- Has twin sons, Leo and Lenny, born May 6, 2014.
- After surpassing Jimmy Connors, he holds the all-time record for most consecutive weeks as top-ranked male player (February 2007).
- Plays the piano.
- First Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles title
- Two days after winning his first Wimbledon, he was presented with a 1,760 lb. milking cow he named "Juliette" as a gift from tournament organizers in Gstaad, Switzerland.
- Twin daughters, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose, born on July 23, 2009.
- His 2009 Wimbledon final defeat of American Andy Roddick (5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14) lasted a record 77 games over a period of 4 hours and 16 minutes. Federer's loss to Rafael Nadal the previous year consumed 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, to date (2009), the longest men's singles final in Wimbledon history.
- His net worth as of 2017 is $450 million.
- His 2014 Wimbeldon loss to Novak Djokavic marked two full years without a grand slam victory, the longest winless stretch of his career.
- Born to Swiss-German Robert Federer and his South African wife Lynette, he has one older sister, Diana.
- Has won 20 Grand Slam titles in the men's singles competition, making him the first man to win at least three separate Grand Slam tournaments five times : Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2018), French Open (2009), Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017) and US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).
- Speaks English, Swiss German, German and French.
- Was chosen Swiss Sportsman of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2006; European Sportsman of the Year from 2004 to 2006; Laureus World Sportsman of The Year in 2005 and 2006 and "L'Equipe" Magazine's Champion of Champions in 2006 and 2007.
- Was coached by Australian Tony Roche from 2005 to 2008.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $29 million.
- Shares the record of straight 5 Wimbledon titles (2003-2007), with Björn Borg (1976-1980).
- Beaten by Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 at the 2008 French Open, the worst defeat by a Slam winner in a Slam final since John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 at the 1984 Wimbledon.
- Was coached by Swedish Peter Lundgren for 7 years.
- Good friends with Tiger Woods.
- In July 2003, he launched his own fragrance called "RF-RogerFederer."
- During his youth, his idols were Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg.
- Announced on his web site that he married girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec in a small ceremony in his hometown. The couple are expecting their first child in the Fall. (11 April 2009).
- Turned professional in 1998.
- Has endorsements with Nike, Rolex Credit Suisse, among others.
- His Net Worth is $67 million.[Jan 2017].
- In his 19-year professional career, Roger Federer has never retired mid-match.
- Federer was the first Swiss man to win a tennis Grand Slam final when he beat Mark Philippoussis in 2003 at Wimbledon.
- He owns luxurious homes and villas in Dubai, the Swiss village of Valbella, Wollerau and the south of Zurich.
- Received a milking cow named 'Juliette' as a gift after winning his first Wimbledon title.
- There is a street named after him in Halle Westfalen in the German North Rhine-Westphalia called "Roger Federer Alley".
- Merited a place in TIME magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People" (Titans) with an homage penned by Bill Gates [April 2018].
- Born at 8:40 AM (MEDT).
- 429 matches played.
- 4 consecutive seasons with 2+ men's singles titles (2004-07).
- 3 seasons with 3 men's singles titles (2004, 2006-07).
- 81 men's singles tournament appearances overall.
- 23 consecutive semifinals.
- 8+ titles on two different surfaces (hard & grass).
- 36 consecutive quarterfinals.
- 10 consecutive men's singles finals.
- All 4 Grand Slam finals reached in three seasons (2006-2007, 2009).
- 6 seasons with 2+ men's singles titles (2004-07, 2009, 2017).
- 191 hard court match wins overall.
- 369 match wins overall.
- 12+ finals on two different surfaces (hard & grass).
- 100+ match wins at two different tournaments (Wimbledon, Australian Open).
- 6+ titles at 2 different tournaments (Australian Open, Wimbledon).
- 46 men's singles semifinals overall.
- 58 men's singles quarterfinals overall.
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