Roger Federer

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Roger Federer
Federer at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceValbella, Switzerland
Born (1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 43)
Basel, Switzerland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Turned pro1998
Retired23 September 2022
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$130,594,339[2] (3rd all-time leader in earnings)
Official websiterogerfederer.com
Singles
Career record1251–275 (82.0%)
Career titles103 (2nd in the Open Era)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (2 February 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018)
French OpenW (2009)
WimbledonW (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017)
US OpenW (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
Olympic GamesF (2012)
Doubles
Career record131–93 (58.5%)
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 24 (9 June 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2003)
French Open1R (2000)
WimbledonQF (2000)
US Open3R (2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesW (2008)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2014)
Hopman CupW (2001, 2018, 2019)
Signature
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles

Roger Federer (/ˈfɛdərər/ FED-ər-ər, Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most since the start of the open era in 1968, including 20 major men's singles titles (among which a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, and an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles) and six year-end championships.

A Wimbledon junior champion in 1998 and former ball boy, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21.[3] Between 2003 and 2009, Federer played in 21 out of 28 major singles finals. He won three of the four majors and the ATP Finals[a] in 2004, 2006, and 2007 as well as five consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He completed the career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open after three consecutive runner-up finishes to Rafael Nadal, his main rival until 2010. At age 27, he surpassed Pete Sampras's record of 14 major men's singles titles at Wimbledon in 2009.

Federer and Stan Wawrinka led the Switzerland Davis Cup team to their first title in 2014, following their Olympic doubles gold victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Federer also won a silver medal in singles at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing runner-up to Andy Murray. After a half-year hiatus in late 2016 to recover from knee surgery, Federer returned to tennis, winning three more majors over the next two years, including the 2017 Australian Open over Nadal and an eighth singles title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. At the 2018 Australian Open, Federer became the first man to win 20 major singles titles and shortly after the oldest ATP world No. 1 at the time, at age 36. In September 2022, he retired from professional tennis following the Laver Cup.

A versatile all-court player, Federer's grace on the court made him popular among tennis fans.[4][5] Originally lacking self-control as a junior,[6] he transformed his on-court demeanor[7] to become well-liked for his graciousness, winning the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 13 times. He also won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a joint-record five times. Outside of competition, Federer played an instrumental role in the creation of the Laver Cup team competition. He is also an active philanthropist. He established the Roger Federer Foundation, which targets impoverished children in southern Africa, and has raised funds in part through the Match for Africa exhibition series. By the end of his career, Federer was routinely one of the top-ten highest-paid athletes in any sport, and ranked first among all athletes with $100 million in endorsement income in 2020.[8]

  1. ^ "Player profile – Roger Federer". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "How a ballboy became a legend". The Guardian. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Sarah. "Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ingle, Sean (8 July 2020). "The greatest: Roger Federer – balletic grace that makes the outrageous appear effortless". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ Gatto, Luigi (1 April 2019). "Roger Federer: 'I was an angry person on the court as a teenager'". Tennis World USA. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ "'My parents were ashamed of me' – Roger Federer on how difficult he was as a teenager". Sportskeeda. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ Conner, Caira (24 May 2021). "Roger Federer on Retirement, Wimbledon, and Becoming Switzerland's New Tourism Ambassador". GQ. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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