Roger Federer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1981

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Switzerland, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Roger Federer

  • Roger Federer (German pronunciation: ['r?d??r 'fe?d?r?r]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No.
  • 3 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  • He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history by a male player—and has held the world No.
  • 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks (including a record 237 consecutive weeks) and was the year-end No.
  • 1 five times, including four consecutive.
  • Federer, who turned professional in 1998, was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open titles (all consecutive, a record), and one French Open title.
  • He is one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam.
  • Federer has reached a record 31 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including 10 consecutively from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open.
  • Federer has also won a record six ATP Finals titles, 28 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, and a record 24 ATP Tour 500 titles.
  • Federer was a member of Switzerland's winning Davis Cup team in 2014.
  • He is also the only player after Jimmy Connors to have won 100 or more career singles titles, as well as to amass 1,200 wins in the Open Era. Federer's all-court game and versatile style of play involve exceptional footwork and shot-making.
  • Effective both as a baseliner and a volleyer, his apparent effortlessness and efficient movement on the court have made Federer highly popular among tennis fans.
  • He has received the tour Sportsmanship Award 13 times and been named the ATP Player of the Year and ITF World Champion five times.
  • He has won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times, including four consecutive awards from 2005 to 2008.
  • He is also the only person to have won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award four times.

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