Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, he is ranked World No. 1 da the Association of tennis Professionals (ATP), having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.[2]
Considered da many to be the greatest tennis player of all time,[3][4][5][6][7] Federer has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, più than any other male player. He is the most recente of six male players to have captured the career Grand Slam, one of only three (with Rod Laver and Andre Agassi) since the beginning of the Open Era and one of only two male players (the other being Agassi) in history to have won all four Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces (clay, erba and hard courts).
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals, and as of January 2010, has reached the semi-finals o better of the last 23 Grand Slam tournaments, a record streak that spans over five and a half years.[8] Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and has appeared in 18 of the last 19. Federer has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 16 ATP Masters Series tournaments, two fewer than all-time leader Rafael Nadal. He also won the Olympic oro Medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
As a result of his successes in tennis, Federer was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the anno for four consecutive years (2005–2008).[9] Because of Federer's past accomplishments and continued successes, he is often referred to as The Federer Express[10] o abbreviated to Fed Express,[10] the Swiss Maestro[10] o simply Maestro.[10][11][12][13]
Contents
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* 1 Childhood and personal life
o 1.1 Marriage and family
o 1.2 Outreach and charitable efforts
* 2 tennis career
o 2.1 Pre–1998: Junior years
o 2.2 1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
o 2.3 2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
o 2.4 2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
o 2.5 Rivalries
+ 2.5.1 Federer vs. Nadal
+ 2.5.2 Federer vs. Roddick
o 2.6 Playing style
o 2.7 Equipment, apparel, and endorsements
o 2.8 Grand Slam performance timeline
+ 2.8.1 Singles
+ 2.8.2 Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)
o 2.9 Olympic finals
+ 2.9.1 Doubles: 1 (1 oro medal)
o 2.10 Records
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
* 6 Video
* 7 External links
o 7.1 Profiles
Childhood and personal life
Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand.[14] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.[15] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently.[14][16][17] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded da a small group of close Friends and family at Wenkenhof villa (municipality of Riehen).[21] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[22]
Outreach and charitable efforts
Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[23][24] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[25] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador da UNICEF in 2006.[26] Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected da the tsunami caused da the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[27] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer responded da arranging a collaboration with fellow superiore, in alto tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur to forgo their final giorno 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.[28] He was named as a 2010 Young Global Leader da the World Economic forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments and contributions to society.[29]
tennis career
Pre–1998: Junior years
Main article: Roger Federer juniors years
Federer's main accomplishment's as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where he won both the singles tournament over Irakli Labadze in 6–4, 6–4[30] and in the doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, in which they defeated the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram in 6–4, 6–4.[31] In addition, Federer Lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian in 3–6, 5–7. Federer would go onto win four other ITF junior singles tournaments in his career.[32]
1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
Main article: Roger Federer's early career
A dark-haired man in all white clothing, and caring a redish-black bag on his right shoulder and a black one on the left shoulder
Federer at the 2002 US Open
Roger Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998, which he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the Round of 32, and he Lost 4–6, 4–6.[33] Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open, which was in 2000, and he Lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5).[34] Federer's first win was at the 2000 Milan Indoor tournament, which he defeated Julien Boutter da a score of 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4.[34] In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same anno defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he Lost to Andre Agassi in 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 on hardcourt.[35] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay in 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[35] Federer made ten singles finals during this time in his career between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and Lost six.[33][34][35][36][37] From 1998 to 2002, Federer made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same anno in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter the anno earlier with partner Jonas Björkman.[35][37]
2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
Main articles: Roger Federer in 2003, Roger Federer in 2004, Roger Federer in 2005, and Roger Federer in 2006
In the 2003 season, Federer won his first slam at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, beating Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3).[38] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[39] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 Event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[38] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour, which he won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[38] Lastly, Federer won the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi.[38]
During the 2004 season, Federer won three slams for the first-time in his career, which the first hard court titolo came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin in 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2, and he would go onto with his secondo Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick in 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4.[40] In addition, Federer defeated the 2001 US Open Champion Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open for his first titolo in 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0.[40] Furthermore, Federer would win three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, which one was on clay at Hamburg, and two came on hard surfaces in Indian Wells and Canada.[40] Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai, and would wrap-up the anno for the second-time over Lleyton Hewitt.[40]
A dark-haired man is waving to the crowd with his tennis racket in his right hand, and he is wearing all white clothing
Federer during the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his third consecutive title.
In the 2005 season, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two slams, losing the Australian Open semi-final to eventual champion Marat Safin and the French Open semi-final to champion Rafael Nadal.[41] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4. At the US Open Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last slam final with a score of 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1.[41] However, Federer would take four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court surfaces and a lone clay court titolo at Hamburg.[41] Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[41] Federer would lose the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[41]
In the anno of 2006, Federer won three slams and reached all four slam finals, with the only loss coming against Rafael Nadal in the French Open in 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4). This was the two men's first meeting in a slam final.[42] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final da a score of 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3, which this was the start of their storied rivalry. In the Australian Open Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2[42] and at the US Open, Federer would defeat Andy Roddick (2003 champion) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1.[42] In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing the two on clay to Nadal. Federer would win one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo, and capture the Year-End Championships for the third time in his career.[42]
2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
Main articles: Roger Federer in 2007, Roger Federer in 2008, Roger Federer in 2009, and Roger Federer in 2010
In the 2007 season, Roger Federer made all four slam finals, winning three of them, which those are the Australian Open over Fernando González in 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4, Wimbledon Championships over Rafael Nadal for the secondo time in 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2 and at the US Open over Novak Djokovic in 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4, but Federer did lose the 2007 French Open to Nadal in 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.[43] Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 Finals in 2007, but only managed to win two of those at Hamburg and Madrid.[43] Federer managed to win one 500 series event in Doha, and would end the anno da winning the anno end championships.[43]
A dark-haired man is in a red camicia with white shorts and shoes and bandanna, which he is carring his tennis racket in his right hand pointing towards the ground
Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he would win a oro Medal in Doubles.
Throughout the 2008 year, Federer won one slam, which came at the 2008 US Open over Briton Andy Murray, where he defeated Murray in straight sets 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.[44] Conversely, Federer was defeated da Rafael Nadal in two slam finals in the 2008 French Open, which he Lost 1–6, 3–6, 0–6, and at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships in a five setter of 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[44] In the 2008 Australian Open, Federer Lost in the Semi-finals to Novak Djokovic, and this broke the record of 10 consecutive finals.[44] Federer would lose twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Rafeal Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[44] However, Federer was able to capture three più victories in 250 level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the oro medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[45]
In the 2009 season, Roger Federer won two slams, which were the French Open victory over Robin Söderling in 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 and the Wimbledon Championships victory over Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14.[46] In addition, Federer made two other slam finals in the Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal in 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6 and the US Open losing to Juan Martín del Potro in 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6.[46] Federer would go on to win two più events in 2009, and one came at the Madrid Masters over Rafael Nadal in the final, which was on clay, da a score of 6–4, 6–4.[46] Also, Federer would win Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic da a score of 6–1, 7–5, but Federer would go on to lose to Djokovic in Basel 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 later in the year.[46] During this year, Federer accomplished a career grand slam da winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth slam, which is one più than Pete Sampras' mark of fourteen for men.[46] Federer won at least 20 matches in Grand Slam events for the sixth consecutive year; only Ivan Lendl with seven consecutive years has a longer streak.
So far in the 2010 season, Roger Federer has played in six tournaments, with a win coming at the Australian Open.[47] In the final, Federer defeated Briton Andy Murray da a score of 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11), whom he also beat in the 2008 US Open final.[44][47] Federer made it to one masters series final in the Madrid Masters, which he lost.[47]
Rivalries
Federer vs. Nadal
Main article: Federer–Nadal rivalry
A dark-haired tennis player is reaching to hit a tennis shot with a racket in his left hand, and he is wearing black shoes and shorts with black and white mixture camicia and yellowish-green accessories
Nadal during the 2009 Australian Open final
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004 and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.[48][49][50][51][52]
They have held the superiore, in alto two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 14 September 2009, when Nadal fell to World No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked number 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[53]
Nadal leads their head-to-head 14–7.[54] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 17 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 7 Grand Slam finals.[55] From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final. Nadal won five of the seven, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever da many long-time tennis analysts.[56][57][58][59] They have also played in a record 9 Masters Series finals, including their lone five ora match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreak.
