Consecutive Slam Semifinals

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Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 19*
Ivan Lendl 10
Ivan Lendl 6
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 5
Nadal 5*
Rod Laver 4
Tony Roche 4
John McEnroe 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

(btw Pete Sampras’ best Grand Slam semifinal streak was 3.)
 
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Ivan Ledl had something like 7 or 8 consecutive US Open finals in 80's can not remember how many. Not the same but impressive for sure.
 
Rhino said:
Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 15*
Ivan Lendl 8
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 4*
Rod Laver 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

Wow, I mean how many people have even played in 15 grand slam semifinals? #16 comin' right up. Oh and 10 consecutive finals.
Amazing to see Djokovic already up there with 4!!
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only connors, lendl, agassi, sampras, edberg, mcenroe, becker, borg and federer have played more than 15 slam SF in the open era ! ;)

by the way, according to my sources, i have the following list for consecutive SF :
Roger Federer 15 (2004 WM 2008 AO)
Ivan Lendl 10 (1985 US 1988 AO)
Ivan Lendl 6 (1983 WM 1984 US)
Boirs Becker 5 (1990 WM 1991 WM)
Rod Laver 4 (1969 AO 1969 US)
Tony Roche 4 (1969 AO 1969 US)
John McEnroe 4 (1983 AO 1984 US)
Jim Courier 4 (1992 US 1993 WM)
Andre Agassi 4 (1999 RG 2000 AO)
Novak Djokovic 4 (2007 RG 2008 AO)
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vive le beau jeu ! said:
only connors, lendl, agassi, sampras, edberg, mcenroe, becker, borg and federer have played more than 15 slam SF in the open era ! ;)

by the way, according to my sources, i have the following list for consecutive SF :
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Nice find vive le beau jeu.

Your source could be right, I got mine from what they put up on the screen during the Federer/Montanes match (sometimes the researchers mess up).
 
Makes you realize the amazing level of Federer's dominance but also how much potential and talent Djokovic has(he's in some good company there),he's seems like a future multiple slam winner to me.
 
Rhino said:
Nice find vive le beau jeu.

Your source could be right, I got mine from what they put up on the screen during the Federer/Montanes match (sometimes the researchers mess up).
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my source will maybe tell you "himself" that he is right, as he posts on this forum... ;)
(i think it's "hops")
 
UPDATE:

Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 16*
Ivan Lendl 10
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 5*
Rod Laver 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

Unbelievable that the joker is joint 3rd!
 
Rhino said:
UPDATE:

Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 16*
Ivan Lendl 10
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 5*
Rod Laver 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

Unbelievable that the joker is joint 3rd!
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you were more rapid... ;)
congratulations to you... and to roger,of course !
the joker can also enter into another club : the club of the "3 straight slam finals" ! (i definitely hope he does)
 
More than this, I find Federer's achievement of reaching 8 consecutive (or was it 10?) grand slam finals quite incredible!

Rhino said:
Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 15*
Ivan Lendl 8
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 4*
Rod Laver 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

Wow, I mean how many people have even played in 15 grand slam semifinals? #16 comin' right up. Oh and 10 consecutive finals.
Amazing to see Djokovic already up there with 4!!
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zagor said:
Makes you realize the amazing level of Federer's dominance but also how much potential and talent Djokovic has(he's in some good company there),he's seems like a future multiple slam winner to me.
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Actually, I think it shows we may have over-estimated the amazing level of Federer's dominance.
Djokovic is already at 6 consecutive slams. This must reflect today's tennis is homogeneous and top players will reach semi's of ALL slams partially due to the fact it's all played from baseline. Last a few years 3 of top 4 seeds have been making smi's of slams. I am pretty sure the top 5 spots in the list will be filled with new guys in about 10 years.
 
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fastdunn said:
Actually, I think it shows we may have over-estimated the amazing level of Federer's dominance.
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You only had to have seen him during that crazy three year period to know that he is the real deal, and in fact he has often been under-estimated (take this year for example, and yet the streak continues).

fastdunn said:
Djokovic is already at 6 consecutive slams.
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It's only 5 isn't it? and if he craps out at Wimbledon, it'll still be amazing to be there with Becker but it's not outrageous.
 
fastdunn said:
Actually, I think it shows we may have over-estimated the amazing level of Federer's dominance.
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Actually, it shows nothing of that kind. It is nearly impossible to over-estimate the level of Federer's dominance. The numbers speak for themselves.

Besides, of the 15 consecutive slams that Fed made the semis, he won 12 of them. That is an insane level of dominance by any measure.

Novak has made 5 consecutive semis, and won 1 slam. Think about it.
 
Polaris said:
Actually, it shows nothing of that kind. It is nearly impossible to over-estimate the level of Federer's dominance. The numbers speak for themselves.

Besides, of the 15 consecutive slams that Fed made the semis, he won 12 of them. That is an insane level of dominance by any measure.

Novak has made 5 consecutive semis, and won 1 slam. Think about it.
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Wrong. He has won 2 slams prior the start of the 16 consecutive slam semifinals. 2003 Wimbledon and 2004 Aussie open. He lost in 2004 RG to Gug Kuerten before the semis and his streak started at Wimbledon 2004.
 
vive le beau jeu ! said:
you were more rapid... ;)
congratulations to you... and to roger,of course !
the joker can also enter into another club : the club of the "3 straight slam finals" ! (i definitely hope he does)
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I think Roger leads that one too? I think he had from Wimbledon 2005, till AO 2008 in a row.. Think no male player ever matched that.
 
This is a little bit misleading when comparing players before the 1990s (or before 1988 really) due to the changing values of the grand slams (particularly the Australian Open). If we look at a list of consecutive grand slam semi-finals reached of grand slams entered we have this:

Roger Federer 2004 WM 2008 AO 15
Jimmy Connors* 1976 US 1980 US 11
Ivan Lendl 1985 US 1988 AO 10
Jimmy Connors* 1983 US 1985 US 7
Jimmy Connors* 1974 AO 1975 US 6
Bjorn Borg* 1980 RG 1981 US 6
Ivan Lendl 1983 WM 1984 US 6
Ken Rosewall* 1970 WM 1972 AO 5
Bjorn Borg* 1978 RG 1979 WM 5
John McEnroe* 1983 AO 1985 RG 5
Boirs Becker 1990 WM 1991 WM 5
Novak Djokovic 2007 RG 2008 RG 5
Rod Laver 1969 AO 1969 US 4
Tony Roche 1969 AO 1969 US 4
Vitas Gerulaitis* 1977 AO (D) 1979 RG 4
John McEnroe* 1981 WM 1982 US 4
Ivan Lendl* 1989 WM 1990 WM 4
Andre Agassi* 1989 US 1991 RG 4
Jim Courier 1992 US 1993 WM 4
Andre Agassi 1999 RG 2000 AO 4
Lleyton Hewitt* 2004 US 2005 US 4

* indicates that at least one slam is missed/skipped during the streak
 
fastdunn said:
Actually, I think it shows we may have over-estimated the amazing level of Federer's dominance.
Djokovic is already at 6 consecutive slams. This must reflect today's tennis is homogeneous and top players will reach semi's of ALL slams partially due to the fact it's all played from baseline. Last a few years 3 of top 4 seeds have been making smi's of slams. I am pretty sure the top 5 spots in the list will be filled with new guys in about 10 years.
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All top 3 players are amazing movers on every surface. That's all. Ever seen Sampras move on clay ??? He wouldn't have 16 consecutive semifinals in ANY era.
 
noeledmonds said:
This is a little bit misleading when comparing players before the 1990s (or before 1988 really) due to the changing values of the grand slams (particularly the Australian Open). If we look at a list of consecutive grand slam semi-finals reached of grand slams entered we have this:

