Roger Federer won his fifth
Australian Open title (defeating
Rafael Nadal in
the final) and record-breaking eighth
Wimbledon title (defeating
Marin Čilić in the final), not dropping a set en route to the latter title. They were his first major championships in over four years, and extended his all-time record of men's singles major titles to 19.
Rafael Nadal won his record-extending tenth
French Open title (defeating
Stan Wawrinka in the final) and third
US Open title (defeating
Kevin Anderson in the final), not dropping a set en route to the former title. They were his first major championships in three years, and increased his tally of major titles to 16.
Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
Cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one undefeated ATP Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins);
Grigor Dimitrov won the
2017 ATP Finals as undefeated champion, becoming the first debutant to win the season-ending championship since
Àlex Corretja in
1998. Dimitrov ended the season at a career-high world No. 3 (only behind Nadal and Federer).After becoming the first player born in the 1990s to win a
Masters title (in
Rome, def.
Djokovic),
Alexander Zverev entered the Top Ten at No. 10 on 22 May.[3]34-year-old
Gilles Müller won his first two titles in
Sydney (def.
Evans) and
Rosmalen (def.
Karlović) after 16 years on the circuit.
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles:
These are the
ATP rankings and yearly ATP Race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the end of the 2017 season.[4][5]
Martín Alund(born 26 December 1985, in
Mendoza, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 84 in 2013. Alund played mostly on the secondary
ATP Challenger Tour and the
ITF Men's Circuit, retiring in January after a year of injury.[13]
Somdev Devvarman(born 13 February 1985, in
Agartala, India) joined the professional tour in 2008, and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 62 in 2011. Studying in the United States, Devvarman won two consecutive
NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (2007–08), collecting an unprecedented win–loss record of 44–1 in 2008. He made two ATP finals, but found his largest success outside the main tour, clinching gold medals at the
Commonwealth Games and
Asian Games in 2010. He announced his retirement in January after not playing for a year.[14]
Colin Fleming(born 13 August 1984, in
Broxburn, United Kingdom) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 17, winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal in mixed doubles in 2010. He announced his retirement on 16 January 2017.[15]
Giovanni Lapentti(born 25 January 1983, in
Guayaquil,
Ecuador) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 110 in 2005. He never won any singles and doubles titles in ATP tournaments, having played mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He announced that he would retire after the
Ecuador Open.[16]
Juan Mónaco(born 29 March 1984, in
Tandil, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2002, won nine ATP titles, reaching his career-high singles ranking of no. 10 in 2012 as well as also becoming a
Davis Cup Champion in 2016. He announced his retirement in May.[17]
Albert Montañés(born 26 November 1980, in
Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1999, won six ATP 250 titles, and had a career-high singles ranking of 22, achieved in 2010. He announced that the
Barcelona Open would be his final tournament.[18]
Grega Žemlja(born 29 September 1986, in
Kranj,
Slovenia) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 43 in 2013. He was runner-up at the
2012 Erste Bank Open. He announced that the
Tilia Slovenia Open would be his final tournament.[19]
Benjamin Becker(born 16 June 1981, in
Merzig, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 35 in 2014. Becker won one singles title in 2009 in
Ordina Open in
's-Hertogenbosch and recorded six top 10 wins in his career. He is also known for being the last player to play and beat
Andre Agassi in the latter's final
US Open in 2006 in the third round. Becker announced his retirement and intent to return to studies at
Baylor University in September 2017.[20]
Marco Chiudinelli(born 10 September 1981, in
Basel, Switzerland) joined the professional tour in 2000, and reached a career-high singles of no. 52. In 2009, he won the
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad doubles title with partner
Michael Lammer and later became a
Davis Cup Champion in 2014. He announced his retirement after the conclusion of
Swiss Indoors where, also in 2009, he managed to reach the semi-finals in singles.[22]
Paul-Henri Mathieu(born 12 January 1982, in
Strasbourg, France) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 12. In 2002, Mathieu won his first two ATP Tour titles in back-to-back weeks. Mathieu won in
Moscow, beating world no. 4
Marat Safin in the semi-finals en route, before he then headed to
Lyon, where he beat Brazilian
Gustavo Kuerten for the title. By the end of his career, he would have 4 career titles to his name. He announced his retirement after his singles qualifying match at the
2017 Rolex Paris Masters.[23]
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo(born 6 January 1978 in
Alicante,
Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high of no. 50 in singles. He retired from professional tennis after the end of the 2017 season.[24]
Radek Štěpánek(born 27 November 1978, in
Karviná,
Czechoslovakia) joined the professional tour in 1996 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of no. 4. He won 5 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including the
2012 Australian Open and
2013 US Open doubles titles with
Leander Paes. Along with
Lucie Hradecká, he also won the bronze medal at the
2016 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles event as well, having previously won consecutive
Davis Cups with the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. He announced his retirement due to an injury in November of this year.[25]
Dmitry Tursunov(born 12 December 1982, in Moscow, Soviet Union) joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 20. He won 7 singles titles.
Comebacks
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 [singles] or top 50 [doubles] for at least one week) who returned from retirement, announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2017 season:
Nicolás Lapentti(born 13 August 1976, in
Guayaquil,
Ecuador) joined the professional tour in 1995 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 6. Initially retiring in 2011, Lapentti returned for the final event of his brother Giovanni's career, partnering him in the doubles draw.[26]
Juan Carlos Ferrero(born 12 February 1980, in
Ontinyent, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 1 in 2003, also winning the French Open in that very same year. Initially retiring in 2012, Ferrero made a comeback at the
Barcelona Open, partnering
Pablo Carreño Busta in the doubles draw.[27]
^"ATP Calendar 2017–2018"(PDF). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
Roger Federer won his fifth
Australian Open title (defeating
Rafael Nadal in
the final) and record-breaking eighth
Wimbledon title (defeating
Marin Čilić in the final), not dropping a set en route to the latter title. They were his first major championships in over four years, and extended his all-time record of men's singles major titles to 19.