Until 14 September 2009, when Juan Martín del Potro beat Nadal in the US Open semi-final on his way to defeating Federer in the final itself, no player had beaten Nadal and Federer in the same Grand Slam. Nadal has not Lost a French Open (4) o Australian Open (1) final, while Federer was undefeated in US Open finals until losing to del Potro (5). Both have won Grand Slam events on three different surfaces successively (2008 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open for Nadal and 2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon for Federer).
Federer vs. Roddick
Main article: Federer–Roddick rivalry
Federer and Roddick have a long, though lopsided, rivalry. They have met 21 times during their careers, with Federer leading their complessivamente, generale head-to-head series 19–2. Roddick is Federer's most frequent opponent on tour.[60] Roddick has Lost four Grand Slam finals, each time to Federer: Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and one US Open in 2006. On 2 February 2004, Federer supplanted Roddick as World No. 1 to begin his record reign of 237 consecutive weeks at number 1. Federer and Roddick are the only players to have finished each tennis season in the ATP superiore, in alto 10 every anno from 2002 to 2010.
Playing style
Federer's versatility was summarised da Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a erba court specialist, o a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer."[61]
Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his fluid style of play and shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net being one of the best volleyers in the game today. David Foster Wallace described Federer's exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[62] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".[63] Federer plays with a single-handed backhand which gives him great variety. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fuoco topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net.[62] His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph),[64][65][66] however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph)[64][65] Recently, Federer has also added the drop shot to his game and utilizes a well-disguised one off of both wings. He can also use the between-the-legs shot, as was shown in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him match point. Federer later stated in a interview that it was the greatest shot he had ever hit in his life.[67]
Equipment, apparel, and endorsements
Federer currently plays with a customised Wilson Six.One Tour BLX tennis racquet,[68] which is characterised da its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 12.5 ounces, and thin beam of 17 millimeters. His grip size is 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3).[69] Federer strings his racquets at 24 to 28 kilograms (52.9 to 61.7 pounds) tension utilizing Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his attraversare, croce strings.[69] When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So te can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."[70]
Federer has a lifetime contract along with Nike calzature and apparel.[71] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a giacca emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the successivo anno with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.[72] In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend da making him a personalised cardigan.[73] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[74] Federer endorses Gillette,[75] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[76] as well as Mercedes Benz and NetJets. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[77] although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix.[78] In 2010 his endorsement da Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[79]
Grand Slam performance timeline
Main article: Roger Federer career statistics
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this tavolo is updated only after the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. A result of "A" means that the player did not play at the event. A result of "LQ" means that the player Lost in the qualifying rounds of the tournament (Lost in Qualifying).
Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career SR Career W-L Career Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A LQ 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF F W 4 / 11 54–7 88.52
French Open A 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F F W 1 / 11 39–10 79.59
Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W F W 6 / 11 51–5 91.07
US Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W W F 5 / 10 51–5 91.07
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13–4 6–4 13–3 22–1 24–2 27–1 26–1 24–3 26–2 7–0 N/A 195–27 87.83
Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Outcome↓ Year↓ Championship↓ Surface↓ Opponent in the final↓ Score in the final↓
Winner 2003 Wimbledon (1) Grass Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner 2004 Australian Open (1) Hard Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2004 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
Winner 2004 US Open (1) Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
Winner 2005 Wimbledon (3) Grass United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
Winner 2005 US Open (2) Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
Winner 2006 Australian Open (2) Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 2006 French Open (1) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 2006 Wimbledon (4) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
Winner 2006 US Open (3) Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 2007 Australian Open (3) Hard Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2007 French Open (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 2007 Wimbledon (5) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
Winner 2007 US Open (4) Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 2008 French Open (3) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2008 Wimbledon (1) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9
Winner 2008 US Open (5) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2009 Australian Open (1) Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6
Winner 2009 French Open (1) Clay Sweden Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Winner 2009 Wimbledon (6) Grass United States Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
Runner-up 2009 US Open (1) Hard Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6
Winner 2010 Australian Open (4) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 oro medal)
Outcome↓ Year↓ Championship↓ Surface↓ Partner↓ Opponents in the final↓ Score in the final↓
Winner 2008 Beijing Olympics Hard Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3
Records
Considered da many to be the greatest tennis player of all time,[3][4][5][6][7] Federer has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, più than any other male player. He is the most recente of six male players to have captured the career Grand Slam, one of only three (with Rod Laver and Andre Agassi) since the beginning of the Open Era and one of only two male players (the other being Agassi) in history to have won all four Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces (clay, erba and hard courts).
