* Born August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland.
* Bursts on to the scene in 2001 when he
ends Pete Sampras's 31-match winning
streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round
before losing in the quarter-finals.
RECORD 17 GRAND SLAM TITLES
Wimbledon, 2003-2007, 2009, 2012; US
Open 2004-2008; Australian Open 2004,
2006, 2007, 2010; French Open 2009.
* In 2003, becomes the first Swiss man to
win a Grand Slam after beating Mark
Philippoussis in the Wimbledon final.
* Is the only man to win five consecutive
titles at two different Grand Slams -
Wimbledon and US Open.
* Is the first man to win Wimbledon-US Open
double four years in a row.
* Is the only man in the professional era to
win three consecutive majors twice in his
career when he captured the 2007
Australian Open title.
* Equalled Bjorn Borg's record of five
consecutive Wimbledon titles in 2007.
* His run of reaching 10 consecutive Grand
Slam finals is snapped by Novak Djokovic in
the 2008 Australian Open semi-finals.
* The 2008 five-set epic at Wimbledon is
regarded by many as the best ever tennis
match. He lost the match to Rafael Nadal.
* His 2009 French Open crown made him the
sixth man – after Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod
Laver, Roy Emerson and Andre Agassi - to
have won all four Grand Slam titles during his
career. Nadal has since become the seventh
to achieve the feat.
* Breaks American Pete Sampras's record of
14 Grand Slam titles with his 15th win in the
2009 Wimbledon final to reclaim the world
number one spot from Nadal.
* In 2009, becomes the first man to reach
seven successive Wimbledon finals since the
abolition of the Challenge Round in 1922.
Reaches a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon
final in 2012, extending his overall major final
appearance record to 24.
* His record run of reaching 23 consecutive
Grand Slam semi-finals is snapped by Robin
Soderling in the last eight of the 2010
French Open. That record is widely
considered as one of the most astonishing
in sport as it means Federer finished in the
top four at a major for almost six
successive years. His streak is more than
double the previous record held by Ivan
Lendl, who reached 10 consecutive major
semis.
OTHER CAREER MILESTONES
* Becomes the 23rd man to top the ATP
rankings in 2004, and keeps the ranking for
a record 237 consecutive weeks. By winning
his seventh Wimbledon title, he also matches
Sampras's record of spending 286 weeks as
world number one.
* Holds a record run of 24 consecutive final
victories, which was snapped when he lost
2005 Masters Cup final to David Nalbandian.
Finished the season with an 81-4 win-loss
record.
* In 2006 he reached all four Grand Slam
finals, winning in Australia, Wimbledon and the
US among a haul of 12 titles and a 92-5 win-
loss record.
* Has a professional era record of 65
consecutive wins on grass, which was ended
by Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final.
* Won an Olympic men's doubles gold medal
with Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing
Games

Moderators, front page please. This matter needs to be thrashed out.

No doubt, forget the titles. Just check how he plays the game with calmness and wisdom.
He will be the best for a long time to come.
Just like how justine henin hardenne, is a legend in womens tennis.
I am just happy to have watch them play..


Mod front page please.

Federer is a warrior.....a calm sea is always very tricky...

He does not play tennis .....he plays the mind.....

In my opinion he is the champion of all times not just in tennis....

No gloss (Beckham) ...just simple fcuuking winning.....all the time

Whata champ !

I cried for Murray yesterday ( poor lad)...Federer is a beast no one wants to meet on the court or in any competition.

His twins are adorable