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Roger Federer

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Oberwil, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money	US$ 43,643,957 All-time leader in earnings
Singles
Career record	616–147
Career titles	57
Highest ranking	No. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2006, 2007)
French Open	F (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open	W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games	4th place (Template:OlympicEvent)
Doubles
Career record	112–71
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Gold Medal (Template:OlympicEvent)
Last updated on: November 3, 2008.

Olympic medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Tennis
	2008 Beijing	Men's Doubles

Roger Federer (Template:PronEng; 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. Many tennis critics, legendary players, and current players consider him to be the greatest player in the history of the sport.

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 (2004–08).

Early life

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

Junior tennis

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six. 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. 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. 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.

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).

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).

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, 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)

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)

2004

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis. 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. 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.

(All results in 2004)

2005

To begin the year, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis. 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. 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. 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 (He was playing with an injury to his ankle). 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)

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. 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. 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.

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. 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)

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. 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.

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. This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1. 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. 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. 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 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.

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." 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)

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".

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.

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. 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 and his first tournament with coach José Higueras. 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. 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. 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.

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.

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."

Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments. 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.

At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches. 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.

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. Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

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.

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.This meant that the 2008 season was his first since 2003 in which he did not win a regular season Masters Series title.

Rivalry with Nadal

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.
• Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match of all time by many long-time tennis critics.
• Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.

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". 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". 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", while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions. Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots. 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.

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). 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) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 Racquet, which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch), heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight), and thin beam (18 mm). 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). This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult. 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). 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. He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss. He also endorses Gillette and Jura, a Swiss based company.

Achievements

With 57 career singles titles, Federer is ninth on the open era career singles titles list.

Records

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

Federer has won numerous awards during his tennis career.

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

Personal life

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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.

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

Federer's favourite vacation spots are Dubai, the Maldives, and the Swiss mountains.

Federer is a good friend of golf superstar Tiger Woods.

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

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.

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

Grand Slam singles finals (17)

Wins (13)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	Wimbledon	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
2004	Australian Open	Marat Safin	7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
2004	Wimbledon (2)	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
2004	US Open	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
2005	Wimbledon (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
2005	US Open (2)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
2006	Australian Open (2)	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006	Wimbledon (4)	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
2006	US Open (3)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	Australian Open (3)	Fernando González	7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
2007	Wimbledon (5)	Rafael Nadal	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
2007	US Open (4)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
2008	US Open (5)	Andy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	French Open	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
2007	French Open (2)	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008	French Open (3)	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008	Wimbledon	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

ATP Masters Series singles finals (23)

Wins (14)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Hamburg	Clay	Marat Safin	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004	Indian Wells	Hard (outdoor)	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3
2004	Hamburg (2)	Clay	Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004	Toronto (Canada)	Hard (outdoor)	Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3
2005	Indian Wells (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005	Miami	Hard (outdoor)	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2005	Hamburg (3)	Clay	Richard Gasquet	6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
2005	Cincinnati	Hard (outdoor)	Andy Roddick	6–3, 7–5
2006	Indian Wells (3)	Hard (outdoor)	James Blake	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006	Miami (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Ivan Ljubičić	7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
2006	Toronto (Canada) (2)	Hard (outdoor)	Richard Gasquet	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006	Madrid	Hard (indoor)	Fernando González	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007	Hamburg (4)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007	Cincinnati (2)	Hard (outdoor)	James Blake	6–1, 6–4

Runner-ups (9)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Miami	Hard (outdoor)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003	Rome	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
2006	Monte Carlo	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
2006	Rome (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(7), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
2007	Monte Carlo (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
2007	Montréal (Canada)	Hard (outdoor)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
2007	Madrid	Hard (indoor)	David Nalbandian	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2008	Monte Carlo (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 7–5
2008	Hamburg	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3

Career finals (89)

Singles (78)

Wins (57)

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

Runner-ups (21)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	February 13, 2000	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
2.	October 29, 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Thomas Enqvist	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–1
3.	February 25, 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Nicolas Escudé	7–5, 3–6, 7–6(5)
4.	October 28, 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Tim Henman	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5.	February 3, 2002	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Davide Sanguinetti	7–6(2), 4–6, 6–1
6.	March 31, 2002	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
7.	May 11, 2003	Rome, Italy	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–5, 6–2, 7–6(8)
8.	July 13, 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jiří Novák	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
9.	November 20, 2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)
10.	March 5, 2006	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
11.	April 23, 2006	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
12.	May 14, 2006	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(7), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
13.	June 11, 2006	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
14.	April 22, 2007	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
15.	June 10, 2007	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
16.	August 12, 2007	Montréal, Canada	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
17.	October 21, 2007	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	David Nalbandian	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
18.	April 27, 2008	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 7–5
19.	May 18, 2008	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3
20.	June 8, 2008	French Open, Paris	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
21.	July 6, 2008	Wimbledon, London	Grass	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) Jonas Björkman Petr Pála Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–0 2. July 15, 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Marat Safin Michael Hill Jeff Tarango 0–1 Retired 3. February 24, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Max Mirnyi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 6–3, 10–4 4. October 6, 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Max Mirnyi Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 7–6(0) 5. March 30, 2003 Miami, United States Hard Max Mirnyi Leander Paes David Rikl 7–5, 6–3 6. October 12, 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Yves Allegro Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 7–6(7), 7–5 7. June 12, 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Yves Allegro Joachim Johansson Marat Safin 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3 8. August 16, 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China Hard Stanislas Wawrinka Simon Aspelin 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) Dominik Hrbatý Donald Johnson Piet Norval 7–6(11), 4–6, 7–6(4) 2. March 17, 2002 Indian Wells, United States Hard Max Mirnyi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4 3. February 23, 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Max Mirnyi Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 7–6(4), 6–2 4. October 3, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Yves Allegro Justin Gimelstob 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 Paris Masters, which ended on 2 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 