006 to 2008; Federer won the first two finals, while Nadal won the last one. The 2008 Wimbledon final (won by Nadal) has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.[21][22][23][24]

text: Skill comparisons[edit]

text: Federer is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time[96][97][98] while Nadal's performance on clay has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player and one of the best tennis players of all time.[99][100][101]

text: Federer has been more successful than Nadal on fast courts because he hits a flatter forehand and has a faster serve. Grass and indoor hard courts are faster surfaces, so Federer's flatter shots there result in a lower bouncing, faster moving trajectory. Thus, Nadal's topspin is less effective on such faster courts, but is most effective on slower courts such as clay. Nadal has improved his serving speed and placement over the years, but Federer still serves faster on average and earns more aces and service winners, while Nadal has an overall stronger ground stroke game.[102][103][104]

text: While Nadal is statistically weaker than Federer on both hard and grass courts, Nadal has nonetheless achieved considerable success on both surfaces, including notable wins at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wimbledon (2008 and 2010), the Australian Open (2009), the US Open (2010, 2013 and 2017), and at various hard court Masters series tournaments.

text: Similarly, Federer too has achieved considerable success on clay, winning the French Open (2009) and reaching finals four times (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011) before losing to Nadal, winning the Madrid/Hamburg open six times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2012), and winning other titles.

text: Media and player commentary[edit]

text: During interviews, many fellow and former players have regarded both Federer and Nadal as among the best tennis players of all time.[105][106][106] In November 2010, former player Björn Borg stated that he believed Federer to be the greatest player of all time, but "Rafa has the chance to be the greatest player" if he stays healthy.[107]

text: Former player and commentator John McEnroe was of a similar opinion, noting in 2010 that "there is an argument to be made that Rafael Nadal may be the greatest player eventually, even possibly now."[107] He has subsequently adjusted his opinion on several occasions, in 2013 noting that he thought Nadal was "the greatest player that ever lived" [108] but later in 2014 bunched Federer, Nadal, Laver and Sampras together as the greatest ever.[109] In July 2015, he reversed his opinion and again backed Roger Federer for the title.[110] In January 2017, after Federer, then 35 years of age and returning to competitive play after a 6-month layoff due to injury, triumphed over Nadal in 5 sets to win the record-breaking 18th major at the 2017 Australian Open, McEnroe remarked that Federer had cemented his status as being the best tennis player of all time, but also left open the possibility that Nadal can be in the running again should he win additional men's singles majors to narrow the gap.

text: In October 2013, Rod Laver, the only tennis player to achieve the grand slam twice, said "When I look at Federer, with what he's accomplished, against the competition that he's accomplished it with, I'd have to say I would think that Roger is the greatest player,''

text: At the press conference following his 9th record French Open win in 2014 and a total of 14 Slams, three shy of Federer's 17, Nadal said that he really does not care much about records, "I'll follow my own path. Then, when my career is over, then we'll count." [111]

text: In May 2014, eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi told Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, via aljazeera.com: "I'd put Nadal number one and Federer number two. Federer separated himself from the field for four years. He separated himself from Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt. Nadal had to deal with Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray in the golden age of tennis." [112]

text: In November 2014, former world number 1 player Andy Roddick, in noting his support for Federer, explained why he believes that head-to-head results are not a valid factor in determining the greatest of all time, "For me Roger Federer is still ahead in the greatest-ever debate, with Rafael Nadal second. People talk about their head-to-head being the determining factor, but I can’t comprehend a single match-up being the deciding factor. It's about total wins at major tournaments, not an individual match-up, in my mind."[113]

text: In December 2014, Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach, Toni Nadal, indicated to Spanish radio station Cadena COPE that he believed Federer to be the greatest of all time based on overall statistics and achievements, noting "I think he is (the best of all-time), the numbers say so."[114] A day before the 2017 Australian Open men's singles finals, Toni Nadal further reemphasized his regard on Federer, saying that "When [Federer] will call it a career, the greatest player in the tennis history won't be there anymore. Looking at titles, he is the greatest at the moment."[115]

