Robin Söderling
Tour Finals SF (2009) | | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2004, 2008) | |
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Doubles | ||
Career record | 33–43 | |
Career titles | 1 | |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (9 May 2009) | |
Grand Slam doubles results | ||
Wimbledon | 2R (2005) | |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2005) | |
Team competitions | ||
Davis Cup | SF (2007) |
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation:
Tennis career
Söderling began playing tennis at the age of five. He made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes Jr.
Söderling came to prominence at the 2009 French Open, where he became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal at the tournament, and the only one to achieve it until Novak Djokovic in 2015.[2] Nadal had previously never lost at the tournament since his debut in 2005 and was the four-time defending champion. Söderling subsequently advanced to the final, defeating two-time semi-finalist Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals and Fernando González in five sets in the semifinals en route before being defeated by Roger Federer in the final.[3]
Söderling reached a second successive French Open final in 2010. He defeated defending champion Federer in the quarterfinals, which ended Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. Söderling won the semifinal in five sets against Tomáš Berdych before losing in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final.[4]
Following injuries and illness, Söderling had not played a tour-level match since he won the 2011 Swedish Open in July 2011, (at which time he was ranked No. 5 in the world, was only 26 years old and was ranked inside the Top 5 for more than 50 consecutive weeks) until his retirement in 2015. He has become active in tennis administration as a tournament director at the Stockholm Open in 2014 and 2015 and produced his own brand of premium tennis gear since 2013.[5]
On 23 December 2015, Söderling announced his retirement from professional tennis.[6]
Juniors
In his first full year in the junior tour (2000), he achieved four tournament victories and in 2001 attained three more titles in the juniors including the prestigious
As a junior Söderling reached as high as No. 2 in the world in singles in 2002 (and No. 11 in doubles).
2001–2008: Early years
Söderling turned pro in 2001, but only played 2 tour-level matches. He played in his first ATP tournament in Stockholm, winning his first match 6–3, 6–3 against Ramón Delgado.
Söderling tried to make his name known in the men's circuit in 2002, playing five more ATP tournaments and the second round of the US Open. In the Challenger circuit, he achieved a 20–7 record, and he played in the US Open Junior tournament where he reached the final.
In 2003 the transition to the main tour was completed as he reached the third round at
Robin's first ATP title came in 2004 at the
Söderling suffered his first serious injury in 2005, eventually resulting in a knee operation in March. But even though not fit to play many tournaments, he managed to win another title – in Milan (defeating Radek Štěpánek in the final). After a mediocre and injury troubled season from there on, Söderling reached the third round in the US Open before going through another surgery.
Returning in 2006, he bounced back from 100th place in the Indesit ATP rankings to top 50 within three months, even though knee and shoulder injuries still prevented him from playing at his best. He helped the Swedish team with two wins to keep its World Group Davis Cup spot in a play-off in Brazil. During this he earned sufficient ATP points to finish at a then career-high ranking of No. 25 in the world.
In 2007 Söderling made it to the round of 32 at
At the
2009: French Open final and top 10 debut
With his new trainer, Söderling started the 2009 ATP World Tour at the Brisbane International. He lost in the quarterfinals against Radek Štěpánek, who eventually won the tournament. Söderling then participated in the Heineken Open where he lost in the semifinals against Juan Martín del Potro, again losing to the eventual champion. He was seeded 16th at the 2009 Australian Open and lost to an unseeded former finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the second round.