4 / 6 26–3 Olympic Games Summer Olympics 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 / 71 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 18 198 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 33–8 362–76 83% 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 12–4 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 58–22 78–17 74–6 81–4 92–5 68–9 65–13 616–147 Win % 40% 43% 55% 70% 73% 82% 93% 95% 95% 88% 83% 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 - 1999 0 0 0 225,139 97 2000 0 0 0 623,782 27 2001 0 1 1 865,425 14 2002 0 3 3 1,995,027 4 2003 1 6 7 4,000,680 1 2004 3 8 11 6,357,547 1 2005 2 9 11 6,137,018 1 2006 3 9 12 8,343,885 1 2007 3 5 8 10,130,620 1 2008** 1 3 4 4,878,154 2 Career** 13 44 57 43,585,232 1 **As of October 27, 2008. 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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. External links Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID. Roger Federer at the Davis Cup Roger Federer.com - Official Site Roger Federer Foundation Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates. Sporting positions Preceded byAndy Roddick World No. 1 February 2, 2004-August 18, 2008 Succeeded byRafael Nadal Awards and achievements Preceded byArnaud di Pasquale ITF Junior World Champion 1998 Succeeded byKristian Pless Preceded bySimon Ammann Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2003–04 Succeeded byThomas Lüthi Preceded byAndy Roddick ITF World Champion 2004–05–06–07 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byAndy Roddick ATP Player of the Year 2004–05–06–07 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byLance Armstrong BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality 2004 Succeeded byShane Warne Preceded byMichael Schumacher Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2005–06–07–08 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byAndy Roddick ESPY Best Male Tennis Player 2005–06–07 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byShane Warne BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality 2006–07 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byThomas Lüthi Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2006–07 Succeeded byIncumbent v t e Tennis world No. 1 men's singles players Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 23 December 2024 ATP rankings was introduced on August 23, 1973 1–5 Ilie Năstase (1973/74 – 40 w) John Newcombe (1974 – 8 w) Jimmy Connors (1974/83 – 268 w) Björn Borg (1977/81 – 109 w) John McEnroe (1980/85 – 170 w) 6–10 Ivan Lendl (1983/90 – 270 w) Mats Wilander (1988/89 – 20 w) Stefan Edberg (1990/92 – 72 w) Boris Becker (1991 – 12 w) Jim Courier (1992/93 – 58 w) 11–15 Pete Sampras (1993/00 – 286 w) Andre Agassi (1995/03 – 101 w) Thomas Muster (1996 – 6 w) Marcelo Ríos (1998 – 6 w) Carlos Moyá (1999 – 2 w) 16–20 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1999 – 6 w) Pat Rafter (1999 – 1 w) Marat Safin (2000/01 – 9 w) Gustavo Kuerten (2000/01 – 43 w) Lleyton Hewitt (2001/03 – 80 w) 21–25 Juan Carlos Ferrero (2003 – 8 w) Andy Roddick (2003/04 – 13 w) Roger Federer (2004/18 – 310 w) Rafael Nadal (2008/20 – 209 w) Novak Djokovic (2011/24 – 428 w) 26–30 Andy Murray (2016/17 – 41 w) Daniil Medvedev (2022 – 16 w) Carlos Alcaraz (2022/23 – 36 w) Jannik Sinner (2024 – 29 w) (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) weeks record underlined. v t e Olympic tennis men's doubles champions Demonstration 1968:  Rafael Osuna & Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) Indoor 1908:  Herbert Barrett & Arthur Gore (GBR) 1912:  Maurice Germot & André Gobert (FRA) Outdoor 1896:  John Pius