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Robin Bo Carl Söderling ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈsø̌ːdɛɭɪŋ]; born 14 August 1984) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was known for his lethal forehand and powerful groundstrokes, as well as his rivalries with the other members of the Big Five.

Söderling attained the World No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, finishing his career with X singles titles on the ATP Tour and X doubles titles. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 131 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2009, 2012, and 2014. In doubles, he was ranked world No. 1 for X weeks and finished as the year-end No.1 in 2012. Söderling became the second man in tennis history (after John McEnroe) to simultaneously be ranked No. 1 in singles and doubles. Söderling won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (five at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, two at the US Open, and two at Wimbledon), and seven Grand Slam men's doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, two at the French Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open). With X Masters titles overall, Söderling became the first of only two men in tennis history to complete the Career Golden Masters on the ATP Tour, a feat he has achieved twice.

Söderling began his professional career in 2001. At age 17, he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2002 French Open. Throughout the first half of the decade, Söderling and Federer had separated themselves from the rest of the field, winning more than half of the major titles between them. Along with Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, and Federer, Söderling was part of the Big Five, the group of five players who have dominated men's tennis for over two decades. In 2009, Söderling ascended to No. 1 for the first time, winning one major and four Masters events. In 2012, Söderling became the 5th man in the Open era to complete the Career Grand Slam in singles. In the same year, he also achieved the same feat in doubles.

In 2002, representing Sweden, Söderling lead the Swedish national team to their first Davis Cup title since 1998. Throughout the following two decades, Söderling lead his team to an additional X titles (in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, and 2013). Moreover, he won the gold medal for Sweden at the 2004 Athens Olympics and another gold medal, in doubles, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

1996–2001: Juniors
Söderling first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. At age 14, he won all four Grand Slam junior titles in 1999 to become the second, and youngest, player to achieve the "Junior Grand Slam" in the open era. He would go on to win an additional four Grand Slam junior titles before turning pro.

2001: Start of professional career
Söderling turned professional in 2001 by entering the ATP Tour after receiving a wildcard to play that years Wimbledon, where he would lose in the second round to eventual champion Goran Ivanišević. Söderling recorded mild success during his first year on tour, breaking into the top 60 by reaching two semifinals and qualifying for the Paris Masters. His first year on tour was characterised by repeated outbursts due to the disparity in difficulty compared to the junior circuit.

2002: First titles, first Major, and Top 3 debut
Söderling reached the top 30 in the world singles rankings after making his first semifinal appearance At a Grand Slam event, the Australian Open, and winning his first ATP title at the AAPT Championships in Adelaide, defeating José Acasuso in the final.

Söderling recorded mediocre success at the early season Masters Series events, reaching the third round at Indian Wells and the Hamburg Masters, the last 16 in Miami, semifinal at the Italian Open, and a first round exit at the Monte Carlo Masters. At the French Open, Söderling reached his first Grand Slam final, saving two match points in the semifinal against Juan Carlos Ferrero. In the final, Söderling defeated defending champion Gustavo Kuerten in four sets to earn his first Grand Slam singles title and an entry into the top 10 in the singles rankings. By winning the tournament, Söderling became the youngest man since Mats Wilander to win a Grand Slam title.

Söderlings's next tournament was Wimbledon, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Sjeng Schalken. The following week, he reached the final at Båstad, losing to Albert Costa. At the Canada masters in Toronto, Söderling was eliminated in the third round, losing to wildcard Daniel Nestor. The following week at the Cincinnati Masters, Söderling advanced to the final, where he lost to Pete Sampras in four sets. By reaching the final, Söderling advanced to third in the singles rankings.

After Cincinnati, Söderling entered the US Open seeded third, where he lost in the first round to unseeded Graydon Oliver. Söderling went on to play three tournaments and the Davis Cup final after the US Open. He lost in the second round of both the Madrid Open and Paris Masters but recorded a win at the If Stockholm Open, beating compatriot Magnus Larsson in the finals. In November, Söderling was the third seed at the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. In his first round-robin match, he defeated German Tommy Haas in three sets. He then beat Sebastian Grosjean in three sets, before losing his final round-robin match against Hewitt. Söderling qualified for the semi-finals, where he was defeated by Ferrero.

Sweden progressed to the Davis Cup final, following victories over Brazil (3–2) and the Switzerland (3–2). Sweden came from 1–2 down to defeat Spain in the final tie 3–2 in Madrid to win the nation's first Davis Cup Championship since 1998. In the final, Söderling scored two singles points for Sweden, defeating Carlos Moyá and Juan Carlos Ferrero.

2003: First Masters titles, second Major title
Söderling began 2003 at the Australian Open, losing in the second round to world No. 86 Hicham Arazi in five grueling sets. After his early exit from the Australian Open, Söderling returned to Sweden to help his country win the first round of the Davis Cup in a match against South Africa. He won two singles points by defeating South Africa's Robbie Koenig and Wayne Ferreira. Later, he played in the Indian Wells Masters, where he was defeated by eventual champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, and at Miami, where he lost in the third round to Guillermo Coria. Söderling's next match was at the Davis Cup quarterfinals against Argentina, where he won one point by defeating Coria. The Swedish Davis Cup team would go on to lose 1-4 against the Argentinians.

Söderling won his first Masters title in the Monte Carlo Masters, where he defeated Ferrero in the final. He followed up this success by winning the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, defeating Federer in the final, and the Hamburg Masters, where he defeated Ferrero in a rematch of the Monte Carlo Masters. At the French Open, Söderling defended his title by beating David Nalbandian in five sets. By winning the three clay-court Masters 1000 tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg) and the French Open in the same season, Söderling became the first of only two players to complete the "Clay Slam" (the second being Nadal).

At Wimbledon, Söderling lost in the second round against Xavier Malisse in a five-hour match played over two days. The match lead to an abominal injury that made Söderling miss much of the latter half of the season.

Söderling made his comeback by defeating Sargis Sargsian in the finals of the Japan Open. His next tournament was the Madrid Masters, where he lost to Mark Philippoussis in the quarterfinals. By losing in the quarterfinals, Söderling dropped to fourth in the rankings. In Paris, Söderling lost to Coria in the quarterfinals. Söderling was the fourth seed at the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Houston. In his first round-robin match, he defeated Grosjean in three sets, saving two match points. He then beat the previous year's champion Hewitt in straight sets, before beating Andre Agassi in straight sets at his final round-robin match against. Söderling qualified for the semi-finals but lost to Andy Roddick.

2004: Third major, two Masters titles, Olympic gold, and world No. 2
Söderling started the year at the Australian Open, making it to the semifinals before losing to Federer in four sets. Despite losing, Söderling regained his ranking as world No. 3. Söderling then took part in Sweden's Davis Cup tie against South Africa on clay in Stockholm and helped his country reach the quarterfinals with a 5–0 victory, defeating Rik de Voest and Koenig. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Söderling reached the quarterfinals, losing to Marat Safin in straight sets. At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Söderling reached the semifinals before being defeated by Federer. He then won his eleventh career singles title and fourth Master Series singles crown at the Miami Masters after defeating Roddick in the final. The following week he participated in the Davis Cup quarterfinal against the Czech Republic, scoring two points by defeating Radek Štěpánek and Jiří Novák in a 4-1 victory.

In his first clay-court tournament of the year at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, third-seeded Söderling reached the semifinals with wins over Nikolay Davydenko and Coria before losing to unseeded Taylor Dent. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Söderling defended his title, beating Coria in the final. this time in the quarterfinals. The following week at the Hamburg Masters, Söderling lost in the semifinals against Moyá, squandering a 4-0 lead in the second set.

