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Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who has been ranked number one in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Likewise, Roger Federer has won 103 ATP singles titles, the second most of all time after Jimmy Connors, 20 Grand Slam titles and a record six year-end championships.
Early life
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981. His birthplace is Basel, Switzerland. From now on, Roger is 42 years. Likewise, he belongs to Swiss nationality and follows Christianity. Whereas he was born to his mother, Lynette Du Rand, and his father, Robert Federer. While his father is from Berneck in the canton of St. Gallen, his mother is from Kempton Park, Gauteng, in South Africa. Furthermore, she has a sister, Diana Federer.
As his mother is South African, he has South African and Swiss citizenship. Thus, Roger grew up in Birsfelden, Riehen and Munchenstein. Talking about his educational background, he studied in a local school in Switzerland. From the beginning he showed interest in sports.
Roger Federer – Net worth 2024
Talking about his net worth and earnings, he has earned an impressive amount of money throughout his professional career. Her total net worth is estimated to be around $350 million as of 2024. His main source of income is her professional career as a tennis player.
Career
When Roger Federer was eight years old, he joined the Basel junior tennis program and after 2 years he met Australian player Peter Carter. Carter and Roger trained for the next four years and then Roger attended Switzerland’s national tennis training center. He won the Wimbledon junior titles in singles and doubles and became the ITF world number one player. Between 1992 and 1993 he worked as a ball boy at the Swiss Indoors.
In 1999, Roger entered the top 100 of the rankings for the first time and began the 1999 Marseille Open by defeating the then winner of the 1998 French Open, the Spaniard Carlos Moyá. Likewise, in 2001, Roger won his first mixed doubles at the Hopman Cup, alongside the current world number 1, Martina Hingis.
That same year, he had an outstanding international performance in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon championships, defeating all-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras. In 2003, he won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final, and secured the world number 2 ranking at the end of the year.
Subtitle: A professional tennis player, Roger Federer (Source: Instagram)
From February 2004 to August 2008, Roger became the number one ranked player in the world, a title he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Later, at the 2012 London Olympics, he lost his first medal to Andy Murray. In 2016, the tennis player participated in the Australian Open and was defeated again by Djokovic in four sets.
More career
In the year 2017, Roger played in the Hopman Cup and the Australian Open. Roger won the Australian Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final and marked his 100th match in these games. Likewise, in 2018 he played in the French Open and reached the semi-finals, but lost to 11-time champion Nadal. While Roger started his season at the 2020 Australian Open and again lost his semi-final match to Djokovic.
Along with this, he founded the Roger Federer Foundation, which is dedicated to providing educational programs for children living in poverty in Africa and Switzerland.
Awards
Roger is one of the best players who won five Australian Open titles, eight Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles and one French Open title. Likewise, he is one of the eighth men in the world to have achieved a career in the Grand Slam. In addition to that, he has also been an Olympic gold medalist, winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver at the London Olympics.
Subtitle: Roger Federer posing with his trophy (Source: Instagram)
civil status
Talking about his marital status, Roger Federer is a married man. He married a former Women’s Tennis Association player, Mirka Federer, in 2009. The duo tied the knot at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen, near Basel, on April 11, 2009. They met while competing for Switzerland at the Olympic Games. of Sydney 2000. In addition, Roger and Mirka have four children: Myla Rose Federer, Lenny Federer, Charlene Riva Federer and Leo Federer.
Caption: Roger with his wife, Mirka Federer (Source: Instagram)
Body measurements
Regarding his physical statistics, a tennis player is 6 feet or 1.85 m tall and weighs around 85 kg. Similarly, Roger has a pair of brown eyes and dark brown hair.
Roger Federer – Social networks
As for the social media part, Roger is very active with it and has millions of followers. His Instagram account @rogerfederer has 9.1 million followers. Likewise, his Twitter account has more than 12 million followers. His Facebook account has 18 million followers.
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