Roger Federer

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Roger Federer

Country	Switzerland
Residence	Oberwil, Switzerland
Date of birth	August 8, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Turned Pro	1998
Plays	Right; One-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$29,907,128
Singles
Career record:	495-126
Career titles:	47
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2006, 2007)
French Open	F (2006)
Wimbledon	W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
U.S. Open	W (2004, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record:	103-65
Career titles:	7
Highest ranking:	No. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Infobox last updated on: March 20, 2007.

Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. 1. Many experts and his own peers believe Federer may become the greatest player in history.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Federer has won ten Grand Slam men's singles titles in 31 appearances, three Tennis Masters Cup titles, and twelve ATP Masters Series titles. In 2004, the Swiss became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three of four Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year. In 2006, he repeated this feat and became the first man in the open era to win at least ten singles tournaments in three consecutive years.^[6] He is also the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006). In 2007, when Federer won his third Australian Open title, he became the only player to have won three separate Grand Slam tournaments three times.

Federer has been ranked No. 1 in the world since February 2, 2004 and holds the all-time record for most consecutive weeks as the top-ranked male player.^[7]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Juniors 2.2 Professional 2.2.1 Early years 2.2.2 2001 2.2.3 2002 2.2.4 2003 2.2.5 2004 2.2.6 2005 2.2.7 2006 2.2.8 2007 3 Coaches 4 Playing style 4.1 Equipment 5 Records 6 Trivia 7 Awards 7.1 2003 7.2 2004 7.3 2005 7.4 2006 7.5 2007 8 Grand Slam singles finals 8.1 Wins (10) 8.2 Runner-up (1) 9 Tennis Masters Cup singles finals 9.1 Wins (3) 9.2 Runner-up (1) 10 Masters Series singles finals 10.1 Wins (12) 10.2 Runners-up (4) 11 All finals 11.1 Singles wins (47) 11.2 Singles runners-up (13) 11.3 Doubles wins (7) 11.4 Doubles runners-up (4) 11.5 Team competition wins 12 Singles performance timeline 13 ATP Tour career earnings 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

[edit] Personal life

Federer was born in the town of Binningen (near Basel, Switzerland), to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer. He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban Münchenstein. Federer has an older sister, Diana. He considers his main language German, but he also speaks French and English fluently.^[8] He conducts press conferences in all three. Answering a frequently asked question about the proper pronunciation of his first name, Federer said: "As my mother comes from South Africa, my name has always been pronounced the English way."^[8]

As a boy, Federer was very emotional on the court and threw many tantrums, in contrast to his cool, calm playing style he has today. He admits to being kicked off the practice courts frequently. Federer was also a very talented soccer player. He, at one point, considered becoming a professional soccer player but instead decided to become a tennis professional, but continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club,^[9] as well as A.S. Roma.^{[citation needed]} When he was younger, he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.^[10]

Federer spends his off-court time sitting on the beach, skiing, and playing card games, table tennis, soccer, and golf. He currently resides in Oberwil, Switzerland and is dating former WTA player and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka), who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury. The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. His favorite vacation spots are Maldives, Dubai, and the Swiss mountains. Federer is also very good friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods, with Woods attending many of Federer's events and Federer sometimes spotted in Woods' gallery during tournaments.^[11]

He co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003. Its goals include funding projects that benefit disadvantaged children, primarily in South Africa, such as the charity IMBEWU.^[12] In January 2005, he encouraged efforts from tennis players for the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, saying he would play as many matches as possible in tournaments organized to raise funds for the tsunami victims and auctioned off his autographed racquets to raise funds for UNICEF's relief operations.^[13]

Federer, along with his girlfriend Miroslava Vavrinec and a Swiss associate, launched a fragrance and cosmetics line called RF Cosmetics in October 2003.^[14]

In 2004, Federer was presented the "Golden Bagel Award;" a light-hearted award given to the men's professional tennis player who serves up the most "bagels" (sets won 6-0) in any given year. Federer gave out 12 "bagels" in 2004. His 6-0, 6-0 win over Gastón Gaudio in a semifinal of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup was the first time a Masters Cup match had been won with a "double bagel." Since turning 18, Federer has not been "bagelled" himself. Furthermore, Federer won the "Golden Bagel Award" again in 2006, surpassing his previous record with 18 "bagels."^[15]

On April 3, 2006, Federer was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF,^[16] which helps poor children from all parts of the world. He made his first official trip as Goodwill Ambassador on December 23, 2006, when he visited children in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a region devastated by the December 26, 2004, tsunami. "It's amazing to see how young people are using the rebuilding process as an opportunity to improve their lives and strengthen their community," said Federer. "The way these children are bouncing back from even the toughest tragedy is a testament to their resilience."^[17]

[edit] Career

[edit] Juniors

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six.^[18] He started having tennis group practice at the age of nine and weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also practiced football (soccer) until he decided to focus on tennis at age 13. At 14, he became the national champion for all age groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center at Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996.^[19]

In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the Wimbledon juniors title and the year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion for the year.^[20]

[edit] Professional

[edit] Early years

In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour. Federer debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team in 1999 and finished the year as the youngest player inside the ATP's top 100 ranked players.

In 2000, Federer reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud Di Pasquale of France. Federer was also the runner-up in Basel and Marseille.

[edit] 2001

Federer's first ATP tournament victory came 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, a victory that many consider to be a turning point of his career. He finished the year ranked 13th.

[edit] 2002

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 U.S. Open, and the untimely loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor Peter Carter in a car crash in August, Federer reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of the year and qualified for the first time in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. Federer lost in the semifinals of that tournament to Lleyton Hewitt.^[21]

[edit] 2003

Federer started 2003 by winning consecutive tournaments in Dubai and Marseille. He won in Munich without losing a set, but suffered a first-round loss at the French Open. On July 6, 2003, he defeated Mark Philippoussis and won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon as the first Swiss male player to do so. He dropped only one set during the entire tournament. He also won four Davis Cup matches during the year to lead Switzerland to the semifinals of the World Group. He finished 2003 by winning the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston and ranking second in the ATP tour race. In December, he parted ways with Peter Lundgren, his coach for four years.

[edit] 2004

Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, lost to no one ranked in the top ten, and won every final he reached.

He won his first Australian Open title by defeating Marat Safin in straight sets, successfully defended his Wimbledon title by defeating Andy Roddick, and won his first U.S. Open title by defeating Lleyton Hewitt. He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston for the second consecutive year. His win-loss record for the year was 74-6 with 11 titles. Federer was named the ITF Tennis World Champion and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in early 2005, edging out the likes of Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi, Lance Armstrong, and Michael Phelps.

Throughout 2004, Federer did not have a coach, relying instead on his fitness trainer Pierre Paganini, physiotherapist Pavel Kovac, and a management team composed of his parents, his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec (also his manager), and a few friends.^[14] In 2005, Federer hired former Australian tennis player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.^[22]

[edit] 2005

Federer reached the 2005 Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours.

He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series (AMS) titles: Indian Wells (by defeating Lleyton Hewitt) and Miami (by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain). 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, losing in the semifinals in four sets to eventual winner Nadal.

Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title 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.

He then dropped only two sets en route to his second consecutive U.S. 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 U.S. 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. 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.

[edit] 2006

Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one, with his ranking points several thousand points greater than his nearest competitor's points.

Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the 2006 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 reached two consecutive ATP Masters Series finals on clay, at Monte Carlo and Rome, but lost to Rafael Nadal on both occasions.

Had Federer won the 2006 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 he would have done so in a two-year schedule. He, however, lost in the final to defending champion Nadal in four sets. 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.

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 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for his third consecutive title at the Flushing Meadows.

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.^[23]

In 2006, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open final, Rome final, Monte Carlo final, and Dubai final; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. The loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets loss of the year. The Cincinnati tournament was the only tournament of the year in which he did not reach the final.^[23]

[edit] 2007

Federer won his tenth Grand Slam singles title when he won the 2007 Australian Open without dropping a set, defeating Fernando González of Chile in the final 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4.

