Birthdate August 8, 1981 (29 years old)
Birthplace Basel, Switzerland
Residence Bottmingen, Switzerland
Height 6'1'' (185 cm)
Weight 187 lbs (85 kg)
Plays Right-handed
Turned Pro 1998 (13 yrs on tour)
Official Site www.rogerfederer.com
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks[2] and 285 total weeks, one week behind record holder Pete Sampras. As of 18 October 2010, he is ranked World No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Federer has won a male record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players (and the only Swiss, male or female) to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals. He holds the record of reaching the semi-finals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open.[9] Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and appeared in 18 of 19 over four and a half years from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, excluding the 2008 Australian Open. Federer has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments. He also won the Olympic Gold Medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years (2005–2008).[10] He is often referred to as The Federer Express[11] or abbreviated to Fed Express,[11] the Swiss Maestro[11] or simply Maestro.[11][12][13][14]
Childhood and personal lifeFederer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South African-born Lynette Du Rand.[15] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.[16] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently.[15][17][18] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[19] Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his obligations.[20]
Marriage and family Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They met while competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.[21] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen).[22] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[23]
Outreach and charitable efforts Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[24][25] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[26] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.[27] Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[28] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer responded by arranging a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit For Haiti, in which all proceeds will go to the Haiti earthquake victims.[29] He was named as a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments and contributions to society.[30]
Tennis Career
1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer
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