2016 Roger Federer tennis season

2016 Roger Federer tennis season
Name	Roger Federer
Country	Switzerland
Calendar prize money	$654,873
Singles
Season record	11–4 (73.33%)
Current ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year
	Other tournaments
Doubles
Season record	0–0
Current ranking	Unranked
Mixed Doubles
Season record	0–0
	Last updated on: 1 February 2016.

The 2016 Roger Federer tennis season officially commenced on 3 January 2016 with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International.

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Brisbane International

Federer opened his season at the Brisbane International for the third consecutive year after winning the title in 2015. He received a bye as the top seed in the first round. Though suffering with the flu, in the second round he beat Tobias Kamke in straight sets.^[1] He next defeated Grigor Dimitrov in three sets.^[2] In the semifinals, he beat Dominic Thiem in straight sets to advance to his third consecutive final at the tournament. He faced Milos Raonic in a repeat of last year's final and lost in straight sets. Due to contracting the flu, Federer's performance was hindered throughout the tournament.^[3]

Australian Open

Federer entered the Australian Open as the third seed. He defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili and Alexandr Dolgopolov, both in straight sets to advance to the third round where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. The win gave Federer his 300th match win at a Grand Slam, becoming the first man in the Open Era to reach the milestone. It also put him second overall behind Martina Navratilova who won 306 matches.^[4] He reached the quarterfinals with an easy straights set win over David Goffin in the fourth round. He then defeated Tomáš Berdych in straight sets to advance to his twelfth Australian Open semifinal where he faced Novak Djokovic in their first match of the year and their 45th meeting overall. Federer lost the match in four sets. The loss put Djokovic ahead in their rivalry for the first time.

Knee injury

The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury. In early February he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and missed both the tournaments in Rotterdam and Dubai in February.^[5] Later in the month Federer announced he would miss the tournament in Indian Wells.^[6] In March, it was confirmed that Federer would make his return at the Miami Open.^[7]

Miami Open

Federer withdrew after a first round bye due to contracting a stomach virus, thus prolonging his time on the sidelines.

Spring clay court season and French Open

Monte-Carlo Masters

Federer returned after a ten week hiatus in Monte Carlo. He received a first round bye and won his first match since January by beating Guillermo García-López to advance to the third round. He then beat Roberto Bautista Agut to advance to the quarterfinals where he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets despite being two points away from the win.

Madrid Open

It was announced that Federer would be returning to Madrid, Spain to compete in the Madrid Open, but he withdrew from the tournament citing back problems.

Italian Open

Upon pulling out of Madrid, Federer confirmed that he would participate in the Italian Open. Federer stated that he almost withdrew prior to his opening round due to lingering fitness issues. However, after his Wednesday morning practice he decided to play and beat rising teenage star Alexander Zverev in straight sets. Federer decided in the last minute to play his 3rd round match against Dominic Thiem, but was beaten in straight sets as the back injury continued to hamper his speed and movement. It casted further doubt on Federer's participation of the upcoming French Open.

French Open

After a disappointing start to the season due to injury, Federer decided to withdraw from the French Open not wanting to further aggravate his recent back injury before the start of the grass season. This ended his all-time record run of 65 consecutive appearances in grand slams, dating back to the 2000 Australian Open.

All matches

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

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Template:Tennis category name Hard, outdoor 4 – 11 January 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	1 / 1298	2R	Tobias Kamke (Q)	277	Win	6–2, 6–1
	2 / 1299	QF	Grigor Dimitrov	28	Win	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4
	3 / 1300	SF	Dominic Thiem (8)	20	Win	6–1, 6–4
	4 / 1301	F	Milos Raonic (4)	14	Loss (1)	4–6, 4–6Template:Tennis sm match last
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Template:Tennis category name Hard, outdoor 18 January – 31 January 2016
	5 / 1302	1R	Nikoloz Basilashvili	118	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
	6 / 1303	2R	Alexandr Dolgopolov	35	Win	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
	7 / 1304	3R	Grigor Dimitrov (27)	28	Win	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
	8 / 1305	4R	David Goffin (15)	16	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
	9 / 1306	QF	Tomas Berdych (6)	6	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–4
	10 / 1307	SF	Novak Djokovic (1)	1	Loss	1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6Template:Tennis sm match last
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco Template:Tennis category name Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	11 / 1308	2R	Guillermo García-López	38	Win	6–3, 6–4
	12 / 1309	3R	Roberto Bautista Agut (14)	17	Win	6–2, 6–4
	13 / 1310	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8)	9	Loss	6–3, 2–6, 5–7Template:Tennis sm match last
Italian Open Rome, Italy Template:Tennis category name Clay, outdoor 9 – 15 May 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	14 / 1311	2R	Alexander Zverev	44	Win	6–3, 7–5
	15 / 1312	3R	Dominic Thiem (13)	15	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 4–6Template:Tennis sm match last
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany Template:Tennis category name Grass, outdoor 6 – 12 June 2016
	16 / 1313	1R

Schedule

Per Roger Federer, this is his current 2016 schedule (subject to change).^[8]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Outcome
4 January 2016– 10 January 2016	Brisbane International	Brisbane (AUS)	ATP World Tour 250	Hard	W	250	150	Final (lost to Milos Raonic, 4–6, 4–6)
18 January 2016– 31 January 2016	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	3R	90	720	Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6)
8 February 2016– 14 February 2016	Rotterdam Open	Rotterdam (NED)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	A	N/A	0	Withdrew
22 February 2016– 28 February 2016	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai (UAE)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	0	Withdrew
7 March 2016– 20 March 2016	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	F	600	0	Withdrew
21 March 2016– 3 April 2016	Miami Masters	Key Biscayne (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	A	N/A	0	Withdrew
11 April 2016– 17 April 2016	Monte-Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo (MON)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	3R	90	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Jo Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7)
2 May 2016– 8 May 2016	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	2R	10	0	Withdrew
9 May 2016– 15 May 2016	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	90	Third round (lost to Dominic Thiem 6–7^(2–7), 4–6)
22 May 2016– 5 June 2016	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	QF	360	0	Withdrew
6 June 2016– 12 June 2016	Stuttgart Open	Stuttgart (GER)	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	A	N/A
13 June 2016– 19 June 2016	Halle Open	Halle (GER)	ATP World Tour 500	Grass	W	500
27 June 2016– 10 July 2016	The Championships, Wimbledon	Wimbledon (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	F	1200
25 July 2016– 31 July 2016	Canadian Open	Toronto (CAN)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	A	N/A
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	F	N/A
15 August 2016– 21 August 2016	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000
29 August 2016– 11 September 2016	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200
10 October 2016– 16 October 2016	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai (CHN)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	2R	10
24 October 2016– 30 October 2016	Swiss Indoors	Basel (SUI)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	W	500
31 October 2016– 6 November 2016	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard (i)	3R	90
14 November 2016– 20 November 2016	ATP World Tour Finals	London (GBR)	ATP World Tour Finals	Hard (i)	F	1000
Year-to-date points as of Madrid						1865	1050	-465 difference
Total year-end points						8265	7525

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Outcome
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Games of the XXXI Olympiad	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	2R	N/A
Total year-end points						0		0 difference

Mixed Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Outcome
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Games of the XXXI Olympiad	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	A

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Roger Federer has a 11–4 (73.33% of wins) match win-loss record in the 2016 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 1–2 (33.33% of wins). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	January 10, 2016	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Milos Raonic	4–6, 4–6

Earnings

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Brisbane International	$37,900	$37,900
Australian Open	A$750,000	$552,325
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	€90,010	$654,873
		$654,873

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

References

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External links

Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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