Federer then won the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final 6-4, 6-3. This raised his match record for the year to 12-0 and brought his winning streak to 41-consecutive matches. His streak ended during his next match 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 (2004-2006); this loss also ended his bids to break Vilas' record of 46-consecutive matches in a row and to tie with the eight title wins-in-a-row record.^[24][25]

At the Sony Ericcson Open in Miami, Florida, Federer again lost to Guillermo Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets, 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-7(5). It was only the fifth time he has lost back-to-back to the same player; Nadal being one of the other players to do so.^{[citation needed]} However, he was awarded four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive four during the same year.^[26][27]

[edit] Coaches

• 1989–1994: Seppli Kacovsky (Switzerland). Kacovsky was the head coach of the Old Boys’ Tennis Club in Federer’s home town of Basel. Roger joined Old Boys' when he was eight years old.^[28]
• 1991–1995, 1997–1998: Peter Carter (Australia). Carter gave Federer weekly private coaching, from the age of 10 to 14. They reunited in a new training facility in Biel in 1997, and Carter coached Federer on and off until he turned pro.
• 1995–1997: After Federer became the Swiss junior champion, he was selected to join the Swiss National Tennis center in Ecublens, Vaud, and trained there until he finished school.
• 1999–2003: Peter Lundgren (Sweden). When Federer entered the professional circuit, he chose former top-25 player Lundgren, whom he met in Biel, as his coach. He still consulted frequently with Carter.
• 2005–present: Tony Roche (Australia). Roche is a former Australian tennis champion who coached Patrick Rafter and Ivan Lendl to the world number one ranking. He helps Federer for a few weeks before Grand Slam and ATP Masters Series tournaments.

[edit] Playing style

Federer has a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots very well. He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner who can dictate play with precise groundstrokes from both wings.

Federer uses a relatively conservative grip structure grip for his forehand--somewhere between a modern eastern and mild semi-western. He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane than nearly any other player and finishes his swing wrapped around his back, which is not the typical technique of following through after contact and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward and the racquet coming over the shoulder.^[29] He also can generate extreme top-spin with the 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," while John McEnroe has referred to it as "the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions. His forehand has been clocked as high as 192 km/h (120 mph).^{[citation needed]} Federer plays with a one-handed backhand, which has improved over the last few years. Although critics and coaches consider his backhand to have been his weaker side, it has developed into one of the best in the game. He has an excellent slice but can also fire great top-spin shots. 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 sharply angled winners that are a trademark of his game.

As of 2007, Federer has started to come to the net more often, urged to do so by coach Tony Roche. He is a good volleyer and is notably strong at backhand smashes, one of the most difficult shots in the game.

His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it and because he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph) (although he is capable of serving into the 210 km/h (130 mph) range)^{[citation needed]}. 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 in order to maintain balance (exemplified by the classic footwork of 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 as well as any player on tour.

Federer's relaxed, smooth playing style belies his aggressive and opportunistic tactics. He constructs points to get in a position that allows him to hit winners with his groundstrokes. Federer has mentioned that he has been able to read his opponents' moves, which helps him to construct these plays.

[edit] Equipment

Federer, who has used various racquets, currently plays with a Wilson KSix-One Tour 90;^[30] some speculate that it is a custom mold of the Pro Staff 85 used by Pete Sampras. Federer strings his racquets at a relatively loose tension (53-60 pounds depending on his opponent and surface).^[31] This allows him to return balls at higher velocity with less effort, but accuracy becomes more difficult. Federer is sponsored by Wilson and is currently endorsed by Nike.

[edit] Records

Further information: Records held by Roger Federer

[edit] Trivia

• Federer has won singles tournaments in 16 different countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

[edit] Awards

[edit] 2003 ATP European Player of the Year. Swiss Sportsman of the Year. Swiss of the Year. Michael-Westphal Award. [edit] 2004 ATP European Player of the Year. ITF World Champion. Sports Illustrated Tennis Player of the Year. Swiss Sportsman of the Year. Swiss of the Year. European Sportsman of the Year. Reuters International Sportsman of the Year. BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year. International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year. Golden Bagel Award. [edit] 2005 Ambassador of United Nations' Year of Sport and Physical Education. Goldene Kamera Award. ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2004). Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Michael-Westphal Award. International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year. International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis. Most Outstanding Athlete by the United States Sport's Academy. Freedom Air People’s Choice Sports Awards International Sportsperson of the Year. ITF World Champion. European Sportsman of the Year. ESPY Best Male Tennis Player.

