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#1. When was Roger Federer born?
Roger Federer was born on 8 August 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. His parents are Robert (Swiss) and Lynette (Afrikaaner), so Roger holds Swiss and South African citizenship. He has one older sister Diana.
#2. When did Federer make his debut at ATP tournaments?
It was in 1998 at Gstaad at the Swiss Open and he lost in 1st round with Lucas Arnold Ker. Later that year he won his first ATP match in Toulouse against Raoux.
#3. When did Federer won his first ATP tournament?
Milan Indoor tournament played in February 2001 was the first ATP tournament won by Roger Federer. He beat Julien Boutter 6:4 6:7 6:4 in the final.
#4. Where did Federer won his first Grand Slam tournament?
Wimbledon was the place! It was in 2003 and he beat Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6.
#5. How many Grand Slam tournaments did Roger Federer win in his career?
He won 20 Grand Slam titles and was the first tennis player to reach this mark. [6x Australian Open, 1x French Open, 8x Wimbledon, and 5x US Open.] You can read more about Federer’s 20 here.
#6. How many Olympic medals do Roger Federer have?
He has two Olympic medals. One gold from doubles (with Stan Wawrinka) in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and one silver from singles in the 2012 London Olympics. He lost to Andy Murray at Wimbledon grass that year in the finals 2-6 1-6 4-6.
#7. How many times did Roger Federer won ATP Finals?
He reached the final of the ATP Finals 10 times and won 6 times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
#8. When did Roger Federer won his last Grand Slam tournament?
Australian Open 2018 was the last time when Roger Federer hold the Grand Slam trophy. He beat Marin Cilic in a five-setter that year (6:2 6:7 6:3 3:6 6:1). You can follow the road from 1st to 20th Grand Slam titles of Roger Federer here.
#9. What racket did Roger Federer play with?
Wilson was Federer’s long-time equipment partner. Federer played with ProStaff for years and help develop upgrades of the model. You can shop Wilson ProStaff rackets here.
#10. Where did Roger Federer play his last singles professional match?
His last singles match was in Wimbledon 2021 when he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals (3:6 6:7 0:6). His last professional match ever was played on 23 September 2022 at Laver Cup, when he joined Rafael Nadal in doubles against Jack Sock and Francis Tiafoe (6:4 6:7 9:11).
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