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His [[Serve (tennis)|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&nbsp;km/h (However, he is capable of serving at 220km/h).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.topix.net/forum/tennis/andy-roddick/TJ8FHK64V5B309G2S|title= Service Speed Comparison:Federer, Roddick, Sampras|accessdate = 2007-05-31 }}</ref> 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.
His [[Serve (tennis)|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&nbsp;km/h (However, he is capable of serving at 220km/h).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.topix.net/forum/tennis/andy-roddick/TJ8FHK64V5B309G2S|title= Service Speed Comparison:Federer, Roddick, Sampras|accessdate = 2007-05-31 }}</ref> 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.

Roger Federer's main weakness which has been exploited mainly by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic , is his backhand which is prone to errors when attacked heavily by opponent players and is not his power shot like his forehand. Djokovic consistently served at Federer's backhand in the Australian Open 2008 where Djokovic beat Federer in straight sets.
=== Equipment, Apparel and Endorsements ===
=== Equipment, Apparel and Endorsements ===
Federer currently plays with a customized [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 [[Racquet#Tennis|Racquet]],<ref name="racquet"> {{cite web|url=http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?ccode=RFEDERER |title=Roger Federer Equipment |accessdate = 2007-03-07 }}</ref> which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch),<ref name=racquet/> heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight),<ref name=racquet/> and thin beam (18&nbsp;mm).<ref name=racquet/> Federer [[Strings (tennis)|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 [[Strings (tennis)#Natural Gut|natural gut]] [[Strings (tennis)#Stringing pattern|main]] strings (Wilson Natural Gut 16 String) and [[Strings (tennis)#polyester|polyester]] [[Strings (tennis)#Stringing pattern|cross]] strings (Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L String).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=97027562&uPage=1&uCategoryID=3 |title=Ask Roger; Official Website |accessdate = 2007-03-02}}</ref> This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Federer also uses string savers to extend the life of the natural gut strings. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] footwear and apparel (he wears the Nike Air Vapor V and Nike Sphere Pinstripe Polo shirts).<ref name="Nike"> {{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/sponsors/index.cfm |title=Roger Federer Sponsors |accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref> For the 2006 championships at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won. This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/06/27/stfede27.xml|title=More jacket than racket for Federer|first=Mark|last=Hodgkinson
Federer currently plays with a customized [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 [[Racquet#Tennis|Racquet]],<ref name="racquet"> {{cite web|url=http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?ccode=RFEDERER |title=Roger Federer Equipment |accessdate = 2007-03-07 }}</ref> which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch),<ref name=racquet/> heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight),<ref name=racquet/> and thin beam (18&nbsp;mm).<ref name=racquet/> Federer [[Strings (tennis)|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 [[Strings (tennis)#Natural Gut|natural gut]] [[Strings (tennis)#Stringing pattern|main]] strings (Wilson Natural Gut 16 String) and [[Strings (tennis)#polyester|polyester]] [[Strings (tennis)#Stringing pattern|cross]] strings (Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L String).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=97027562&uPage=1&uCategoryID=3 |title=Ask Roger; Official Website |accessdate = 2007-03-02}}</ref> This allows him to hit balls at higher velocity with less effort but makes consistent accuracy more difficult.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Federer also uses string savers to extend the life of the natural gut strings. Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] footwear and apparel (he wears the Nike Air Vapor V and Nike Sphere Pinstripe Polo shirts).<ref name="Nike"> {{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/sponsors/index.cfm |title=Roger Federer Sponsors |accessdate = 2008-01-18 }}</ref> For the 2006 championships at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won. This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/06/27/stfede27.xml|title=More jacket than racket for Federer|first=Mark|last=Hodgkinson

Revision as of 18:18, 15 August 2008

Roger Federer
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceOberwil, Switzerland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money$41,742,219
Singles
Career record595–145
Career titles55
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 2, 2004)
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)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games4th place (2000)
Doubles
Career record106–71
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Last updated on: July 28, 2008.
"Federer" redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation).

Roger Federer (Template:PronEng[1]; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player, ranked World No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks but will become number 2 in the world on the 18th of August.

Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles. Federer holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and 17 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - present). He also holds the open era records for consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

Federer's success has prompted a number of tennis critics, legendary players, and current players to consider him to be the greatest tennis player in history.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.[9]

Early life

Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer (née Durand).[10] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany.[11] 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.[12][13] As a youngster, he enjoyed watching Marcelo Ríos in action.[14] He especially liked Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marcelo Rios and has cited them as idols.[15].

Junior tennis

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] Victor Lamm says about him: "Roger is a tremendous competitor. He's got talent, work-ethic, passion and style. His contribution to tennis is already priceless. He's got what it takes to become the best player of all time."

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)[20].

2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory was in Milan in February 2001. 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 match, a victory that many consider to be the turning point of his career, as well as ending Sampras' 31-match winning streak in the tournament.[21] and finished the year ranked 13th.
(All results in 2001)[22]

2002

Roger Federer at the 2002 US Open.

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,[23] 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)[24]

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, California and Key Biscayne, Florida.

