2009
Men
Champions
Roger Federer (SUI) 2 (F/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (A)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 1 (US)
Finalists
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (A)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 1 (F)
Andy Roddick (USA) 1 (W)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Roddick (USA) 2 (A/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/US)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 2 (F/US)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1 (A)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 1 (F)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 1 (F)
Tommy Haas (GER) 1 (W)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (W)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 3 (A/F/US)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (A/W/US)
Andy Roddick (USA) 2 (A/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/US)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 2 (A/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (F/W)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 2 (F/US)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 2 (F/US)
Gilles Simon (FRA) 1 (A)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1 (A)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 1 (F)
Gael Monfils (FRA) 1 (F)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1 (F)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 1 (W)
Tommy Haas (GER) 1 (W)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 1 (W)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Wins
Roger Federer (SUI) 26
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 17
Andy Roddick (USA) 16
Andy Murray (GBR) 15
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 15
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 15
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 14
Robin Soderling (SWE) 14
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13
Wins over Seeds
Roger Federer (SUI) 17
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 8
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 6
Robin Soderling (SWE) 6
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6
Andy Murray (GBR) 5
Andy Roddick (USA) 5
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 4
Marin Cilic (CRO) 3
Tommy Haas (GER) 3
Gael Monfils (FRA) – 3 slams 3
Upsets
Robin Soderling (SWE) 5
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2
Marin Cilic (CRO) 2
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 2
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 2
Tommy Haas (GER) 2
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 2
Andy Roddick (USA) 2
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Gael Monfis (FRA) – 3 slams
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) – 3 slams
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) – 3 slams
Tommy Haas (GER) – 2 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Tommy Haas (GER) +3
Robin Soderling (SWE) +3
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) +2
Marin Cilic (CRO) +1
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) +1
Roger Federer (SUI) +1
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) +1
Gael Monfils (FRA) +1
Tommy Robredo (ESP) +1
Radek Stepanek (CZE) +1
-Interesting to note that no player competing as a seed in all 4 slams was never upset.
-Roger Federer went an astounding 17-2 against other seeds. (How many other players even played 17 matches?)
-On the down side, Novak Djokovic (-7) and Andy Murray (-6) did not fulfill expectations.
Women
Champions
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (A/W)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1 (F)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Finalists
Dinara Safina (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (A/W)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1 (F)
Venus Williams (USA) 1 (W)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Dinara Safina (RUS) 3 (A/F/W)
Serena Williams (USA) 3 (A/W/US)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 (A/W)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 1 (A)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1 (F)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (F)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (F)
Venus Williams (USA) 1 (W)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Serena Williams (USA) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Dinara Safina (RUS) 3 (A/F/W)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 (A/W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2 (F/W)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 1 (A)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (A)
Jelena Dokic (AUS) 1 (A)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 1 (A)
Dominika Cibulkova (RUS) 1 (F)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (F)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 1 (F)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Venus Williams (USA) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (W)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (W)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 1 (US)
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 1 (US)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (US)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1 (US)
Melanie Oudin (USA) 1 (US)
Wins
Serena Williams (USA) 23
Dinara Safina (RUS) 19
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 16
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 13
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 13
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 13
Venus Williams (USA) 12
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 10
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 10
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 10
Wins over Seeds
Serena Williams (USA) 11
Dinara Safina (RUS) 6
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 5
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4
Venus Williams (USA) 3
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) – 3 slams 2
Upsets
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1
Anabel Median Garrigues (ESP) 1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1
Virginie Razzano (FRA) 1
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1
Agnes Szavay (HUN) 1
Venus Williams (USA) 1
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – 2 slams
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) – 2 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) +3
Na Li (CHN) +3
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) +1
Samantha Stosur (AUS) +1
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) +1
Iveta Benesova (CZE) 0
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 0
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 0
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 0
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 0
Elena Vesnina (RUS) 0
-The women were certainly alot more crazy than the men in terms of upsets and getting unseeded players deep into the tournaments. That shows itself in this data.
-Despite a season which many would consider a failure because she didn't win a slam, Dinara Safina still managed to notch 19 wins including 6 over seeds.
-Many women failed to fulfill expectations in 2009, but the leaders there were Jelena Jankovic (-10), Sybille Bammer (-7), Venus Williams (-7), and the aforementioned Safina (-7).
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
United States (22 = 8 qtrs, 6 semis, 4 finals, 2 champs): S.Williams 13, Roddick 5, V.Williams 3, Oudin
Russia (22 = 10 qtrs, 7 semis, 3 finals, 1 champ): Safina 8, Kuznetsova 6, Dementieva 4, Zvonareva 2, Davydenko, Sharapova
Switzerland (16 = 4 qtrs, 4 semis, 4 finals, 2 champs): Federer 16
Spain (13 = 7 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Nadal 7, Verdasco 3, Ferrero, Robredo, Suarez Navarro
Argentina (8 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Del Potro 8
Belgium (7 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Clijsters 5, Wickmayer 2
Sweden (4 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Soderling 4
Australia (4 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi): Stosur 2, Dokic, Hewitt
Serbia (4 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi): Djokovic 4
France (4 = 4 qtrs): Bartoli, Monfils, Simon, Tsonga
Denmark (3 = 1 qtr, 1 semi, 1 final): Wozniacki 3
Chile (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Gonzalez 3
Germany (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Haas 2, Lisicki
United Kingdom (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Murray 3
Slovakia (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Cibulkova 2
Belarus (2 = 2 qtrs): Azarenka 2
Croatia (2 = 2 qtrs): Cilic, Karlovic
Italy (2 = 2 qtrs): Pennetta, Schiavone
China (1 = 1 qtr): Li
Poland (1 = 1 qtr): Radwanska
Romania (1 = 1 qtr): Cirstea
Ukraine (1 = 1 qtr): K.Bondarenko
Number of Different Players to reach quarterfinal
Russia: 6
Spain: 5
France: 4
United States: 4
Australia: 3
Belgium: 2
Croatia: 2
Germany: 2
Italy: 2
2010
Men
Champions
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3 (F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (A)
Finalists
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3 (F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (A)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (A)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 1 (F)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1 (W)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3 (F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (A/W)
Roger Federer (SUI) 2 (A/US)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2 (F/W)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2 (W/US)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (A)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1 (A)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 1 (F)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 1 (F)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 3 (F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (A/W)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2 (A/W)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2 (F/W)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2 (F/US)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (A)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 1 (A)
Andy Roddick (USA) 1 (A)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 1 (F)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1 (F)
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 1 (W)
Gael Monfils (FRA) 1 (US)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1 (US)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (US)
Wins
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 25
Roger Federer (SUI) 20
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 19
Andy Murray (GBR) 16
Robin Soderling (SWE) 14
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 12
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – 3 slams 12
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 12
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 11
Andy Roddick (USA) 10
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 10
Wins over Seeds
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 13
Roger Federer (SUI) 9
Robin Soderling (SWE) 7
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6
Andy Murray (GBR) 6
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 5
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – 3 slams 4
Marin Cilic (CRO) 3
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 3
Upsets
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4
Marin Cilic (CRO) 2
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 2
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Albert Montanes (ESP)
Performance vs Expectations
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) +2
Julien Benneteau (FRA) +1
Mardy Fish (USA) +1
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) +1
Albert Montanes (ESP) +1
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) +1
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) +1
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 0
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 0
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 0
Tommy Haas (GER) 0
Victor Hanescu (ROU) 0
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 0
David Nalbandian (ARG) 0
Gilles Simon (FRA) 0
-An unbelievable 3 players made all four quarterfinals.
-Despite a down year by his standards, Federer is second only to Nadal in wins and wins over seeds.
-On the down side, Roger Federer (-7) and Tommy Robredo (-7) were the worst at fulfilling expectations.
-There were far fewer upsets this year when compared to last.
Women
Champions
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (A/W)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (F)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Finalists
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (A/W)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2 (W/US)
Justine Henin (BEL) 1 (A)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (F)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (F)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (A/W)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2 (W/US)
Justine Henin (BEL) 1 (A)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Jie Zheng (CHN) 1 (A)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (F)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (F)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 1 (F)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 1 (W)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (US)
Venus Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Serena Williams (USA) 3 (A/F/W)
Venus Williams (SRB) 3 (A/W/US)
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Na Li (CHN) 2 (A/W)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 2 (F/US)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2 (F/US)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 (F/US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 (F/US)
Kim Clijsters (USA) 2 (W/US)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2 (W/US)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) 2 (W/US)
Justine Henin (BEL) 1 (A)
Jie Zheng (CHN) 1 (A)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1 (A)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) 1 (F)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 1 (F)
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 1 (W)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (US)
Wins
Serena Williams (USA) – 3 slams 18
Venus Williams (USA) 16
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 16
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 15
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 13
Kim Clijsters (BEL) – 3 slams 13
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 13
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 13
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 12
Na Li (CHN) 11
Wins over Seeds
Serena Williams (USA) – 3 slams 9
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 8
Kim Clijsters (BEL) – 3 seeds 6
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 5
Venus Williams (USA) 5
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5
Na Li (CHN) 4
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 4
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 4
Upsets
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 5
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 4
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 4
Na Li (CHN) 3
Justine Henin (BEL) – 2 slams 2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) – 1 slam 2
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) – 3 slams
Justine Henin (BEL) – 2 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) +5
Justine Henin (BEL) +2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) +2
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) +1
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) +1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) +1
Nadia Petrova (RUS) +1
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) +1
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 0
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 0
Sara Errani (ITA) 0
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 0
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 0
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 0
-Lower seeds went deeper into the tournament as evidences by the high number of upsets and PvsE ratings.
