Roger Federer was born 8 August 1981 in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his obligations.
As of 4 April 2010, he is ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They met while competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa. On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.
Roger Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998, which he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the Round of 32, and he lost 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first win was at the 2000 Milan Indoor tournament, which he defeated Julien Boutter by a score of 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–4.
In the 2003 season, Federer won his first slam at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, beating Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3). Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi, and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 Event in Rome on clay, which he lost.
During the 2004 season, Federer won three slams for the first-time in his career, which the first hard court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin in 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2, and he would go onto with his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick in 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4.
In the 2005 season, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two slams, losing the Australian Open semi-final to eventual champion Marat Safin and the French Open semi-final to champion Rafael Nadal. However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4. At the US Open Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last slam final with a score of 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1.However, Federer would take four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court surfaces and a lone clay court title at Hamburg. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer would lose the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian rin the final.
In the year of 2006, Federer won three slams and reached all four slam finals, with the only loss coming against Rafael Nadal in the French Open in 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4). This was the two men's first meeting in a slam final.Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final by a score of 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3, which this was the start of their storied rivalry.
In the 2007 season, Roger Federer made all four slam finals, winning three of them, which those are the Australian Open over Fernando González in 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4, Wimbledon Championships over Rafael Nadal for the second time in 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2 and at the US Open over Novak Djokovic in 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4, but Federer did lose the 2007 French Open to Nadal in 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.
Throughout the 2008 year, Federer won one slam, which came at the 2008 US Open over Briton Andy Murray, where he defeated Murray in straight sets 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.
In the 2009 season, Roger Federer won two slams, which were the Frrench Open victory over Robin Soderling in 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 and the Wimbledon Championships victory over Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14.
So far in the 2010 season, Roger Federer has played in five tournaments, with a win coming at the Australian Open. In the final, Federer defeated Briton Andy Murray by a score of 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11), whom he also beat in the 2008 US Open final.
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