Roger Federer Biography and Photos

Name : Roger Federer

Birth Date : August 8, 1981 (08.40 a.m.)

Birth Place : Basel, Switzerland

Height : 6′1”

Weight : 84 kg

Eyes : Brown

Hair Color : Dark-Brown

Natinality : Swidish

Plays : Right handed(single-handed backhand)

Profession : Long Tennis

Former Idols : Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg

Hobbies : Sports (Golf, Soccer, Skiing), Friends, Playstation, Music, Playing cards

Food : Tomatoes & Mozzarella di Buffala, Gnocchi & Gorgonzola, sausage & cheese ? salad

Colours : Blue, Red, White

Animals : Lion, Tiger

Musisians : AC/DC, Lenny Kravitz

Roger Federer “rɒdʒə fɛdərər” born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1-ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004, through August 17, 2008. Almost all tennis critics, legendary players, and current players consider him to be the greatest player in the history of the sport.

Federer has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles (3 Australian Open, 5 Wimbledon, 5 US Open), currently just one shy of all-time leader Pete Sampras. He has also won 4 Tennis Masters Cup titles, and 14 ATP Masters Series titles, as well as winning Olympic gold in doubles. He holds many records in the game, including having appeared in 10 consecutive Grand Slam men’s singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and 18 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon–present). He also holds the open era records for most consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He has a storied rivalry with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who recently succeeded him as the World No. 1 player.

Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer (née Durand). He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, ten minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany.

In addition to tennis, he also played football as a boy and considered becoming a professional footballer before deciding to pursue a career in tennis. He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club and is a fan of Italian club AS Roma. As a youngster, he enjoyed watching Marcelo Ríos in action. He especially liked Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marcelo Ríos and has cited them as idols.

Federer started playing tennis at the age of six. He began participating in group lessons at the age of nine and began weekly private coaching when he was ten. He also played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis.

At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens.

He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996. In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year.

Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer