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Roger Federer Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who, in 2004, became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three (out of four) grand slam events in the same year.

Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland. He joined the ATP tour in 1998 at the age of 17.

In 2001, he advanced to the quarterfinals at both the French Open and Wimbledon. En route to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, Federer beat Pete Sampras in the fourth round, ending Sampras's record of 31 consecutive wins at Wimbledon. This match marked the emergence of Federer as a prominent player on the tour.

In 2003, he won four Davis Cup matches for Switzerland without losing a game. In addition, he won the Open 13, BMW Open, Dubai Open and Gerry Webber Open before participating at Wimbledon. On July 6, 2003, he made history by becoming the first Swiss man to win the Wimbledon championship, defeating Australia's Mark Philippoussis by a score of 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3).

In 2004 Federer won the Australian Open for the first time and the Wimbledon championship for the second time. Later, in September, he defeated Lleyton Hewitt (6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0) to win the men's singles US Open grand slam event.

Table of contents

1 Titles (21)

1.1 Grand Slams (4)
1.2 Tennis Masters Cup (1)
1.3 ATP Masters Series (4)
1.4 Other ATP Tour tournaments (12)

2 External links