Roger Federer has made himself popular over the yearsFor every lawn tennis lover. His versatility, playstyle, and performances have made him a phenomenon in the game. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players with many Guinness World Record entries from a specialty. Hate him or love him, you have to reckon with the Swiss tennis pro. Read more about him below.
Roger Federer Bio (Wiki)
The star athlete was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. He is of mixed race; his father Robert Federer is Swiss German, his mother Lynette Federer (née Durand) is South African. Federer also has a sister named Diana who he grew up with. She would later give birth to a set of twins. Roger Federer is also a dual citizen of Switzerland and South Africa. Federer grew up in nearby Birsfelden, Riehen and then in Münchenstein near the French and German borders and is fluent in four languages.
At a young age, after becoming interested in the game of tennis, Federer played as a ball boy in a tennis tournament in his hometown of Basel, Schweizer Indoors in 1992 and 1993. He observed compulsory military service in the Swiss Army as performed by all male Swiss citizens , but was unable to continue the assignment after being ruled out as unfit. He served in the Civil Defense Force and alternatively had to pay 3% of his taxable income. As a teenager, Federer played basketball and was a fan of FC Basel and the Swiss national football team.
Roger Federer began his tennis career as a teenager, although he also played basketball on the side before establishing himself as a professional tennis player. Before he was eleven, he was one of the top three junior tennis players in Switzerland. His records skyrocketed as before he turned 14 he would be playing in two or more tournaments in a month. He was named Switzerland’s National Junior Champion and offered the opportunity to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens.
Before he turned 16 he had been selected to join the International Tennis Federation Junior Tennis Circuit. 1998 was notable for him, winning both the boys’ final against Irakli Labadze and the doubles where he teamed with Oliver Rochus to defeat the team of Michael Llodra and Andy Ram. Despite losing the 1998 US Open Junior Final to David Nalbandian, he clinched the Junior Wimbledon title and the Orange Bowl in the same year. He was also named ITF Junior Tennis World Champion of the Year.
In 2004 he ranked No. 2 in the world and lifted Australian Open, US Open and the ATP Masters while still retaining his Wimbledon Singles title. At the beginning of 2005, Federer was voted number 1. He didn’t disappoint as he won the Wimbledon singles title for a record three consecutive years and also won the US Open in the same year. He retained his first place in 2005 but failed to reach the finals of the two Grand Slam tournaments. In 2006 he won three Grand Slam singles titles. He won the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics after beating Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the finals alongside Stan Warrinka.
For the past decade and a half, Roger Federer has been at the top of his game and will continue his exploits for years to come. The veteran tennis player has competed in 30 Grand Slam finals with 20 and 10 runners-up. Federer is the world’s highest number of Guinness World Records in a category with 2018.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Federer was one of the highest paid athletes in the world in 2017, ranking below C. Ronaldo, Lionel Messi et al. He’s raked in an incredible $116 million in prize money with many endorsements throughout his career. He’s currently worth $420 million.
Is he married? Wife
Federer ties to a former tennis player named Miroslava Mirka Federer on April 11, 2009. She was born on April 1, 1978 in Bojnice, Slovakia but emigrated to Switzerland at the tender age of two. At the age of 9 she met Martina Navratilova at a tournament in Germany and Navratilova took care of Mirka’s training. This was the start of Mirka’s spectacular tennis career.
She later performed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where her paths crossed with Roger Federer and the ensuing relationship would lead her down the aisle the following year. Their wedding took place in the wenkenh of the villa in Riehen with a small group of friends and family.
Mirka’s career in tennis came to an end in 2002 after her retirement forced by constant foot injuries. After her retirement, she took over the role of PR manager for her husband Roger Federer.
children
After marrying in April 2009, the couple welcomed their first set of identical twin girls on July 23, 2009. The girls were named Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. Mirka gave birth to another set of twins on May 6, 2014. Their names were Leo and Lennart.
Family Facts
1. Roger Federer’s parents met when the father was on a trip to South Africa. The father is from Switzerland, the mother is South African.
2. Federer was born and raised Roman Catholic. Still a Catholic, he met with Pope Benedict XVI in 2016.
3. He met his wife at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when they were both serving for Switzerland.
4. Federer loves to see his family on the pitch when he plays.