Despite playing well and winning the Challenger in
At the
Söderling was seeded 13th at the Wimbledon Championships, his next event. He reached the fourth round for the first time in his career, defeating Gilles Müller, Marcel Granollers, and Nicolás Almagro on the way there. Söderling set up another match with Federer, a five-time champion at Wimbledon; though Federer defeated him again, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7), Söderling was only broken once in the match.[14]
After Wimbledon, Söderling returned to his native country to play at the Collector Swedish Open. As the number two seed, he received a first-round bye. He defeated Kristof Vliegen 6–2, 6–3 in the second round, and won his quarterfinal match against Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 6–3. Söderling reached the final by defeating fellow countryman, Andreas Vinciguerra, 6–1, 7–6(8–6). There, he beat Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–6(7–4) for the title, becoming the first Swede since his coach Magnus Norman (in 2000) to win the singles title at the Swedish Open. This was Söderling's first outdoor title, as well as his first title on a surface other than indoor hardcourt. As a result of his win, Söderling moved up to 11th in the world.
Söderling then participated in the
Moving to the U.S. hard court season, Söderling started at the
Söderling was seeded 12th at the US Open and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time at Flushing Meadows after defeating notable opponents such as Albert Montañés, Marcel Granollers, in form American 22nd seed Sam Querrey and 8th seed Nikolay Davydenko. En route to the quarterfinals, Söderling had a bit of luck on the fact that two of his opponents retired, including the Russian, who retired when Söderling led 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. Söderling went on to face five-time defending champion and 1st seed Roger Federer for the fourth time this year (and third consecutive in a Grand Slam event). Söderling was defeated by Federer 0–6, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8). This was the second time in the pair's 12 meetings that Söderling took a set against Federer. In Davis Cup Playoffs, he helped in achieving a 3–2 win over Romania and a chance for Sweden to compete in the 2010 Davis Cup by clinching a 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 victory over world No. 28 Victor Hănescu.
After US Open, he reached the semifinals in both
However, Söderling qualified as the first reserve for the finals when American Andy Roddick withdrew due to an injury sustained in Shanghai. Söderling was drawn into a group comprising Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko. He made an impressive start, beating Nadal in his first round-robin match 6–4, 6–4. He followed that up with a 7–6(7–5), 6–1 win over Djokovic. He was then assured a place in the semi-finals of this year-end championships. However, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6 in his third and final round-robin match. Despite this, he became the winner of his group (group B) and set up a semifinal clash with US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro who defeated him 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3). Söderling finished the year ranked No. 8, a new career-best.
2010: French Open final and career high ranking
2010 proved to be Söderling's most successful year to date. He reached No. 4 in the world (career-best) and finished the year as a Top 5 player. He repeated the previous year's success at Roland Garros by reaching a second successive final and winning his first Masters 1000 crown.
Söderling made his 2010 debut at the
Söderling then headed to Chennai, India to participate in the Aircel Chennai Open where he was the 1st seed but lost in the first round to American Robby Ginepri.
Robin Söderling was seeded 8th but lost in the first round of the Australian Open to unseeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers despite being up 2 sets to love, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.[17]
Söderling received a wildcard to the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and was seeded 3rd. He won his first ATP match of the year defeating Florent Serra 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the first round and went on to win the tournament, when, leading 6–4, 2–0 against Mikhail Youzhny, Youzhny retired with a hamstring injury, becoming Söderling's then-biggest tournament win (in terms of point size).[18]
Söderling was the first seed at the Open 13 in Marseille but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Michaël Llodra 6–7(2–7), 4–6. He won both his singles ties against Argentina in Davis Cup, though Sweden lost eventually 2–3. Söderling was seeded sixth at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, losing in the semifinals to seventh seed Andy Roddick after a three-set match, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.[19] Seeded fifth in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, Söderling was once again eliminated in the semifinals, this time by Tomáš Berdych 2–6, 2–6.[20]
After good results in the U.S., Robin returned to Europe for the clay-court season but had to pull out of 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters due to an overstrained knee.[21] His clay-court season got underway at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell where he reached the final after victories over Juan Ignacio Chela, Feliciano López, Eduardo Schwank and Thiemo de Bakker. He fell to 5th seed Fernando Verdasco in three sets.[22]
Söderling had a dip in form after poor results in both
Söderling was seeded 5th at the French Open where he defeated Federer for the first time in his career in a tour-level match in the quarterfinals. Söderling's victory snapped Federer's streak of 23 consecutive semifinal appearances in Grand Slam tournaments and marked the second consecutive year that Söderling defeated the defending French Open champion. In the semifinals, he defeated the 15th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 to reach his second consecutive French Open final.[23][24] By this win, Söderling guaranteed himself a then career-high ranking of world No. 6. Söderling faced Rafael Nadal in the final and could not stop the Spaniard as he fell 4–6, 2–6, 4–6.[25]
After another successful run at Roland Garros, Söderling entered the Wimbledon Championships as the sixth seed where he lost, in the quarterfinals, to eventual champion Rafael Nadal 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 1–6.[26] Despite the loss, he cracked into the top 5 for the first time in his career.
