Roger Federer, also known as the Federer Express or the Swiss maestro, was born on August 8th, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand. Robert Federer met Lynette Du Rand Federer during a business trip while they were both working for a pharmaceutical company.
Federer has one sister called Diana who is 2 years older than him. Raised as Roman Catholic, Federer grew up in suburban Münchenstein, a town close to the French-German borders of Switzerland and Federer is fluent in German, Swiss German, French and English. He also speaks some Sweidsh and some Italian. Federer is married to Mirka Vavrinec, his PR manager and another Swiss player who had to quit the sport due to injuries. Federer enjoys sitting on the beach, playing card games and table tennis, is a fan of his hometown soccer team, FC Basel.
- Age: 28 (08.08.1981)
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland- Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland
- Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
- Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed
- Turned Pro: 1998
- Coach: None
- Website: www.rogerfederer.com
- Married to: Mirka Vavrinec Federer
- Daughters: Charlene Riva and Myla Rose
- Grand Slam Wins: 16
- Grand Slam Finals: 22
Considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time, Federer has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles as of June 2010, and this is more than any other male player in the history of the sport. Roger Federer is one of only 3 players along with Rod Laver and Andre Agassi in the Open Era to have captured the career grand slam.
Family
Federer is married to Mirka Vavrinec. Married on 11 April 2009 in Basel. Has twin daughters named Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, born on July 23, 2009.
Tennis Career
Early Career
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ATP Career
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Charitable Efforts
Roger Federer Foundation established in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports all over the world.
Goodwill ambassador to Unicef in 2006.
Organized “Hit for Haiti” in 2010 to help victims of Haiti Earthquake.
Awards
Federer received the 2006 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year award. He was also named 2004-2006-2007 BBC Sports Overseas Personality of Year. Federer was named in Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in World” in the May 14, 2007 issue of the magazine. He is also the recipient of U.S. Academy Outstanding Athlete in 2005-2006 presented by USA Today. Swiss Post Office released a stamp dedicated to Roger Federer on April 10, 2007 in his birthplace of Basel.
Endorsements
Nike, Gilette, Jura, Rolex, Mercedes Benz and NetJets.
Rivalries
Federer Vs Nadal
Federer Vs Roddick
Grand Slam Performance
Roger Federer has appeared in 22 career Grand Slam finals, and reached the semi-finals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, starting with the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through 5 1/2 years before he lost to Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals of the 2010 French Open on June 2nd, 2010.
