Roger Federer

Tennis Player Profiles

Singles
Country	Switzerland
Residence	Wollerau, Switzerland
Date of birth	8 August 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 29)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$56,914,704 (All-time leader in earnings)
Career record	717–171 (80.7%)
Career titles	63 (tied 5th in overall rankings in Open era)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (2 February 2004)
Current ranking	No. 2 (16 August 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010)
French Open	W (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
US Open	W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Major tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games	SF (2000)
Doubles
Career record	114–74 (60.6%)
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 24 (9 June 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2003)
French Open	1R (2000)
Wimbledon	QF (2000)
US Open	3R (2002)
About Roger Federer: "Roger Federer's", nickname is "Rog. Roger Federer has a winning streak of 33 matches, which includes 24 consecutive wins. He is only living Swiss on whom a postage stamp has been issued with a Wimbledon trophy in April 2007. Apart from tennis, Federer is also keenly interested in soccer and WWF. Roger Federer has launched a fragrance called RF Cosmetics in October 2003. He likes to vacation in the Swiss mountains, Maldives and Dubai. He likes listening to music SOCIAL COMMITMENTS The Roger Federer Foundation was co-established by him in December 2003. This foundation helps in funding projects for disadvantaged children in South Africa.. In April 2006, Federer was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF that helps poor children from all parts of the world. ENDORSEMENTS Roger Federer uses a Wilson K Factor KSix-One Tour 90 Racquet. It is very heavy and it has a small hitting surface. His racquets are stringed at a relatively loose tension thereby allowing him to return the ball with a higher velocity and with less effort. Federer uses Nike apparel and footwear .Roger Federer has signed a lifetime contract with Wilson racquets AWARDS Roger Federer has won many awards during his career the most recent one being the Laureus World Sportsman Award 2007 for the third consecutive year. COACH Tony Roche, a former Australian Tennis champion has been Roger Federer's coach from 2005 onwards.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	LQ	3R	3R	4R	4R	W	SF	W	W	SF	F	W
French Open	A	1R	4R	QF	1R	1R	3R	SF	v	F	F	W	QF
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	QF	1R	W	W	W	W	W	F	W	QF
US Open	A	LQ	3R	4R	4R	4R	W	W	W	W	W	F
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	15–2

Finals (16 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2003	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner	2004	Australian Open (1)	Hard	Marat Safin	7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
Winner	2004	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
Winner	2004	US Open (1)	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
Winner	2005	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
Winner	2005	US Open (2)	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
Winner	2006	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	2006	French Open (1)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner	2006	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
Winner	2006	US Open (3)	Hard	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner	2007	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Fernando González	7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2007	French Open (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	2007	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
Winner	2007	US Open (4)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up	2008	French Open (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2008	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9
Winner	2008	US Open (5)	Hard	Andy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	2009	Australian Open (1)	Hard	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 2–6
Winner	2009	French Open (1)	Clay	Robin Söderling	6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Winner	2009	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Andy Roddick	5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
Runner-up	2009	US Open (1)	Hard	Juan Martín del Potro	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6
Winner	2010	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Andy Murray	6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)

Olympic Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 Gold medal)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2008	Beijing Olympics	Hard	Stanislas Wawrinka	Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson	6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3