2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Djokovic at the 2015 Wimbledon
Full nameNovak Djokovic
Country Serbia
Calendar prize money$21,146,145 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record82–6
Calendar titles11
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenF
WimbledonW
US OpenW
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW
Doubles
Season record7–5
Calendar titles0
Year-end rankingNo. 125
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 448
Davis Cup
Davis CupQF
Injuries
Injuriesfever (following Mubadala Open)[1]
2014
2016

The 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of the greatest seasons of all time by an individual tennis player.[2] Selected achievements/records from this season are: winning 3 Major titles, becoming only the third man to reach all four major finals in an Open Era season (after Rod Laver and Roger Federer), reigning as world number 1 for all 52 weeks of the year, winning a record 6 Masters 1000 tournaments, claiming the ATP World Tour Finals, reaching the final of 8 Masters 1000 tournaments, reaching a record 15 consecutive finals,[3] a record 31 victories against players ranked in the top 10 at the time of the match and earning a record breaking amount of prize money.[4][5] Djokovic had an impressive 15–4 record against the other 3 members of men's tennis's Big Four, including a 4–0 record versus Rafael Nadal, 5–3 against Roger Federer and 6–1 record against Andy Murray. Beyond that, he also finished the season with a 16–4 record against Top-5 players.

Analysis

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It is considered by some to be the greatest season in Open Era tennis history, as he was dominant at all Big Title events and statistically the season was unprecedented.[6][7][8][9][10][3][11] It is often compared to Federer's 2006 season.[12][8][3] It is considered one of Djokovic's two absolute best seasons, alongside his 2011 season.[13][14]

Year summary

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Grand Slams

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Djokovic reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open after beating Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals and defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals. He then defeated Andy Murray in the final, earning him a fifth Australian Open title, an Open Era record.[15]

At the French Open, Djokovic reached the final by defeating arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals (becoming only the second man to beat Nadal at Roland Garros) and Andy Murray in the semifinals, but was defeated in the final by Stan Wawrinka to end a 28-match win streak and prevent Djokovic from completing the career Grand Slam.

At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he started his title defense by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jarkko Nieminen, and Bernard Tomic in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Djokovic dropped the first two sets before coming back to beat Kevin Anderson in five. He then went on to beat Marin Čilić and Richard Gasquet in straight sets to meet Roger Federer in the final, a repeat of last year's final. Djokovic would again prevail in 4 sets, giving him his 9th major and second major of the year, the first time he won multiple majors in a calendar year since 2011.

At the US Open, Djokovic reached the final by beating Feliciano López in the quarterfinals and soundly beating Marin Čilić in the semifinals, losing only three games in the entire match. In the final he trumped Roger Federer in a four setter to win the title.[16] Djokovic knocked out the defending champion of every major other than Wimbledon, where he was reigning champion and knocked out 2014's runner up.

2015 was the first time in Djokovic's career that he reached the final of all four grand slams and winning 3 out of 4, with the only loss coming at the French Open to Stan Wawrinka. He repeated the feat in 2021 and in 2023, reaching all 4 finals and winning 3, the only loss was at the US Open to Daniil Medvedev in 2021, and Wimbledon where he was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in 2023.

Other tournaments

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Djokovic began the year with a warm-up tournament at the World Tennis Championship, but later withdrew from his final against Andy Murray. He then began his season in Doha, Qatar.[17] Djokovic's next tournament was the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships in late February where he reached the semifinals in 2014 losing to Roger Federer.[18] Djokovic however lost to Federer 3–6, 5–7. He met Federer again in the final of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and won in three sets.[19] Djokovic then competed in the 2015 Miami Open and won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Andy Murray in the final in three sets.[20]

In the clay season, Djokovic competed in the 2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and won the tournament for the second time after defeating Marin Čilić in the quarterfinals, Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals, and Tomáš Berdych in the final, thus extending his winning streak to 17 matches. He also won his 23rd Masters title, tying Roger Federer.[21][22] Djokovic withdrew from the Madrid Open to rest for the Italian Open and the French Open.[23] After withdrawing from Madrid, Djokovic won his fourth Rome title at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia by defeating Roger Federer in the final in straight sets, thus extending his winning streak to 22 matches.

