Roger Federer
PROFILE
| Birthdate: | 8-Aug-81 |
| Birthplace: | Basel, Switzerland |
| Residence: | Bottmingen, Switzerland |
| Height: | 6'1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: | 187 Ibs (85 kg) |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Turned Pro: | 1998 |
| Coach: | None |
| Ranking | 2 |
STATISTICS
| YTD | CAREER | |
| Singles Record: | 13-3 | 630-152 |
| Singles Titles: | 0 | 57 |
| Doubles Record: | 0-1 | 112-72 |
| Doubles Titles: | 0 | 8 |
| Prize Money: | $874,900 | $45,468,857 |
FACTS
 Federer
began playing tennis when he was eight years old |
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He
left home when he was 13 to train at a top-rated tennis academy in
Switzerland and was the number one ranked junior player in the world by
the time he was 16 |
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He
won his first ATP tournament in Milan in 2001 and quickly worked his way
up the men's world tennis rankings |
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In
2003, he won six tournaments including his first Grand Slam tournament
by defeating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon |
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By
2004, Federer was the number one ranked tennis player in the world and
won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments that year |
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The
only major tournament he has not won is the French Open |
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Federer
is one of the few professional tennis players in the world that does not
have a full-time coach |
PICTURES
