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Gael Monfils vs Roger Federer Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Gael Monfils seasons:20262025202420232022
Roger Federer seasons:20212020201920182017
🇫🇷 Gael Monfils
🇨🇭 Roger Federer
Age: 39y 255d (1986-09-01)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1981-08-08) Age: 44y 279d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
4 - 10
Wins: 28.6% - 71.4%
Hard 2–4Clay 2–6Grass 0–0
250 0–1Masters 1000 3–4Slam 0–5Davis Cup 1–0
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🇫🇷Gael Monfils and 🇨🇭Roger Federer have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. Roger Federer currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇫🇷Gael Monfils has compiled an overall career record of 586–356 across 942 matches, translating to a win rate of 62.21%. On hard courts his record stands at 393–214 (64.74%), while on clay he holds a 140–102 (57.85%) mark. On grass the numbers read 47–36 (56.63%) , and on carpet 6–4 (60.00%). Throughout his career he has won 13 titles (12 hard, 1 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 38–100 (27.54%).

🇨🇭Roger Federer, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1251–275 from 1526 matches (81.98% win rate). His hard-court record is 783–155 (83.48%), on clay he stands at 226–71 (76.09%), and on grass he has gone 192–29 (86.88%) , with a carpet record of 50–20 (71.43%). He has accumulated 103 titles in total (71 hard, 11 clay, 19 grass, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 224–123 (64.55%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 6 times, with Roger Federer leading 4–2 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 6–2 (75.00% for Roger Federer) across 8 matches.

At the Grand Slam level — where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance — the two have crossed paths 5 times, producing a Slam record of 5–0 in favour of Roger Federer. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Dateâ–¼
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2019-05-06Madrid MastersClayR163🇨🇭Roger Federer (4)18🇫🇷Gael Monfils (15)6-0 4-6 7-6(3)31204258.3%75.5%60.0%5/8
2015-05-24Roland GarrosClayR162🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)14🇫🇷Gael Monfils (13)6-3 4-6 6-4 6-151302161.0%73.8%64.1%2/4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersClayR1618🇫🇷Gael Monfils (14)2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)6-4 7-6(5)31053054.3%68.2%62.2%2/3
2014-11-21Davis Cup WG F: FRA vs SUIClayRR19🇫🇷Gael Monfils2🇨🇭Roger Federer6-1 6-4 6-35------0/0
2014-08-25US OpenHardQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)24🇫🇷Gael Monfils (20)4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-252005257.0%75.6%56.9%10/15
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersHardR163🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)23🇫🇷Gael Monfils6-4 4-6 6-331094559.8%71.2%51.4%3/6
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersHardR1642🇫🇷Gael Monfils7🇨🇭Roger Federer (5)6-4 6-7(5) 6-3312915558.7%80.3%55.8%4/5
2011-05-22Roland GarrosClayQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)9🇫🇷Gael Monfils (9)6-4 6-3 7-6(3)51544353.4%76.6%61.0%1/4
2010-11-07Paris MastersHardSF14🇫🇷Gael Monfils (12)2🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)7-6(7) 6-7(1) 7-6(4)316115559.7%81.1%58.0%6/7
2009-05-25Roland GarrosClayQF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)10🇫🇷Gael Monfils (11)7-6(6) 6-2 6-451308157.4%79.6%65.0%4/4
2008-05-25Roland GarrosClaySF1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)59🇫🇷Gael Monfils6-2 5-7 6-3 7-551852171.3%69.1%51.3%10/13
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersClayR161🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)64🇫🇷Gael Monfils6-3 6-43710063.2%61.1%81.0%0/1
2008-03-27Miami MastersHardR641🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)65🇫🇷Gael Monfils6-3 6-43672168.7%76.1%61.9%7/7
2006-01-02DohaHardF1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)30🇫🇷Gael Monfils (7)6-3 7-6(5)31152058.0%70.0%62.1%4/6

Wins

Gael Monfils
Roger Federer
4–10Overall
0–5Grand Slam
3–4Masters 1000
0–1ATP 250
1–0Davis Cup
2–4Hard
2–6Clay

Sets Format

37.5%3
62.5%5
Bo3
16.7%1
83.3%5
Bo5
25.0%1
75.0%3
2 Sets
42.9%3
57.1%4
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

Deciding

40.0%2
60.0%3
Decider Set
42.9%3
57.1%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
100.0%2
After 3 hours
Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

Sets

35.7%15
64.3%27
All
21.1%4
78.9%15
Grand Slam
44.4%8
55.6%10
Masters 1000
38.9%7
61.1%11
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
33.3%8
66.7%16
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

Games

45.9%196
54.1%231
All
41.8%79
58.2%110
Grand Slam
47.4%90
52.6%100
Masters 1000
47.4%90
52.6%100
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
44.7%106
55.3%131
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

By Tournament Level

Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

By Round

Gael Monfils
Roger Federer

By Opponent Ranking

Gael MonfilsRoger Federer
9.5%2-19
vs Top 1
33.3%10-20
21.6%16-58
vs Top 5
58.1%104-75
27.5%38-100
vs Top 10
64.6%224-123
36.4%88-154
vs Top 20
70.1%383-163
58.5%452-321
vs Top 100
80.8%1091-260
79.6%133-34
vs +100
91.3%158-15
42.9%150-200
vs Higher
49%77-80
73.7%435-155
vs Lower
85.7%1172-195

Opponent Breakdown

Gael MonfilsRoger Federer
61.4%277-174
Vs Younger
83.1%754-153
62.9%309-182
Vs Older
80.3%497-122
62.8%520-308
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%1119-238
57.5%65-48
Vs Left-Handed
78.1%132-37
61.8%424-262
Vs 2H Backhand
80.8%819-194
61.7%142-88
Vs 1H Backhand
85.1%319-56
62.5%469-281
Vs Shorter
86%504-82
57.1%64-48
Vs Taller
80.3%556-136

Pressure Situations