Roger Federer
Country – Switzerland
Date of Birth – 8th August 1981
Height – 6’1” (185 cm)
Weight – 187 lbs (85 Kg)
Birthplace – Basel, Switzerland
Residence – Bottmingen, Switzerland
Hobbies – Playing sports like golf, soccer, skiing; friends, music, Playstation, playing cards
Hair Color – Dark Brown
Eye Color - Brown
Coaches – None
Fitness Trainer - Pierre Paganini
Turned Pro – 1998
Hand – Right handed (single-handed backhand)
Grand Slam Titles – 16, Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2007, and 2010)
French Open (2009)
Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Tournament Titles Singles – 62
Tournament Titles Doubles – 7
Olympic Medals – 1 Gold (In doubles, Beijing Olympics 2008)
Former Idols – Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg
Favorite Player – Pete Sampras
Ultimate mode of Relaxation –Enjoys sitting on the beach, playing table tennis and cards.
Favorite team – Hometown Soccer club FC Basel
Languages spoken - English, German, Swiss German, French and some Swedish and Italian
Relationships –
Father – Robert Federer
Mother – Lynette Federer
Mother is South African and Father is Swiss. They both worked for a pharmaceutical company and met on a business trip.
Sister – Diana, who is two years older to Roger
Wife - Mirka (Vavrinec), who was a WTA Tour Player.
Daughters - Twin daughters, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva (born July 23, 2009)
Achievements –
Roger finished as No.1 in juniors in 1998. He won Wimbledon junior singles and doubles title that year. He is just the fourth player in history to win the junior and men’s title at Wimbledon. Federer carried the Swiss national flag in the opening ceremonies of Athens Olympics in 2004 and Beijing Olympics in 2008. There are other awards which federer has been honored with. These include -
- ATP Player of the Year and Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award from 2004-2008.
- ATPWorldTour.com fans’ favorite from 2003-2008.
- Swiss of the Year in 2003.
- Laureus World Sportsman of Year from 2004-2007.
- I.T.W.A. Player of the Year and Ambassador for Tennis from 2004-2006
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year in 2006
- BBC Sports Overseas Personality of Year in 2004 and 2006-2007
- Recipient of U.S. Academy Outstanding Athlete in 2005-2006
- In 2007, Roger was voted No.30 in a list of “100 most influential people in sporting world.
- GQ’s “International Man of the Year”, in Germany in 2005.
Charities –
In 2003, he initiated Roger Federer Foundation in South Africa, for promoting sports for young people and to support disadvantaged children. He is an ambassador for global promotion of tennis and was named as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2006.
Name – Rafael Nadal
Name – Novak Djokovic
Name – Andy Roddick
Name – Andy Murray