-An amazing 14 ladies made a slam semifinal (of 16 total spots) yet 11 women made more than quarterfinal.
-Of those failing to fulfill expectations in 2010, the worst were Jelena Jankovic, Caroline Wozniacki, and Agnieszka Radwanska. All three recorded a PvsE of -7.
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
Spain (18 = 6 qtrs, 3 semis, 3 finals, 3 champs): Nadal 16, Almagro, Verdasco
United States (16 = 7 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 2 champs): S.Williams 11, V.Williams 4, Roddick
Russia (15 = 9 qtrs, 4 semis, 2 finals): Zvonareva 6, Youzhny 3, Petrova 2, Dementieva 2, Davydenko, Kirilenko
Switzerland (10 = 5 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Federer 9, Wawrinka
Belgium (9 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Clijsters 6, Henin 3
Serbia (9 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final): Djokovic 7, Jankovic 2
Czech Republic (7 = 3 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final): Berdych 5, Kvitova 2
Italy (6 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): Schiavone 6
United Kingdom (5 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Murray 5
China (5 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis): Li 3, Zheng 2
Sweden (5 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Soderling 5
Australia (4 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Stosur 4
France (4 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi): Tsonga 3, Monfils
Denmark (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Wozniacki 3
Austria (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Melzer 2
Bulgaria (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Pironkova 2
Croatia (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Cilic 2
Estonia (2 = 2 qtrs): Kanepi 2
Belarus (1 = 1 qtr): Azarenka
Kazakhstan (1 = 1 qtr): Shvedova
Slovakia (1 = 1 qtr): Cibulkova
Taiwan (1 = 1 qtr): Lu
Number of Different Players to reach of quarterfinal
Russia: 6
Spain: 3
United States: 3
Belgium: 2
China: 2
Czech Republic: 2
France: 2
Serbia: 2
Switzerland: 2
2011
Men
Champions
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (A/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (F)
Finalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (A/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3 (F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (A)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (F)
Semifinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 3 (A/F/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3 (F/W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 1 (A)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1 (W)
Quarterfinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2 (W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 1 (A)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1 (A)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 1 (A)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (A)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 1 (F)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1 (F)
Gael Monfils (FRA) 1 (F)
Robin Soderling (SWE) 1 (F)
Mardy Fish (USA) 1 (W)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 1 (W)
Bernard Tomic (AUS) 1 (W)
John Isner (USA) 1 (US)
Andy Roddick (USA) 1 (US)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 1 (US)
Wins
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 26
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 23
Andy Murray (GBR) 21
Roger Federer (SUI) 20
David Ferrer (ESP) 14
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 9
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 9
Gael Monfils (FRA) 9
Andy Roddick (USA) 9
Robin Soderling (SWE) - 3 slams 9
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 9
Wins over Seeds
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 14
Roger Federer (SUI) 9
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9
Andy Murray (GBR) 7
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 4
David Ferrer (ESP) 3
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2
Gilles Simon (FRA) - 3 slams 2
Upsets
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Andy Murray (GBR)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - 3 slams
Performance vs Expectations
John Isner (USA) +3
Novak Djokovic (SRB) +2
Andy Murray (GBR) +2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) +2
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) +1
Marcel Granollers (ESP) 0
Gilles Simon (FRA) 0
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 0
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 0
-These numbers show much the ATP was dominated by the big 4. Fourteen of the sixteen semifinal spots were taken by them and just look at those win numbers.
-Upsets by seeds over other seeds were almost non-existant, though there were 5 unseeded quarterfinalists.
-On the down side, Nicolas Almagro (-7) and Tomas Berdych (-6) were the worst at fulfilling expectations.