[edit] 2006 L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2005). ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2005). Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. ESPY Best Male Tennis Player. International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year. International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis. ITF World Champion. BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year. Swiss Sportsman of the Year. European Sportsman of the Year. EFE's Sportsman of the Year. Golden Bagel Award. Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year by The United States Sports Academy. [edit] 2007 L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2006). ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2006). Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite. Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (10)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	Wimbledon	Mark Philippoussis	7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3)
2004	Australian Open	Marat Safin	7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2
2004	Wimbledon (2)	Andy Roddick	4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4
2004	U.S. Open	Lleyton Hewitt	6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0
2005	Wimbledon (3)	Andy Roddick	6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4
2005	U.S. Open (2)	Andre Agassi	6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1
2006	Australian Open (2)	Marcos Baghdatis	5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2006	Wimbledon (4)	Rafael Nadal	6-0, 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-3
2006	U.S. Open (3)	Andy Roddick	6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
2007	Australian Open (3)	Fernando González	7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4

[edit] Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	French Open	Rafael Nadal	1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

[edit] Tennis Masters Cup singles finals

[edit] Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	Houston	Andre Agassi	6-3, 6-0, 6-4
2004	Houston	Lleyton Hewitt	6-3, 6-2
2006	Shanghai	James Blake	6-0, 6-3, 6-4

[edit] Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Shanghai	David Nalbandian	6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3)

[edit] Masters Series singles finals

[edit] Wins (12)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Hamburg	Marat Safin	6-1, 6-3, 6-4
2004	Indian Wells	Tim Henman	6-3, 6-3
2004	Hamburg (2)	Guillermo Coria	4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
2004	Toronto	Andy Roddick	7-5, 6-3
2005	Indian Wells (2)	Lleyton Hewitt	6-2, 6-4, 6-4
2005	Miami	Rafael Nadal	2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1
2005	Hamburg (3)	Richard Gasquet	6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4)
2005	Cincinnati	Andy Roddick	6-3, 7-5
2006	Indian Wells (3)	James Blake	7-5, 6-3, 6-0
2006	Miami (2)	Ivan Ljubičić	7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(6)
2006	Toronto (2)	Richard Gasquet	2-6, 6-3, 6-2
2006	Madrid	Fernando González	7-5, 6-1, 6-0

[edit] Runners-up (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	Miami	Andre Agassi	6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2003	Rome	Félix Mantilla	7-5, 6-2, 7-6(10)
2006	Monte Carlo	Rafael Nadal	6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5)
2006	Rome (2)	Rafael Nadal	6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)

[edit] All finals

[edit] Singles wins (47)

Legend Grand Slam (10) Tennis Masters Cup (3) ATP Masters Series (12) ATP Tour (22)

