Roger Federer ramped up his Wimbledon preparations by lifting his ninth Halle trophy on Sunday, defeating German prodigy Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-3 in just over 53 minutes.
The Swiss has used the tournament as an ideal platform ahead of Wimbledon for many years and looks in ominous form once again before the third Grand Slam of 2017 gets underway next week – where he will be seeded third.
Federer, who won the Australian Open crown in January and followed that up with the ‘Sunshine Double’ in Indian Wells and Miami, was playing in his 140th ATP Tour level final – where he now boasts a winning record of 92-47, with one walkover.
Here, we look at how Federer has gone onto fare at SW19 down the years after winning Halle.
It’s also worth noting on the two other occasions he made the final in Germany and lost (2010 and 2012) – he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon (Losing to Tomas Berdych) and won two years later (Beating Andy Murray).
Can Federer win Wimbledon again in 2017 and add to his Grand Slam haul of 18?
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2003
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – champion (Beats Mark Philippoussis)
2004
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – champion (Beats Andy Roddick)
2005
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – champion (Beats Andy Roddick)
2006
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – champion (Beats Rafael Nadal)
2008
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – finalist (Lost to Rafael Nadal)
2013
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – second round (Lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky)
2014
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – finalist (Lost to Djokovic)
2015
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – finalist (Lost to Djokovic)
2017
Halle – champion
Wimbledon – ?