text: In March 2015, former player Pete Sampras made similar arguments about Federer, "You look at the numbers of what he's been able to do, you have to say he's the greatest we’ve seen"[116] These comments were echoed by Boris Becker in July 2015, "Great respect for Roger Federer! He is our greatest of all time" [117]

text: Relationship and competitive dynamic[edit]

text: Both Federer and Nadal's personal and professional relationship is good-natured and gracious.[118] Though they are both highly competitive, they maintain a healthy regard for each other and have had virtually no source of personal animosity. The two have made slight criticisms of one another in the past, nevertheless. For example, Federer complained of Nadal's slow, deliberate style of play on the eve of the 2008 Wimbledon final.[119] Nadal criticized Federer before the 2012 Australian Open for his failure to be more vocal about players' grievances on issues such as scheduling and prize money. He subsequently apologized for making his views public, however, and both players maintained that they still enjoyed a good relationship and had high respect for each other,[120] which can often be seen in interviews. Nadal was also once seen watching Federer play a match in his box, and their family members would congratulate each other on match wins.

text: Despite their cordial relationship, both men have a somewhat different attitude towards their rivalry. When Federer was securely atop the tennis world he was ambivalent towards the notion of a rivalry with an opponent five years younger than himself.[121][122] But after their memorable 2008 Wimbledon final he had no choice but to acknowledge its significance, even admitting "it definitely becomes more and more special the more times we play against each other."[122] A few weeks later, after Nadal had officially surpassed him in the rankings, Federer offered this compliment: "Look at what he had to achieve to get it. That's what I like to see."[123] Nadal has always cherished the rivalry because he looks up to Federer as both a role model and a measuring stick for success.[124][125]

text: When interest in their rivalry increased, both Federer and Nadal collaborated to arrange occasional charity exhibition matches to benefit their charities' philanthropic interests. The most recent was the Match for Africa, played on 21 December 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland, which Federer won, and a follow-up match played in Madrid on the following day, titled "Joining Forces for the Benefit of Children", which Nadal won.

text: Cultural impact[edit]

text: The rivalry has also increased overall interest in tennis. The highly anticipated 2008 Wimbledon final drew strong television ratings for tennis in both the U.S. and across Europe.[22][126] The match was also featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which was the first time in years that tennis had made its cover.[23][127]

text: Pairing Federer and Nadal[edit]

text: Significant achievements[edit]

text:
From the 2003 Wimbledon Championships to the 2011 French Open, Federer and Nadal have won an unprecedented 26 out of 32 Major titles. In this time, both men have also completed the Career Grand Slam (Nadal has also completed the Career Golden Slam by winning the 2008 Beijing Olympics).
From Nadal's first Grand Slam tournament victory at the 2005 French Open until the 2011 French Open, Federer and Nadal had won 22 of 25 Major titles (12 for Federer, 10 for Nadal). The exceptions were the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, won by Novak Djokovic, and the 2009 US Open, won by Juan Martín del Potro.
Federer and Nadal are the only No. 1 and No. 2 pair in the open era to contest the French Open and Wimbledon men's finals back to back in a calendar year. They are also the only pair in the history of tennis to contest both of these finals back to back for three consecutive years (2006–08).
In the history of tennis, Federer and Nadal are the only pair to face each other in nine Grand Slam singles finals (2006–08, 2011 French Open, 2006–08 Wimbledon, 2009, 2017 Australian Open). This broke the previous record of seven finals set by Bill Tilden and William Johnston (1919–25 U.S. Championships). Their match at the 2012 Australian Open also marked a 10th time two players had faced each other in Grand Slam men's singles matches, tying the record set by John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl.[128] This record has now been surpassed by Federer-Djokovic when they met for the 13th time in a Major at the 2012 Wimbledon semifinals.
Federer and Nadal are the only No. 1 and No. 2 pair to win 11 consecutive Grand Slam singles tournaments between them (from the 2005 French Open to the 2007 US Open). In this period, Federer won 3 consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open and 2 consecutive titles at the Australian Open, while Nadal won 3 consecutive French Open titles.
During the Open Era, only two pairs of players have played each other in the final of the same Grand Slam singles tournament three consecutive years: Becker–Edberg (1988–90 Wimbledon) and Federer-Nadal (2006–08 French Open and 2006–08 Wimbledon).
Federer and Nadal are the only pair to win at least four consecutive finals at three different Majors during the same period (2005–08 and 2010–14 French Open for Nadal, 2003–07 Wimbledon and 2004–08 US Open for Federer).
From the 2004 Wimbledon Championships to the 2011 French Open, at least one of them appeared in 25 of 28 Major finals, winning all of them except the 2005 Australian Open, the 2008 Australian Open, the 2011 Australian Open, and the 2009 US Open.
Federer and Nadal have combined to win 8 consecutive Wimbledon (2003–10) and 10 consecutive French Open (2005–14).
Federer and Nadal won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open triple for 4 consecutive years (2005–08).
One of only two pairs to have faced each other in a Major, having both already completed the career Grand Slam. They did this four times. The other pair Roy Emerson and Rod Laver met on two occasions after both completing the career Grand Slam.[128]
Federer and Nadal have played four five-set Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon 2007 and 2008, Australian Open 2009 and 2017). This is the largest number of five-set Grand Slam finals contested by any pair of players in the Open Era.

text: List of all head-to-head matches[edit]

text: ATP, Davis Cup, and Grand Slam main draw results included.

text:
Legend (2004–2008)
Legend (2009–present)
Federer
Nadal

Grand Slam
Grand Slam
3
9

Tennis Masters Cup
ATP World Tour Finals
4
1

ATP Masters Series
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
7
12

ATP International Series Gold
ATP World Tour 500 Series
1
1

Total
15
23

text: Singles[edit]

text: Federer–Nadal (15–23)

text:
No.
Year
Tournament
Series
Surface
Round
Winner
Score
Length (H:MM)
Sets
Federer
Nadal

1.
2004
Miami
Masters
Hard
Round of 32
Nadal
6–3, 6–3
1:10
2/3
0
1

2.
2005
Miami
Masters
Hard
Final
Federer
2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
3:43
5/5
1
1

3.
2005
Roland Garros
Major
Clay
Semifinals
Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2:47
4/5
1
2

4.
2006
Dubai
500
Hard
Final
Nadal
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1:53
3/3
1
3

5.
2006
Monte Carlo
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
3:50
4/5
1
4

6.
2006
Rome
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
5:05
5/5
1
5

7.
2006
Roland Garros
Major
Clay
Final
Nadal
1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
3:02
4/5
1
6

8.
2006
Wimbledon
Major
Grass
Final
Federer
6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2:58
4/5
2
6

9.
2006
Tennis Masters Cup
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Semifinals
Federer
6–4, 7–5
1:53
2/3
3
6

10.
2007
Monte Carlo
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–4, 6–4
1:35
2/3
3
7

11.
2007
Hamburg
Masters
Clay
Final
Federer
2–6, 6–2, 6–0
1:55
3/3
4
7

12.
2007
Roland Garros
Major
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
3:10
4/5
4
8

13.
2007
Wimbledon
Major
Grass
Final
Federer
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
3:45
5/5
5
8

14.
2007
Tennis Masters Cup
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Semifinals
Federer
6–4, 6–1
0:59
2/3
6
8

15.
2008
Monte Carlo
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
7–5, 7–5
1:43
2/3
6
9

16.
2008
Hamburg
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
2:52
3/3
6
10

17.
2008
Roland Garros
Major
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1:48
3/5
6
11

18.
2008
Wimbledon
Major
Grass
Final
Nadal
6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
4:48
5/5
6
12

19.
2009
Australian Open
Major
Hard
Final
Nadal
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
4:23
5/5
6
13

20.
2009
Madrid
Masters
Clay
Final
Federer
6–4, 6–4
1:26
2/3
7
13

21.
2010
Madrid
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2:10
2/3
7
14