Women
Champions
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (US)
Finalists
Na Li (CHN) 2 (A/F)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (W)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (US)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Na Li (CHN) 2 (A/F)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 (A/US)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 (F/W)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 1 (A)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 (F)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (US)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Angelique Kerber (GER) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 3 (A/F/US)
Na Li (CHN) 2 (A/F)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 2 (A/F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2 (A/W)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 (A/US)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2 (A/US)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 (F/W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2 (F/W)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 2 (F/W)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2 (F/US)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (A)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1 (F)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (W)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) 1 (W)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 1 (W)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (US)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Angelique Kerber (GER) 1 (US)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1 (US)
Wins
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 16
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 15
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 15
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 14
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 14
Na Li (CHN) 14
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 14
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 14
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 12
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 12
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 12
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 12
Wins over Seeds
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 7
Na Li (CHN) 7
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 5
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 5
Serena Williams (USA) - 2 slams 5
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 4
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 4
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 4
Upsets
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4
Na Li (CHN) 4
Serena Williams (USA) - 2 slams 4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 3
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 2
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) – 2 slams 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) – 3 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Andrea Petkovic (GER) +3
Serena Williams (USA) +3
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) +1
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) +1
Petra Kvitova (CZE) +1
Sabine Lisicki (GER) +1
Shuai Peng (CHN) +1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) +1
Sara Errani (ITA) 0
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 0
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 0
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 0
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 0
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 0
-Unlike the men, consistency at the top end was a problem for the women as evidenced by the number of women winning 14-16 matches at the slams.
-Ten different women made more than one quarterfinal, showing the diverse talents that had decent years.
-Of those failing to fulfill expectations in 2011, the worst were Jelena Jankovic (-7), Vera Zvonareva (-9), and Caroline Wozniacki (-13).
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
Serbia (18 = 5 qtrs, 4 semis, 3 finals, 3 champs): Djokovic 17, Tipsarevic
Spain (15 = 6 qtrs, 4 semis, 3 finals, 1 champ): Nadal 12, Ferrer 2, Lopez
Russia (11 = 7 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final): Sharapova 5, Zvonareva 3, Pavlyuchenkova 2, Kuznetsova
United Kingdom (9 = 4 qtrs, 4 semis, 1 final): Murray 9
Switzerland (9 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final): Federer 8, Wawrinka
China (8 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Li 8
Czech Republic (7 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): Kvitova 6, Berdych
France (7 = 5 qtrs, 2 semis): Bartoli 3, Tsonga 3, Monfils
Germany (7 = 5 qtrs, 2 semis): Petkovic 3, Kerber 2, Lisicki 2
Australia (6 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): Stosur 5, Tomic
Italy (6 = 4 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Schiavone 4, Fognini, Pennetta
United States (6 = 4 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): S.Williams 3, Fish, Isner, Roddick
Belgium (5 = 1 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): Clijsters 5
Denmark (4 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis): Wozniacki 4
Belarus (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Azarenka 3
Argentina (1 = 1 qtr): Chela
Austria (1 = 1 qtr): Paszek
Bulgaria (1 = 1 qtr): Pironkova
Poland (1 = 1 qtr): Radwanska
Slovakia (1 = 1 qtr): Cibulkova
Sweden (1 = 1 qtr): Soderling
Ukraine (1 = 1 qtr): Dolgopolov
Number of Different Players to reach of quarterfinal
Russia: 4
United States: 4
France: 3
Germany: 3
Italy: 3
Spain: 3
Australia: 2
Czech Republic: 2
Serbia: 2
Switzerland: 2
2012
Men
Champions
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (A)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (F)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (W)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (US)
Finalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (A/F/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (W)
Semifinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 3 (A/F/W)
Andy Murray (GBR) 3 (A/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
David Ferrer (ESP) 2 (F/US)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1 (W)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 4 (A/F/W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 3 (A/F/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2 (A/US)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2 (F/W)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1 (A)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1 (F)
Florian Mayer (GER) 1 (W)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 1 (W)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 1 (US)
Wins
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 24
Andy Murray (GBR) 22
Roger Federer (SUI) 21
David Ferrer (ESP) 18
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 15
Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 3 slams 14
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 12
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 12
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 12
Wins over Seeds
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12
Andy Murray (GBR) 10
David Ferrer (ESP) 9
Roger Federer (SUI) 8
Rafael Nadal (ESP) - 3 slams 7
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 2
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2
Upsets
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Julien Benneteau (FRA) - 3 slams
Marin Cilic (CRO) - 3 slams
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
David Ferrer (ESP)
Kei Nishikori (JPN)
Performance vs Expectations
Richard Gasquet (FRA) +3
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) +2
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) +2
Andy Murray (GBR) +2
Kei Nishikori (JPN) +2
Marin Cilic (CRO) +1
David Ferrer (ESP) +1
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 0
Julien Benneteau (FRA) 0
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 0
Juan Ignacio Chela (FRA) 0
Sam Querrey (USA) 0
Stanislas Warinka (SUI) 0
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 0
-These numbers show the dominance of the big 4, though not as dominant as last year. They reached 12 of the possible 16 semis as opposed to 14 last year.
