2015 Roger Federer tennis season

Statistics for Swiss tennis player Roger Federer September 2019 Roger Federer Switzerland 63 11 6 $8,692,017 No. 3 3 2 3R QF F F Y F 0 3 0 Unranked PO 23 November 2015 2014 2016 Roger Federer's 2015 tennis season began on 4 January 2015 at the 2015 Brisbane International. Federer added a new tactic nicknamed the SABR ("Sneak Attack by Roger") to his strategy. Like the prior season, he reached 11 finals. Highlights from this season include winning his 1000th career match in Brisbane, surpassing 9000 aces in Dubai, winning his first red clay court title in almost 6 years at the Istanbul Open, and two major runner-up finishes at both Wimbledon and the US Open. Despite the success, Federer dropped a rank to No. 3, ending the year with 6 titles. Year summary Australian Open and early hard court season thumbnail|right|210px|Federer captured his 1000th match victory at the 2015 Brisbane International. Brisbane International Federer opened his season for the second consecutive year in Brisbane after reaching the final in 2014. He defeated John Millman from a set and 1–3 down in his first match. He dropped only one game in a 39-minute victory over James Duckworth, before defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals in under an hour to set up a final against Milos Raonic. He recorded 1000 match win during the tournament. Australian Open Federer entered the first Grand Slam of the year as the second seed. He opened his campaign for his fifth crown at Melbourne Park with wins against Yen-Hsun Lu and Simone Bolelli but was upset in the third round by Andreas Seppi in four sets, his first ever loss against the Italian. This ended his record of reaching at the least the semi-finals of the Australian Open for eleven consecutive years.https://www.espn.com/tennis/aus15/story/_/id/12215098/2015-australian-open-men-third-round-matches ESPN: Andreas Seppi ousts Roger Federer 22 January 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships thumbnail|left|210px|Federer won a record 7th title in Dubai Federer opened his campaign for the seventh Dubai crown with a straight sets victory over Mikhail Youzhny of Russia and then defeated Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, winning in straight sets after a three-game deficit in the first set. Federer passed through the quarterfinals and semifinals with relative ease, dropping only four games against Richard Gasquet and Borna Ćorić. In the final, Federer defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in two sets. Federer elevated his head-to-head record against Djokovic to 20–17 overall, and 15–13 on hard courts with the straight sets victory. The victory gave Federer a record 7th Dubai crown. He also finished the tournament without dropping a set. During the final match, Federer hit 12 aces and surpassed the 9,000 aces mark in his career total, joining Goran Ivanišević, Ivo Karlović and Andy Roddick as the only players to achieve the mark since aces totals were recorded. Indian Wells Masters As the No. 2 seed, Federer started his quest for a fifth title at the BNP Paribas Open with a victory over Argentinian Diego Schwartzman and avenged his earliest Australian Open defeat against Italian Andreas Seppi by beating him in windy conditions before claiming his 50th milestone win at the event by defeating American Jack Sock in straight sets. He then breezed past Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals. He extended his winning streak to 10 matches after battling hard in the semifinals against Milos Raonic and defeated him in straight sets to reach a sixth final in the desert. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in three sets. Spring clay court season and French Open Monte-Carlo Masters Federer began his clay season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He opened up against Jérémy Chardy who had beaten him on clay last year in Rome. However this time Federer beat him in straight sets. He then played Gaël Monfils in the third round and lost in straight sets. thumbnail|right|210px|Federer at the 2015 French Open. Istanbul Open Federer next played at the inaugural Istanbul Open. In his opening match he beat Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets, improving his record against Nieminen to 15–0. The win also gave Federer his 200th clay court win. He then defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the quarterfinals in three sets. In the semifinals, he won in three sets again against Diego Schwartzman to advance to the final, continuing his streak of making at least one clay final a season since 2001. He defeated Pablo Cuevas in the final to claim his 85th career title. It was his first title on clay since he won the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open on blue clay and his first on red clay since he won the 2009 French Open. Madrid Open Federer next played at the Mutua Madrid Open as the top seed. He lost his opening match to Nick Kyrgios in three tiebreak sets, despite being up a set and a break and squandering two match points. Italian Open Federer won his second and third round matches against Pablo Cuevas and Kevin Anderson in straight sets. He cruised through Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals and Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals, winning both matches in straight sets after being down a break in the first set. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets. French Open Federer entered the French Open as the second seed. He beat lucky loser Alejandro Falla in the first round and Marcel Granollers in the second round, before reaching the round of 16 by defeating Damir Dzumhur in straight sets. He next played against Gaël Monfils but the match was interrupted due to darkness, after they split the first two sets. The match continued the next day, with Federer prevailing in four sets. He advanced to his 44th major quarterfinal and 11th at Roland Garros, where he lost in straight sets to his compatriot and eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. Grass court season and Wimbledon Halle Open Due to the tournament being upgraded to a 500 event, Federer was not given a first round bye. As the top seed and defending champion, Federer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round in three tight sets after being down 3–5 in the third set tiebreak. During the match, Federer slipped three times in poor conditions. Federer then beat Ernests Gulbis, Florian Mayer, and Ivo Karlović, all in straight sets, to make his 10th Halle final, where he defeated Andreas Seppi to win a record 8th Halle title. By winning he became the third man in the open era to win a tournament eight times after Guillermo Vilas and Rafael Nadal. Wimbledon Federer entered Wimbledon as the second seed. He beat Damir Dzumhur, Sam Querrey and Sam Groth in the first three rounds, losing just one set (a tiebreaker) against the Australian to reach the second week of the tournament. He easily beat Roberto Bautista-Agut in the fourth round in straight sets to advance to his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal and 45th overall. In his first match on Court One of the tournament, he beat Gilles Simon in straight sets to advance to his 10th Wimbledon semifinal. He then played a flawless match to defeat Andy Murray in straight sets and advance to his 10th Wimbledon final in a repeat against Novak Djokovic, becoming the first man to reach 10 Grand Slam finals at a single event in the Open Era. However, Federer was unable to sustain his form against Djokovic as he squandered a break in the opening set due to a knee injury and despite a fightback to win the second-set tiebreaker from 3–6 down, he lost the match in 4 sets, committing 35 unforced errors in the process. It marked the first time Federer had lost two back to back finals at Wimbledon, and it again denied him the chance to win a record 18th Grand Slam and a record 8th Wimbledon title to break his shared record of 7 Wimbledon titles with Pete Sampras. North American hard court season and the US Open thumbnail|right|250px|Federer captured his seventh Cincinnati title. Cincinnati Masters Federer began his summer hard court season at the Cincinnati Open as the second seed and defending champion. He defeated Roberto Bautista-Agut in the second round in straight sets before crushing Kevin Anderson in the third round to advance to the quarterfinals. He beat Feliciano López in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash against Andy Murray. In the semifinal he beat Murray in two tight sets to advance to the final. In the final, he met world No. 1, Novak Djokovic and defeated him in straight sets to win a record 7th Cincinnati title and also deny Djokovic from achieving a historic Career Golden Masters. The win saw Federer regain the No. 2 ranking. It also marked the second time that Federer did not lose a set or have his serve broken at a Masters 1000, having achieved this record at the same tournament back in 2012. This was also the first time that Federer had beaten the Top 2 players in the world at the same tournament, although this feat hadn't been possible during the years that Federer was ranked in the top 2 himself. US Open Federer entered the US Open as the second seed. He easily beat Leonardo Mayer and Steve Darcis in the first two rounds. He then beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to advance to the fourth round where he defeated John Isner in three close sets that included two tiebreaks and finally breaking Isner's serve for the first time in the since the 2013 US Open. He then dominated Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals to advance to his 38th Major semifinal. Facing Stan Wawrinka, Federer triumphed in straight sets to