The Numbers Game: 2015 Recap Part 1
The Numbers Game: 2015 Recap Part 1
In the first part of a three-part series, ATPWorldTour.com examines the stories behind the numbers in 2015
Singles Title Leaders By Surface
Not only did Novak Djokovic secure a tour-high 11 titles in 2015, he was also one of two players to win at a title on each surface.
|
Player |
Total |
Clay |
Grass |
Hard |
|
Djokovic, Novak |
11 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
Federer, Roger |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Ferrer, David |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
Murray, Andy |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wawrinka, Stan |
4 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Nadal, Rafael |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Nishikori, Kei |
3 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Thiem, Dominic |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
Berdych, Tomas |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
Garcia-Lopez,Guillermo |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Gasquet, Richard |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
Outside Top 50 Winners (8)
American Rajeev Ram was the lowest-ranked player to capture an ATP World Tour title on the year, serve-and-volleying his way to the Newport title on grass in July.
|
Player, Tournament |
Ranking |
|
Rajeev Ram, Newport |
No. 161 |
|
Nicolas Mahut (Q), ‘s-Hertogenbosch |
No. 97 |
|
Denis Istomin, Nottingham |
No. 92 |
|
Viktor Troicki (Q), Sydney |
No. 92 |
|
Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito |
No. 73 |
|
Jiri Vesely (Q), Auckland |
No. 63 |
|
Benoit Paire, Bastad |
No. 62 |
|
Thomaz Bellucci, Geneva |
No. 60 |
Youngest Finals:
|
Gstaad |
Dominic Thiem (21) d. David Goffin (24) |
|
Auckland |
Jiri Vesely (21) d. Adrian Mannarino (26) |
|
Estoril |
Richard Gasquet (28) d. Nick Kyrgios (20) |
Oldest Finals:
|
Kuala Lumpur |
David Ferrer (33) d. Feliciano Lopez (34) |
|
Quito |
Victor Estrella Burgos (34) d. Feliciano Lopez (33) |
|
Newport |
Rajeev Ram (31) d. Ivo Karlovic (36) |
|
Kitzbuehel |
Philipp Kohlschreiber (31) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (33) |
|
Halle |
Roger Federer (33) d. Andreas Seppi (31) |
Singles Final Record By Country
Djokovic powered Serbia to a 12-5 final record in 2015, while Dominic Thiem single-handedly helped Austria improve from 0-2 in 2014 to 3-0 this year.
|
Country (’14) |
‘15 W-L |
Winners |
|
Serbia (7-1) |
12-5 |
Djokovic-11, Troicki |
|
Spain (11-13) |
10-11 |
Ferrer-5, Nadal-3, Garcia-Lopez-2 |
|
Switzerland (8-6) |
10-5 |
Federer-6, Wawrinka-4 |
|
France (2-7) |
6-8 |
Gasquet-2, Mahut, Paire, Simon, Tsonga |
|
Great Britain (4-1) |
4-3 |
Murray-4 |
|
United States (2-0) |
3-6 |
Isner, Ram, Sock |
|
Czech Republic (3-5) |
3-4 |
Berdych-2, Vesely |
|
Japan (4-2) |
3-1 |
Nishkori-3 |
|
Austria (0-2) |
3-0 |
Thiem-3 |
|
Croatia (4-5) |
2-1 |
Cilic, Karlovic |
All-Countrymen Finals (4):
|
Marseille |
Gilles Simon d. Gael Monfils (FRA) |
|
Houston |
Jack Sock d. Sam Querrey (USA) |
|
Metz |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga d. Gilles Simon (FRA) |
|
Kuala Lumpur |
David Ferrer d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) |
30 & Over Winners (25)
Tour veterans aged 30 and over combined for 25 titles in 2015, tying an all-time record set in 1975.
|
Roger Federer, Brisbane |
33 yrs, 4 months |
|
David Ferrer, Doha |
32 yrs, 8 months |
|
Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito |
34 yrs, 6 months |
|
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Zagreb |
31 yrs, 8 months |
|
Ivo Karlovic, Delray Beach |
35 yrs, 11 months |
|
Gilles Simon, Marseille |
30 yrs, 2 months |
|
Roger Federer, Dubai |
33 yrs, 5 months |
|
David Ferrer, Rio de Janeiro |
32 yrs. 10 months |
|
David Ferrer, Acapulco |
32 yrs, 10 months |
|
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Bucharest |
31 yrs, 10 months |
|
Roger Federer, Istanbul |
33 yrs., 8 months |
|
Stan Wawrinka, Roland Garros |
30 yrs., 2 months |
|
Nicolas Mahut, ‘s-Hertogenbosch |
33 yrs., 4 months |
|
Roger Federer, Halle |
33 yrs., 10 months |
|
Rajeev Ram, Newport |
31 yrs., 4 months |
|
John Isner, Atlanta |
30 yrs., 3 months |
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Kitzbuehel |
31 yrs., 9 months |
|
Roger Federer, Cincinnati |
34 yrs., 15 days |
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Metz |
30 yrs., 5 months |
|
David Ferrer, Kuala Lumpur |
33 yrs., 6 months |
|
Tomas Berdych, Shenzhen |
30 yrs., 18 days |
|
Stan Wawrinka, Tokyo |
30 yrs., 6 months |
|
David Ferrer, Vienna |
33 yrs., 6 months |
|
Tomas Berdych, Stockholm |
30 yrs., 1 month |
|
Roger Federer, Basel |
34 yrs., 2 months |
Born in 1990s Winners (7)
Jiri Vesely became the youngest champion in 2015 with an early-season win in New Zealand, while Thiem was the most consistent of the Young Guns with three titles.
|
Jiri Vesely, Auckland |
21 yrs., 6 months |
|
Jack Sock, Houston |
22 yrs., 6 months |
|
Dominic Thiem, Nice |
21 yrs., 8 months |
|
Bernard Tomic, Bogota |
22 yrs., 9 months |
|
Dominic Thiem, Umag |
21 yrs., 10 months |
|
Dominic Thiem, Gstaad |
21 yrs., 11 months |
|
Milos Raonic, St. Petersburg |
24 yrs., 9 months |
Repeat Winners (18)
Djokovic continued his dominance in Beijing and in London, defending titles at both tournaments for a fourth consecutive year.
|
Stan Wawrinka |
Chennai |
|
Kei Nishikori |
Memphis (three-peat) |
|
Roger Federer |
Dubai |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Indian Wells |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Miami |
|
Kei Nishikori |
Barcelona |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Rome |
|
Roger Federer |
Halle |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Wimbledon |
|
Bernard Tomic |
Bogota |
|
John Isner |
Atlanta (three-peat) |
|
Roger Federer |
Cincinnati |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Beijing (four-peat) |
|
Marin Cilic |
Moscow |
|
Tomas Berdych |
Stockholm |
|
Roger Federer |
Basel |
|
Novak Djokovic |
Paris-Bercy (three-peat) |
|
Novak Djokovic |
ATP Finals-London (four-peat) |