Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

Nickname(s)	Rog, Rogelio, Roger the Dodger, Rogi, Fed Express, Flawless Federer, The Mighty Fed (TMF)
Country	Switzerland
Residence	Oberwil, Switzerland
Date of birth	August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 27)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88.0 kg (194 lb/13.86 st)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money	$41,742,219
Singles
Career record:	595–145
Career titles:	55
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam 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)
Major tournaments
Masters Cup	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games	4th place (2000)
Doubles
Career record:	106–71
Career titles:	7
Highest ranking:	No. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Infobox last updated on: July 28, 2008.

Roger Federer (pronounced /ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər/^[1]; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player, ranked World No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

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 17 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). He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

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.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.^[9]

[edit] Early life

Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer (née Durand).^[10] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany.^[11] 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.^[12][13] As a youngster, he enjoyed watching Marcelo Ríos in action.^[14] He especially liked Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marcelo Rios and has cited them as idols.^[15].

[edit] Junior tennis

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.^[16] 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.^[17] 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.^[18] 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.^[19] 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."

[edit] Career on the ATP

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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)^[20].

[edit] 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.^[21] and finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)^[22]

[edit] 2002

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,^[23] 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)^[24]

[edit] 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)^[25]

[edit] 2004

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.^[26] 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.^[27] 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.^[28]

(All results in 2004)^[29]

[edit] 2005

To begin the year, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.^[30] 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.^[31] 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.^[32] 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).^[33] 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)^[34]

[edit] 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.^[35] 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.^[36] 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.^[37]

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)^[38]

[edit] 2007

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.^[39] 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.^{[40] [41]}

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.^[42] This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1.^[42] 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.^[43] 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.^[44] 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.^[45]

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."^[46] 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)^[47]

[edit] 2008

As of August 14th, Federer has won only two tournaments this year, both relatively minor, and lost the No. 1 ranking after his record four-and-a-half year reign.

At the Australian Open, Federer failed to defend his title, losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his record string of Grand Slam final appearances at ten, though his streak of 15 Grand Slam semifinals was maintained. It was the first time that Federer had lost in straight sets in a Grand Slam singles match since he lost 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to Gustavo Kuerten in the third round of the 2004 French Open. His last straight-sets loss at a hard court Grand Slam tournament was even further back, when he lost in the fourth round of the 2002 US Open to Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–4.

Federer then returned to the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he was seeded first and was the defending champion. However, Federer lost to Andy Murray in the first round. Of the previous five Dubai tournaments, Federer had won four and reached the final of the other. In March, he 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."^[48]

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. Federer won 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.^[49]

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, 6–3, 6–2, thus ending his 41-match winning streak against American players dating back to August 2003.^[50] Federer's next tournament was the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where he lost in the quarterfinals to American Andy Roddick 7–6, 4–6, 6–3. Roddick's last win against him on the ATP tour 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^{[citation needed]} and his first tournament with coach Jose Higueras.^[51] 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. With 54 titles, Federer is No. 9 on the open era career singles titles list.^[52]

As of April 2008, Federer and James Blake are the only members of the top ten never to have retired during a match.^[53]

At the Monte Carlo Masters, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.^[54]

At the Tennis Masters Series 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 in the first set and served for the set twice. However, Nadal 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 second 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 the first round match in 1999 against Byron Black at the Queen's Club Championships in London.^[55] This was also the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal met at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal as well as their semifinal match in 2005.

Federer bounced back from this defeat 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 10.^[56]

At Wimbledon, Federer reached his 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal and his 16th Grand Slam final, tying him with Bjorn Borg for fourth most in history. In the final, he once again played World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. 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 brought to an end Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."^{[57] [58]} Despite the loss, Federer retained his No. 1 ranking.

But he lost the No. 1 ranking on August 18th after early exits in his next two tournaments.^[59] At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, Federer received a first round bye and then lost in the second round to Gilles Simon, before losing at the Cincinnati Masters (where he was defending champion) to Ivo Karlovic for the first time in seven matches.^[60]

At the Summer Olympics, Federer reached the quarterfinals before losing to James Blake for the first time in nine matches.^[61]

[edit] Rivalry with Nadal

Main article: Federer-Nadal rivalry

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

• They are the only men who have played each other in 6 Grand Slam finals.^[62]
• Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis critics.^[57][63][64]
• Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.^[64][65][66]

[edit] Playing style

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".^[67] 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",^[68] while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.^[69] Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots.^[68] 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.^[68]

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).^[70] 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.

