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Roger Federer
Swiss former tennis player (born 1981)
"Federer" redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation).
Federer at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open | |
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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| Residence | Valbella, Switzerland |
| Born | (1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 43) Basel, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 23 September 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$130,594,339[2] |
| Official website | rogerfederer.com |
| Career record | 1251–275 (82.0%) |
| Career titles | 103 (2nd in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (2 February 2004) |
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018) |
| French Open | W (2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) |
| US Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) |
| Olympi • Roger FedererRoger Federereurosport.comThe little boy sat in the backseat of his car with his broken racquet and face in his hands while his parents drove quietly and disappointedly back to their home in Munchenstein, Switzerland. The boy had just lost again at a prestigious tennis tournament, smashed his new, expensive tennis racquet in disgust, and exploded in anger when his parents tried to console him. Tennis just wasn't working for him. Little did the parents know that their son would one day transform into one of history’s most respected and successful athlete: Roger Federer. Roger Federer was born and brought up in the suburban town of Basel in Munchenstein, Switzerland. He was introduced to tennis by his parents who, at the time, were amateur players that played every weekend ("Roger Federer." Newsmakers). He became a professional tennis player in 1998. His first major accomplishment in tennis was in 1998, the same year he turned into a professional tennis • Larger Than Life237, weeks in a row as ATP number one. 18, won slams, 6, ATP finals. 27, slam finals. 1 Olympic gold medal, 1 Olympic silver medal and 1 Davis cup. 1081, won games. 89, championships. 24, won 1000 masters and 24 250 ATP. 17, 500 ATP. 35, years in august 2016. But about numbers - anyone needs to piss off - ee don’t mind. They are so important, of course. But they also are impersonal, no romantic; they can explain how great a man has been, but it would be a recap, no more. Federer is the greatest player of all time. If anyone says otherwise probably he is lying or he couldn’t distinguish tennis and badminton. Even people who don’t love him have to acknowledge that. The minimum required knowledge about that “invented by the devil” game is enough to say that. Of course, any kind of those radicalisms like “after him tennis will be dead” is allowed. No, it won’t. There are already great players and others will be born. But we need to wait, maybe an endl | |