Robin Soderling
Tennis Player Profiles
| Full name | Robin Bo Carl Söderling |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Date of birth | 14 August 1984 (1984-08-14) (age 26) |
| Place of birth | Tibro, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $7,352,324 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 251–153 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (5 July 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 5 (23 August 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2009) |
| French Open | F (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2010) |
| US Open | QF (2009, 2010) |
| Major tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2009) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004) (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 33–43 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (9 May 2009) |
Robin Soderling, the Swedish tennis player, started as international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg, at age of 14.
His highest ATP rank is 23 in 2007.
In 2001, he got three titles in the juniors, but in Orange Bowl he got the fourth place in the year-end ranking.
In that year he played his very first ATP tournament (after Challengers), in Stockholm, winning his first match against Ramon Delgado.
AWARDS
Robin Soderling made his best results in Australian Open in 2004 when he reached the 2nd spot.
In French Open of 2005 he again reached 2nd spot and reached 3rd spot in US open in the same year.
In Wimbledon Robin Soderling won the bronze twice in 2003 and 2007.
Career statistics
Grand Slam singles finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Roger Federer | 1–6, 6–7(1), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | French Open (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runner-ups) > > Wins (5)
| Legend (Singles) | Titles by surface | Titles by surface |
| Grand Slam (0) | Hard (1) | Outdoors (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) | Grass (0) | Indoors (4) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) | Clay (1) | |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1) | Carpet (3) | |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 4 October 2004 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Xavier Malisse | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | 31 January 2005 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–7(2), 7–6(5) |
| 3. | 26 October 2008 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Julien Benneteau | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| 4. | 19 July 2009 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Juan Mónaco | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 5. | 14 February 2010 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Mikhail Youzhny | 6–4, 2–0 retired |
- Runner-ups (10)
| Legend (Singles) | Finals by surface | Finals by surface |
| Grand Slam (2) | Hard (6) | Outdoors (4) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) | Grass (0) | Indoors (6) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) | Clay (4) | |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (4) | Carpet (0) | |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 20 October 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Mardy Fish | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4) |
| 2. | 23 February 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 3. | 20 February 2006 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Tommy Haas | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 4. | 18 February 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–7(4) |
| 5. | 25 February 2008 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Steve Darcis | 3–6, 6–7(5) |
| 6. | 6 October 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | David Nalbandian | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| 7. | 7 June 2009 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Roger Federer | 1–6, 6–7(1), 4–6 |
| 8. | 25 April 2010 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| 9. | 6 June 2010 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| 10. | 18 July 2010 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) > > Win (1)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 7 July 2008 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–2, 6–2 |
- Runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 19 July 2009 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek |
6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
Team competition wins
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W-L | Career Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 28.57 | |
| French Open | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | F | 0 / 7 | 15–7 | 68.18 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | QF | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60.00 | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56.25 | ||
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 27 | N/A | 0.00 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 10–3 | N/A | 38–27 | 58.46 | |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | 50.00 | ||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60.00 | |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | SF | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 63.63 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50.00 | |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40.00 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50.00 | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45.45 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 63.63 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | |||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60.00 | ||
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | NMS | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 54.54 | ||
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 47 | N/A | 0.00 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 3–5 | 10–7 | 10–5 | 12–9 | 8–8 | 10–5 | N/A | 63–49 | 56.36 | |
| ATP World Tour 500 | ||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | F | A | W | 1 / 3 | 9–2 | 81.81 | |
| Memphis | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | F | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 72.72 | |
| Dubai | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60.00 | |
| Barcelona | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | F | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 66.67 | |
| Hamburg | Not Masters Series | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | ||||||||
| Indianapolis | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 250 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||
| Washington | Held as ATP 250 | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | ||||||||
| Beijing | Not held | Held as ATP 250 | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | ||||||||
| Tokyo | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 16 | N/A | 6.25 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 7–5 | 9–1 | N/A | 33–15 | 68.75 | |
| ATP World Tour 250 | ||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Chennai | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Doha | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 66.67 | |
| Sydney | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Milan | A | A | A | A | W | Not Held | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100.00 | |||||
| Auckland | A | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50.00 | |
| Zagreb | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33.33 | |
| San Jose | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Marseille | A | A | A | F | A | A | SF | QF | A | QF | 0 / 4 | 11–4 | 73.33 | |
| Las Vegas | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Munich | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33.33 | |
| Nice | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| St. Pölten | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0.00 | |||
| Halle | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50.00 | |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |
| Nottingham | A | A | A | SF | A | SF | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75.00 | |||
| Båstad | LQ | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | QF | W | F | 1 / 9 | 20–8 | 71.43 | |
| New Haven | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 77.78 | |
| Metz | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50.00 | ||
| Bangkok | NH | A | QF | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 62.50 | |||
| Shanghai | A | NH | SF | A | A | A | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | |||
| Kuala Lumpur | Not Held | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | |||||||||
| Stockholm | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | A | F | SF | 0 / 3 | 16–7 | 69.57 | ||
| Moscow | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||
| Lyon | A | A | A | W | A | QF | A | W | A | 2 / 3 | 12–1 | 92.30 | ||
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 4 / 58 | N/A | 6.90 | |
| Win-Loss | 1–1 | 0–3 | 8–3 | 19–11 | 11–7 | 18–11 | 14–6 | 21–5 | 9–3 | 4–4 | N/A | 105–52 | 66.88 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Win % | Career total | ||
| ATP Tournaments Played | 1 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 14 | N/A | Career total: 151 | ||
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | N/A | Career total: 15 | ||
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | Career total: 5 | ||
| Year End Ranking | 444 | 163 | 60 | 34 | 77 | 25 | 41 | 17 | 8 | N/A | ||||
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- LQ = lost in the qualifying draw
