Editing Roger Federer

{{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]]}}
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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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==Early life==
Federer was born on 8 August 1981 in [[Basel]], Switzerland.<ref name=suisse1>{{cite web |url=https://sponsorship.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=344692&coid=279860&lang=EN |title=Credit Suisse – Roger Federer, a Basel Boy Forever |publisher=Sponsorship.credit-suisse.com |access-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530045808/https://sponsorship.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=344692&coid=279860&lang=EN |archive-date=30 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/15/roger-federer-career-timeline/ |title=A timeline of Roger Federer's glorious tennis career |newspaper=Washington Post |last=Boren |first=Cindy |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223110359/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/15/roger-federer-career-timeline/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A member of the [[Federer family]], his Swiss father, Robert Federer, is from [[Berneck, St. Gallen|Berneck]] in the [[canton of St. Gallen]] and his [[Afrikaners|Afrikaner]] mother, Lynette Federer (née Durand), is from [[Kempton Park, Gauteng]], in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 June 2021|title=Roger Federer [2021 Update]: Early Life, Family & Net Worth|url=https://playersbio.com/roger-federer/|access-date=15 September 2021|website=Players Bio|archive-date=15 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915212642/https://playersbio.com/roger-federer/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has one sibling, his older sister, Diana,<ref>{{cite news |last=Dwyre |first=Bill |title=Roger Federer wants to show he can go from two to one |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=12 March 2009 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-12-sp-dwyre-roger-federer12-story.html|access-date=11 August 2013|archive-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111142213/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/12/sports/sp-dwyre-roger-federer12| url-status=live}}</ref> the mother of twins.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/10828961/Roger-Federer-Birth-of-twins-makes-this-time-of-my-life.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/10828961/Roger-Federer-Birth-of-twins-makes-this-time-of-my-life.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Roger Federer: Birth of twins makes this time of my life |date=13 May 2014 |last=Briggs |first=Simon |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since Federer's mother is South African, he holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/nati/roger-federer-hat-luxusproblem-128296 |title=Für wen schlägt Federers Fussball-Herz? |trans-title=Who does Federer's football heart beat for? |language=de |website=www.blick.ch |date=11 September 2009 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914045531/http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/nati/roger-federer-hat-luxusproblem-128296 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=story>{{cite book|first=René|last=Stauffer|title=The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection|publisher=New Chapter Press|year=2007|page=[https://archive.org/details/rogerfedererstor00rene/page/4 4]|isbn=978-0-942257-39-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/rogerfedererstor00rene/page/4}}</ref> He is related to Swiss prelate [[Urban Federer]] as well as Swiss politician and philanthropist [[Barbara Schmid-Federer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-switzerland-equivalent-royal-family-uk-swiss-abbot-related-tennis-superstar | title="Roger Federer in Switzerland would be equivalent to the royal family in the UK" – Swiss abbot who is related to the tennis superstar| date=26 March 2021|accessdate=14 April 2024 }}</ref>

As youngsters, Federer and his elder sister Diana used to accompany their parents, both of whom worked for [[Novartis#Ciba-Geigy|Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals]], to the company's private tennis courts at the weekends, where he first played tennis at the age of three.<ref name=Making1>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1237340-wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-the-making-of-a-champion-part-one |title=Roger Federer: The Making of a Champion, Part 1 |website=bleacherreport.com |date=27 June 2012 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=27 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227232545/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1237340-wimbledon-2012-roger-federer-the-making-of-a-champion-part-one |url-status=live }}</ref>

Soon after enrolling in school at the age of six, Federer became the best in his age group.<ref name=Fanletter>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/data/downloads/en/newslettersep04_eng.pdf |title=Fanletter September 2004 |website=www.rogerfederer.com |date=13 September 2004 |accessdate=16 December 2023 |archive-date=26 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926080608/http://www.rogerfederer.com/data/downloads/en/newslettersep04_eng.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Feeling that Federer had outgrown the Ciba club and needed to be amongst better juniors, his mother Lynette enrolled him at age eight in the elite junior programme of the [[TC Old Boys|Old Boys Tennis Club]] in [[Basel]], where he received his initial tennis instruction from veteran Czech coach Adolf Kacovsky.<ref name=Making1/> Federer began using a [[one-handed backhand]] from an early age not only because Kacovsky was a fan of it, but also because all of his childhood idols — [[Stefan Edberg]], [[Boris Becker]], and later [[Pete Sampras]] — used the stroke too.<ref name=Making1/> From ages 8 to 10, Federer received group and individual training from Kacovsky.<ref name=Making1/> At age 10, Federer began being taught at the club by Australian former tennis player [[Peter Carter (tennis)|Peter Carter]].<ref name=Making1/> Federer has credited Carter for his "entire technique and coolness".<ref name=Making1/>

Federer grew up playing many sports, such as [[badminton]], [[basketball]], [[Association football|football]], and tennis, but he was most taken by the latter two.<ref name=Making1/><ref name=London>{{cite web |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/bbc-wimbledon-roger-federer-looks-20990940 |title=BBC Wimbledon: Roger Federer looks almost unrecognisable on first appearance at home of tennis 23 years ago |website=www.mylondon.news |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308144734/https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/bbc-wimbledon-roger-federer-looks-20990940 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also tried [[skiing]] and [[swimming]] and spent hours playing [[soft tennis]] on the street.<ref name=Fanletter/> He credits his [[Eye–hand coordination|hand–eye coordination]] to the wide range of sports he played as a child.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/not-just-tennis/|title=How Badminton Helped Federer's Game|first=Thomas|last=Lin|publisher=Straight Sets|date=29 May 2009|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402120108/https://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/not-just-tennis/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, Federer won the under-12 Swiss national junior championships in [[Lucerne]].<ref name=Making1/><ref name=lonely>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/106800/roger-federer-opens-up-i-was-quite-lonely-at-national-tennis-centre-/ |title=Roger Federer opens up: 'I was quite lonely at National Tennis Centre' |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=24 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520143854/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/106800/roger-federer-opens-up-i-was-quite-lonely-at-national-tennis-centre-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Becoming the best junior in the country helped him decide to become a professional tennis player, so he stopped playing football at age twelve to concentrate solely on tennis, where he felt he had more control over his victories or defeats, as opposed to team sports where he relied more on the performances of his teammates.<ref name=Making1/><ref name=London/><ref name=Fanletter/> Federer was also a [[Ball boy#Tennis|ball boy]] at his hometown Basel event, the [[Swiss Indoors]] in 1992 and 1993, and even received a medal after the 1993 final, together with the other ballboys, from tournament champion [[Michael Stich]].<ref name=story/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/24505/blast-from-the-past-roger-federer-as-ball-boy-at-swiss-indoors/|title=Blast From The Past: Roger Federer as Ball Boy at Swiss Indoors|website=Tennis World USA|date=17 June 2015|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222142948/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/24505/blast-from-the-past-roger-federer-as-ball-boy-at-swiss-indoors/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He was brought to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center, then located in [[Écublens, Vaud|Ecublens]] in the canton of [[Vaud]], between 1995 and 1997. It was in this new setting that he learned [[French language|French]] at the age of 14. He completed his compulsory education at La Planta secondary school in [[Chavannes-près-Renens]] and obtained his certificate in July 1997, in the upper division, commercial studies section.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Isabelle Musy|title="En classe, Roger Federer était un instinctif"|magazine=Le Temps|date=21 December 2012|url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/2012/12/21/classe-roger-federer-etait-un-instinctif|pages=|access-date=17 January 2024|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209043926/https://www.letemps.ch/sport/2012/12/21/classe-roger-federer-etait-un-instinctif|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
===1990s and 2000s===
====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)

====1998–2002: Early professional career====
{{Main|Roger Federer's early career}}
[[File:FEDERER Roger-24x30-1998.jpg|thumb|upright|Federer in 1998, the first year he joined the ATP Tour]]
In July 1998, an almost 17-year-old Federer made his ATP debut at the [[1998 Rado Open|Swiss Open Gstaad]], in his home country of Switzerland, losing to No. 88 [[Lucas Arnold Ker]] in the first round.<ref name=Gstaad>{{Cite web|title=7 July 1998: Roger Federer makes a debut on the ATP Tour in Gstaad|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/45135/july-7-1998-roger-federer-makes-a-debut-on-the-atp-tour-in-gstaad/|access-date=8 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=7 July 2017|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608000056/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/45135/july-7-1998-roger-federer-makes-a-debut-on-the-atp-tour-in-gstaad/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roger-federer-retires/august-1998-17-year-old-federer-makes-his-debut-in-a-tennis-world-almost-unrecognisable-compared-to-today-445963.html |title=17-year-old Federer makes his debut in a tennis world almost unrecognisable compared with today |website=www.tennismajors.com |date=15 September 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210072132/https://www.tennismajors.com/roger-federer-retires/august-1998-17-year-old-federer-makes-his-debut-in-a-tennis-world-almost-unrecognisable-compared-to-today-445963.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, he won his first ATP match against [[Guillaume Raoux]] in [[1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles|Toulouse]].<ref name=transformation>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelist.com/1022392/the-transformation-of-roger-federer/ |title=The Transformation Of Roger Federer |website=www.thelist.com |date=10 March 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609035556/https://www.thelist.com/1022392/the-transformation-of-roger-federer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He then received a wildcard to the [[1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles|1998 Swiss Indoors]] in his hometown in Basel, where he lost in the first round to former world No. 1 [[Andre Agassi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/61301/october-6-1998-roger-federer-loses-to-andre-agassi-in-basel-debut/ |title=Roger Federer loses to Andre Agassi in Basel debut |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=6 October 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115214241/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/61301/october-6-1998-roger-federer-loses-to-andre-agassi-in-basel-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished 1998 ranked 301st in the world.<ref name=Making2/>

In April 1999, Federer made his Davis Cup debut in a [[1999 Davis Cup World Group#Switzerland vs. Italy|World Group first round against Italy]], defeating [[Davide Sanguinetti]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/53386/april-2-1999-roger-federer-makes-successful-davis-cup-debut/ |title=Roger Federer makes successful Davis Cup debut |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=2 April 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=5 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605212830/http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/53386/april-2-1999-roger-federer-makes-successful-davis-cup-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August, Federer won his first-ever professional title on the Challenger tour in [[Open Castilla y León|Segovia]], pairing with [[Sander Groen]] to beat [[Ota Fukárek]] and [[Alejandro Hernández (tennis)|Alejandro Hernández]] in the final, which was played on Federer's 18th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2445170-federer-won-eerste-titel-met-nederlandse-tennisnomade-hij-was-nog-een-kind |title=Federer won eerste titel met Nederlandse tennisnomade: 'Hij was nog een kind' |trans-title=Federer won first title with Dutch tennis nomad: 'He was still a child' |language=nl |website=nos.nl |date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103221748/https://nos.nl/artikel/2445170-federer-won-eerste-titel-met-nederlandse-tennisnomade-hij-was-nog-een-kind |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite losing in the first rounds of both the [[1999 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] and [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] and having just turned 18, he entered the world’s Top 100 for the first time on 20 September 1999.<ref name=Making2/> Later that month, Federer won his first and only singles ATP Challenger title in [[Brest, France|Brest]], defeating [[Max Mirnyi]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/a-teenage-federer-wins-sole-atp-challenger-in-france |title=A teenage Federer wins sole ATP Challenger in France |website=www.tennis.com |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115214332/https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Tennis&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1727015030955397140&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis.com%2Fbaseline%2Farticles%2Fa-teenage-federer-wins-sole-atp-challenger-in-france&sessionId=d667d039d213e02ef1da16e58cd5d368d65d0415&siteScreenName=Tennis&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first full year as a professional, Federer jumped up to world No. 64,<ref name=bio/> and in doing so at 18 years and four months of age, he became the youngest player in the year-ending world top 100.<ref name=Card/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Federer |title=Roger Federer – biography |website=www.britannica.com |date=19 November 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630014032/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Federer |url-status=live }}</ref>

His first Grand Slam win came at the [[2000 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], where he defeated former World No. 2 [[Michael Chang]].<ref name=15anos/> His first singles final came at the [[2000 Open 13|Marseille Open]] in February 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss [[Marc Rosset]].<ref name=Card>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/playerCard?player=Federer |title=ESPN.com: Federer PlayerCard |work=ESPN |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126043409/http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/playerCard?player=Federer |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer then entered the Top 50 in March and ended 2000 ranked 29th in the world.<ref name=Making2/> Federer made his [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] debut at [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Sydney]], where he surprised many by reaching the semifinals, where he lost to [[Tommy Haas]] and then to [[Arnaud Di Pasquale]] in the bronze medal match.<ref name=Card/><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC World Service – Sportshour – Federer on his fading hopes of Olympic singles gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/kvZ2BNMlgnWvvt845sS53P/federer-on-his-fading-hopes-of-olympic-singles-gold|access-date=7 June 2020|website=BBC|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608185915/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/kvZ2BNMlgnWvvt845sS53P/federer-on-his-fading-hopes-of-olympic-singles-gold|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2001, Federer won the [[2001 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] representing Switzerland, along with world No. 1 [[Martina Hingis]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hingis, Federer win Hopman Cup title over U.S.|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2001/01/06/hopman_saturday_ap/|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=6 January 2001|access-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190622/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/2001/01/06/hopman_saturday_ap/|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Owen|last=Daniel|title=Hopman Cup: Hingis ends jinx|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2996087/Hopman-Cup-Hingis-ends-jinx.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=7 January 2001|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518072307/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2996087/Hopman-Cup-Hingis-ends-jinx.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo defeated the American pair of [[Monica Seles]] and [[Jan-Michael Gambill]] in the finals. Federer later said that his experience with Hingis "definitely helped me to become the player I am today."<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer, Belinda Bencic claim the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with victory over Germany|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-puts-one-swiss-hand-on-hopman-cup-with-win-over-alexander-zverev-ng-b88707385z|publisher=Perth Now|date=6 January 2018|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108063100/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-puts-one-swiss-hand-on-hopman-cup-with-win-over-alexander-zverev-ng-b88707385z|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001, Federer won his first singles title at the [[2001 Milan Indoor]] tournament, where he defeated [[Julien Boutter]] in the final.<ref name=Card/><ref>{{cite web|title=Federer beats Boutter in Milan for first title|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=federer-beats-boutter-in-milan-for-first-title-2001-02-06|work=[[Hürriyet Daily News]]|date=6 February 2001|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103171219/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=federer-beats-boutter-in-milan-for-first-title-2001-02-06|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the [[2001 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], losing to former world No. 2 and eventual finalist [[Àlex Corretja]].<ref name=65streak>{{Cite web|title=Looking back at each step of Roger Federer's 65-Slam run (Part 1)|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/07/ailing-federer-pulls-out-french-open-ending-run-65-straight-slam-appearances/58565/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis.com|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608000057/https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/07/ailing-federer-pulls-out-french-open-ending-run-65-straight-slam-appearances/58565/|url-status=live}}</ref> His international breakthrough came at the [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], when the 19-year-old Federer faced the four-time defending champion and all-time Grand Slam leader [[Pete Sampras]] in the fourth round. Federer defeated the No. 1 seed in a five-set match to snap Sampras' 31-match win streak at Wimbledon before losing in the quarter-finals to [[Tim Henman]].<ref name=Card/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/474863/roger-federer-s-list-of-achievements |title=Roger Federer's list of achievements |website=www.rnz.co.nz |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/474863/roger-federer-s-list-of-achievements |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Selena|last=Roberts|title=Sampras, King of Wimbledon, Is Dethroned|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/03/sports/tennis-sampras-king-of-wimbledon-is-dethroned.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 July 2001|access-date=2 November 2017|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103045439/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/03/sports/tennis-sampras-king-of-wimbledon-is-dethroned.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Roger federer 2002 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Federer at the [[2002 U.S. Open - Men's Singles|2002 US Open]]]]
In 2002, Federer reached his first Masters final at the [[2002 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's singles|Miami event]], where he lost to [[Andre Agassi]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miami 2002, Roger Federer recalls best second win ever|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/53298/miami-2002-roger-federer-recalls-best-second-win-ever/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=April 2018|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608000058/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/53298/miami-2002-roger-federer-recalls-best-second-win-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref> but then won his first Masters title in [[2002 Hamburg Masters – Singles|Hamburg]], defeating [[Marat Safin]] in the final; the victory put him in the top 10 for the first time.<ref name=Hamburg02>{{Cite web|title=Hamburg 2002: Roger Federer beats Marat Safin for first Masters 1000 title|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/49381/hamburg-2002-roger-federer-beats-marat-safin-for-first-masters-1000-title/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=22 November 2017|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803095749/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/49381/hamburg-2002-roger-federer-beats-marat-safin-for-first-masters-1000-title/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 August, Federer suffered the devastating loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor, [[Peter Carter (tennis)|Peter Carter]], in a car crash in South Africa.<ref name=Making2/> Although he suffered first-round losses in the three tournaments he entered immediately after Carter's death, Federer gathered himself and began playing with more determination than ever after that.<ref name=tragic>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/august-1-2002-the-day-federers-former-coach-peter-carter-passed-away-tragically-440983.html |title=The day Federer's former coach Peter Carter passed away tragically |website=www.tennismajors.com |date=1 August 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112202553/https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/august-1-2002-the-day-federers-former-coach-peter-carter-passed-away-tragically-440983.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After reaching the fourth round of the [[2002 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], he won the [[2002 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles|Vienna Open]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2002/oct/14fed.htm |title=Federer overpowers Novak to capture Vienna title |website=m.rediff.com |date=14 October 2002 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015095819/https://m.rediff.com/sports/2002/oct/14fed.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> jumping from No. 13 at the end of September to No. 7 in the rankings by early November, which allowed him to qualify  for the year-end [[2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|Masters Cup]] for the first time, where he won all of his matches in the round-robin stage before losing to then-world no. 1 and eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/124660/atp-finals-flashback-roger-federer-falls-to-lleyton-hewitt/ |title=ATP Finals Flashback: Roger Federer falls to Lleyton Hewitt |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=26 November 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205111823/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/124660/atp-finals-flashback-roger-federer-falls-to-lleyton-hewitt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At age 21, he ended 2002 ranked as the world No. 6.<ref name=Hamburg02/>