-The seeds seemed to a decent job of taking care of players ranked below them as 5 players were never upset and quite a few met or exceeded expectations.
-On the down side, John Isner (-7) and Juan Monaco (-6) were the worst at fulfilling expectations.
Women
Champions
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (W/US)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1 (A)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Finalists
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2 (A/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (W/US)
Sara Errani (ITA) 1 (F)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (W)
Semifinalists
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 (A/W/US)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3 (A/F/US)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2 (A/F)
Sara Errani (ITA) 2 (F/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (W/US)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 (F)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (W)
Angelique Kerber (GER) 1 (W)
Quarterfinalists
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3 (A/F/US)
Sara Errani (ITA) 3 (A/F/US)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3 (A/F/W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 (A/W/US)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2 (A/W)
Angelique Kerber (GER) 2 (F/W)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2 (F/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (W/US)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1 (A)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (A)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 1 (A)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (F)
Kaia Kanepi(EST) 1 (F)
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 1 (F)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) 1 (W)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (US)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 1 (US)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 1 (US)
Wins
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 21
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 21
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 17
Serena Williams (USA) 17
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 15
Sara Errani (ITA) - 3 slams 13
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 12
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 10
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 9
Na Li (CHN) 9
Wins over Seeds
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 9
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 7
Serena Williams (USA) 7
Sara Errani (ITA) - 3 slams 6
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4
Kim Clijsters (BEL) - 2 slams 3
Angelique Kerber (GER) 3
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2
Upsets
Sara Errani (ITA) - 3 slams 4
Serena Williams (USA) 4
Kim Clijsters (BEL) - 2 slams 2
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - 3 slams 1
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 1
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
none
Performance vs Expectations
Sara Errani (ITA) +5
Kim Clijsters (BEL) +1
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) +1
Kaia Kanepi (EST) +1
Angelique Kerber (GER) +1
Serena Williams (USA) +1
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 0
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 0
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 0
-The highest 4 women showed more consistency at the tour and were more successful. Three different women made 2 major finals. Sharapova's 16 slam wins led the tour last year, but this year she tied with Azarenka for 21 wins.
-Only one fewer woman made a quarterfinal this year when compared to last but there were many more women who made only one quarterfinal.
-Of those failing to fulfill expectations in 2012, far and away the worst was Caroline Wozniacki (-12). No one else was worse than -6.
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
Serbia (15 = 6 qtrs, 4 semis, 3 finals, 1 champ): Djokovic 13, Ivanovic, Tipsarevic
Spain (15 = 7 qtrs, 4 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Nadal 8, Ferrer 6, Almagro
Russia (13 = 6 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 final, 1 champ): Sharapova 10, Kirilenko, Makarova, Youzhny
United Kingdom (11 = 4 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Murray 11
United States (10 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis, 2 finals, 2 champs): S.Williams 10
Belarus (10 = 3 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Azarenka 10
Switzerland (10 = 4 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Federer 10
Czech Republic (8 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis): Kvitova 5, Berdych 3
Italy (7 = 4 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Errani 6, Vinci
Germany (6 = 5 qtrs, 1 semi): Kerber 3, Kohlschreiber, Lisicki, Mayer
Poland (4 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Radwanska 4
France (4 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi): Tsonga 3, Bartoli
Australia (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Stosur 3
Argentina (3 = 3 qtrs): Del Potro
Belgium (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Clijsters 2
Austria (1 = 1 qtr): Paszek
Croatia (1 = 1 qtr): Cilic
Denmark (1 = 1 qtr): Wozniacki
Estonia (1 = 1 qtr): Kanepi
Japan (1 = 1 qtr): Nishikori
Kazakhstan (1 = 1 qtr): Shvedova
Slovakia (1 = 1 qtr): Cibulkova
Number of Different Players to reach of quarterfinal
Germany: 4
Russia: 4
Serbia: 3
Spain: 3
France: 2
Czech Republic: 2
2013
Men
Champions
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (F/US)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (A)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (W)
Finalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (A/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (A/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (F/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 1 (F)
Semifinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Andy Murray (GBR) 2 (A/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (F/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (A)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1 (F)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 1 (W)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 1(W)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1 (US)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 3 (A/W/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 2 (A/F)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2 (A/F)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2 (A/W)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (F/US)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) 2 (F/US)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2 (F/US)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1 (A)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 1 (A)
Tommy Haas (GER) 1 (F)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 1 (W)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 1 (W)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) 1 (W)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1 (W)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1 (US)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1 (US)
Wins
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 24
David Ferrer (ESP) 19
Andy Murray (GBR) – 3 slams 17
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 14
Roger Federer (SUI) 13
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 13
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 12
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 11
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 11
Tommy Robredo (ESP) – 3 slams 10
Andreas Seppi (ITA) 10
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – 3 slams 10
Wins over Seeds
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 14
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 9
David Ferrer (ESP) 8
Andy Murray (GBR) – 3 slams 6
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 5
Roger Federer (SUI) 4
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3
Richard Gasquet (FRA) 3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – 3 slams 3
Upsets
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3
Andy Murray (GBR) – 3 slams 2
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 2
Tommy Robredo (ESP) – 3 slams 2
Andreas Seppi (ITA) 2
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) – 2 slams
Tommy Robredo (ESP) – 3 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Tommy Robredo (ESP) +4
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) +3
Andreas Seppi (ITA) +2
Gilles Simon (FRA) +2
Andy Murray (GBR) +1
Kevin Anderson (RSA) 0
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 0
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 0
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 0
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 0
Radek Stepanek (CZE) 0
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 0
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 0
-The dominance of the big 4 has been waning over the past year and this shows up in these numbers. Ten different players reached slam semis as opposed to only 7 a year ago.