In the summer hard court season, Djokovic competed in both the 2015 Rogers Cup and the 2015 Western & Southern Open where he reached the final in both tournaments. In the former, Djokovic lost to Andy Murray in three sets, ending his 8 match winning streak against Murray, while in the latter, Djokovic lost to Roger Federer in two sets, ending his 3 match winning streak against Federer, as well as ending his quest for a complete set of Masters 1000 titles. After the US Open, during the fall Asian swing, Djokovic won his sixth China Open title and his third Shanghai Masters title, winning all his matches in straight sets. After winning in Shanghai, Djokovic won his sixth masters title of the year at the 2015 BNP Paribas Masters defeating Andy Murray in the final for his sixth win of the season against Murray.

Djokovic became the only player to beat each player from the top 10 in the 2015 tennis season.

All matches

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This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
5 – 10 January 2015
1 / 745 1R Serbia Dušan Lajović 68 Win 6–2, 6–1
2 / 746 2R Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 57 Win 6–2, 6–1
3 / 747 QF Croatia Ivo Karlović (7) 27 Loss 7–6(7–2), 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
19 January – 1 February 2015
4 / 748 1R United Kingdom Aljaž Bedene (Q) 116 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
5 / 749 2R Russia Andrey Kuznetsov 88 Win 6–0, 6–1, 6–4
6 / 750 3R Spain Fernando Verdasco (31) 33 Win 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4
7 / 751 4R Luxembourg Gilles Müller 42 Win 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
8 / 752 QF Canada Milos Raonic (8) 8 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2
9 / 753 SF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (4) 4 Win 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
10 / 754 W United Kingdom Andy Murray (6) 6 Win (1) 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Dubai Open
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 – 28 February 2015
11 / 755 1R Canada Vasek Pospisil 60 Win 6–4, 6–4
12 / 756 2R Russia Andrey Golubev 107 Win 6–1, 6–2
13 / 757 QF Turkey Marsel İlhan (Q) 104 Win 6–1, 6–1
14 / 758 SF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (4) 8 Win 6–0, 5–7, 6–4
15 / 759 F Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss (1) 3–6, 5–7
Davis Cup
Kraljevo, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 8 March 2015
16 / 760 1R
R1
Croatia Mate Delić 158 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
1R Bye
17 / 761 2R Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 61 Win 6–1, 6–3
18 / 762 3R Spain Albert Ramos 68 Win 7–5, 6–3
19 / 763 4R United States John Isner (18) 20 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
QF Australia Bernard Tomic (32) 35 W/O N/A
20 / 764 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 6–2, 6–3
21 / 765 W Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 Win (2) 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 5 April 2015
1R Bye
22 / 766 2R Slovakia Martin Kližan 41 Win 6–0, 5–7, 6–1
23 / 767 3R Belgium Steve Darcis (Q) 84 Win 6–0, 7–5
24 / 768 4R Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 65 Win 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–0
25 / 769 QF Spain David Ferrer (6) 7 Win 7–5, 7–5
26 / 770 SF United States John Isner (22) 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–2
27 / 771 W United Kingdom Andy Murray (3) 4 Win (3) 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 April 2015
1R Bye
28 / 772 2R Spain Albert Ramos 67 Win 6–1, 6–4
29 / 773 3R Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer 52 Win 6–4, 6–0
30 / 774 QF Croatia Marin Čilić (8) 10 Win 6–0, 6–3
31 / 775 SF Spain Rafael Nadal (3) 5 Win 6–3, 6–3
32 / 776 W Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (6) 8 Win (4) 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 May 2015
1R Bye
33 / 777 2R Spain Nicolás Almagro (PR) 174 Win 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
34 / 778 3R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci (Q) 68 Win 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
35 / 779 QF Japan Kei Nishikori (5) 6 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
36 / 780 SF Spain David Ferrer (7) 8 Win 6–4, 6–4
37 / 781 W Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 Win (5) 6–4, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2015
38 / 782 1R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 86 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
39 / 783 2R Luxembourg Gilles Müller 55 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
40 / 784 3R Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) 84 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
41 / 785 4R France Richard Gasquet (20) 21 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
42 / 786 QF Spain Rafael Nadal (6) 7 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
43 / 787 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (3) 3 Win 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–1
44 / 788 F Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (8) 8 Loss (2) 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
29 June – 12 July 2015
45 / 789 1R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 33 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
46 / 790 2R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 92 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
47 / 791 3R Australia Bernard Tomic (27) 26 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
48 / 792 4R South Africa Kevin Anderson (14) 14 Win 6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4, 7–5
49 / 793 QF Croatia Marin Čilić (9) 9 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
50 / 794 SF France Richard Gasquet (21) 20 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
51 / 795 W Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 Win (6) 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
1R Bye
52 / 796 2R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 33 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
53 / 797 3R United States Jack Sock 35 Win 6–2, 6–1
54 / 798 QF Latvia Ernests Gulbis (Q) 87 Win 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–1
55 / 799 SF France Jérémy Chardy 49 Win 6–4, 6–4
56 / 800 F United Kingdom Andy Murray (2) 3 Loss (3) 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
17 – 23 August 2015
1R Bye
57 / 801 2R France Benoît Paire (LL) 42 Win 7–5, 6–2
58 / 802 3R Belgium David Goffin (13) 14 Win 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
59 / 803 QF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–1
60 / 804 SF Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (Q) 66 Win 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
61 / 805 F Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 3 Loss (4) 6–7(1–7), 3–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2015
62 / 806 1R Brazil João Souza 89 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
63 / 807 2R Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer 52 Win 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
64 / 808 3R Italy Andreas Seppi (25) 25 Win 6–3, 7–5, 7–5
65 / 809 4R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (23) 23 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
66 / 810 QF Spain Feliciano López (18) 18 Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
67 / 811 SF Croatia Marin Čilić (9) 9 Win 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
68 / 812 W Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 2 Win (7) 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2015
69 / 813 1R Italy Simone Bolelli (Q) 62 Win 6–1, 6–1
70 / 814 2R China Zhang Ze (WC) 219 Win 6–2, 6–1
71 / 815 QF United States John Isner (6) 13 Win 6–2, 6–2
72 / 816 SF Spain David Ferrer (4) 7 Win 6–2, 6–3
73 / 817 W Spain Rafael Nadal (3) 8 Win (8) 6–2, 6–2
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 October 2015
1R Bye
74 / 818 2R Slovakia Martin Kližan 44 Win 6–2, 6–1
75 / 819 3R Spain Feliciano López (15) 17 Win 6–2, 6–3
76 / 820 QF Australia Bernard Tomic 20 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–1
77 / 821 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (3) 2 Win 6–1, 6–3
78 / 822 W France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16) 15 Win (9) 6–2, 6–4
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2015
1R Bye
79 / 823 2R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 40 Win 7–5, 6–3
80 / 824 3R France Gilles Simon (14) 15 Win 6–3, 7–5
81 / 825 QF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (5) 5 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–8)
82 / 826 SF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (4) 4 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
83 / 827 W United Kingdom Andy Murray (2) 3 Win (10) 6–2, 6–4
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
15 – 22 November 2015
84 / 828 RR Japan Kei Nishikori (8) 8 Win 6–1, 6–1
85 / 829 RR Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Loss 5–7, 2–6
86 / 830 RR Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (6) 6 Win 6–3, 7–5
87 / 831 SF Spain Rafael Nadal (5) 5 Win 6–3, 6–3
88 / 832 W Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Win (11) 6–3, 6–4

