Review of the winners of the ATP clay court tournaments leading up to the 2014 French Open at Roland Garros. Find out who is on form and potential challengers to Nadal’s Roland Garros title.
Fabio Fognini at the Australian Open 2014
Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
7-13 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez d Marcel Granollers 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Fayez Sarofim & Co US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, USA
7-13 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – $539,730
Fernando Verdasco d Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
13-20 April
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €3,452,415
Stanislas Wawrinka d Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6, 6-1
Other notable results:
Quarterfinal David Ferrer d Rafael Nadal 7-6, 6-4
Quarterfinal Roger Federer d Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
21-27 April
ATP 500
Total Prize Money – €2,127,035
Kei Nishikori d Santiago Giraldo 6-2, 6-2
Other notable results:
Quarterfinal Nicolas Almagro d Rafael Nadal 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania
21-27 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Grigor Dimitrov d Lukas Rosol 7-6, 6-1
Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open 2014
BMW Open by FWU AG, Munich, Germany
28 April – 4 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Martin Klizan d Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Portugal Open, Oeiras, Portugal
26 April – 4 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Carlos Berlocq d Tomas Berdych 0-6, 7-5, 6-1
Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain
4-11 May
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €3,671,405
Rafael Nadal d Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 Retired
Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open 2014
Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy
10-18 May
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €3,452,415
Novak Djokovic d Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open 2014
Dusseldorf Open, Dusseldorf, Germany
17-24 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Philipp Kohlschreiber d Ivo Karlovic 6-2, 7-6
Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, Nice, France
18-24 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €485,760
Ernests Gulbis d Federico Delbonis 6-1, 7-6
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal