10 most significant records created by Roger Federer in the decade that was 2010 to 2019

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Roger Federer
Roger Federer

During a stellar 22-year professional career, Roger Federer has carved out quite a niche for himself in men's tennis.

The 38-year-old Swiss maestro holds a plethora of records in the game. Some of the most prominent ones are his record tally of 20 Grand Slam titles, most weeks at No. 1 (310), most consecutive weeks (237) at No. 1, and being the first player in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and the US Open in five consecutive seasons.

Federer became the first player after Rod Laver (1969) and Andre Agassi (1999) to win the career Grand Slam (the feat of winning all four Grand Slam tournaments) when the Swiss won his lone title at the French Open in 2009.

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A stunning run of 24 consecutive final victories for Federer between 2003 and 2005 is unrivaled in the history of the game, while the Swiss is also the all-time title leader at the season-ending ATP Finals.

On that note, let us have a look at Federer's 10 most significant records achieved or equaled during the decade that was 2010 to 2019.

#1 Oldest winner at the ATP Finals

Federer wins his record 6th ATP Finals title in 2011
Federer wins his record 6th ATP Finals title in 2011

In his 10th consecutive appearance at the 2011 ATP Finals, Federer beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal and Mardy Fish in the round-robin stage before beating David Ferrer to reach his seventh final at the season-finale tournament.

A three-set victory over Tsonga made the Swiss maestro the first player to win six titles at the ATP Finals. In the process, the 30-year-old Federer also became the oldest winner at the elite event.

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#2 First player to win 300 Grand Slam matches

Federer acknowledges the crowd after beating Dimitrov at the 2016 Australian Open
Federer acknowledges the crowd after beating Dimitrov at the 2016 Australian Open

In the third round of the 2016 Australian Open, Federer beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to move into the fourth round of the tournament for the 14th time in 16 appearances.

In the process, Federer became the first player to register 300 Grand Slam match wins. Following the 2019 US Open, Federer (357) remains the only player in the 300 match wins Grand Slam club.

#3 Match-win leader at the ATP Finals

Roger Federer at the 2012 ATP Finals
Roger Federer at the 2012 ATP Finals

Two-time defending champion Roger Federer beat Spaniard David Ferrer in his third round-robin match at the 2012 ATP Finals in London to qualify for his 11th semifinal at the season-ending tournament.

In the process, Federer moved past Ivan Lendl (39) as the player with the most wins at the ATP Finals.

#4 First player to win 8 titles at Wimbledon

Federer celebrates a record 8th Wimbledon title in 2017
Federer celebrates a record 8th Wimbledon title in 2017

Making his 19th consecutive appearance at the grass-court Major, Federer beat Marin Cilic in straight sets in the final to become the first player since Bjorn Borg (1976) to win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

In the process, the Swiss maestro also became the first eight-time champion at Wimbledon.

In 2019, Federer became the first Wimbledon finalist in 71 years to squander match points, as he went down to Novak Djokovic in a historic first-ever Wimbledon match featuring a fifth set tiebreak.

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#5 Oldest player to be ranked No. 1

Roger Federer lifts the 2018 Rotterdam title
Roger Federer lifts the 2018 Rotterdam title

Fresh off winning a record-equaling 6th title at the Australian Open, the then 36-year-old Federer produced a title run in Rotterdam to become the oldest player to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Federer would go on to produce his best ever start to a season (17-0) before squandering championship points in a defeat to Juan Martin del Potro in the Indian Wells final.

#6 Second player to win 100 singles titles

Federer lifted his 100th career single's title at 2019 Dubai
Federer lifted his 100th career single's title at 2019 Dubai

After capturing his 99th single's title at his hometown tournament of Basel in 2018, Federer ended his wait for a 100th title in his fourth attempt as he beat young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas at Dubai 2019 to lift his 8th title in the desert.

In the process, Federer became the first player after Jimmy Connors (109) to win 100 career singles titles.

#7 Second player to register 1200 singles match wins

Federer in action during his win over Kevin Anderson at 2019 Miami
Federer in action during his win over Kevin Anderson at 2019 Miami

Three-time Miami winner Roger Federer rolled past his 2018 Wimbledon conqueror Kevin Anderson for the loss of just four games to reach the semifinals.

In the process, the Swiss maestro emulated Jimmy Connors (1274) as the only players to register 1200 singles match wins.

#8 Oldest player to win a Masters 1000 title

Federer lifts his 4th Miami title in 2019
Federer lifts his 4th Miami title in 2019

Making his 134th appearance at a Masters 1000 tournament, Federer beat young Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals to become the first player to reach 50 finals in the tournament category.

In the final against defending champion John Isner, Federer cruised to a facile win to lift his first Masters 1000 title since 2017 Shanghai, and 28th overall. In the process, the Swiss maestro became the oldest winner at a Masters 1000 tournament.

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#9 First player to win 10 grasscourt titles at a tournament

Federer wins his 10th Halle title in 2019
Federer wins his 10th Halle title in 2019

After falling short in his first attempt to win 10 Halle titles following a three-set defeat to Borna Coric in the 2018 final, Federer was in no mood for another reverse when he faced David Goffin in his 13th Halle final in 2019.

The Swiss maestro beat Goffin in straight sets to become the first player to win 10 Halle titles, in the process also becoming the first player to win 10 titles at a grasscourt tournament. Federer also possesses the next best haul of grasscourt titles at a tournament (8 at Wimbledon).

#10 First player to win 10 titles at a hardcourt tournament

Federer lifts his 10th title in Basel
Federer lifts his 10th title in Basel

Federer arrived at his hometown tournament of Basel in 2019 following a quarterfinal defeat to Sascha Zverev in the Shanghai quarterfinals.

Either side of a quarterfinal walkover over his compatriot and good friend Stanislas Wawrinka, Federer notched up a trio of straight-sets wins to become the first player to reach 10 consecutive finals at a tournament.

In the title match, his 15th in Basel (the most by any player at a tournament), Federer beat young Australian Alex De Minaur in straight sets to triumph for the 10th time at his hometown tournament.

In the process, Federer became the first player to win 10 titles at a hardcourt tournament and also the first to win 10 titles at a tournament on two different surfaces (also Halle - grass).

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