2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles explained

Score:6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Draw:128 (16 / 5)
Seeds:32
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

See main article: 2017 Wimbledon Championships.

Roger Federer defeated Marin Čilić in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his record eighth Wimbledon men's singles title (surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw's all-time record) and record-extending 19th major title overall.[2] Federer also became the second man in the Open Era, after Björn Borg in 1976, to win Wimbledon without losing a set. This was Federer's 70th appearance at a major, tying the record for male players, and a record-breaking 11th men's singles final at the same major.[3] In addition, with his third-round win over Mischa Zverev, Federer won his 317th major singles match, surpassing Serena Williams' Open Era record. With his first-round win, Federer surpassed Jimmy Connors' record for the most match wins at Wimbledon. In the same match, he hit his 10,000th career ace, becoming only the third man to do so. The tournament marked the fifth season where Rafael Nadal won the French Open and Federer won Wimbledon.[4]

Andy Murray was the defending champion and top seed, but was defeated by Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals – the second consecutive year in which Querrey beat the defending champion and world No. 1 at Wimbledon, after beating Novak Djokovic in the third round the previous year. Murray nonetheless retained the world No. 1 singles ranking, as Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, and Djokovic failed to gain enough ranking points to surpass him.[5] Wawrinka was attempting to complete the career grand slam, but lost to Daniil Medvedev in the first round. It was Medvedev's first victory in the main draw of a major championship.

This was also the first major since the 2009 French Open in which Murray, Nadal and Djokovic all failed to reach the semifinals, and the first time since 2004 that no player reached all four major quarterfinals in a year. With his win over Murray, Querrey became the first American man to reach a major semifinal since Andy Roddick at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open, David Ferrer was unseeded at a major, and it was the first time since the 2004 US Open that Guillermo García López did not play at a major, ending his streak of 50 consecutive appearances.[6] This was also the last major appearance for former world No. 2 Tommy Haas. He lost in the first round to Ruben Bemelmans.

Seeds

All seedings per modified ATP rankings.[7]

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

Seeds are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 26 June 2017:

Rank and points before are as of 3 July 2017. Because the 2017 tournament took place one week later than in 2016, points defending includes results from both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the tournaments from the week of 11 July 2016 (Hamburg, Newport and Båstad).

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Andy Murray9,3902,0003607,750Quarterfinals lost to Sam Querrey [24]
24 Novak Djokovic6,055903606,325Quarterfinals retired against Tomáš Berdych [11]
35 Roger Federer5,2657202,0006,545Champion, defeated Marin Čilić [7]
42 Rafael Nadal7,28501807,465Fourth round lost to Gilles Müller [16]
53 Stan Wawrinka6,17545106,140First round lost to Daniil Medvedev
67 Milos Raonic4,1501,2003603,310Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3]
76 Marin Čilić4,2353601,2005,075Runner-up, lost to Roger Federer [3]
88 Dominic Thiem3,895451804,030Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych [11]
99 Kei Nishikori3,830180903,740Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut [18]
1012 Alexander Zverev3,070901803,160Fourth round lost to Milos Raonic [6]
1115 Tomáš Berdych2,5707207202,570Semifinals lost to Roger Federer [3]
1210 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3,075360902,805Third round lost to Sam Querrey [24]
1311 Grigor Dimitrov3,070901803,160Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [3]
1416 Lucas Pouille2,570360452,255Second round lost to Jerzy Janowicz [PR]
1514 Gaël Monfils2,69510902,775Third round lost to Adrian Mannarino
1626 Gilles Müller1,67545+150360+451,885Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [7]
1718 Jack Sock2,33590452,290Second round lost to Sebastian Ofner [Q]
1819 Roberto Bautista Agut2,155901802,245Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [7]
1925 Feliciano López1,67590101,595First round retired against Adrian Mannarino
2020 Nick Kyrgios2,110180101,940First round retired against Pierre-Hugues Herbert
2123 Ivo Karlović1,83545+25010+451,595First round lost to Aljaž Bedene
2227 Richard Gasquet1,560180101,390First round lost to David Ferrer
2321 John Isner1,93090451,885Second round lost to Dudi Sela
2428 Sam Querrey1,4953607201,855Semifinals lost to Marin Čilić [7]
2522 Albert Ramos Viñolas1,88590+25090+901,725Third round lost to Milos Raonic [6]
2631 Steve Johnson1,395180901,305Third round lost to Marin Čilić [7]
2730 Mischa Zverev1,396(25)901,461Third round lost to Roger Federer [3]
2829 Fabio Fognini1,43045901,475Third round lost to Andy Murray [1]
2932 Juan Martín del Potro1,32590451,280Second round lost to Ernests Gulbis [PR]
3034 Karen Khachanov1,17616+1090+91,249Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
3135 Fernando Verdasco1,17510+15010+451,070First round lost to Kevin Anderson
3233 Paolo Lorenzi1,18810451,223Second round lost to Jared Donaldson

Withdrawals

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints BeforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
13 David Goffin2,7851802,605Ankle injury[8]
17 Pablo Carreño Busta2,360102,350Abdominal injury[9]
24 Pablo Cuevas1,73510+3001,425Right knee injury

Other entry information

Qualifiers

The qualifying competitions take place in Bank of England Sports Centre, Roehampton started from 26 June 2017 and to be scheduled to end on 29 June 2017. However, due to heavy rain on the second day, it has now extended to 30 June 2017.

See main article: 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.

Lucky loser

Retirements

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Federer Wins Record-Breaking Eighth Wimbledon Title. 16 July 2017. New York Times. 17 July 2017.
  2. News: Roger Federer, at 35, wins Wimbledon for a record eighth time. 16 July 2017. The Washington Post. 19 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to seal record eighth title – as it happened. 16 July 2017. Guardian. 17 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth title. 16 July 2017. BBC Sport. 17 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Murray, Nadal In Same Half Of Wimbledon Draw. ATP World Tour. 30 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Roger Federer stands tallest of all as Wimbledon's history man. 16 July 2017. Guardian. 17 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Wimbledon ranking formula . 17 February 2021.
  8. News: Ankle Injury Forces Goffin Out of Wimbledon. 6 July 2017. beIN Sports. 14 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706184429/http://www.beinsports.com/us/grand-slams/news/ankle-injury-forces-goffin-out-of-wimbledon-2/568967. 6 July 2017. live.
  9. News: Pablo Carreno Busta Doubtful For Wimbledon. 6 July 2017. Adam Addicott. www.ubitennis.net. 16 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706185739/http://www.ubitennis.net/blog/2017/06/16/pablo-carreno-busta-doubtful-wimbledon/. 6 July 2017. live.