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals, and as of January 2010, has reached the semi-finals o better of the last 23 Grand Slam tournaments, a record streak that spans over five and a half years.[8] Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and has appeared in 18 of the last 19. Federer has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 16 ATP Masters Series tournaments, two fewer than all-time leader Rafael Nadal. He also won the Olympic oro Medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
As a result of his successes in tennis, Federer was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the anno for four consecutive years (2005–2008).[9] Because of Federer's past accomplishments and continued successes, he is often referred to as The Federer Express[10] o abbreviated to Fed Express,[10] the Swiss Maestro[10] o simply Maestro.[10][11][12][13]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Childhood and personal life
o 1.1 Marriage and family
o 1.2 Outreach and charitable efforts
* 2 tennis career
o 2.1 Pre–1998: Junior years
o 2.2 1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
o 2.3 2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
o 2.4 2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
o 2.5 Rivalries
+ 2.5.1 Federer vs. Nadal
+ 2.5.2 Federer vs. Roddick
o 2.6 Playing style
o 2.7 Equipment, apparel, and endorsements
o 2.8 Grand Slam performance timeline
+ 2.8.1 Singles
+ 2.8.2 Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)
o 2.9 Olympic finals
+ 2.9.1 Doubles: 1 (1 oro medal)
o 2.10 Records
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
* 6 Video
* 7 External links
o 7.1 Profiles
Childhood and personal life
Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand.[14] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.[15] He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently.[14][16][17] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded da a small group of close Friends and family at Wenkenhof villa (municipality of Riehen).[21] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[22]
Outreach and charitable efforts
Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[23][24] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[25] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador da UNICEF in 2006.[26] Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected da the tsunami caused da the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[27] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer responded da arranging a collaboration with fellow superiore, in alto tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur to forgo their final giorno 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.[28] He was named as a 2010 Young Global Leader da the World Economic forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments and contributions to society.[29]
tennis career
Pre–1998: Junior years
Main article: Roger Federer juniors years
Federer's main accomplishment's as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where he won both the singles tournament over Irakli Labadze in 6–4, 6–4[30] and in the doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, in which they defeated the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram in 6–4, 6–4.[31] In addition, Federer Lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian in 3–6, 5–7. Federer would go onto win four other ITF junior singles tournaments in his career.[32]
1998–2002: Early career in the ATP
Main article: Roger Federer's early career
A dark-haired man in all white clothing, and caring a redish-black bag on his right shoulder and a black one on the left shoulder
Federer at the 2002 US Open
Roger Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998, which he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the Round of 32, and he Lost 4–6, 4–6.[33] Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open, which was in 2000, and he Lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5).[34] Federer's first win was at the 2000 Milan Indoor tournament, which he defeated Julien Boutter da a score of 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4.[34] In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same anno defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he Lost to Andre Agassi in 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 on hardcourt.[35] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay in 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[35] Federer made ten singles finals during this time in his career between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and Lost six.[33][34][35][36][37] From 1998 to 2002, Federer made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same anno in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter the anno earlier with partner Jonas Björkman.[35][37]
2003–2006: Breakthrough and dominance
Main articles: Roger Federer in 2003, Roger Federer in 2004, Roger Federer in 2005, and Roger Federer in 2006
In the 2003 season, Federer won his first slam at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, beating Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3).[38] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[39] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 Event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[38] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour, which he won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[38] Lastly, Federer won the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi.[38]
During the 2004 season, Federer won three slams for the first-time in his career, which the first hard court titolo came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin in 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2, and he would go onto with his secondo Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick in 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4.[40] In addition, Federer defeated the 2001 US Open Champion Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open for his first titolo in 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0.[40] Furthermore, Federer would win three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, which one was on clay at Hamburg, and two came on hard surfaces in Indian Wells and Canada.[40] Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai, and would wrap-up the anno for the second-time over Lleyton Hewitt.[40]
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Federer during the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his third consecutive title.
In the 2005 season, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two slams, losing the Australian Open semi-final to eventual champion Marat Safin and the French Open semi-final to champion Rafael Nadal.[41] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4. At the US Open Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last slam final with a score of 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1.[41] However, Federer would take four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court surfaces and a lone clay court titolo at Hamburg.[41] Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[41] Federer would lose the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[41]
In the anno of 2006, Federer won three slams and reached all four slam finals, with the only loss coming against Rafael Nadal in the French Open in 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4). This was the two men's first meeting in a slam final.[42] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final da a score of 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3, which this was the start of their storied rivalry. In the Australian Open Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2[42] and at the US Open, Federer would defeat Andy Roddick (2003 champion) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1.[42] In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing the two on clay to Nadal. Federer would win one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo, and capture the Year-End Championships for the third time in his career.[42]
2007 to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records
Main articles: Roger Federer in 2007, Roger Federer in 2008, Roger Federer in 2009, and Roger Federer in 2010
In the 2007 season, Roger Federer made all four slam finals, winning three of them, which those are the Australian Open over Fernando González in 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4, Wimbledon Championships over Rafael Nadal for the secondo time in 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2 and at the US Open over Novak Djokovic in 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4, but Federer did lose the 2007 French Open to Nadal in 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.[43] Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 Finals in 2007, but only managed to win two of those at Hamburg and Madrid.[43] Federer managed to win one 500 series event in Doha, and would end the anno da winning the anno end championships.[43]
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Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he would win a oro Medal in Doubles.
Throughout the 2008 year, Federer won one slam, which came at the 2008 US Open over Briton Andy Murray, where he defeated Murray in straight sets 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.[44] Conversely, Federer was defeated da Rafael Nadal in two slam finals in the 2008 French Open, which he Lost 1–6, 3–6, 0–6, and at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships in a five setter of 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[44] In the 2008 Australian Open, Federer Lost in the Semi-finals to Novak Djokovic, and this broke the record of 10 consecutive finals.[44] Federer would lose twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Rafeal Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[44] However, Federer was able to capture three più victories in 250 level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the oro medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[45]
In the 2009 season, Roger Federer won two slams, which were the French Open victory over Robin Söderling in 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 and the Wimbledon Championships victory over Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14.[46] In addition, Federer made two other slam finals in the Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal in 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6 and the US Open losing to Juan Martín del Potro in 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6.[46] Federer would go on to win two più events in 2009, and one came at the Madrid Masters over Rafael Nadal in the final, which was on clay, da a score of 6–4, 6–4.[46] Also, Federer would win Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic da a score of 6–1, 7–5, but Federer would go on to lose to Djokovic in Basel 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 later in the year.[46] During this year, Federer accomplished a career grand slam da winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth slam, which is one più than Pete Sampras' mark of fourteen for men.[46] Federer won at least 20 matches in Grand Slam events for the sixth consecutive year; only Ivan Lendl with seven consecutive years has a longer streak.
So far in the 2010 season, Roger Federer has played in six tournaments, with a win coming at the Australian Open.[47] In the final, Federer defeated Briton Andy Murray da a score of 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11), whom he also beat in the 2008 US Open final.[44][47] Federer made it to one masters series final in the Madrid Masters, which he lost.[47]
Rivalries
Federer vs. Nadal
Main article: Federer–Nadal rivalry
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Nadal during the 2009 Australian Open final
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004 and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.[48][49][50][51][52]
They have held the superiore, in alto two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 14 September 2009, when Nadal fell to World No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked number 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[53]
Nadal leads their head-to-head 14–7.[54] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 17 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 7 Grand Slam finals.[55] From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final. Nadal won five of the seven, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever da many long-time tennis analysts.[56][57][58][59] They have also played in a record 9 Masters Series finals, including their lone five ora match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreak.
Until 14 September 2009, when Juan Martín del Potro beat Nadal in the US Open semi-final on his way to defeating Federer in the final itself, no player had beaten Nadal and Federer in the same Grand Slam. Nadal has not Lost a French Open (4) o Australian Open (1) final, while Federer was undefeated in US Open finals until losing to del Potro (5). Both have won Grand Slam events on three different surfaces successively (2008 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open for Nadal and 2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon for Federer).
Federer vs. Roddick
Main article: Federer–Roddick rivalry
Federer and Roddick have a long, though lopsided, rivalry. They have met 21 times during their careers, with Federer leading their complessivamente, generale head-to-head series 19–2. Roddick is Federer's most frequent opponent on tour.[60] Roddick has Lost four Grand Slam finals, each time to Federer: Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and one US Open in 2006. On 2 February 2004, Federer supplanted Roddick as World No. 1 to begin his record reign of 237 consecutive weeks at number 1. Federer and Roddick are the only players to have finished each tennis season in the ATP superiore, in alto 10 every anno from 2002 to 2010.
Playing style
Federer's versatility was summarised da Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a erba court specialist, o a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer."[61]
Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his fluid style of play and shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net being one of the best volleyers in the game today. David Foster Wallace described Federer's exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[62] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".[63] Federer plays with a single-handed backhand which gives him great variety. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fuoco topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net.[62] His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph),[64][65][66] however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph)[64][65] Recently, Federer has also added the drop shot to his game and utilizes a well-disguised one off of both wings. He can also use the between-the-legs shot, as was shown in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him match point. Federer later stated in a interview that it was the greatest shot he had ever hit in his life.[67]
Equipment, apparel, and endorsements
Federer currently plays with a customised Wilson Six.One Tour BLX tennis racquet,[68] which is characterised da its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 12.5 ounces, and thin beam of 17 millimeters. His grip size is 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3).[69] Federer strings his racquets at 24 to 28 kilograms (52.9 to 61.7 pounds) tension utilizing Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his attraversare, croce strings.[69] When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So te can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."[70]
Federer has a lifetime contract along with Nike calzature and apparel.[71] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a giacca emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the successivo anno with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.[72] In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend da making him a personalised cardigan.[73] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[74] Federer endorses Gillette,[75] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[76] as well as Mercedes Benz and NetJets. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[77] although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix.[78] In 2010 his endorsement da Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[79]
Grand Slam performance timeline
Main article: Roger Federer career statistics
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this tavolo is updated only after the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. A result of "A" means that the player did not play at the event. A result of "LQ" means that the player Lost in the qualifying rounds of the tournament (Lost in Qualifying).
Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career SR Career W-L Career Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A LQ 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF F W 4 / 11 54–7 88.52
French Open A 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F F W 1 / 11 39–10 79.59
Wimbledon A 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W F W 6 / 11 51–5 91.07
US Open A LQ 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W W F 5 / 10 51–5 91.07
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 7–4 13–4 6–4 13–3 22–1 24–2 27–1 26–1 24–3 26–2 7–0 N/A 195–27 87.83
Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Outcome↓ Year↓ Championship↓ Surface↓ Opponent in the final↓ Score in the final↓
Winner 2003 Wimbledon (1) Grass Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner 2004 Australian Open (1) Hard Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2004 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
Winner 2004 US Open (1) Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
Winner 2005 Wimbledon (3) Grass United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
Winner 2005 US Open (2) Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
Winner 2006 Australian Open (2) Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 2006 French Open (1) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 2006 Wimbledon (4) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
Winner 2006 US Open (3) Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 2007 Australian Open (3) Hard Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2007 French Open (2) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 2007 Wimbledon (5) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
Winner 2007 US Open (4) Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 2008 French Open (3) Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2008 Wimbledon (1) Grass Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9
Winner 2008 US Open (5) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2009 Australian Open (1) Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6
Winner 2009 French Open (1) Clay Sweden Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Winner 2009 Wimbledon (6) Grass United States Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
Runner-up 2009 US Open (1) Hard Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6
Winner 2010 Australian Open (4) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (1 oro medal)
Outcome↓ Year↓ Championship↓ Surface↓ Partner↓ Opponents in the final↓ Score in the final↓
Winner 2008 Beijing Olympics Hard Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3
Records