Boland (GBR) &  Friedrich Traun (GER) 1900:  Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty (GBR) 1904:  Edgar Leonard & Beals Wright (USA) 1908:  Reginald Doherty & George Hillyard (GBR) 1912:  Harold Kitson & Charles Winslow (RSA) 1920:  Oswald Turnbull & Max Woosnam (GBR) 1924:  Francis Hunter & Vincent Richards (USA) 1988:  Ken Flach & Robert Seguso (USA) 1992:  Boris Becker & Michael Stich (GER) 1996:  Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (AUS) 2000:  Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor (CAN) 2004:  Fernando González & Nicolás Massú (CHI) 2008:  Roger Federer & Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2012:  Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (USA) 2016:  Marc López & Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2020:  Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić (CRO) 2024:  Matthew Ebden & John Peers (AUS) v t e Australian Open men's singles champions Amateur Era 1905: Rodney Heath 1906: Anthony Wilding 1907: Horace Rice 1908: Fred Alexander 1909: Anthony Wilding 1910: Rodney Heath 1911: Norman Brookes 1912: James Parke 1913: Ernie Parker 1914: Arthur O'Hara Wood 1915: Gordon Lowe 1919: Algernon Kingscote 1920: Pat O'Hara Wood 1921: Rice Gemmell 1922: James Anderson 1923: Pat O'Hara Wood 1924: James Anderson 1925: James Anderson 1926: John Hawkes 1927: Gerald Patterson 1928: Jean Borotra 1929: John Colin Gregory 1930: Edgar Moon 1931: Jack Crawford 1932: Jack Crawford 1933: Jack Crawford 1934: Fred Perry 1935: Jack Crawford 1936: Adrian Quist 1937: Vivian McGrath 1938: Don Budge 1939: John Bromwich 1940: Adrian Quist 1946: John Bromwich 1947: Dinny Pails 1948: Adrian Quist 1949: Frank Sedgman 1950: Frank Sedgman 1951: Dick Savitt 1952: Ken McGregor 1953: Ken Rosewall 1954: Mervyn Rose 1955: Ken Rosewall 1956: Lew Hoad 1957: Ashley Cooper 1958: Ashley Cooper 1959: Alex Olmedo 1960: Rod Laver 1961: Roy Emerson 1962: Rod Laver 1963: Roy Emerson 1964: Roy Emerson 1965: Roy Emerson 1966: Roy Emerson 1967: Roy Emerson 1968: William Bowrey Open Era 1969: Rod Laver 1970: Arthur Ashe 1971: Ken Rosewall 1972: Ken Rosewall 1973: John Newcombe 1974: Jimmy Connors 1975: John Newcombe 1976: Mark Edmondson 1977 (Jan): Roscoe Tanner 1977 (Dec): Vitas Gerulaitis 1978: Guillermo Vilas 1979: Guillermo Vilas 1980: Brian Teacher 1981: Johan Kriek 1982: Johan Kriek 1983: Mats Wilander 1984: Mats Wilander 1985: Stefan Edberg 1987: Stefan Edberg 1988: Mats Wilander 1989: Ivan Lendl 1990: Ivan Lendl 1991: Boris Becker 1992: Jim Courier 1993: Jim Courier 1994: Pete Sampras 1995: Andre Agassi 1996: Boris Becker 1997: Pete Sampras 1998: Petr Korda 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2000: Andre Agassi 2001: Andre Agassi 2002: Thomas Johansson 2003: Andre Agassi 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Marat Safin 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Novak Djokovic 2009: Rafael Nadal 2010: Roger Federer 2011: Novak Djokovic 2012: Novak Djokovic 2013: Novak Djokovic 2014: Stanislas Wawrinka 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Novak Djokovic 2017: Roger Federer 2018: Roger Federer 2019: Novak Djokovic 2020: Novak Djokovic 2021: Novak Djokovic 2022: Rafael Nadal 2023: Novak Djokovic 2024: Jannik Sinner v t e Wimbledon men's singles champions Amateur Era 1877: Spencer Gore 1878: Frank Hadow 1879: John Hartley 1880: John Hartley 1881: William Renshaw 1882: William Renshaw 1883: William Renshaw 1884: William Renshaw 1885: William Renshaw 1886: William Renshaw 1887: Herbert Lawford 1888: Ernest Renshaw 1889: William Renshaw 1890: Willoughby Hamilton 1891: Wilfred Baddeley 1892: Wilfred Baddeley 1893: Joshua