Best Clay Seasons 1990-2011
Now let's add the Roland Garros results to the warmup results, and see who had the best overall clay
seasons. Season here is defined as the April - June swing, so not included are the early South American
tournaments, nor the clay tourneys that come after Paris, like Bastad and Kitzbuhel.
Point allocation for Roland Garros: W-20 F-14 SF-9 QF-5
Total Year Player
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55 2007 Rafael Nadal
54 1995 Thomas Muster
52 2011 Rafael Nadal
50 2010 Rafael Nadal
48 2005 Rafael Nadal
48 2006 Rafael Nadal
48 2008 Rafael Nadal
43 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero
41 1993 Sergi Bruguera
40 2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero
38 1990 Andres Gomez
37 2000 Gustavo Kuerten
37 2001 Gustavo Kuerten
36 1996 Thomas Muster
36 2008 Roger Federer
35 1998 Carlos Moya
35 2009 Rafael Nadal
35 2011 Novak Djokovic
34 2009 Roger Federer
32 1994 Sergi Bruguera
31 2004 Guillermo Coria
31 2007 Roger Federer
30 1990 Thomas Muster
30 1992 Jim Courier
30 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
29 1992 Carlos Costa
29 1994 Andrei Medvedev
29 2000 Magnus Norman
29 2002 Albert Costa
28 1999 Marcelo Rios
28 2006 Roger Federer
27 1997 Alex Corretja
27 1999 Gustavo Kuerten
27 2008 Novak Djokovic
26 2000 Marat Safin
26 2003 Guillermo Coria
25 1991 Sergi Bruguera
25 1993 Andrei Medvedev
25 2004 Gaston Gaudio
24 1993 Jim Courier
24 2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero
24 2007 Novak Djokovic
23 1998 Alex Corretja
22 1992 Petr Korda
22 1994 Alberto Berasategui
22 1995 Sergi Bruguera
21 2004 Carlos Moya
21 2005 Roger Federer
21 2010 Fernando Verdasco
20 1990 Juan Aguilera
20 1990 Andrei Chesnokov
20 1991 Jim Courier
20 1997 Gustavo Kuerten
20 1999 Andre Agassi
20 2005 Nikolay Davy denko
20 2005 Mariano Puerta
20 2011 Roger Federer
Next: Individual warmup indicators
Now let's add the Roland Garros results to the warmup results, and see who had the best overall clay
seasons. Season here is defined as the April - June swing, so not included are the early South American
tournaments, nor the clay tourneys that come after Paris, like Bastad and Kitzbuhel.
Point allocation for Roland Garros: W-20 F-14 SF-9 QF-5
Total Year Player
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55 2007 Rafael Nadal
54 1995 Thomas Muster
52 2011 Rafael Nadal
50 2010 Rafael Nadal
48 2005 Rafael Nadal
48 2006 Rafael Nadal
48 2008 Rafael Nadal
43 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero
41 1993 Sergi Bruguera
40 2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero
38 1990 Andres Gomez
37 2000 Gustavo Kuerten
37 2001 Gustavo Kuerten
36 1996 Thomas Muster
36 2008 Roger Federer
35 1998 Carlos Moya
35 2009 Rafael Nadal
35 2011 Novak Djokovic
34 2009 Roger Federer
32 1994 Sergi Bruguera
31 2004 Guillermo Coria
31 2007 Roger Federer
30 1990 Thomas Muster
30 1992 Jim Courier
30 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
29 1992 Carlos Costa
29 1994 Andrei Medvedev
29 2000 Magnus Norman
29 2002 Albert Costa
28 1999 Marcelo Rios
28 2006 Roger Federer
27 1997 Alex Corretja
27 1999 Gustavo Kuerten
27 2008 Novak Djokovic
26 2000 Marat Safin
26 2003 Guillermo Coria
25 1991 Sergi Bruguera
25 1993 Andrei Medvedev
25 2004 Gaston Gaudio
24 1993 Jim Courier
24 2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero
24 2007 Novak Djokovic
23 1998 Alex Corretja
22 1992 Petr Korda
22 1994 Alberto Berasategui
22 1995 Sergi Bruguera
21 2004 Carlos Moya
21 2005 Roger Federer
21 2010 Fernando Verdasco
20 1990 Juan Aguilera
20 1990 Andrei Chesnokov
20 1991 Jim Courier
20 1997 Gustavo Kuerten
20 1999 Andre Agassi
20 2005 Nikolay Davy denko
20 2005 Mariano Puerta
20 2011 Roger Federer
Next: Individual warmup indicators
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Nadal has 6 of the top 7 best point totals
to firmly establish his claim as the best
claycourt player of all time.
Top scores by non-RG winners
40 Ferrero (2001)
36 Muster (1996)
36 Federer (2008)
35 Nadal (2009)
35 Djokovic (2011)
31 Coria (2004)
31 Federer (2007)
30 Muster (1990)
Most seasons with 20+ points
7 - Nadal
6 - Federer
4 - Bruguera, Kuerten
3 - Courier, Muster, Ferrero, Djokovic
2 - Medvedev, Corretja, Moya, Coria
Matchups at RG of 20+ players
1990 SF Gomez d. Muster
1992 F Courier d. Korda
1993 SF Bruguera d. Medvedev
1993 F Bruguera d. Courier
1994 QF Bruguera d. Medvedev
1994 F Bruguera d. Berasategui
1998 F Moya d. Corretja
2000 QF Norman d. Safin
2000 F Kuerten d. Norman
2001 SF Kuerten d. Ferrero
2002 F Costa d. Ferrero
2004 QF Coria d. Moya
2004 F Gaudio d. Coria
2005 SF Nadal d. Federer
2005 SF Puerta d. Davydenko
2005 F Nadal d. Puerta
2006 F Nadal d. Federer
2007 F Nadal d. Federer
2008 SF Nadal d. Djokovic
2008 F Nadal d. Federer
2011 SF Federer d. Djokovic
2011 F Nadal d. Federer
to firmly establish his claim as the best
claycourt player of all time.
Top scores by non-RG winners
40 Ferrero (2001)
36 Muster (1996)
36 Federer (2008)
35 Nadal (2009)
35 Djokovic (2011)
31 Coria (2004)
31 Federer (2007)
30 Muster (1990)
Most seasons with 20+ points
7 - Nadal
6 - Federer
4 - Bruguera, Kuerten
3 - Courier, Muster, Ferrero, Djokovic
2 - Medvedev, Corretja, Moya, Coria
Matchups at RG of 20+ players
1990 SF Gomez d. Muster
1992 F Courier d. Korda
1993 SF Bruguera d. Medvedev
1993 F Bruguera d. Courier
1994 QF Bruguera d. Medvedev
1994 F Bruguera d. Berasategui
1998 F Moya d. Corretja
2000 QF Norman d. Safin
2000 F Kuerten d. Norman
2001 SF Kuerten d. Ferrero
2002 F Costa d. Ferrero
2004 QF Coria d. Moya
2004 F Gaudio d. Coria
2005 SF Nadal d. Federer
2005 SF Puerta d. Davydenko
2005 F Nadal d. Puerta
2006 F Nadal d. Federer
2007 F Nadal d. Federer
2008 SF Nadal d. Djokovic
2008 F Nadal d. Federer
2011 SF Federer d. Djokovic
2011 F Nadal d. Federer
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