-Last year 4 different players made all 4 slam quarters, this year that number was down to 2.
-Overall the wins and wins over seeds were down (top to bottom) showing that the seeds didn't do a great job of getting to the third and fourth rounds consistently.
-On the down side, Roger Federer (-8) and Juan Monaco (-7) were the worst at fulfilling expectations.
Women
Champions
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (F/US)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1 (A)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (W)
Finalists
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2 (A/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (F/US)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Semifinalists
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 (A/F/US)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Na Li (CHN) 2 (A/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 2 (F/US)
Sloane Stephens (USA) 1 (A)
Sara Errani (ITA) 1 (F)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (W)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (W)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3 (A/F/W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 (A/F/US)
Serena Williams (USA) 3 (A/F/US)
Na Li (CHN) 3 (A/W/US)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 (A/F)
Sloane Stephens (USA) 2 (A/W)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 2 (A/US)
Sara Errani (ITA) 1 (F)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 1 (F)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 1 (F)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1 (W)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 1 (W)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) 1 (W)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 1 (US)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1 (US)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 1 (US)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 1 (US)
Wins
Serena Williams (USA) 21
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 19
Na Li (CHN) 16
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 16
Sloane Stephens (USA) 15
Maria Sharapova (RUS) – 3 slams
12 Marion Bartoli (FRA) – 3 slams
11 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 10
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 10
Angelique Kerber (GER) 10
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 10
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 10
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) – 3 slams 10
Wins over Seeds
Serena Williams (USA) 9
Na Li (CHN) 8
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 7
Maria Sharapova (RUS) – 3 slams 5
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 4
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4
Marion Bartoli (FRA) – 3 slams 3
Sara Errani (ITA) 3
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 3
Angelique Kerber (GER) 2
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2
Sloane Stephens (USA) 2
Upsets
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 4
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 3
Na Li (CHN) 2
Sara Errani (ITA) 1
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) – 3 slams 1
Simona Halep (ROU) – 1 slam 1
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 1
Sloane Stephens (USA) 1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) – 3 slams 1
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Sloane Stephens (USA)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) – 3 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Sloane Stephens (USA) +6
Carla Suarez Navarro +4
Sabine Lisicki (GER) +3
Marion Bartoli (FRA) +2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) +2
Simona Halep (ROU) +1
-The top tier of women's player had good success at the slams, with four of the top 5 players reaching at least 2 semifinals and recording over 16 slam wins.
-The 20 quarterfinalists equaled the number from last year, but there were more semifinalists this year (11) than last (9). This would insinuate a fair amount of upsets at the quarterfinal round.
-Of those failing to fulfill expectations in 2013, Sara Errani (despite her run to the French Open semis) and Nadia Petrova were the worst (both -11).