[edit] Equipment, Apparel and Endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 Racquet,^[71] which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch),^[71] heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight),^[71] and thin beam (18 mm).^[71] 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).^[72] This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult.^{[citation needed]} 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).^[73] 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.^[74] He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss.^[75] 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.^[76]

[edit] Achievements

[edit] 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 an ongoing record of 236 consecutive weeks as of August 04, 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

[edit] 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.^[77] He also won this award in 2006 through 2008.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals (16)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (5)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] ATP Masters Series singles finals (23)

[edit] Wins (14)

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

[edit] Runner-ups (9)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Miami, U.S.	Hard (outdoor)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003	Rome, Italy	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, Italy (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	Rogers Cup, Montréal, Canada	Hard (outdoor)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
2007	Madrid, Spain	Hard (indoor)	David Nalbandian	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2008	Monte Carlo (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 7–5
2008	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3

[edit] Career finals (87)

[edit] Singles (76)

[edit] 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)	Jiří 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	Jiří 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 Ljubičić	6–3, 6–1
24.	20 February 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
25.	27 February 2005	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	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 Ljubičić	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

[edit] Runner-ups (21)

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

Finals by Surface Hard (6) Grass (1) Clay (10) Carpet (4)

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	Jiří Novák	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9.	20 November 2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (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

[edit] Doubles (11)

[edit] Wins (7)

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Singles performance timeline

To help interpret the performance table, the legend below explains what each abbreviation and color coded box represents in the performance timeline.

Terms to know
SR	the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played	W-L	player's Win-Loss record
Performance Table Legend
NH	tournament not held in that calendar year (usually Olympics)	A	did not participate in the tournament
LQ	lost in qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round Robin)
QF	advanced to but not past the quarterfinals	SF	advanced to but not past the semifinals
F	advanced to the finals, tournament runner-up	W	won the tournament

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	–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
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
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held		SF	Not Held			2R	Not Held			QF	0 / 3	8–4
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

[edit] ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings (US$)	Money list rank
1999	0	0	0	225,139[78]	97[78]
2000	0	0	0	623,782[79]	27[79]
2001	0	1	1	865,425[80]	14[80]
2002	0	3	3	1,995,027[81]	4[81]
2003	1	6	7	4,000,680[82]	1[82]
2004	3	8	11	6,357,547[83]	1[83]
2005	2	9	11	6,137,018[84]	1[84]
2006	3	9	12	8,343,885[85]	1[85]
2007	3	5	8	10,130,620[86]	1[86]
2008**	0	2	2	3,035,141[87]	3 [87]
Career**	12	43	55	41,742,219[88]	2[88]

**As of July 28, 2008.

[edit] 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.^[28]

Federer considers Swiss German his first language, but also speaks German, French, and English fluently^[12] and conducts press conferences in all three.

Federer's favourite vacation spots are Dubai, the Maldives, and the Swiss mountains.^{[12] [89]}

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.^[90]

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^[91] and spends part of his off-time playing that sport.^[92]

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.

[edit] References

[edit] 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. 

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• ATP Tour profile for Roger Federer
• ITF profile for Roger Federer
• Davis Cup profile for Roger Federer
• Roger Federer.com - Official Site
• Roger Federer Foundation
• Roger Federer at the Internet Movie Database
• Roger Federer special at swissinfo

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andy Roddick	World No. 1 February 2, 2004-August 18, 2008	Succeeded by Rafael Nadal
Awards
Preceded by Arnaud Di Pasquale	ITF Junior World Champion 1998	Succeeded by Kristian Pless
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ITF World Champion 2004–05–06–07	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ATP Player of the Year 2004–05–06–07	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Michael Schumacher	Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2005–06–07–08	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ESPY Best Male Tennis Player 2005–06–07	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Lance Armstrong Shane Warne	BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality 2004 2006–07	Succeeded by Shane Warne Incumbent
Preceded by Simon Ammann Thomas Lüthi	Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2003–04 2006–07	Succeeded by Thomas Lüthi Incumbent

v • d • e World No. 1s in Men's tennis Ilie Năstase | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | Björn Borg | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | Jim Courier | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | Thomas Muster | Marcelo Ríos | Carlos Moyà | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Patrick Rafter | Marat Safin | Gustavo Kuerten | Lleyton Hewitt | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Andy Roddick | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal

v • d • e Australian Open men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Arthur Ashe · (1971–72) Ken Rosewall · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) John Newcombe · (1976) Mark Edmondson · (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner · (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis · (1978–79) Guillermo Vilas · (1980) Brian Teacher · (1981–82) Johan Kriek · (1983–84) Mats Wilander · (1985) Stefan Edberg · (1986) No competition · (1987) Stefan Edberg · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989–90) Ivan Lendl · (1991) Boris Becker · (1992–93) Jim Courier · (1994) Pete Sampras · (1995) Andre Agassi · (1996) Boris Becker · (1997) Pete Sampras · (1998) Petr Korda · (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov · (2000–01) Andre Agassi · (2002) Thomas Johansson · (2003) Andre Agassi · (2004) Roger Federer · (2005) Marat Safin · (2006–07) Roger Federer · (2008) Novak Djokovic

v • d • e Wimbledon men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1968–69) Rod Laver · (1970–71) John Newcombe · (1972) Stan Smith · (1973) Jan Kodes · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Arthur Ashe · (1976–80) Björn Borg · (1981) John McEnroe · (1982) Jimmy Connors · (1983–84) John McEnroe · (1985–86) Boris Becker · (1987) Pat Cash · (1988) Stefan Edberg · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Stefan Edberg (1991) Michael Stich · (1992) Andre Agassi · (1993–95) Pete Sampras · (1996) Richard Krajicek · (1997–00) Pete Sampras · (2001) Goran Ivanisevic · (2002) Lleyton Hewitt · (2003–07) Roger Federer · (2008) Rafael Nadal

v • d • e US Open men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1968) Arthur Ashe · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Ken Rosewall · (1971) Stan Smith · (1972) Ilie Năstase · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Manuel Orantes · (1976) Jimmy Connors · (1977) Guillermo Vilas · (1978) Jimmy Connors · (1979–81) John McEnroe · (1982–83) Jimmy Connors · (1984) John McEnroe · (1985–87) Ivan Lendl · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Pete Sampras · (1991–92) Stefan Edberg · (1993) Pete Sampras · (1994) Andre Agassi · (1995–96) Pete Sampras · (1997–98) Patrick Rafter · (1999) Andre Agassi · (2000) Marat Safin · (2001) Lleyton Hewitt · (2002) Pete Sampras · (2003) Andy Roddick · (2004–07) Roger Federer

v • d • e Tennis Masters Cup (once Year-End Championships) winners* (1970) Stan Smith • (1971-73) Ilie Nastase • (1974) Guillermo Vilas • (1975) Ilie Nastase • (1976) Manuel Orantes • (1977) Jimmy Connors • (1978) John McEnroe • (1979–80) Bjorn Borg • (1981–82) Ivan Lendl • (1983-84) John McEnroe • (1985–87) Ivan Lendl • (1988) Boris Becker • (1989) Stefan Edberg • (1990) Andre Agassi • (1991) Pete Sampras • (1992) Boris Becker • (1993) Michael Stich • (1994) Pete Sampras • (1995) Boris Becker • (1996–97) Pete Sampras • (1998) Alex Corretja • (1999) Pete Sampras • (2000) Gustavo Kuerten • (2001-02) Lleyton Hewitt • (2003-04) Roger Federer • (2005) David Nalbandian • (2006-07) Roger Federer

v • d • e Male tennis players who have won 3 or more Grand Slam singles titles in one season
		1933: Jack Crawford (3)	1934: Fred Perry (3)	1938: Don Budge (4)	1955: Tony Trabert (3)	1956: Lew Hoad (3)	1958: Ashley Cooper (3)	1962, 1969: Rod Laver (4)	1964: Roy Emerson (3)	1974: Jimmy Connors (3)	1988: Mats Wilander (3)	2004, 2006, 2007: Roger Federer (3)

v • d • e Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Michael Schumacher · 2003 Lance Armstrong · 2004 Michael Schumacher · 2005 Roger Federer · 2006 Roger Federer · 2007 Roger Federer · 2008 Roger Federer

Association of Tennis Professionals | Top ten male tennis players as of August 11, 2008
1. ▬ Roger Federer 6. ▬ Andy Murray 2. ▬ Rafael Nadal 7. ▲ James Blake 3. ▬ Novak Djokovic 8. ▼ David Nalbandian 4. ▲ David Ferrer 9. ▬ Andy Roddick 5. ▼ Nikolay Davydenko 10. ▬ Stanislas Wawrinka

Persondata
NAME	Federer, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Swiss tennis professional
DATE OF BIRTH	August 8, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Binningen (near Basel, Switzerland)
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH