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Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks and 285 total weeks, one week behind record holder Pete Sampras. As of 13 September 2010, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer has won a male record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassiand Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals. He holds the record of reaching the semi-finals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and appeared in 18 of 19 over four and a half years from the2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, excluding the 2008 Australian Open. Federer has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments. He also won the Olympic Gold Medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wrinkled at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years (2005–2008). He is often referred to as The Federer Express or abbreviated to Fed Express, the Swiss Maestro or simply Maestro.
Childhood and personal life
Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in RomeLike all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his obligations
Marriage and family
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They met while competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager. They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen). On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva
Outreach and charitable efforts
Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane KatrinaHe was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer responded by arranging a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit For Haiti, in which all proceeds will go to the Haiti earthquake victims.He was named as a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments and contributions to society
Tennis career
Pre-1998: Junior years
Roger Federer juniors years
Federer's main accomplishment's as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where he won both the singles tournament over Irakli Labadze 6–4, 6–4 and in doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, in which they defeated the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram 6–4, 6–4. In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian in 3–6, 5–7. He won four other ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl where he defeatedGuillermo Coria 7–5, 6–3 in the finals. He ended 1998 as the junior World Number One
1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
Roger Federer's early career
Federer at the 2002 US Open
Roger Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998, which he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the Round of 32, and he lost 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open, which was in 2000, and he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5). Federer's first win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, which he defeated Julien Boutter by a score of 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time defending championPete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi in 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 on hardcourt. In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay in 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[36] Federer made ten singles finals during this time in his career between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six. From 1998 to 2002, Federer made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same year in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter the year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3). Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi, and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 Event in Rome on clay, which he lost. Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna. Lastly, Federer won the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi.
During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career, and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. His first Grand Slam hard court title came at theAustralian Open over Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4. Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0. Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events. One was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces in Indian Wells and Canada. Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai, and wrapped up the year by winning the year-ending championships for the second time.
Federer during the2005 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his third consecutive title.
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin and the French Open semifinal to champion Rafael Nadal. However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1. However, Federer would take four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court surfaces and a lone clay court title at Hamburg. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the year-ending championships to David Nalbandian in the final.
In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4). This was the two men's first meeting in a Grand Slam final. Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3, which was the start of their storied rivalry. In theAustralian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick (2003 champion) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1. In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo, and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career.
2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
Roger Federer in 2007, Roger Federer in 2008, Roger Federer in 2009, and Roger Federer in 2010
In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them. He won the Australian Open over Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4, the Wimbledon Championshipsover Rafael Nadal for the second time 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2, and the US Open over Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, but won only in Hamburg and Madrid Federer won one 500 series event in Dubai and won the year-ending championships. Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in Doubles.
In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title, which came at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at theFrench Open 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 and at Wimbledon 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record. In the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals. Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.However, Federer captured two titles in 250 level events at Estoril, Halle and one title in 500 level events in Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the Olympic Games
In 2009, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, which were the French Open over Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 and the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14.Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at the Australian Open 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2 and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2. Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid Masters over Nadal in the final, which was on clay, 6–4, 6–4. The second was in Cincinnati over Djokovic 6–1, 7–5, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 later in the year. Federer completed a career grand slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, which is one more than Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.
In 2010, Federer continued to reach milestones and achievements. He won the Australian Open. In the final, Federer defeated Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11), whom he also beat in the2008 US Open final. Federer made it to three Masters 1000 finals. At the Madrid Open, which he lost to Nadal 6–4, 7–6. At the Canadian Masters Federer lost to Murray. A week later at the Cincinnati Masters Federer won his first title in eight months as he became the first player since Agassi to retain the title, as he beat Fish in the final He also equaled Agassi for the amount of Masters wins at 17 and tied Borg's mark for number of total titles won and moved to just one behind Sampras. Back at the slams at the French Open, Federer failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. However on the way he won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay Nadal won the tournament for the fifth time and replaced Federer as World No 1. Federer was just one week away from equalling Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as World No. 1. In preparation for Wimbledon, Federer once again competed in Halle but was defeated in the final by Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4. This is the first time since 2001 that Federer has entered Wimbledon having won only one title for the year. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships Federer won for the 200th time in Grand Slam matches as he came back from 2 sets down to defeat Alejandro Falla 5–7,4–6,6–4,7–6(1), 6–0, with Falla serving for the match at 5–4 in the fourth set. However, in a big surprise, Federer lost in the quarter final to Tomáš Berdych 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, and fell to World No. 3 in the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. During Federer's summer break between Wimbledon and Canada he hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul Annacone to revive his fortune to start with on a trial period.
At the 2010 U.S. Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to Söderling in the quarterfinals. By reaching the semifinals, Federer achieved his 20th match win in 2010 grand slams; this is the seventh consecutive year he has accomplished this feat, a record matched only by Ivan Lendl. In the semifinals, Federer lost a five-set match to number three seed and 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic 7–5, 1–6, 7–5, 2–6, 5–7.
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Roger Federer career statistics
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. A result of "A" means that the player did not play at the event. A result of "LQ" means that the player lost in the qualifying rounds of the tournament (Lost in Qualifying).
Tournament | Career SR | Career W-L | Career Win % | |||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | LQ | 4 / 11 | 54–7 | 88.52 | |||||||||||
French Open | A | 1 / 12 | 43–11 | 79.63 | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 6 / 12 | 55–6 | 90.16 | ||||||||||||
US Open | A | LQ | 5 / 11 | 56–6 | 90.32 | |||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 13–4 | 6–4 | 13–3 | 22–1 | 24–2 | 27–1 | 26–1 | 24–3 | 26–2 | 20–3 | 16 / 46 | 208–30 | 87.39 |
Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Outcome  | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | Grass | 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3) | |||
Winner | Hard | 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2 | |||
Winner | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4 | ||
Winner | Hard | 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0 | |||
Winner | Wimbledon (3) | Grass |  Andy Roddick | 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4 | |
Winner | US Open (2) | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1 | ||
Winner | Australian Open (2) | Hard | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | Clay | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4) | |||
Winner | Wimbledon (4) | Grass |  Rafael Nadal | 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3 | |
Winner | US Open (3) | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
Winner | Australian Open (3) | Hard | 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | French Open (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2 | |
Winner | US Open (4) | Hard | 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | French Open (3) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 | |
Runner-up | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9 | |
Winner | US Open (5) | Hard | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6 | |
Winner | French Open (1) | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 | ||
Winner | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Andy Roddick | 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14 | |
Runner-up | US Open (1) | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6 | ||
Winner | Australian Open (4) | Hard |  Andy Murray | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11) |
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