Titles by Surface Hard (32) Grass (8) Clay (5) Carpet (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	4 February 2001	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Julien Boutter	6-4, 6-7(7), 6-4
2.	13 January 2002	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Juan Ignacio Chela	6-3, 6-3
3.	19 May 2002	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marat Safin	6-1, 6-3, 6-4
4.	13 October 2002	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Jiří Novák	6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
5.	16 February 2003	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Jonas Björkman	6-2, 7-6(6)
6.	2 March 2003	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Jiří Novák	6-1, 7-6(2)
7.	4 May 2003	Munich, Germany	Clay	Jarkko Nieminen	6-1, 6-4
8.	15 June 2003	Halle, Germany	Grass	Nicolas Kiefer	6-1, 6-3
9.	6 July 2003	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3)
10.	12 October 2003	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Carlos Moyà	6-3, 6-3, 6-3
11.	16 November 2003	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA	Hard	Andre Agassi	6-3, 6-0, 6-4
12.	1 February 2004	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Marat Safin	7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2
13.	7 March 2004	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Feliciano López	4-6, 6-1, 6-2
14.	21 March 2004	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Tim Henman	6-3, 6-3
15.	16 May 2004	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Coria	4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
16.	13 June 2004	Halle, Germany	Grass	Mardy Fish	6-0, 6-3
17.	5 July 2004	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4
18.	11 July 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Igor Andreev	6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
19.	1 August 2004	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Andy Roddick	7-5, 6-3
20.	12 September 2004	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0
21.	3 October 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Roddick	6-4, 6-0
22.	21 November 2004	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6-3, 6-2
23.	9 January 2005	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	6-3, 6-1
24.	20 February 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5)
25.	27 February 2005	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	6-1, 6-7(6), 6-3
26.	20 March 2005	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6-2, 6-4, 6-4
27.	3 April 2005	Miami, USA	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1
28.	15 May 2005	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Richard Gasquet	6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4)
29.	13 June 2005	Halle, Germany	Grass	Marat Safin	6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4
30.	3 July 2005	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Roddick	6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4
31.	21 August 2005	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Andy Roddick	6-3, 7-5
32.	11 September 2005	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Andre Agassi	6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1
33.	2 October 2005	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Andy Murray	6-3, 7-5
34.	8 January 2006	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Gaël Monfils	6-3, 7-6(5)
35.	29 January 2006	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
36.	19 March 2006	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	James Blake	7-5, 6-3, 6-0
37.	2 April 2006	Miami, USA	Hard	Ivan Ljubičić	7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(6)
38.	18 June 2006	Halle, Germany	Grass	Tomáš Berdych	6-0, 6-7(4), 6-2
39.	9 July 2006	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6-0, 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-3
40.	13 August 2006	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Richard Gasquet	2-6, 6-3, 6-2
41.	10 September 2006	U.S. Open, New York, USA	Hard	Andy Roddick	6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
42.	8 October 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Tim Henman	6-3, 6-3
43.	22 October 2006	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Fernando González	7-5, 6-1, 6-0
44.	29 October 2006	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Fernando González	6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3)
45.	19 November 2006	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	James Blake	6-0, 6-3, 6-4
46.	28 January 2007	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Fernando González	7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4
47.	3 March 2007	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	6-4, 6-3

[edit] Singles runners-up (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	13 February 2000	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
2.	29 October 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Thomas Enqvist	6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-1
3.	25 February 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Nicolas Escudé	7-5, 3-6, 7-6(5)
4.	28 October 2001	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Tim Henman	6-3, 6-4, 6-2
5.	3 February 2002	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Davide Sanguinetti	7-6(2), 4-6, 6-1
6.	31 March 2002	Miami, USA	Hard	Andre Agassi	6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
7.	11 May 2003	Rome, Italy	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7-5, 6-2, 7-6(10)
8.	13 July 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jiří Novák	5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
9.	20 November 2005	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3)
10.	5 March 2006	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Rafael Nadal	2-6, 6-4, 6-4
11.	23 April 2006	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5)
12.	14 May 2006	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)
13.	11 June 2006	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

[edit] Doubles wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	25 February 2001	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Jonas Björkman	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	6-3, 6-0
2.	15 July 2001	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marat Safin	Michael Hill Jeff Tarango	0-1 Retired
3.	24 February 2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Max Mirnyi	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4-6, 6-3, 10-4
4.	6 October 2002	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Max Mirnyi	Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle	6-4, 7-6(0)
5.	30 March 2003	Miami, USA	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Leander Paes David Rikl	7-5, 6-3
6.	12 October 2003	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Yves Allegro	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	7-6(7), 7-5
7.	12 June 2005	Halle, Germany	Grass	Yves Allegro	Joachim Johansson Marat Safin	7-5, 6-7(6), 6-3

[edit] Doubles runners-up (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	29 October 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Dominik Hrbatý	Donald Johnson Piet Norval	7-6(11), 4-6, 7-6(4)
2.	17 March 2002	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6-4, 6-4
3.	23 February 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Max Mirnyi	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	7-6(4), 6-2
4.	3 October 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	Yves Allegro	Justin Gimelstob Oliver Graydon	5-7, 6-4, 6-4

[edit] Team competition wins

• 2001 Hopman Cup (with Martina Hingis)

[edit] Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the Miami Masters, which ended on March 27, 2007.

