He then faced off against another first-time Australian Open semifinalist, Tomáš Berdych, winning the match in four tight sets (including three tiebreaks). [38] He reached the quarter finals of Wimbledon, the furthest he had ever reached, matching his result from last year, but was ousted by Richard Gasquet in a five-set thriller, despite being up two sets to one.[39]. [65] While the rivalry is one-sided in Federer's favour, the two of them have contested some close matches such as the 2014 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters final in which Wawrinka came from behind a set to defeat Federer in three sets to win his first Masters 1000 title. 1s, with those victories coming in the semifinals of the 2017 French Open against Andy Murray and the fourth round of the 2019 US Open against Novak Djokovic. He then played at Queens in the Aegon Championships as the second seed. peRFect Tennis delivers the latest Roger Federer news, match reports, and opinions. PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES DOUBLES TITLES SINGLES W-L; 2021: $145,551: 0: 0: 3-3: 2020: $842,428: 0: 0: 15-8: 2019: $2,128,925: 0: 0: 33-19: ... Wawrinka … In the second round, he defeated German Andreas Beck, and in the third round, he beat Italian Fabio Fognini, before losing to Roger Federer in the fourth round. He reached his fifth Grand Slam quarterfinal from the last seven tournaments, defeating Tommy Robredo in four sets in the fourth round, having survived set points in the third-set tiebreaker. He then lost to Thomas Fabbiano in straight sets. Previously he had defeated No. However, Wawrinka had less success in his next two tournaments, losing in the second round in Madrid to Dominic Thiem and the third round of Rome to Tommy Haas. The farm assists people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and people with depression or drug and alcohol problems. [76] He holds dual Swiss–German citizenship. Player Rankings Date:Mar 22, 2021 Rank Money ATP Prize Money Leaders (US$) YTD Singles Doubles Career 89 Mager, Gianluca $116,924 $103,670 $13,254 $780,696 90 Haase, Robin $114,119 $91,738 $22,381 $7,542,668 91 Moutet, Corentin $113,095 $113,095 $0 $1,506,636 92 Kukushkin, Mikhail $112,911 $96,847 $16,064 $6,232,884 93 Vavassori, Andrea $112,712 $6,822 $105,890 … On 4 August 2017, Wawrinka announced that he would undergo surgery to repair the damage on his knee, and that he would miss the remainder of the 2017 tennis season. He then beat Dominic Thiem in three sets to reach his ninth ATP Masters 1000 semifinal. In the US Open, Wawrinka reached his first Grand Slam semifinal, losing to top seed Novak Djokovic, again in five tightly contested sets. We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking. Wawrinka and his compatriot Roger Federer have played each other 26 times with Wawrinka trailing 3–23 (11.5%). The match ended a sequence of four doubles rubbers losses for the pair, and it was their first win together on clay. [37], Wawrinka exited from Queen's Club as the Swiss bowed out of the Aegon Championships in the second round, against eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson. He defeated Djokovic in four sets, after being down a break in the fourth set and 0–40 in a subsequent game. As analyzed in a New York Times Magazine article (2014 August 22), Wawrinka's backhand drive motion is unique in several areas: [7][8], Wawrinka turned professional in 2002 at the age of 17. In the semifinals Nick Kyrgios retired in set two. Wawrinka entered the 2018 US Open as a wildcard, where he was again drawn against Grigor Dimitrov in the first round. Wawrinka next competed in the French Open, as the 8th seed. Prize money has changed on some tournaments at a later date, why? [77][78] His father Wolfram Wawrinka, a farmer and social worker, is German of Czech ancestry. Exclusive Member of Mediavine Home. "It definitely ranks right at the top", said Djokovic, after his victory over the Swiss. Nadal came from behind in both sets to beat Wawrinka in two tie-breaks. 1 (Novak Djokovic) and No. He faced Federer in the first all-Swiss men's quarterfinal in Wimbledon history, losing in four close sets. In the 2018 Eastbourne International, Murray won in straight sets. [89] Wawrinka and Vekić were reported to have split in May 2019. The stage was set for the first all-Swiss final in fourteen years, as he would take on his friend Roger Federer. [60] He is known for his fast serve which has reached as high as 232 kilometres per hour (144 mph). Wawrinka was beaten in his first match by Andrey Golubev, then (after Federer had levelled the tie by beating Mikhail Kukushkin) he and Federer lost their doubles match to Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovesov. @AnnaK_4ever You'll be next on his legal hit list with tweets like this. (unlike most conventional 1HBH players that let the lifting action to bring the racquet above the head). [citation needed] In the 2015 French Open final, Wawrinka defeated Djokovic in four sets to claim his second Grand Slam title and thereby become the only player apart from Roger Federer to defeat Djokovic in the Australian Open and the French Open. 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[61] Wawrinka is known by the nicknames "Stanimal"[62] and "Stan the Man" for both his play style and ability to win in big matches, particularly between the 2014 Australian Open and the 2016 US Open. 5 Andy Murray and No. He then played in the first masters 1000 of the year at the Indian Wells Masters as the 3rd seed. RT @AnnaK_4ever: Pospisil on Gaudenzi. [21], Wawrinka then had a series of first-round exits at Wimbledon, Gstaad, and in the Summer Olympics, where he lost to the eventual gold medallist Andy Murray. Prize money: $3,260,190 Surface: Hard. At the Australian Open he barely escaped a first round exit by beating Slovakian player Martin Kližan after being down a break in the 5th set. This was also only the second time since 2005 that a player outside of the 'Big Four' (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray) had won a Grand Slam title, and the first since Juan Martín del Potro won the US Open in 2009. Wawrinka lost to Rafael Nadal in the fourth round at the Miami Masters in Key Biscayne. 