Pim 1894: Joshua Pim 1895: Wilfred Baddeley 1896: Harold Mahony 1897: Reginald Doherty 1898: Reginald Doherty 1899: Reginald Doherty 1900: Reginald Doherty 1901: Arthur Gore 1902: Laurence Doherty 1903: Laurence Doherty 1904: Laurence Doherty 1905: Laurence Doherty 1906: Laurence Doherty 1907: Norman Brookes 1908: Arthur Gore 1909: Arthur Gore 1910: Anthony Wilding 1911: Anthony Wilding 1912: Anthony Wilding 1913: Anthony Wilding 1914: Norman Brookes 1919: Gerald Patterson 1920: Bill Tilden 1921: Bill Tilden 1922: Gerald Patterson 1923: Bill Johnston 1924: Jean Borotra 1925: René Lacoste 1926: Jean Borotra 1927: Henri Cochet 1928: René Lacoste 1929: Henri Cochet 1930: Bill Tilden 1931: Sidney Wood 1932: Ellsworth Vines 1933: Jack Crawford 1934: Fred Perry 1935: Fred Perry 1936: Fred Perry 1937: Don Budge 1938: Don Budge 1939: Bobby Riggs 1946: Yvon Petra 1947: Jack Kramer 1948: Bob Falkenburg 1949: Ted Schroeder 1950: Budge Patty 1951: Dick Savitt 1952: Frank Sedgman 1953: Vic Seixas 1954: Jaroslav Drobný 1955: Tony Trabert 1956: Lew Hoad 1957: Lew Hoad 1958: Ashley Cooper 1959: Alex Olmedo 1960: Neale Fraser 1961: Rod Laver 1962: Rod Laver 1963: Chuck McKinley 1964: Roy Emerson 1965: Roy Emerson 1966: Manuel Santana 1967: John Newcombe Open Era 1968: Rod Laver 1969: Rod Laver 1970: John Newcombe 1971: John Newcombe 1972: Stan Smith 1973: Jan Kodeš 1974: Jimmy Connors 1975: Arthur Ashe 1976: Björn Borg 1977: Björn Borg 1978: Björn Borg 1979: Björn Borg 1980: Björn Borg 1981: John McEnroe 1982: Jimmy Connors 1983: John McEnroe 1984: John McEnroe 1985: Boris Becker 1986: Boris Becker 1987: Pat Cash 1988: Stefan Edberg 1989: Boris Becker 1990: Stefan Edberg 1991: Michael Stich 1992: Andre Agassi 1993: Pete Sampras 1994: Pete Sampras 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Richard Krajicek 1997: Pete Sampras 1998: Pete Sampras 1999: Pete Sampras 2000: Pete Sampras 2001: Goran Ivanišević 2002: Lleyton Hewitt 2003: Roger Federer 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Rafael Nadal 2009: Roger Federer 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Novak Djokovic 2012: Roger Federer 2013: Andy Murray 2014: Novak Djokovic 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Andy Murray 2017: Roger Federer 2018: Novak Djokovic 2019: Novak Djokovic 2021: Novak Djokovic 2022: Novak Djokovic 2023: Carlos Alcaraz 2024: Carlos Alcaraz v t e US Open men's singles champions Amateur Era 1881: Richard Sears 1882: Richard Sears 1883: Richard Sears 1884: Richard Sears 1885: Richard Sears 1886: Richard Sears 1887: Richard Sears 1888: Henry Slocum 1889: Henry Slocum 1890: Oliver Campbell 1891: Oliver Campbell 1892: Oliver Campbell 1893: Robert Wrenn 1894: Robert Wrenn 1895: Frederick Hovey 1896: Robert Wrenn 1897: Robert Wrenn 1898: Malcolm Whitman 1899: Malcolm Whitman 1900: Malcolm Whitman 1901: William Larned 1902: William Larned 1903: Laurence Doherty 1904: Holcombe Ward 1905: Beals Wright 1906: William Clothier 1907: William Larned 1908: William Larned 1909: William Larned 1910: William Larned 1911: William Larned 1912: Maurice McLoughlin 1913: Maurice McLoughlin 1914: R. Norris Williams 1915: Bill Johnston 1916: R. Norris Williams 1917: Robert Lindley Murray 1918: Robert Lindley Murray 1919: Bill Johnston 1920: Bill Tilden 1921: Bill Tilden 1922: Bill Tilden 1923: Bill Tilden 1924: Bill Tilden 1925: Bill Tilden 1926: René Lacoste 1927: René Lacoste 1928: Henri Cochet 1929: Bill Tilden 1930: John Doeg 1931: Ellsworth Vines 1932: Ellsworth Vines 1933: Fred Perry 1934: Fred Perry 1935: Wilmer Allison 1936: Fred Perry 1937: Don Budge 1938: Don Budge 1939: Bobby Riggs 1940: Don McNeill 1941: Bobby Riggs 1942: Ted