advance to his 7th US Open final since 2009, where he played against Novak Djokovic for the sixth time this year for the championship. In their 42nd meeting overall, Federer lost to Djokovic in four sets, who once again leveled their rivalry to an even 21–21 head-to-head. Davis Cup World Group-Play-offs Switzerland played against the Netherlands in the play-offs. After Wawrinka won his match in five sets, Federer won his match against Jesse Huta Galung in straight sets to put Switzerland at a 2–0 lead against the Netherlands. He then played with Marco Chiudinelli in the doubles, but the pair lost to Matwé Middelkoop and Thiemo de Bakker in five sets. The loss did not tire Federer as he went on to beat Thiemo de Bakker in straight sets to put Switzerland back in the World Group. Asian swing Shanghai Masters Federer played at the Shanghai Masters as the second seed and defending champion. He lost to qualifier Albert Ramos-Viñolas in the second round in three sets. European indoor season Swiss Indoors Federer started his indoors season at the Swiss Indoors. As the defending champion, he easily beat Mikhail Kukushkin. He then defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber and David Goffin in three sets to advance to the semifinals. He then beat Jack Sock in straight sets to advance to his 10th straight Swiss Indoors final. He became the first man in the Open Era to achieve this record. Federer faced his archrival Rafael Nadal in their 34th career head-to-head meeting overall and their 21st finals meeting. Federer won in three sets giving him a record-extending 7th Swiss Indoors championship and his sixth title of the season. This was also his first win over Nadal since the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. Paris Masters Federer's next tournament was the Paris Masters where he was seeded third. He easily beat Andreas Seppi before losing in the third round to American John Isner in three sets without ever losing serve. ATP World Tour Finals Federer began his fourteenth consecutive year-end championships tournament with a straight sets victory over Tomáš Berdych. He then beat the defending champion, Novak Djokovic in straight sets, handing him his first loss at the year-end championships since 2011. The win over Djokovic also snapped the Serb's 38 match winning streak on indoor courts. With the win, Federer advanced to the semifinals for a record-breaking thirteenth time. He then won a tight three-setter against Kei Nishikori despite being up a set and a break to go undefeated in the round robin stage. In the semifinals, he defeated his compatriot Stan Wawrinka in straight sets after being down a break in the first set to advance to a record-breaking tenth final at the year-end championships, setting up a rematch against Djokovic. He lost to Djokovic in straight sets, which saw their head-to-head rivalry an even 22 matches each by the end of 2015. All matches no Singles matches 5 250 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Hard, outdoor 4 – 11 January 2015 1R yes 2R 1 / 1224 AUS John Millman (WC) 153 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 QF 2 / 1225 AUS James Duckworth (WC) 125 Win 6–0, 6–1 SF 3 / 1226 BUL Grigor Dimitrov (4) 11 Win 6–2, 6–2 W 4 / 1227 CAN Milos Raonic (3) 8 Win 1 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 yes 3 GS Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 19 January – 1 February 2015 1R 5 / 1228 Taiwan Yen-hsun Lu 47 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 2R 6 / 1229 ITA Simone Bolelli 48 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 3R 7 / 1230 ITA Andreas Seppi 46 Loss 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7) yes 5 500 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 23 February – 1 March 2015 1R 8 / 1231 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 55 Win 6–3, 6–1 2R 9 / 1232 ESP Fernando Verdasco 31 Win 6–4, 6–3 QF 10 / 1233 FRA Richard Gasquet 27 Win 6–1, ret. SF 11 / 1234 CRO Borna Ćorić (LL) 84 Win 6–2, 6–1 W 12 / 1235 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win 2 6–3, 7–5 yes 7 1000 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2015 1R yes 2R 13 / 1236 ARG Diego Schwartzman 63 Win 6–4, 6–2 3R 14 / 1237 ITA Andreas Seppi (30) 33 Win 6–3, 6–4 4R 15 / 1238 USA Jack Sock 58 Win 6–3, 6–2 QF 16 / 1239 CZE Tomáš Berdych (9) 9 Win 6–4, 6–0 SF 17 / 1240 CAN Milos Raonic (6) 6 Win 7–5, 6–4 F 18 / 1241 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 1 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 yes 3 1000 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 13 – 21 April 2015 1R yes 2R 19 / 1242 FRA Jérémy Chardy 35 Win 6–2, 6–1 3R 20 / 1243 FRA Gaël Monfils (14) 18 Loss 4–6, 6–7(5–7) yes 5 250 Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey Clay, outdoor 27 April – 3 May 2015 1R yes 2R 21 / 1244 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 