In Basel, Switzerland, Robert and Lynette Federer welcomed their son Roger on August 8, 1981. Federer started playing tennis with his parents and older sister Diana very young. He soon showed his considerable skill in the sport. Roger enrolled in the Basel junior tennis program when he was eight years old, and when he was ten, he met Australian tennis player Peter Carter, who saw the youngster’s potential. For the following four years, Federer and Carter worked out together before, at the age 13, Roger agreed to attend Switzerland’s national tennis training facility.
The training location was two hours drive from Roger’s house, in a region of Switzerland where French was the dominant language. Before a new facility nearer Federer’s home in Biel opened, he trained there for three years. Federer soon climbed the world’s top junior rankings under the direction of Peter Carter, one of the trainers at the new training facility. Roger achieved the top ITF player ranking while still an amateur by winning the junior singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon.
What is Roger Federer’s Net Worth
Swiss-born former professional tennis player Roger Federer has a $550 million fortune. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said that Roger Federer earned $130 million throughout his professional career. That was the third-highest sum ever made in tennis history at his retirement, trailing only the $159 million collected by Novak Djokovic and the $131 million received by Rafael Nadal. In addition to his tournament winnings, Roger has so far made about $1 billion in endorsement revenue.
Along with Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods, and Michael Schumacher, Roger is a member of the highly elite billion-dollar athlete club. Roger Federer confirmed his retirement from competitive tennis on September 15, 2022.
Roger Federer Pro Career
In a contest in Vienna, Roger advanced to the semifinals shortly after going pro in 1999. Roger entered the ATP top 100 as the youngest player after more notable victories. Roger competed for Switzerland in the 2000 Olympics. He did not receive any medals, but his semifinal performance astonished many. In the end, Tommy Haas and Arnaud Di Pasquale overcame him.
When Roger won his first ATP singles championship in 2001, his potential peaked. Following this success, he and his fellow Swiss colleagues overcame the Americans in the Davis Cup. Due to these achievements, the name “Federer Express” was first used in headlines by the media. Roger finished the season ranked #13 in singles and won his first two ATP doubles championships.
One evening, Roger’s coach Peter Lundgren left numerous unanswered calls. When Roger eventually picked up the messages, he discovered that Peter Carter, a former mentor, and friend, had passed away. Roger was deeply shocked by Carter’s passing. He realized that he had failed to uphold all of the lessons Carter had imparted to him as a tennis player and even a man. At that precise moment, Roger decided to raise his game on and off the court.
Roger Federer Achievements
As of this writing, Roger Federer had won the US Open five times in a row, the French Open once, the Australian Open six times, and Wimbledon eight times. More than any other men’s singles player, he has won the Grand Slam competition 20 times (and was the first to reach ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals).
From 2002 to 2016, Federer spent 14 years in a row among the top eight tennis players in the world. In addition to winning the ATP Player of the Year award five times in a row, Roger has won the ITF World Championship. Federer topped names like William Tell and Albert Einstein to take the top spot among Switzerland’s most well-known citizens in 2016.
Roger Federer’s Wife
While competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Roger Federer met Mirka Federer, a former Women’s Tennis Association player, with whom he later married. On September 10, 2001, Mirka achieved her highest WTA singles rating of 76, and on August 24, 1998, she attained her highest WTA doubles ranking of 215.
Her finest Grand Slam accomplishment came in 2001 when she advanced to the US Open third round. Due to a persistent foot problem, she retired in 2002. After her retirement, she assumed Federer’s public relations manager duties and accompanied him on tour.
Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, the couple’s only set of identical twin girls, were born in 2009. Leo and Lennard, a pair of 2014-born similar twin boys, are another set of children they have.
Roger Federer Earnings and Endorsements
Both on and off the court, Federer has emerged as one of the world’s highest-paid athletes. Federer made an estimated $71.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, of which $65 million came from endorsements.
2018 saw Roger agree to a $300 million, ten-year deal with the Japanese clothing company Uniqlo. In the six months from June 2017 to June 2018, Federer made $77.2 million. He made $94 million from June 2018 to June 2019. About 86 million of that total came from endorsement deals with businesses including Credit Suisse, Rolex, and Mercedes Benz. More than any other athlete, Roger makes money from endorsements.
Roger Federer’s Personal Life
Federer wed Miroslava Vavrinec (now Federer), a Women’s Tennis Association member, in April 2009 at the Wenkenhof Villa outside Basel, Switzerland. While playing for Team Switzerland at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they met. After meeting, they started dating right away. Identical twin daughters were born to Miroslava in 2009, and identical twin boys, this time, were taken to the couple in 2014.
Roger Federer Philanthropy
To help underprivileged youngsters and expand their access to both school and sport, Roger founded the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003. Federer has long supported the South Africa-Swiss organization IMBEWU, which shares many of his foundation’s objectives and concentrates on raising the social and health awareness of underprivileged adolescents. Federer donated the proceeds from selling his US Open racquet to Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005. Federer worked with other players to organize a charity event during the Australian Open in reaction to the 2010 Haiti tragedy. The victims of the disaster received all their money.