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Roger Federer, born on August 8, 1981, is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 in singles by the ATP for a total of 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Federer won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most in history, including 20 major singles titles, a record eight Wimbledon titles, and a joint-record five US Open titles in the Open Era, as well as six year-end championships.
A former ball boy and junior champion at Wimbledon in 1998, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21. Between 2003 and 2009, he appeared in 21 out of 28 major singles finals. He won three of the four majors and the ATP Finals in 2004, 2006, and 2007, alongside five consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. Federer completed the career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open after three straight runner-up finishes to his main rival, Rafael Nadal, surpassing Pete Sampras’s record of 14 major titles at Wimbledon in 2009.
Federer and Stan Wawrinka led Switzerland to its first Davis Cup title in 2014, following their gold medal in doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won a silver medal in singles at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing as runner-up to Andy Murray. After taking a break in late 2016 to recover from knee surgery, Federer returned to win three more majors over the next two years, including the 2017 Australian Open over Nadal and an eighth Wimbledon title in 2017. At the 2018 Australian Open, Federer became the first man to win 20 major singles titles and soon after, at age 36, the oldest ATP world No. 1 at the time. He retired from professional tennis in September 2022 after the Laver Cup.
A versatile all-court player, Federer’s elegance on the court made him a favorite among tennis fans. Initially lacking self-control as a junior, he evolved into a gracious competitor, earning the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 13 times. He also won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times. Federer played a key role in creating the Laver Cup team competition and is an active philanthropist, founding the Roger Federer Foundation, which supports impoverished children in southern Africa. By the end of his career, Federer was regularly one of the top-ten highest-paid athletes globally, ranking first among all athletes with $100 million in endorsement income in 2020.
Early Life:
Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. His Swiss father, Robert Federer, is from Berneck, St. Gallen, and his South African mother, Lynette Federer (née Durand), is from Kempton Park, Gauteng. He has one older sister, Diana, the mother of twins. Federer holds both Swiss and South African citizenship due to his mother’s heritage. He is related to Swiss prelate Urban Federer and Swiss politician Barbara Schmid-Federer.
As a child, Federer and his sister Diana would play tennis at their parents’ workplace, Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals. He began playing tennis at age three and quickly excelled, becoming the best in his age group soon after starting school at age six. At eight, he joined the elite junior program at Old Boys Tennis Club in Basel, receiving coaching from Czech veteran Adolf Kacovsky and later from Australian former player Peter Carter, who greatly influenced his technique and demeanor.
Federer played various sports, including badminton, basketball, football, skiing, and swimming, but tennis and football stood out. He credits his hand-eye coordination to the diverse sports he played as a child. In 1993, Federer won the U12 Swiss national junior championships in Lucerne, which solidified his decision to pursue tennis professionally. He stopped playing football at twelve to focus solely on tennis. Federer also served as a ball boy at the Swiss Indoors in Basel in 1992 and 1993, where he received a medal from champion Michael Stich in 1993.
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