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Revision as of 20:38, 14 December 2008

"Federer" redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation).
Roger Federer
Federer at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters
Country (sports)Switzerland
ResidenceOberwil, Switzerland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$ 44,593,957
Singles
Career record617–149
Career titles57
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 2, 2004-2008
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2004, 2006, 2007)
French OpenF (2006, 2007, 2008)
WimbledonW (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US OpenW (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games4th place (Template:OlympicEvent)
Doubles
Career record112–71
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Gold Medal (Template:OlympicEvent)
Last updated on: November 17, 2008.
Olympic medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Tennis
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles

Roger Federer (Template:PronEng;[1] born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1-ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004, through August 17, 2008. Some tennis critics, legendary players, and current players consider him to be among the greatest players in the modern era history of this sport.[2][3][4][5][6]

Federer has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles (3 Australian Open, 5 Wimbledon, 5 US Open), currently just one shy of all-time leader Pete Sampras. He has also won 4 Tennis Masters Cup titles, and 14 ATP Masters Series titles, as well as winning Olympic gold in doubles. He holds many records in the game, including having appeared in 10 consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and 18 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon–present). He also holds the open era records for most consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He has a storied rivalry with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who recently succeeded him as the World No. 1 player.

As a result of Federer's successes in the sport, he has been named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year four times (2005–08).[7]

Early life

Federer was born in Basel, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer (née Durand).[8] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany.[9] 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.[10][11] As a youngster, he enjoyed watching Marcelo Ríos in action.[12] He especially liked Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marcelo Ríos and has cited them as idols.[13]

Junior tennis

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Career on the ATP

In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour at Gstaad. The following year he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy and finished the year as the youngest player (for the year) inside ATP's top 100 ranking. In 2000, Federer reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud di Pasquale of France. Federer reached his first final in Marseille which he lost to Marc Rosset and was also the runner-up in Basel. He failed to make an impression at Grand Slams and Masters Series tournaments, and ended the year ranked 29th.
(All results and ranking history from ATP)[18].

2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory came in February, when he defeated Julien Boutter in the final of the Milan Indoor, where his tennis idol Stefan Edberg had won his first career title in 1984. 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 5 set match 7-6(7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5, a victory that many consider to be the turning point of his career, as well as ending Sampras's 31-match winning streak in the tournament.[19] He then finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)[20]

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,[21] 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)[22]

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 and Miami.

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)[23]

2004

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.[24] 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.[25] 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 he would hold for four years 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.[26]

(All results in 2004)[27]

2005

Federer in Cincinnati during the 2005 US Open Series.

To begin the year, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31] 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)[32]

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.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35]

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.[36] 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 Flushing Meadows. During the open era, 2006 is the only year in which same man (Federer) and woman (Justine 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)[37]

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 Björn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set.[38] 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.[39][40]

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.[41] This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43] 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 at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters

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.[44]

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."[45] 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)[46]

2008

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

In March, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it as early as 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".[47]

Although Federer was seeded first and was the defending champion at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Andy Murray in the first round with a score of 7-6(6), 3-6, 4-6. On March 10, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former World No. 1 and fourteen-time Grand Slam singles titlist Pete Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York City 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.[48]

At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, the first Tennis Masters Series event of the year, Federer lost in the semifinals to American Mardy Fish for the first time, thus ending his 41-match winning streak against American players dating back to August 2003.[49] Federer's next tournament was the Masters Series 2008 Miami Masters, where he lost in the quarterfinals to American Andy Roddick. Roddick's last official win against him was 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 José Higueras.[50] Federer won his first tournament of the year when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain.

Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.[51] At the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Štěpánek 7–6(4), 7–6(7). Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg and won his first four matches in straight sets to set up a repeat of the previous year's final against Nadal. In the first set of the final, Federer built a 5–1 lead and served for the set twice. Nadal, however, won six consecutive games to win the set 7–5. Nadal again broke Federer's serve in the opening game of the second set, but Federer broke back and won the set 7–6(3). Nadal then won the third set 6–3 and the tournament.

At the 2008 French Open, Federer was quickly defeated by Nadal in the finals 6–1, 6–3, 6–0.[52] The last time Federer had lost a set 6-0 was his first round match in 1999 against Byron Black at the Artois Championships played at Queen's Club in London. This was also the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal as well as their semifinal match in 2005.[52]. Federer Record of 23-4 (2005-08) at French Open is second only to Nadal 28-0 during the same period.

Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This would be the fifth time he has won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with ten.[53]

At Wimbledon, Federer reached his 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal and his 16th Grand Slam final, tying Björn Borg for fourth most in male tennis history. He once again played World No. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would mean his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era record, and equaling the all-time record held since 1886 by William Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak but eventually lost the match 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history, and 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."[54] After Nadal surpassed him as World No. 1 later in the year, Federer stated that his main goal would be to regain the Wimbledon title, rather than the top spot.[55]

Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments.[56] At the Masters Series Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, Federer lost in the second round to Gilles Simon after receiving a first round bye. At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović for the first time in seven matches between them.

Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches.[57] Federer however, finally won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's doubles when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka upset favourites and World No. 1 doubles players Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of the United States in the semifinals, and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the finals, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3. The following day on August 18, Federer lost his World No. 1 ranking to Rafael Nadal after a record 237 consecutive weeks.[56][58][59]

At the US Open, Federer defeated Máximo González of Argentina, Thiago Alves of Brazil and Radek Štěpánek of Czech Republic to reach the fourth round without dropping a set. There he faced Russian Igor Andreev and won in a tough five setter, 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. He defeated Gilles Müller in the quarterfinals 7–6(5), 6–4, 7–6(5), and then in a rematch of the 2007 US Open Final, he topped No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic in 4 sets, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. On a Monday final, he defeated Andy Murray in straight sets (6–2, 7–5, 6–2), to win his 13th Grand Slam title, his fifth straight US Open title, and extended his win streak to 34 at the US Open.[60] Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open.[61][62]

At the 2008 Madrid Masters, Federer reached the semifinals without losing a set. His run ended when he lost to Andy Murray, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7. Meanwhile, he became the all-time leader in career prize money in men's tennis, earning over $43.3 million (USD) at the end of the tournament, and surpassing former World No. 1 and 14-time Grand Slam champion, Pete Sampras.[63]

Federer won his 57th career title at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating David Nalbandian in the final, 6-3, 6-4. He became the only player to win the title 3 consecutive times. He reached the quarterfinals of his next event, the Paris Masters, before withdrawing due to back pain. This is first time in Federer's career of 763 matches that he has withdrawn from a tournament.[64]This meant that the 2008 season was his first since 2003 in which he did not win a regular season Masters Series title.[65]

Federer entered the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup as the number one seed after Nadal withdrew from the tournament, and he drew Gilles Simon, Andy Murray, and Andy Roddick in his Red Group. In his opening match, Federer lost to Simon 6–4, 4–6, 3–6. Simon became just the second man to defeat Federer in the round robin stage of the Tennis Masters Cup. Federer kept his hopes alive by defeating Roddick's replacement, Radek Stepanek, 7–6(4) 6–4. In his third match, he faced Murray in a repeat of the US Open final and Madrid semifinal. Murray went on to win the match 4–6, 7–6(3), 7–5, although Federer fought hard, coming back from 5–2 in the second set and 3–0 in the third set. Federer had also received medical treatment for back and hip problems in the third set, and lost after saving seven match points.[66] This was the first time that Federer had not advanced to the semifinal stage of the event. However, Federer still ended the year in second place with 1061 Race points.

Rivalry with Nadal

Main article: Federer-Nadal rivalry

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

  • They are the only men in the open era who have played each other in 6 Grand Slam finals.[67]
  • Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match of all time by many long-time tennis critics.[54][68][69][70]
  • Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.[70][71][72]

The main reason why Nadal poses difficulty for Federer is because of Nadal's forehand. Nadal plays left-handed and his cross-court forehand shot is always towards Federer's backhand. Because of the amount of topspin that Nadal puts on his forehands, single-backhanders have more difficulty getting the ball across compared to double-handers. For this reason, in many of their matches, the same rally occurs in a majority of the points. Nadal continually attacks Federer's single backhand until an unforced error is made. This is most notable in the 2007 and 2008 Roland Garros finals. The same tactic was employed in the 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon finals to great effect.

However, Federer tends to beat Nadal on faster surfaces because a volley-orientated strategy works better. On clay, a volley-orientated strategy is much harder to execute given that the ball travels slower. Despite the advantage clay gives to Nadal, Federer has beaten Nadal on clay before in Hamburg. Whether Federer will beat Nadal in Roland Garros is another question altogether since the clay at Roland Garros bounces higher.

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".[73] He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes from both wings. While there seems to be no definite answer regarding which forehand grip he uses, most agree the grip is between eastern and slightly semi-western. This grip is usually referred to as a "hybrid grip" or "extreme eastern".[citation needed] He can generate extreme top-spin with the forehand, allowing him to open up cross-court angles while still hitting the ball with pace. He keeps his eyes locked on the contact point longer than most players and keeps his head fairly still despite his speed of swing. David Foster Wallace described the exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[74] while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.[75] Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots.[74] 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.[74]

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).[76] 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.