====2003: Grand Slam breakthrough at Wimbledon====
{{Main|2003 Roger Federer tennis season}}
In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|Wimbledon]], beating [[Andy Roddick]] in the semifinals and [[Mark Philippoussis]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 July 2003|title=Inspired Federer wins Wimbledon|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3049382.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=25 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425040349/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3049382.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The big interview: Roger Federer|newspaper=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/africa-travel/south-africa/cape-town/the-big-interview-roger-federer-c090tpm600t|access-date=13 June 2021|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613175514/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-interview-roger-federer-c090tpm600t|url-status=live}}</ref> In doing so, he joined the likes of [[Björn Borg]], [[Pat Cash]] and [[Stefan Edberg]] as the only singles players to win both the junior and senior Wimbledon titles.<ref name=Prato/> In August he had a chance to take over the No. 1 ranking for the first time from [[Andre Agassi]] if he made it to the Montreal final. However, he fell in the semifinals to Roddick, in a final-set tiebreaker, leaving him 120 points behind Agassi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles|title=Rankings &#124; Singles &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322123416/https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles|url-status=live}}</ref> This, coupled with early losses to [[David Nalbandian]] at [[2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati]] and the [[2003 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], denied Federer the chance to become No. 1 in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadows|first=Stephen Bierley at Flushing|date=6 September 2003|title=Federer departs amid charges of American favouritism|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/sep/06/tennis.usopentennis2003|access-date=7 June 2020|website=The Guardian|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607234325/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/sep/06/tennis.usopentennis2003|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer won his first and only doubles Masters event in [[2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's doubles|Miami]] with Max Mirnyi, beating the pair of [[Leander Paes]] and [[David Rikl]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2003/mar/30paes.htm |title=Paes, Rikl beaten in final |website=m.rediff.com |date=30 March 2003 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://m.rediff.com/sports/2003/mar/30paes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He then reached the singles final of the Rome Masters on clay, which he lost to [[Félix Mantilla (tennis)|Félix Mantilla]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3018455.stm |title=Mantilla masters Federer in Rome |website=news.bbc.co.uk |date=11 May 2003 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3018455.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer reached nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them on four different surfaces, including the 500 series events at [[2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles|Dubai]] and [[2003 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles|Vienna]], defeating [[Jiří Novák]] and [[Carlos Moyá]] in the respective finals.<ref name="RF2003">{{cite web|title=Roger Federer – 2003 Singles Playing Activity|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=s&e=0|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112034425/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2003&m=s&e=0|archive-date=12 January 2012|access-date=8 December 2014|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]}}</ref> Lastly, Federer won the [[2003 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|year-end championships]] over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world No. 2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heritage|url=https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Nitto ATP Finals|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801143405/https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2004: Imposing dominance====
{{Main|2004 Roger Federer tennis season}}
In 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles, becoming the first person to do so in a single season since [[Mats Wilander]] in 1988. His first major hard-court title came at the [[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] over [[Marat Safin]], making him the world No. 1 for the first time.<ref name=newno1>{{Cite news|date=1 February 2004|title=Majestic Federer takes title|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/australian_open_2004/3446761.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806172719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/australian_open_2004/3446761.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He then won the [[2004 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] on hardcourts and the [[2004 Hamburg Masters – Singles|Hamburg Masters]] on clay, beating Tim Henman and [[Guillermo Coria]] in the finals respectively, snapping the latter's 31-match winning streak on clay.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3719229.stm |title=Federer ends Coria run |website=news.bbc.co.uk |date=16 May 2004 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3719229.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer won his [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|second Wimbledon crown]] over [[Andy Roddick]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=4 July 2004|title=Federer fights back to retain title|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3865037.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002212243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3865037.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Federer was the clear favorite after claiming the world No. 1 ranking for the first time earlier in the year.<ref name=newno1/> However, he lost in the second round to 18-year-old [[Tomáš Berdych]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 August 2004|title=Federer crashes out|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/tennis/3572960.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=28 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828192321/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/tennis/3572960.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He then won the [[2004 Canada Masters – Singles|Canada Masters]], defeating Roddick in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/118154/canada-flashback-roger-federer-wins-first-canada-masters-over-andy-roddick/ |title=Canada Flashback: Roger Federer wins first Canada Masters over Andy Roddick |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=4 August 2004 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/118154/canada-flashback-roger-federer-wins-first-canada-masters-over-andy-roddick/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2004 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer defeated the 2001 champion, [[Lleyton Hewitt]], for his first title there.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis20044 |title=Federer proves a class apart in demolition job |website=www.theguardian.com |date=13 September 2004 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081059/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis20044 |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer also won his first tournament on home soil by capturing the [[Swiss Open (tennis)|Swiss Open]] in Gstaad and he wrapped up the year by winning the year-end championships for the second time after beating Hewitt in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/22/tennis |title=Federer is master of the world |website=www.theguardian.com |date=22 November 2004 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054527/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/22/tennis |url-status=live }}</ref>

His 11 singles titles were the most of any player in two decades, and his record of 74–6 was the best since [[Ivan Lendl]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/record?recordId=SeasonTitles |title=Most Titles in Single Season |website=www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/record?recordId=SeasonTitles |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2005: Consolidating dominance====
{{Main|2005 Roger Federer tennis season}}
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the [[2005 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] semifinal to eventual champion Safin after holding match points, and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion [[Rafael Nadal]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bierley|first=Stephen|date=3 June 2005|title=Tennis: Nadal beats Federer in battle of wills|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/04/tennis.frenchopen2005|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153154/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/04/tennis.frenchopen2005|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Federer reestablished his dominance on grass, winning [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] for a third time by defeating [[Andy Roddick]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2005|title=Federer seals Wimbledon hat-trick|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4643611.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002213732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4643611.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer defeated [[Andre Agassi]] in the latter's last major final.<ref name=RF2005>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|title=Roger Federer – 2005 Singles Playing Activity|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709073147/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|archive-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=York|first=Stephen Bierley in New|date=13 September 2005|title=Federer beats Agassi to claim US crown|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis2005|access-date=7 June 2020|website=The Guardian|archive-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021044104/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer also took four Masters wins: Indian Wells, Miami and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay.<ref name=RF2005/> The win in Miami was particularly noteworthy as it was the first final contested between Federer and Nadal. Federer recovered from two sets down to take the final in five sets. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.<ref name=RF2005/> Federer lost the year-end championships to [[David Nalbandian]] in five sets while playing through a foot injury that sidelined him for almost the rest of the season after September.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4336738.stm|title=Federer suffers ligament injury|date=13 October 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518115144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4336738.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He maintained his position as No. 1 for the entire season.<ref name=RF2005/>

That year, Federer won 11 singles titles, which tied his mark during the 2004 season. Federer's 81 match victories were the most since [[Pete Sampras]] in 1993, and his record of 81–4 (95.2%) remains the third-best winning percentage in the Open Era behind [[John McEnroe]]'s 1984 and [[Jimmy Connors]]'s 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/bestSeasons |title=Best Seasons – winning percentage |website=www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208130508/https://ultimatetennisstatistics.com/bestSeasons |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2006: Career-best season====
{{Main|2006 Roger Federer tennis season}}
The 2006 season was statistically the best season of Federer's career. In November 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for [[Tennis.com]], ranked Federer's 2006 season as statistically the second-best season of all time during the Open Era, behind [[Rod Laver]]'s Grand Slam year of 1969.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Tignor|title=Final thoughts|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2011/11/final-thoughts/45347/|publisher=[[Tennis.com]]|date=28 November 2011|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629002127/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2011/11/final-thoughts/45347/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Amazing Roger Federer.jpg|thumb|Federer hits a forehand at the 2006 US Open, where he became the first man in history to achieve the Wimbledon-US Open double for three consecutive seasons.]]
Federer won 12 singles titles (the most of any player since Thomas Muster in 1995 and John McEnroe in 1984) and had a match record of 92–5 (the most wins since Ivan Lendl in 1982). Federer reached the finals in an astounding 16 of the 17 tournaments he entered during the season.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=VAVEL.com|date=28 December 2015|title=Greatest Seasons: Roger Federer 2006|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/2015/12/28/583678-greatest-seasons-roger-federer-2006.html|access-date=7 June 2020|website=VAVEL|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607215138/https://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/2015/12/28/583678-greatest-seasons-roger-federer-2006.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the [[2006 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]].<ref name=":2" /> This was Federer and Nadal's first meeting in a Grand Slam final. He was the first man to reach all four finals in a calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969. Federer defeated Nadal in the [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon Championships]] final. In the [[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Federer defeated [[Marcos Baghdatis]],<ref name="RF2006">{{cite web|title=Roger Federer – 2006 Singles Playing Activity|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2006&m=s&e=0|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209225833/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2006&m=s&e=0|archive-date=9 February 2012|access-date=8 December 2014|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]}}</ref> and at the [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer defeated 2003 champion Roddick.<ref name=":2" /> In addition, Federer reached six Masters finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer, however, consistently pushed Nadal to the limit on clay throughout the season taking him to fourth-set tiebreakers in Monte-Carlo and Paris, and a thrilling match in Rome that went to a deciding fifth-set tiebreaker.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bierley|first=Steve|date=24 May 2006|title=Tennis: Nadal blocks Federer's record hunting|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/may/25/tennis.frenchopen2006|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421031659/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/may/25/tennis.frenchopen2006|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career, again finishing the year as world No. 1.<ref name=RF2006/> Federer only lost to two players during 2006, to Nadal four times in finals, and to 19-year-old [[Andy Murray]] in the second round of the [[2006 Cincinnati Masters]], in what was Federer's only defeat before the final of a tournament that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=August 16, 2006: Murray snaps Federer's 55-match winning streak at..|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/46423/august-16-2006-murray-snaps-federer-s-55match-winning-streak-at/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=16 August 2017|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607215137/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/46423/august-16-2006-murray-snaps-federer-s-55match-winning-streak-at/|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer finished the season on a 29-match winning streak, as well as winning 48 of his last 49 matches after the French Open.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Roger Federer's 2006 season beats Novak Djokovic's 2015 season|date=4 March 2020|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/why-roger-federer-s-2006-season-beats-novak-djokovic-s-2015-season|access-date=10 November 2020|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527113959/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/why-roger-federer-s-2006-season-beats-novak-djokovic-s-2015-season|url-status=live}}</ref>

Near the end of the season, he won his hometown tournament, the [[Swiss Indoors]] in Basel, Switzerland for the first time, having finished runner up in 2000 and 2001, and missing the tournament in 2004 and 2005 due to injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basel 2006: Roger Federer wins first title at home to start the supremacy|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/62317/basel-2006-roger-federer-wins-first-title-at-home-to-start-the-supremacy/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=30 October 2018|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807042915/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/62317/basel-2006-roger-federer-wins-first-title-at-home-to-start-the-supremacy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2007: Holding off young rivals====
{{Main|2007 Roger Federer tennis season}}
In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them again. At the [[2007 Australian Open|Australian Open]], he became the first man since [[Björn Borg]] in 1980 to win a major without dropping a set, beating [[Fernando González]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/aus07/news/story?id=2744992|title=Federer defeats Gonzalez for 10th Grand Slam title|date=28 January 2007|publisher=ESPN|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061428/http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/aus07/news/story?id=2744992|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer captured his fourth Dubai crown to extend his winning streak to 41 matches, the longest of his career and only five shy of the all-time record. Federer then entered [[2007 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] as the three-time defending champion, but his streak ended in controversy when he was defeated by [[Guillermo Cañas]], who had failed a drug test for illegal doping.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bonnie|last=DeSimone|title=Canas keeps the ball in court in doping case|url=http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2819004|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=5 April 2007|access-date=22 October 2016|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926114647/http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2819004|url-status=live}}</ref> This surprising first-round loss marked the first time that he was defeated since August 2006, a period spanning over seven months.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 2007|title=Federer stunned by Canas on day of upsets|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-pacific-idUSL1002391020070312|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213129/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-pacific-idUSL1002391020070312|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Mighty Federer cropped.jpg|thumb|Federer was called "Darth Federer" by fans and commentators at the 2007 US Open.]]

During the clay season, Federer snapped Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay, an Open-era record, in the final of the [[2007 Hamburg Masters – Singles|Hamburg Masters]] after turning the match around from a set down, including a final set [[Bagel (tennis)|bagel]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 May 2007|title=Federer ends Nadal's clay streak in Hamburg|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-masters-idUSL2034409220070520|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213126/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-masters-idUSL2034409220070520|url-status=live}}</ref> This win convinced some that Federer could win the [[2007 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] to become the first man in almost 40 years to hold all four majors simultaneously, but instead he lost in a four-set final to Nadal again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/2007/520/MS001/match-stats|title=Rafael Nadal VS. Roger Federer – Paris 2007|work=ATP World Tour |access-date=29 October 2017|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424024338/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/2007/520/MS001/match-stats|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Federer defeated Nadal for a second consecutive year in the final, this time in a [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|thrilling five-set encounter]] that many analysts hailed as the greatest Wimbledon final since [[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|1980]]. This victory equaled him with [[Björn Borg]] for the record of five consecutive Wimbledon championships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2007|title=Wimbledon: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win the men's singles final|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/08/tennis.wimbledon7|access-date=7 June 2020|website=The Guardian|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213142/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/08/tennis.wimbledon7|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2007 Rogers Masters – Singles|Canada Masters]], Federer lost in the final to [[Novak Djokovic]] in a final-set tiebreaker upset. Federer rebounded in [[2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati]] to capture his fifth title of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/09/tennis.wimbledon |title=Federer's fifth and finest draws level with Borg |website=www.theguardian.com |date=9 July 2007 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054527/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/09/tennis.wimbledon |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer entered the [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] as the three-time defending champion and faced Djokovic in the final. This time, Federer prevailed in a close straight-set match.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2007|title=Federer wins fourth US Open title|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6985663.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116054648/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6985663.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> This victory moved him ahead of Laver and Borg for third on the all-time list of major championship victories. He closed out the year with victories in [[Swiss Indoors|Basel]] and the [[ATP World Tour Finals|year-end championships]] in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 November 2007|title=Supreme Federer destroys Ferrer|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7100446.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806203829/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7100446.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

He finished the season as the year-end No. 1 for the fourth year in a row, compiling an impressive 68–9 record. After his phenomenal triple Grand Slam season yet again, Federer became the only player in history to win three majors in a year for three years (2004, 2006, 2007).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ausopen.com/history/great-champions/roger-federer |title=Roger Federer |website=ausopen.com |date=30 January 2017 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://ausopen.com/history/great-champions/roger-federer |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the third consecutive season that Federer held the No. 1 ranking for all 52 weeks of the year.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=J. A.|title=10 Records Roger Federer Will Never Equal or Break|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1371892-ten-records-roger-federer-will-never-equal-or-break|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Bleacher Report|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213129/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1371892-ten-records-roger-federer-will-never-equal-or-break|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2008: Illness, Olympic gold, and fifth US Open====
{{Main|2008 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer's success in 2008 was severely hampered by a lingering bout of [[mononucleosis]], which he suffered during the first half of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |title=Federer battles off-court foe – mononucleosis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/sports/07iht-arena.3.10811374.html |date=7 March 2008 |access-date=25 October 2014 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214008/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/sports/07iht-arena.3.10811374.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] Federer lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals.<ref name=RF2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2008&m=s&e=0 |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Roger Federer |publisher=[[ATP World Tour]] |access-date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708055435/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2008&m=s&e=0|archive-date=8 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lost twice in Masters finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.<ref name=RF2008/> Federer captured three titles playing in 250-level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Almeida |first=Henrique |date=20 April 2008 |title=Federer ends title drought with Estoril win |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-estoril-idUSL208446720080420 |access-date=7 June 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607202856/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-estoril-idUSL208446720080420 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Federer wins fifth Halle title |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federer-wins-fifth-halle-title/6732470 |date=15 June 2008 |access-date=7 June 2020 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607202858/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federer-wins-fifth-halle-title/6732470 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=The Associated Press |date=26 October 2008 |title=Federer Beats Nalbandian in Swiss Final |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/sports/tennis/27sportsbriefs-FEDERERBEATS_BRF.html |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607202855/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/sports/tennis/27sportsbriefs-FEDERERBEATS_BRF.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, the [[2008 French Open|French Open]] and [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], which was regarded as the best match of tennis history by many, when he was going for six straight wins to break [[Björn Borg]]'s record. He came back from two sets down to force a fifth set, where he fell just two points from the title.<ref name=RF2008/>

At the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], Federer and [[Stan Wawrinka]] won the gold medal in doubles by beating the [[Bryan brothers]] American team in the semifinals and the Swedish duo of [[Simon Aspelin]] and [[Thomas Johansson]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Roger_Federer/News/Federer_and_Wawrinka_golden_together.html?cid=62174 |title=Federer and Wawrinka golden together |access-date=16 August 2008 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429161551/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Roger_Federer/News/Federer_and_Wawrinka_golden_together.html?cid=62174 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Federer could reach only the quarterfinals in the singles draw, bowing out to then No. 8 [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]], thus ceding his No. 1 ranking to Nadal after being at the top for a record 237 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2008&m=d&e=0 |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Roger Federer |access-date=16 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222222852/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2008&m=d&e=0|archive-date=22 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Federer captured his only Grand Slam of 2008 at the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], defeating Andy Murray in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/09/usopentennis.andymurray |title=Courageous Murray blown away as Federer claims his 13th major |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 September 2008 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417134950/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/09/usopentennis.andymurray |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the end of the year, Federer suffered a back injury, which caused him to withdraw from the [[2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles|Paris Masters]] and resulted in a poor showing at the [[2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|year-end championship]], where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/federer-ousted-from-masters-20081115-ge7is7.html |title=Federer ousted from Masters |website=www.theage.com.au |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/federer-ousted-from-masters-20081115-ge7is7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This marked the only time in his career that he was eliminated before the semifinals. Federer ended the year ranked No. 2.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Gaurav|date=2 November 2018|title=2008: The year that first poked holes in Roger Federer's aura of invincibility|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/2008-the-year-that-led-to-the-downfall-of-roger-federer|access-date=7 June 2020|website=www.sportskeeda.com|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607202857/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/2008-the-year-that-led-to-the-downfall-of-roger-federer|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2009: Career Grand Slam and major title record====
{{Main|2009 Roger Federer tennis season}}

Federer began the 2009 season with a loss to Nadal in the final of the [[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] in a hotly contested [[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles final|five-set match]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/01/rafael-nadal-roger-federer-australian-open |title=Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in five sets |access-date=1 February 2009 |work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Bierley |first=Steve |date=1 February 2009 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518120925/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/01/rafael-nadal-roger-federer-australian-open |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer struggled following the defeat in Melbourne and entered the clay season without a title.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bierley |first=Steve |date=16 April 2009 |title=Tennis: Roger Federer in shock early exit from the Monte Carlo Masters |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/16/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-monte-carlo1 |access-date=7 June 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607195806/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/16/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-monte-carlo1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Roger Federer at the 2009 French Open 6.jpg|thumb|Federer winning the 2009 French Open, and completing the career Grand Slam]]

Federer's season turned around in the final Masters event of the clay season when he defeated Nadal on clay for only the second time to capture the [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]].<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=17 May 2009 |title=Federer Wins Madrid Open, Defeating a Run-Down Nadal |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/sports/tennis/18tennis.html |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918232700/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/sports/tennis/18tennis.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After Nadal's unexpected defeat to [[Robin Söderling]], Federer became the overwhelming favorite to win the elusive [[2009 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]]. In his next match, he came from two sets and break point down in the third set to defeat [[Tommy Haas]] in five sets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/26850806/how-french-open-win-tommy-haas-cemented-federer-legacy |title=How a French Open win over Tommy Haas cemented Federer's legacy |work=ESPN |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/26850806/how-french-open-win-tommy-haas-cemented-federer-legacy |url-status=live }}</ref> He also fought back from a two-sets-to-one deficit against a young [[Juan Martín del Potro]] to win a five-setter in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 2009 |title=Roger Federer beats Juan Martín del Potro to make French Open final |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/05/roger-federer-french-open-del-potro |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607195702/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/05/roger-federer-french-open-del-potro |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[2009 French Open – Men's singles final|the final]], he defeated Söderling in straight sets to finally capture the [[Coupe des Mousquetaires]] and career Grand Slam.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html|title=The Greatest? Federer's Victory Fills Last Hole on His Résumé|access-date=26 February 2017|work=The New York Times|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|date=7 June 2009|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623044416/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This victory also tied him with Pete Sampras for the most Grand Slam singles titles at 14.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flashback: Federer Completes Career Grand Slam In Paris {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-soderling-roland-garros-2009-flashback|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ATP Tour|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607015949/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-soderling-roland-garros-2009-flashback|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer faced long-time rival [[Andy Roddick]] in the final in what was their eighth and final meeting at a Grand Slam. The [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|final]] was historic for being the longest Grand Slam final in terms of games played with Federer prevailing 16–14 in a record-setting fifth set, thus winning his 15th Grand Slam singles title and breaking the all-time record of Pete Sampras.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2009 |title=Roger Federer wins Wimbledon after epic Andy Roddick battle |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/05/wimbledon-federer |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607195745/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/05/wimbledon-federer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4307143 |title=Federer triumphs in another English epic |work=ESPN |date=5 July 2009 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120010923/https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4307143 |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer continued his summer run by winning his third [[2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati Masters]], defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/24/roger-federer-wins-cincinnati-masters |title=Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Cincinnati Masters |website=www.theguardian.com |date=24 August 2009 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/24/roger-federer-wins-cincinnati-masters |url-status=live }}</ref> For the third consecutive year, Federer defeated Djokovic in the semifinals of the [[2009 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]]. On the penultimate point, he hit what many consider to be the greatest shot of his career, a [[Tweener (tennis)|tweener]] winner, to set up match points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Novak_Djokovic/61767/novak-djokovic-recalls-roger-federer-s-2009-us-open-tweener-/ |title=Novak Djokovic recalls Roger Federer's 2009 US Open tweener |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=16 October 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Novak_Djokovic/61767/novak-djokovic-recalls-roger-federer-s-2009-us-open-tweener-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer was defeated by del Potro in the final despite falling just two points from the title in the fourth set.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/sep/15/juan-martin-del-potro-us-open |title=Juan Martín del Potro shocks Roger Federer to win US Open title |website=www.theguardian.com |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/sep/15/juan-martin-del-potro-us-open |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer finished the season as the year-end No. 1 for the fifth time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federer Will Finish 2009 Number One |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federer-will-finish-2009-number-one/ |access-date=7 June 2020 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=25 November 2009 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607195700/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federer-will-finish-2009-number-one/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2010s===

====2010: Fourth Australian Open====
{{Main|2010 Roger Federer tennis season}}
[[File:R federer.jpg|thumb|Federer won a record 16th major at the 2010 Australian Open.]]
Federer started the year with a win at the [[2010 Australian Open|Australian Open]], where he defeated Andy Murray in the final, extending the Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles and matching [[Andre Agassi]]'s record of four Australian Open titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/336620-federer-murray-game-recap |title=Aussie Open: Federer Claims 16th Grand Slam Despite Murray's Will To Win |website=bleacherreport.com |date=31 January 2010 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/336620-federer-murray-game-recap |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/31/andy-murray-roger-federer-australian-open |title=Andy Murray falls to brilliant Roger Federer in Australian Open final |website=www.theguardian.com |date=31 January 2010 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630145247/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/31/andy-murray-roger-federer-australian-open |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2005 Wimbledon, Federer had made 18 out of 19 finals in Grand Slam tournaments, a period of sustained excellence unparalleled in the [[History of tennis|Open Era]]. This tournament, however, marked the end of his dominance at the majors.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Drape|first=Joe|date=31 January 2010|title=With Australian Title, Federer Returns From Vulnerable to Invincible|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/sports/tennis/01tennis.html|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919100550/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/sports/tennis/01tennis.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2010 French Open|French Open]], Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Friday-Federer-Wins-700th-Match.aspx |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Roland Garros Friday – Federer Joins 700 Match Wins Club |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601060936/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Friday-Federer-Wins-700th-Match.aspx |archive-date=1 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the [[2004 French Open]], losing to Söderling in the quarterfinals and relinquishing his No. 1 ranking, having been just one week away from equaling [[Pete Sampras]]'s record of 286 weeks as world No. 1.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=1 June 2010 |title=Roger Federer beaten by Robin Söderling in French Open |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/01/roger-federer-robin-soderling |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806201702/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/01/roger-federer-robin-soderling |url-status=live }}</ref> In a huge upset at [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer lost in the quarterfinals again to [[Tomáš Berdych]] and fell to No. 3 in the rankings for the first time in six years and eight months.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buddell |first=James |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/06/Wimbledon/Wimbledon-Wednesday2-Berdych-Upsets-Federer.aspx |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – The Championships – Berdych Sends Federer Spinning Out |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122045857/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/06/Wimbledon/Wimbledon-Wednesday2-Berdych-Upsets-Federer.aspx |archive-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/22/slide-show-1-roger-federer-joins-elite-club.htm |title=Federer joins an elite club – Rediff Sports |work=Rediff.com |date=21 June 2010 |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518144331/http://sports.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/22/slide-show-1-roger-federer-joins-elite-club.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras's old coach, [[Paul Annacone]], on a trial basis to put his tennis game and career back on track.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer hires Paul Annacone as coach to help revive career |date=26 July 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/26/roger-federer-paul-annacone |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |access-date=19 November 2013 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518185757/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/26/roger-federer-paul-annacone |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2010 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer reached the semifinals, where he lost a five-set match to Novak Djokovic after holding two match points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/sep/12/roger-federer-novak-djokovic-us-open |title=Novak Djokovic stuns Roger Federer in US Open semi-final |work=www.theguardian.com |date=12 September 2010 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132730/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/sep/12/roger-federer-novak-djokovic-us-open |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer reached four Masters finals prevailing against [[Mardy Fish]] at [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles|Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Federer back to winning ways with fourth Cincinnati crown |date=22 August 2010 |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/08/33/Cincinnati-Sunday2-Federer-Ends-Title-Drought.aspx |publisher=ATP |access-date=22 August 2010 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025223237/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/08/33/Cincinnati-Sunday2-Federer-Ends-Title-Drought.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Federer finished the year in strong form, winning indoor titles at the [[2010 If Stockholm Open – Singles|Stockholm Open]], [[2010 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]] and the [[2010 ATP World Tour Finals|ATP Finals]] in London, beating Djokovic and Nadal in the finals of the latter two.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/tennis/11/07/basle.federer.djokovic.ferrer/index.html |title=Federer beats Djokovic to win back Swiss Indoors title |website=CNN |date=7 November 2010 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011155/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/tennis/11/07/basle.federer.djokovic.ferrer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=28 November 2010 |title=Roger Federer surges to victory over Rafa Nadal at World Tour Finals |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/28/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-atp-world-tour-finals |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724143819/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/28/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-atp-world-tour-finals |url-status=live }}</ref> It remains the only tournament in his career in which Federer defeated all fellow members of the [[Big Four (tennis)|Big Four]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Results|url=https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage/results|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Nitto ATP Finals|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806181723/https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage/results|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Federer finished in the top two for the eighth consecutive season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Flashback: Roger Federer Draws Level With Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-2010-nitto-atp-finals-champion |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=7 June 2020 |website=ATP Tour |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915132423/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-2010-nitto-atp-finals-champion |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2011: Tour Finals title record====
{{Main|2011 Roger Federer tennis season}}
The year 2011 was a lean year for Federer, although great by most player's standards. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]] by eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/27/australian-open-2011-djokovic-federer |title=Australian Open 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final |website=www.theguardian.com |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011042334/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/27/australian-open-2011-djokovic-federer |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2011 French Open|French Open]] semifinals, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a four-set victory,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garros|first=Kevin Mitchell at Roland|date=3 June 2011|title=Roger Federer shocks French Open by beating Novak Djokovic|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/03/roger-federer-french-open-novak-djokovic|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607181752/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/03/roger-federer-french-open-novak-djokovic|url-status=live}}</ref> but he then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 June 2011|title=Nadal outlasts Federer, wins sixth French Open|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6628276|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ESPN.com|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203004125/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6628276|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer lost in the quarterfinals to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wimbledon|first=Owen Gibson at|date=29 June 2011|title=Wimbledon 2011: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns Roger Federer over five sets|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-tsonga-roger-federer|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607182614/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-tsonga-roger-federer|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic in five sets after winning the first two sets for the second time in 2011. In a repeat of the previous year's semifinal event, Federer again squandered two match points, this time on his own serve. The loss meant that it was the first time since 2002 that Federer had not won any of the four Grand Slam titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/10/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-us-open |title=Novak Djokovic reaches US Open final after stunning Roger Federer |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=UK |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=20 December 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422004944/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/10/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-us-open |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6953108/two-sets-novak-djokovic-rallies-beat-roger-federer |title=Two sets down, Novak Djokovic rallies to beat Roger Federer |work=ESPN |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=20 December 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009161345/https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6953108/two-sets-novak-djokovic-rallies-beat-roger-federer |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer finished the season successfully in the indoor season, winning his last three tournaments of the year at the [[2011 Swiss Indoors Basel|Swiss Indoors]], [[2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles|Paris Masters]] and [[2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|ATP Finals]], forming a 16-match winning streak. Federer finished the year ranked No. 3.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buddell|first=James|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/11/47/London-Finals-Final-Federer-Tsonga.aspx|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2011 Final – Federer Wins Record Sixth Title|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214163115/http://www.atpworldtour.com/news/tennis/2011/11/47/london-finals-final-federer-tsonga.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2012: Wimbledon title, return to No. 1, and Olympic silver====
{{Main|2012 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer began the 2012 season by reaching the semifinal of the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], which he lost to Nadal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Park|first=Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne|date=26 January 2012|title=Rafael Nadal triumphs over Roger Federer in epic Australian Open semi|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/26/rafael-nadal-roger-federer-australian-open|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607181921/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/26/rafael-nadal-roger-federer-australian-open|url-status=live}}</ref> He then won the [[2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam Open]] for the first time since 2005, defeating del Potro in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 February 2012|title=Roger Federer beats Juan Martín del Potro in Rotterdam final-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17090325|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607193747/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17090325|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2012 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], he defeated Murray in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 March 2012|title=Roger Federer beats Andy Murray to win Dubai Championships-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17245570|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607193734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17245570|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then won the [[2012 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Masters]] after defeating Nadal in the semifinals, and [[John Isner]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 March 2012|title=Roger Federer beats John Isner to take Indian Wells title-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17424241|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607193743/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17424241|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Federer Wimbledon 2012 Champion.jpg|thumb|Federer won a record 17th major, a record-equaling 7th Wimbledon, and returned to No. 1]]
Federer went on to compete at the [[2012 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Masters]] on the new blue clay surface, where he beat Tomáš Berdych in the final, thus regaining the No. 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/from-the-vault-roger-federer-s-spectacular-run-madrid-masters-2012 |title=From the vault: Roger Federer's spectacular run at the 2012 Madrid Masters |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=2 May 2019 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/from-the-vault-roger-federer-s-spectacular-run-madrid-masters-2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2012 French Open|French Open]], Federer reached the semifinals before losing to Djokovic in straight sets, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.<ref>{{cite news |title=French Open: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 June 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18373533 |access-date=1 July 2019 |archive-date=1 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701075526/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18373533 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At [[2012 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Federer played a five-set match in the third round against [[Julien Benneteau]] on his way to winning the tournament, defeating Djokovic in the semifinals and then Murray in a four-set final to win his seventh Wimbledon championship, tying Sampras' Open Era record.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/07/09/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-title-major/GoHcfAZgCc28XFLfFMQSDM/story.html|title=Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title|date=9 July 2012|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Kevin Paul|last=Dupont|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134809/https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/07/09/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-title-major/GoHcfAZgCc28XFLfFMQSDM/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With this victory, Federer returned to the top spot in the world rankings and, in doing so, broke Sampras' record of 286 weeks atop the list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/federer-beats-murray-7th-wimbledon-17th-major-203809091--spt.html|title=Federer beats Murray for 7th Wimbledon, 17th major|last=Fendrich|first=Howard|date=8 July 2012|access-date=5 December 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518141323/https://news.yahoo.com/federer-beats-murray-7th-wimbledon-17th-major-203809091--spt.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], Federer defeated Del Potro in a 4-hour 26-minute semifinal by winning 19–17 in the third and final set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/03/roger-federer-del-potro-olympics|title=Roger Federer beats Juan Martín del Potro to reach Olympic final|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=3 August 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=9 January 2013|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518141323/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/03/roger-federer-del-potro-olympics|url-status=live}}</ref> Clearly exhausted from his clash with Del Potro, Federer then lost the final to Murray in a surprisingly lopsided match, thus winning a silver medal for his country.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/08/05/roger-federer-olympics-loss|title=Despite loss to Murray, silver medal meaningful for Federer in London|last=Killion|first=Ann|date=5 August 2012|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=9 January 2013|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518180643/https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/08/05/roger-federer-olympics-loss|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August, Federer won the [[2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati Masters]], beating Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19314254|title=Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Cincinnati Open|access-date=19 August 2012|date=19 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524193340/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19314254|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2012 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer was defeated by Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19497670|title=Roger Federer loses to Tomas Berdych in US Open quarters|access-date=6 September 2012|date=6 September 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025032/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19497670|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Shanghai Masters]], after defeating Wawrinka in the third round, Federer confirmed his 300th week at No. 1, thus becoming the first player to reach this milestone. Federer ended the season by reaching the final of the [[2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|ATP Finals]], where he lost to Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Djokovic-beats-Federer-to-win-World-Tour-Finals-title/articleshow/17200658.cms|title=Djokovic beats Federer to win World Tour Finals title|access-date=13 November 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119185922/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Djokovic-beats-Federer-to-win-World-Tour-Finals-title/articleshow/17200658.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/21797541 |title=Rafael Nadal powers to win over Roger Federer at Indian Wells |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2013 |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025513/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/21797541 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2013: Injury struggles and fall in rankings====
{{Main|2013 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer developed back injuries in March and July and his ranking dropped from No. 2 to No. 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Federer reflects on mistakes of playing injured|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/federer-reflects-mistakes-playing-injured/49518/#.UxbEVSgwLzI|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis.com|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214008/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/federer-reflects-mistakes-playing-injured/49518/#.UxbEVSgwLzI|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clarke|first=Patrick|title=Analyzing Roger Federer's Slow Start to 2013 Tennis Season|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1598386-analyzing-roger-federers-slow-start-to-2013-tennis-season|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Bleacher Report|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607180112/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1598386-analyzing-roger-federers-slow-start-to-2013-tennis-season|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer's first and only title of 2013 came at the [[Gerry Weber Open]], defeating [[Mikhail Youzhny]] in the final. With the victory in Halle, he tied John McEnroe for the third-most ATP titles won by a male player in the Open Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/9421|title=Roger Federer Ties John McEnroe With 77th Career Title In Halle|work=World Tennis Magazine |date=16 June 2013|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214006/http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/9421|url-status=live |author1=Admin }}</ref> Federer, however, was unable to maintain his form into Wimbledon, suffering his worst Grand Slam tournament defeat since 2003 in the second round against [[Sergiy Stakhovsky]]. This loss ended Federer's record streak of 36 consecutive quarterfinals at Grand Slam tournaments,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/06/roger-federer-quarterfinal-streak/|title=Roger Federer loses at Wimbledon, snapping greatest streak in tennis|work=USA Today|access-date=6 July 2013|archive-date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702164255/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/06/roger-federer-quarterfinal-streak/|url-status=live}}</ref> and it also meant that he would drop out of the top 4 for the first time since July 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=rh|title=Roger Federer's ranking history|newspaper=Atp Tour|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=6 July 2013|archive-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511115233/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=rh|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Wimbledon, Federer continued to be upset early in tournaments in [[2013 International German Open|Hamburg]] and [[2013 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad|Gstaad]] because of a serious back injury through October, when he announced that he was parting ways with Paul Annacone, his coach for the last three years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Paul |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/the-fading-roger-federer-puts-coach-paul-annacone-out-to-grass-8877276.html |title=The fading Roger Federer puts coach Paul Annacone out to grass |work=The Independent |date=13 October 2013 |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214002/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/the-fading-roger-federer-puts-coach-paul-annacone-out-to-grass-8877276.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Federer made the final in Basel, succumbing to [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in three sets, and indicated it was a mistake to have played certain tournaments while suffering from a back injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federer reflects on mistakes of playing injured|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/federer-reflects-mistakes-playing-injured/49518/|publisher=[[Tennis.com]]|date=20 October 2013|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402001247/https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/federer-reflects-mistakes-playing-injured/49518/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 December 2013, Federer announced that [[Stefan Edberg]] was joining his team as co-coach with [[Severin Lüthi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/27/roger-federer-stefan-edberg-coach |title=Stefan Edberg to join Roger Federer's coaching team at Australian Open |website=www.theguardian.com |date=27 December 2013 |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/27/roger-federer-stefan-edberg-coach |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2014: Davis Cup glory====
{{Main|2014 Roger Federer tennis season}}
At the [[2014 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Federer defeated Tsonga and Murray to reach his 11th consecutive semifinal in Melbourne, before losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 January 2014|title=Australian Open 2014: Nadal beats Federer to reach final-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/25855302|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213220256/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/25855302|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], he defeated Djokovic in the semifinals and Berdych in the final to win his sixth Dubai crown.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/26402050 |title=Roger Federer fights back to beat Tomáš Berdych in Dubai |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808214251/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/26402050 |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer then reached the [[2014 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] final, but lost to Djokovic in a final-set tiebreaker.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 March 2014|title=Indian Wells: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/26606409|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175015/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/26606409|url-status=live}}</ref> The emergence of countryman [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] as a Grand Slam singles champion in 2014 renewed hope for Federer in his Davis Cup quest, and the pair both committed to playing each tie in the [[2014 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]]. Their commitment paid off as wins over [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia]], [[Kazakhstan Davis Cup team|Kazakhstan]] (in which Federer won the first deciding rubber of his Davis Cup career), and [[Italy Davis Cup team|Italy]] allowed the Swiss team to advance to the final for the first time since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Davis Cup – Swiss battle to victory over Kazakhstan|url=https://www.daviscup.com/174126?channel=daviscupnews|access-date=7 June 2020|website=www.daviscup.com|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175010/https://www.daviscup.com/174126?channel=daviscupnews|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland 3:2 Italy|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089|website=Davis Cup|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-date=22 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322010617/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the clay season, Federer took a wild card into the [[2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte-Carlo Masters]], defeating Djokovic on his way to the final, which he lost to Wawrinka.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 April 2014|title=Stanislas Wawrinka beats Roger Federer in Monte Carlo final-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/27096939|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041627/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/27096939|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Gerry Weber Open|Halle Open]], Federer reached both the singles and the doubles finals, beating [[Alejandro Falla]] in the singles final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2014|title=Roger Federer wins seventh Gerry Weber Open title in Halle-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/27857448|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607190920/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/27857448|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer reached a record ninth final, but he was defeated by Djokovic in an [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|epic five-set match]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 July 2014|title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win Wimbledon title-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/28184903|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/28184903|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Jacob|date=6 July 2014|title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win Wimbledon final – as it happened |work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/06/novak-djokovic-v-roger-federer-wimbledon-2014-final-live|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175015/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/06/novak-djokovic-v-roger-federer-wimbledon-2014-final-live|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Match Federer-Gasquet (Coupe Davis 2014).JPG|thumb|Federer receiving serve against Richard Gasquet in the title-clinching match for Switzerland at the 2014 Davis Cup]]
Federer reached the final of the [[2014 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]], where he was defeated by Tsonga.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 August 2014|title=Rogers Cup: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer to win title-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/28734123|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607192213/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/28734123|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then defeated Spain's [[David Ferrer]] in three sets to capture his sixth [[2014 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]] crown.<ref>{{Cite web|title=August 17, 2014: Roger Federer downs David Ferrer to win Cincinnati crown|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/59076/august-17-2014-roger-federer-downs-david-ferrer-to-win-cincinnati-crown/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=17 August 2018|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175011/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/59076/august-17-2014-roger-federer-downs-david-ferrer-to-win-cincinnati-crown/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then reached the semifinals at the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] but lost in straight sets to eventual champion [[Marin Čilić]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Meadows|first=Kevin Mitchell at Flushing|date=7 September 2014|title=US Open: Cilic demolishes Federer after Nishikori shocks Djokovic|work=The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/07/marin-cilic-roger-federer-nishikori-djokovic-us-open|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175015/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/07/marin-cilic-roger-federer-nishikori-djokovic-us-open|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Masters]], Federer saved five match points against Leonardo Mayer in the second round before defeating Djokovic in the semifinals to end his 28-match unbeaten run on Chinese soil.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/11/roger-federer-novak-djokovic-shanghai-masters |title=Roger Federer defeats Novak Djokovic to reach Shanghai Masters final |website=www.theguardian.com |date=11 October 2014 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/11/roger-federer-novak-djokovic-shanghai-masters |url-status=live }}</ref> He then beat [[Gilles Simon]] to win his second Shanghai final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 October 2014|title=Roger Federer beats Gilles Simon to win Shanghai Masters-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/29588238|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607192210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/29588238|url-status=live}}</ref> The victory saw Federer return to the No. 2 ranking for the first time since May 2013. Federer then won the [[2014 Swiss Indoors|Swiss Indoors]] for a record sixth title, defeating [[David Goffin]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11767203/roger-federer-beats-david-goffin-6th-swiss-indoors-title |title=Roger Federer wins 6th Swiss title |work=ESPN |date=26 October 2014 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011145/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11767203/roger-federer-beats-david-goffin-6th-swiss-indoors-title |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer also reached the finals of the [[2014 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2014 ATP Finals]] to face Djokovic again, but withdrew from the final because of another back injury.<ref>{{Cite news|last=O2|first=Kevin Mitchell at the|date=16 November 2014|title=Roger Federer pulls out of ATP Tour Finals with back injury|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/16/roger-federer-withdraws-atp-tour-final|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607175012/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/16/roger-federer-withdraws-atp-tour-final|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite his injury, Federer finished the season on a high by defeating [[Richard Gasquet]] to clinch the [[2014 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] for Switzerland for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2014/11/23/switzerland-wins-davis-cup-final/19441277/|title=Roger Federer, Switzerland win first Davis Cup title|date=23 November 2014|work=USA Today|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518121812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2014/11/23/switzerland-wins-davis-cup-final/19441277/|url-status=live}}</ref> The final was held at the [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] in Lille, France, attracting over 27,000 spectators per match; this broke attendance record for the highest ever officially sanctioned competition tennis match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davis Cup final attracts record crowd|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-davis-crowd-idUSKCN0J51NI20141121|work=Reuters|access-date=29 March 2017|date=21 November 2014|archive-date=27 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227185816/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-tennis-davis-crowd-idUSKCN0J51NI20141121|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2015: 1,000th victory and finals at the US Open and Wimbledon====
{{Main|2015 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer started his 2015 season by winning the [[2015 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]], defeating [[Milos Raonic]] in the final, thereby becoming only the third man in the Open Era to have 1,000 or more wins, joining [[Jimmy Connors]] and Ivan Lendl, as well as the first man in the Open Era to win at least one title in each of 15 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Sharko|title=By the numbers: Federer's 1000 match wins|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/01/1/By-The-Numbers-Federer-1000-Match-Wins.aspx|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)|date=11 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=18 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718165901/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/01/1/By-The-Numbers-Federer-1000-Match-Wins.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Dubai Championships]], Federer successfully defended his title with a straight-set victory over Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/31675689| title=Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Dubai title| access-date=28 February 2015| date=28 February 2015| publisher=BBC Sport| archive-date=15 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025517/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/31675689| url-status=live}}</ref> He then reached the [[2015 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] final, which he lost to defending champion Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32011960| title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in Indian Wells final| access-date=24 March 2015| date=22 March 2015| publisher=BBC Sport| archive-date=2 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402202752/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32011960| url-status=live}}</ref>

In May, Federer won the inaugural [[Istanbul Open]] clay-court tournament, ending a title drought on red clay since the [[2009 French Open]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/03/roger-federer-istanbul-open-win-pablo-cuevas |title=Roger Federer wins inaugural Istanbul Open against Pablo Cuevas |website=www.theguardian.com |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011147/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/03/roger-federer-istanbul-open-win-pablo-cuevas |url-status=live }}</ref> He then reached the [[2015 Italian Open – Men's singles|Italian Open]] final, but was unable to win his first title there, losing to Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/19/Rome-Final-Djokovic-Federer.aspx|title=Djokovic Wins Fourth Rome Crown; Fourth Masters 1000 Title Of 2015|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519215252/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/19/Rome-Final-Djokovic-Federer.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2015 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], he lost in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Stan Wawrinka.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/jun/02/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-french-open-2015-live |title=Stanislas Wawrinka knocks out Roger Federer at French Open – as it happened |website=www.theguardian.com |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011151/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/jun/02/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-french-open-2015-live |url-status=live }}</ref> As the new expanded grass season began, Federer won his record eighth [[2015 Gerry Weber Open|Gerry Weber Open]] and became only the third man in the Open Era to win a title eight times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/13123971/roger-federer-beats-andreas-seppi-claim-record-eighth-title-gerry-weber-open|title=Roger Federer beats Andreas Seppi to claim record eighth title at Gerry Weber Open|publisher=ESPN|date=21 June 2015|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409220514/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/13123971/roger-federer-beats-andreas-seppi-claim-record-eighth-title-gerry-weber-open|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2015 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Federer defeated Murray in straight sets in the semifinals to advance to his tenth Wimbledon final, which he lost to Djokovic in four sets in a rematch of the previous year's final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/33499557|title=Wimbledon 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 July 2015|date=12 July 2015|first=Piers|last=Newbery|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909153444/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/33499557|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer defeated Murray and Djokovic in straight sets to win the [[2015 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati Masters]] for the seventh time. This marked the first time that Federer defeated the top two players in the world at the same event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer wins seventh Cincinnati Masters title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34035454|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 August 2015|date=23 August 2015|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715024004/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34035454|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], he advanced to his first final there since 2009 without dropping a set, including a win over Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/us-open-2015-roger-federer-swats-aside-stan-wawrinka-to-reach-final|title=US Open 2015: Roger Federer swats aside Stan Wawrinka to reach final|work=The Guardian|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|date=12 September 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926174043/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/us-open-2015-roger-federer-swats-aside-stan-wawrinka-to-reach-final|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, he was once again beaten by top seed Djokovic in four sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34241632|title=US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Piers|last=Newbery|date=14 September 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626210333/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34241632|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then won the [[2015 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]], defeating Nadal in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Swiss Indoors title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34693874|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 November 2015|date=1 November 2015|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025339/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34693874|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December, Federer announced that Stefan Edberg would be replaced by Croatian former world No. 3 player [[Ivan Ljubičić]], with countryman Severin Lüthi remaining his head coach. Federer revealed that Edberg originally signed on to the coaching team for one season only in 2014 but agreed to stay on in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-new-look-team-2016|title=Federer To Begin 2016 With New-Look Team &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718075556/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-new-look-team-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2016: Knee surgery, back injury, and long recovery hiatus====
{{Main|2016 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer started his season in the [[2016 Brisbane International – Men's singles|Brisbane International]] as the defending champion. However, in a rematch of the previous year's final, he lost in the final to Milos Raonic in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35275896|title=Brisbane International: Milos Raonic beats Roger Federer|date=10 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629030516/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35275896|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2016 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], he lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35428216|title=Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer|date=28 January 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=27 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427171128/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35428216|url-status=live}}</ref> The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury and in early February, he underwent [[arthroscopic surgery]] to repair a [[torn meniscus]] in his knee and missed the tournaments in [[2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], [[2016 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], and [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] in February and March.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/03/roger-federer-knee-surgery |title=Roger Federer faces a month on sidelines after knee surgery |date=3 February 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=3 February 2016 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518072306/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/03/roger-federer-knee-surgery |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to a stomach virus, he had to withdraw from the [[2016 Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]], thus prolonging his time on the sidelines.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35901070 |title=Roger Federer pulls out of comeback match at Miami Open |date=25 March 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421221221/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35901070 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer made his comeback at the [[2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Monte-Carlo Masters]], losing in the quarterfinals to Tsonga in three sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/roger-federer-eliminated-monte-carlo-masters-2016 |title=Roger Federer eliminated from Monte Carlo Masters 2016 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=15 April 2016 |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-eliminated-monte-carlo-masters-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He then participated in the [[2016 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]] where he lost in the third round to [[Dominic Thiem]]. His withdrawal from the [[2016 French Open|French Open]] broke a record run of 65 consecutive participations in the main draw of Grand Slam tournaments, stretching back to the [[2000 Australian Open]].<ref name=65streak/><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer: Former world number one withdraws from French Open|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36336722|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=19 May 2016|date=19 May 2016|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402001555/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36336722|url-status=live}}</ref>

Still suffering from recurring knee pain during the grass season, he lost in the semifinals of [[2016 MercedesCup – Singles|Stuttgart]] and [[2016 Gerry Weber Open – Singles|Halle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36567218 |title=Roger Federer loses in semi-final of Wimbledon warm-up event |website=www.bbc.com |date=18 June 2016 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36567218 |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer came back from two sets down to defeat Marin Čilić in the quarterfinals, equalling Jimmy Connors's all-time records of 11 Wimbledon semifinals and 84 match wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon16/story/_/id/16827251/roger-federer-capacity-surprise|title=The comeback king: Roger Federer still has the capacity to surprise|publisher=ESPN|first=Greg|last=Garber|date=6 July 2016|access-date=8 July 2016|archive-date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717031254/http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon16/story/_/id/16827251/roger-federer-capacity-surprise|url-status=live}}</ref> He then suffered his first defeat in a Wimbledon semifinal in a five-set loss to Raonic, re-injuring his knee in the fifth set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36748029|title=Wimbledon 2016: Milos Raonic beats Roger Federer to reach first Grand Slam final|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=8 July 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 July 2016|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421224441/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36748029|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 26 July, Federer announced that he would miss the [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Summer Olympics]] and the remainder of the 2016 season to recover fully from his knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36899496 |title=Roger Federer to miss Rio 2016 Olympics and rest of season with knee injury |date=26 July 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 July 2016 |archive-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421221413/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36899496 |url-status=live }}</ref> The sudden withdrawal not only implied that 2016 would be Federer's first season since 2000 in which he failed to win a title, but it also meant that he would have to drop out of the top ten for the first time in fourteen years. This, combined with a grand slam drought spanning over four years, led to many analysts believing that his outstanding career was finally coming to an end and that he would never win any major titles again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/is-this-the-end-for-roger-federer-072716|title=Is this the end for Roger Federer?|date=27 July 2016|website=FOX Sports|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214011/https://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/is-this-the-end-for-roger-federer-072716|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/05/03/roger-federer-will-never-win-another-grand-slam---heres-why/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/05/03/roger-federer-will-never-win-another-grand-slam---heres-why/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Why Roger Federer will never win another grand slam|first=Charlie|last=Eccleshare|date=3 May 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