Roger Federer 2004 WM 2008 AO 15
Jimmy Connors* 1976 US 1980 US 11
Ivan Lendl 1985 US 1988 AO 10
Jimmy Connors* 1983 US 1985 US 7
Jimmy Connors* 1974 AO 1975 US 6
Bjorn Borg* 1980 RG 1981 US 6
Ivan Lendl 1983 WM 1984 US 6
Ken Rosewall* 1970 WM 1972 AO 5
Bjorn Borg* 1978 RG 1979 WM 5
John McEnroe* 1983 AO 1985 RG 5
Boirs Becker 1990 WM 1991 WM 5
Novak Djokovic 2007 RG 2008 RG 5
Rod Laver 1969 AO 1969 US 4
Tony Roche 1969 AO 1969 US 4
Vitas Gerulaitis* 1977 AO (D) 1979 RG 4
John McEnroe* 1981 WM 1982 US 4
Ivan Lendl* 1989 WM 1990 WM 4
Andre Agassi* 1989 US 1991 RG 4
Jim Courier 1992 US 1993 WM 4
Andre Agassi 1999 RG 2000 AO 4
Lleyton Hewitt* 2004 US 2005 US 4

* indicates that at least one slam is missed/skipped during the streak
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Yet, despite that, Federer's still #1, with 15 SF reached of slams entered.

I'm not surprised to see Connors right behind him, and connors with other streaks after his best one. I think Connors is one of the most under-estimated players of all time. Really, when you look at what he did, his longevity, # slams, that he probably would have won the FO in '74 if not banned from it, you really have to say he's in the running for greatest-ever. I didn't always think this, but all things considered, really an amazing player.

Connors also won the USO when it was played on clay. So he was capable of winning slams on any surface.

160 straights weeks at #1, and 268 weeks #1 total.

Plus, his improbable run at the USO in 1989, when he was 39 years old, making it to the semi-final against Courier.

Without a doubt, the most under-rated player ever. When people talk about candidates for the greatest ever, they hardly ever mention Connors; he's universally acknowledged as an all-time great, but I think he should be on the list of candidates for GOAT.
 
rwn said:
All top 3 players are amazing movers on every surface. That's all. Ever seen Sampras move on clay ??? He wouldn't have 16 consecutive semifinals in ANY era.
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Yes he would have and he would have also triple-bageled Nadal on clay playing S & V.Also Federer is overrated.(I'm being sarcastic,don't waste your time arguing with Sampras fanatics).
 
daddy said:
Wrong. He has won 2 slams prior the start of the 16 consecutive slam semifinals. 2003 Wimbledon and 2004 Aussie open. He lost in 2004 RG to Gug Kuerten before the semis and his streak started at Wimbledon 2004.
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Thanks for the correction, daddy. Yes, I should have mentioned 10 out of 15 instead of 12 out of 15.

Still, my point was that he didn't stop at the semis. He won multiple Slams. Novak has still a long way to go. He might, if his health holds up, and if his head stays in the right place.
 
dh003i said:
I'm not surprised to see Connors right behind him, and connors with other streaks after his best one. I think Connors is one of the most under-estimated players of all time. Really, when you look at what he did, his longevity, # slams, that he probably would have won the FO in '74 if not banned from it, you really have to say he's in the running for greatest-ever. I didn't always think this, but all things considered, really an amazing player.

First to Connors' 1974 French Open chances. The fact that Connors boycotted the Frech Open in several subsuquent years only leaves more cloud over the whole issue. Connors was really relativly untested on red clay during his prime so it is difficult to evaluate his chances there. However, from what he did do on red clay it makes it impossible to give him benefit of the doubt here.
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Connors was undoutably a great player but for me his is in the 2nd echelon of open-era greats behind Laver, Borg and Federer but in amongst Lendl, McEnroe and Agassi. Note that Rosewall is also definately somewhere in the mix but I am not quite sure where to place him at the moment.

Connors also won the USO when it was played on clay. So he was capable of winning slams on any surface.
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Connors US Open win on green clay was a very different series of conditions to the French Open. Green clay does not play much like red clay. Look at Borg with 6 French Open titles and 2 final losses at the US Open on green clay. More recently Roddick has won Houston 3 times on green clay but has notoriously poor results on European red clay. Also, Connors (and Roddick of course) beneffited from home crowds in the USA. The noisy crowds and late night matches were something that severly affected Borg's game.