22.
2010
ATP World Tour Finals
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Final
Federer
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1:37
3/3
8
14

23.
2011
Miami
Masters
Hard
Semifinals
Nadal
6–3, 6–2
1:18
2/3
8
15

24.
2011
Madrid
Masters
Clay
Semifinals
Nadal
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
2:36
3/3
8
16

25.
2011
Roland Garros
Major
Clay
Final
Nadal
7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
3:40
4/5
8
17

26.
2011
ATP World Tour Finals
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Round Robin
Federer
6–3, 6–0
1:00
2/3
9
17

27.
2012
Australian Open
Major
Hard
Semifinals
Nadal
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
3:42
4/5
9
18

28.
2012
Indian Wells
Masters
Hard
Semifinals
Federer
6–3, 6–4
1:31
2/3
10
18

29.
2013
Indian Wells
Masters
Hard
Quarterfinals
Nadal
6–4, 6–2
1:24
2/3
10
19

30.
2013
Rome
Masters
Clay
Final
Nadal
6–1, 6–3
1:08
2/3
10
20

31.
2013
Cincinnati
Masters
Hard
Quarterfinals
Nadal
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2:14
3/3
10
21

32.
2013
ATP World Tour Finals
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Semifinals
Nadal
7–5, 6–3
1:19
2/3
10
22

33.
2014
Australian Open
Major
Hard
Semifinals
Nadal
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3
2:24
3/5
10
23

34.
2015
Basel
500
Hard (i)
Final
Federer
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2:03
3/3
11
23

35.
2017
Australian Open
Major
Hard
Final
Federer
6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
3:37
5/5
12
23

36.
2017
Indian Wells
Masters
Hard
Round of 16
Federer
6–2, 6–3
1:08
2/3
13
23

37.
2017
Miami
Masters
Hard
Final
Federer
6–3, 6–4
1:34
2/3
14
23

38.
2017
Shanghai
Masters
Hard
Final
Federer
6–4, 6–3
1:12
2/3
15
23

text: Doubles[edit]

text: Federer—Nadal (1–2)

text:
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Round
Winner
Score
Opponents
Federer
Nadal

1.
2004
Indian Wells
Hard
Round of 32
Nadal/Robredo
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Federer/Allegro
0
1

2.
2007
Rome
Clay
Round of 32
Nadal/Moyá
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Federer/Wawrinka
0
2

3.
2011
Indian Wells
Hard
Semifinals
Federer/Wawrinka
7–5, 6–3
Nadal/M. López
1
2

text: Exhibitions[edit]

text: Federer—Nadal (2–7)

text: On 21 November 2006 they played an exhibition match on a hard court in Seoul, South Korea. Federer won 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.[129]

text: On 2 May 2007 they played in the "Battle of Surfaces" on a hybrid court that was half clay and half grass. This match was held at the Palma Arena in Palma, the capital city of Nadal's native Mallorca. Nadal won 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(12–10).[130]

text: On 21 December 2010 they played in Zürich, Switzerland on a hard court a charity tennis match for the Roger Federer Foundation. Federer won 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. They played another exhibition match on 22 December 2010 in Madrid, Spain. Nadal won 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1. This was a charity tennis match for the Fundación Rafa Nadal (Rafael Nadal Foundation).

text: On 1 January 2011 they played in the final of the knockout exhibition tournament; the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on a hard court. Federer had beaten Söderling in the previous round and Nadal had beaten Berdych in the previous round. Nadal won the encounter by a score of 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3).

text: On 8 March 2011 the two played a set at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Nadal won the charity exhibition 7–5.

text: On 31 December 2011 they played again at Mubadala 2011 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (December) on a hard court, this time for third place. Nadal won again 6–1, 7–5.

text: On 12 December 2015 they played two matches in New Delhi, India at 2015 International Premier Tennis League season on a hard court. Nadal won both a set of singles against Federer 6–5(7–4) and, paired with Rohan Bopanna, a doubles set against Roger Federer and Marin Cilic 6–4 to lead the Indian Aces to a 30–19 victory over the UAE Royals.

text: Records[edit]

text:
Only two players in men's Open Era history to have met 9 times in Grand Slam finals
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win at least 16 Grand Slam titles each
Only two players in men's Open Era history to reach at least 23 Grand Slam finals each
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win at least 8 titles at a Grand Slam tournament (Federer at Wimbledon – 8, Nadal at French Open – 10).
Only two players in men's Open Era history to each win a grand slam without losing a set in the same calendar year.
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win at least one tournament 9 times (Federer: Halle Open – 9 titles, Nadal: Monte Carlo, French Open, and Barcelona – 10 titles)
Only two players with 70 outdoor tennis tournaments titles in the Open Era – Nadal 73 titles, Federer 71 titles
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win at least 65 matches at Roland Garros each
Only two players in men's Open Era history for 7 consecutive seasons (from 2004 to 2010) ranked as #1 player in the world
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win all 4 major titles combined in one season four times (2006–2007, 2010, 2017)
Only two players in men's Open Era history to win two grand slams each in a single calendar year (In 2017, Federer won Australian Open and Wimbledon, Nadal won French Open and US Open).
Only two players in men's Open Era history to play four 5-setter Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon 2007 & 2008, and Australian Opens 2009 & 2017). Each won 1 Wimbledon & 1 Australian Open final against each other
Nadal won the most clay tournaments in men's Open Era history on clay with 53 titles, while Federer won the most tournaments on grass (17) and on hard (63)
Nadal has the highest record on clay in men's Open Era history with 91.75% (389–35), while Federer has the best record on grass 87.23% (164–24)
Nadal has the longest streak on clay in men's Open Era history with 81 consecutive matches won from 2005 to 2007, while Federer won the most consecutive matches on grass, 65, from 2003 to 2008 and on hard, 56, from 2005 to 2006. Each player broke the other player's streaks.
Only two players in men's Open Era history to reach at least 11 finals at a single tournament – Nadal reached 11 finals in Monte-Carlo (2005–2013, 2016–2017), while Federer reached 12 finals in Basel (2000–2001, 2006–15) and 11 at Wimbledon and Halle.
Two tennis players with highest number of matches won in Masters 1000 tournaments – Federer is 1st with 350 victories, Nadal is 2nd with 343.
One of two pairs to have played in 12 finals in Masters 1000 tournaments (along with Djokovic–Nadal).
Federer has spent a record 237 consecutive weeks as a #1 player in the world, while Nadal holds the record of most consecutive weeks as a #2 player in the world with 160 weeks
Only two players in tennis history to have met in both Roland Garros & Wimbledon finals in the same season for 3 consecutive years (from 2006 to 2008)
They won a record consecutive 10 Roland Garros finals combined (from 2005 to 2014) and a record 8 consecutive Wimbledon finals (from 2003 to 2010)
For 6 consecutive seasons (from 2005 to 2010) one of them ended calendar season as a #1 player in the world, while the other was the #2 player in the world
Second pair in tennis history (after Djokovic-Nadal) to win the two first major tournaments of the season 5 times (2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2017).
Only pair in men's open Era to have at least one player to be present in Hamburg Masters Series/Madrid Masters 1000 final for 9 consecutive years (2007–2015).
Ranked 1st and 2nd in number of ATP 500 tournaments won – Nadal 19 titles, Federer 18 titles.
Ranked 1st and 2nd in number of ATP 500 tournaments finals reached – Nadal 25 finals, Federer 24 finals.

text: Miscellaneous[edit]

text:
Their 2008 Wimbledon men's singles final match is widely regarded as the greatest match in tennis history.[131][132]
From 2004 to 2007, Federer won 320 of the 344 matches he played (320–24 record, 93% matches won). Nadal was the only player to have a positive record against Federer (with more than 2 matches played) in that time span (8–6).
In his 2006 season, Federer won 92 of 97 matches he played (92–5 record, 94.8% matches won). Nadal was the only player to hold a positive record against him (with more than 2 matches played) , winning 4 matches and losing 2. Federer's only other loss of the year came from Andy Murray at the Cincinnati Masters.
As of October 15, 2017, Federer and Nadal are respectively the two active players with the highest number of titles (94 and 75), finals (143 and 111), and matches won (1124 and 871) on the ATP tour.

text: Performance timeline comparison[edit]

text: Grand Slam tournaments[edit]

text:
Key

W
 F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
A
P
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
NH

text: Bold = players met during this tournament

text:
Player
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
Q1
1R
1R
Q2
3R
4R
1R
3R
3R
QF
QF
4R
4R
1R
1R
4R
4R
1R
W
4R
W
3R
W
W

 Rafael Nadal

A
A
3R
2R
3R
A
A
3R

text:
Player
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
SF
SF
W
W
W
F
W
W
W
F
W
W
SF
F
F
W
F
W
W
F
W
QF
QF
SF

 Rafael Nadal
4R
W
2R
3R
A
W
F
QF
QF
W
F
4R
SF
W
W
SF
W
4R
A
SF
QF
W
W
W

text:
Player
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
SF
F
QF
SF
SF
SF
W
QF
SF
QF
2R
4R
SF
4R
F
SF
3R
QF
F
F
SF
A
SF
A

 Rafael Nadal
QF
W
F
F
F
W
2R
A
A
W
1R
W
F
W
4R
A
QF
QF
2R
3R
1R
3R
A
4R

text:
Player
2017

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
W
A
W
QF

 Rafael Nadal
F
W
4R
W

text: By age (end of season)[edit]

text:
Player
18
19
20
21
22

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
Q1
1R
1R
Q2
3R
4R
1R
3R
3R
QF
QF
4R
4R
1R
1R
4R
4R
1R
W
4R

 Rafael Nadal
3R
A
A
2R
4R
W
2R
3R
A
W
F
QF
QF
W
F
4R
SF
W
W
SF

text:
Player
23
24
25
26
27

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
W
3R
W
W
SF
SF
W
W
W
F
W
W
W
F
W
W
SF
F
F
W

 Rafael Nadal
W
4R
A
SF
QF
W
W
W
QF
W
F
F
F
W
2R
A
A
W
1R
W

text:
Player
28
29
30
31
32

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
F
W
W
F
W
QF
QF
SF
SF
F
QF
SF
SF
SF
W
QF
SF
QF
2R
4R

 Rafael Nadal
F
W
4R
A
QF
QF
2R
3R
1R
3R
A
4R
F
W
4R
W

text:
Player
33
34
35
36
37

AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA
AUS
FRA
WIM
USA

 Roger Federer
SF
4R
F
SF
3R
QF
F
F
SF
A
SF
A
W
A
W
QF

 Rafael Nadal

text: ATP Rankings[edit]

text: Year-End ranking timeline[edit]

text:
Player
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

 Roger Federer
301
64
29
13
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
6
2
3
16

 Rafael Nadal

811
200
49
51
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
1
3
5
9

text: ATP Year-End ranking timeline by age[edit]

text:
Year End Ranking
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

 Roger Federer

301
64
29
13
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
6
2
3
16

 Rafael Nadal
811
200
49
51
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
1
3
5
9

text: Career evolution[edit]

text: Federer and Nadal were born just under four years and 10 months apart. Federer's birthday is 8 August 1981, while Nadal's is 3 June 1986. A different viewpoint of their career evolution is offered by taking the season they ended with an age of 18 as starting point, and comparing their accomplishments at the same age. For instance in 2007, Federer finished the season being 26 years old having accumulated a career record of twelve Major titles, and ranked No.1. By comparison, Nadal finished the 2012 season also aged 26, having accumulated eleven Major titles in total, and being ranked No.4.

text: () = active record (updated Monday 16 October 2017)

text:
Age at end of season
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

 Federer's season
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

 Nadal's season
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Grand Slam titles
Federer
0
0
0
0
1
4
6
9
12
13
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
19

