ROGER FEDERER BIO
Professional Tennis Player
Gillette Champion
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- ABOUT ROGER:
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- Date of Birth: August 8, 1981
- Place of Birth: Basel, Switzerland
- Weight: 187 lb.
- Height: 6'1"
- Playing style: Right-handed (single-handed backhand)
- Current Residence: Oberwil, Switzerland
- AMATEUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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- Became the Junior Tennis Champion of Switzerland and selected to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center, in 1995, at the age of 14
- Won the Orange Bowl, Wimbledon Juniors title, and also became the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Junior Tennis Champion, all in 1998
- PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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- Turned pro and joined the Association for Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 1998
- Made the ATP's Top 100 roster, in 1999, at the age of 18 (youngest player ever to do so)
- Captured first ATP tournament win, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, and finished the year ranked 13th in the world, all in 2001
- Qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup for the first time in 2002
- Reached number one in the world in February of 2004
- Broke the record for most consecutive weeks in the top spot on February 26, 2007
- GRAND SLAM TITLES:
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- Won Wimbledon five times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Won the U.S. Open four times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Won the Australian Open three times (2004, 2006, 2007)
- ACCOLADES:
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- Named Swiss Sportsman of the Year and ATP European Player of the Year (2003)
- Voted Reuters International Sportsman of the Year (2004)
- Awarded the ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player (2005)
- Won the ATPtennis.com Fans' Favorite Award four years in a row (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- Awarded the Laureus Sportsman of the Year a record three times, and all in a row (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Named ATP Player of the Year three years in a row (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Named Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year by The United States Sports Academy (2006)
- Earned the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award (2006)
- Won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award three years in a row (2005, 2006, 2007)
- Recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine (2007)
- Selected—along with Tiger Woods and Thierry Henry—to be part of the Gillette Champions program (2007)
- OFF THE COURT:
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- Enjoys golf, soccer, skiing, music and playing cards
- Serves as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, helping to raise money for poor children around the world
- Created the Roger Federer Foundation, in 2003, which works with disadvantaged kids in South Africa and promotes sports for young people