Roger Federer Biography, Age, Country, Height, Family, Career, Achievements & Net Worth.
Roger Federer, a former professional tennis player from Switzerland, was born in Germany on August 8, 1981. He held the top spot in the global rankings for the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 straight weeks, and five times at the end of the year. His 103 ATP singles titles rank second all-time, and they include 20 Grand Slam singles titles, an Open Era record eight Wimbledon men’s singles trophies, an Open Era record five US Open men’s singles titles, and an unprecedented six year-end titles.
Federer played during a time when the Big Three—Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and him—dominated men’s tennis. The Big Three are regarded by some as the three most successful men’s tennis players of all time. Federer, a former ball boy and the 1998 Wimbledon junior champion, won his first major singles championship at Wimbledon in 2003 at the age of 21.
Federer participated in 21 of the 28 major singles finals between 2003 and 2009. In 2004, 2006, and 2007, he won the ATP Finals, three of the four majors, and five US Open and Wimbledon championships in a row. At the 2009 French Open, where he had lost to Nadal three times in a row, he completed the career Grand Slam. Nadal remained his major competitor until 2010. At Wimbledon in 2009, he broke Pete Sampras’ record of 14 major men’s singles victories at the age of 27. Federer won two majors between 2010 and 2016 but, despite spending the most of the early 2010s in the Top 3, his supremacy on grass and hard courts was halted by the rise of Djokovic and Nadal.
Roger Federer Biography, Family & Career Achievements.
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Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, on August 8, 1981. His Afrikaner mother, Lynette Federer (née Durand), is from Kempton Park, Gauteng, in South Africa, and his Swiss-German father, Robert Federer, is from Berneck in the Canton of St. Gallen. His older sister Diana, who is also the mother of twins, is his only sibling. Federer is a dual nationality of Switzerland and South Africa because his mother is a South African. He was raised in the border towns of Birsfelden, Riehen, and Münchenstein and is proficient in Swiss German, Standard German, English, and French. He also has a working knowledge of Italian and Swedish. His mother tongue is Swiss German. In 1992 and 1993, he worked as a ball boy at the Swiss Indoors, a competition in his native Basel.
Federer met Miroslava Federer (née Vavrinec), a former Women’s Tennis Association player, while they were both representing Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. They later got married. She retired from the tour in 2002 because to a foot ailment and was typically known as Mirka. On April 11, 2009, they were united in marriage at the Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen, close to Basel, in the presence of a select number of dear friends and family. She gave birth to identical twin girls in 2009. 2014 saw the birth of a second set of twins, this time fraternal brothers.
Roger Federer Profile and Career Achievements.
| Residence | Valbella, Switzerland Dubai, United Arab Emirates Wollerau, Switzerland Bottmingen, Switzerland Oberwil, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1981 Basel, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Ivan Ljubičić Severin Lüthi |
| Prize money | US$130,594,339 (3rd all-time leader in earnings) |
| Official website | rogerfederer |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1251–275 (82.0%) |
| Career titles | 103 (2nd in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (2 February 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018) |
| French Open | W (2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) |
| US Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) |
| Olympic Games |  (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 131–93 (58.5%) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (9 June 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
| French Open | 1R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
| US Open | 3R (2002) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2014) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2001, 2018, 2019) |
Roger Federer Generosity and Outreach.
He started the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to support underprivileged kids and increase their access to sports and education.
He has been supporting the South Africa-Swiss organization IMBEWU since May 2004, claiming his strong ties to South Africa (his mother is from that country), which helps kids better connect to sports as well as social and health awareness. He traveled to South Africa in 2005 to meet the kids who had benefited from his assistance. He also donated the proceeds from the sale of his US Open championship racquet to Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005. Federer organized a partnership with other elite tennis players for a special charity event during the 2010 Australian Open dubbed “Hit for Haiti,” with all earnings going to Haiti earthquake victims. This was done in reaction to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. During the 2010 Indian Wells Masters, he took part in a charity exhibition that raised $1 million.
More than $4 million was generated for the Roger Federer Foundation and Fundación Rafa Nadal during the 2010 Nadal vs. Federer “Match for Africa” in Zürich and Madrid. Federer participated in Rally for Relief in January 2011 to help the victims of the Queensland floods. Federer and Stan Wawrinka’s “Match for Africa 2,” which took place in Zurich once more in 2014, raised £850,000 for educational initiatives in Southern Africa.
Roger Federer Endorsements & Sponsorship Deals.
Federer was the first tennis player to top Forbes’ list of highest-paid sportsmen in the world in May 2020. Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo and Swiss businesses Credit Suisse, Nationale Suisse , On, Rolex, Lindt, Sunrise, and Jura Elektroapparate support him. His endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was expanded into a worldwide cooperation agreement in 2010. Along with Wilson, Barilla, Mot & Chandon, and Gillette, these companies also sponsor him. In the past, he represented Nike, NetJets, Emmi AG, and Maurice Lacroix as an ambassador.
Roger Federer Records
In terms of the total amount of Guinness World Records he owns in a single discipline as of 2019, Federer ranks third with a total of 30, which includes 18 records based on performance.
ITF World Champion: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.
ATP Player of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.
Roger Federer Net-Worth
Federer’s net worth is estimated to be $550 million following a career in which he earned over $115 million from playing tennis and nearly $1 billion in endorsements. 15 Sept 2022.