[249] However, he lost the quarterfinal to Alexander Zverev in three sets. [111], At the US Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic in five sets. Federer and Rafael Nadal have won more Grand Slam tournament titles (20) than any other men's singles players. To perfect his technique, he often imitated his idols, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg. tennis star return to the No. [217] Nevertheless, he regained the No. [116], Federer reached the semifinal of the 2012 Australian Open, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four sets. [379] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in April 2006 and has appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. [56], In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open. [336][337] He is the first men's singles player to have reached ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals and a total of 31 Grand Slam finals. The bigger racket has enabled easier serving and better defense on both wings with fewer shanks. [204], At the opening of the summer hard court swing Federer was defeated in the final of the Montreal Masters by Alexander Zverev after injuring his back during the match. [434][438][439] Previously, he was an ambassador for Nike, NetJets, Emmi AG,[440] and for Maurice Lacroix. In the quarterfinals, he faced Grigor Dimitrov, who was ranked No. [273] Federer once again defeated Wimbledon runner-up Mark Philippoussis in the second rubber but allowed the Australians to lead the tie 2–1 going into Day 3 after dropping the doubles rubber in five sets. [137], During the summer, he experimented with various different racquets and played the German Open with a blacked-out 98-inch Wilson racquet, instead of his regular Pro Staff 6.1 90 BLX racquet with the smaller 90-inch hitting area. 1 ranking for all 52 weeks of the year. [319] Roddick himself said it was not much of a rivalry, being so one-sided.[320]. [33], The first final he reached at the Masters level came at the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to former and future No. One thought on “ Roger Federer Biography: The Early Years ” djokofan1 July 23, 2013 at 11:08 am - I am a huge Djoko fan, but all respect to Roger, he has brought a lot to tennis. 1 for the entire season. The European team led by Federer retained the title after defeating Team World, 13–8. [128], Federer won the Cincinnati open in August, beating Novak Djokovic in the final. [162], Federer started his season at the Brisbane International. Federer's 2015 season began on a disappointing note with a loss to Italy's Andreas Seppi in the third round of the Australian Open. Federer, however, consistently pushed Nadal to the limit on clay throughout the season taking him to fourth-set tiebreakers in Monte-Carlo and Paris, and a thrilling match in Rome that went to a deciding fifth-set tiebreaker. [397], On 29 May 2020 Federer topped Forbes' 2020 List of the World's Highest Paid Athletes with $106.3 million in total earnings from salary, winnings and endorsements. Federer got 916 votes, Tell got 316 and Einstein ranked third with 204. [169] In his first match he defeated Davide Sanguinetti in four sets and recorded a second singles victory in a dead rubber two days later as Switzerland advanced to the World Group Quarterfinals. Djokovic proved his potential by beating the world No. [179] Due to a stomach virus he had to withdraw from Miami thus prolonging his time on the sidelines. [119] Federer then moved on to the Indian Wells Masters, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, and John Isner in the final. He is ranked No. [365], Federer has been nicknamed the "Federer Express" (shortened to "Fed Express" or "FedEx"),[366][367][368] and the "Swiss Maestro. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for 160 consecutive weeks, before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[301]. Their most notable Grand Slam matches took place in the 2009 Australian Open, when Federer prevailed in five sets after dropping the first two sets, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, both of which Berdych won in four sets. The Federer–Djokovic rivalry is the largest rivalry in men's Grand Slam tournament history with a record 17 matches played against each other. In the final, Federer defeated a physically and mentally out of sorts Marin Čilić in straight sets to win a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon gentlemen's singles title and his record-extending 19th major title overall, becoming the oldest male player to win Wimbledon in the Open era. [61], In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them again. 1 Djokovic in four sets. At the Australian Open, he beat top-10 players Tomáš Berdych and Kei Nishikori on his way to semifinals, making Federer the oldest man to compete in a grand slam semi-final since Jimmy Connors in 1991. After recording five wins in ties against the Netherlands and France, the Swiss team traveled to Melbourne to play the highly rated Australians. This is only the second year in Roger Federer's career since he won his first title that he finished without a title. [421], As a junior player, Federer played with a Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 85 square inch head racquet. [385][386] In 2014, the "Match for Africa 2" between Federer and Stan Wawrinka, again in Zurich, raised £850,000 for education projects in Southern Africa. [52][53], Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay. [92][93], Federer continued his summer run by winning his third title on the lightning-fast courts of the Cincinnati Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. Federer reversed this trend at the 2003 Masters Cup, where he recorded his first victory, and went on to win 11 of their last 14 meetings. 