Söderling entered the French Open seeded third. He defeated Ashley Fisher, Mariano Zabaleta, Ivan Ljubičić, and Fernando Verdasco en route to the quarterfinals. He then defeated Hewitt in the quarterfinals and Roddick in five sets, saving two match points on the way to the final. In the final, Söderling defeated federer in five sets. Söderling entered Wimbledon as the third seed, defeating Joakim Simonsen, Agustin Savarino, Ivan Ljubičić, Fernando Verdasco, and Lleyton Hewitt en route to the semi-finals, which he lost to Andy Roddick in five sets.

Söderling then competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where he lost to Federer in the final. He then lost to Tommy Robredo in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters. His next tournament was the 2004 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. Seeded third in singles, he defeated compatriot Joachim Johansson in the semifinals and Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in the final to win the gold medal. As this was the first time that the tournament saw world ranking points allocated to the players, Söderling clinched the world No. 2 ranking for the first time.

After the Olympics, Söderling entered the US Open seeded second, where he was defeated by Guillermo Cañas in the quarterfinals. Söderling then travelled to Spain to participate in the Davis Cup semifinals. He scored two points for Sweden by defeating Robredo and Moyá, both in straight sets. The team moved into the final by beating Spain 3-2. Söderling then lost in the semifinals of the Madrid Masters to Joachim Johansson. At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Söderling recovered from a deficit to defeat Paradorn Srichaphan and make it to the final. In the final, he defeated home favourite and defending champion Federer to win his fourth title of the year. At the last Masters event of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Söderling lost in the semifinals in a rematch of the Madrid semifinals against countryman Joachim Johansson.

Coming into the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, Söderling defeated Canas in his first round-robin match and Moyá in his second before losing to Johansson in straight sets. Söderling qualified for the semifinals but lost to eventual champion Federer. Söderling went on to win his two singles rubbers in Sweden's 4-1 Davis Cup final victory over Argentina.

Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup/ATP Cup/Laver Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles
Current through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.

Doubles
Current through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.

ATP Masters tournaments
Similarly, ATP Masters events have been dominated by the Big Four. Djokovic leads with 38 titles, ahead of Nadal (36), Federer (28) and Murray (14). They have won a combined 116 titles. Between the 2005 Indian Wells Masters and 2017 Madrid Masters they collectively won 96 out of 112 events (85%), however their most dominant period was from the 2011 Indian Wells Masters to the 2017 Madrid Masters where they won 54 out of 58 (93%). This includes all 9 in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Moreover, from the 2014 Cincinnati Masters to the 2016 Canada Masters, they won 18 consecutive ATP Masters events. From the beginning of 2013 through the first six events of 2017, they had a streak of 42 consecutive Masters events where at least one of the four reached the final, winning a combined 37 titles. Strangely, only three times (2009, 2011 & 2012) did all four win at least one event during the same calendar year. Since 2003 no other player has won more than 3 titles. Nadal (406), Federer and Djokovic (381) have won more matches than any other player (Jimmy Connors is a distant fourth with 261). Murray (222) stands seventh.

Top-level tournament records
The four Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, the ATP Masters and the Summer Olympics, make up the 15 most coveted tournaments in men's tennis. Although no player has won each of these 15 events in men's singles, Djokovic is the closest to achieve all 15 tournaments, missing only the Olympic title. Murray is only the second player in the Open Era after Agassi to have won a Major, Masters title, Tour Finals, Davis Cup and Olympic Gold.

Federer and Nadal are two behind Djokovic. Nadal has also achieved a Career Grand Slam and a Career Golden Slam, but has thus far fallen short of winning the Tour Finals, the Miami Open and Paris Masters. Federer has also achieved a Career Grand Slam, but is missing the Olympic Gold in singles, the Monte-Carlo Masters and Italian Open. Murray has won 11 of the 15 events.

Federer and Nadal have reached the final of each of the 15 elite tournaments. Djokovic has reached the final of all of them except the Olympics. Murray has yet to play in the final at Monte Carlo.


 *  Current through the 2022 Canadian Open. 

Open-era record underlined.

¤ Denotes titles were won in different tournaments.

Head-to-head records
Top-Level tournament records from 2005 Australian Open – 2021 Australian Open. 