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)[25]

2004

Federer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.[26] 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.[27] 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 that he kept 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.[28]

(All results in 2004)[29]

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.[30] 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.[31] 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.[32] 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).[33] 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)[34]

2006

Federer playing in Basel at the Swiss Indoors, 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.[35] 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.[36] 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.[37]

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 the Flushing Meadows. During the open era, 2006 is the only year in which same man (Federer) and woman (Justin 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)[38]

2007

Roger Federer at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters.

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 Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set.[39] 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.[40] [41]

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.[42] This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1.[42] 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.[43] 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.[44] 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.[45]

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."[46] 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)[47]

2008

As of August 14th, Federer has won only two tournaments this year, both relatively minor, and lost the No. 1 ranking after his record four-and-a-half year reign.

At the Australian Open, Federer failed to defend his title, losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his record string of Grand Slam final appearances at ten, though his streak of 15 Grand Slam semifinals was maintained. It was the first time that Federer had lost in straight sets in a Grand Slam singles match since he lost 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to Gustavo Kuerten in the third round of the 2004 French Open. His last straight-sets loss at a hard court Grand Slam tournament was even further back, when he lost in the fourth round of the 2002 US Open to Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–4.

Federer then returned to the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he was seeded first and was the defending champion. However, Federer lost to Andy Murray in the first round. Of the previous five Dubai tournaments, Federer had won four and reached the final of the other. In March, he claimed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis, and that he may have suffered from it since 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."[48]

Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former World No. 1 and fourteen-time Grand Slam singles titlist Pete Sampras in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Federer won 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.[49]

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, 6–3, 6–2, thus ending his 41-match winning streak against American players dating back to August 2003.[50] Federer's next tournament was the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where he lost in the quarterfinals to American Andy Roddick 7–6, 4–6, 6–3. Roddick's last win against him on the ATP tour came 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 Jose Higueras.[51] 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. With 54 titles, Federer is No. 9 on the open era career singles titles list.[52]

As of April 2008, Federer and James Blake are the only members of the top ten never to have retired during a match.[53]

At the Monte Carlo Masters, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.[54]

At the Tennis Masters Series Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Stepanek 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 in the first set and served for the set twice. However, Nadal 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 second set 7–6(3). Nadal then won the third set 6–3 and the tournament.

At the French Open, Federer was beaten by Nadal in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0. The last time Federer had lost a set 6-0 was the first round match in 1999 against Byron Black at the Queen's Club Championships in London.[55] This was also the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal met at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal as well as their semifinal match in 2005.

Federer bounced back from this defeat by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was Federer's second title of the year, 55th overall career title, and 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 10.[56]

At Wimbledon, Federer reached his 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal and his 16th Grand Slam final, tying him with Bjorn Borg for fourth most in history. In the final, he once again played World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. A victory for Federer would have been his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era record, and equalling the all-time record held since 1886 by Willie 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 brought to an end Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."[57] [58] Despite the loss, Federer retained his No. 1 ranking.

But he lost the No. 1 ranking on August 18th after early exits in his next two tournaments.[59] At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, Federer received a first round bye and then lost in the second round to Gilles Simon. Later, in Cincinnati Masters he lost in third round to Ivo Karlovic for the first time in seven matches, ending his hope to defend his title.[60]

At the Summer Olympics, Federer reached the quarterfinals before losing to James Blake for the first time in nine matches.[61] He did, however, reach the finals of the Men's Doubles (partnering Wawrinka) by defeating seventh seeded Paes/Bhupathi of India 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and top seeded Bryan/Bryan of the USA 7-6(6), 6-4 in semi-finals. Federer and Wawrinka are scheduled to play Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden in the gold medal match on 16th August,2008.

Rivalry with Nadal

Main article: Federer-Nadal rivalry

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

  • They are the only men who have played each other in 6 Grand Slam finals.[62]
  • Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis critics.[57][63][64]
  • Many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.[64][65][66]

Playing style

Federer at Wimbledon, 2005.

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".[67] He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes from both wings. He uses an extreme eastern grip, which places the hand between eastern and semi-western for his forehand and finishes with his right arm around the shoulder, and he keeps his eyes on the moment of impact longer than other players. He also can generate extreme top-spin with the forehand shot, allowing him to open up cross-court angles while still hitting the ball with pace. David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[68] while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.[69] Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots.[68] 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.[68]

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).[70] 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.

Roger Federer's main weakness which has been exploited mainly by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic , is his backhand which is prone to errors when attacked heavily by opponent players and is not his power shot like his forehand. Djokovic consistently served at Federer's backhand in the Australian Open 2008 where Djokovic beat Federer in straight sets.

Equipment, Apparel and Endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson (K) Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 Racquet,[71] which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface (90 square inch),[71] heavy weight (12.5 oz strung weight),[71] and thin beam (18 mm).[71] 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).[72] 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).[73] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won. This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets.[74] He also has endorsement deals from various other companies, many of them being Swiss.[75] He also endorses Gillette and Jura. Jura is a swiss based company. He was chosen to represent Jura because Federer shares the same values as Jura; performance, precision, prestige and passion for excellence.[76]

Achievements

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 Bjorn Borg's open era record of five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in 2007
  • Capturing the open era record of most consecutive US Open titles (four) in 2007
  • Ranked World #1 for an ongoing record of 236 consecutive weeks as of August 04, 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.[77] He also won this award in 2006 through 2008.

