Roger Federer

Roger Federer

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Oberwil, Switzerland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money	$41,768,419
Singles
Career record	598–146
Career titles	55
Highest ranking	No. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2006, 2007)
French Open	F (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open	W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games	SF(2000)
Doubles
Career record	111–71
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Gold Medal (Template:OlympicEvent)
Last updated on: August 25, 2008.

Olympic medal record
Representing Switzerland
Tennis
	2008 Beijing	Men's Doubles

Roger Federer (Template:PronEng; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1 ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004 through August 17, 2008. Federer's success has prompted a number of tennis critics, legendary players, and current players to consider him to be the greatest tennis player in history.

Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles. Federer holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and seventeen consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - present). He also holds the open era records for consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Federer won the men's doubles gold medal for Switzerland, partnering with Stanislas Wawrinka. He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.

Early life

Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer (née Durand). He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany. In addition to tennis, he also played football as a boy and considered becoming a professional footballer before deciding to pursue a career in tennis. He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club and is a fan of Italian club AS Roma. As a youngster, he enjoyed watching Marcelo Ríos in action. He especially liked Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marcelo Rios and has cited them as idols..

Junior tennis

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six. He began participating in group lessons at the age of nine and began weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis. At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996. In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year. Victor Lamm says about him: "Roger is a tremendous competitor. He's got talent, work-ethic, passion and style. His contribution to tennis is already priceless. He's got what it takes to become the best player of all time."

Career on the ATP

In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour at Gstaad. The following year he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy and finished the year as the youngest player (for the year) inside ATP's top 100 ranking. In 2000, Federer reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud di Pasquale of France. Federer reached his first final in Marseille which he lost to Marc Rosset and was also the runner-up in Basel. He failed to make an impression at Grand Slams and Masters Series tournaments, and ended the year ranked 29th.
(All results and ranking history from ATP).

2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory was in Milan in February 2001. During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3–2 Davis Cup victory over the United States. He later reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating four-time defending champion and seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round in a closely fought match, a victory that many consider to be the turning point of his career, as well as ending Sampras' 31-match winning streak in the tournament. and finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)

2002

Roger Federer at the 2002 US Open.

Federer reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next AMS final in Hamburg. He also won both his Davis Cup singles matches against former world number ones, Russians Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov). Despite early-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open and the untimely, devastating loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor, Peter Carter, in a car crash in August, Federer reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of the year and thus qualified for the first time in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. His run at the tournament was ended in the semifinals by then #1 seeded and ranked Lleyton Hewitt (who eventually went on to win the Cup).
(All results in 2002)

2003

Federer challenged for the top ranking in men's tennis during 2003, finishing the year at World No. 2 just behind Andy Roddick and just ahead of Juan Carlos Ferrero.

In the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Federer lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to David Nalbandian. He then won two hard court tournaments in Marseille and Dubai before being upset in early round matches at the Tennis Masters Series (TMS) tournaments in Indian Wells, California and Key Biscayne, Florida.

On clay, Federer won the tournament in Munich, was the runner-up at the TMS tournament in Rome, and lost in the third round of the TMS tournament in Hamburg. Although Federer was seeded fifth at the French Open, he lost to Luis Horna in the first round.

Federer won both of the grass court tournaments he played. He defeated Nicolas Kiefer in the final of the tournament in Halle before winning his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon. He defeated Roddick in the semifinals and Mark Philippoussis in the final and lost only one set during the tournament, to Mardy Fish in the third round.

During the North American summer hard court season, Federer lost to Roddick in the semifinals of the TMS tournament in Montreal and to Nalbandian in the second round of the TMS tournament in Cincinnati. At the US Open, Nalbandian again defeated Federer, this time in the fourth round.

During the autumn, Federer played four consecutive indoor tournaments in Europe. He won the tournament in Vienna but failed to reach the finals of the tournament in Basel and the TMS tournaments in Madrid and Paris.

To end the year, Federer won the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston. As the third-seeded player, he defeated Andre Agassi, Nalbandian, and Ferrero during the round robin phase before beating top-seeded Roddick in the semifinals and Agassi in the final.