160 straights weeks at #1, and 268 weeks #1 total.
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This is perhaps the biggest Connors myth. These figures are somewhat inflated. The ATP ranking system was known to be flawed at this time. Take, for example, Connors finished world number 1 in 1977 and 1978. Connors won no slams in 1977, while Vilas won US and French Open and Borg won Wimbledon. The ATP went against their own ranking results this year to name Borg as "player of the year". Tennis magazine did the same, and other sources named Vilas as "player of the year". In 1978 Connors won the US Open while Borg won the French Open and Wimbledon. Borg was almost undisputably wolrd number 1 this year and all sources I have seen (including once again the ATP) named Borg as world number 1 despite Connors being number 1 based on the ranking points.

Plus, his improbable run at the USO in 1989, when he was 39 years old, making it to the semi-final against Courier.
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I agree here. Connors longitivity is under rated. Connors was one of the few open-era players who combined a long career with a high winning percentage, showing he had consitant results.

Without a doubt, the most under-rated player ever. When people talk about candidates for the greatest ever, they hardly ever mention Connors; he's universally acknowledged as an all-time great, but I think he should be on the list of candidates for GOAT
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You can see that overall I do not entirely agree with this. There are many more underated players by the general tennis following public. Generally, the further you go back into tennis history the less recognition players get. Most tennis fans have not even heard of the likes of Gonzales.
 
Something tells me that consecutive slam semifinal #17 is on the cards here.
Thats pretty amazing. Djokovic showed how easy it is to mess up a streak.
 
Roger Federer has reached his 19th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal round and has a shot at reaching his 19th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal if he beats Juan Martin del Potro. Rafael Nadal has reached his 9th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal and can reach his 5th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal with a win over Gilles Simon. Novak Djokovic has reached the semifinals of 6 of the last 7 majors and can make that 7 out of 8 if he takes down Andy Roddick.
 
Rhino said:
Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 18*
Ivan Lendl 10
Ivan Lendl 6
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 5
Nadal 4*
Rod Laver 4
Tony Roche 4
John McEnroe 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

(btw Pete Sampras’ best Grand Slam semifinal streak was 3.)
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That stat does far more to condemn Federer's opposition than confirm his genius.
 
Rhino said:
UPDATE:

Most consecutive semifinals - Grand Slams - Open Era -

Roger Federer 16*
Ivan Lendl 10
Boris Becker 5
Novak Djokovic 5*
Rod Laver 4
Andre Agassi 4
Jim Courer 4

*active streak

Unbelievable that the joker is joint 3rd!
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Well Djokovic's streak is over.
 
dh003i said:
Yet, despite that, Federer's still #1, with 15 SF reached of slams entered.

I'm not surprised to see Connors right behind him, and connors with other streaks after his best one. I think Connors is one of the most under-estimated players of all time. Really, when you look at what he did, his longevity, # slams, that he probably would have won the FO in '74 if not banned from it, you really have to say he's in the running for greatest-ever. I didn't always think this, but all things considered, really an amazing player.

Connors also won the USO when it was played on clay. So he was capable of winning slams on any surface.

160 straights weeks at #1, and 268 weeks #1 total.

Plus, his improbable run at the USO in 1989, when he was 39 years old, making it to the semi-final against Courier.

Without a doubt, the most under-rated player ever. When people talk about candidates for the greatest ever, they hardly ever mention Connors; he's universally acknowledged as an all-time great, but I think he should be on the list of candidates for GOAT.
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Rosewall was about 40 when Connors flogged him in Wimbledon final.
 
It think that it is so funny that if you gamble on tennis (which I don't) you get better odds (high returns) betting on Federer losing than him winning.
 
^ Obviously because he is good. And I was going to start betting starting with AO. But my first ever credit card has not arrived yet...i was going to wager $100 on Federer to win. If he would...I would have gotten $220 profit!
 
Nadal is now in his 5th consecutive slam final (AO 2008 - AO 2009). He can even extend it to 7 as Roland Garros and Wimbledon are a shoe-in for him.
 
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