Returning to his native country for the first time since the Davis Cup tie in March, Söderling was seeded top at the Swedish Open; a tournament that he won the previous year. He lost in the final against Nicolás Almagro, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6.[27]
After a three-week hiatus from competition, Söderling started off his U.S. hard court season with the
At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Söderling was again the 5th seed and received a bye into the second round where he defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. He lost in the third round to Andy Roddick.
Entering the final Grand Slam event of the year, Söderling was seeded 5th at the US Open. He defeated qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer in a tough five-set opening round. In the second round, Söderling beat Taylor Dent with ease 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[29] He then played Thiemo de Bakker in the third round, and won comfortably in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, 6–3. He came through Albert Montañés in four sets to set up a quarterfinal showdown with Roger Federer, but could not stop the Swiss maestro as he lost 4–6, 4–6, 5–7 in tough conditions.[30] He then went back to Sweden to compete in the Davis Cup, where Sweden retained their World Group status as they outmatched Italy.
Traveling to Asia for the Asian swing, Söderling had three quarterfinal showings. First at the
Back in Stockholm, competing at the
After a semifinal spot in Valencia, Söderling traveled to Paris to compete at the
Söderling's final tournament of the year was at the ATP World Tour Finals where he failed to progress through the group stage, winning one match against David Ferrer and losing to Andy Murray and Roger Federer.[34] He finished the year as world No. 5, a career-best.
Söderling and coach Magnus Norman decided on 1 December 2010 that they would not continue their collaboration.[35] Robin Söderling announced in early December 2010 that his new coach was to be Claudio Pistolesi.[36]
2011: mononucleosis and semi-retirement
He started 2011 with a new coach at his side, finishing third at a January exhibition in
Söderling reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, a career-best. As the fourth seed, he made his way to that without dropping a set, before being defeated in five sets by the unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov.[38]
Returning to Europe, he defended his title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. This was Söderling's second title of the year and eighth of his career. This also marked the first time he defended a title.[39]
After success in Rotterdam, he traveled to Marseille for the Open 13. As the first seed, he defeated Nicolas Mahut, Michaël Llodra and Dmitry Tursunov en route to a second final in two weeks. There he faced Marin Čilić and after losing the first set, he came back, eventually winning 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3. This was Söderling's third title of the year and 9th of his career.[40]
After helping Sweden win the Davis Cup tie against Russia, Söderling had a dip in form spanning from early March to the beginning of May, only getting past the third round once in four events. Due to the lack of form, Söderling opted to split with his coach Claudio Pistolesi, only five months into the partnership.[41][42] Days later, Fredrik Rosengren was appointed as the new coach of Söderling.[43]
At the Madrid Masters, Söderling saw off Santiago Giraldo and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to set up a quarterfinal matchup with Roger Federer which he lost 6–7(2–7), 4–6.
In the first round of the
At the
At the Wimbledon Championships, Söderling (seeded fifth) defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany in the first round, coming up against one-time Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt in the second. Hewitt won the first two sets 7–6, 6–3, but Söderling fought back, snatched a couple of well-timed service breaks, ultimately going through to the third round after winning the last three sets 7–5, 6–4, 6–4. In the third round, however, Robin Söderling, troubled by a bad stomach, lost to Bernard Tomic of Australia 1–6, 4–6, 5–7.
