Editing Roger Federer (section)

{{short description|Swiss former tennis player (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography <!-- PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PLACE THE RELATED DATE IN THE "UPDATED" PARAMETER BELOW AFTER EACH UPDATE, THANKS -->
| name                        = Roger Federer
| image                       = [[file:Roger Federer 2015 (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=.8]]
| caption                     = Federer at the [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open]]
| country                     = {{flagu|Switzerland}}
| residence                   = [[Valbella, Vaz/Obervaz|Valbella]], Switzerland
| birth_date                  = {{birth date and age|1981|08|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place                 = [[Basel]], Switzerland
| height                      = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Player profile – Roger Federer|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP World Tour]]|access-date=1 July 2009|archive-date=5 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205171516/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
| turnedpro                   = 1998
| retired                     = 23 September 2022
| plays                       = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney            = US$130,594,339<ref name="career-prize-money-leaders">{{cite web|title=ATP Prize Money Leaders |url=http://www.protennislive.com/posting/ramr/career_prize.pdf |access-date=10 July 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230071910/https://www.protennislive.com/posting/ramr/career_prize.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
*&nbsp;[[Open Era tennis records – Men's singles#Prize money|3rd&nbsp;all-time&nbsp;in&nbsp;earnings]]
| singlesrecord               = 1251–275 (82.0%)
| singlestitles               = [[Roger Federer career statistics|103]] ([[Open Era tennis records – men's singles#All tournaments|2nd in the Open Era]])
| highestsinglesranking       = [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (2 February 2004)
| AustralianOpenresult        = '''W''' ([[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|2004]], [[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|2006]], [[2007 Australian Open – Men's singles|2007]], [[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles|2010]], [[2017 Australian Open – Men's singles|2017]], [[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|2018]])
| FrenchOpenresult            = '''W''' ([[2009 French Open – Men's singles|2009]])
| Wimbledonresult             = '''W''' ([[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2003]], [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2004]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2005]], [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2006]], [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2007]], [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2009]], [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2012]], [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2017]])
| USOpenresult                = '''W''' ([[2004 US Open – Men's singles|2004]], [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|2005]], [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|2006]], [[2007 US Open – Men's singles|2007]], [[2008 US Open – Men's singles|2008]])
| Othertournaments            = yes
| Olympicsresult              = F ([[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2012]])
| MastersCupresult            = '''W''' ([[2003 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2003]], [[2004 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2004]], [[2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2006]], [[2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2007]], [[2010 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2010]], [[2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2011]])
| doublesrecord               = 131–93 (58.5%)
| doublestitles               = 8
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2003 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2003]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult     = 1R ([[2000 French Open – Men's doubles|2000]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult      = QF ([[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2000]])
| USOpenDoublesresult         = 3R ([[2002 US Open – Men's doubles|2002]])
| OthertournamentsDoubles     = yes
| OlympicsDoublesresult       = '''W''' ([[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|2008]])
| highestdoublesranking       = No. 24 (9 June 2003)
| Team                        = yes
| HopmanCupresult             = '''W''' ([[2001 Hopman Cup|2001]], [[2018 Hopman Cup|2018]], [[2019 Hopman Cup|2019]])
| DavisCupresult              = '''W''' ([[2014 Davis Cup World Group|2014]])
| website                     = {{URL|rogerfederer.com}}
| medaltemplates-title        = Medal record
| medaltemplates-expand       = yes
| medaltemplates              =
{{Medal|Country|{{SUI}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Doubles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Singles]]}}
| module                      = {{Infobox person|embed=yes|signature=Roger Federer Signature 2013.svg}}
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'''Roger Federer''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɛ|d|ər|ər}} {{respell|FED|ər|ər}}, {{IPA|de-CH|ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər|lang}}; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional [[tennis]] player.<!-- Do not mention Federer being "one of the greatest tennis players of all time" in the lead without establishing consensus in the talk page. This goes the same for Djokovic and Nadal. --> He was ranked as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1]] in men's singles by the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) for 310 weeks ([[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1|second-most of all time]]), including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end No. 1]] five times. Federer won 103 singles titles on the [[ATP Tour]], the second most since the start of the [[Open Era]] in 1968, including 20 [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] men's singles titles (among which a record eight men's singles [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] titles, and an Open Era joint-record five men's singles [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] titles) and six [[ATP Finals|year-end championships]].

For nearly two decades, Federer was a leading figure in men's tennis alongside [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Novak Djokovic]], collectively known as the [[Big Three (tennis)|Big Three]]. A Wimbledon junior champion in [[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles|1998]] and former ball boy, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2003]] at age 21.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How a ballboy became a legend|url=https://theguardian.com/sport/video/2022/sep/15/how-a-ballboy-became-a-legend-roger-federers-career-highlights-video|access-date=17 September 2022|website=The Guardian|date=15 September 2022|archive-date=18 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918073248/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2022/sep/15/how-a-ballboy-became-a-legend-roger-federers-career-highlights-video|url-status=live}}</ref> For the next several years Federer was the dominant player in men's tennis, playing in 20 out of 24 major singles finals between 2004 and 2009. He won three of the four majors and the Tour Finals in 2004, 2006, and 2007, as well as five consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. Federer completed the [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam|career Grand Slam]] at the [[2009 French Open – Men's singles|2009 French Open]] after three consecutive runner-up finishes to Nadal, his [[Federer–Nadal rivalry|main rival]] until 2010. At age 27, he surpassed [[Pete Sampras]]' record of 14 major men's singles titles at Wimbledon in [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2009]].

Federer and [[Stan Wawrinka]] led the [[Switzerland Davis Cup team]] to their first title in [[2014 Davis Cup|2014]], following their Olympic doubles gold victory at the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|2008 Beijing Olympics]]. He also won a silver medal in singles at the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2012 London Olympics]], finishing runner-up to [[Andy Murray]]. After a half-year hiatus in 2016 to recover from knee surgery, Federer returned to tennis, winning three more majors over the next two years, including the [[2017 Australian Open – Men's singles|2017 Australian Open]] over Nadal and a record eighth singles title at the [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2017 Wimbledon Championships]]. At the [[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|2018 Australian Open]], Federer became the first man to win 20 major singles titles and shortly after the oldest ATP world No. 1 at the time, at age 36. In September 2022, he retired from professional tennis following the [[2022 Laver Cup|Laver Cup]].

A versatile all-court player, Federer's grace on the court made him popular among tennis fans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Sarah |title=Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/why-roger-federer-is-the-most-graceful-athlete-of-our-time/2019/05/23/1f3a6c30-7bf8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915222331/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/why-roger-federer-is-the-most-graceful-athlete-of-our-time/2019/05/23/1f3a6c30-7bf8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |title=The greatest: Roger Federer – balletic grace that makes the outrageous appear effortless |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/the-greatest-roger-federer-balletic-grace-outrageous-effortless |work=The Guardian |date=8 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723215542/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/08/the-greatest-roger-federer-balletic-grace-outrageous-effortless |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally lacking self-control as a junior,<ref name=Gatto>{{Cite web |last=Gatto |first=Luigi |date=1 April 2019 |title=Roger Federer: 'I was an angry person on the court as a teenager' |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/68395/roger-federer-i-was-an-angry-person-on-the-court-as-a-teenager-/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=Tennis World USA |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818070510/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/68395/roger-federer-i-was-an-angry-person-on-the-court-as-a-teenager-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> he transformed his on-court demeanor<ref name=demeanor>{{Cite web |title='My parents were ashamed of me' – Roger Federer on how difficult he was as a teenager |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-my-parents-ashamed-me-roger-federer-difficult-teenager |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=Sportskeeda |date=9 July 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818070933/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-my-parents-ashamed-me-roger-federer-difficult-teenager |url-status=live }}</ref> to become well-liked for his graciousness, winning the [[ATP World Tour Awards#Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award|Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award]] 13 times. He also won the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year|Laureus World Sportsman of the Year]] award a joint-record five times. Outside of competition, Federer played an instrumental role in the creation of the [[Laver Cup]] team competition. He is also an active philanthropist. He established the Roger Federer Foundation, which targets impoverished children in southern Africa, and has raised funds in part through the [[Match for Africa]] exhibition series. By the end of his career, Federer was routinely one of the top-ten highest-paid athletes in any sport, and ranked first among all athletes with $100 million in endorsement income in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Conner|first=Caira|title=Roger Federer on Retirement, Wimbledon, and Becoming Switzerland's New Tourism Ambassador|url=https://www.gq.com/story/roger-federer-retirement-wimbledon-switzerland|access-date=25 May 2021|website=GQ|date=24 May 2021|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525000507/https://www.gq.com/story/roger-federer-retirement-wimbledon-switzerland|url-status=live}}</ref>
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