Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Bottmingen, Switzerland
Born	(1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Adolf Kacovsky (1991) Peter Carter (1991–2000) Peter Lundgren (2000–03) Tony Roche (2006–07) Severin Lüthi (2007–present) José Higueras (2008) Paul Annacone (2010–13) Stefan Edberg(2014–present)
Prize money	US$ 85,626,244  1st all-time leader in earnings
Official website	rogerfederer.com
Singles
Career record	987–225
Career titles	81 (3rd in the Open Era)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (2 February 2004)
Current ranking	No. 2 (20 October 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010)
French Open	W (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
US Open	W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
Olympic Games	Silver Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career record	128–86
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 24 (9 June 2003)
Current ranking	No. 126 (20 October 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2003)
French Open	1R (2000)
Wimbledon	QF (2000)
US Open	3R (2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Gold Medal (Template:OlympicEvent)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (2014)
Hopman Cup	W (2001)
Olympic medal record Representing Switzerland Men's Tennis 2008 Beijing Doubles 2012 London Singles
Last updated on: 23 October 2014.

Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked inside the top 10 continuously since October 2002 and the top 20 since April 2001. Numerous commentators, pundits, and former and current players of the sport regard Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time.

Federer holds several men's world records of the Open Era: holding the world no. 1 position for 302 weeks overall, including a 237-consecutive-week stretch at the top from 2004 to 2008; winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles; reaching each Grand Slam Final at least five times (an all-time record); and reaching the Wimbledon final nine times. He is one of seven men, and one of four in the Open Era, to capture the career Grand Slam. Federer also shares the Open Era record for most titles at the Australian Open with Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic (4), at Wimbledon with Pete Sampras (7) and at the US Open with Jimmy Connors and Sampras (5).

Federer has appeared in 25 men's singles Grand Slam finals, with 10 in a row, both records, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through to the 2010 Australian Open. He is the only man to reach at least the semifinals of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2014 US Open, he played in a record 60th consecutive Grand Slam tournament, reached a record 43rd Grand Slam quarter-final and a record 36th Grand Slam semi-final. Earlier at the 2013 French Open, Federer reached a record 36th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final. He has also won the most matches, 279, in men's Grand Slam tournaments and is the only player to record 60+ wins each at all the Grand Slam tournaments (70+ wins at 3/4 slams)

Federer's ATP tournament records include winning six ATP World Tour Finals, playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (a record shared with Djokovic and Nadal), and having won the most prize money of any player in history, with over $80,000,000. He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. He spent eight years (2003–2010) continuously in the top 2 in the year-end men's rankings and ten (2003–2012) in the top 3. Federer was the first tennis player, male or female, to earn more than 50 million US dollars in prize money.

Federer has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Award a record eleven times straight (2003–2013) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (voted for by the players) a record nine times (2004–2009, 2011–2013), both being awards indicative of respect and popularity. He also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award twice in 2006 and 2013. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008). Federer is at times referred to as the Federer Express, shortened to Fed Express or FedEx, and the Swiss Maestro, or just Maestro.

Personal life

Childhood and early life

Federer was born at the Basel Cantonal Hospital in Basel, Switzerland. His father, Robert Federer, is Swiss, from Berneck, near the borders between Switzerland, Austria and Germany, and his mother, Lynette Federer (born Durand), from Kempton Park, Gauteng, is a South African whose ancestors were Dutch and French Huguenots. Federer has one sibling, his older sister Diana, who is the mother of a set of twins. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. He grew up in nearby Birsfelden, Riehen and then Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders and speaks Swiss German, Standard German, English and French fluently, Swiss German being his native language.

Federer's signature

Federer was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome. Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit because of a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his military obligation. He grew up supporting F.C. Basel and the Swiss National Football Team. Federer also credits the range of sports he played as a child—he also played badminton and basketball—for his hand-eye coordination. Federer has stated in various interviews that he is an "avid cricket fan" having met Sachin Tendulkar twice. "I was always very much more interested if a ball was involved," he says. Most tennis prodigies, by contrast, play tennis to the exclusion of all other sports. In later life, Federer has been friends with the golfer Tiger Woods.

Family

Federer's family watching him in Indian Wells, 2012

Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. He met her while both were competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury. They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family. On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. The Federers had another set of twins on 6 May 2014, this time boys whom they named Leo and Lennart, called Lenny.

Management

Roger and Mirka at Wimbledon during the London 2012 Olympic tennis events

Federer was signed by IMG as a junior player in 1998 but quit the agency in early 2003, before he had any major championships. From then on his business matters were handled by his mother, an attorney, and a financial adviser, with his then-girlfriend Miroslava Vavrinec in charge of media relations and travel. He returned to IMG in 2005, and left again in 2012.

Philanthropy and outreach

Federer supports a number of charities. In 2003, he and his mother Lynette established the Roger Federer Foundation to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006. At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP tour and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds from the event went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.

Federer has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged 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 went to Haiti earthquake victims.

Tennis career

Pre–1998: Junior years

Main article: Roger Federer junior years

Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he won both the boys' singles final over Irakli Labadze, and in doubles teamed with Olivier Rochus, defeating the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram. In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior final in 1998 to David Nalbandian. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria in the final. He ended 1998 with the no. 1 junior world ranking, and he entered his first tournament as a professional during 1998 in Gstaad, where he lost to Lucas Arnold Ker in the first round.

Junior Grand Slam Results:

Tournament	1998
Junior Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	SF
French Open	1R
Wimbledon	W
US Open	F

1998–2002: Early career and breakthrough in the ATP

Main article: Roger Federer's early career

Federer at the 2002 US Open

Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset. Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland, along with Martina Hingis. The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer's first singles win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter. Although he won his first title already in 1999 on the Challenger tour, winning the doubles event in Segovia, Spain with Dutchman Sander Groen, the final was played on Federer's 18th birthday. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time defending champion Pete 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 on hard court.

Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay, over Marat Safin; the victory put him in top 10 for the first time. Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six. He also 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 a year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman. He finished 2001 with an ATP ranking of no. 13, and 2002 was the first year he finished within the top 10, finishing at no. 6.

2003–2007: Breakthrough and dominance

Main articles: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Roger Federer tennis seasons

In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final. 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, finishing the year as world no. 2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick.

Federer during the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his third consecutive title

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 the Australian Open over Marat Safin, thereby becoming the world no. 1 for the first time. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick. Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there. Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, one was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada. Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai and wrapped up the year by winning the year-end championships for the second time. He improved his year-end ranking to world no. 1 for the first time.

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 eventual champion Rafael Nadal. However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final. Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the year-end championships to David Nalbandian, but maintained his position as world no. 1.

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. He was the first man to reach all four finals in a calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969.

Federer at the 2007 Davidoff Swiss Indoors.

This was Federer and Nadal's first meeting in a Grand Slam final. Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. In the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis, and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick (2003 champion). 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, again finishing the year as world no. 1. Federer only lost to two players during 2006, to Nadal four times in finals, and to 19-year-old Andy Murray in the second round of the 2006 Cincinnati Masters, in what would be Federer's only defeat before the final that year.

In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them again. He won the Australian Open over Fernando González and did so without dropping a set, Wimbledon over Rafael Nadal for the second time, and the US Open over Novak Djokovic. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal. Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 finals in 2007, winning the Hamburg and Cincinnati titles. Federer won one 500 series event in Dubai and won the year-end championships. He finished as the year-end world no. 1 for the fourth year in a row, demonstrating his dominance, and during these four years he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles.

2008–2013: Dominance of the Big Four

2008: Fifth US Open title, French Open and Wimbledon runner-up

Main article: 2008 Roger Federer tennis season

Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in doubles

In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record. At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals. Later in the year, it was found Federer had been suffering from mononucleosis at the start of the year, including during the Australian Open. He 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 and Halle and one title in a 500 level event in Basel.

At the Olympic Games, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal in doubles, after beating the Bryan brothers American team in semifinals and the Swedish duo of Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final However, Federer could only reach the quarterfinals in the singles draw, knocked out by then world no. 8 James Blake. He ended the year as world number 2.

2009: First French Open, sixth Wimbledon, Australian Open and US Open runner-up

Main article: 2009 Roger Federer tennis season

In 2009, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, the French Open over Robin Söderling, and Wimbledon over Andy Roddick. Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at the Australian Open, and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open, both in tight five-set matches. Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid Masters over Nadal on clay. The second was in Cincinnati over Djokovic, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel, 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 by defeating Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in five sets, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.

2010: Fourth Australian Open

Main article: 2010 Roger Federer tennis season

In 2010, Federer slowed down in his milestones and achievements. The year started with a win at the Australian Open, where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and extended his Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles, matching Andre Agassi's record of four Australian Open titles. At the French Open, Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay. However, he failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling in the quarterfinals and relinquishing his no. 1 ranking, having been just one week away from equaling Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as world no. 1. In a huge upset at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Tomáš Berdych and fell to no. 3 in the rankings for the first time in 6 years and 8 months.

At the 2010 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to Söderling in the quarterfinals, but proceeded to lose a five-set match to third seed Novak Djokovic. Federer made it to four Masters 1000 finals, losing three of them (the Madrid Open, the Canadian Masters, and the Shanghai Masters), while winning the Cincinnati Masters against Mardy Fish.

In 2010, Federer equaled Agassi for the number of Masters wins at 17 and tied Björn Borg's mark for number of total titles won, moving to just one behind Sampras. Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul Annacone on a trial basis to put his tennis game and career back on the right path.

Federer won two lesser titles at the Stockholm Open and the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, which brought his tally to 65 career titles. Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships by beating rival Rafael Nadal, for his fifth title at the event. He showed much of his old form, beating all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. Since Wimbledon 2010, Federer had a win-loss record of 34–4 and had multiple match points in two of his losses: to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the US Open, and to Gaël Monfils in the semifinal of the Paris Masters. Federer did not play in the 2010 Davis Cup and finished the year as world no. 2.

2011: Runner-up of French Open

Main article: 2011 Roger Federer tennis season

The 2011 season, although great by most players' standards, was a lean year for Federer. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, marking the first time since July 2003 that he did not hold any of the four Grand Slam titles. In the French Open semifinals, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a stunning four-set victory. However, Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets.

At the US Open, Federer lost a much-anticipated semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, after squandering two match points in the fifth set, which repeated his previous year's result against Djokovic and added a second loss from two sets up in Grand Slam play to his record. The loss at Flushing Meadows meant that Federer did not win any of the four Grand Slams in 2011, the first time this has happened since 2002. Later that month, in September 2011, in a South African poll, Federer was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world, next to Nelson Mandela.

In pulling out of the 2011 Shanghai Masters, Federer dropped out of the top 3 for the first time since June 2003, nearly 8 1/2 previously. However, he finished the season on a high note by winning his last three tournaments of the year. He ended a 10-month title drought (spanning since the Qatar Open in January) and won the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time, defeating youngster Kei Nishikori, who had defeated an ailing Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer followed this up with his first Paris Masters title, where he became the first player to reach all nine Masters 1000 finals.

At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer crushed Rafael Nadal in exactly one hour en route to the semifinals, where he defeated David Ferrer to reach the final at the year-end championships for the seventh time, his 100th tour-level final overall. As a result of this win, Federer also regained the world no. 3 ranking from Andy Murray. In the final, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and, in doing so, claimed a record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title, finishing the year as world no. 3.

2012: Seventh Wimbledon and return to No. 1

Main article: 2012 Roger Federer tennis season

The 2012 season was a return to excellence for Federer. He had his most match wins since 2006 and his highest winning percentage and number of titles won since 2007.

Overview of Federer's ATP rankings since 1998

Federer reached the semifinal of the 2012 Australian Open, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four tight sets. He participated in the Davis Cup representing Switzerland in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group, but Switzerland was eliminated in a home tie against the United States played on indoor clay in Fribourg. He then played the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the first time since winning the title in 2005. He beat Juan Martin del Potro in the final to clinch his second title in Rotterdam.

Federer: Seventh Wimbledon and return to No. 1.

Federer played in the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships, where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer then moved on to the Indian Wells Masters, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, and John Isner in the final. Federer won the title for a record fourth time, and, in doing so, equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 19 ATP Masters 1000 titles.

Federer went on to compete at the Madrid Masters on the new blue clay surface, where he beat Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, David Ferrer, Janko Tipsarević, and Tomáš Berdych en route to the title, thus regaining the world no. 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal. In the French Open, Federer made the semifinals before losing to Djokovic.

Federer at the 2012 US Open

At Wimbledon, Federer won matches against Albert Ramos, Fabio Fognini, Julien Benneteau, Xavier Malisse, and Mikhail Youzhny on his way to the semifinals. In his semifinal match-up against the world no. 1 Novak Djokovic, Federer earned a record eighth Wimbledon final appearance after dispatching Djokovic in four sets. Federer defeated Andy Murray in four sets in the 2012 Wimbledon final, regaining the world number-one ranking in the process. "It's amazing. It equals me with Pete Sampras, who's my hero. It just feels amazing," Federer said of winning his seventh Wimbledon championship, tying Sampras' Open Era record. By defeating top-ranked Djokovic in the semifinals and winning in the finals, Federer returned to the top spot in the world rankings and, in doing so, broke Sampras' record of 286 weeks atop the list.

Four weeks after the Wimbledon final, Federer again faced Murray on the Wimbledon centre court, this time for the final of the 2012 Summer Olympics. This came after an epic 4-hour 26-minute semifinal against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina that Federer won 19–17 in the third and final set. He lost to Murray in straight sets in the final, winning a silver medal for his country.

Federer won in Cincinnati, beating Novak Djokovic soundly in the final. In the US Open, five-time champ Federer was defeated by Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals. In the Shanghai Rolex Masters, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round, Federer confirmed his 300th week at no. 1. He went on to lose to defending champion Murray in the semifinals. He made the finals of the Swiss Indoors for the seventh consecutive year, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro. Federer made it to the finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in two tight sets.

2013: Decline and injuries

Main article: 2013 Roger Federer tennis season

Federer was beaten by Andy Murray in the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open. The 2013 season is the first since 1999 in which Federer has failed to reach a final in the first four months of the year.

Federer at the 2013 French Open.

Federer continued to struggle in the clay season with the exception of making his third final at the Rome Masters where he lost to defending champion Rafael Nadal.

Federer's first and only title of 2013 came at the Gerry Weber Open (def. Mikhail Youzhny), where he also played doubles with good friend Tommy Haas. With the victory in Halle, he tied John McEnroe for the third-most number of ATP titles won by a male player in the Open Era. Federer, however, was unable to maintain his form into Wimbledon, suffering his worst Grand Slam defeat since 2004 in the second round against Sergiy Stakhovsky. Not only did the loss end Federer's record streak of 36 consecutive quarterfinals at major tournaments, it meant he would drop out of the top 4 for first time since July 2003, exactly 10 years after he won his first Wimbledon title.

After Wimbledon, Federer continued to be upset early in tournaments due to a serious back injury through October when he announced that he was parting ways with Paul Annacone, his coach for the last three years. Federer made the final in Basel, succumbing to Juan Martín del Potro. He then reach the semifinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters losing to Novak Djokovic. He won two of his round-robin matches at the ATP World Tour Finals, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.

On 27 December 2013, Federer announced that Stefan Edberg was joining his team as co-coach with Severin Lüthi.

2014: Resurgence, Wimbledon runner-up, 81st ATP career singles title, Return to No. 2

Main article: 2014 Roger Federer tennis season

Federer played well at the Australian Open and defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray, before losing in the semifinals to Rafael Nadal.

Federer at the 2014 Australian Open.

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, he defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, and then defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final to win his sixth Dubai crown and his first title since Halle in 2013. Federer made the final at the Indian Wells Masters, but lost to Novak Djokovic in a final-set tiebreak.

At the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Federer won both of his singles rubbers against Mikhail Kukushkin and Andrey Golubev, the second of which was the first live deciding rubber of his Davis Cup career. Federer then took a wild card into the Monte-Carlo Masters. Federer beat Novak Djokovic on his way to the finals, but lost to compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in the final.

Federer participated in the Halle Open, playing both singles and doubles with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. Federer reached both the singles and doubles finals, and won his seventh Halle singles title, beating Alejandro Falla. Federer was seeded fourth at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. He had wins over Paolo Lorenzi, Gilles Müller, and Santiago Giraldo to make it through to the second week. He defeated Tommy Robredo in the fourth round to reach a record 42nd Grand Slam quarterfinal. He defeated compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in three sets to set up a meeting with Novak Djokovic in his 25th Grand Slam final. In the final, he was defeated by Djokovic in an epic five-set match.

Federer made the finals of the Canadian Open but was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Federer then participated in the Cincinnati Open. He went on to defeat Gael Monfils, Andy Murray and Milos Raonic to reach the final. The victory over Murray drew Federer even in their head-to-head at 11–11. In the final, Federer defeated Spain's David Ferrer in three sets to capture his sixth Cincinnati crown and his 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. It was also his 80th ATP singles title, behind only Jimmy Connors (109) and Ivan Lendl (94) in the Open Era.

Switzerland hosted Italy in the Davis Cup semifinal in September. Federer won both of his singles matches against Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in straight sets and hence led Switzerland to the final for the first time since 1992.

Federer then played in Shanghai Masters. In his first match, Federer beat Argentinian Leonardo Mayer winning in three close sets after saving 5 match points. He beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, ending the Serb's 28-match unbeaten run on Chinese soil. He battled Frenchman Gilles Simon in his second Shanghai final, defeated him in two tiebreak sets and collected his 23rd Masters 1000 title of his career. The victory saw Federer return to world number 2 for the first time since May 2013.

Rivalries

See also: Big Four (tennis)

Federer vs. Nadal

Main article: Federer–Nadal rivalry

Federer and Nadal during the 2006 Wimbledon Championships final

Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004 and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.

They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 17 August 2009, when Nadal fell to world no. 3 (Andy Murray became the new no. 2). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished six consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked no. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to no. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks, before surpassing Federer in August 2008.

Nadal leads their head-to-head 23–10. Of their 33 matches, 15 have been on clay, which is by far Nadal's best surface. Federer has a winning record on grass (2–1) and indoor hard courts (4–1), while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts (8–2) and clay (13–2). Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 20 of their matches have been in tournament finals which have included an all-time record eight Grand Slam finals. From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final. They then met in the 2009 Australian Open final and the 2011 French Open final. Nadal won six of the eight, losing the first two Wimbledon finals. Three of these finals were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), with the 2008 Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. Of their 33 meetings, 11 have reached a deciding set. They have also played in 10 Masters Series finals, including their lone five-hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tie-break, having saved two match points.

Federer vs. Djokovic

Main article: Djokovic–Federer rivalry

Federer and Djokovic have met 36 times with Federer leading 19–17. Federer leads 4–3 on clay, 14–13 on hard-courts and they are tied 1–1 on grass. The Federer–Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in Grand Slam history with a record 12 matches played against each other and they are tied 6–6. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open), and the only player besides Nadal and Murray who has double-figure career wins over Federer. Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) currently on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam (2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 French Open) and the only player to do so three times. Of their 36 meetings, 14 have reached a deciding set.

Federer ended Djokovic's perfect 41–0 start to the 2011 season in the semifinals of the French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge this loss at the 2011 US Open in five sets after saving two match points against Federer for the second straight year. In the semifinals of Wimbledon 2012, Federer beat defending champion and world no. 1 Djokovic in four sets. Federer also ended Djokovic's 28 straight wins in China at 2014 Shanghai Open. Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best rivalries in the Open Era.

Federer vs. Murray

Main article: Federer–Murray rivalry

Federer and Andy Murray have met 22 times with the series being tied at 11–11. Both are tied at 10–10 on hard courts, and also at 1–1 on grass.

Federer (left) and Murray (right) in the 2010 Rogers Cup final.

The two have met five times at the Grand Slam level, the first three times in the finals, Federer winning all three of these matches; at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open, both of which he won in straight sets, and at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets. However, Murray won their encounter in the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating the Swiss for the first time at a Grand slam tournament in five sets. At the 2014 Australian Open, Federer reversed that result, defeating Murray in four sets in the quarterfinals.

They met in the final of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, in which Murray defeated Federer in straight sets, denying the Swiss maestro a career Golden Slam. Murray also leads 6–1 in ATP 1000 tournaments, 2–0 in finals. They have also met four times at the ATP World Tour Finals with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008, and Federer in London in 2009, 2010, and 2012. Murray is being one of only three players to have recorded 10 or more victories over Federer (the other two being Nadal and Novak Djokovic). The most recent meeting between the two was at the 2014 Western & Southern Open, where Federer triumphed in straight sets.

Federer vs. Roddick

Main article: Federer–Roddick rivalry

One of Federer's longstanding rivalries was with American Andy Roddick. Roddick lost his world no. 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004. Federer and Roddick met on 24 occasions, including four Grand Slam finals (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open). Federer's record is 21–3, making Roddick the ATP player with the most tournament losses to Federer. Roddick himself said it was not much of a rivalry, being so one-sided.

In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. The match included a fifth set of 30 games (a Grand Slam final record) and was over four hours long. In the final game of the deciding set, Roddick's serve was broken for the first time in the match. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles, and Roddick apologized to Sampras (who was there) for not being able to hold Federer.

Federer vs. Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer have played each other on 27 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer has dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 18 meetings to emerge with an 18–9 overall head-to-head record. This is Hewitt's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. They have met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won his first US Open title in a lopsided encounter in which Federer scored a bagel either side of a second set tiebreak. Federer has met Hewitt at six of the Grand Slam tournaments in which he lifted the trophy, including all five of his triumphs between 2004 and 2005. Their most recent meeting was at the 2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to the Halle title.

Federer vs. del Potro

Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer have played 20 times with Federer leading 15–5. They have met 6 times in Grand Slams with Federer leading 5–1. Their two most famous Grand Slam meetings both came in 2009. The first was in the French Open semifinals when Federer survived an epic five set clash when he was chasing the only French title of his career. The second was in the final of the US Open where del Potro stunned Federer in five sets ending his 20 match winning streak at the majors. Another high profile match was in the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics where Federer prevailed 19–17 in a grueling final set to secure the Olympic silver medal. Most recently they have met in the finals Swiss Indoors in 2012 and 2013 with del Potro prevailing on both occasions in tight three set matches.

Federer vs. Safin

Marat Safin and Federer played each other 12 times, with Federer leading 10–2. Federer and Safin turned pro within one year of each other, with Safin turning pro in 1997 and Federer in 1998. Federer leads 4–1 on hard courts, 3–0 on grass, and 3–0 on clay courts, while Safin leads 1–0 on carpet. Notable meetings include Federer's defeating Safin at the 2002 Hamburg Masters to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career, as well as Federer emerging victorious in the semifinals of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, after winning a tiebreak 20–18 on his eighth match point. Federer also defeated Safin in the finals of the 2004 Australian Open to capture his first Australian Open and second Grand Slam title. However, Safin defeated Federer in the 2005 Australian Open semifinals, having saved one match point in the fourth-set tiebreak, to end a 26-match winning streak by Federer. They met each other five times in Grand Slams, with Federer leading 4–1.

Federer vs. Nalbandian

David Nalbandian and Federer played each other 19 times, with Federer leading 11–8. Nalbandian dominated early taking all of their first 5 matches from 2002–03. Federer reversed this trend at the 2003 Masters Cup where he recorded his first victory, and would go on to win 11 of their last 14 meetings. Federer led 6–5 on hard courts, 1–0 on grass, and 3–1 on clay courts, while Nalbandian led 2–1 on carpet. Notable meetings include Nalbandian's win in a fifth-set tiebreaker to win the 2005 Masters Cup, and Federer's win in the 2006 French Open semifinals. They met each other six times in Grand Slams, with Federer leading 4–2.

Legacy

Federer has been regarded by many pundits, coaches, past and present players as the greatest tennis player of all time. He dominated the game at his peak and has more grand slam titles than any other men's singles player. He is also the first ever men's singles player to have reached 10 consecutive grand slam finals and a total of 25 grand slam finals.

Playing style

Federer's versatility has been summarised by Jimmy Connors: "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."

Federer's serve

Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game today. He has a powerful, accurate smash and very effectively performs rare elements in today's tennis, such as backhand smash, half-volley and jump smash (slam dunk). David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip", while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport." Federer is also known for his efficient movement around the court and excellent footwork, which enables him to run around shots directed to his backhand and instead hit a powerful inside-out or inside-in forehand, one of his best shots.

Federer plays with a single-handed backhand, which gives him great variety. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure his opponent to the net and deliver a passing shot. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand with which he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net. His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss, regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph); however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph). Federer is also accomplished at serve and volleying, and employed this tactic frequently in his early career.

Later in his career, Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal and can perform a well-disguised one off both wings. He sometimes uses a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "tweener" or "hotdog". His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him triple match point, on which he capitalised for a straight-set victory over the Serb.

Equipment and apparel

Equipment

Federer currently plays with the Wilson Prostaff RF97 Autograph, a 97 square inch tennis racquet with 21.5 mm beam, 360g weight, 8.5 pts HL, 68 Flex, 331 swing weight and 16x19 string pattern (all strung with overgrip). Previously, Federer played with a Pro Staff 6.1 90 BLX tennis racquet, which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 364 grams, and thin beam of 17.5 millimeters. His grip size was 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3). Federer stringed his racquets at 21.5 kg mains/20 kg crosses pre stretched 20%, using Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings. When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."

Apparel

Federer has a contract with Nike footwear and apparel. 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, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006. In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalized cardigan which also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.

Endorsements

Federer is one of the highest-earning athletes in the world. He is listed at number two on Forbes World's Highest Paid Athletes list. As of 2013 he remains the top earner in tennis with ten endorsement deals. He makes 40 to 50 million euros a year from prize money and endorsements from Nike and the Swiss companies Nationale Suisse, Credit Suisse, Rolex, Lindt and Jura Elektroapparate. In 2010 his endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global partnership deal. His other sponsors include Gillette, Wilson and Moët & Chandon. Previously, he was an ambassador for NetJets, Emmi AG, Maurice Lacroix.

Career statistics

Main article: Roger Federer career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	LQ	3R	3R	4R	4R	W	SF	W	W	SF	F	W	SF	SF	SF	SF	4 / 15	73–11	86.90
French Open	A	1R	4R	QF	1R	1R	3R	SF	F	F	F	W	QF	F	SF	QF	4R	1 / 16	61–15	80.26
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	QF	1R	W	W	W	W	W	F	W	QF	QF	W	2R	F	7 / 16	73–9	89.02
US Open	A	LQ	3R	4R	4R	4R	W	W	W	W	W	F	SF	SF	QF	4R	SF	5 / 15	72–10	87.80
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	20–4	19–3	13–4	19–4	17 / 62	279–45	86.11

Finals: 25 (17–8)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2003	Wimbledon	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Winner	2004	Australian Open	Hard	Marat Safin	7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
Winner	2004	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner	2004	US Open	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Winner	2005	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Winner	2005	US Open (2)	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Winner	2006	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	2006	French Open	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner	2006	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Winner	2006	US Open (3)	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner	2007	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Fernando González	7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2007	French Open (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	2007	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
Winner	2007	US Open (4)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Runner-up	2008	French Open (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2008	Wimbledon	Grass	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9
Winner	2008	US Open (5)	Hard	Andy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	2009	Australian Open	Hard	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6
Winner	2009	French Open	Clay	Robin Söderling	6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Winner	2009	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Andy Roddick	5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
Runner-up	2009	US Open	Hard	Juan Martín del Potro	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner	2010	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Andy Murray	6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
Runner-up	2011	French Open (4)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 1–6
Winner	2012	Wimbledon (7)	Grass	Andy Murray	4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2014	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Novak Djokovic	7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 4–6

Year-end championship performance timeline

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	SR	W–L	Win %
YEC	NQ	NQ	NQ	NQ	SF	W	W	F	W	W	RR	SF	W	W	F	SF	6 / 12	44–11	80.00
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–1	5–0	5–0	4–1	5–0	4–1	1–2	2–2	5–0	5–0	3–2	2–2

Finals: 8 (6–2)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2003	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
Winner	2004	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner	2006	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai	Hard (i)	James Blake	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	2007	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai	Hard (i)	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	2010	ATP World Tour Finals, London	Hard (i)	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	2011	ATP World Tour Finals, London	Hard (i)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Runner-up	2012	ATP World Tour Finals, London	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic	6–7(6–8), 5–7

Olympic Games

Finals: 2 (1 gold medal, 1 silver medal)

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2012	Summer Olympics, London	Grass	Andy Murray	2–6, 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2008	Summer Olympics, Beijing	Hard	Wawrinka	Aspelin Johansson	6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Records

Main article: List of career achievements by Roger Federer

All-time tournament records

Roger Federer has spent a total of 302 weeks and 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, the most of any player.

Tournament	Since	Record accomplished	Players matched
Grand Slam	1877	17 men's Major titles overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	3 men's Major titles per-year 3 times 2004, 2006–07	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	2 men's Major titles per-year 5 times 2004–07, 2009	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	25 men's Major finals overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	36 men's Major semi-finals overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	43 men's Major quarter-finals overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	10 consecutive men's Major finals	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	23 consecutive men's Major semi-finals	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	36 consecutive men's Major quarter-finals	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	60 consecutive men's Major tournament appearances	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	279 Major match wins overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	145 Major hard court wins overall	Stands alone
Grand Slam	1877	Reached all 4 Major finals 3 times (2006–07, 2009)	Stands alone

Open Era records

• These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
• Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
• Records in italics are currently active streaks.

Time span	Selected Grand Slam tournament records	Players matched
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open	Career Grand Slam	Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal
2003 Wimbledon — 2012 Wimbledon	17 titles	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2014 Wimbledon	25 finals	Stands alone
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 US Open	10 consecutive finals	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2014 US Open	36 semifinals	Stands alone
2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open	23 consecutive semifinals	Stands alone
2001 French Open — 2014 US Open	43 quarterfinals	Stands alone
2004 Wimbledon — 2013 French Open	36 consecutive quarterfinals	Stands alone
2000 Australian Open — 2014 US Open	60 consecutive appearances	Stands alone
2004 & 2006–2007	3 years winning 3+ titles	Stands alone
2004–2007 & 2009	5 years winning 2+ titles	Stands alone
2006–2007	2 consecutive years winning 3+ titles	Stands alone
2004–2007	4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles	Stands alone
2004–2011	8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2012 Wimbledon	5+ titles at 2 different Majors	Björn Borg Pete Sampras
2003 Wimbledon — 2012 Wimbledon	4+ titles at 3 different Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2014 Wimbledon	5+ finals at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2014 US Open	7+ semifinals at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2001 French Open — 2014 US Open	10+ quarterfinals at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open	5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open	2+ consecutive finals at all 4 Majors	Ivan Lendl
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open	5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2013 French Open	9+ consecutive quarterfinals at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open	First 7 finals won	Stands alone
2004 Australian Open — 2010 Australian Open	9 hard court titles	Stands alone
2008 US Open — 2009 Wimbledon	Simultaneous holder of Majors on clay, grass and hard court	Rafael Nadal
2006–2007 & 2009	All 4 Major finals in 1 season	Rod Laver
2006 French Open — 2009 US Open	Runner-up finishes at all four majors	Ivan Lendl
2000 Australian Open — 2014 US Open	279 match wins	Stands alone
2000 Australian Open — 2014 US Open	60+ match wins at all 4 Majors	Stands alone
2000 Australian Open — 2014 US Open	70+ match wins at 3 different Majors	Stands alone
2000 Australian Open — 2014 US Open	145 hard court match wins	Stands alone
2006	27 match wins in 1 season	Stands alone
2004–2007 & 2009	5 years with match winning percentage of 90%+	Björn Borg
2004 French Open — 2012 US Open	23 top seeds	Stands alone
2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon	18 consecutive top seeds	Stands alone
2006 US Open — 2007 French Open	36 consecutive sets won	Stands alone
2007 US Open	35 consecutive service points won	Stands alone
2009 Wimbledon	50 aces in a final	Stands alone
1999 French Open — 2014 Australian Open	6052 games won	Stands alone
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open	2 winning streaks of 25+ matches	Stands alone
2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open	3 winning streaks of 20+ matches	Stands alone
2004 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open	5 winning streaks of 15+ matches	Stands alone

Grand Slam tournaments	Time Span	Records at each Grand Slam tournament	Players matched	Refs
Australian Open	2004–2010	4 titles overall	Andre Agassi Novak Djokovic
Australian Open	2004–2010	5 finals overall	Stefan Edberg
Australian Open	2004–2014	11 semifinals overall	Stands alone
Australian Open	2004–2014	11 consecutive semifinals	Stands alone
Australian Open	2007	Won title without losing a set	Ken Rosewall
Australian Open	2000–2014	73 match wins overall	Stands alone
Australian Open	2006–2008	30 consecutive sets won	Stands alone
French Open	2005–2009	5 consecutive semifinals	Rafael Nadal
French Open—Wimbledon	2009	Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year	Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon	2003–2012	7 titles overall	Pete Sampras
Wimbledon	2003–2007	5 consecutive titles	Björn Borg
Wimbledon	2003–2014	9 finals overall	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2003–2009	7 consecutive finals	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2003–2009	7 consecutive semifinals	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2005–2006	34 consecutive sets won	Stands alone
US Open	2004–2008	5 titles overall	Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras
US Open	2004–2008	5 consecutive titles	Stands alone
US Open	2004–2009	40 consecutive match wins	Stands alone

Time span	Other selected records	Players matched
Year-End Championship records
2003–2011	6 titles overall	Stands alone
2002–2013	44 match wins overall	Stands alone
2002–2013	12 consecutive appearances	Ivan Lendl
2003–2005	14 consecutive match wins	Ivan Lendl
ATP Masters 1000 records
2000–2014	309 match wins overall	Stands alone
2004–2014	17 hard court titles	Stands alone
2005–2006	2 consecutive years winning 4+ titles	Stands alone
2002–2011	9 different finals	Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal
2006	6 finals in 1 season	Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal
2004–2012	4 Indian Wells Masters titles	Stands alone
2002–2007	4 Hamburg Masters titles	Stands alone
2005–2014	6 Cincinnati Masters titles	Stands alone
2012	Won title without having serve broken or losing a set (Cincinnati Masters)	Stands alone
Other records
2004–2012	302 total weeks at no. 1	Stands alone
2 February 2004 — 17 August 2008	237 consecutive weeks at no. 1	Stands alone
2003–2005	24 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents	Stands alone
2005–2006	56 consecutive hard court match victories	Stands alone
2003–2008	65 consecutive grass court match victories	Stands alone
2003–2005	24 consecutive tournament finals won	Stands alone
2001–2014	10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts	Stands alone
2003–2014	14 grass court titles	Stands alone
1999–2014	606 hard court wins	Stands alone
2002–2014	55 hard court titles	Stands alone
2006	9 hard court titles in 1 season	Jimmy Connors
2000–2014	11 finals at a single tournament (Swiss Indoors)	Stands alone
2001–2014	14 consecutive years winning 1+ title	Ivan Lendl
1998–2014	364 tiebreaks won	Stands alone
1999–2014	87.33% (131–19) grass court match winning percentage	Stands alone
1998–2014	82.79% (606–126) hard court match winning percentage	Stands alone
2006	94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season	Stands alone
2005–2007	3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire no. 1	Stands alone
2005–2007	3 calendar years as wire-to-wire no. 1	Jimmy Connors
2003–2012	Ended 9 years ranked inside the top 2	Stands alone
2007	$10 million prize money earned in a season	Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic
2005–2007	2 winning streaks of 35+ matches	Björn Borg
1999–2014	37 Davis Cup singles wins for Switzerland	Stands alone

See also

• Roger Federer career statistics
• Tennis records of the Open Era – Men's Singles
• Tennis records of All Time - Men's Singles
• List of career achievements by Roger Federer
• ATP World Tour records
• ATP World Tour Awards
• List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
• List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players
• 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
• 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

Further reading

• Bowers, Chris (2007). Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player. John Blake. ISBN 1-84454-407-9.
• Stauffer, René (2007). The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. ISBN 0-942257-39-1.

Video

• Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 31 October 2006, Run Time: 233 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR98.
• Wimbledon 2007 Final: Federer vs. Nadal (2007) Kultur White Star, DVD Release Date: 30 October 2007, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CU0.
• Wimbledon — The 2008 Finals: Nadal vs. Federer Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 19 August 2008, Run Time: 300 minutes, ASIN: B001CWYUBU.

External links

• Publications by and about Roger Federer in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
• Official website
• Roger Federer Foundation
• Roger Federer on Facebook
• Roger Federer on Twitter

Profiles

• Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Roger Federer at the Davis Cup
• Roger Federer at IMDb