Editing Roger Federer (section)

====1995–1998: Junior years====
{{Main|Roger Federer junior years}}
In 1995, at age 13, Federer won the U14 Swiss national junior championship and was subsequently invited to train at the prestigious National Tennis Centre in the French-speaking [[Écublens, Vaud|Écublens]], where he enrolled shortly after his 14th birthday.<ref name=London/><ref name=bio>{{Cite web |url=https://history-biography.com/roger-federer/ |title=Roger Federer – History and Biography |website=history-biography.com |date=11 June 2018 |accessdate=16 December 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528062500/https://history-biography.com/roger-federer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There, he had the opportunity to combine three hours of tennis training per day along with education, but Federer had little interest in studying and struggled to balance his education with his tennis commitments.<ref name=Making1/> Speaking little French and struggling with living away from home, Federer found his first months at Écublens depressing.<ref name=Making1/> He was the youngest player in the group and also felt singled out as the "Swiss German" by many of the students and staff at the academy, experienced mild bullying, and was often on the verge of packing his bags and returning home.<ref name=Making1/> Federer credits this difficult period of his life as the reason for his independent spirit.<ref name=Making1/>

Federer played his first ITF junior match in July 1996, at the age of 14, at a grade-2 tournament in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/roger-federer/800202678/sui/jt/s/activity/ |title=Roger Federer Junior Activity |website=www.itftennis.com |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231120512/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/roger-federer/800202678/sui/jt/s/activity |url-status=live }}</ref> He then played in the 1996 NEC World Youth Cup Final in [[Zürich]] against tennis players like [[Lleyton Hewitt]].<ref name=15anos>{{cite web |url=https://as.com/tenis/2019/07/02/wimbledon/1562058129_584294.html |title=Cómo eran Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Serena Williams y Venus con 15 años? |trans-title=What were Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Serena Williams and Venus like when they were 15 years old? |language=es |website=as.com |date=2 July 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215023748/https://as.com/tenis/2019/07/02/wimbledon/1562058129_584294.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Hewitt>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/federers-special-memories-of-hewitt/v6i1srzl4 |title=Federer's special memories of Hewitt |website=www.sbs.com.au |date=16 January 2016 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/federers-special-memories-of-hewitt/v6i1srzl4 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 1997, at age 15, Federer won both the indoor and outdoor U18 Swiss national championship, defeating the [[Yves Allegro]] who was three years older than him, in both finals.<ref name=16anos>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/774 |title=Roger Federer As A 16 Year Old |website=www.worldtennismagazine.com |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/774 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May, Federer won his first-ever ITF junior title on the clay courts of a second-category tournament in [[Prato]], doing so without the loss of a set.<ref name=Prato>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/roger-federer-wins-his-first-itf-title-this-day-that-year |title=Roger Federer wins his first ITF title: This day, that year |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=11 May 2020 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/roger-federer-wins-his-first-itf-title-this-day-that-year |url-status=live }}</ref> In September, Federer earned the first 12 ATP points of his career in a four-week Swiss [[Satellite tournament#Tennis|satellite tournament]] in [[Bossonnens]], thus making his debut in the ATP rankings at No. 803, just five spots ahead of future rival Lleyton Hewitt.<ref name=16anos/><ref name=Prato/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/september-22-1997-the-day-roger-federer-earned-his-first-ranking-points-291511.html |title=22 September 1997: The day Roger Federer earned his first ranking points |website=www.tennismajors.com |date=22 September 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/september-22-1997-the-day-roger-federer-earned-his-first-ranking-points-291511.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

His main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, when he won both the [[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] final over [[Irakli Labadze]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boys-singles.html|publisher=The Championships, Wimbledon|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2011|access-date=5 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208094938/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boys-singles.html|archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> and the [[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles|Boys' doubles]] final, teamed with [[Olivier Rochus]], defeating the team of [[Michaël Llodra]] and [[Andy Ram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boys-doubles.html |publisher=The Championships, Wimbledon |title=Boys' Doubles Finals 1947–2011 |access-date=5 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208095044/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boys-doubles.html |archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> Federer then reached the [[1998 US Open – Boys' singles|US Open Junior]] final, which he lost to [[David Nalbandian]]. This was the only occasion Federer lost a final on the junior circuit.<ref name=Prato/> He then brought his junior career to an end at the prestigious [[Junior Orange Bowl (tennis)|Junior Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]], where he defeated Nalbandian in the semifinals and [[Guillermo Coria]] in the final.<ref name=Prato/> By the end of 1998 he had attained the No. 1 junior world ranking and was named ITF Junior World Champion.<ref name=Making2>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1251765-wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-the-making-of-a-champion-part-2 |title=Roger Federer: The Making of a Champion, Part 2 |website=bleacherreport.com |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509143124/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1251765-wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-the-making-of-a-champion-part-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> He ended his junior career at the end of 1998 with a high ranking of No. 1 in singles and No. 7 in doubles (both achieved on 31 December 1998) and a win–loss record of 78–20 in singles and 36–21 in doubles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roger Federer junior overview|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/roger-federer/800202678/sui/jt/s/overview/|access-date=21 August 2020|website=ITF Tennis|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231120523/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/roger-federer/800202678/sui/jt/s/overview|url-status=live}}</ref>

<u>Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:</u>

Australian Open: SF (1998)<br />
French Open: 1R ([[1998 French Open – Boys' singles|1998]])<br />
Wimbledon: '''W''' ([[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles|1998]])<br />
US Open: F ([[1998 US Open – Boys' singles|1998]])

<u>Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:</u>

Australian Open: SF (1998)<br />
French Open: 1R ([[1998 French Open – Boys' doubles|1998]])<br />
Wimbledon: '''W''' ([[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles|1998]])<br />
US Open: 1R (1998)