After Wimbledon, Söderling announced that he would not take part in Sweden's Davis Cup fixture against reigning champions Serbia, preparing instead for the Swedish Open. He did not drop a single set in the entire tournament. He rolled past world No. 8 Tomáš Berdych in the semifinal (6–1, 6–0) and world No. 6 David Ferrer in the final (6–2, 6–2) for his fourth title of the year, and his last tour-level match to date.
Due to a wrist injury, Söderling was forced to withdraw from the back-to-back hardcourt Masters tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati. He was also diagnosed with
Söderling only managed to play 14 tournaments in the first half of 2011 and finished the year with a 38–9 record and four titles.
2012–2015: Years off tour, retirement
Due to his ongoing recovery from illness, Söderling announced that he would miss the start of the 2012 season, including the Australian Open, and the French Open.[48] He remained absent for the Indian Wells Masters, the first Masters tournament of the year.[49] He later confirmed that he would be absent until at least after the Olympic Games and in July 2012, he dropped out of the ATP rankings due to having not competed for 12 months.[50]
Söderling announced no timetable of returning due to slow recovery from his illness.[51][52]
Söderling was absent from the tour in 2013. In September he launched a new range of tennis balls under the brand 'RS-Tennis'.[53]
Söderling continued to be absent from the tour in 2014. During the year he produced and released more types of tennis gear for RS-Tennis and became the tournament director of the Stockholm Open.[5]
2015 was Söderling's last year of his professional tennis career to date, although he was still absent from the tour. Throughout the year he produced and released more types of tennis gear for RS-Tennis. On 23 December, Söderling announced his retirement from professional tennis, after over four years of not playing a single ATP-level match due to
2016–2023: Coaching after retirement
In 2016, Söderling announced his intention to return to professional tennis, as he had said a few years earlier that he planned to have a very, very long career. He also stepped down as the tournament director of the Stockholm Open to Simon Aspelin.
He currently resides in the Stockholm suburb of Djursholm, with his wife and two children.
After a period spent coaching fellow Swede Elias Ymer,[56] Söderling captained the Swedish 2021 Davis Cup Finals team.
On April 3, 2023, the Swedish Tennis Association said Soderling had stepped down from his role as Sweden's Davis Cup captain due to health reasons.[57]
Playing style
Söderling is an
Many people praised Söderling for his game, saying he was a Grand Slam contender and stable top-10 player,[62] though his mental strength and lack of consistency were weaknesses.[63] In latter years, his mental strength improved and this raised the consistency of his game; much of this was attributed to the influence of his coach, former world No. 2 and 2000 French Open finalist Magnus Norman.[60]
Equipment
Söderling wore Lotto clothing and used the Head Pro Tour 630 racquet under various paint jobs throughout his career.[64][65][66]
Career statistics
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45.45 |
French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | F | QF | 0 / 8 | 19–8 | 70.37 |
Wimbledon
|
A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | QF | 3R | 0 / 9 | 14–9 | 60.87 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | QF | QF | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | 61.90 |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 14–4 | 9–3 | 0 / 31 | 51–31 | 62.20 |
Finals: 2 (2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Roger Federer | 1–6, 6–7(1–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Year-end championship performance timelines
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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Year-end championship | |||||||||||||||||||
ATP World Tour Finals
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Did not qualify | SF | RR | DNQ | 0 / 2 | 3–4 | 42.86 |
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External links
- Official website
- Robin Söderling at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Robin Söderling at the International Tennis Federation
- Robin Söderling at the Davis Cup
- Robin Söderling at Wimbledon
- Robin Söderling at Olympedia
- Robin Söderling at Olympics.com
- Robin Söderling at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)