(All results in 2003)

2004

Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, did not lose a match to anyone ranked in the top ten, won every final he reached, and was named the ITF Tennis World Champion. His win–loss record for the year was 74–6 with 11 titles.

Federer won his first Australian Open singles title by defeating Marat Safin in the final in straight sets. This win helped him succeed Andy Roddick as the World No. 1, a ranking that he kept until August 18, 2008. He successfully defended his Wimbledon singles title by defeating Roddick in the final and won his first US Open singles title by defeating Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Federer was the top-seeded player at the Athens Olympics but lost in the second round to Tomáš Berdych 4–6, 7–5, 7–5. Federer finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston for the second consecutive year, defeating Hewitt in the final. Federer's only loss at a Grand Slam tournament was at the French Open, where he lost to former World No. 1 and 3-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten in straight sets.

Federer did not have a coach during 2004, relying instead on his fitness trainer Pierre Paganini, physiotherapist Pavel Kovac, and a management team composed of his parents, his girlfriend and manager Mirka Vavrinec, and a few friends.

(All results in 2004)

2005

Federer in Cincinnati during the 2005 US Open Series.

To begin the year, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis. He then reached the Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(6), 9–7. He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series (AMS) titles: Indian Wells (by defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in straight sets) and Miami (by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in five sets after being down two sets to love). He won his third Hamburg clay court title in May by defeating Richard Gasquet, to whom he had earlier lost in Monte Carlo. He then entered the French Open as one of the favorites, but lost in the semifinals in four sets to eventual winner Nadal.

Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title, winning for the third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final. Federer also defeated Roddick in Cincinnati to take his fourth AMS title of the year (and sweep all the American AMS events) and become the first player in AMS history to win four titles in one season. He then dropped only two sets en route to his second consecutive US Open title, defeating Andre Agassi in four sets in the final. He became the first man in the open era to win Wimbledon and the US Open back-to-back in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). He failed to defend his Tennis Masters Cup title, however, losing to David Nalbandian of Argentina in a four-and-a-half hour, five-set match (He was playing with an injury to his ankle). Had he won the match, he would have finished the year 82–3, tying John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era.
(All results in 2005)

2006

Federer playing in Basel at the Swiss Indoors, 2006.

Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one, with his points ranking several thousand points greater than that of his nearest competitor, Rafael Nadal. Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. In March, Federer successfully defended his titles at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters, and became the first player ever to win the Indian Wells-Miami double in consecutive years. Federer then started the clay-court season by reaching the final of the ATP Masters Series (AMS) event at Monte Carlo losing in four sets to Rafael Nadal. He then reached a consecutive AMS final, along with Nadal, at the Rome Masters where it seemed as though Federer would finally defeat his rival on clay; however, Nadal won the epic five-set match, which lasted five hours, in the decisive tiebreak after saving two match points. Federer chose not to defend his title at the Hamburg Masters, where he had won in the previous two years. At the French Open, Federer lost in the final to defending champion Nadal in four sets. Had he won the French Open, he would have completed a career Grand Slam and become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles at the same time. Although the clay Grand Slam title eluded him, he became one of only two then-active players who had reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, the other being Andre Agassi.

Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed and reached the final without dropping a set. There, Federer beat Nadal in four sets to win the championship. This was Federer's fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. Federer then started his North American tour and won the 2006 Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final. In the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for his third consecutive title at the Flushing Meadows. During the open era, 2006 is the only year in which same man (Federer) and woman (Justin Henin) reached the finals of all four Grand Slams. At the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup at Shanghai, Federer defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round robin matches and Nadal in a semifinal. Federer then defeated American James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win his third Masters Cup title. In 2006, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open, Rome, Monte Carlo, and Dubai finals; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. The Cincinnati loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets loss of the year and the only tournament out of 17 (Davis Cup excluded) in which he did not reach the final.
(All results in 2006)

2007

Roger Federer at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters.

Federer won his third Australian Open and tenth Grand Slam singles title when he, as defending champion, won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final. He was the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set. His winning streak of 41 consecutive matches ended when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, after winning this tournament three consecutive years. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Federer again lost to Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets. He was awarded four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive four awards during the same year.