Schroeder 1943: Joe Hunt 1944: Frank Parker 1945: Frank Parker 1946: Jack Kramer 1947: Jack Kramer 1948: Pancho Gonzales 1949: Pancho Gonzales 1950: Arthur Larsen 1951: Frank Sedgman 1952: Frank Sedgman 1953: Tony Trabert 1954: Vic Seixas 1955: Tony Trabert 1956: Ken Rosewall 1957: Mal Anderson 1958: Ashley Cooper 1959: Neale Fraser 1960: Neale Fraser 1961: Roy Emerson 1962: Rod Laver 1963: Rafael Osuna 1964: Roy Emerson 1965: Manuel Santana 1966: Fred Stolle 1967: John Newcombe Open Era 1968: Arthur Ashe 1969: Rod Laver 1970: Ken Rosewall 1971: Stan Smith 1972: Ilie Năstase 1973: John Newcombe 1974: Jimmy Connors 1975: Manuel Orantes 1976: Jimmy Connors 1977: Guillermo Vilas 1978: Jimmy Connors 1979: John McEnroe 1980: John McEnroe 1981: John McEnroe 1982: Jimmy Connors 1983: Jimmy Connors 1984: John McEnroe 1985: Ivan Lendl 1986: Ivan Lendl 1987: Ivan Lendl 1988: Mats Wilander 1989: Boris Becker 1990: Pete Sampras 1991: Stefan Edberg 1992: Stefan Edberg 1993: Pete Sampras 1994: Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pat Rafter 1998: Pat Rafter 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Marat Safin 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002: Pete Sampras 2003: Andy Roddick 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Roger Federer 2009: Juan Martín del Potro 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Novak Djokovic 2012: Andy Murray 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: Marin Čilić 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Stan Wawrinka 2017: Rafael Nadal 2018: Novak Djokovic 2019: Rafael Nadal 2020: Dominic Thiem 2021: Daniil Medvedev 2022: Carlos Alcaraz 2023: Novak Djokovic 2024: Jannik Sinner v t e Year-end championships men's singles champions 1970: Stan Smith 1971: Ilie Năstase 1972: Ilie Năstase 1973: Ilie Năstase 1974: Guillermo Vilas 1975: Ilie Năstase 1976: Manuel Orantes 1977: Jimmy Connors 1978: John McEnroe 1979: Björn Borg 1980: Björn Borg 1981: Ivan Lendl 1982: Ivan Lendl 1983: John McEnroe 1984: John McEnroe 1985: Ivan Lendl 1986: Ivan Lendl 1987: Ivan Lendl 1988: Boris Becker 1989: Stefan Edberg 1990: Andre Agassi 1991: Pete Sampras 1992: Boris Becker 1993: Michael Stich 1994: Pete Sampras 1995: Boris Becker 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pete Sampras 1998: Alex Corretja 1999: Pete Sampras 2000: Gustavo Kuerten 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002: Lleyton Hewitt 2003: Roger Federer 2004: Roger Federer 2005: David Nalbandian 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Novak Djokovic 2009: Nikolay Davydenko 2010: Roger Federer 2011: Roger Federer 2012: Novak Djokovic 2013: Novak Djokovic 2014: Novak Djokovic 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Andy Murray 2017: Grigor Dimitrov 2018: Alexander Zverev 2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas 2020: Daniil Medvedev 2021: Alexander Zverev 2022: Novak Djokovic 2023: Novak Djokovic 2024: Jannik Sinner v t e Men's tennis players who won two or more Grand Slam singles titles in one calendar year Four wins 1938: Don Budge 1962: Rod Laver 1969: Rod Laver Three wins 1933: Jack Crawford (AC&FC&WI) 1934: Fred Perry (AC&WI&US) 1955: Tony Trabert (FO&WI&US) 1956: Lew Hoad (AO&FO&WI) 1958: Ashley Cooper (AC&WI&US) 1964: Roy Emerson (AC&WI&US) 1974: Jimmy Connors (AO&WI&US) 1988: Mats Wilander (AO&FO&US) 2004: Roger Federer (AO&WI&US) 2006: Roger Federer (AO&WI&US) 2007: Roger Federer (AO&WI&US) 2010: Rafael Nadal (FO&WI&US) 2011: Novak Djokovic (AO&WI&US) 2015: Novak Djokovic (AO&WI&US) 2021: Novak Djokovic (AO&FO&WI) 2023: Novak Djokovic (AO&FO&US) Two wins 1903: Laurence Doherty (WI&US) 1920: Bill Tilden (WI&US) 1921: Bill Tilden (WI&US) 1925: René Lacoste (FC&WI) 1927: René Lacoste (FC&US) 1928: Henri Cochet (FC&US) 1932: Ellsworth Vines (WI&US) 1935: Fred Perry (FC&WI) 1936: Fred Perry (WI&US) 1937: Don Budge (WI&US) 1939: Bobby Riggs (WI&US) 1947: Jack Kramer (WI&US) 1950: Budge Patty (FC&WI) 1951: Dick Savitt (AC&WI)) 1952: Frank Sedgman (WI&US) 1953: Ken Rosewall (AC&FO) 1959: Alex Olmedo (AC&WI) 1960: Neale Fraser (WI&US) 1961: Roy Emerson (AC&US) 1963: Roy Emerson (AC&FC) 1965: Roy Emerson (AC&WI) 1967: Roy Emerson (AC&FC) 1967: John Newcombe (WI&US) 1973: John Newcombe (AO&US) 1977: Guillermo Vilas (FO&US) 1978: Björn Borg (FO&WI) 1979: Björn Borg (FO&WI) 1980: Björn Borg (FO&WI) 1981: John McEnroe (WI&US) 1982: Jimmy Connors (WI&US) 1984: John McEnroe (WI&US) 1986: Ivan Lendl (FO&US) 1987: Ivan Lendl (FO&US) 1989: Boris Becker (WI&US) 1992: Jim Courier (AO&FO) 1993: Pete Sampras (WI&US) 1994: Pete Sampras (AO&WI) 1995: Pete Sampras (WI&US) 1997: Pete Sampras (AO&WI) 1999: Andre Agassi (FO&US) 2005: Roger Federer (WI&US) 2008: Rafael Nadal (FO&WI) 2009: Roger Federer (FO&WI) 2013: Rafael Nadal (FO&US) 2016: Novak Djokovic (AO&FO) 2017: Roger Federer (AO&WI) 2017: Rafael Nadal (FO&US) 2018: Novak Djokovic (WI&US) 2019: Novak Djokovic (AO&WI) 2019: Rafael Nadal (FO&US) 2022: Rafael Nadal (AO&FO) 2024: Carlos Alcaraz (FO&WI) 2024: Jannik Sinner (AO&US) AC=Australasian/Australian Championships, AO=Australian Open, FC=French Championships, FO=French Open, WI=Wimbledon, US=U.S. National Championships/US Open v t e Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Tiger Woods 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Lance Armstrong 2004: Michael Schumacher 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Roger Federer 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Usain Bolt 2011: Rafael Nadal 2012: Novak Djokovic 2013: Usain Bolt 2014: Sebastian Vettel 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Novak Djokovic 2017: Usain Bolt 2018: Roger Federer 2019: Novak Djokovic 2020: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi 2021: Rafael Nadal 2022: Max Verstappen 2023: Lionel Messi 2024: Novak Djokovic v t e World Top 10 tennis players as of 2 December 2024 ATP singles ATP doubles WTA singles WTA doubles Found atpsingles, Jannik Sinner Found atpsingles, Alexander Zverev Found atpsingles, Carlos Alcaraz Found atpsingles, Taylor Fritz Found atpsingles, Daniil Medvedev Found atpsingles, Casper Ruud Found atpsingles, Novak Djokovic Found atpsingles, Andrey Rublev Found atpsingles, Alex de Minaur Found atpsingles, Grigor Dimitrov Found atpsingles, Marcelo Arévalo Found atpsingles, Mate Pavić Found atpsingles, Jordan Thompson Found atpsingles, Marcel Granollers Found atpsingles, Horacio Zeballos Found atpsingles, Nikola Mektić Found atpsingles, Kevin Krawietz Found atpsingles, Wesley Koolhof Found atpsingles, Tim Pütz Found atpsingles, Andrea Vavassori Found atpsingles, Aryna Sabalenka Found atpsingles, Iga Świątek Found atpsingles, Coco Gauff Found atpsingles, Jasmine Paolini Found atpsingles, Zheng Qinwen Found atpsingles, Elena Rybakina Found atpsingles, Jessica Pegula Found atpsingles, Emma Navarro Found atpsingles, Daria Kasatkina Found atpsingles, Barbora Krejčíková Found atpsingles, Kateřina Siniaková Found atpsingles, Erin Routliffe Found atpsingles, Gabriela Dabrowski Found atpsingles, Lyudmyla Kichenok Found atpsingles, Taylor Townsend Found atpsingles, Jeļena Ostapenko Found atpsingles, Hsieh Su-wei Found atpsingles, Elise Mertens Found atpsingles, Sara Errani Found atpsingles, Jasmine Paolini Template:Persondata Template:Link FA Template:Link FA

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