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Roger Federer Life & Career Timeline
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Roger Federer rose from Wimbledon junior champion to world number one, winning 103 tour-level titles and becoming the first man to claim twenty major singles trophies.
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Born in Basel
Roger Federer was born to Swiss and South African parents and grew up playing several sports.
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Source: www.atptour.comWimbledon junior champion
Federer won both the boys’ singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon.
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Source: www.atptour.comDefeats Pete Sampras
The nineteen-year-old ended Sampras’ 31-match Wimbledon winning streak in five sets.
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Source: www.atptour.comFirst Wimbledon title
Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis to win his first major championship.
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Source: www.atptour.comWorld number one
After winning the Australian Open, Federer reached number one and began a record 237 consecutive weeks at the top.
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Source: www.atptour.comThree majors in one season
His first US Open title completed a season of victories in Melbourne, Wimbledon and New York.
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Source: www.atptour.comA dominant 92-win season
Federer finished 2006 with twelve titles, three majors and the year-end championship.
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Source: www.atptour.comFive straight Wimbledons
A five-set victory over Rafael Nadal equalled Björn Borg’s Open Era run of five consecutive titles.
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Source: www.atptour.comOlympic doubles gold
Federer and Stan Wawrinka won Switzerland’s first Olympic tennis gold medal.
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Source: olympics.comFifth consecutive US Open
Federer became the first man in the Open Era to win five straight titles at two different majors.
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Source: www.atptour.comCompletes the career Grand Slam
Victory at Roland Garros gave Federer all four major titles during his career.
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Source: www.atptour.comRecord fifteenth major
An epic final against Andy Roddick moved Federer beyond Pete Sampras’ men’s major record at the time.
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Source: www.atptour.comSeventh Wimbledon and number one again
Federer defeated Andy Murray, reclaimed number one and later passed Sampras’ record for total weeks on top.
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Source: www.atptour.comDavis Cup champion
Switzerland won its first Davis Cup, completing a long-held team ambition.
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Source: www.itftennis.comThe great comeback
After six months away, the 35-year-old defeated Rafael Nadal in five sets for an eighteenth major.
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Source: www.atptour.comRecord eighth Wimbledon
Federer won the title without dropping a set, becoming Wimbledon’s most successful men’s singles champion.
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Source: www.atptour.comTwentieth major title
He defeated Marin Čilić to become the first man to reach twenty major singles championships.
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Source: www.atptour.comFinal professional match
Federer played doubles beside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup and closed a 24-year professional career.
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Roger Federer rose from Wimbledon junior champion to world number one, winning 103 tour-level titles and becoming the first man to claim twenty major singles trophies.
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