Federer started his clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final of the Monte Carlo Masters. As in 2006, he lost to second seeded Rafael Nadal. Federer lost in the third round of the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome to Filippo Volandri. This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1. On May 20, 2007, however, Federer defeated Nadal on clay for the first time, winning the Hamburg Masters tournament, and ending Nadal's record of 81 consecutive match wins on clay. At the French Open, Federer reached the final for the second consecutive year but lost to Nadal for the third consecutive time. The day after the final, Federer announced that he was withdrawing from the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, which he had won the last four years. He cited fatigue and fear of getting an injury. He therefore entered Wimbledon for the first time without having played a warm-up grass-court tournament. Despite this, Federer once again defeated Nadal in the final, however Nadal was able to push Federer into a fifth set, with his last five-set match at Wimbledon coming from 2001 where he beat Pete Sampras. With the win over Nadal, Federer tied Björn Borg's record of five Wimbledons in a row.

Federer won the Cincinnati Masters title for the second time, beating James Blake in the final, to collect his 50th career singles title, his 14th ATP Masters Series title, and the 2007 US Open Series points race.

In the US Open final, Federer beat third seed Novak Djokovic. It was Federer's 12th Grand Slam title, tying Roy Emerson. As champion of the US Open Series points race, Federer received a bonus of $1 million, in addition to the $1.4 million prize for winning the US Open singles title.

Federer entered the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup where he lost his first round robin match to the 2007 Australian Open runner-up, Fernando González, 3–6 7–6(1) 7–5 . This marked the first time a player had defeated Federer in the round robin of the Tennis Masters Cup and González's first win against Federer. Federer went on to defeat Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1 in the semifinals and David Ferrer in the finals 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.

On November 19, 2007, in an exhibition match in Seoul between players recognized as among the greatest ever, Federer defeated former World No. 1 Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–3. This was the first of three exhibitions the two played in Asia. "I feel pretty good," Sampras told Korean television after the match. "I made it competitive, which was my goal. Obviously Roger is the best player in the world and I retired five years ago. I am grateful that he invited me." Federer was equally happy with the workout: "Pete was one of my idols growing up and it's great to play him. It wasn't easy for me, it wasn't easy for him as he's been retired five years. I am number one and everyone expects me to win." Two days later, Sampras again lost to Federer 7–6, 7–6. However, Sampras won the last match of the series 7–6(6), 6–4, though his stated goal was to just win a set.
(All results in 2007)

2008

Roger Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at the Australian Open. He lost, however, in the semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his male record of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals. It was the first time that Federer had lost in straight sets in a Grand Slam singles match since he lost in the third round of the 2004 French Open. His last straight-sets loss at a hard court Grand Slam tournament was during the fourth round of the 2002 US Open.

In March, Federer claimed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it since December 2007. Federer also had an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete".

Although Federer was seeded first and the defending champion at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Andy Murray in the first round. On March 10, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former World No. 1 and fourteen-time Grand Slam singles titlist Pete Sampras in Madison Square Garden in New York City 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.

At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, the first Tennis Masters Series event of the year, Federer lost in the semifinals to American Mardy Fish for the first time, thus ending his 41-match winning streak against American players dating back to August 2003. Federer's next tournament was the Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where he lost in the quarterfinals to American Andy Roddick. Roddick's last official win against him came in 2003.

Federer began the clay court season at the Estoril Open in Portugal, which was his first optional clay-court tournament since Gstaad in 2004 and his first tournament with coach Jose Higueras. Federer won his first tournament of the year when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain.

Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts. At the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Stepanek 7–6(4), 7–6(7). Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg and won his first four matches in straight sets to set up a repeat of the previous year's final against Nadal. In the first set of the final, Federer built a 5–1 lead and served for the set twice. Nadal, however, won six consecutive games to win the set 7–5. Nadal again broke Federer's serve in the opening game of the second set, but Federer broke back and won the set 7–6(3). Nadal then won the third set 6–3 and the tournament.

At the French Open, Federer was beaten by Nadal in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0. The last time Federer had lost a set 6-0 was his first round match in 1999 against Byron Black at the Artois Championships played at Queen's Club in London. This was also the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal as well as their semifinal match in 2005.

Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was Federer's second title of the year, 55th overall career title, and the fifth time he has won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with ten.

At Wimbledon, Federer reached his 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal and his 16th Grand Slam final, tying Bjorn Borg for fourth most in male tennis history. He once again played World No. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would have been his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era record, and equalling the all-time record held since 1886 by Willie Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak but eventually lost the match 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history, and 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as, "The greatest match I've ever seen." Despite the loss, Federer retained his World No. 1 ranking.

Federer made early exits in his next three singles tournaments. At the Masters Series Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, Federer lost in the second round to Gilles Simon after receiving a first round bye. At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Federer was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović for the first time in seven matches. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake for the first time in nine matches. Federer, however, won an Olympic gold medal in men's doubles when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3.

On August 18, Federer lost his World No. 1 ranking to Nadal after a record 237 consecutive weeks.

At the ongoing US Open, Federer defeated Máximo González of Argentina in the first round 6–3, 6–0, 6–3.

Rivalry with Nadal

Main article: Federer-Nadal rivalry

Federer and Nadal have been rivals since 2005, and this rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers:

• They are the only men in the open era who have played each other in 6 Grand Slam finals.
• Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis critics.
• Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.

Playing style

Federer at Wimbledon, 2005.

Federer has a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots with a high degree of proficiency. His versatility was epitomised when Jimmy Connors said "In an era of specialists - you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer". He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes from both wings. He uses an extreme eastern grip, which places the hand between eastern and semi-western for his forehand and finishes with his right arm around the shoulder, and he keeps his eyes on the moment of impact longer than other players. He also can generate extreme top-spin with the forehand shot, allowing him to open up cross-court angles while still hitting the ball with pace. David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip", while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions. Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots. Federer tends to hit his groundstrokes early, while the ball is still on the rise, much like Andre Agassi did. While this requires excellent reactions and footwork, it means that Federer hits his groundstrokes closer to the net than most of his opponents. This reduces the reaction time of his opponents and allows him to hit the angled winners that are a trademark of his game.

His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it and he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around 190 km/h (However, he is capable of serving at 220km/h). His second serve usually has a heavily kicked delivery. Federer generally serves with placement and precision, but on occasion he will hit a powerful serve to keep his opponents off balance. His footwork, balance, and court coverage are exceptional and he is considered to be one of the fastest movers in the game. Unlike most players who take many small steps when approaching the ball, like Jimmy Connors, Federer takes long fluid strides. He can hit a strong shot on the run or while backpedaling, allowing him to switch from defense to offense. Federer's relaxed, smooth playing style belies his aggressive and opportunistic tactics, as he constructs points which allow him to hit winners with his powerful groundstrokes. Federer is capable of performing in high pressure situations, often saving break, set or even match points during a match.

As of April 2008, Federer and James Blake are the only members of the top ten never to have retired during a match.

Equipment, Apparel and Endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 Racquet, which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch), heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight), and thin beam (18 mm). Federer strings his racquets at a 53–60 pounds tension (depending on his opponent and surface), although at Wimbledon 2008 he was stringing at around 48 pounds with natural gut main strings (Wilson Natural Gut 16 String) and polyester cross strings (Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L String). This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult. Federer also uses string savers to extend the life of the natural gut strings. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and Nike footwear and apparel (he wears the Nike Air Vapor V and Nike Sphere Pinstripe Polo shirts). For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won. This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets. He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss. He also endorses Gillette and Jura. Jura is a swiss based company. He was chosen to represent Jura because Federer shares the same values as Jura; performance, precision, prestige and passion for excellence.

Achievements

With 55 career singles titles, Federer is ninth on the open era career singles titles list.

Records

Main article: Records held by Roger Federer

Roger Federer holds a number of records in tennis history, the most prominent of which is that he has won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year three times: 2004, 2006, and 2007.

He has surpassed or equaled many long-standing records, including:

• Equaling Bjorn Borg's open era record of five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in 2007
• Capturing the open era record of most consecutive US Open titles (four) in 2007
• Ranked World #1 for a record of 237 consecutive weeks as of August 17, 2008, outlasting Jimmy Connors's record of 160 consecutive weeks as #1 men's player and Steffi Graf's record of 186 weeks as #1 singles player in the world

Awards

Main article: Awards won by Roger Federer

Federer has won numerous awards during his tennis career.

