This is a tied in thread to a Top 50 Matches of the 1990s I did a few weeks ago. Have plans to do this for the 1980s as well, perhaps others. (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/top-50-matches-of-the-1990s.784327/)
All ATP tournaments were considered, both best of 5 and best of 3, though preference is given for event, context, players involved, match quality, historical significance among other factors. Simply my opinion, others will vary undoubtedly. Interested to see what matches I have overlooked or forgotten; as well as hear how others might rank these differently.
1 2008 Wimbledon F -- Nadal v Federer -- 64, 64, 67, 67, 97
2 2005 Australian Open S -- Safin v Federer -- 57, 64, 57, 76, 97
3 2001 Wimbledon F -- Ivanisevic v Rafter -- 63, 36, 63, 26, 97
4 2000 Wimbledon S -- Rafter v Agassi -- 75, 46, 75, 46, 63
5 2005 Rome F - Nadal v Coria -- 64, 36, 63, 46, 76
6 2009 Australian Open S -- Nadal v Verdasco -- 67, 64, 76, 67, 64
7 2003 Masters RR -- Federer v Agassi -- 67, 63, 76
8 2006 Rome F -- Nadal v Federer -- 67, 76, 64, 26, 76
9 2001 US Open Q -- Sampras v Agassi -- 67, 76, 76, 76
10 2009 Madrid S -- Nadal v Djokovic -- 36, 76, 76
11 2004 Australian Open S -- Safin v Agassi -- 76, 76, 57, 16, 63
12 2007 Wimbledon F -- Federer v Nadal -- 76, 46, 76, 26, 62
13 2009 Wimbledon F -- Federer v Roddick -- 57, 76, 76, 36, 1614
14 2004 Davis Cup R16 -- Mirnyi v Safin -- 76, 76, 16, 46, 119
15 2005 US Open Q -- Agassi v Blake -- 36, 36, 63, 63, 76
16 2009 French Open S -- Federer v Del Potro -- 36, 76, 26, 61, 64
17 2002 San Jose F -- Hewitt v Agassi -- 46, 76, 76
18 2003 Australian Open Q -- Roddick v El Aynaoui -- 46, 76, 46, 64, 2119
19 2000 Hamburg F -- Kuerten v Safin -- 64, 57, 64, 57, 76
20 2009 Australian Open F -- Nadal v Federer -- 75, 36, 76, 36, 62
21 2005 Masters F -- Nalbandian v Federer -- 67, 67, 62, 61, 76
22 2001 Wimbledon R16 -- Federer v Sampras -- 76, 57, 64, 67, 75
23 2008 Chennai S -- Nadal v Moya -- 67, 76, 75
24 2005 US Open R32 -- Sanguinetti v Srichaphan -- 63, 46, 67, 76, 76
25 2000 Paris F -- Safin v Philippoussis -- 36, 76, 64, 36, 76
26 2000 US Open R32 -- Norman v Mirnyi -- 36, 46, 76, 64, 76
27 2001 Barcelona F -- Ferrero v Moya -- 46, 75 63, 36, 75
28 2004 Australian Open Q -- Safin v Roddick -- 26, 63, 75, 67, 64
29 2002 Masters F -- Hewitt v Ferrero -- 75, 75, 26, 26, 64
30 2000 French Open Q -- Kuerten v Kafelnikov -- 63, 36, 46, 64, 62
31 2000 Miami F -- Sampras v Kuerten -- 61, 67, 76, 76
32 2007 Wimbledon Q -- Gasquet v Roddick -- 46, 46, 76, 76, 86
33 2002 Australian Open R16 -- Haas v Federer -- 76, 46, 36, 64, 86
34 2001 Wimbledon S -- Rafter v Agassi -- 26, 63, 36, 62, 86
35 2009 US Open F -- Del Potro v Federer -- 36, 76, 46, 76, 62
36 2000 French Open S -- Kuerten v Ferrero -- 75, 46, 26, 64, 63
37 2007 Rome S -- Nadal v Davydenko -- 76, 67, 64
38 2002 Masters S -- Hewitt v Federer -- 75, 57, 75
39 2001 US Open Q -- Hewitt v Roddick -- 67, 63, 64, 36, 64
40 2008 Masters RR -- Murray v Federer -- 46, 76, 75
41 2000 French Open F -- Kuerten v Norman -- 62, 63, 26, 76
42 2000 US Open R16 -- Martin v Moya -- 67, 67, 61, 76, 62
43 2000 Olympics F -- Kafelnikov v Haas -- 76, 36, 62, 46, 63
44 2005 Australian Open Q -- Hewitt v Nalbandian -- 63, 62, 16, 36, 108
45 2009 Davis Cup S -- Stepanek v Karlovic -- 67, 76, 76, 67, 1614
46 2004 Australian Open R32 -- Safin v Martin -- 75, 16, 46, 60, 75
47 2000 Miami Q -- Agassi v Henman -- 75, 16, 76
48 2001 US Open R32 -- Kuerten v Mirnyi -- 67, 57, 76, 76, 62
49 2000 US Open R32 -- Safin v Grosjean -- 64, 76, 16, 36, 76
50 2006 Masters RR -- Federer v Roddick -- 46, 76, 64
All ATP tournaments were considered, both best of 5 and best of 3, though preference is given for event, context, players involved, match quality, historical significance among other factors. Simply my opinion, others will vary undoubtedly. Interested to see what matches I have overlooked or forgotten; as well as hear how others might rank these differently.
1 2008 Wimbledon F -- Nadal v Federer -- 64, 64, 67, 67, 97
2 2005 Australian Open S -- Safin v Federer -- 57, 64, 57, 76, 97
3 2001 Wimbledon F -- Ivanisevic v Rafter -- 63, 36, 63, 26, 97
4 2000 Wimbledon S -- Rafter v Agassi -- 75, 46, 75, 46, 63
5 2005 Rome F - Nadal v Coria -- 64, 36, 63, 46, 76
6 2009 Australian Open S -- Nadal v Verdasco -- 67, 64, 76, 67, 64
7 2003 Masters RR -- Federer v Agassi -- 67, 63, 76
8 2006 Rome F -- Nadal v Federer -- 67, 76, 64, 26, 76
9 2001 US Open Q -- Sampras v Agassi -- 67, 76, 76, 76
10 2009 Madrid S -- Nadal v Djokovic -- 36, 76, 76
11 2004 Australian Open S -- Safin v Agassi -- 76, 76, 57, 16, 63
12 2007 Wimbledon F -- Federer v Nadal -- 76, 46, 76, 26, 62
13 2009 Wimbledon F -- Federer v Roddick -- 57, 76, 76, 36, 1614
14 2004 Davis Cup R16 -- Mirnyi v Safin -- 76, 76, 16, 46, 119
15 2005 US Open Q -- Agassi v Blake -- 36, 36, 63, 63, 76
16 2009 French Open S -- Federer v Del Potro -- 36, 76, 26, 61, 64
17 2002 San Jose F -- Hewitt v Agassi -- 46, 76, 76
18 2003 Australian Open Q -- Roddick v El Aynaoui -- 46, 76, 46, 64, 2119
19 2000 Hamburg F -- Kuerten v Safin -- 64, 57, 64, 57, 76
20 2009 Australian Open F -- Nadal v Federer -- 75, 36, 76, 36, 62
21 2005 Masters F -- Nalbandian v Federer -- 67, 67, 62, 61, 76
22 2001 Wimbledon R16 -- Federer v Sampras -- 76, 57, 64, 67, 75
23 2008 Chennai S -- Nadal v Moya -- 67, 76, 75
24 2005 US Open R32 -- Sanguinetti v Srichaphan -- 63, 46, 67, 76, 76
25 2000 Paris F -- Safin v Philippoussis -- 36, 76, 64, 36, 76
26 2000 US Open R32 -- Norman v Mirnyi -- 36, 46, 76, 64, 76
27 2001 Barcelona F -- Ferrero v Moya -- 46, 75 63, 36, 75
28 2004 Australian Open Q -- Safin v Roddick -- 26, 63, 75, 67, 64
29 2002 Masters F -- Hewitt v Ferrero -- 75, 75, 26, 26, 64
30 2000 French Open Q -- Kuerten v Kafelnikov -- 63, 36, 46, 64, 62
31 2000 Miami F -- Sampras v Kuerten -- 61, 67, 76, 76
32 2007 Wimbledon Q -- Gasquet v Roddick -- 46, 46, 76, 76, 86
33 2002 Australian Open R16 -- Haas v Federer -- 76, 46, 36, 64, 86
34 2001 Wimbledon S -- Rafter v Agassi -- 26, 63, 36, 62, 86
35 2009 US Open F -- Del Potro v Federer -- 36, 76, 46, 76, 62
36 2000 French Open S -- Kuerten v Ferrero -- 75, 46, 26, 64, 63
37 2007 Rome S -- Nadal v Davydenko -- 76, 67, 64
38 2002 Masters S -- Hewitt v Federer -- 75, 57, 75
39 2001 US Open Q -- Hewitt v Roddick -- 67, 63, 64, 36, 64
40 2008 Masters RR -- Murray v Federer -- 46, 76, 75
41 2000 French Open F -- Kuerten v Norman -- 62, 63, 26, 76
42 2000 US Open R16 -- Martin v Moya -- 67, 67, 61, 76, 62
43 2000 Olympics F -- Kafelnikov v Haas -- 76, 36, 62, 46, 63
44 2005 Australian Open Q -- Hewitt v Nalbandian -- 63, 62, 16, 36, 108
45 2009 Davis Cup S -- Stepanek v Karlovic -- 67, 76, 76, 67, 1614
46 2004 Australian Open R32 -- Safin v Martin -- 75, 16, 46, 60, 75
47 2000 Miami Q -- Agassi v Henman -- 75, 16, 76
48 2001 US Open R32 -- Kuerten v Mirnyi -- 67, 57, 76, 76, 62
49 2000 US Open R32 -- Safin v Grosjean -- 64, 76, 16, 36, 76
50 2006 Masters RR -- Federer v Roddick -- 46, 76, 64
