Roger Federer's Biography
Roger Federer a citizen Switzerland was born on 08 August 1981.
The fame of Roger Federer started after he won a singles title at Wimbledon in 2003. Roger Federer was among the junior tennis players team that represent his country when he was 11 years old. In 1998, Roger became a pro and he was the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles titles in the history of tennis, and this added to his fame in the history of the Swiss nation. Roger Federer has won a record-setting 20 Grand Slam singles championships. At the age of 35, Roger Federer won a record-breaking at eight Wimbledon title held in July 2017.
The Early Life of Roger Federer
On
August 8, 1981, Roger Federer was born
to a Swiss father Robert Federer and South African mother Lynette Federer at
Basel, Switzerland. His mother had a Dutch and French ancestry.
Roger Federer spent
his early life in between the German and French bother, and this makes it
possible for young Roger to fluent in both
German, and French languages as well as in the English language. Roger Federer was
raised as a Roman Catholic, and he took both tennis and football as his
hobbies, but have more desire and passion for tennis which became his
profession. And at the age of 11, the young Roger
Federer became one of the Top 3 Junior Tennis Players in
Switzerland, and at 14 years old he started playing in a professional
tournament. Thereafter, Roger clinched the
National Junior Championship in Switzerland.
Moreover, Roger
Federer’s exceptional aptitude and playing skills earned
him a sponsorship at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens, and in 1996,
he was a part of the International Tennis Federation junior tennis tour.
The
fame of Roger Federer increases
after he won the junior Wimbledon title and the Orange Bowl as well as being
recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis Champion of the year 1998.
Career
The
career of Roger Federer as a
professional tennis player was surrounded with the excellent performance during
his amateur stage. However, Roger Federer lost his
first match against is the counterpart, Lucas Arnold Ker in Gstaad,
Switzerland. Yet, his performance triggers him to move forward and passionate
to win the next available tournament.
Roger Federer who
has recorded losses of matches became an outstanding Tennis player that won the
Hopman Cup in 2001 along with Martina Hingis defeating American contenders,
Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill. The same year, Roger recorded
his first singles victory defeating Julien Boutter at the Milan Indoor
Tournament.
The
series of victories continued to bloom and blossom for Roger
Federer as he displayed a power-packed performance both at
the French Open and Wimbledon reaching the quarter-finals in these
tournaments. Roger’s performance
against reigning champion Pete Sampras at Wimbledon left everyone amused.
The
year 2002 is an exceptional year for Roger Federer,
he leveled his performance and demonstrated exceptional skills and talent for
the tennis game, getting better with each passing game. It is a year that Roger bettered
his tennis record by ranking as no. 6 in the ATP ranking and thus emerged the
first time he finished under 10.
The
year 2003 was a breakthrough year for Roger Federer as
he made it to the nine finals in the ATP tour winning seven of them. He won his
first Wimbledon singles victory. Riding strong on his talent, Roger moved
past other players to reach the no.2 position at the ATP ranking.
In
continuation of Roger Federer’s success
legacy, Roger struck gold in the
Grand Slams, winning three singles titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and
the US Open. In addition, he won ATP Masters Series 1000 and ATP 500 series. It
was Roger Federer's expertise at the game and streak of
victories that earned him a top spot at the world ranking.
The
year 2005 is a tough year for Roger Federer when
he lost the first two games at Grand Slam titles. Though Federer builds
up his strength and never allow the lost to wail him down, rather he triggers
himself and won the Wimbledon and the US Open. Besides, Roger’s winning
streak at the four ATP Masters Series 1000 and two ATP 500 series continued,
which helped him retain his no.1 position at ATP ranking for the year.
In
2006, Roger's proficiency at the game rose above the skill
of his contestants, as he went onto win three Grand Slam singles titles. What’s
more, he won four of the ATP Masters Series 1000 finals and one out of the two
ATP 500 series. And Roger Federer finally
made a hat-trick by making it to the World no. 1 position for the third time in
a row.
The
excellent performance of Roger Federer in
the Grand Slam was repeated in 2007 as he again made it to the finals of all
four, winning three at the end. As far as ATP Masters Series 1000 is
concerned, Roger won five while in
the ATP 500 series he won only one. At the end of the year, Roger Federer secured
the no. 1 standing for the fourth time, thus effectively dominating the game.
In
2008, Roger Federer’s flamboyant records somewhat dwindled
as he only won a single Grand Slam singles title for the year at the US Open.
His performance at the ATP was also affected as he won one title in a 500-level
event and two titles in 250-level events. As a result of the low performance in
the year, Roger's position was
dropped to no.2 in the world ranking of the tennis game.
However, Roger Federer enhanced
his performance at the 2009 Grand Slams, wherein he reached the final of all
four, winning the French Open and Wimbledon. Roger was
not only created history by winning his first-ever French Open thus completing
a career Grand Slam, but also became the only tennis player in the world with a
Grand Slam victories record standing at 15.
The
year 2010 was not in favor of Roger Federer despite
his earlier good performance in winning the Australian Open, his performance at
the French Open and Wimbledon shocked fans across the world as he failed to
reach the semi-finals in both the games. At the US Open, Roger managed
to reach the semi-final but could not take it further. His world ranking
slipped at no.2 position.
In
2011, the Roger Federer setback in
his career chart continued as he failed to bag a single title at the four Grand
Slams for the year, after one-decade continuous success. Roger’s world
position slowly glided further as he was dropped out of the top 3. What seemed
to be a title-less year for Roger in the history of
his tennis career was ended on a high note as he eradicated the drought caused
by winning the Swiss Indoors his fifth time and his debut Paris Masters title!
During
the 2011 ATP tour, Roger Federer revived
his tennis career by defeating his contestant, David Ferrer to reach the final
at the year-end championships for the seventh time, which was his 100th final.
It was Roger’s performance at the ATP Tour that helped him
regain the no.3 world position.
The
year 2012 is another historical success for the young Swiss Roger
Federer, he started with unexpected success at the 2012
Grand Slams, when he won the Wimbledon defeating Andy Murray. Some of the games
that make the year as historic success for Roger was
his participation in the various international games like, Davis Cup where he
represents Switzerland, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, 2012 Dubai Tennis
Championship, and Indian Wells Masters, and finally, the 2012 Summer Olympics,
where he won a silver medal losing to Murray.
Roger Federer's worst
failure year in the history of his tennis career was recorded in the year 2013.
Not only that Roger fails to bag a
Grand Slam title, but he was also failed to reach a single final in the first
four months, and he could not even defend
his title in Madrid. The only victory for Roger in
the year was at the Gerry Weber Open.
Awards & Achievements
From
2003 until 2012, Roger Federer was
felicitated by the Fans' Favorite Award from the ATPWorldTour.com.
The
colleagues, rivals, and contestants of Roger Federer voted
him for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a record eight times, from
2004 until 2009, in 2011 and 2012.
Roger is
the proud recipient of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for a
record four times, from 2005 to 2008.
In
2006, Roger Federer was conferred with the Arthur Ashe
Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Personal Life & Legacy
On
April 11, 2009, Roger Federer got
married to tennis player, Mirka Vavrinec, a former member of the Women’s Tennis
Association. The couple had first met during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Their
marriage was blessed with identical twins, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva on July
23, 2009.
The Roger Federer Foundation
In
2003, Federer established the Roger Federer Foundation,
which helps provide grants to poor countries that have child mortality rates of
more than 15 percent, for education- and sports-related projects, among others.
Body Features
Roger Federer has
got a great personality. Talking about his body, his height is 1.85 m. His
weight is 85 Kg. He has a balanced body with good health. He has an attractive
body figure, and Roger’s smiling face and
charming personality have helped him to gain the attention of all the viewers.
Net Worth
Roger Federer is
an excellent player that makes good money from his profession. His net worth is
estimated to have $450 million in 2018. Roger Federer is
receiving an annual salary of $40 million from his present club. He is
satisfied with his earnings.
Sidelights
The
home of Roger Federer is in the
German, a speaking region of Switzerland, and he moved to the French-speaking
area while in his early teens to train. Fellow players made fun of him, but he
learned French and speaks English as well. From age 10 to 14 and on and off
until 1999, Roger trained with Peter
Carter, who was killed in a car crash in 2002. Roger
Federer later trained under Swedish coach Peter Lundgren.
As a youth, Federer had a temper on the court. "I was hotheaded," he
admitted to Tennis 's Shmerler, "always acting badly on the court,
throwing my racquets like ten meters from me, or into the curtain." He
matured, however, into a soft-spoken athlete highly regarded by other players
and members of the media.
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