Sunday, April 19, 2015

Djokovic's Monte Carlo Title By The Numbers

Novak Djokovic captured the Monte Carlo title for a second time in his career on Sunday with a three-set win over Tomas Berdych after, beating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3 the day before in the semifinals. Here are some lists, facts, and statistics on Djokovic's win in Monte Carlo.

Career Masters 1000 Titles
1. Rafael Nadal 27
2. Novak Djokovic 23
2. Roger Federer 23
4. Andre Agassi 17
5. Pete Sampras 11
6. Thomas Muster 8
7. Michael Chang 7
8. Gustavo Kuerten 5
8. Andy Roddick 5
8. Marat Safin 5
8. Boris Becker 5
8. Jim Courier 5
8. Marcelo Rios 5

Career Masters Wins
1. Roger Federer 317
2. Rafael Nadal 288
3. Novak Djokovic 244
4. Andre Agassi 209
5. Pete Sampras 190
6. David Ferrer 163
7. Andy Roddick 157
8. Thomas Berdych 156
9. Andy Murray 140
10. Michael Chang 137

-Djokovic currently holds five Masters 1000 titles. It is the third time in his career (2011,14,15) that he has held five at once. Rafael Nadal is the only other player to hold five at once, and he has only done it once in his career (2013).

-Djokovic has claimed the title at four consecutive Masters 1000 events, becoming just the second player to reach that accomplishment (Nadal 2013). Federer once won four 1000 events in a row that he played in, but they were non-consecutive events.

-If Djokovic either wins Madrid or any two of the next five Masters 1000 events, he will break the record for most Masters 1000 titles held at once.

-When the new rankings come out, Djokovic will have 13,845 ranking points, which is the second most in his career and the third most in tennis history. Nadal reached 14,580 on February 24, 2014. Djokovic reached 14,720 on September 12, 2011, which remains the record. If Djokovic wins Madrid, he would break that record again.

-Djokovic's lead over Federer when the new rankings come out on Monday will be 5,460 points. That is the largest gap between No. 1 and No. 2 in the history of tennis rankings.

Novak Djokovic won three matches against players ranked in the top 10 in his run to the Monte Carlo title. Here's the list of most career top-10 victories in tennis history:

Career Top 10 Wins
1. Roger Federer 182
2. Novak Djokovic 138
3. Rafael Nadal 130
4. Pete Sampras 124
5. Boris Becker 121
6. Ivan Lendl 119
7. Andre Agassi 109
8. Stefan Edberg 96
9. John McEnroe 85
10. Jimmy Connors 84

Djokovic's year-by-year Masters 1000 results
Year: Record (Titles)
2015: 16-0 (3)
2014: 28-4 (4)
2013: 28-6 (3)
2012: 34-6 (3)
2011: 33-1 (5)
2010: 16-8 (0)
2009: 33-8 (1)
2008: 25-7 (2)
2007: 24-7 (2)
2006: 5-7 (0)
2004: 2-2 (0)
Career: 244-56 (23)

Djokovic's tournament-by-tournament Masters 1000 results
Tournament: Record (Titles)
Indian Wells: 41-6 (4)
Miami: 36-5 (5)
Monte Carlo: 28-7 (2)
Madrid: 16-6 (1)
Rome: 29-6 (3)
Canada: 26-5 (3)
Cincinnati: 22-10 (0)
Shanghai: 19-3 (2)
Paris: 21-6 (3)
Hamburg: 6-3 (0)
World Tour Finals: 23-9 (4)

-Djokovic now has a 32-match winning streak in tournaments worth more than 500, winning in Paris, London, Melbourne, Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo consecutively. He went on a 33-match winning streak of the same kind in 2011.

-Djokovic has now won 18 of the last 39 Masters 1000 events.

-Djokovic beat Nadal 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals, which was his 20th career victory over Nadal, becoming the first player to defeat Nadal 20 times. Also the first player to win 20 tour-level matches against the same player and not lead the head-to-head record. Djokovic has beaten Nadal five times on clay now and four of those wins were in straight sets.

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3 comments:

  1. Djoković is enjoying a historic run, bit you have to adjust for "inflation" for ATP Ranking points pre- and post 2009 (and before 2000, as well). Taking that into account, Federer's total at end 2006 would have been 15745 points using today's points, and his lead over Nadal about 7800 points.

    That aside, congratulations to Djoković and his fans for a great run.

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    1. Thanks for the comment Andrew. You're absolutely right. His "records" that deal with ranking points are really more like post-2009 records. However, I'm curious what method you used for adjusting for inflation. I know there are a few out there. Did you go result-by-result or just you a multiplier on the final result?

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  2. I think you are missing andy murray in the list of masters titles, i think he has 11 now, tied with sampras (not totally sure though).

    great work, anyway. :)

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