Rafael Nadal won his record-extending tenth
French Open title (defeating
Stan Wawrinka in the final) and third
US Open title (defeating
Kevin Anderson in the final), not dropping a set en route to the former title. They were his first major championships in three years, and increased his tally of major titles to 16.
Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
Cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one undefeated ATP Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins);
Grigor Dimitrov won the
2017 ATP Finals as undefeated champion, becoming the first debutant to win the season-ending championship since
Àlex Corretja in
1998. Dimitrov ended the season at a career-high world No. 3 (only behind Nadal and Federer).After becoming the first player born in the 1990s to win a
Masters title (in
Rome, def.
Djokovic),
Alexander Zverev entered the Top Ten at No. 10 on 22 May.[3]34-year-old
Gilles Müller won his first two titles in
Sydney (def.
Evans) and
Rosmalen (def.
Karlović) after 16 years on the circuit.
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles:
These are the
ATP rankings and yearly ATP Race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the end of the 2017 season.[4][5]
Martín Alund(born 26 December 1985, in
Mendoza, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 84 in 2013. Alund played mostly on the secondary
ATP Challenger Tour and the
ITF Men's Circuit, retiring in January after a year of injury.[13]
Somdev Devvarman(born 13 February 1985, in
Agartala, India) joined the professional tour in 2008, and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 62 in 2011. Studying in the United States, Devvarman won two consecutive
NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (2007–08), collecting an unprecedented win–loss record of 44–1 in 2008. He made two ATP finals, but found his largest success outside the main tour, clinching gold medals at the
Commonwealth Games and
Asian Games in 2010. He announced his retirement in January after not playing for a year.[14]
Colin Fleming(born 13 August 1984, in
Broxburn, United Kingdom) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 17, winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal in mixed doubles in 2010. He announced his retirement on 16 January 2017.[15]
Giovanni Lapentti(born 25 January 1983, in
Guayaquil,
Ecuador) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 110 in 2005. He never won any singles and doubles titles in ATP tournaments, having played mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He announced that he would retire after the
Ecuador Open.[16]
Juan Mónaco(born 29 March 1984, in
Tandil, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2002, won nine ATP titles, reaching his career-high singles ranking of no. 10 in 2012 as well as also becoming a
Davis Cup Champion in 2016. He announced his retirement in May.[17]
Albert Montañés(born 26 November 1980, in
Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1999, won six ATP 250 titles, and had a career-high singles ranking of 22, achieved in 2010. He announced that the
Barcelona Open would be his final tournament.[18]
Grega Žemlja(born 29 September 1986, in
Kranj,
Slovenia) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 43 in 2013. He was runner-up at the
2012 Erste Bank Open. He announced that the
Tilia Slovenia Open would be his final tournament.[19]
Benjamin Becker(born 16 June 1981, in
Merzig, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 35 in 2014. Becker won one singles title in 2009 in
Ordina Open in
's-Hertogenbosch and recorded six top 10 wins in his career. He is also known for being the last player to play and beat
Andre Agassi in the latter's final
US Open in 2006 in the third round. Becker announced his retirement and intent to return to studies at
Baylor University in September 2017.[20]
Marco Chiudinelli(born 10 September 1981, in
Basel, Switzerland) joined the professional tour in 2000, and reached a career-high singles of no. 52. In 2009, he won the
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad doubles title with partner
Michael Lammer and later became a
Davis Cup Champion in 2014. He announced his retirement after the conclusion of
Swiss Indoors where, also in 2009, he managed to reach the semi-finals in singles.[22]
Paul-Henri Mathieu(born 12 January 1982, in
Strasbourg, France) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 12. In 2002, Mathieu won his first two ATP Tour titles in back-to-back weeks. Mathieu won in
Moscow, beating world no. 4
Marat Safin in the semi-finals en route, before he then headed to
Lyon, where he beat Brazilian
Gustavo Kuerten for the title. By the end of his career, he would have 4 career titles to his name. He announced his retirement after his singles qualifying match at the
2017 Rolex Paris Masters.[23]
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo(born 6 January 1978 in
Alicante,
Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high of no. 50 in singles. He retired from professional tennis after the end of the 2017 season.[24]
Radek Štěpánek(born 27 November 1978, in
Karviná,
Czechoslovakia) joined the professional tour in 1996 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of no. 4. He won 5 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including the
2012 Australian Open and
2013 US Open doubles titles with
Leander Paes. Along with
Lucie Hradecká, he also won the bronze medal at the
2016 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles event as well, having previously won consecutive
Davis Cups with the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. He announced his retirement due to an injury in November of this year.[25]
Dmitry Tursunov(born 12 December 1982, in Moscow, Soviet Union) joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 20. He won 7 singles titles.
Comebacks
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 [singles] or top 50 [doubles] for at least one week) who returned from retirement, announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2017 season:
Nicolás Lapentti(born 13 August 1976, in
Guayaquil,
Ecuador) joined the professional tour in 1995 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 6. Initially retiring in 2011, Lapentti returned for the final event of his brother Giovanni's career, partnering him in the doubles draw.[26]
Juan Carlos Ferrero(born 12 February 1980, in
Ontinyent, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 1 in 2003, also winning the French Open in that very same year. Initially retiring in 2012, Ferrero made a comeback at the
Barcelona Open, partnering
Pablo Carreño Busta in the doubles draw.[27]
^"ATP Calendar 2017–2018"(PDF). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.