The ability to quickly adjust to different surfaces and conditions is a necessity on the 64-tournament circuit. Here's a look at some of the best performers in 2016 by surface this year:
Hard Courts (minimum 10 matches)
Andy Murray won six of his nine titles on hard courts in 2016, contesting
eight finals on the surface (6-2). Juan Martin del Potro, who rose from No.
1041 at the start of the year to No. 38 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, won .750
of his 2016 matches on hard courts, including a win over Andy Murray in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
|
Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
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Andy Murray
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48-6
|
.889
|
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Novak Djokovic
|
47-6
|
.887
|
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Roger Federer
|
8-2
|
.800
|
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Juan Martin del Potro
|
24-7
|
.774
|
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Milos Raonic
|
32-11
|
.744
|
Clay Courts (minimum 10 tie-breaks)
Novak Djokovic and Murray competed in three clay-court finals in 2016
- the Mutua Madrid Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia and at Roland Garros. King
of Clay Rafael Nadal enjoyed a resurgence with his ninth Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
and ninth Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell crown to equal Guillermo Vilas' record
of 49 red dirt trophies.
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Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
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Novak Djokovic
|
16-2
|
.889
|
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Andy Murray
|
18-3
|
.857
|
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Rafal Nadal
|
21-4
|
.840
|
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Dominic Thiem
|
25-7
|
.781
|
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Kei Nishikori
|
13-4
|
.765
|
Grass Courts (minimum 5 matches)
Murray once again dominated on mown lawns by picking up a record fifth
Aegon Championships crown prior to triumphing again at Wimbledon.
Milos Raonic, who lost to Murray in The Queen's Club final, reached his first
Grand Slam title match at SW19. Nicolas Mahut added to his 2013 and 2015 titles
at the Ricoh Open in 's-Hertogenbosch.
|
Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
|
Andy Murray
|
12-0
|
1.000
|
|
Milos Raonic
|
10-2
|
.833
|
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Nicolas Mahut
|
8-2
|
.800
|
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Kei Nishikori
|
4-1
|
.800
|
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
|
4-1
|
.800
|
Outdoors (minimum 10 matches)
Five of Djokovic's seven titles in 2016 came outdoors, including a
14-match winning streak at the start of the season. Murray continued to improve
his hard-court tally year-on-year (2014 - 45-16; 2015 - 58-10). Gael Monfils,
the newest member of the Top 10, enjoyed a career-best year with one hard-court
trophy at the Citi Open in Washington, DC.
|
Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
|
Novak Djokovic
|
57-7
|
.891
|
|
Andy Murray
|
62-8
|
.886
|
|
Milos Raonic
|
47-13
|
.783
|
|
Gael Monfils
|
40-12
|
.769
|
|
Stan Wawrinka
|
39-12
|
.765
|
Indoors (minimum 10 matches)
Murray completed 2016 with a 15-match indoor winning streak that helped
him become year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, including three titles
at the Erste Bank Open 500, the BNP Paribas Masters and the Barclays ATP World
Tour Finals. Del Potro was victorious indoors at the If Stockholm Open in a
comeback year from injury.
|
Player
|
W-L Record
|
Winning %
|
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Andy Murray
|
16-1
|
.941
|
|
Juan Martin del Potro
|
10-1
|
.909
|
|
Pablo Carreno Busta
|
8-2
|
.800
|
|
Novak Djokovic
|
8-2
|
.800
|
|
Richard Gasquet
|
11-4
|
.733
|