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#1 · (Edited)
Throughout his career Federer has attained numerous records – some of which are very well documented and publicised, others which perhaps are not. But often the question is asked: what more is there left to achieve? For sure there are many tennis records out there, a good number of them would be almost impossible for Federer to beat. But there are also numerous records that can still be equalled and/or broken.

So in this thread – which happens to be my first ;) – I have listed in no particular order, some of the records he has yet to achieve but may yet plausibly attain. They all refer to achievements in singles during the Open Era unless specified otherwise. Of course I have also included what he needs to do to achieve them and will try to update this on a regular basis (your help would be much appreciated with this too).

Note that there are numerous records which Federer has equalled but has not yet surpassed. Depending upon the response I get from this thread, I might include these in the post as well.

I’d just like to add that if Federer does not achieve many (or indeed any) of the records listed below, that does not in any way detract from his achievements thus far. For me at least, his place in tennis history is already sealed, although new chapters of this history are being added as time passes and that perhaps one day it is only reasonable to imagine that a number of Federer’s own records may be caught up to. But for now let us look forward to what there is still to aim for because as Roger states himself:



Update in progress... (stats to be correct correct to Monday 22nd June 2015, week prior to the start of Wimbledon)
Click for selected achievements since the previous update


PS: I am aware that there are more potential records which he can target, which I will add on in due course. In the meantime please let me know if there is anything I have missed out or if there are any important ones which you think should be included here.
Please also let be know if you spot any errors. Thanks :)
 
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#28 ·
A Calendar Slam nowadays is impossible to achieve IMHO. The feild is quite difficult, the top 5 guys are very close and can take each other out any day + the season is very tiresome for the players.
 
#35 · (Edited)
If Federer wins today, then he will equal Nadal's record of 18 Masters 1000 tournament titles. In the process, he would also equal Sampras' 64 career titles.

I should also add that regardless of the outcome today, this will be the third occasion on which he has made 4 consecutive Masters 1000 finals in a single calendar year (having previously also done so in 2006 and 2007). Nobody else has accomplished this feat, although Nadal was in the final for 3 consecutive Masters tournaments in 4 separate years (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010).
 
#39 ·
Thanks :)
Yes, title #64 is a great achievement! He is now joint 4th in the all-time title race. But in terms of this thread, perhaps what is more important is that he is reaching closer to the open era record for outdoor tournament wins and hard court tournament wins.

In answer to your question, indoor hardcourt does count as a hardcourt title. The only occasions on which indoor tournaments don't count towards the hardcourt tally were the occasions on which he won on carpet (twice). The ATP don't hold any tournaments on the carpet surface now though, so indoor titles do add to the hardcourt count.

Interestingly, Federer had most of his very early success indoors. In fact the first 5 finals that he reached were all indoors! Also for those who are interested, Stockholm 2010 is his 14th indoor title.
 
#45 ·
:woohoo: :worship:
Now a strong finish in London would be peRFect... Am I asking too much? Probably so...
 
#50 ·
Thanks for this nice information. Who else is in the list ?
 
#53 ·
Most titles on hard courts

Federer has the third highest number of titles on hard courts and needs another 5 to equal Agassi’s record.

Code:
[U]Open era rank[/U]    [U]Player[/U]        [U]HC titles[/U]
[B]1        Agassi        46[/B]
2        Connors        43
[COLOR=red]3        Federer        41 >>> 44[/COLOR]
Also this is to be edited. But Connors has also 44 hard court titles ( not 43 ) .
 
#55 ·
You can also add :

Most Tennis Masters Cups / World Tour Finals

Federer and Sampras (both with 6) are 3 behind Lendl.

Code:
[U]Rank[/U]    [U]Player[/U]        [U]TMC / WTF finals[/U]
[B]1        Lendl                     9[/B]
[B]2         Becker                   8[/B]
[COLOR=red]3     Federer                 6[/COLOR]
=3           Sampras                6
5           Agassi                    5
 
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