1 ranking to Roger Federer", "Rafa Nadal has knocked Roger Federer from the world number one spot — and he's the 'clear cut' favourite to win the French Open next month for the 11th time", "Roger Federer beats Nick Kyrgios to reclaim world No. She retired from tennis in 1999. Federer is routinely one of the highest-paid athletes in any sport, and ranked first among all athletes with $100 million in endorsement income in 2020. In 2003, following a successful season on grass, Federer became the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title when he emerged victorious at Wimbledon. [11] Instead, he served in the civil protection force and was required to pay 3% of his taxable income as an alternative. [205] Due to the injury, he opted to withdraw from the Cincinnati Masters to be fit for the US Open. After the match Federer announced he would play the clay court season for the first time since 2016. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. [394], On 24 November 2017, Federer received an honorary doctorate awarded to him by his home university, the University of Basel. It just feels amazing", Federer said of winning his seventh Wimbledon championship, tying Sampras' Open Era record. With the victory Federer returned to the semifinals of the French Open for the first time since 2012, where he lost to defending and 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. He owns luxurious homes and villas in Dubai, the Swiss village of Valbella, Wollerau and the south of Zurich. [146] At the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Federer won both of his singles rubbers against Kazakhstan, the second of which was the first live deciding rubber of his Davis Cup career. Federer has played in an era where he dominated men's tennis together with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who have been collectively referred to as the Big Three and are widely considered three of the greatest male tennis players of all-time. Roger Federer is a tennis professional athlete and multi-world-record holder. 1 seed in a five-set match to reach the quarterfinals. Federer lost the match in four sets. Other close matches include the 2012 Shanghai Masters and the 2013 Indian Wells Masters, both of which Federer won in three sets, the 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinal, which Federer won in four sets, the 2014 ATP World Tour Final semifinal, which Federer won in three sets after saving four match points, and the 2017 Australian Open semifinal, which Federer won in five sets. He defeated Denis Istomin, Dan Evans, and Taylor Fritz to reach the fourth round, where he faced 14th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. [430], Federer's contract with Nike expired in March 2018, and he later signed a deal with Uniqlo. In the French Open semifinals, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a four-set victory. [432] However, Federer does not have a shoe deal and chooses to wear Nike trainers. [243] At Wimbledon, Roger Federer reached his record 12th final at the tournament after ousting his nemesis Rafael Nadal in four sets in the semifinal, thus exacting revenge for his earlier defeat to him at the French Open. In her professional tennis career, Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks as the No. [34][36] Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six. Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player. [125] By defeating top-ranked Djokovic in the semifinals and winning in the finals, Federer returned to the top spot in the world rankings and, in doing so, broke Sampras' record of 286 weeks atop the list. 8 James Blake, ceding his No. Their commitment paid off as wins over Serbia, Kazakhstan and Italy allowed the Swiss team to advance to the 2014 Davis Cup Final. 1", "Roger Federer overcomes Connors to beat an historical record", "Roger Federer da 17 anni in top 50. Roger was born in a place in Switzerland called Basel in the year 1981, on August 8. His wife name is Mirka Federer and shared 4 kids. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. 1 ranking to Nadal after being at the top for a record 237 consecutive weeks. [210] Federer qualified for the 2017 ATP Finals, but was beaten by David Goffin in the semifinals in three sets. [40], Federer won his first and to date only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi[41] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost. On 5 July 2009, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to become the Wimbledon men's singles champion. Roger Williams was a political and religious leader best remembered for his strong stance on the separation of church and state and founding the colony of Rhode Island. Federer managed to avenge his loss to Wawrinka at the same stage of the tournament 4 years ago, winning in 4 sets after 3 hours and 35 minutes. However, in a repeat of the previous year Federer played a tough four-set final against Nadal, but was undone by going 1/17 on break-point chances. 6 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. [219], In June, Federer regained the No. 1 for the duration of the season. Roger Federer - Biography In professional tennis, the only crime worse than lacking world-class talent is squandering it. [358][359] Tennis.com listed him as the greatest male player of the Open Era. [184] The sudden withdrawal not only implied that 2016 was his first season since 2000 that Federer failed to win a title, but it also meant that he would have to drop out of top ten for the first time in fourteen years. [436] In 2010, his endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global partnership deal. This was also the first time Federer played Nadal at Wimbledon since the 2008 Wimbledon final, a match regarded by some as the greatest match in the history of tennis. [49], In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin after holding match points, and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. 