30 Records Achieved By Roger Federer at Wimbledon 2017

It seems like every time Roger Federer steps out on to court, he is on the verge of creating, or even extending some record(s). The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was no exception. It was another magnificent chapter in an already glittering career, and further strengthened his claim as the greatest men’s tennis player of all time.

Here’s a list of 30 records that Federer achieved during his tremendous Wimbledon 2017 campaign:

  1. Surpassed Pete Sampras for most Wimbledon titles – 8
  2. Surpassed Rafael Nadal for most finals reached at a Grand Slam – 11
  3. Surpassed Jimmy Connors for most Wimbledon semi-finals – 12
  4. Surpassed Jimmy Connors for most Wimbledon quarter-finals – 15
  5. Surpassed Jimmy Connors for most Wimbledon match wins – 91
  6. Became the only player to win at least 8 slams on 2 different surfaces (Grass – 8, Hard – 10)
  7. Surpassed Arthur Ashe(who won Wimbledon at 31) as the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era – 35 years 342 days.
    He is also the second oldest major champion after Ken Rosewall, who won the Australian Open at 37.
  8. Joined Bjorn Borg as the only players in the Open Era to win Wimbledon without dropping a set
  9. Joined Bjorn Borg as the only players in the Open Era to win 2 different slams without dropping a set
  10. Became the first player to win Wimbledon 4 times for the loss of just 1 set or less
  11. Equalled Rafael Nadal for Most Outdoor titles – 71
  12. Became the only player to win at least 2 slams in 6 different years
  13. Became the only player to play at least 11 Finals in 3 different tournaments – Basel 12, Halle 11, Wimbledon 11
  14. Equalled Fabrice Santoro for Most Grand Slam appearances – 70
  15. Became the only player to have 85+ match wins at 2 different Grand Slams – Australian Open 87, Wimbledon 91.

The following are records that Federer had already held, and further extended at Wimbledon 2017

  1. Most Grand Slam titles – 19
  2. Most Grand Slam finals – 29
  3. Most Grand Slam semi-finals – 42
  4. Most Grand Slam quarter-finals – 50
  5. Most Grand Slam pre-quarters – 58
  6. Most Wimbledon finals – 11
  7. Most grass court titles – 17
  8. Most grass court finals – 23
  9. Most Grand Slam match wins – 321
  10. Most Grand Slam matches played – 372
  11. Most wins against Top 10 opponents – 207
  12. Most outdoor match wins – 847
  13. Most ‘Big Titles’ won – 51 (19 Grand Slams, 26 Masters 1000 titles & 6 World Tour Finals)
  14. Most weeks spent ranked within the top 3 – 628
  15. Consecutive weeks in Top 50 – 893

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