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Career SR	Career win-loss
Australian Open	A	A	3R	3R	4R	4R	W	SF	W	W	3 / 8	36-5
French Open	A	1R	4R	QF	1R	1R	3R	SF	F		0 / 8	20-8
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	QF	1R	W	W	W	W		4 / 8	32-4
U.S. Open	A	A	3R	4R	4R	4R	W	W	W		3 / 7	31-4
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 4	3 / 4	2 / 4	3 / 4	1 / 1	10 / 31	N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss1	0-0	0-2	7-4	13-4	6-4	13-3	22-1	24-2	27-1	7-0	N/A	119-21
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	1R	3R	2R	W	W	W	2R	3 / 7	21-4
Miami Masters	A	1R	2R	QF	F	QF	3R	W	W	4R	2 / 9	27-7
Monte Carlo Masters	A	1R	1R	QF	2R	A	A	QF	F		0 / 6	12-6
Rome Masters	A	A	1R	3R	1R	F	2R	A	F		0 / 6	13-6
Hamburg Masters	A	A	1R	1R	W	3R	W	W	A		3 / 6	20-3
Canada Masters	A	A	1R	A	1R	SF	W	A	W		2 / 5	16-3
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	1R	A	1R	2R	1R	W	2R		1 / 6	8-5
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart)	A	A	2R	2R	QF	SF	A	A	W		1 / 5	11-4
Paris Masters	A	A	1R	2R	QF	QF	A	A	A		0 / 4	4-4
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	SF	W	W	F	W		3 / 5	22-2
Total Titles	0	0	0	1	3	7	11	11	12	2	N/A	47
Hardcourt Win-Loss	2-2	4-5	21-15	21-9	30-11	46-11	46-4	50-1	59-2	14-2	N/A	293-62
Grass Win-Loss	0-0	0-2	2-3	9-3	5-3	12-0	12-0	12-0	12-0	0-0	N/A	64-11
Carpet Win-Loss	0-0	9-5	10-5	10-4	11-4	5-2	0-0	4-1	5-0	0-0	N/A	54-21
Clay Win-Loss	0-1	0-5	3-7	9-5	12-4	15-4	16-2	15-2	16-3	0-0	N/A	86-33
Overall Win-Loss	2-3	13-17	36-30	49-21	58-22	78-17	74-6	81-4	92-5	14-2	N/A	497-127
Year End Ranking	301	64	29	13	6	2	1	1	1		N/A	N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

¹The win total does not include walkovers.

[edit] ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
1999	0	0	0	225,139[32]	97[32]
2000	0	0	0	623,782[33]	27[33]
2001	0	1	1	865,425[34]	14[34]
2002	0	3	3	1,995,027[35]	4[35]
2003	1	6	7	4,000,680[36]	1[36]
2004	3	8	11	6,357,547[37]	1[37]
2005	2	9	11	6,137,018[38]	1[38]
2006	3	9	12	8,343,885[39]	1[39]
2007	1	1	2	1,311,070[40]	1[40]
Career	10	37	47	29,901,828[40]	3[40]

*As of March 8, 2007.

[edit] See also

• List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions
• Australian Open champions (Men's Singles)
• Wimbledon champions (Men's Singles)
• US Open champions (Men's Singles)
• Tennis Masters Cup
• Tennis Masters Series
• ATP season 2005
• ATP season 2006

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Roger Federer.com - Official Site
• Roger Federer Foundation
• RF Cosmetics - Federer's line of cosmetics
• ATP Tour profile for Roger Federer
• ITF Junior profile for Federer
• Roger Federer at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile on tenniscorner.net
• Federer's profile at Tennis X
• 'Roger Federer's Tennis Open' (Mobile Phone Game)
• Roger Federer and Mental Toughness

Preceded by Andy Roddick	World No. 1 February 2, 2004 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Arnaud Di Pasquale	ITF Junior World Champion 1998	Succeeded by Kristian Pless
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ITF World Champion 2004-05-06	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ATP Player of the Year 2004-05	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Andy Roddick	ESPY Best Male Tennis Player 2005-06	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Michael Schumacher	Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2005-06	Succeeded by TBD

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