SINGLES QUALIFIERS

Roger Federer

Roger Federer made his Tennis Masters Cup debut in Shanghai in 2002 and will look to win his fourth crown at the circuit finale this year.

Federer has a remarkable Tennis Masters Cup record. On debut in 2002 he won all three matches in his round-robin group and then lost a classic semifinal to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 5-7, 7-5.

The Swiss World No. 1 then went on to win back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup crowns in Houston in 2003-2004 without losing a match. In 2006, he was runner-up to David Nalbandian 6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3) over four hours and 33 minutes.

Last year he went 5-0 to clinch his third Tennis Masters Cup shield for an overall match record of 22-2.