Nadal
0
1
2
3
5
6
9
10
11
13
14
14
14
16

Grand Slam match wins
Federer
0
7
20
26
39
61
85
112
138
162
188
208
228
247
260
279
297
307
325

Nadal
6
19
36
56
80
95
120
143
157
171
187
198
203
226

Year-End Championships
Federer
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
(6)

Nadal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(0)

Masters 1000 titles
Federer
0
0
0
1
1
4
8
12
14
14
16
17
18
21
21
23
24
24
(27)

Nadal
0
4
6
9
12
15
18
19
21
26
27
27
28
(30)

Total titles
Federer
0
0
1
4
11
22
33
45
53
57
61
66
70
76
77
82
88
88
(94)

Nadal
1
12
17
23
31
36
43
46
50
60
64
67
69
(75)

Total match wins
Federer
15
51
100
158
236
310
391
483
551
617
678
743
807
878
923
996
1059
1080
(1124)

Nadal
45
124
183
253
335
401
472
541
583
658
706
767
806
(871)

Ranking
Federer
64
29
13
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
6
2
3
16
(2)

Nadal
51
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
1
3
5
9
(1)

Weeks at number 1
Federer
0
0
0
0
0
48
100
152
204
237
262
285
285
302
302
302
302
302
(302)

Nadal
0
0
0
0
19
46
76
102
102
115
141
141
141
(150)

text: Titles by tournaments played comparison[edit]

text: Another way to view their respective careers and evolution is to look at the progression of titles won by the number of tournaments played to win each of their titles at each level of competition including Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (formerly ATP Masters Series), ATP World Tour Finals (formerly Tennis Masters Cup), Olympic Games, ATP World Tour 500 Series (formerly ATP International Series Gold), and ATP World Tour 250 Series (formerly ATP International Series). For example, Federer won his 14th Grand Slam title at his 40th Grand Slam Tournament, while Nadal won his 14th at his 38th Grand Slam Tournament.

text:
Singles title #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Federer
won at Grand Slam #
17
19
21
22
25
26
27
29
30
31
33
34
38
40
41
43
53
69
70

Nadal
6
9
13
17
18
20
24
25
26
28
32
34
36
38
48
50

Federer
won at ATP Masters 1000 #
22
35
38
39
41
42
44
45
46
47
50
52
57
59
75
77
84
94
95
97
99
112
113
119
124
125
127

Nadal
10
11
12
14
17
18
22
24
25
33
35
36
40
42
43
51
52
53
59
67
69
70
72
73
74
75
81
95
102
103

Federer
won at ATP Tour Finals #
2
3
5
6
9
10

Nadal

Federer
won at Olympic Games #

Nadal
1

Federer
won at ATP 500 event #
12
14
15
17
18
19
21
22
25
27
28
29
35
36
37
38
39
42

Nadal
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
15
17
19
20
22
23
24
26
33
37
40
41

Federer
won at ATP 250 event #
23
30
40
41
42
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
62
63
66
69
70
71

Nadal
11
18
21
22
30
40
41
44
45

text: Federer–Nadal Grand Slam era (2003–Present)[edit]

text:
Year
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open

2003
 Andre Agassi
 Juan Carlos Ferrero
 Roger Federer
 Andy Roddick

2004
 Roger Federer
 Gastón Gaudio
 Roger Federer
 Roger Federer

2005
 Marat Safin
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Roger Federer

2006
 Roger Federer
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Roger Federer

2007
 Roger Federer
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Roger Federer

2008
 Novak Djokovic
 Rafael Nadal
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer

2009
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Roger Federer
 Juan Martín del Potro

