Roger Federer Foundation
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Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.
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| Country (sports) |
 Switzerland
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| Residence | Bottmingen, Switzerland |
| Born |
8 August 1981 Basel, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money |
US$ 108,250,560 |
| Official website | rogerfederer |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1119–249 (81.8%) |
| Career titles | 93 (3rd in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (2 February 2004) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (25 September 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017) |
| French Open | W (2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) |
| US Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) |
| Olympic Games | F (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 129–89 (59.17%) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (9 June 2003) |
| Current ranking | – (25 September 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
| French Open | 1R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
| US Open | 3R (2002) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | W (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2014) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2001) |
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Olympic medal record
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| Last updated on: 25 September 2017. | |
US$ 108,250,560
Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016.
In majors, he has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, five Australian Open titles, a record five consecutive US Open titles and one French Open title. He is among eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam and has reached a record 29 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including ten in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open. Given these achievements, many players and analysts consider Federer the greatest tennis player of all time.
Among Federer's other ATP tournament records include winning six ATP World Tour Finals and playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. He has also won an Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Representing Switzerland, Federer was a part of the 2001 winning Hopman Cup team and the 2014 winning Davis Cup team.
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