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Doubles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
5 – 10 January 2015
Partner: Serbia Filip Krajinović
1 / 84 1R United States Scott Lipsky / United States Rajeev Ram #32 / #51 Win 6–2, 6–0
2 / 85 QF Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert Farah Maksoud (3) #22 / #23 Win 6–3, 7–5
3 / 86 SF Argentina Juan Mónaco / Spain Rafael Nadal #151 / #— Loss 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
23 - 28 February 2015
Partner: Serbia Laslo Djere
4 / 87 1R India Rohan Bopanna / Canada Daniel Nestor (4) #25 / #4 Loss 2–6, 5–7
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round
Kraljevo, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 8 March 2015
Partner: Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
5 / 88 1R
R3
Croatia Marin Draganja / Croatia Franko Škugor #22 / #115 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Miami Open Presented by Itaú
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March– 5 April 2015
Partner: Serbia Janko Tipsarević
6 / 89 1R Sweden Robert Lindstedt / Austria Jürgen Melzer #34 / #38 Loss 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Coupe Rogers
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
Partner: Serbia Janko Tipsarević
7 / 90 1R Italy Andreas Seppi / Serbia Viktor Troicki #295 / #188 Win 6–4, 6–3
8 / 91 2R India Rohan Bopanna / Romania Florin Mergea (4) #10 / #8 Win 6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
9 / 92 QF United Kingdom Jamie Murray / Australia John Peers (7) #16 / #15 Win 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
10 / 93 SF Canada Daniel Nestor / France Édouard Roger-Vasselin #28 / #26 Loss 6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2015
Partner: Serbia Djordje Djokovic
11 / 94 1R China Gong Maoxin / New Zealand Michael Venus (WC) #137 / #49 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [11–9]
12 / 95 QF Canada Vasek Pospisil / United States Jack Sock #23 / #21 Loss 4–6, 1–6

Exhibitions

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Singles

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
2015 World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hard, outdoor
1 – 3 January 2015
QF Bye
1 SF Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (3) 4 Win 6–1, 6–2
2 F United Kingdom Andy Murray (4) 6 W/O N/A

Tournament schedule

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Singles schedule

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Date Tournament City Category Surface 2014 result 2014 points 2015 points Outcome
05.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 Hard DNS 0 45 Quarterfinals (lost to Ivo Karlovic, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(7–9), 3–6)
19.01–01.02 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard QF 360 2000 Winner (def. Andy Murray, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0)
23.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard SF 180 300 Final (lost to Roger Federer, 3–6, 5–7)
06.03–08.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs. Croatia
Kraljevo Davis Cup Hard (i) 1R 0 40 First Round: Serbia SRB def. Croatia CRO, 5–0
Serbia progresses to WG QF
09.03–22.03 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2)
25.03–05.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Andy Murray, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0)
13.04–19.04 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay SF 360 1000 Winner (def. Tomas Berdych, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3)
03.05–10.05 Madrid Open Madrid ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay DNS 0 0 Withdrew[23]
11.05–17.05 Italian Open Rome ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–3)
24.05–07.06 French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay F 1200 1200 Final (lost to Stan Wawrinka, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6)
29.06–12.07 The Championships, Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass W 2000 2000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3)
17.07–19.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Argentina vs. Serbia
Buenos Aires Davis Cup Clay (i) 1R 0 0 Quarterfinals: Argentina ARG def. Serbia SRB, 4–1
(Novak Djokovic withdrew)
10.08–16.08 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard 3R 90 600 Final (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6)
17.08–23.08 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard 3R 90 600 Final (lost to Roger Federer, 6–7(1–7), 3–6)
31.08–13.09 US Open New York Grand Slam Hard SF 720 2000 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4)
05.10–11.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard W 500 500 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–2)
12.10–18.10 Shanghai Masters Shanghai ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 1000 Winner (def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–2, 6–4)
02.11–08.11 Paris Masters Paris ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–2, 6–4)
15.11–22.11 ATP World Tour Finals London ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) W 1500 1300 Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–4)
Total year-end points 11360 16585 Increase 5225 difference

Doubles schedule

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Date Tournament City Category Surface 2014 result 2014 points 2015 points Outcome
05.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 Hard 1R (0) 90 Semifinals (lost to Mónaco/Nadal, 6–7(3–7), 1–6)
23.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard 1R (0) (0) First Round (lost to Bopanna/Nestor, 2–6, 5–7)
06.03–08.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs. Croatia
Kraljevo Davis Cup Hard (i) 1R 0 50 First Round: Serbia SRB def. Croatia CRO, 5–0
Serbia progresses to WG QF
09.03–22.03 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard 1R (0) 0 Withdrew
25.03–05.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNS 0 (0) First Round (lost to Lindstedt/Melzer, 4–6, 6–3, [7–10])
17.07–19.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Argentina vs. Serbia
Buenos Aires Davis Cup Clay (i) 1R 0 0 Quarterfinals: Argentina ARG def. Serbia SRB, 4–1
(Novak Djokovic withdrew)
10.08–16.08 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard 2R 90 360 Semifinals (lost to Nestor/Roger-Vasselin, 6–3, 1–6, [4–10])
05.10–11.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard QF (0) 90 Quarterfinals (lost to Pospisil/Sock, 4–6, 1–6)
Total year-end points 90 590 Increase 500 difference

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Novak Djokovic has a 31–5 record against the top 10, 25–1 against the top 11–50, 26–0 against other players; 64–6 against right-handed players and 18–0 against left-handed players.
Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of first match of the year, Italic means top 50; "L" means left-handed player).

Finals

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Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Category
Grand Slam (3–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (6–2)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (9–4)
Indoors (2–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 49. February 1, 2015 Australian Open, Australia (5) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 23. February 28, 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 5–7
Winner 50. March 22, 2015 Indian Wells Masters, United States (4) Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Winner 51. April 5, 2015 Miami Open, United States (5) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
Winner 52. April 19, 2015 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2) Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 53. May 17, 2015 Italian Open, Italy (4) Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 24. June 7, 2015 French Open, France (3) Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 54. July 12, 2015 The Championships, Wimbledon, Great Britain (3) Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 25. August 16, 2015 Canadian Open, Canada Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 26. August 23, 2015 Cincinnati Masters, United States (5) Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Winner 55. September 13, 2015 US Open, United States (2) Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 56. October 11, 2015 China Open, China (6) Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2
Winner 57. October 18, 2015 Shanghai Masters, China (3) Hard France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2, 6–4
Winner 58. November 8, 2015 Paris Masters, France (4) Hard (i) United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 6–4
Winner 59. November 22, 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, Great Britain (5) Hard (i) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4

Earnings

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  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Venue Singles Prize Money Year-to-date
1. Qatar ExxonMobil Open $31,690 $31,690
2. Australian Open A$3,100,000 $2,577,720
3. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $227,640 $2,805,360
4. BNP Paribas Open $900,400 $3,705,760
5. Miami Open presented by Itaú $900,400 $4,606,160
6. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €628,100 $5,271,757
7. Internazionali BNL d’Italia €628,100 $5,975,103
8. Roland Garros €900,000 $6,965,733
9. Wimbledon £1,880,000 $9,924,289
10. Coupe Rogers $336,000 $10,260,289
11. Western & Southern Open $358,375 $10,618,664
12. US Open $3,800,000 $13,918,664
13. China Open $654,725 $14,573,389
14. Shanghai Rolex Masters $913,600 $15,486,989
15. BNP Paribas Masters €653,700 $16,206,125
16. ATP World Tour Finals $2,061,000 $18,267,125
Bonus Pool $2,825,000 $21,092,125
Doubles $54,020
Total $21,146,145
As of November 23, 2015

Awards and nominations

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See also

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References

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