71 Win 6–2, 7–5 QF 22 / 1245 ESP Daniel Gimeno-Traver 62 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 SF 23 / 1246 ARG Diego Schwartzman (8) 63 Win 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 W 24 / 1247 URU Pablo Cuevas (3) 23 Win 3 6–3, 7–6(13–11) yes 2 1000 Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay, outdoor 3 – 10 May 2015 1R yes 2R 25 / 1248 AUS Nick Kyrgios 35 Loss 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14) yes 6 1000 Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 May 2015 1R yes 2R 26 / 1249 URU Pablo Cuevas 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4 3R 27 / 1250 RSA Kevin Anderson (15) 16 Win 6–3, 7–5 QF 28 / 1251 CZE Tomáš Berdych (6) 5 Win 6–3, 6–3 SF 29 / 1252 SUI Stan Wawrinka (8) 9 Win 6–4, 6–2 F 30 / 1253 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 2 Loss 4–6, 3–6 yes 5 GS French Open Paris, France Clay, outdoor 25 May – 7 June 2015 1R 31 / 1254 COL Alejandro Falla (LL) 109 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 2R 32 / 1255 ESP Marcel Granollers 57 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 3R 33 / 1256 BIH Damir Džumhur 88 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 4R 34 / 1257 FRA Gaël Monfils (13) 14 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 QF 35 / 1258 SUI Stan Wawrinka (8) 9 Loss 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) yes 5 500 Halle Open Halle, Germany Grass, outdoor 15 – 21 June 2015 1R 36 / 1259 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 31 Win 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) 2R 37 / 1260 LAT Ernests Gulbis 86 Win 6–3, 7–5 QF 38 / 1261 GER Florian Mayer (PR) 487 Win 6–0, 7–6(7–1) SF 39 / 1262 CRO Ivo Karlović (8) 27 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) W 40 / 1263 ITA Andreas Seppi 45 Win 4 7–6(7–1), 6–4 yes 7 GS Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 29 June – 12 July 2015 1R 41 / 1264 BIH Damir Džumhur 88 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 2R 42 / 1265 USA Sam Querrey 36 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 3R 43 / 1266 AUS Sam Groth 69 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 4R 44 / 1267 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut (20) 22 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 QF 45 / 1268 FRA Gilles Simon (12) 13 Win 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 SF 46 / 1269 GBR Andy Murray (3) 3 Win 7–5, 7–5, 6–4 F 47 / 1270 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 3 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6 yes 6 1000 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States Hard, outdoor 17 – 23 August 2015 1R yes 2R 48 / 1271 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 22 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 49 / 1272 RSA Kevin Anderson (15) 15 Win 6–1, 6–1 QF 50 / 1273 ESP Feliciano López 23 Win 6–3, 6–4 SF 51 / 1274 GBR Andy Murray (3) 2 Win 6–3, 7–6(8–6) W 52 / 1275 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win 5 7–6(7–1), 6–3 yes 7 GS US Open New York City, United States Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2015 1R 53 / 1276 ARG Leonardo Mayer 34 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 2R 54 / 1277 BEL Steve Darcis 66 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 3R 55 / 1278 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (29) 29 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 4R 56 / 1279 USA John Isner (13) 13 Win 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6), 7–5 QF 57 / 1280 FRA Richard Gasquet (12) 12 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 SF 58 / 1281 SUI Stan Wawrinka (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 F 59 / 1282 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 4 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 yes 2 DC Davis Cup World Group play-offs Geneva, Switzerland Hard, indoor 18 – 20 September 2015 RR 60 / 1283 NED Jesse Huta Galung 436 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 RR 61 / 1284 NED Thiemo de Bakker 144 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 yes 2 1000 Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China Hard, outdoor 12 – 18 October 2015 1R yes 2R 62 / 1285 ESP Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Q) 70 Loss 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6 yes 5 500 Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard, indoor 26 October – 1 November 2015 1R 63 / 1286 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 64 Win 6–1, 6–2 2R 64 / 1287 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 32 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 QF 65 / 1288 BEL David Goffin (8) 17 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 SF 66 / 1289 USA Jack Sock 29 Win 6–3, 6–4 W 67 / 1290 ESP Rafael Nadal (3) 7 Win 6 