====2017: Renaissance with Australian Open and Wimbledon titles====
{{main|2017 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer's 2017 season marked a return to Grand Slam wins since 2012, the most titles since 2007, and the highest win percentage since 2006. Statistically, this season was his best since 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 August 2017|title=Federer's comeback season 'off the charts', says pundits|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-federer-idUSKCN1B42E7|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607170215/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-federer-idUSKCN1B42E7|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Think You Missed Roger Federer At His Peak? Think Again {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-serving-his-best-infosys-2017|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ATP Tour|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607170223/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-serving-his-best-infosys-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

His withdrawal from most of the 2016 season led his ranking to slip to No. 17 at the start of the season, his lowest in over fifteen years. At the [[2017 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Federer defeated top-10 players Tomáš Berdych and [[Kei Nishikori]] on his way to the semifinals, making Federer the oldest man to compete in a grand slam semifinal since Jimmy Connors in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2017-roger-federer-beats-kei-nishikori-in-enthralling-fiveset-battle-20170122-gtwi6u.html|title=Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer beats Kei Nishikori in enthralling five-set battle|first=Michael|last=Gleeson|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=22 January 2017|access-date=23 January 2017|archive-date=23 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123062655/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2017-roger-federer-beats-kei-nishikori-in-enthralling-fiveset-battle-20170122-gtwi6u.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There, he defeated Wawrinka in five sets, making him the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam final since [[Ken Rosewall]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-26/australian-open--roger-federer-beats-stan-wawrinka-to-make-final/8215832|title=Australian Open: Roger Federer outlasts Stan Wawrinka in five sets to make Melbourne Park final|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 January 2017|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229132143/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-26/australian-open--roger-federer-beats-stan-wawrinka-to-make-final/8215832|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38755188|title=Roger Federer beats Stan Wawrinka to reach Australian Open final|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 January 2017|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231183252/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38755188|url-status=live}}</ref> Coming back from a break down in the fifth set, Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to win his first major since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38787436|title=Australian Open: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win 18th Grand Slam title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2017|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110052942/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38787436|url-status=live}}</ref> The final also marked Federer's 100th match at the Australian Open, and Federer's first-ever Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside of the grass courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-beats-nadal-australian-open-2017-final|title=Federer Tops Nadal In Epic For 18th Major Crown|publisher=ATP World Tour|date=30 January 2017|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116063212/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-beats-nadal-australian-open-2017-final|url-status=live}}</ref> With this victory, he also re-entered the top ten.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-29/federers_high_five.html|title=Federer's high five|first=Matt |last=Trollope |publisher=ausopen.com|date=30 January 2017|access-date=30 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129155912/https://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-29/federers_high_five.html|archive-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>

In March, Federer won his 90th career title at [[2017 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]], defeating Wawrinka in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-sets-new-goals-after-indian-wells-triumph-2017-sunday|title=Federer reassesses goals after Indian Wells triumph|publisher=ATP World Tour|date=20 March 2017|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116062350/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-sets-new-goals-after-indian-wells-triumph-2017-sunday|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2017 Miami Open – Men's singles|Miami]], Federer defeated Nadal in the final in straight sets and climbed to No. 4 in the ATP rankings. This marked the third time Federer had won the Sunshine Double.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/miami-2017-final-federer-nadal|title=Federer Completes Third Sunshine Double With Miami Title|publisher=ATP World Tour|date=2 April 2017|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403110825/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/miami-2017-final-federer-nadal|url-status=live}}</ref>

Due to concerns about his longevity, Federer decided that he would skip the entire clay-court season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19389305/roger-federer-skip-french-open-eyes-upcoming-grass-court-season|title=Roger Federer will skip French Open, eyes grass-court season|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116060457/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19389305/roger-federer-skip-french-open-eyes-upcoming-grass-court-season|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned to the tour at [[2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], where he suffered a shock defeat to Tommy Haas in the second round despite holding match points, the lowest-ranked player (No. 302) to beat him since No. 407 Bjoern Phau in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/atp-stuttgart/2017/roger-federer-returns-with-win-over-tommy-haas-in-stuttgart_sto6216781/story.shtml|title=Roger Federer stunned by Tommy Haas in first game back|publisher=Eurosport|date=14 June 2017|access-date=31 July 2017|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626210317/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/atp-stuttgart/2017/roger-federer-returns-with-win-over-tommy-haas-in-stuttgart_sto6216781/story.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> He rebounded the following week by winning a record-extending ninth title at the [[Halle Open|Gerry Weber Open]] in Halle, doing so without the loss of a set.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19731380/roger-federer-claims-92nd-title-tennis-career-victory-gerry-weber-open-halle-germany|title=Roger Federer warms up for Wimbledon with 92nd career title|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=25 June 2017|access-date=26 June 2017|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116060423/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19731380/roger-federer-claims-92nd-title-tennis-career-victory-gerry-weber-open-halle-germany|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then won [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] without dropping a set, defeating Marin Čilić in the final to win a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title and his record-extending 19th major title overall, becoming the oldest male player to win Wimbledon in the Open era.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/cilic-federer-wimbledon-2017-final-set-by-set |title=How the 2017 Wimbledon Final Was Won |publisher=ATP World Tour |date=17 July 2017 |access-date=17 July 2017 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116062643/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/cilic-federer-wimbledon-2017-final-set-by-set |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer became the second man in the Open era to win Wimbledon without dropping a set after [[Björn Borg]] in [[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1976]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/tennis/story/_/id/20080962/wimbledon-somehow-roger-federer-keeps-pushing-boundaries-greatness|title=Somehow, Roger Federer keeps pushing the boundaries of greatness|publisher=ESPN|first=Kurt|last=Streeter|date=17 July 2017|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-date=17 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117042756/http://www.espn.in/tennis/story/_/id/20080962/wimbledon-somehow-roger-federer-keeps-pushing-boundaries-greatness|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the opening of the summer hard court swing, Federer lost the final of the [[2017 Rogers Cup|Canada Masters]] to [[Alexander Zverev]] after injuring his back during the match.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 August 2017|title=Rogers Cup: Alexander Zverev beats Roger Federer in Montreal final-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40918025|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607192158/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40918025|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the injury, he opted to withdraw from the [[2017 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Masters]] to be fit for the [[2017 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]]. However, Federer lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals at the US Open.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 September 2017|title=US Open 2017: Juan Martin del Potro beats Roger Federer to make semi-finals-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41182558|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607192155/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41182558|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September, Federer represented Team Europe in the [[2017 Laver Cup|inaugural Laver Cup]], a tournament that he had founded. Federer won both his singles matches against [[Sam Querrey]] and [[Nick Kyrgios]], defeating the latter in the champion's tiebreak (saving a match point) to seal the cup for Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2017/09/24/team-europe-wins-laver-cup-epic-federer-victory|title=Team Europe wins Laver Cup after epic Federer victory – Laver Cup|date=24 September 2017|access-date=24 September 2017|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518144316/https://lavercup.com/news/2017/09/24/team-europe-wins-laver-cup-epic-federer-victory|url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament was also notable for Federer playing doubles with long-time rival Rafael Nadal for the first time, defeating the Team World duo of Querrey and [[Jack Sock]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 December 2017|title=Fedal pairing nominated for Sporting Moment of the Year {{!}} News|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2017/12/11/fedal-pairing-nominated-sporting-moment-year|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Laver Cup|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806233351/https://lavercup.com/news/2017/12/11/fedal-pairing-nominated-sporting-moment-year|url-status=live}}</ref> With three wins and seven points, Federer was the most accomplished player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 September 2017|title=Laver Cup 2017: Team Europe beat Team World 15–9 in inaugural competition-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41381665|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914124608/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41381665|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Laver Cup 2017: Europe v The World – results & standings-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41326484|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=17 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917112834/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41326484|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Shanghai Masters]] Federer captured his third Masters title of the season, defeating No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the final. This was Federer's fifth straight victory over Nadal in their rivalry and his 94th career title, drawing him level with 2nd-placed [[Ivan Lendl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enca.com/sport/tennis/federer-wins-shanghai-masters-with-straight-sets-victory-over-nadal|title=Federer wins Shanghai Masters with straight sets victory over Nadal|website=enca.com|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426110148/https://www.enca.com/sport/tennis/federer-wins-shanghai-masters-with-straight-sets-victory-over-nadal|url-status=dead}}</ref> Federer then defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final of the [[2017 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]] to surpass Ivan Lendl in number of career titles.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 October 2017|title=Swiss Indoors: Roger Federer beats Juan Martín del Potro to win eighth Basel title-gb|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41796315|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607171542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41796315|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer qualified for the [[2017 ATP Finals]], but was beaten by [[David Goffin]] in the semifinals in three sets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goffin Shocks Federer In London {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/goffin-federer-nitto-atp-finals-2017-saturday-sf-atp|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ATP Tour|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607170220/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/goffin-federer-nitto-atp-finals-2017-saturday-sf-atp|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2018: 20th major title and oldest No. 1====
{{main|2018 Roger Federer tennis season}}

Federer started his season by winning his second [[2018 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] title, this time partnering with [[Belinda Bencic]], after having won previously in 2001 with [[Martina Hingis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hopmancup.com/2018/01/kerber-zone-level-final/|title=Swiss precision lands third Hopman Cup title – Hopman Cup|date=6 January 2018|work=Hopman Cup|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185547/https://hopmancup.com/2018/01/kerber-zone-level-final/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Swiss team won all its ties and Federer won every match he played, defeating the [[Germany at the Hopman Cup|German]] pair, [[Alexander Zverev]] and [[Angelique Kerber]], in the final 2–1.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=6 January 2018|title=Roger Federer in fine form as Switzerland seal third Hopman Cup victory|work=The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/06/roger-federer-in-fine-form-as-switzerland-seal-third-hopman-cup|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514210832/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/06/roger-federer-in-fine-form-as-switzerland-seal-third-hopman-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Federer reached the final without dropping a set, and successfully defended his title beating Marin Čilić in a five-set final. It was Federer's sixth title at the [[Australian Open]], equaling the then record held by [[Roy Emerson]] and Novak Djokovic, which was surpassed by Djokovic in 2019. He also became the first man to win twenty [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions|Grand Slam]] titles. It was also the first time since the 2008 US Open that Federer successfully defended a major title.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/42851064|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=4 February 2018|date=28 January 2018|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021238/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/42851064|url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid-February, Federer defeated [[Grigor Dimitrov]] to win his third [[Rotterdam Open]] title and return to No. 1 in the ATP rankings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer, 36, to become oldest No. 1 ever in ATP rankings|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22468637/roger-federer-returns-top-atp-rankings-oldest-ever-36|publisher=ESPN|access-date=19 February 2018|date=16 February 2018|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130154248/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22468637/roger-federer-returns-top-atp-rankings-oldest-ever-36|url-status=live}}</ref> At 36 years and 195 days of age, he became the oldest ATP world No. 1 by more than three years, a record that stood until Novak Djokovic broke the record in 2024. He also broke the ATP record for the longest span between two successive reigns at No. 1 at 5 years and 106 days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer wins Rotterdam Open two days after becoming world No 1|work=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11256610/roger-federer-wins-rotterdam-open-two-days-after-becoming-world-no-1|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219055137/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11256610/roger-federer-wins-rotterdam-open-two-days-after-becoming-world-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> In March, Federer entered the [[2018 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Masters]], where he defeated [[Chung Hyeon]] in the semifinals for a career-best start to a season at 17–0, beating his previous best start at 16–0 in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/indian-wells-2018-saturday-federer-coric|title=Federer Outlasts Coric, Completes Best Start To A Season {{!}} ATP World Tour {{!}} Tennis|work=ATP World Tour|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321020217/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/indian-wells-2018-saturday-federer-coric|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite holding three championship points, Federer was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in a close three-set final. After a second-round exit to [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]] in [[2018 Miami Open|Miami]], Federer announced that he would miss the clay court season, including the French Open, for the second consecutive season, thus allowing Nadal to regain his No. 1 ranking.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43529911|title=Miami Open: Roger Federer to lose top spot and miss French Open after defeat|date=25 March 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304164459/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43529911|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June, Federer regained the No. 1 ranking at the [[2018 MercedesCup – Singles|Stuttgart Open]], which he won after defeating Milos Raonic in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer beats Milos Raonic to win Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart |work=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11407773/roger-federer-beats-milos-raonic-to-win-mercedes-cup-in-stuttgart |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826124622/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11407773/roger-federer-beats-milos-raonic-to-win-mercedes-cup-in-stuttgart |url-status=live }}</ref> However, he lost his No. 1 ranking for the last time in the following week when he failed to defend his [[Halle Open]] title, losing in the final to Borna Ćorić in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Borna Coric defeats Roger Federer in absorbing Gerry Weber Open final in Halle|work=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11414634/borna-coric-defeats-roger-federer-in-absorbing-gerry-weber-open-final-in-halle|access-date=24 June 2018|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730153947/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11414634/borna-coric-defeats-roger-federer-in-absorbing-gerry-weber-open-final-in-halle|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer was seeded first at a Grand Slam for the first time since the [[2012 US Open (tennis)|2012 US Open]], but he lost in the quarterfinals to [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] in five sets, despite being two sets up and having a match point in the third.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/24069423/2018-wimbledon-roger-federer-squanders-huge-lead-kevin-anderson |title=Roger Federer squanders huge lead at Wimbledon |work=ESPN |date=11 July 2018 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011147/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/24069423/2018-wimbledon-roger-federer-squanders-huge-lead-kevin-anderson |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer next played in [[2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati]], where he lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, who won a record Career Golden Masters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Djokovic clinches career golden Masters |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/djokovic-beats-federer-to-win-in-cincinnati-20180820 |publisher=Sport24 |access-date=20 August 2018 |date=20 August 2018 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518121818/https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/djokovic-beats-federer-to-win-in-cincinnati-20180820 |url-status=live }}</ref> The loss ended Federer's run of 100 consecutive service holds and 14-match winning streak in Cincinnati. At the [[2018 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Federer was upset by [[John Millman]] in the 4th round, citing extreme conditions of heat and humidity that took a toll on his body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australia-s-john-millman-victorious-against-roger-federer-at-us-open-20180904-p501ot.html|title=Australia's John Millman victorious against Roger Federer at US Open|date=4 September 2018|last=Barry|first=Jamie|access-date=4 September 2018|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507145223/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australia-s-john-millman-victorious-against-roger-federer-at-us-open-20180904-p501ot.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then played at the [[2018 Laver Cup|Laver Cup]] where he successfully helped Team Europe defend their title, winning both his singles matches against Nick Kyrgios and John Isner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Laver Cup 2018 results: Team Europe WIN – Roger Federer and Zverev seal Chicago glory|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1021028/Laver-Cup-2018-results-latest-scores-updates-Team-Europe-vs-Team-World-Federer-Djokovic|publisher=Express|access-date=14 October 2018|date=24 September 2018|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518130801/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1021028/Laver-Cup-2018-results-latest-scores-updates-Team-Europe-vs-Team-World-Federer-Djokovic|url-status=live}}</ref> He also paired up with Djokovic in doubles for the first time in his career, losing their match against Jack Sock and Kevin Anderson in three sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/24755425/tennis-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-doubles-combo-work-progress |title=The Federer-Djokovic doubles combo a work in progress |work=ESPN |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/24755425/tennis-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-doubles-combo-work-progress |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[2018 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]] in October, Federer defended his title with a straight-sets win over [[Marius Copil]] in the final, winning his 9th title at the event and his 99th career singles title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer wins Swiss Indoors to claim 99th career ATP title |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/25106836/roger-federer-wins-swiss-indoors-99th-career-atp-title |publisher=ESPN |access-date=28 October 2018 |date=28 October 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413074301/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/25106836/roger-federer-wins-swiss-indoors-99th-career-atp-title |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2018 Rolex Paris Masters|Paris Masters]], Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic. At the [[2018 ATP Finals|ATP Finals]], Federer lost in straight sets to Alexander Zverev in the semifinal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zverev Beats Federer To Reach Final In London {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-zverev-nitto-atp-finals-2018-saturday-atp|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ATP Tour|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607164428/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-zverev-nitto-atp-finals-2018-saturday-atp|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2019: Record third Hopman Cup, 100th title, 1,200th match win and 12th Wimbledon final====
{{main|2019 Roger Federer tennis season}}

Federer opened his campaign by retaining the [[2019 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] alongside Belinda Bencic, becoming the first player to win the mixed-gender event three times.<ref>{{cite news | title=Hopman Cup: Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic retain title for Switzerland | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46768533 | date=5 January 2019 | access-date=10 January 2019 | publisher=BBC Sport | archive-date=26 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426110140/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46768533 | url-status=live }}</ref> They again defeated Zverev and Kerber of Germany in the final and won the final tie by a tiebreak in the decisive set (5–4).<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2019|title=Federer wins record third Hopman Cup crown|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-06/roger-federer-wins-record-third-hopman-cup-crown/10687474|access-date=7 June 2020|website=www.abc.net.au|archive-date=11 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111213901/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-06/roger-federer-wins-record-third-hopman-cup-crown/10687474|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2019 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Federer was upset by [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] in four close sets. After the match, Federer announced he would play the clay court season for the first time since 2016.<ref>{{cite news | title=Roger Federer plans to play clay-court season after Australian Open exit | publisher=BBC Sport | date=20 January 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46937116 | access-date=1 July 2019 | archive-date=13 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513021846/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46937116 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas in Australian Open fourth round |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46937398 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=22 January 2019 |date=20 January 2019 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427171658/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46937398 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2019 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], Federer defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets in the final to win his 100th career singles title, thus becoming only the second man after [[Jimmy Connors]] to reach the three figure mark in the Open Era.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer wins 100th ATP title in Dubai with victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47428945 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=2 March 2019 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025038/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47428945 |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer then reached the finals of both [[2019 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]], where he lost to [[Dominic Thiem]], and [[2019 Miami Open – Men's singles|Miami]], where he defeated [[John Isner]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dominic Thiem upsets Roger Federer at Indian Wells for first Masters title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/17/dominic-thiem-roger-federer-indian-wells-tennis-final |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2019 |date=18 March 2019 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518155753/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/17/dominic-thiem-roger-federer-indian-wells-tennis-final |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer beats hobbled John Isner at Miami Open for 101st career title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/31/roger-federer-john-isner-miami-open-tennis-final |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=1 April 2019 |date=31 March 2019 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134808/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/31/roger-federer-john-isner-miami-open-tennis-final |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer played his first clay court tournament in three years at the [[2019 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|Madrid Open]], where after securing his 1200th career win in the third round against [[Gaël Monfils]], he lost in the quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem, despite having two match points in the second set.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/26717926/federer-drops-two-match-points-falls-thiem |title=Federer drops two match points, falls to Thiem |work=ESPN |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011146/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/26717926/federer-drops-two-match-points-falls-thiem |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer played at the [[2019 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] for the first time in 4 years. In the quarterfinals, he avenged his loss to Wawrinka at the same stage of the tournament 4 years ago, but then lost in the semifinals to defending and 11-time champion Nadal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer to face Rafael Nadal in French Open semi-finals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48514159 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 June 2019 |date=4 June 2019 |archive-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825120643/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48514159 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer began his grass court season at the [[2019 Halle Open – Singles|Halle Open]] where he won his tenth title at the event, defeating [[David Goffin]] in the final in straight sets. This marked the first time Federer had won a singles tournament ten times or more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federer Win 10th Halle Title, Sends Wimbledon Warning |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-goffin-halle-2019-final |publisher=ATP Tour |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518112400/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-goffin-halle-2019-final |url-status=live }}</ref> At [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer defeated Nadal in their [[Federer–Nadal rivalry|40th and final professional meeting]] to reach his record 12th final at the tournament. This was also the first time Federer played Nadal at Wimbledon since the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|2008 Wimbledon final]], and at {{age in years, months and days|1981|08|08|2019|07|14}}, Federer became the oldest man to reach a major final since [[Ken Rosewall]] in the [[1974 US Open – Men's singles|1974 US Open]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2019-result-roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal-reach-final-novak-djokovic-a9003026.html |title=Wimbledon 2019 result: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in four-set classic to reach 12th final |website=www.independent.co.uk |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215114934/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2019-result-roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal-reach-final-novak-djokovic-a9003026.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in four sets to reach Wimbledon men's final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/12/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-wimbledon-semi-final-match-report |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=14 July 2019 |date=12 July 2019 |last1=Mitchell |first1=Kevin |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518130916/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/12/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-wimbledon-semi-final-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer then faced Djokovic in the [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|final]], against whom he lost in a five-set thriller lasting 4 hours and 57 minutes, despite having two championship points on serve in the fifth set. The match also marked the first time a fifth set tiebreaker was played at 12 games all and was the longest final in Wimbledon history.<ref name=wimby19>{{cite news |title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in Wimbledon final-set tie-break thriller |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48981518 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 July 2019 |date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320151328/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48981518 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer next played at the [[2019 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati Masters]] and reached the third round where he lost in straight sets to [[Andrey Rublev]]. This was his quickest defeat in 16 years, taking just 62 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer suffers his fastest defeat in 16 years at the Cincinnati Masters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/16/tennis/federer-rublev-tennis-loss-cincinnati-spt-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816125734/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/16/tennis/federer-rublev-tennis-loss-cincinnati-spt-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2019 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer lost in the quarterfinals to No. 78 [[Grigor Dimitrov]] in five sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/04/us-open-roger-federer-grigor-dimitrov |title=Ailing Roger Federer's US Open run ended as Grigor Dimitrov springs upset |website=www.theguardian.com |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426082843/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/04/us-open-roger-federer-grigor-dimitrov |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2019 Laver Cup|Laver Cup]] in Geneva, Federer won singles matches against Kyrgios and Isner to help the European team capture their third consecutive title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/federer-zverev-win-europe-retains-laver-cup-title/ |title=Federer, Zverev win as Europe retains Laver Cup title |website=www.sportsnet.ca |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/federer-zverev-win-europe-retains-laver-cup-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Singles|Shanghai Masters]], Federer lost in the quarterfinals to [[Alexander Zverev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livetennis.com/category/tournaments/federer-handed-point-penalty-in-surprise-defeat-to-zverev-in-shanghai-20191011/|title=Federer handed point penalty in surprise defeat to Zverev at the Shanghai Masters|access-date=11 October 2019|website=Live Tennis|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012054815/http://www.livetennis.com/category/tournaments/federer-handed-point-penalty-in-surprise-defeat-to-zverev-in-shanghai-20191011/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2019 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]], Federer played the 1500th match of his career in the first round, beating [[Peter Gojowczyk]] in less than an hour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27897073/roger-federer-wins-easily-basel-1500th-tour-singles-match |title=Rodger Federer wins easily at Basel in 1,500th tour singles match |publisher=ESPN |date=28 October 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054526/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27897073/roger-federer-wins-easily-basel-1500th-tour-singles-match |url-status=live }}</ref> In the final, he defeated [[Alex de Minaur]] in straight sets for a record-extending tenth Swiss Indoors title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27939759/roger-federer-wins-10th-basel-crown-victory-alex-de-minaur?platform=amp |title=Roger Federer claims 10th Basel crown with victory over Alex de Minaur |publisher=ESPN |date=28 October 2019 |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134809/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27939759/roger-federer-wins-10th-basel-crown-victory-alex-de-minaur?platform=amp |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2019 ATP Finals – Singles|ATP Finals]], Federer rebounded from an opening match loss to Dominic Thiem to defeat [[Matteo Berrettini]] and Djokovic (his first win over Djokovic since 2015) in straight sets to qualify for the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic at 2019 ATP Finals in London |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50423549 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115121331/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50423549 |url-status=live }}</ref> He then lost the semifinal to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Roger Federer & faces Dominic Thiem for title at ATP Finals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50446609 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116221615/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50446609 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020s===

====2020–2022: Final years====
Federer began his 2020 season at the [[2020 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], where he reached the semifinals after saving seven match points in his five-set quarterfinal win over [[Tennys Sandgren]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer Saves Seven Match Points And Beats Tennys Sandgren At Australian Open |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2873445-roger-federer-saves-7-match-points-beats-tennys-sandgren-at-australian-open |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129161408/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2873445-roger-federer-saves-7-match-points-beats-tennys-sandgren-at-australian-open |url-status=live }}</ref> Federer then lost his semifinal match to Djokovic in straight sets, having sustained a groin injury earlier in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brilliant Djokovic Beats Federer, Reaches Australian Open Final |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-federer-2020-australian-open-semifinal |website=ATP Tour |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-date=30 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130115307/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-federer-2020-australian-open-semifinal |url-status=live }}</ref> In February, Federer underwent arthroscopic surgery for a right knee injury and subsequently withdrew from the [[2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Dubai Championships]], [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]] and the [[2020 French Open|French Open]] to give time for his knee to recover for the grass season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federer Undergoes Right Knee Surgery, Set To Return In June |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-right-knee-surgery-announcement |website=ATP Tour |access-date=22 February 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221162456/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-right-knee-surgery-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 June, due to a setback from his initial rehabilitation from the knee injury, Federer announced that he had to have an additional arthroscopic procedure on his right knee, vowing to return in 2021. This was only the second year in Federer's career since he won his first title that he finished without a title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federer Announces Right Knee Procedure, To Return In 2021 |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-procedure-announcement-june-2020 |website=ATP Tour |access-date=3 August 2020 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610092914/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-procedure-announcement-june-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2021, Federer withdrew from the [[2021 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] due to still recovering from knee surgery and strict [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] quarantine measures in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer Withdraws From The Australian Open |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-australian-open-2021-withdrawal |website=ATP Tour |access-date=18 January 2021 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110155112/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-australian-open-2021-withdrawal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer's Australian Open Withdrawal due to Family not Injury – Tennis Australia Official |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2021/roger-federer-s-ausralian-open-withdrawal-due-to-family-not-injury-tennis-australia-official_sto8056351/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |date=7 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120003514/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2021/roger-federer-s-ausralian-open-withdrawal-due-to-family-not-injury-tennis-australia-official_sto8056351/story.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On 8 March, [[Novak Djokovic]] surpassed him for the most career weeks spent as the [[Open Era tennis records – men's singles#ATP rankings achievements|ATP number 1 ranked player]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Djokovic Sets New All-Time Record For Weeks At No. 1 In FedEx ATP Rankings |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-311-weeks-no-1-fedex-atp-rankings |website=atptour.com |access-date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150555/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-311-weeks-no-1-fedex-atp-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 March, he made his return to the ATP Tour at the [[2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles|Qatar Open]], where he won his first ATP match in 14 months against [[Dan Evans (tennis)|Dan Evans]] before losing to [[Nikoloz Basilashvili]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/11/roger-federer-comeback-qatar-open-ended-nikoloz-basilashvili-tennis|title=Roger Federer's comeback at Qatar Open ended by Nikoloz Basilashvili|website=The Guardian|date=11 March 2021|access-date=12 March 2021|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312091021/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/11/roger-federer-comeback-qatar-open-ended-nikoloz-basilashvili-tennis|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2021 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], Federer withdrew from the tournament before his fourth-round match citing knee problems, giving a [[walkover]] to [[Matteo Berrettini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/tennis/roger-federer-knee-french-open-spt-intl/index.html|title=Roger Federer withdraws from French Open over knee concerns|website=[[CNN]]|date=6 June 2021|access-date=6 June 2021|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606180010/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/tennis/roger-federer-knee-french-open-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2021 Halle Open|Halle]], he lost in the second round to [[Félix Auger-Aliassime]], with their 19-year age difference being the biggest in Federer's 1,521 career matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-auger-aliassime-halle-2021-tuesday|title=Felix Auger-Aliassime Stuns 'Idol' Roger Federer to Reach Halle QF &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|work=ATP Tour |access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531041235/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-auger-aliassime-halle-2021-tuesday|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/99043/atp-halle-roger-federer-experiences-earliest-exit-to-felix-augeraliassime|title=ATP Halle: Roger Federer experiences earliest exit to Felix Auger-Aliassime|date=16 June 2021|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616150017/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/99043/atp-halle-roger-federer-experiences-earliest-exit-to-felix-augeraliassime/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], the nearly 40-year-old Federer became the oldest Wimbledon quarterfinalist in the Open Era, breaking the record held by [[Ken Rosewall]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/07/05/roger-federer-oldest-wimbledon-quarterfinals/|title=Roger Federer breaks age record for men in Open era, reaching Wimbledon quarters|date=5 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705235414/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/07/05/roger-federer-oldest-wimbledon-quarterfinals/|url-status=live}}</ref> but he was then upset by 14th seed [[Hubert Hurkacz]] in straight sets. This was the first time in 19 years at Wimbledon he had lost in straight sets, and only the second time he had lost a set 6–0 in the 21st century (the previous occasion was against Nadal in the [[2008 French Open – Men's singles|2008 French Open]] final).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10007216-roger-federer-upset-by-hubert-hurkacz-in-2021-wimbledon-quarterfinals|title=Roger Federer Upset by Hubert Hurkacz in 2021 Wimbledon Quarterfinals|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707220901/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10007216-roger-federer-upset-by-hubert-hurkacz-in-2021-wimbledon-quarterfinals|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/wimbledon-quarterfinals-hubert-hurkacz-defeats-roger-federer-first-major-semi|title=In stunning, straight-set defeat to Hubert Hurkacz, Roger Federer suffers first 6–0 set loss at Wimbledon|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707212519/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/wimbledon-quarterfinals-hubert-hurkacz-defeats-roger-federer-first-major-semi|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 August, Federer announced that he underwent another knee surgery after a further injury during the grass-court season. He withdrew from the [[2021 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], but he hoped to make a return to the tour in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-surgery-august-2021|title=Federer Announces Knee Surgery, US Open Withdrawal|website=ATP Tour|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815202311/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-surgery-august-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer did not play in a singles tournament after Wimbledon 2021, and dropped out of the top 50 on 13 June 2022. On 11 July 2022, he became unranked for the first time since his professional debut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |title=Roger Federer Rankings History ATP Tour Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/rankings-history |access-date=20 June 2022 |website=ATP Tour |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603105137/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/rankings-history |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Federer out of ATP rankings for 1st time in 25 yrs |language=en |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34226083/men-tennis-star-roger-federer-drops-atp-rankings-first-25-years-djokovic-kyrgios-fall-no-points-awarded-wimbledon |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711172546/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34226083/men-tennis-star-roger-federer-drops-atp-rankings-first-25-years-djokovic-kyrgios-fall-no-points-awarded-wimbledon |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Federer announced that he was set to return to the tour at the [[2022 Laver Cup]] in September.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2022 |title=Roger Federer set to to[sic] play Laver Cup followed by Basel with Rafael Nadal ready for his return in Madrid |work=Sky Sports News |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12599348/roger-federer-set-to-to-play-laver-cup-followed-by-basel-with-rafael-nadal-ready-for-his-return-in-madrid |access-date=20 June 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620090244/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12599348/roger-federer-set-to-to-play-laver-cup-followed-by-basel-with-rafael-nadal-ready-for-his-return-in-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 September 2022, he announced his impending retirement from professional tennis on the ATP Tour, noting that the Laver Cup would be his final ATP event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roger Federer Announces End Of Historic Career {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roger-federer-retirement-legacy-story |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=ATP Tour |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001231114/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roger-federer-retirement-legacy-story |url-status=live }}</ref> He stated that he "will play more tennis in the future, of course, but just not in Grand Slams or on the tour."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/tennis-legend-roger-federer-announces-retirement/story?id=89950551 | title=Tennis legend Roger Federer announces retirement | publisher=ABC News | date=15 September 2022 | accessdate=15 September 2022 | archive-date=15 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915133153/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/tennis-legend-roger-federer-announces-retirement/story?id=89950551 | url-status=live }}</ref> His final match resulted in a three-set loss in doubles partnering [[Federer–Nadal rivalry|long-time rival]] and friend [[Rafael Nadal]] against [[Jack Sock]] and [[Frances Tiafoe]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Erin |last=Walsh |date=23 September 2022 |title=Roger Federer Loses Farewell Doubles Match with Rafael Nadal at 2022 Laver Cup |work=Bleacher Report |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10050050-roger-federer-loses-farewell-doubles-match-with-rafael-nadal-at-2022-laver-cup |access-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924072109/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10050050-roger-federer-loses-farewell-doubles-match-with-rafael-nadal-at-2022-laver-cup |archive-date=24 September 2022 |url-status=live|quote=Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer played his final match alongside Rafael Nadal in the Laver Cup on Friday at O2 Arena in London, and the duo fell 6–4, 6(2)–7, 9–11 loss to American duo Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock.}}</ref> The match was his 1750th on the tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=23 September 2022 |title=Laver Cup Live: Federer Loses Doubles Showdown to End Career |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/23/sports/roger-federer-nadal-laver-cup |access-date=23 September 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923234149/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/23/sports/roger-federer-nadal-laver-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rivalries==
{{see also|Big Three (tennis)}}

===Rafael Nadal===
{{Main|Federer–Nadal rivalry}}
[[File:Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.jpg|thumb|Federer and Nadal at Wimbledon's Centre Court]]
Federer and [[Rafael Nadal]] played each other 40 times, with Nadal winning 24 of their matches and Federer winning 16. Federer performed better than Nadal on grass (winning three matches to Nadal's one) and on hard courts (winning 11 matches to Nadal's nine), while Nadal dominated the matchup on clay (winning 14 matches to Federer's two).<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Rafael Nadal|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal/F324/N409|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128020222/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal/F324/N409|url-status=live}}</ref> Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 24 of their matches were in tournament finals, included an all-time record nine major finals (tied with [[Djokovic–Nadal rivalry|Djokovic–Nadal]] matches).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/Rivalries/Nadal-Federer-Rivalry.aspx|title=Rafa & Roger: The Rivalry|date=29 January 2009|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=31 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831151121/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/Rivalries/Nadal-Federer-Rivalry.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer and Nadal played each other from 2004 to 2019, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Howard|last=Fendrich|title=Federer-Nadal rivalry as good as it gets|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=tennis&id=3476650|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=7 July 2008|access-date=4 December 2014|archive-date=28 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328233040/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=tennis&id=3476650|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Weaver|title=Move over McEnroe and Borg, this one will run and run in the memory|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/07/wimbledon.tennis4|work=The Guardian|date=7 July 2008|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=11 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611091337/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/07/wimbledon.tennis4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first = Martin|last = Flanagan|title = Federer v Nadal as good as sport gets|work = The Age|location = Melbourne|url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/federer-v-nadal-as-good-as-sport-gets/2008/07/11/1215658132528.html|date = 12 July 2008|access-date = 14 February 2009|archive-date = 4 February 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090204175302/http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/federer-v-nadal-as-good-as-sport-gets/2008/07/11/1215658132528.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tennisworld.typepad.com/tennisworld/2009/01/tj.html|title=Rivalry!|last=Bodo|first=Peter|date=30 January 2009|work=Peter Bodo's Tennisworld|publisher=Tennis.com|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=22 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522083352/https://tennisworld.typepad.com/tennisworld/2009/01/tj.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=macgregor/090203&sportCat=tennis|title=Greatest rivalry of the 21st century?|last=MacGregor|first=Jeff|date=3 February 2009|publisher=ESPN|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=12 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212160857/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=macgregor%2F090203&sportCat=tennis|url-status=live}}</ref> The last encounter was at the [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2019 Wimbledon Championships]], where Federer won to reach the final.