Federer was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2005. He also won this award in 2006 through 2008.

Personal life

Federer is currently dating former WTA player Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec, who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury. The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Federer launched a fragrance called RF Cosmetics in October 2003.

Federer considers Swiss German his first language. He also speaks German, French, and English fluently and conducts press conferences in all four.

Federer's favourite vacation spots are Dubai, the Maldives, and the Swiss mountains.

Federer is a good friend of golf superstar Tiger Woods.

Federer is Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.

Federer is highly involved in various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports to youth. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF from 2006. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the worst tsunami-affected areas in India. He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS.

Time Magazine named Federer as one of the 100 most influential people in 2007.

Federer is a cricket fan and spends part of his off-time playing that sport.

In 2007, Federer was photographed by Annie Leibowitz as King Arthur. This was part of a series of photographs taken by her of many different celebrities for Disney's 'Year of a Million Dreams' project.

Career statistics

Grand Slam singles finals (16)

Wins (12)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	Wimbledon	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
2004	Australian Open	Marat Safin	7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
2004	Wimbledon (2)	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
2004	US Open	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
2005	Wimbledon (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
2005	US Open (2)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
2006	Australian Open (2)	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006	Wimbledon (4)	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
2006	US Open (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	Australian Open (3)	Fernando González	7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
2007	Wimbledon (5)	Rafael Nadal	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
2007	US Open (4)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	French Open	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
2007	French Open (2)	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008	French Open (3)	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008	Wimbledon	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (5)

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	Houston	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
2004	Houston	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 6–2
2006	Shanghai	James Blake	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
2007	Shanghai	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Shanghai	David Nalbandian	6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)

ATP Masters Series singles finals (23)

Wins (14)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Hamburg	Clay	Marat Safin	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004	Indian Wells	Hard (outdoor)	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
2004	Hamburg (2)	Clay	Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004	Toronto (Canada)	Hard (outdoor)	Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3
2005	Indian Wells (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005	Miami	Hard (outdoor)	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2005	Hamburg (3)	Clay	Richard Gasquet	6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
2005	Cincinnati	Hard (outdoor)	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
2006	Indian Wells (3)	Hard (outdoor)	James Blake	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006	Miami (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Ivan Ljubičić	7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
2006	Toronto (Canada) (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006	Madrid	Hard (indoor)	Fernando González	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007	Hamburg (4)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007	Cincinnati (2)	Hard (outdoor)	James Blake	6–1, 6–4

Runner-ups (9)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Miami	Hard (outdoor)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003	Rome	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
2006	Monte Carlo	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
2006	Rome (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
2007	Monte Carlo (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
2007	Montréal (Canada)	Hard (outdoor)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
2007	Madrid	Hard (indoor)	David Nalbandian	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2008	Monte Carlo (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 7–5
2008	Hamburg	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3

Career finals (87)

Singles (76)

Wins (55)

Legend Grand Slam (12) Tennis Masters Cup (4) ATP Masters Series (14) ATP Tour (25)

Titles by Surface Hard (36) Grass (10) Clay (7) Carpet (2)

Titles by Surface Outdoors (43) Indoors (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	4 February, 2001	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Julien Boutter	6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4
2.	13 January, 2002	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Juan Ignacio Chela	6–3, 6–3
3.	19 May, 2002	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marat Safin	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
4.	13 October, 2002	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Jirí Novák	6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
5.	16 February, 2003	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Jonas Björkman	6–2, 7–6(6)
6.	2 March, 2003	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Jirí Novák	6–1, 7–6(2)
7.	4 May, 2003	Munich, Germany	Clay	Jarkko Nieminen	6–1, 6–4
8.	15 June, 2003	Halle, Germany	Grass	Nicolas Kiefer	6–1, 6–3
9.	6 July, 2003	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
10.	12 October, 2003	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
11.	16 November, 2003	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
12.	1 February, 2004	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Marat Safin	7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
13.	7 March, 2004	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Feliciano López	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
14.	21 March, 2004	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
15.	16 May, 2004	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
16.	13 June, 2004	Halle, Germany	Grass	Mardy Fish	6–0, 6–3
17.	4 July, 2004	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
18.	11 July, 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Igor Andreev	6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
19.	1 August, 2004	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3
20.	12 September, 2004	US Open, New York City	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
21.	3 October, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Roddick	6–4, 6–0
22.	21 November, 2004	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S.	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 6–2
23.	9 January, 2005	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Ivan Ljubicic	6–3, 6–1
24.	20 February, 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubicic	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
25.	27 February, 2005	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Ivan Ljubicic	6–1, 6–7(6), 6–3
26.	20 March, 2005	Indian Wells, California, U.S.	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
27.	3 April, 2005	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
28.	15 May, 2005	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Richard Gasquet	6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
29.	13 June, 2005	Halle, Germany	Grass	Marat Safin	6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4
30.	3 July, 2005	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
31.	21 August, 2005	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
32.	11 September, 2005	US Open, New York City	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
33.	2 October, 2005	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Murray	6–3, 7–5
34.	8 January, 2006	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Gaël Monfils	6–3, 7–6(5)
35.	29 January, 2006	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
36.	19 March, 2006	Indian Wells, California, U.S.	Hard	James Blake	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
37.	2 April, 2006	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Ivan Ljubicic	7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
38.	18 June, 2006	Halle, Germany	Grass	Tomáš Berdych	6–0, 6–7(4), 6–2
39.	9 July, 2006	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
40.	13 August, 2006	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
41.	10 September, 2006	US Open, New York City	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
42.	8 October, 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
43.	22 October, 2006	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Fernando González	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
44.	29 October, 2006	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Fernando González	6–3, 6–2, 7–6(3)
45.	19 November, 2006	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	James Blake	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
46.	28 January, 2007	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Fernando González	7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
47.	3 March, 2007	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	6–4, 6–3
48.	20 May, 2007	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
49.	8 July, 2007	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Rafael Nadal	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
50.	19 August, 2007	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	James Blake	6–1, 6–4
51.	9 September, 2007	US Open, New York City	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
52.	28 October, 2007	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	6–3, 6–4
53.	18 November, 2007	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
54.	20 April, 2008	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Nikolay Davydenko	7–6(5), 1–2 retired
55.	15 June, 2008	Halle, Germany	Grass	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6–3, 6–4

Runner-ups (21)

Legend Grand Slam (4) Tennis Masters Cup (1) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP Tour (7)

Finals by Surface Hard (5) Grass (1) Clay (10) Carpet (5)

Finals by Surface Outdoors (14) Indoors (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	13 February, 2000	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
2.	29 October, 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Thomas Enqvist	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–1
3.	25 February, 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Nicolas Escudé	7–5, 3–6, 7–6(5)
4.	28 October, 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5.	3 February, 2002	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Davide Sanguinetti	7–6(2), 4–6, 6–1
6.	31 March, 2002	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
7.	11 May, 2003	Rome, Italy	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
8.	13 July, 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jirí Novák	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9.	20 November, 2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)
10.	5 March, 2006	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
11.	23 April, 2006	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
12.	14 May, 2006	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
13.	11 June, 2006	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
14.	22 April, 2007	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
15.	10 June, 2007	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
16.	12 August, 2007	Montréal, Canada	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
17.	21 October, 2007	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	David Nalbandian	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
18.	27 April, 2008	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 7–5
19.	18 May, 2008	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3
20.	8 June, 2008	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
21.	6 July, 2008	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Doubles (12)

Wins (8)

