ATP News : 2006


Federer Clinches Year-End No. 1 With Historic Victory

ATP superstar to finish on top of INDESIT ATP Race for third consecutive year. More records in sight as Federer prepares for fall season

www.atptennis.com - US Open champion Roger Federer has clinched the year-end ATP World No. 1 ranking for the third year running with his victory in New York. Federer also is on track to break his own INDESIT ATP Race points record.

Federer celebrated his US Open win with a champion's tour of the Big Apple today. After a media round table at the Peninsula Hotel, Federer headed to the Rockefeller Center for a photo shoot at Top of the Rock, taken on the 70th floor overlooking Central Park. Federer's day in Manhattan also included a street meeting with real-life heroes, New York City firemen who recognized the World No. 1, and a bird's eye view of the catwalk for Fashion Week's Oscar de la Renta show as a guest of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. A day earlier, Tiger Woods (a guest of Federer's in his players' box), Jim Carrey, Christie Brinkley and Ben Stiller were among a host of celebrities who attended the Open final.

The 25-year-old Federer has put together one of the most prolific seasons in history, compiling eight titles and a 70-5 match record on the year with two months remaining. For the second time in his career, Federer won three Grand Slam titles in the same season, following his second Australian Open title in January and his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship in July. Federer is the first player since Rod Laver in 1961-62 to reach six consecutive Grand Slam finals, and also is the first man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year since Laver in 1969. Federer has won three 2006 ATP Masters Series titles: Pacific Life Open (Indian Wells), Sony Ericsson Open (Miami) and the Roger Masters (Toronto).

In his past 45 tournaments, Federer has compiled an incredible 225-15 record and 30 titles, including nine of the past 14 Grand Slam titles. He has won 70 or more matches in a season for four consecutive years.

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