Federer and Nadal held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 17 August 2009, when Nadal fell to No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2),<ref>{{cite news|first = Richard|last = Jago|title = Andy Murray reaches world No2 rank after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga|date = 15 August 2009|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/15/andy-murray-montreal-masters-jo-wilfried-tsonga|work = The Guardian|access-date = 16 August 2010|archive-date = 14 July 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130714043301/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/15/andy-murray-montreal-masters-jo-wilfried-tsonga|url-status = live}}</ref> and again from 11 September 2017 until 15 October 2018 (Novak Djokovic became the new No. 2). They are the only pair of men to have ever finished six consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held it for 160 consecutive weeks, before surpassing Federer in August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25978842/|title=It's official: Nadal will pass Federer for No. 1|date=1 August 2008|publisher=NBC Sports (Associated Press)|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019231656/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25978842/|archive-date=19 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 2006 to 2008, Federer and Nadal played each other in every French Open final and every Wimbledon final. They then met in the [[2009 Australian Open]] final, the [[2011 French Open]] final and the [[2017 Australian Open]] final. Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals and the second Australian Open final. Four of these finals were five-set matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 Australian Open), with the 2008 Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bruce|last=Jenkins|title=The Greatest Match Ever|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/06/SPP711KSLR.DTL|date=7 July 2008|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304234833/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2FSPP711KSLR.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first = Richard|last = Alleyne|title = Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever|work = The Daily Telegraph|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2305019/Wimbledon-2008-John-McEnroe-hails-Rafael-Nadal-victory-as-greatest-final-ever.html|date = 7 July 2008|access-date = 14 February 2009|archive-date = 14 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180614015626/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2305019/Wimbledon-2008-John-McEnroe-hails-Rafael-Nadal-victory-as-greatest-final-ever.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.html|title=Without a doubt, it's the greatest|last=Wertheim|first=Jon|date=9 July 2008|work=Tennis Mailbag|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813175621/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2008/07/w-report-cards.html|title=W: Report Cards|last=Tignor|first=Steve|work=Concrete Elbow|publisher=Tennis.com|date=8 July 2008|access-date=14 February 2009|archive-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819130701/http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2008/07/w-report-cards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Novak Djokovic===
{{Main|Djokovic–Federer rivalry}}
[[File:Rogers Cup 2010 Djokovic Federer007.jpg|thumb|Federer and Djokovic at the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] in 2010]]
Federer and [[Novak Djokovic]] played one another 50 times, with Djokovic winning 27 matches and Federer winning 23.<ref name=VSDjokovic>{{cite web |url=https://www.atptour.com/es/players/atp-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-novak-djokovic/F324/D6 |title=Roger Federer VS Novak Djokovic – Head 2 Head |publisher=ATP Tour |access-date=16 April 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210121858/https://www.atptour.com/es/players/atp-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-novak-djokovic/F324/D6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/Rivalries/Djokovic-Federer-Rivalry-New.aspx|title=Novak & Roger: The Rivalry|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=24 April 2013|archive-date=21 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521232307/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/Rivalries/Djokovic-Federer-Rivalry-New.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> They are tied 4–4 on clay, while Federer trails 18–20 on hard-courts and 1–3 on grass. Their rivalry is the second most prolific rivalry in men's major history; Federer and Djokovic played each other 17 times at Grand Slam tournaments, while [[Djokovic–Nadal rivalry|Djokovic and Nadal]] have played each other 18 times at Grand Slam tournaments.<ref name=VSDjokovic/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Novak Djokovic VS Rafael Nadal {{!}} Head 2 Head  |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/novak-djokovic-vs-rafael-nadal/d643/n409 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}</ref>

Federer and Djokovic first played each other in a Grand Slam final at the [[2007 US Open – Men's singles|2007 US Open]] where No. 1 Federer emerged victorious in straight sets. Federer ended Djokovic's 28 straight wins in China at the [[2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|2014 Shanghai Open]], and he also ended Djokovic's perfect 41–0 start to the 2011 season in the semifinals of the French Open, but Djokovic avenged this loss at the 2011 US Open in five sets after saving two match points against Federer for the second straight year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Djokovic Snatches Monumental Victory from Federer|work=Tennis Now|url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Djokovic-Snatches-Monumental-Victory-from-Federer.aspx|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> In the semifinals of the 2012 Wimbledon, Federer beat defending champion and No. 1 Djokovic in four sets.<ref name=VSDjokovic/> The two played three Wimbledon finals in 2014, 2015, and 2019, with Djokovic emerging victorious in all of them and even saving two match points in the latter final, which lasted almost 5 hours.<ref name=wimby19/> The pair also met in the final of the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|2015 US Open]] and once more Djokovic prevailed in four sets.<ref name=VSDjokovic/> Some experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best rivalries in the Open Era.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skuzinski|first1=Thomas|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/824599-federer-vs-djokovic-the-best-hard-court-rivalry|title=Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic: The Best Hard Court Rivalry|work=Bleacher Report|date=28 August 2011|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>

===Andy Murray===
Federer and [[Andy Murray]] played each other 25 times, with Federer winning 14 matches and Murray winning 11. Federer leads 12–10 on hard courts and 2–1 on grass; the two never met on clay. After Federer won the first professional match they played, Murray dominated the first half of the rivalry, leading 8–5 in 2010, while the second half of the rivalry was dominated by Federer, who leads 9–3 from 2011 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Andy Murray|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-andy-murray/F324/MC10|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> The two have met six times at the majors, with Federer leading 5–1. Their first three major matches were finals, with Federer winning all three of these matches; at the 2008 US Open<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7603307.stm|title=Superb Federer ends Murray dream|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 September 2008|access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref> and the 2010 Australian Open,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/31/andy-murray-roger-federer-australian-open|title=Andy Murray falls to brilliant Roger Federer in Australian Open final|date=31 January 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> both of which he won in straight sets, and at the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|2012 Wimbledon Championships]] in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets.

Federer and Murray met in the final of the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], in which Murray defeated Federer in straight sets, denying Federer a [[career Golden Slam]]. Murray also leads 6–3 in ATP 1000 tournaments, 2–0 in finals. They have also met five times at the [[ATP World Tour Finals|ATP Finals]], with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/nov/14/tennis-murray-federer-masters-cup|title=Murray beats Federer in 3 sets|work=The Guardian|date=14 November 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|first=Steve|last=Bierley}}</ref> and Federer in London in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9216649.stm|title=Roger Federer crushes lacklustre Andy Murray in London
|publisher=BBC Sport |first=David|last=Ornstein|date=23 November 2010}}</ref>

===Andy Roddick===
{{Main|Federer–Roddick rivalry}}
Federer and [[Andy Roddick]] played each other 24 times, and Federer won their head-to-head matchup 21 matches to three. Roddick lost his No. 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004. Their rivalry included four Grand Slam event finals (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open), all of which were won by Federer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Andy Roddick|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-andy-roddick/F324/R485|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Roddick himself said that the Federer-Roddick rivalry was not much of a rivalry because it was so one-sided.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/173925.html|title=WTA big three one step away from a major rivalry|date=9 October 2012|publisher=ESPN|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>

===Other rivalries===
Federer and [[Lleyton Hewitt]] played 27 times, with Federer winning 18 of their matches and Hewitt winning nine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Lleyton Hewitt|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-lleyton-hewitt/F324/H432|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Other head-to-head matchups include Federer-[[David Nalbandian]] (Federer won 11 matches to Nalbandian's eight)<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS David Nalbandian|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-david-nalbandian/F324/N301|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Federer-[[Marat Safin]] (Federer won 10 matches to Safin's two),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Marat Safin|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-marat-safin/F324/S741|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Federer-[[Andre Agassi]] (Federer won eight matches to Agassi's three),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Andre Agassi|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-andre-agassi/F324/A092|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Federer-[[Stan Wawrinka]] (Federer won 23 matches to Wawrinka's three),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-stan-wawrinka/F324/W367|title=Roger Federer VS Stan Wawrinka|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref> Federer-[[Juan Martín del Potro]] (Federer won 18 matches to del Potro's seven),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Juan Martin Del Potro|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-juan-martin-del-potro/F324/D683|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818115324/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-juan-martin-del-potro/F324/D683|url-status=dead}}</ref> Federer-[[Tomáš Berdych]] (Federer won 20 matches to Berdych's six),<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Tomas Berdych|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-tomas-berdych/F324/BA47|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> and Federer-[[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] (Federer won 12 matches to Tsonga's six).<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer VS Jo-Wilfried Tsonga|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/fedex-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-jo-wilfried-tsonga/F324/T786|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:Roger Federer (18566686046).jpg|thumb|250px|alt=A tennis player holds a racket in his hand|Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks and a record 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP rankings]].]]
Federer has won the third most Grand Slam tournament titles (20), trailing Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (24).<ref>{{cite web|last=Flory |first=Kate |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/06/Wimbledon-Final-Federer-Clinches-15th-Grand-Slam.aspx |title=Wimbledon Final – Federer Makes History With 15th Grand Slam Title – Tennis |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0907/tennis.roger.federer.grand.slam.titles/content.1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707185318/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0907/tennis.roger.federer.grand.slam.titles/content.1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 July 2009 | publisher=CNN | title=Roger Federer's Grand Slam Titles}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rafael Nadal: 22 stats for his 22nd Grand Slam title |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/rafael-nadal-22-stats-for-his-22nd-grand-slam-title-roland-garros |website=Tennis.com |access-date=17 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-31/australian-open-rafael-nadal-beats-daniil-medvedev-in-final/100791418 |title=Rafael Nadal wins record 21st major with five-set defeat of Daniil Medvedev in Australian Open final |last=Pentony |first=Luke |website=ABC News |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> He has been in 31 major finals (the second most after Djokovic), including a record ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Federer's streak of 10 straight Grand Slam finals ended by Djokovic|url=https://coastalcourier.com/sports/federers-streak-of-10-straight-grand-slam-finals-ended-by-djokovic/ |first=Paul|last=Alexander|publisher=Coastal Courier |date=9 February 2008 |access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer reaches Australian Open final, his 30th Grand Slam singles finals appearance|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2018/01/26/roger-federer-reaches-australian-open-final-his-30th-grand-slam-singles-finals-appearance/1068382001/|first=Sandra|last=Harwitt|work=USA Today|date=26 January 2018|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref> He has earned a men's doubles gold medal, and a men's singles silver medal at the Olympics in 2008 and 2012, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/roger-federer|title=Roger FEDERER – Olympic Tennis {{!}} Switzerland|date=19 July 2017|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref> He won a record eight Wimbledon titles, including a joint-record five in a row, and he won an Open Era joint-record five US Open titles, including a record five in a row. He has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the second-longest amount of time for a male player (310 weeks). Federer was ranked among the top eight players in the world continuously for 14 years and two weeks — from 14 October 2002 until 31 October 2016, when [[2016 Roger Federer tennis season|injuries forced him to skip]] much of the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/rankings-history|title=Rankings history|date=11 October 2015|publisher=ATP Tour}}</ref>

Federer has won the [[ATP Awards#Player & Team of the Year|ATP Player of the Year]] five times (2004–07, 2009), and has been named the [[ITF World Champion]] five times (2004–07, 2009). He has been voted by his peers to receive the tour [[ATP World Tour Awards#Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award|Sportsmanship Award]] a record 13 times (2004–09, 2011–17) and voted by tennis fans to receive the [[ATP World Tour Awards#ATPTour.com Fans' Favourite|ATP Fans' Favorite]] award for 19 consecutive years (2003–21).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roger Federer Voted As Fans' Favourite For 19th Time In ATP Awards |work=ATP World Tour |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-awards-2021-fans-favourite-roger-federer |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-awards-2016-federer-del-potro-bryans-cilic-fritz-pouille-honoured|title=Federer, Del Potro, Bryans Honoured In 2016 ATP World Tour Awards|date=10 November 2016|publisher=ATP Tour}}</ref> — both indicative of respect and popularity. He also won the [[ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award|Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award]] twice (2006, 2013), the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year|Laureus World Sportsman of the Year]] award five times (2005–08, 2018), the [[BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year|BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year]] a record four times,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/42323268 | date = 15 December 2017 | access-date = 17 January 2023 | publisher = BBC Sport | title = BBC Sports Personality 2017: Roger Federer wins BBC overseas award for record fourth time}}</ref> and the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year|Laureus World Comeback of the Year]] award once, following his 2017 comeback season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.laureus.com/winners?id=418|title=Winners Archive Roger Federer|publisher=Laureus World Sports Awards|access-date=10 July 2009|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713042646/https://www.laureus.com/winners?id=418|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has been named the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year a record seven times.