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 yes 3 1000 Paris Masters Paris, France Hard, indoor 2 – 8 November 2015 1R yes 2R 68 / 1291 ITA Andreas Seppi 28 Win 6–1, 6–1 3R 69 / 1292 USA John Isner (13) 13 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7) yes 5 WC ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom Hard, indoor 15 – 22 November 2015 RR 70 / 1293 CZE Tomáš Berdych (6) 6 Win 6–4, 6–2 RR 71 / 1294 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win 7–5, 6–2 RR 72 / 1295 JPN Kei Nishikori (8) 8 Win 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 SF 73 / 1296 SUI Stan Wawrinka (4) 4 Win 7–5, 6–3 F 74 / 1297 SRB Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 5 3–6, 4–6 Doubles matches yes 1 500 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 23 – 28 February 2015 SUI Michael Lammer 1R 1 / 216 NED Jean-Julien Rojer / ROU Horia Tecău (2) 10 / 10 Loss 4–6, 6–7(12–14) yes 1 1000 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2015 SUI Michael Lammer 1R 2 / 217 POL Marcin Matkowski / SRB Nenad Zimonjić 27 / 4 Loss 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] yes 1 DC Davis Cup World Group play-offs Geneva, Switzerland Hard, indoor 18 – 20 September 2015 SUI Marco Chiudinelli RR 3 / 218 NED Matwé Middelkoop / NED Thiemo de Bakker 80 / 398 Loss 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 Singles schedule DateTournamentLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultPrev. pointsNew pointsResult 4 January 2015–11 January 2015 Brisbane International Brisbane (AUS) 250 Series Hard F 150 250 Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4) 19 January 2015–1 February 2015 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 90 Third round (lost to Andreas Seppi, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7)) 23 February 2015–1 March 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) 500 Series Hard W 500 500 Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 7–5) 9 March 2015–22 March 2015 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard F 600 600 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6) 12 April 2015–19 April 2015 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo (MON) Masters 1000 Clay F 600 90 Third round (lost to Gaël Monfils, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)) 27 April 2015–3 May 2015 Istanbul Open Istanbul (TUR) 250 Series Clay N/A N/A 250 Champion (defeated Pablo Cuevas, 6–3, 7–6(13–11)) 3 May 2015–10 May 2015 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay A 0 10 Second round (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14)) 10 May 2015–17 May 2015 Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay 2R 10 600 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 3–6) 25 May 2015–7 June 2015 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay 4R 180 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Stan Wawrinka, 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)) 15 June 2015–21 June 2015 Halle Open Halle (GER) 500 Series Grass W 250 500 Champion (defeated Andreas Seppi, 7–6(7–1), 6–4) 29 June 2015–12 July 2015 The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon (GBR) Grand Slam Grass F 1200 1200 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6) 17 August 2015–23 August 2015 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–6(7–1), 6–3) 31 August 2015–13 September 2015 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 1200 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6) 18 September 2015–20 September 2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs: Switzerland vs. Netherlands Geneva (SUI) Davis Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A 15 SUI def. NED, 4–1Switzerland advanced to 2016 World Group 12 October 2015–18 October 2015 Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 10 Second round (lost to Albert Ramos-Viñolas, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6) 24 October 2015–1 November 2015 Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI) 500 Series Hard (i) W 500 500 Champion (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3) 2 November 2015–8 November 2015 Paris Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i) QF 180 90 Third round (lost to John Isner, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7)) 15 November 2015–22 November 2015 ATP World Tour Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i) F 1000 1000 Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 4–6)Total year-end points difference Doubles schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultPrev. pointsNew pointsOutcome 23 February 2015–1 March 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai (UAE) ATP World Tour 500 Hard DNP N/A 0 First round (lost to Rojer / Tecău, 4–6, 6–7(12–14)) 9 March 2015–22 March 2015 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 0 First round (lost to Matkowski / Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–3, [9–11]) 18 September 2015–20 September 2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs: Switzerland vs. Netherlands Geneva (SUI) Davis Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A 0 SUI def. NED, 4–1Switzerland advanced to 2016 World GroupTotal year-end points difference Yearly records Head-to-head matchups Roger Federer has a 63 11 match win–loss record in the 2015 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 15 6. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins: 22em CZE Tomáš Berdych 3–0 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 3–0 ITA Andreas Seppi 3–1 SUI Stan Wawrinka 3–1 SRB Novak Djokovic 3–5 RSA Kevin Anderson 2–0 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 2–0 URU Pablo Cuevas 2–0 BIH Damir Dzumhur 2–0 FRA Richard Gasquet 2–0 GBR Andy Murray 2–0 CAN Milos Raonic 2–0 ARG Diego Schwartzman 2–0 USA Jack Sock 2–0 NED Thiemo de Bakker 1–0 ITA Simone Bolelli 1–0 FRA Jérémy Chardy 1–0 CRO Borna Ćorić 1–0 BEL Steve Darcis 1–0 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 1–0 AUS James Duckworth 1–0 COL Alejandro Falla 1–0 NED Jesse Huta Galung 1–0 ESP Daniel Gimeno-Traver 1–0 BEL David Goffin 1–0 ESP Marcel Granollers 1–0 AUS Sam Groth 1–0 LAT Ernests Gulbis 1–0 CRO Ivo Karlović 1–0 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 1–0 ESP Feliciano López 1–0 Taiwan Yen-hsun Lu 1–0 GER Florian Mayer 1–0 ARG Leonardo Mayer 1–0 AUS John Millman 1–0 ESP Rafael Nadal 1–0 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 1–0 JPN Kei Nishikori 1–0 USA Sam Querrey 1–0 FRA Gilles Simon 1–0 ESP Fernando Verdasco 1–0 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1–0 FRA Gaël Monfils 1–1 USA John Isner 1–1 AUS Nick Kyrgios 0–1 ESP Albert Ramos-Viñolas 0–1 Finals Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runners-up) CategoryGrand Slam (0–2)ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–2)ATP World Tour 500 (3–0)ATP World Tour 250 (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (1–1)Grass (1–1)Finals by settingOutdoors (5–4)Indoors (1–1) ResultNo.DateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinner83.2015-01-11 dmy250 SeriesBrisbane International, AustraliaHardCAN Milos Raonic6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 Winner 84.2015-02-28 dmy500 SeriesDubai Tennis Championships, UAE (7)HardSRB Novak Djokovic6–3, 7–5Runner-up43.2015-03-22 dmyMasters 1000Indian Wells Masters, United StatesHardSRB Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6Winner85.2015-05-03 dmy250 SeriesIstanbul Open, TurkeyClayURU Pablo Cuevas6–3, 7–6(13–11)Runner-up44.2015-05-17 dmyMasters 1000Italian Open, ItalyClaySRB Novak Djokovic4–6, 3–6Winner86.2015-06-21 dmy500 SeriesHalle Open, Germany (8)GrassITA Andreas Seppi7–6(7–1), 6–4Runner-up45.2015-07-12 dmyGrand SlamWimbledon Championships, EnglandGrassSRB Novak Djokovic6–7(1–7), 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6Winner87.2015-08-23 dmyMasters 1000Cincinnati Masters, United States (7)HardSRB Novak Djokovic7–6(7–1), 6–3Runner-up46.2015-09-13 dmyGrand SlamUS Open, United StatesHardSRB Novak Djokovic4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6Winner88.2015-11-01 dmy500 SeriesSwiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland (7)HardESP Rafael Nadal6–3, 5–7, 6–3Runner-up47.2015-11-22 dmyTour FinalsATP World Tour Finals, London, EnglandHard (i)SRB Novak Djokovic3–6, 4–6 Earnings Event Prize money Year-to-date Brisbane International $80,000 $80,000 Australian Open A$97,500 $160,076 Dubai Tennis Championships $508,935 $669,011 Indian Wells Masters $444,610 $1,113,621 Monte-Carlo Masters €40,930 $1,156,995 Istanbul Open €80,000 $1,243,971 Madrid Open €27,460 $1,274,707 Italian Open €308,000 $1,619,605 French Open €250,000 $1,894,780 Halle Open €381,760 $2,324,756 Wimbledon Championships £940,000 $3,804,034 Cincinnati Masters $731,000 $4,535,034 US Open $1,600,000 $6,135,034 Shanghai Masters $31,390 $6,166,424 Swiss Indoors €381,925 $6,587,153 Paris Masters €42,600 $6,634,017 ATP World Tour Finals $1,178,000 $7,812,017 Bonus Pool $880,000 $8,692,017 $8,692,017 Awards Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Awardhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-awards-page-2015 ATP Awards Page 2015 Association of Tennis Professionals 11 November 2015 Record eleventh award in career (fifth consecutive) ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Record thirteenth consecutive award in career See also 2015 ATP World Tour 2015 Andy Murray tennis season 2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season 2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season References External links https://www.rogerfederer.com/ ATP tour profile 2015 Roger Federer tennis season Federer tennis season Federer tennis season Category:2015 in Swiss tennis Category:2015 in Swiss sport