Equipment, apparel, and endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson [K]Six-One Tour Racquet,[77] which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (customized) (90 square inch),[77] heavy weight (customized)(12.7 oz strung weight),[77] and thin beam (18 mm).[77] 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).[78] 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).[79] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolizing the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won. This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets.[80] He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss.[81] He also endorses Gillette and Jura, a Swiss based company.[82]

Achievements

With 57 career singles titles, Federer is tied for eighth on the open era career singles titles list.[83]

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 Björn Borg's open era record of five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in 2007
  • Capturing the open era record of most consecutive US Open titles (five) in 2008
  • The only player in tennis history to have won 5 consecutive Grand Slam titles at two separate Grand Slam Events (Wimbledon 2003-2007 and US Open 2004-2008)
  • Ranked World #1 for a record of 237 consecutive weeks as of August 17, 2008, outlasting Jimmy Connors's record of 160 consecutive weeks as #1 men's player and Steffi Graf's record of 186 weeks as #1 singles player in the world

Awards

Main article: Awards won by Roger Federer

Federer has won numerous awards during his tennis career.

Federer was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2005.[84] He also won this award in 2006 through 2008.

Personal life

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.

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.[26]

Federer considers Swiss German his first language. He also speaks German, French and English fluently[10] and conducts press conferences in all four.

Federer's favourite vacation spots are Dubai, the Maldives, and the Swiss mountains.[10][85]

Federer is a good friend of golf superstar Tiger Woods and musician Gavin Rossdale.

Federer is Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[86]

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

Federer is a cricket fan, and spends part of his off-time playing that sport.[87]

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

Career statistics

Major finals (56)

Grand Slam singles finals (17)

Wins (13)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Wimbledon Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
2004 Australian Open Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
2004 Wimbledon (2) United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
2004 US Open Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
2005 Wimbledon (3) United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
2005 US Open (2) United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
2006 Australian Open (2) Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006 Wimbledon (4) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
2006 US Open (3) United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007 Australian Open (3) Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
2007 Wimbledon (5) Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
2007 US Open (4) Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
2008 US Open (5) United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-ups (4)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2006 French Open Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
2007 French Open (2) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008 French Open (3) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008 Wimbledon Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals (5)

Wins (4)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Houston United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
2004 Houston Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–2
2006 Shanghai United States James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
2007 Shanghai Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-ups (1)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2005 Shanghai Argentina David Nalbandian 6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)

ATP Masters Series singles finals (23)

Wins (14)
Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Hamburg Clay Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004 Indian Wells Hard (outdoor) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
2004 Hamburg (2) Clay Argentina Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004 Toronto (Canada) Hard (outdoor) United States Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
2005 Indian Wells (2) Hard (outdoor) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005 Miami Hard (outdoor) Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2005 Hamburg (3) Clay France Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
2005 Cincinnati Hard (outdoor) United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
2006 Indian Wells (3) Hard (outdoor) United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006 Miami (2) Hard (outdoor) Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
2006 Toronto (Canada) (2) Hard (outdoor) France Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006 Madrid Hard (indoor) Chile Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007 Hamburg (4) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007 Cincinnati (2) Hard (outdoor) United States James Blake 6–1, 6–4
Runner-ups (9)
Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Miami Hard (outdoor) United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003 Rome Clay Spain Félix Mantilla 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
2006 Monte Carlo Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
2006 Rome (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(7), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
2007 Monte Carlo (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
2007 Montréal (Canada) Hard (outdoor) Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
2007 Madrid Hard (indoor) Argentina David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2008 Monte Carlo (3) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5
2008 Hamburg Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3

Olympic doubles finals (1)

Gold (1)
Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
2008 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Hard Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Thomas Johansson 		6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3

Career finals (90)

Singles (78)

Wins (57)
Legend
Grand Slam (13)
Tennis Masters Cup (4)
ATP Masters Series (14)
ATP Tour (26)
Titles by Surface
Hard (38)
Grass (10)
Clay (7)
Carpet (2)
Titles by Surface
Outdoors (44)
Indoors (13)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. February 4, 2001 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) France Julien Boutter 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4
2. January 13, 2002 Sydney, Australia Hard Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 6–3
3. May 19, 2002 Hamburg, Germany (1) Clay Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
4. October 13, 2002 Vienna, Austria (1) Hard (i) Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
5. February 16, 2003 Marseille, France Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman 6–2, 7–6(6)
6. March 2, 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (1) Hard Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–1, 7–6(2)
7. May 4, 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–1, 6–4
8. June 15, 2003 Halle, Germany (1) Grass Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6–1, 6–3
9. July 6, 2003 Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (1) Grass Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
10. October 12, 2003 Vienna, Austria (2) Hard (i) Spain Carlos Moyà 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
11. November 16, 2003 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S (1) Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
12. February 1, 2004 Australian Open, Melbourne (1) Hard Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
13. March 7, 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2) Hard Spain Feliciano López 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
14. March 21, 2004 Indian Wells, U.S. (1) Hard United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
15. May 16, 2004 Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay Argentina Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
16. June 13, 2004 Halle, Germany (2) Grass United States Mardy Fish 6–0, 6–3
17. July 4, 2004 Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (2) Grass United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
18. July 11, 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Russia Igor Andreev 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
19. August 1, 2004 Toronto, Canada (1) Hard United States Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
20. September 12, 2004 US Open, New York City, U.S. (1) Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
21. October 3, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand (1) Hard (i) United States Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–0
22. November 21, 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, U.S. (2) Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–2
23. January 9, 2005 Doha, Qatar (1) Hard Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–1
24. February 20, 2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
25. February 27, 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (3) Hard Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7(6), 6–3
26. March 20, 2005 Indian Wells, California, U.S. (2) Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
27. April 3, 2005 Miami, U.S. (1) Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
28. May 15, 2005 Hamburg, Germany (3) Clay France Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
29. June 13, 2005 Halle, Germany (3) Grass Russia Marat Safin 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4
30. July 3, 2005 Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (3) Grass United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
31. August 21, 2005 Cincinnati, U.S. (1) Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
32. September 11, 2005 US Open, New York City, U.S. (2) Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
33. October 2, 2005 Bangkok, Thailand (2) Hard (i) United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
34. January 8, 2006 Doha, Qatar (2) Hard France Gaël Monfils 6–3, 7–6(5)
35. January 29, 2006 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (2) Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
36. March 19, 2006 Indian Wells, California, U.S. (3) Hard United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
37. April 2, 2006 Miami, U.S. (2) Hard Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
38. June 18, 2006 Halle, Germany (4) Grass Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–7(4), 6–2
39. July 9, 2006 Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (4) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
40. August 13, 2006 Toronto, Canada (2) Hard France Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
41. September 10, 2006 US Open, New York City, U.S. (3) Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
42. October 8, 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
43. October 22, 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Chile Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
44. October 29, 2006 Basel, Switzerland (1) Carpet (i) Chile Fernando González 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(3)
45. November 19, 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China (3) Hard (i) United States James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
46. January 28, 2007 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (3) Hard Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
47. March 3, 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (4) Hard Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 6–3
48. May 20, 2007 Hamburg, Germany (4) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
49. July 8, 2007 Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (5) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
50. August 19, 2007 Cincinnati, U.S. (2) Hard United States James Blake 6–1, 6–4
51. September 9, 2007 US Open, New York City, U.S. (4) Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
52. October 28, 2007 Basel, Switzerland (2) Hard (i) Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–4
53. November 18, 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China (4) Hard (i) Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
54. April 20, 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay Russia Nikolay Davydenko 7–6(5), 1–2 retired
55. June 15, 2008 Halle, Germany (5) Grass Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
56. September 8, 2008 US Open, New York City, U.S. (5) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
57. October 26, 2008 Basel, Switzerland (3) Hard (i) Argentina David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–4
Runner-ups (21)
Legend
Grand Slam (4)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP Tour (7)
Finals by Surface
Hard (5)
Grass (1)
Clay (10)
Carpet (5)
Finals by Surface
Outdoors (14)
Indoors (7)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. February 13, 2000 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Switzerland Marc Rosset 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
2. October 29, 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–1
3. February 25, 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) France Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(5)
4. October 28, 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5. February 3, 2002 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Davide Sanguinetti 7–6(2), 4–6, 6–1
6. March 31, 2002 Miami, U.S. Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
7. May 11, 2003 Rome, Italy Clay Spain Félix Mantilla 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
8. July 13, 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Czech Republic Jiří Novák 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9. November 20, 2005 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Argentina David Nalbandian 6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)
10. March 5, 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
11. April 23, 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
12. May 14, 2006 Rome, Italy Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(7), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
13. June 11, 2006 French Open, Paris Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
14. April 22, 2007 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
15. June 10, 2007 French Open, Paris Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
16. August 12, 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
17. October 21, 2007 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Argentina David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
18. April 27, 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5
19. May 18, 2008 Hamburg, Germany Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3
20. June 8, 2008 French Open, Paris Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
21. July 6, 2008 Wimbledon, London Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Doubles (12)

Wins (8)
Legend
Olympic Gold (1)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. February 25, 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner 		6–3, 6–0
2. July 15, 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Russia Marat Safin Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango 		0–1 Retired
3. February 24, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 		4–6, 6–3, 10–4
4. October 6, 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 7–6(0)
5. March 30, 2003 Miami, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl 		7–5, 6–3
6. October 12, 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Switzerland Yves Allegro India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi 		7–6(7), 7–5
7. June 12, 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Switzerland Yves Allegro Sweden Joachim Johansson
Russia Marat Safin 		7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3
8. August 16, 2008 Summer Olympics 2008, Beijing, China Hard Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Thomas Johansson 		6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3
Runner-ups (4)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. October 29, 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval 		7–6(11), 4–6, 7–6(4)
2. March 17, 2002 Indian Wells, United States Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 		6–4, 6–4
3. February 23, 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley 		7–6(4), 6–2
4. October 3, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Switzerland Yves Allegro United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Graydon Oliver 		5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Template:Performance timeline legend To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, from which Federer was eliminated on 14 November 2008.

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A LQ 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF 3 / 9 41–6
French Open A 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F F 0 / 10 32–10
Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W F 5 / 10 44–5
US Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W W 5 / 9 45–4
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 13 / 38 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13–4 6–4 13–3 22–1 24–2 27–1 26–1 24–3 N/A 162–25
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF W W F W W RR 4 / 7 27–5
Olympic Games
Singles Not Held SF Not Held 2R Not Held QF 0 / 3 8–4
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A LQ 1R 3R 2R W W W 2R SF 3 / 8 24–5
Miami Masters A 1R 2R QF F QF 3R W W 4R QF 2 / 10 30–8
Monte Carlo Masters A 1R 1R QF 2R A A QF F F F 0 / 8 20–8
Rome Masters A A 1R 3R 1R F 2R A F 3R QF 0 / 8 16–8
Hamburg Masters A A 1R 1R W 3R W W A W F 4 / 8 29–4
Canada Masters A A 1R A 1R SF W A W F 2R 2 / 7 20–5
Cincinnati Masters A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R W 2R W 3R 2 / 8 14–6
Madrid Masters A A 2R 2R QF SF A A W F SF 1 / 7 18–6
Paris Masters A A 1R 2R QF QF A A A 3R QF 0 / 6 7–5
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 9 14 / 72 N/A
Career Statistics
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career Win %
Tournaments Played 3 14 28 22 25 23 17 15 17 16 19 199 N/A
Titles 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 11 12 8 4 57 N/A
Runner-ups 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 4 4 4 21 N/A
Hardcourt Win–Loss 2–2 7–7 24–15 21–9 30–11 46–11 46–4 50–1 59–2 44–6 34–10 363–78 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 6–4 7–4 10–4 11–4 5–2 0–0 4–1 5–0 2–0 0–0 50–19 72%
Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–4 3–7 9–5 12–5 15–4 16–2 15–2 16–3 16–3 21–4 123–40 75%
Overall Win–Loss 2–3 13–17 36–29 49–21 58–23 78–17 74–6 81–4 92–5 68–9 66–15 617–149 N/A
Win % 40% 43% 55% 70% 72% 82% 93% 95% 95% 88% 81% N/A 81%
Year End Ranking 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 N/A N/A

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings (US$) Money list rank
1998 0 0 0 27,955[88] -
1999 0 0 0 225,139[89] 97[89]
2000 0 0 0 623,782[90] 27[90]
2001 0 1 1 865,425[91] 14[91]
2002 0 3 3 1,995,027[92] 4[92]
2003 1 6 7 4,000,680[93] 1[93]
2004 3 8 11 6,357,547[94] 1[94]
2005 2 9 11 6,137,018[95] 1[95]
2006 3 9 12 8,343,885[96] 1[96]
2007 3 5 8 10,130,620[97] 1[97]
2008** 1 3 4 5,886,879[98] 2[98]
Career** 13 44 57 44,593,957[99] 1[99]
**As of October 27, 2008.

See also

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Further reading

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

Video

  • Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006, Run Time: 233 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR98.
  • Wimbledon 2007 Final: Federer vs. Nadal (2007) Kultur White Star, DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CU0.
  • Wimbledon - The 2008 Finals: Nadal vs. Federer Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008, Run Time: 300 minutes, ASIN: B001CWYUBU.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by World No. 1
February 2, 2004-August 18, 2008 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss Sportsman of the Year
2003–04 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ITF World Champion
2004–05–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by ATP Player of the Year
2004–05–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
2005–06–07–08 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
2005–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality
2006–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Swiss Sportsman of the Year
2006–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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