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Mirka Federer

Mirka during the 2012 Olympics
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Bottmingen, Switzerland
Born	(1978-04-01) 1 April 1978 (age 46) Bojnice, Slovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	15 January 1998
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$260,832
Singles
Career record	202–159
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 76 (10 September 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000, 2001)
French Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2001)
US Open	3R (2001)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	38–68
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 214 (24 August 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Slovak origin.

She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired from professional tennis in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. By the time she closed her career, she was a top-100 ranked player.

Early life and tennis career

Born in Bojnice (then Czechoslovakia), Miroslava emigrated to Switzerland when she was two years old. In 1987, when she was nine, her father took her to watch a tournament at Filderstadt in Germany. Mirka met Martina Navratilova, who thought she looked athletic and should try tennis. Navratilova later sent her a racquet and arranged for her first tennis lesson.

In 2002, she teamed up with Roger Federer in the Hopman Cup. Her best Grand Slam performance was in 2001, when she reached the third round of the US Open. Monica Seles defeated her twice.

However, a recurring foot injury prevented Vavrinec from progressing further up the rankings, eventually forcing her retirement from competitive tennis in 2002. Following her retirement, she took on the role of Federer's public relations manager, traveling with him on tour, often seen attending his matches. Prior to her retirement, she was ranked in the mid-80s, with a career high of No. 76, during the 2001 season.

Personal life

Mirka married Roger Federer on 11 April 2009. They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family. In 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls, Myla and Charlene. The Federers had another set of twins in 2014, this time fraternal twin boys, Leo and Lenny.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (3–10)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 September 1994	ITF Cluj, Romania	Clay	Adriana Gerši	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	23 January 1995	ITF Bastad, Sweden	Hard	Katalin Miskolczi	6–1, 2–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	8 March 1997	ITF Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Nataly Cahana	6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	2 June 1997	ITF Bytom, Poland	Clay	Jana Pospíšilová	6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	22 June 1997	ITF Klosters, Switzerland	Clay	Evelyn Fauth	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	30 June 1997	ITF Lohja, Finland	Clay	Maria Persson	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	12 January 1998	ITF Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Louise Latimer	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	8.	18 January 1999	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Stephanie Chi	1–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	31 January 1999	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Alina Jidkova	6–0, 7–6
Runner-up	10.	8 February 1999	ITF Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Samantha Smith	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	15 March 1999	ITF Noda, Japan	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	30 August 1999	ITF Huixquilucan, Mexico	Hard	Vanessa Webb	6–1, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	13.	14 August 1999	ITF İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 October 1993	ITF Langenthal, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Natalie Tschan	Anne De Gioanni Heidi Sprung	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	25 October 1993	ITF Jurmala, Latvia	Hard (i)	Aleksandra Olsza	Natalia Bondarenko Elena Tatarkova	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	19 May 1997	ITF Brixen, Italy	Clay	Luciana Masante	Caroline Schneider Patricia Wartusch	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	1 June 1998	ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Larissa Schaerer	Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga	2–6, 1–6

References

1. Miroslava Vavrinec WTA
2. Viner, Brian (2 July 2005). "Roger Federer: A smashing guy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007.
3. "Martina set up mixed doubles". The Sunday Times. London: The Times. 24 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
4. Oliphant, Vickiie (24 January 2018). "Roger Federer wife: Who is the tennis star married to? Who is Mirka Federer?". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
5. Roger Federer (11 April 2009). "Off Court - Mr. and Mrs. Federer". Roger Federer. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
6. "Off Court — Mr. and Mrs. Federer". Roger Federer Official Website. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
7. "Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins". OneIndia. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
8. "Roger Federer: Mirka and I couldn't be happier with twin boys – and now we know how to cope with babies on tour". The Guardian. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
9. "Roger Federer's wife gives birth to second set of twins". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

• "Federer's Wife at the Center of His Game". The New York Times. 12 January 2012.

External links

• Mirka Federer at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mirka Federer at the International Tennis Federation
• Mirka Federer at the Billie Jean King Cup

• 1978 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Bojnice
• Swiss people of Slovak descent
• Swiss female tennis players
• Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Federer family
• Hopman Cup competitors
• Czechoslovak emigrants to Switzerland
• Olympic tennis players for Switzerland