Career statistics

Grand Slam singles finals (16)

Wins (12)

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

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, Germany Clay Russia Marat Safin 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
2004 Indian Wells, California, U.S. Hard (outdoor) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
2004 Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay Argentina Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2004 Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada Hard (outdoor) United States Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3
2005 Indian Wells, California, U.S. (2) Hard (outdoor) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2005 Miami, U.S. Hard (outdoor) Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2005 Hamburg, Germany (3) Clay France Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
2005 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard (outdoor) United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
2006 Indian Wells, California, U.S. (3) Hard (outdoor) United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2006 Miami, U.S. (2) Hard (outdoor) Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
2006 Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada (2) Hard (outdoor) France Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (indoor) Chile Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
2007 Hamburg, Germany (4) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007 Cincinnati, U.S. (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, U.S. Hard (outdoor) United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003 Rome, Italy 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, Italy (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
2007 Monte Carlo (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
2007 Rogers Cup, Montréal, Canada Hard (outdoor) Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2)
2007 Madrid, Spain 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, Germany Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3

Career finals (87)

Singles (76)

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

Doubles (11)

Wins (7)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 25 February, 2001 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner 		6–3, 6–0
2. 15 July, 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Russia Marat Safin Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango 		0–1 Retired
3. 24 February, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 		4–6, 6–3, 10–4
4. 6 October, 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 7–6(0)
5. 30 March, 2003 Miami, U.S. Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl 		7–5, 6–3
6. 12 October, 2003 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Switzerland Yves Allegro India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi 		7–6(7), 7–5
7. 12 June, 2005 Halle, Germany Grass Switzerland Yves Allegro Sweden Joachim Johansson
Russia Marat Safin 		7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3
Runner-ups (4)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 29 October, 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. 17 March, 2002 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 		6–4, 6–4
3. 23 February, 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley 		7–6(4), 6–2
4. 3 October, 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 Cincinnati Masters, Federer's participation ending on July 30, 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 –5
US Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W 4 / 8 38–4
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 3 12 / 37 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13–4 6–4 13–3 22–1 24–2 27–1 26–1 17–3 N/A 155–25
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF W W F W W 4 / 6 26–3
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 1 / 6 15–5
Paris Masters A A 1R 2R QF QF A A A 3R 0 / 5 5–5
Win Ratio 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 9 14 / 63 N/A
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held SF Not Held 2R Not Held QF 0 / 3 8–4
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 13 193 N/A
Titles 0 0 0 1 3 7 11 11 12 8 2 55 N/A
Runner-ups 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 4 4 4 21 N/A
Hardcourt Win–Loss 2–2 4–5 24–16 21–9 30–11 46–11 46–4 50–1 59–2 43–5 12–6 338–73 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 9–5 7–4 10–4 11–4 5–2 0–0 4–1 5–0 3–1 0–0 53–20 73%
Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–5 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 36–30 49–21 58–22 78–17 74–6 81–4 92–5 68–9 47–12 598–146
Win % 40% 43% 55% 70% 73% 82% 93% 95% 95% 88% 80% N/A 80%
Year End Ranking 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings (US$) Money list rank
1999 0 0 0 225,139[78] 97[78]
2000 0 0 0 623,782[79] 27[79]
2001 0 1 1 865,425[80] 14[80]
2002 0 3 3 1,995,027[81] 4[81]
2003 1 6 7 4,000,680[82] 1[82]
2004 3 8 11 6,357,547[83] 1[83]
2005 2 9 11 6,137,018[84] 1[84]
2006 3 9 12 8,343,885[85] 1[85]
2007 3 5 8 10,130,620[86] 1[86]
2008** 0 2 2 3,035,141[87] 3 [87]
Career** 12 43 55 41,742,219[88] 2[88]
**As of July 28, 2008.


Personal life

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.[28]

Federer considers Swiss German his first language, but also speaks German, French, and English fluently[12] and conducts press conferences in all three.

Federer's favourite vacation spots are Dubai, the Maldives, and the Swiss mountains.[12] [89]

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.[90]

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.

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

Federer is a cricket fan[91] and spends part of his off-time playing that sport.[92]

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.

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Further reading

  • 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.

See also

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Sporting positions
Preceded by World No. 1
February 2, 2004-August 18, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Andy Roddick
 ITF World Champion
2004–05–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Andy Roddick
 ATP Player of the Year
2004–05–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
2005–06–07–08 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Andy Roddick
 ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
2005–06–07 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Lance Armstrong
Shane Warne
 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality
2004
2006–07 		Succeeded by
Shane Warne
Incumbent
Preceded by
Simon Ammann
Thomas Lüthi
 Swiss Sportsman of the Year
2003–04
2006–07 		Succeeded by
Thomas Lüthi
Incumbent


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