Legend Olympic Gold (1) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Tour (6) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score 1. 25 February, 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Jonas Björkman Petr Pála Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–0 2. 15 July, 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Marat Safin Michael Hill Jeff Tarango 0–1 Retired 3. 24 February, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Max Mirnyi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 6–3, 10–4 4. 6 October, 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Max Mirnyi Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 7–6(0) 5. 30 March, 2003 Miami, U.S. Hard Max Mirnyi Leander Paes David Rikl 7–5, 6–3 6. 12 October, 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Yves Allegro Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 7–6(7), 7–5 7. 12 June, 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Yves Allegro Joachim Johansson Marat Safin 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3 8. 16 August, 2008 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, China Hard Stanislas Wawrinka Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3 Runner-ups (4) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score 1. 29 October, 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Dominik Hrbatý Donald Johnson Piet Norval 7–6(11), 4–6, 7–6(4) 2. 17 March, 2002 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Max Mirnyi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4 3. 23 February, 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Max Mirnyi Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 7–6(4), 6–2 4. 3 October, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Yves Allegro Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Performance timeline Template:Performance timeline legend To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the Cincinnati Masters, Federer's participation ending on July 30, 2008. Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career W-L Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open A LQ 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF 3 / 9 41–6 French Open A 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F F 0 / 10 32–10 Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W F 5 / 10 44–5 US Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W 4 / 8 38–4 Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 3 12 / 37 N/A Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13–4 6–4 13–3 22–1 24–2 27–1 26–1 17–3 N/A 155–25 Year-End Championship Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF W W F W W 4 / 6 26–3 Olympic Games Summer Olympics Not Held SF Not Held 2R Not Held QF 0 / 3 8–4 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Masters A A LQ 1R 3R 2R W W W 2R SF 3 / 8 24–5 Miami Masters A 1R 2R QF F QF 3R W W 4R QF 2 / 10 30–8 Monte Carlo Masters A 1R 1R QF 2R A A QF F F F 0 / 8 20–8 Rome Masters A A 1R 3R 1R F 2R A F 3R QF 0 / 8 16–8 Hamburg Masters A A 1R 1R W 3R W W A W F 4 / 8 29–4 Canada Masters A A 1R A 1R SF W A W F 2R 2 / 7 20–5 Cincinnati Masters A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R W 2R W 3R 2 / 8 14–6 Madrid Masters A A 2R 2R QF SF A A W F 1 / 6 15–5 Paris Masters A A 1R 2R QF QF A A A 3R 0 / 5 5–5 Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 9 14 / 63 N/A Career Statistics Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career Win % Tournaments Played 3 14 28 22 25 23 17 15 17 16 13 193 N/A Titles 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 11 12 8 2 55 N/A Runner-ups 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 4 4 4 21 N/A Hardcourt Win–Loss 2–2 4–5 24–16 21–9 30–11 46–11 46–4 50–1 59–2 43–5 12–6 338–73 82% Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 2–3 9–3 5–3 12–0 12–0 12–0 12–0 6–0 11–1 81–12 87% Carpet Win–Loss 0–0 9–5 7–4 10–4 11–4 5–2 0–0 4–1 5–0 3–1 0–0 53–20 73% Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–5 3–7 9–5 12–4 15–4 16–2 15–2 16–3 16–3 21–4 123–40 75% Overall Win–Loss 2–3 13–17 36–30 49–21 58–22 78–17 74–6 81–4 92–5 68–9 47–12 598–146 Win % 40% 43% 55% 70% 73% 82% 93% 95% 95% 88% 80% N/A 80% Year End Ranking 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A ATP Tour career earnings Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings (US$) Money list rank 1999 0 0 0 225,139 97 2000 0 0 0 623,782 27 2001 0 1 1 865,425 14 2002 0 3 3 1,995,027 4 2003 1 6 7 4,000,680 1 2004 3 8 11 6,357,547 1 2005 2 9 11 6,137,018 1 2006 3 9 12 8,343,885 1 2007 3 5 8 10,130,620 1 2008** 0 2 2 3,061,341 3 Career** 12 43 55 41,768,419 2 **As of August 11, 2008. References Further reading Rene Stauffer (2007). The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. ISBN 0-942257-39-1. Chris Bowers (2007). Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player. John Blake. ISBN 1-84454-407-9. Video Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006, Run Time: 233 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR98. Wimbledon 2007 Final: Federer vs. Nadal (2007) Kultur White Star, DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CU0. Wimbledon - The 2008 Finals: Nadal vs. Federer Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008, Run Time: 300 minutes, ASIN: B001CWYUBU. See also Federer-Nadal rivalry Records held by Roger Federer List of career achievements by Roger Federer List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions External links Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals Roger Federer at the Davis Cup Roger Federer.com - Official Site Roger Federer Foundation Roger Federer special at swissinfo Template:S-awards Template:Persondata