1 at 5 years and 106 days. [55], Federer won 12 singles titles (the most of any player since Thomas Muster in 1995 and John McEnroe in 1984) and had a match record of 92–5 (the most wins since Ivan Lendl in 1982). Roger Federer | Early Life, Family, and Education Family. He returned for the playoffs in July 2000 and led Switzerland to a 5–0 win over Belarus by recording wins in singles and doubles. 1 in a final-set tiebreaker upset. Superato il record di Jimmy Connors", "Roger Federer celebrates jaw-dropping 1000 consecutive weeks in Top 100! 1 at the age of 36 and has won a record eight Wimbledon titles. 1, 40 Davis Cup singles wins for Switzerland, 52 Davis Cup singles and doubles wins for Switzerland, 15 years playing a Davis Cup tie for Switzerland, This page was last edited on 7 May 2021, at 07:01. Federer has one sibling, his older sister Diana, who is the mother of a set of twins. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1 for the fifth time in his career. [7][10], Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. [52] The win in Miami was particularly noteworthy as it was the first final contested between Federer and Nadal. He sometimes uses a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "tweener" or "hotdog". Federer revealed that Edberg originally signed on to the coaching team for one season only in 2014, but agreed to stay on in 2015. Federer and Andy Roddick played 24 times, and Federer leads their head-to-head 21–3. Federer defeated Gasquet in straight sets and in doing so handed Switzerland its first (and only to date) Davis Cup title. Statistically, this season was his best since 2007. [167] In the French Open he made it through the first rounds losing just one set, to Gaël Monfils in the 4th. [209] During the indoor season, Federer defeated Juan Martin Del Potro in the final of his hometown tournament, the Swiss Indoors in Basel, earning a record eighth championship there and winning his 95th career title, surpassing Ivan Lendl in number of career titles. [174] It was the seventh time he had captured his hometown tournament. Stephen Curry (basketball - $74.4m), 7. The Swiss team went on to lose the rubber 3–2. 1 ranking from 2004 into 2008. "I wasn't sure if I was ever going to be here again in another final after last year," he said. Federer entered Wimbledon as the second seed. [170], He defeated Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Cincinnati Masters for the seventh time. [395], In December 2019, Federer became the first living person to be celebrated on Swiss coins. However, in a rematch of the previous year's final, he lost in the final to Milos Raonic in straight sets. He and Wawrinka were unable to defend their gold medal in doubles, losing in the second round to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel. [288], Roger Federer has won three Hopman Cup titles, which is more than any other individual. [168], As the new expanded grass season began, Federer won his record eighth Gerry Weber Open and become only the third man in the Open Era to win a title eight times. The 2009 season was a memorable one for the Swiss star. In the semi-finals, he played a very close match with Novak Djokovic, but ultimately lost to him in three sets. [142], Federer began the season by changing rackets for the first time in his career, from his longtime frame of 90 square inches to one measured at 97 square inches. The victory helped the 30-year-old His mother had a Dutch and French ancestry. 3 in the rankings for the first time in 6 years and 8 months. Marat Safin and Federer played 12 times, with Federer leading 10–2. [431] It was reported that Uniqlo signed Federer for roughly $300 million for 10 years ($30 million per year), as opposed to Nike's previous deal with Federer, which was for roughly $10 million per year. [454], (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. Although Federer remained in the top 3 through most of the 2010s, the success of Djokovic and Nadal in particular ended his dominance over grass and hard courts. His zodiac sign is Leo. 4 in the ATP rankings. He was the son of Swiss father Robert and South African mother, Lynette. [197], Due to concerns about his longevity, Federer decided that he would skip the entire clay-court season. https://www.biography.com/athlete/roger-federer. Federer battled Djokovic in the 2014 men’s singles final at Wimbledon, but was denied a record eighth championship on the famed grass courts in a five-set loss. It equals me with Pete Sampras, who's my hero. [335] Čilić's only victory came in the 2014 US Open semifinals, after which he went on to win the Grand Slam title. Tiger Woods (golf - $62.3m), 9. Their last meeting was at the 2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to the Halle title. Federer then played the Swiss Indoors in October, where he won a record sixth title and his 82nd ATP men's singles title overall. [94] The Wimbledon final was also historic for being the longest Grand Slam final in terms of games played with Federer prevailing 16–14 in the fifth set. [255] In February, Federer underwent arthroscopic surgery for a right knee injury and subsequently withdrew from Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami and the French Open to give time for his knee to recover, announcing that he would return in the grass season. Despite the doubles victory, Federer lost both singles