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
Spain (22 = 11 qtrs, 4 semis, 3 finals, 2 champs): Nadal 10, Ferrer 7, Robredo 2, Almagro, Suarez Navarro, Verdasco
United States (14 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 2 champs): S.Williams 11, Stephens 3
Serbia (14 = 5 qtrs, 4 semis, 3 finals, 1 champ): Djokovic 13, Jankovic
France (11 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Bartoli 5, Tsonga 3, Gasquet 2, Chardy
Russia (11 = 8 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Sharapova 5, Kuznetsova 2, Makarova 2, Kirilenko, Youzhny
Belarus (10 = 3 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Azarenka 10
United Kingdom (9 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Murray 9
Poland (7 = 5 qtrs, 2 semis): Radwanska 4, Janowicz 2, Kubot
China (6 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Li 6
Switzerland (6 = 4 qtrs, 2 semis): Federer 3, Wawrinka 3
Italy (5 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis): Errani 2, Pennetta 2, Vinci
Germany (4 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final): Lisicki 3, Haas
Czech Republic (3 = 3 qtrs): Berdych 2, Kvitova
Argentina (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Del Potro 2
Belgium (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Flipkens 2
Estonia (1 = 1 qtr): Kanepi
Slovakia (1 = 1 qtr): Cibulkova
Number of Different Players to reach a quarterfinal
Spain: 6
Russia: 5
France: 4
Italy: 3
Poland: 3
Czech Republic: 2
Germany: 2
Serbia: 2
Switzerland: 2
United States: 2
2014
Men
Champions
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (A)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (F)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1 (F)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Finalists
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2 (F/W)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (A)
Roger Federer (SUI) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Roger Federer (SUI) 3 (A/W/US)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3 (F/W/US)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1 (A)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 1 (A)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 1 (F)
Andy Murray (GBR) 1 (F)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1 (W)
Milos Raonic (CAN) 1 (W)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 1 (US)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Andy Murray (GBR) 4 (A/F/W/US)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3 (A/F/US)
Roger Federer (SUI) 3 (A/W/US)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 3 (A/W/US)
David Ferrer (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 (A/F)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2 (A/W)
Milos Raonic (CAN) 2 (F/W)
Gael Monfils (FRA) 2 (F/US)
Marin Cilic (CRO) 2 (W/US)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 1 (F)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1 (W)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1 (US)
Following are some other statistics I compiled from the 2014 slam season. Note that statistics were only recorded for seeded players at each slam. For example, Marin Cilic was unseeded at the Aussie Open but seeded at the 3 other majors. His results at the Aussie Open are not included in my analysis, which I admit adds some difficulties to these numbers but that's the way I do it. The definitions of these catergories should be intuitive. Upsets refer to a lower seed over higher seed regardless of the players. Performance vs Expectations (PvsE) is also based on seed. For example, a #14 seed is expected to win 3 matches while a #4 seed is expected to win 5 matches at each slam. So if a #14 defeats a #4 in the 4th round and then exits in the quarterfinals, #14 would get a PvsE of +1 while the #4 would a -2. Feel free to comment with any questions. Also note these don't look quite as dashing as they could because Blogger has limited formatting options.
Wins
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 22
Roger Federer (SUI) 19
Andy Murray (GBR) 17
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 16
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 15
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 15
Milos Raonic (CAN) 14
Marin Cilic (CRO) – 3 slams 13
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 12
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 12
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 12
Wins over Seeds
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11
Roger Federer (SUI) 8
Andy Murray (GBR) 7
Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 3 slams 7
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 7
Marin Cilic (CRO) – 3 slams 6
Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3
David Ferrer (ESP) 3
Gael Monfils (FRA) 3
Upsets
Marin Cilic (CRO) – 3 slams 4
Gael Monfils (FRA) 3
Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 2
Tommy Robredo (ESP) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Kevin Anderson (RSA)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) – 3 slams
Marin Cilic (CRO) – 3 slams
Tommy Robredo (ESP)
Gilles Simon (FRA) – 3 slams
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Performance vs Expectations
Marin Cilic (CRO) +6
Kevin Anderson (RSA) +3
Gael Monfils (FRA) +3
Tommy Robredo (ESP) +2
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) +1
Gilles Simon (FRA) +1
-The dominance of the big 4 has been been trending downward over the past year or so, and the "field" finally broke through this year with 2 slam wins.
-There were 4 different slam champions and 6 different finalists
-However, there weren't a lot of different quarterfinalists. Only 14 men filled the 32 possible spots and 11 men reached more than one quarter.
-Six players were never upset, which is a huge number compared to past year although only 6 players exceeded expectations, less than usual.
-On the down side, David Ferrer and Mikhail Youzhny (both -7) were the worst at fulfilling expectations.
Women
Champions
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Finalists
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (A)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Simona Halep (ROU) 1
(F) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 1 (W)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Semifinalists
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 3 (A/F/W)
Simona Halep (ROU) 2 (F/W)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (A)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (A)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 1 (F)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 1 (W)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 1 (US)
Shuai Peng (CHN) 1 (US)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Quarterfinalists
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 3 (A/F/W)
Simona Halep (ROU) 3 (A/F/W)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2 (A/US)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2 (A/US)
Sara Errani (ITA) 2 (F/US)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 2 (W/US)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1 (A)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 1 (A)
Na Li (CHN) 1 (A)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1 (A)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 1 (F)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 1 (F)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 1 (F)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 (F)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 1 (F)
Angelique Kerber (GER) 1 (W)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 1 (W)
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 1 (W)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 1 (W)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 1 (W)
Belinda Bencic (SUI) 1 (US)
Shuai Peng (CHN) 1 (US)
Serena Williams (USA) 1 (US)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1 (US)
Following are some other statistics I compiled from the 2014 slam season. Note that statistics were only recorded for seeded players at each slam. For example, Klara Koukalova (Zakopalova) was seeded for the French Open and Wimbledon while she was unseeded at the Aussie and US Opens. Therefore, her results at the hard court slams are not included in my analysis. The definitions of these catergories should be intuitive. Upsets refer to a lower seed over higher regardless of the players. Performance vs Expectations (PvsE) is also based on seed. For example, a #14 seed is expected to win 3 matches while a #4 seed is expected to win 5 matches at each slam. So if a #14 defeats a #4 in the 4th round and then exits in the quarterfinals, #14 would get a PvsE of +1 while the #4 would get a -2. Feel free to comment with any questions. Also note these don't look quite as dashing as they could because Blogger has limited formatting options.
Wins
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 19
Simona Halep (ROU) 17
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 16
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 14
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 13
Serena Williams (USA) 13
Angelique Kerber (GER) 12
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 11
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 11
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 11
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 10
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 10
Wins over Seeds
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 8
Simona Halep (ROU) 5
Na Li (CHN) – 3 slams 5
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 4
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4
Serena Williams (USA) 4
Angelique Kerber (GER) 3
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 3
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 3
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2
Upsets
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 5
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 4
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 3
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 3
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2
Never Upset (at least 2 appearances)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – 2 slams
Andrea Petkovic (GER) – 3 slams
Performance vs Expectations
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) +8
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) +6
Lucie Safarova (CZE) +4
Andrea Petkovic (GER) +3
Alize Cornet (FRA) +1
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) +1
-There wasn't much consistency across the tour this year, at least at the majors. We had 4 different slam champions and 8 different finalists. We can in part blame Serena's poor slam play and Azarenka's injuries.
-Only up-and-comers Bouchard and Halep had much success going down at more than one major.
-There were an unbelievable number of different quarterfinalists this year - 24, out of 32 possible. Only 6 different reached the quarters at more than one major. That's up from a high 20 last year, while the men only 14 different quarterfinalist this year.
-Of those failing to fulfill expectations in 2014, Serena Williams (-15) and Na Li (-14) were the worst, despite each winning one major.
Countries
I awarded points based on slam finishs: 1 for quarters, 2 for semis, 3 for final, and 5 for the champion. This is men's and women's combined.
Points
Switzerland (15 = 7 qtrs, 4 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Federer 7, Wawrinka 7, Bencic
Serbia (12 = 5 qtrs, 3 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Djokovic 11, Ivanovic
Spain (12 = 6 qtrs, 2 semis, 2 finals, 1 champ): Nadal 8, Ferrer 2, Muguruza, Suarez Navarro
Czech Republic (12 = 6 qtrs, 3 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Kvitova 5, Berdych, Safarova 2, Zahlavova Strycova
Canada (10 = 5 qtrs, 4 semis, 1 final): Bouchard 7, Raonic 3
Russia (9 = 4 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final, 1 champ): Sharapova 5, Makarova 3, Kuznetsova
China (7 = 2 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Li 5, Peng 2
Croatia (6 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): Cilic 6
Romania (6 = 3 qtrs, 2 semis, 1 final): Halep 6
United States (5 = 1 qtr, 1 semi, 1 final, 1 champ): S.Williams 5
United Kingdom (5 = 4 qtrs, 1 semi): Murray 5
Germany (4 = 3 qtrs, 1 semi): Petkovic 2, Kerber, Lisicki
Italy (4 = 4 qtrs): Errani 2, Pennetta 2
Denmark (3 = 1 qtr, 1 semi, 1 final): Wozniacki 3
Japan (3 = 1 qtr, 1 semi, 1 final): Nishikori 3
Slovakia (3 = 1 qtr, 1 semi, 1 final): Cibulkova 3
Bulgaria (3 = 2 qtrs, 1 semi): Dimitrov 3
Latvia (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Gulbis 2
Poland (2 = 1 qtr, 1 semi): Radwanska 2
Belarus (2 = 2 qtrs): Azarenka 2
France (2 = 2 qtrs): Monfils 2
Australia (1 = 1 qtr): Kyrgios
Number of Different Players to reach a quarterfinal
Czech Republic: 4
Spain: 4
Germany: 3
Russia: 3
Switzerland: 3
Canada: 2
China: 2
Italy: 2
Serbia: 2
