Rank Federer's Greatest Streaks.

[BGod]

Doesn't have to be any specific number of them.

I started this to point out Federer's 11 consecutive semifinal appearances at the Australian Open. A forgotten streak that is one behind Connors making 12 consecutive semis at the U.S. Open.

So here's some starters for you to mull over:

10 Consecutive Finals
23 Consecutive Semifinals
36 Consecutive Quarterfinals

4 Consecutive Titles at 2 Slams at the same time
11 Consecutive Straight Set Victories at Slams

13 Consecutive Seasons of a Finals appearance at ATP 1000 Masters Series Event (tied with Lendl)

56 Consecutive Match Wins on Hard Court
65 Consecutive Match Wins on Grass Court

237 Consecutive Weeks Ranked #1

 

[Vcore89]

237 Consecutive Weeks Ranked #1 -- the best ever!

 

[Charlemagne]

I think the 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-final appearances is mind boggling It's a staggering amount that shows dominance and consistency. You think about great players like Nadal and Djoker.. Nadal lost early at Wimby, Djoker lost at the quarters of the Aussie--- semifinal streak snapped. So you can imagine how difficult it is to do that 23 times

 

[OrangePower]

23 consecutive semis is the one that is least likely to ever get broken. Not only do you have to be great enough to reach slam semis consistently, you also need to be remarkably healthy.

Put it another way; think about all the ways such a streak can go wrong:
You have just one bad day on the court - streak gone.
Opponent GOATing - streak gone.
You have an illness - streak gone.
You have an injury - streak gone.
Family emergency - streak gone.
Etc

And you only get 1 shot in your career at such a streak!

 

[BGod]

Wouldn't the streak still count if a player missed a Slam?

For example Connors made 11 consecutive semis while he was missing the Aussie Open and the French earlier on in the streak.

Or would it be considered broken?

I think if a player made 25 consecutive Slam Semis while missing 2 due to injury, he would be given consideration.

 

[TMF]

24 consecutive wins in the final is another incredible streak. Federer has many incredible streaks is the reason why he's a goat.

He even he has the most tennis awards. For 9 straight years he won the Fans' Favorite Award.

 

[MichaelChang]

didn't he have the record of 19 slam finals in a roll interrupted only once in the middle by Drokovoic at AO 2008? something like that? I think that was the most unbelieveble one.

 

[TMF]

didn't he have the record of 19 slam finals in a roll interrupted only once in the middle by Drokovoic at AO 2008? something like that? I think that was the most unbelieveble one.

That was the time when he suffered from mono. It's likely that he could have kept that streak alive had he was at a 100%.

 

[6-3 6-0]

18 out of 19 finals is the MOST impressive. Yes, its not continuous but still.

 

[Gonzo_style]

That was the time when he suffered from mono. It's likely that he could have kept that streak alive had he was at a 100%.

I think Nadal would have won RG and W in 2009 if he was at 100%. What do you think, TFM?

 

[TMF]

I think Nadal would have won RG and W in 2009 if he was at 100%. What do you think, TFM?

Nadal was healthy in 2009 RG. There was no sign of injury after he got past 3 rounds easily. Only the injury came up(nothing new) after he lost to Soderling.

 

[OrangePower]

Wouldn't the streak still count if a player missed a Slam?

For example Connors made 11 consecutive semis while he was missing the Aussie Open and the French earlier on in the streak.

Or would it be considered broken?

I think if a player made 25 consecutive Slam Semis while missing 2 due to injury, he would be given consideration.

I guess it depends on how you word it.

"Reached slam semis x consecutive times" could be interpreted as reaching semis in every slam played over the course of x slams played. So missing a slam entirely does not break the streak. Or you could also word that as "Did not lose prior to semis in x consecutive slams"

But if you word it as "reached semis in x consecutive slams", then I think this implies consecutive major tournaments, and missing one breaks that streak.

Fed did it over consecutive slams, which is why I doubt it will ever be matched or broken.

 

[OrangePower]

18 out of 19 finals is the MOST impressive. Yes, its not continuous but still.

Agreed, but not a streak... so not applicable to the OP's question.

 

[Gonzo_style]

Nadal was healthy in 2009 RG. There was no sign of injury after he got past 3 rounds easily. Only the injury came up(nothing new) after he lost to Soderling.

but Federear wiped the court with Berdych and Blake at AO 2008 and lost ten games in the first 3 matches, you blind fanboy!

 

[TMF]

but Federear wiped the court with Berdych and Blake at AO 2008 and lost ten games in the first 3 matches, you blind fanboy!