2010
 Roger Federer
 Rafael Nadal
 Rafael Nadal
 Rafael Nadal

2011
 Novak Djokovic
 Rafael Nadal
 Novak Djokovic
 Novak Djokovic

2012
 Novak Djokovic
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Andy Murray

2013
 Novak Djokovic
 Rafael Nadal
 Andy Murray
 Rafael Nadal

2014
 Stan Wawrinka
 Rafael Nadal
 Novak Djokovic
 Marin Čilić

2015
 Novak Djokovic
 Stan Wawrinka
 Novak Djokovic
 Novak Djokovic

2016
 Novak Djokovic
 Novak Djokovic
 Andy Murray
 Stan Wawrinka

2017
 Roger Federer
 Rafael Nadal
 Roger Federer
 Rafael Nadal

text: Combined singles performance timeline (best result)[edit]

text:
Tournament
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
SR

Grand Slam tournaments

Australian Open
Q1
3R
3R
4R
4R
W
SF
W
W
SF
W
W
SF
F
SF
F
QF
SF
W
6 / 18

French Open
1R
4R
QF
1R
1R
3R
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
QF
3R
W
11 / 19

Wimbledon
1R
1R
QF
1R
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
F
W
2R
F
F
SF
W
10 / 19

US Open
Q2
3R
4R
4R
4R
W
W
W
W
W
F
W
F
QF
W
SF
F
4R
W
8 / 18

text:
Tournament
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
SR

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour Finals

Indian Wells
A
Q1
1R
3R
2R
W
W
W
W
SF
W
SF
F
W
W
F
F
SF
W
8 / 17

Miami
1R
2R
QF
F
QF
4R
W
W
QF
F
SF
SF
F
SF
A
F
3R
2R
W
3 / 18

Monte Carlo
1R
1R
QF
2R
3R
A
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
F
F
SF
W
W
10 / 18

Madrid1
A
1R
1R
W
3R
W
W
A
W
W
W
W
F
W
W
W
F
SF
W
11 / 17

Rome
A
1R
3R
1R
F
2R
W
W
W
QF
W
W
F
W
W
F
F
QF
QF
7 / 18

Canada
A
1R
A
1R
SF
W
W
W
F
W
QF
F
3R
A
W
F
QF
A
F
5 / 15

Cincinnati
A
1R
A
1R
2R
1R
W
QF
W
SF
W
W
QF
W
W
W
W
3R
QF
8 / 17

Shanghai2
A
2R
2R
QF
SF
2R
W
W
F
SF
F
F
3R
SF
SF
W
SF
2R
W
4 / 18

Paris
A
1R
2R
QF
QF
A
A
A
F
QF
SF
SF
W
A
SF
QF
QF
A

1 / 12

ATP Finals
Did Not Qualify
SF
W
W
F
W
W
RR
SF
W
W
F
F
F
F
A

6 / 14

text: Federer–Nadal ATP world No. 1 era[edit]

text:
Player
Start date
End date
Weeks
Total

 Federer, RogerRoger Federer
000000002004-02-02-0000February 2, 2004
000000002008-08-17-0000August 17, 2008
237
237

 Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal
000000002008-08-18-0000August 18, 2008
000000002009-07-05-0000July 5, 2009
46
46

 Roger Federer (2)
000000002009-07-06-0000July 6, 2009
000000002010-06-06-0000June 6, 2010
48
285

 Rafael Nadal (2)
000000002010-06-07-0000June 7, 2010
000000002011-07-03-0000July 3, 2011
56
102

 Novak Djokovic
000000002011-07-04-0000July 4, 2011
000000002012-07-08-0000July 8, 2012
53
53

 Roger Federer (3)
000000002012-07-09-0000July 9, 2012
000000002012-11-04-0000November 4, 2012
17
302

 Novak Djokovic (2)
000000002012-11-05-0000November 5, 2012
000000002013-10-06-0000October 6, 2013
48
101

 Rafael Nadal (3)
000000002013-10-07-0000October 7, 2013
000000002014-07-06-0000July 6, 2014
39
141

 Novak Djokovic (3)
000000002014-07-07-0000July 7, 2014
000000002016-11-06-0000November 6, 2016
122
223

 Andy Murray
000000002016-11-07-0000November 7, 2016
000000002017-08-20-0000August 20, 2017
41
41

 Rafael Nadal (4)
000000002017-08-21-0000August 21, 2017
Present
9
150