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He was defeated in the fourth round by Alexander Zverev Jr. in three sets. 1 Rafael Nadal in four sets, thus denying Nadal's attempt for the distinction of being the only active men's tennis player to hold at least two titles at each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Wawrinka was seeded fifth for Wimbledon due to the tournament's seeding process being a combination of world ranking and recent grass court form, meaning Wawrinka (who had lost in the first round the previous two years) was seeded lower than No. In Estoril, he made it to the semifinals, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro. Wawrinka lost the all-Swiss clash, recovering from a two sets to love deficit and holding numerous breaking points in the opening games of 5th set only to ultimately lose 3–6. The following day, he defeated Tomáš Berdych, also in three sets, to advance to his second Masters 1000 final against Rafael Nadal. The 2021 Qatar Total Open Prize Money Breakdown, Ranking Points is available here. However, he fell in three tight sets to Kevin Anderson in the next round. Due to his championship victory at the Australian Open, Wawrinka for the first time in his career reached the top five, becoming No. His next tournament was the Open 13 in Marseille, France. Stanislas Wawrinka (French: [stanislas vavʁiŋka]; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. 2008–2012: Top 10, first Masters final, Olympic Gold, 2014: First Grand Slam, Masters & Davis Cup titles, world No. He reached the semifinals, losing to No. Wawrinka has been known to use Babolat's RPM Blast as his string of choice, opting to string his rackets at 27 kilograms in the main strings and 25 kilograms in the cross strings. [12], In October, Wawrinka reached a then career-high ranking of No. Wawrinka began his ninth season on the ATP World Tour with a win at the Chennai Open in India, winning this tournament for the second time in his career, defeating Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final in straight sets. Wawrinka and Andy Murray have played 21 times with Wawrinka trailing 9–12 (42.9%). Playing for Switzerland in the first round of the Davis Cup against Serbia, he defeated Dusan Lajovic in four sets in the second rubber. Kyrgios was subsequently fined and given a suspended ban for his comments. Switzerland went on to win the tie 3–2 (after an unassailable 3–0 lead) to reach their first Davis Cup quarterfinal since 2004. [81] They married on 15 December 2009. He then proceeded to the quarterfinals. In Grand Slam finals, he holds a 3–0 record against No. In the first set, Federer secured an early break and prevented any chances of Wawrinka breaking and closed out the opener. [50] In the 2018 French Open, he was seeded 23rd, but lost in the first round to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in five sets,[51] which made him drop from 30 to 263 in the rankings. However, he was eliminated by Roger Federer, the third seed, in four close sets. He defeated Kei Nishikori in the semifinals in four sets and went on to defeat Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the 2016 U.S. Open, his third major title in as many years and his eleventh consecutive win in a championship final. 4 position, which was his original position at the beginning of the year. [85][86] The following day, Vuilloud strongly disputed Wawrinka's version of events. Wawrinka again also played doubles with Jarkko Nieminen, and they were eliminated in the second round. [82][83] The couple later reconciled,[84] but on 19 April 2015 Wawrinka posted a statement on his Facebook page announcing their divorce. 3 at the conclusion of the tournament. In the Australian Open, Wawrinka reached the third round and was beaten by second seed Rafael Nadal, losing in straight sets. Wawrinka made the fourth round of the French Open after defeating Flavio Cipolla, Andújar, and Gilles Simon. [40] He then competed in the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, entering as the first seed. In the Olympics, Wawrinka teamed with Roger Federer in men's doubles. 3, and the top-ranked Swiss player in the world ahead of Federer for the first time. In 2003 he had his first steps on the tour and ended the year ranked No. Wawrinka then entered the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he defeated former US Open champion Marin Čilić in a three-set battle before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. In his semifinal, Wawrinka lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets, bringing to an end his Australian Open title defence. [56], At the 2020 Australian Open, Wawrinka beat Damir Džumhur in four sets in the first round before defeating Andreas Seppi in five sets in the second round. His forehand, considered a weakness early in his career, has improved significantly and is now a big weapon in his game. Since then it’s gone on to be one of the largest independently owned website for tennis news and a platform for fans to share their views on the game. 1 player in the finals of all three of his grand slam titles. Wawrinka was unseeded at Wimbledon, but upset 6th-seed Grigor Dimitrov in the first round in four sets. He then competed at the Rome Masters as the 4th seed. So it wasn't done purely out of altruism :D. However, credit must be given to Wimbledon for having the foresight to purchase pandemic insurance after the SARS outbreak in 2003. At the time, Wawrinka was ranked No. He successfully defended his title without dropping a set the entire tournament.