rubbers to Mark Philippoussis and Lleyton Hewitt which saw Switzerland sent to the World Group Playoffs for the first time in Federer's career. [50] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. Known as one of the greatest tennis players in history, Roger Federer holds the record for most Grand Slam men’s singles championships at 20. He reached the semifinals after straight sets wins over Steve Johnson and Filip Krajinović, a five-set win over John Millman and a four-set win over Márton Fucsovics. [208], At the Shanghai Masters, Federer captured his third Masters title of the season, defeating No. At age 12, he decided to quit other sports and focus all his efforts on tennis, which he felt he excelled at more naturally. [161] The final was held at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France attracting over 27,000 spectators per match; this broke attendance record for the highest ever officially sanctioned competition tennis match. His first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset. [363], Upon winning the 2009 French Open and completing the career Grand Slam, Federer became the first individual male tennis player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated since Andre Agassi in 1999. At the beginning of 2004, Federer had a world ranking of No. [237] Federer then reached the final of the 2019 Indian Wells Masters where he lost to Dominic Thiem in three sets. Notable meetings include Federer's defeating Safin at the 2002 Hamburg Masters to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career, as well as Federer's emerging victorious in the semifinals of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, after winning a tiebreak 20–18 on his eighth match point. [2] This, coupled with early losses to David Nalbandian at Cincinnati and the US Open, denied Federer the chance to become No. They first met in only the third tournament of Federer's career at the 1998 Swiss Indoors in Federer's hometown, with Andre Agassi prevailing over the 17-year-old. They won all of their ties except the last one, and as a result they couldn't make the final. 1 (36 years, 320 days), 5 years, 106 days between stints at No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 302 weeks straight, more than six titles at six different tournaments and many others. They also met in the finals of the Swiss Indoors in 2012, 2013 and 2017, with del Potro prevailing on first two occasions, and Federer on last one of them in tight three-set matches. This marked the first time Federer had won a singles tournament ten times or more. 1 ranking for the first time. Federer earned £49.2 million in endorsements and sponsorships. [433], In May 2020 Federer became the first tennis player to reach the top of the Forbes "World's Highest Paid Athletes" list. [203] Federer moved up to become No. Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam event multiple times (2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 French Open, 2020 Australian Open), but Djokovic alone has done so four times. [153][154], Federer made the final of the Canadian Open but was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. This marked the third time Federer had won in Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back, colloquially referred to as the Sunshine Double (2005, 2006 and 2017). In the final, he defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets for a record-extending tenth Swiss Indoors title. Roger Ebert was an American film critic best known as one half of the popular Siskel and Ebert film critic television show. Federer was ranked among the top eight players in the world continuously for 14 years and two weeks—from 14 October 2002 until 31 October 2016, when injuries forced him to skip much of the 2016 season. 2 for the first time in four years. The pair are 1–1 in finals. [332] Federer leads 12–5 on hard courts, 3–1 on grass courts, 4–0 on clay courts, and 1–0 on carpet. Neymar (football - $95.5m), 5. Federer received fourth-round walkovers at the US Open (2004 and 2012) and the Wimbledon Championships (2007), and a second-round walkover at the Australian Open (2012);these are not counted as wins, As of 2019 Federer holds the third highest number of Guinness World Records within one discipline, a total of 30, which include 18 performance based records. [398], On 20 July 2020 Federer was featured by Swiss National Museum in a 100-part chronicle of Swiss history and culture. This latest 293-page book is in some ways an updated and remastered version of the original Das Tennisgenie: Die Roger-Federer-Story from 2007, which was translated into English as Quest for Perfection: The Roger Federer Story. Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland. He stated that this injury significantly hindered his play, particularly his forehand, since the Stuttgart Open. [189] His withdrawal from most of the injury affected 2016 season lead his ranking slip to No. The proceeds went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. 1 ranking at 14 years and 17 days apart, as well as the most time between two successive reigns at No. [47], Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, one was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada. This was the first time Federer and Nadal competed on the same side of a doubles match. In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. Two of these have been Grand Slam finals – the 2017 Wimbledon final, which Federer won in straight sets, and the 2018 Australian Open final, which Federer won in five sets. [66], At Wimbledon, Federer entered the tournament not only as the four-time defending champion, but also riding a 48-match winning streak on grass. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game. In July 2016, Federer didn’t make it to the Wimbeldon finals, either. Tennis star Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss father Robert Federer and South African mother Lynette Du Rand. Federer beat the No. He battled Frenchman Gilles Simon in his second Shanghai final, defeating him in two tiebreak sets and collected the 23rd Masters 1000 title of his career. Roger Federer is a legend not only in the world of tennis but also in the wider sporting arena. On May 6, 2014, the couple welcomed their second set of twins, boys Leo and Lenny. Tennis star Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss father Robert Federer and South African mother Lynette Du Rand. LeBron James (basketball - $88.2m), 6. [190] In the semi-finals, he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets, making him the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam final since Ken Rosewall in 1974. [326] This was Federer's most significant rivalry with a dominant player of the previous generation. 1 female player and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 17 August 2009, when Nadal fell to No. In 2004, he established himself as the best player in men's tennis by winning three out of four major singles titles and the ATP Finals,[d] a feat he repeated in 2006 and 2007. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam singles titles, and Roddick apologised to Sampras (who was in attendance) for not being able to stop Federer. [420] Federer strings his racquets using Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon ALU Power Rough 17 gauge (polyester) for his cross strings. In July 2017, the tennis star won a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title, at the age of 35. Federer began to turn the tide at the Masters Cup in 2003, when he defeated Agassi in both the round robin and the final. [282], Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland, along with Martina Hingis. [42][44], During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. [94] At the US Open he defeated Söderling in the quarters and Djokovic, for the third consecutive year, in the semifinals. [311] The pair met once more for the final major of the season, the 2015 US Open and once more Djokovic prevailed in four sets. 2 and eventual finalist Alex Corretja. 1. Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player. Roger Federer was ranked World No.4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, losing to former world No. [156] He then reached the semifinals at the US Open but lost in straight sets to eventual champion Marin Čilić. Federer held on to his No. ISBN 978-1-84454-407-3. Federer took an interest in sports at an early age, playing tennis and soccer at the age of eight. David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip",[403] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport. They met ten times in Grand Slam tournaments, with Federer leading 8–2, and Berdych is one of five players, along with Arnaud Clément, Álex Corretja, David Nalbandian, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to defeat Federer multiple times in majors before the semifinal stage. His ranking also slid to In a stunning upset, Tsitsipas defeated Federer in four close sets. He was defeated in five sets by Milos Raonic in a historic victory for Raonic, who became the first Canadian man to reach a grand slam final. [16] In 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls. [121][122], At Wimbledon, Federer had a five-set match in the third round against Julien Benneteau on his way to the winning the tournament. In the final game of the deciding set, Roddick's serve was broken for the first time in the match. He also broke the ATP record for the longest span between a player's first and last weeks to attain the No. 1 ever in ATP rankings", "Roger Federer wins Rotterdam Open two days after becoming world No 1", "Federer Outlasts Coric, Completes Best Start To A Season | ATP World Tour | Tennis", "Miami Open: Roger Federer to lose top spot and miss French Open after defeat", "Rafael Nadal will lose his world No. He was scheduled to return to action in Miami. [185][186], Federer's 2017 season marked a return to Grand Slam wins since 2012, the most titles since 2007, and the highest win percentage since 2006. In November 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer's 2006 season as statistically the second-best season of all time during the Open Era, behind Rod Laver's Grand Slam year of 1969. [193][194][195], In March, Federer won his 25th Masters title at Indian Wells, defeating Wawrinka in the final and gaining another victory over Nadal in the 4th round. Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. This was the fifth consecutive time that Djokovic defeated Federer in Grand Slam matches. Their final match was at one of the most prestigious platforms in the sport, when they played in the finals of the 2005 US Open. Federer again won all of his singles matches. They met each other six times in Grand Slam tournaments, with Federer leading 4–2. He established the Roger Federer Foundation, which targets impoverished children in southern Africa, and has raised funds in part through the Match for Africa exhibition series. [293] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 24 of their matches have been in tournament finals which have included an all-time record nine Grand Slam finals. [97][99] However, he failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open,[100] losing to Söderling in the last 8 and relinquishing his No. Official tennis player profile of Roger Federer on the ATP Tour. 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