He was sweating profusely against Tipseravic. Throughout the tournament, Federer was not the same player, and often show signs of fatique/weakness. Doctor finally had to explain it to him that he's contracted mono. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3282485

Stop being a bitter hater by ignoring that he was ill. :twisted:

 

[BGod]

Forgot to add 346 consecutive weeks in Top 2.

 

[JMR]

Wouldn't the streak still count if a player missed a Slam?

No.

I think if a player made 25 consecutive Slam Semis while missing 2 due to injury, he would be given consideration.

"Consideration" by whom? Whether you reach the semifinals of a tournament is an objective fact. If you don't play, you can't qualify.

Sometimes interrupted streaks get praise for being great demonstrations of consistency (e.g., "Player X made the semis in Y straight slams that she played"), but they don't count as records.

Just about every sport works this way. For example, a hitting streak in baseball, probably the most revered type of streak in any sport, comes to an end if the player misses a game. "Consecutive" means consecutive.

 

[jg153040]

Fed's goat streak is when he won 24 consecutive finals.

And people say he was mentally weak? It's laughable.

 

[Strobe Lights]

237 weeks consecutively at #1 is arguably the best, as it shows insane consistency. But these streaks are obviously connected. It is not like he was #1 by winning lots of small tournaments like Wozniacki. It was his consistency at the big events that kept him there.

The match streaks on grass (due to it being over such a long period of time - 5 years) and hard (given the number of events held on it) are incredible. A non-streak stat that does not get brought up enough is him going 111-2 (98.2%) on hard court between Feb 2005 and Feb 2007. That may be his best stat.

The 23 consecutive SFs is ridiculous, but it almost masks what was even more special within it, which is the streaks of 10 (winning 8 with 2 losses to Rafa at RG) and 8 (winning 4) consecutive Fs. It is not like he was just getting to the SFs during that streak.

18 out of 19 Fs is the stat that should really be brought up, rather than the 23 consecutive SFs, which is more widely talked about.

Just talking streaks, I would say his best is the 10 consecutive Major finals, with 8 wins and the 2 losses being on clay to the greatest single-surface player of all time.

If you also think about the YEC during that run, he reached the final of all 3 (winning 2 and losing the other in a 5th set TB, having been 2 pts from victory). So 13 consecutive finals in the 5 (Majors + YEC) biggest tournaments in tennis.

 

[laughingcavalier]

He owns every slam streak record there is out there practically.


Most slams:17
Most slam finals: 24
Most Round of 16 reached: 50
Most Quarters reached: 42
Most semi's reached: 35
Most consecutive slam finals:10
Most consecutive slam semi's: 23
Most consecutive slam Quarters: 36 (Equivalent of making the quarters of every slam for 9 years straight... WOW!!)


5 consecutive Wimbledons
5 consecutive US OPENS


and yet....



Agassi has somebody else as his GOAT ... LOL!!!

 

[dudeski]

He owns every slam streak record there is out there practically.


Most slams:17
Most slam finals: 24
Most Round of 16 reached: 50
Most Quarters reached: 42
Most semi's reached: 35
Most consecutive slam finals:10
Most consecutive slam semi's: 23
Most consecutive slam Quarters: 36 (Equivalent of making the quarters of every slam for 9 years straight... WOW!!)


5 consecutive Wimbledons
5 consecutive US OPENS


and yet....



Agassi has somebody else as his GOAT ... LOL!!!

Agassi is just bitter because even at AO Fed has better record than him with same number of wins but more semis, 11 consecutive semis and still going, which is pretty insane.

 

[JMR]

Agassi is just bitter because even at AO Fed has better record than him with same number of wins but more semis, 11 consecutive semis and still going, which is pretty insane.

Federer's career combines the best of Sampras (Wimbledon, USO, WTF) with the best of Agassi (AO, CGS).

 

[Kalin]

I don't know what Andre's problem is.... I assume that by stating Nadal is the GOAT over Fed he feels like his own bridesmaidship to Sampras will be reversed/forgotten.

Same with Johnny Mac's insistence on Nadal being GOAT. Johnny Mac was an awesome player and unbeatable at his peak but his career was eclipsed by Lendl's sheer consistency and overall superior statistics. Same motivation as Andre's

 

[Smasher08]

This one was pretty memorable:

 

[BGod]

I don't know what Andre's problem is.... I assume that by stating Nadal is the GOAT over Fed he feels like his own bridesmaidship to Sampras will be reversed/forgotten.

Same with Johnny Mac's insistence on Nadal being GOAT. Johnny Mac was an awesome player and unbeatable at his peak but his career was eclipsed by Lendl's sheer consistency and overall superior statistics. Same motivation as Andre's

No kidding.

Of course Agassi and McEnroe would excuse Nadal's inconsistencies.