Federer has huge popularity in the world of sport, and is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time. Between 2009 and 2018, many players and analysts considered him to be the greatest player ever.{{#tag:ref|See:<ref name="tcgoat">{{cite web|work=Fox Sports |url=http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/federer-named-greatest-player-by-tennis-channel-27574744-032312|title=Federer named greatest player by Tennis Channel|date=23 March 2012|access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="lavergoat">{{cite news|title=Australian tennis great Rod Laver says Roger Federer is the greatest player of all time|date=5 July 2012|work=The Advertiser (Adelaide)|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-tennis-great-rod-laver-says-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-player-of-all-time/news-story/de80445e76dbded968ed4c0a91d5389f?nk=d616ff7a57a54819ab251c3ffdd06014-1493845872|access-date=3 May 2017|archive-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527104317/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-tennis-great-rod-laver-says-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-player-of-all-time/news-story/de80445e76dbded968ed4c0a91d5389f?nk=d616ff7a57a54819ab251c3ffdd06014-1493845872|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Evans|date=24 June 2007|work=The Observer|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,,2110101,00.html|title=Jack the Lad|access-date=15 February 2009|quote=Jack Kramer 'is ready to anoint Roger Federer as the best he has seen'.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Federer the greatest ever – Lloyd|date=7 June 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8088191.stm|access-date=7 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="petegoat">{{cite news|title='Roger Federer is the greatest' says Pete Sampras after record broken|date=5 June 2009|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/05/pete-sampras-roger-federer-wimbledon|first=Richard|last=Jago|access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer, greatest of all time, ensures statistics back up unrivalled artistry|date=8 June 2009|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/roger-federer-greatest-of-all-time-ensures-statistics-back-up-unrivalled-artistry-8tr07x2gxj0|access-date=3 May 2017|first=Simon|last=Barnes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 10 Men's Tennis Players of All Time|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/photos/2012/07/09top-10-mens-tennis-players-of-all-time|access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="aggoat">[http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/federer-the-best-of-all-time-says-agassi-20110605-1fn5q.html Federer the best of all time, says Agassi]. The Age. Retrieved 20 July 2012</ref><ref name=2017cement>{{cite web|title=Federer cemented himself as greatest of all time|url=http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/18578192|date=30 January 2017|access-date=2 February 2017|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2012/07/06/federer-greatest-of-all-time-says-laver Federer greatest of all time, says Laver"]. tennis.com/au. Retrieved 20 July 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Borg: Federer a True Artist|url=http://nos.nl/video/393278-borg-federer-een-ware-kunstenaar.html|publisher=NOS|access-date=25 July 2012|date=9 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=2016top20>{{cite web|title=Tennis' top 20 of all time|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/16371992/tennis-top-20-all|date=23 June 2016|access-date=29 January 2017|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="hwgoat">{{cite news|title=Hewitt: Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/hewitt-federer-greatest-tennis-player-all-time|work=The New Paper|access-date=3 May 2017|date=19 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Federer 'is the greatest ever tennis player'|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/09/sport/tennis/wimbledon-federer-greatest-tennis/|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=3 May 2017|date=9 July 2012}}</ref> See also: ''[[100 Greatest of All Time]]''.|group=lower-alpha}} He was also called the greatest athlete of his generation by some sports reporters after he won his 19th and 20th major titles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/roger-federer-australian-open|title=Roger Federer is the greatest athlete of his generation|date=28 January 2018|work=USA Today|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-17/is-federer-the-greatest-athlete-of-them-all/8714850|title=Forget tennis: Federer now the greatest athlete of them all|date=17 July 2017|work=ABC News|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> In 2005, [[Rod Laver]] described Federer as an "unbelievable talent", "capable of anything", and that "he could be the greatest tennis player of all time".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/greatness-beckons-for-federer.85090 |title=Greatness beckons for Federer |website=timesofmalta.com |date=4 July 2005 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> When he finally won the French Open in 2009, former world No. 1s [[Björn Borg]] and [[Pete Sampras]] both hailed him as "the greatest player that played the game",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-wimbledon-borg-idUKTRE55F5WZ20090616/ |title=Borg makes U-turn and backs Federer for Wimbledon title |website=www.reuters.com |date=16 June 2009 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/pete-sampras-calls-roger-federer-greatest-ever |title=Pete Sampras calls Roger Federer 'greatest ever' |website=www.tennis.com |date=23 November 2009 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> though in 2021 Sampras said the greatest was now Djokovic.<ref name="sampras">{{cite web|date=31 January 2022 |title=Pete Sampras calls Novak Djokovic the "Greatest Of All Time" |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/pete-sampras-calls-novak-djokovic-the-greatest-of-all-time |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=[[Tennis.com]]}}</ref> Federer himself has downplayed these claims, stating in 2012 that it is impossible to compare tennis players from different eras and that past champions are needed to pave the way for future champions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer: 'I'm not the greatest' |url=https://ws.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/news/federer-im-not-the-greatest_33848.html |website=Sports Mole |date=10 July 2012 |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Frank Sedgman]] ranked Federer number two, behind [[Jack Kramer]], in his greatest male tennis players of all-time list in his autobiography 'Game, Sedge and Match'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sedgman names Jack Kramer and Roger Federer in front of Rod Laver in best-ever list|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/frank-sedgman-names-jack-kramer-and-roger-federer-in-front-of-rod-laver-in-bestever-list/news-story/d6bd63c447737c28cbc1d8830cad04f3|website=heraldsun.com}}</ref> In 2018, [[Tennis.com]] listed him as the greatest male player of the Open Era.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve |last=Tignor|title=The 50 greatest players of the Open Era (m): No. 1, Roger Federer|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/03/50-greatest-players-open-era-m-no-1-roger-federer/72475/|website=[[Tennis.com]]|date=2 March 2018}}</ref> In May 2020, the [[Tennis Channel]] ranked Federer as the greatest male tennis player of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhargav|date=12 May 2020|title=Tennis Channel has picked Federer as the GOAT, with Nadal just behind him in the top 10 list|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/roger-federer-picked-as-the-goat-by-tennis-channel-rafael-nadal-follows-at-no-2|access-date=15 July 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref> In May 2021, [[Serena Williams]] described Federer as a "genius" and the "greatest".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2021 |title='He's a genius and the greatest' – Roger Federer gets Serena Williams' vote in GOAT debate |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/federer-gets-serena-s-vote-in-goat-debate_sto8324773/story.shtml |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=Eurosport}}</ref> In July 2021, [[BBC Sport]] users picked Federer as the greatest male tennis player of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oldham|first=Steven|date=12 July 2021|title=Tennis fans have voted for the GOAT of the sport – Roger Federer takes 55% of the vote|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1720152-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-who-is-tennis-goat|access-date=15 July 2021|website=GiveMeSport}}</ref> During an interview with ''[[L'Équipe]]'' in July 2021, [[Richard Gasquet]] said 'aesthetics and grace' are more important than the number of Grand Slam titles when it comes to deciding who is the greatest. He named Federer, Djokovic and Nadal as the three best players in history, but singled out Roger Federer as the greatest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Banerjee|first=Soham|date=13 July 2021|title=Novak Djokovic is an amazing player but for me Roger Federer is irreplaceable: Richard Gasquet|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-novak-djokovic-amazing-player-roger-federer-irreplaceable-richard-gasquet|access-date=10 August 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=I see tennis differently, I've always said that for me it's not just the number of Grand Slam titles that matters. One at 21, the other at 22 or 23. I don't just see the Grand Slam winner, I look at the aesthetics, what you give off on the court. I often hear the race to the highest, it is a pointless subject. For me, Roger Federer is irreplaceable, he's the greatest player of all time when I see the aesthetics, the grace he has on the court. |author=Richard Gasquet, on Federer's lasting legacy in July 2021 |source=<ref name=quotes>{{cite web |url=https://tennishead.net/novak-djokovic-is-the-best-but-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-says-atp-veteran/ |title='Novak Djokovic is the best, but Roger Federer is the greatest,' says ATP veteran |website=tennishead.net |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>
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Federer helped to lead a revival in tennis known by many as the [[Big Four (tennis)|Golden Age]], leading to increased interest in the sport and higher revenues for many tennis venues. Rising revenues led to exploding prize money: When Federer first won the Australian Open in 2004, he earned $985,000. When he won in 2018, the prize had increased to AUD 4{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview|title=Roger Federer – Player Activity – ATP World Tour – Tennis|website=ATP World Tour}}</ref>

==Player profile==
===Playing style===
Federer's versatility has been described by [[Jimmy Connors]] as follows: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/2009/02/20/roger-federer-a-class-act-on-and-off-the-court-leads-tennis-revival/|title=Roger Federer, a class act on and off the court, leads tennis revival|author=sportsfeelgoodstories.com|date=20 February 2009|access-date=16 February 2010}}</ref>

[[File:The Federer Technique - Oz Open 2014.jpg|thumb|Federer serving at the [[Australian Open]] in 2014]]
An elite athlete, Federer was an [[Tennis strategy#All-court player|all-court, all-around player]] known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot-making. Federer mainly played from the baseline but was also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/696033/sizzling-on-court-humble-off-court/|title=Hall of Fame: Roger Federer – the Swiss Maestro|first=Aamna |last=Saiyid |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> He had a powerful, accurate [[smash (tennis)|smash]], very effectively performed rare elements of professional tennis, such as the backhand smash and [[skyhook (tennis)|skyhook]], half-volley, jump smash (slam dunk) and an aggressive serve return known affectionately as SABR (Sneak Attack By Roger, a half-volley attack on an opponent's second serve). The writer, [[David Foster Wallace]], compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip",<ref name="Wallace">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html|author=David Foster Wallace|title=Roger Federer as Religious Experience|date=20 August 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2 February 2018|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> while [[John McEnroe]] referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/roger-or-rafa-clash-of-the-wimbledon-sex-symbols-860499.html|title=Roger or Rafa: Clash of the Wimbledon sex symbols|work=The Independent|date=5 July 2008|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>

Federer played with a single-handed backhand, which gave him great variety. He employed the [[Backspin|slice]], occasionally using it to lure his opponent to the net and deliver a passing shot. Federer could also fire [[topspin]] winners and possessed a "flick" backhand with which he could generate pace with his wrist; the "flick" backhand was usually used to pass opponents who came to the net.<ref name="Wallace"/> He averaged 90% of service games won throughout his career, often coming up victorious in clutch or pressure service games. His [[serve (tennis)|serve]] was difficult to read, as he always used a similar ball toss regardless of what type of serve he was going to hit and where he aimed to hit it. He was often able to produce big serves on key points in a match. His first serve averaged about 200{{nbsp}}km/h (125{{nbsp}}mph),<ref name=AUSServe>{{cite web|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day19/1701ms.html |title=Match Statistics: Federer vs. Murray |website=Australian Open |access-date=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225093113/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day19/1701ms.html |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name=WIMBYServe>{{cite web|url=http://2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day21/1701ms.html|title=Match Statistics: Federer vs. Roddick|website=The Championships, Wimbledon|access-date=16 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612031302/http://2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day21/1701ms.html|archive-date=12 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/columns/story?columnist=ubha_ravi&id=3471097|title=Federer's serve allowing him to manufacture easy points|first=Ravi |last=Ubha |publisher=ESPN|date=2 July 2008|access-date=16 February 2010}}</ref> but he was capable of serving at 220{{nbsp}}km/h (137{{nbsp}}mph).<ref name=AUSServe/><ref name=WIMBYServe/> Federer was also accomplished at [[serve and volley]]ing,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/jul/08/tennis.wimbledon2003|first=Stephen |last=Bierley |title=Serve-volley dead? No one told Federer|date=8 July 2003|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2010}}</ref> and employed this tactic frequently in his early career.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Essential Tennis|url=http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2010/07/best-serve-and-volleyer-in-the-world/|title=Best Serve and Volleyer in the World|date=11 July 2010|access-date=19 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523065818/http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2010/07/best-serve-and-volleyer-in-the-world/|archive-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Kamakshi |last=Tandon|title=Federer looks for 'that little extra' with return to serve-and-volley roots|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/06/federer-looks-little-extra-return-serve-and-volley-roots/51864/|publisher=Tennis.com|date=25 June 2014}}</ref>

Later in his career, Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal and could perform a well-disguised drop shot off both wings. He sometimes used a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "[[Tweener (tennis)|tweener]]" or "hotdog". His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]] against [[Novak Djokovic]], bringing him triple match point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264126-the-tail-of-two-tweeners-federer-vs-llodra|title=The Tale of Two Tweeners: Federer vs. Llodra|first=Nima |last=Naderi |publisher=bleacherreport.com|date=30 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207163358/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264126-the-tail-of-two-tweeners-federer-vs-llodra|archive-date=7 December 2011}}</ref> Federer is one of the top players who successfully employed the "squash shot". After [[Stefan Edberg]] joined his coaching team at the start of the 2014 season, Federer played a more offensive game, attacking the net more often and improving his volleys.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve |last=Tignor|title=No. 8: The Roger Resurgence|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/12/roger-resurgence/53370/|publisher=Tennis.com|date=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Peter |last=Bodo|title=The Reliables|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/08/reliables/52464|publisher=Tennis.com|date=17 August 2014|author-link1=Peter Bodo}}</ref> In the lead-up to the 2015 US Open, Federer successfully added a new unique shot to his arsenal called SABR (Sneak Attack by Roger), in which he charged forward to receive a second serve and hit a return on the service line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2015-09-03/the_sabr_federers_new_bravado.html?chip=2|title=The SABR: Federer's new bravado|website=USOpen.org}}</ref> With the switch to a bigger 97-inch racket from a 90-inch racquet, Federer gained easier serving and better defense on both wings with fewer shanks; however, he experienced diminished control and power on his forehand, slice backhand and dropshot.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kamashi |last=Tandon|title=Roger Federer Credits Switch To Bigger Racquet For Improved Backhand|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/03/roger-federer-racquet-change-backhand-rafael-nadal-indian-wells/64840/|publisher=Tennis.com|date=16 March 2017|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>

===Demeanor and attitude===
Federer was noted for his cool demeanor and emotional control on the court. Most of his professional game has been characterized by a lack of outbursts or emotional frustration at errors, giving him an advantage over less controlled opponents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/addiction-in-society/201509/why-roger-federer-is-great|title=Why Roger Federer is Great|first=Stanton |last=Peele |newspaper=Psychology Today|publisher=psychologytoday.com|date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/sports/tennis/10federer.html|title=Cool Federer Image Was Forged in a Hot Head|first=David |last=Waldstein |work=The New York Times|date=28 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/78128/roger-federer-i-do-not-know-if-i-will-be-playing-in-three-or-five-years-/|title=Roger Federer: 'I do not know if I will be playing in three or five years'|website=Tennis World USA|date=8 October 2019 |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Federer declared: {{blockquote|I don't get the anxiety during a match so much anymore. You know, to throw racquets, to toss balls out of the court, scream and stuff. I almost laugh [on the inside] about it a little bit today when an opponent does it. But that's something for me that's not a problem anymore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportspsychologytennis.com/federer%E2%80%99s-mental-toughness-and-maturity/|title=Federer's Mental Toughness and Maturity|first=Patrick |last=Cohn |publisher=sportspsychologytennis.com|date=28 August 2016}}</ref>}}

Originally lacking self-control as a junior,<ref name=Gatto/> he transformed his on-court demeanor<ref name=demeanor/> to become well-liked for his graciousness. Despite clearly possessing talent from a young age, Federer tended to allow his emotions to get the best of him, causing his game to falter. On some occasions, this emotional state escalated into counter-productive actions such as racket abuse.<ref name=transformation/> Rarely a day went by when he would not throw his racquet against the fence in his search to play the "perfect game". Federer later confessed to having been a hot head at a young age as he often erupted if he hit a dumb shot.<ref name=Making1/> Despite this fragile temperament, Federer still impressed his then-coach Adolf Kacovsky, who said that during defeats he never gave up and was willing to learn from his mistakes afterwards.<ref name=Making1/> By the time he became professional, Federer had learned to temper his emotions, but still, he struggled to adapt to the work ethic and compromising mindset needed to be a competitive professional player.<ref name=transformation/>

In 2007, [[Rod Laver]] described him as follows: "One thing is for sure: he's the best player of his time and one of the most admirable champions on the planet. That's certainly something worth crowing over. The beauty is, Roger Federer won't".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615743,00.html |title=Federer: The Artistry of the World's Top Tennis Ace |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=3 May 2007 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

===Coaches===
From ages 8 to 10, Federer received group and individual training from veteran Czech coach Adolf Kacovsky.<ref name=Making1/> Reflecting on Federer, Kacovsky said "The private lessons, which were partly funded by the club. Roger was a quick learner. When you wanted to teach him something new, he was able to pick it up after three or four tries, while others in the group needed weeks".<ref name=Making1/> At age 10, Federer began working with [[Peter Carter (tennis)|Peter Carter]]. Between the ages of 10 and 14, Federer spent more time with Carter than with his own family, working daily on all aspects of his game. Building on the work done earlier by Kacovsky, Carter helped perfect Federer's technique, along with teaching him the strategy and psychology required to play the game to a high level.<ref name=Making1/> Federer has credited Carter for his "entire technique and coolness".<ref name=Making1/>

In 1999, when Federer decided to play full-time on the ATP tour, he chose [[Peter Lundgren]] rather than Carter as his traveling coach, and they worked together until the end of 2003 before finally splitting.<ref name=Making2/> On 1 August 2002, Carter died in a car crash in [[South Africa]]. According to his autobiography, when Federer heard the news of Carter’s death, "he was never so upset in his life", while an Australian newspaper reported that when Federer heard the news, he "left his hotel and ran through the streets, bawling and hysterical".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/07/tennis/federer-carter-emotion-tennis-spt-intl/index.html |title=Roger Federer's tears for former coach: 'Never broke down like this' |website=CNN |date=8 January 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> About Carter's funeral, Federer stated: "Any defeat in tennis is nothing compared to such a moment".<ref name=tragic/> His death had a deep impact on Federer, who would even call it "a wake-up call", before winning his first major in the following year, Wimbledon, which he dedicated to Carter.<ref name=tragic/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/01/07/roger-federer-moved-tears-emotional-tribute-former-coach-peter/ |title=Roger Federer moved to tears in emotional tribute to former coach Peter Carter |work=The Telegraph |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sokolowski |first=Alexandre |date=1 August 2022 |title=The day Federer's former coach Peter Carter passed away tragically |work=Tennis Majors |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/august-1-2002-the-day-federers-former-coach-peter-carter-passed-away-tragically-440983.html |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>

Federer's playing style has been greatly influenced by his coaches over the years. For instance, he has credited his infamous SABR technique to his coach [[Severin Lüthi]], who encouraged him to develop it and use it in big matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/603275/Roger-Federer-US-Open-Tennis-Flushing-Meadows |title=Sneak Attack By Roger: 17-time Grand Slam champion reveals origins of new tactical return |website=www.express.co.uk |date=6 September 2015 |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>

His other coaches were [[Tony Roche]] (2005–2007), Severin Lüthi (2007–2022), [[José Higueras]] (2008), [[Paul Annacone]] (2010–2013), [[Stefan Edberg]] (2014–2015), and [[Ivan Ljubičić]] (2016–2022).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mittal |first=Bhavishya |date=1 April 2021 |title=An Insight Into Roger Federer's Illustrious Career: The Coaches Behind the Tennis Maestro |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/an-insight-into-roger-federer-illustrious-career-the-coaches-behind-the-tennis-maestro-atp-news/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=[[Essentially Sports]]}}</ref>

===Equipment===
Federer began the 2014 season by changing rackets for the first time in his career. He switched from his longtime frame of 90 square inches to one measured at 97 square inches. He had long been at a comparative disadvantage in equipment to almost the entire tour, including his top rivals Nadal and Djokovic, who used more powerful frames of between 95 and 100 square inches.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Cronin|title=Federer playing with new, larger racquet in Hamburg|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/07/federer-playing-new-larger-racquet-hamburg/48394/|publisher=Tennis.com|date=16 July 2013|access-date=4 December 2014|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315084315/https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/07/federer-playing-new-larger-racquet-hamburg/48394/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Bishop|title=Seeking Bigger Sweet Spot, Roger Federer Hopes His Racket Will Grow on Him|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/sports/tennis/is-change-good-federer-with-new-racket-to-find-out.html|work=The New York Times|date=16 January 2014|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717174047/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/sports/tennis/is-change-good-federer-with-new-racket-to-find-out.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After that, Federer played with his signature [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] Pro Staff RF97 Autograph racquet. It had a 97 square inch head, 16x19 string pattern, 366 gram strung weight, 340 gram swing weight, 68 RA stiffness, and 9 point head light balance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer's Tennis Racquet |url=http://tennisnerd.net/gear/racquets/pro-player-racquets/roger-federers-racquet-2/3065 |website=tennis nerd|date=26 January 2018 }}</ref> Federer [[strings (tennis)|strings]] his racquets using Wilson [[Strings (tennis)#Natural Gut|Natural Gut]] 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon ALU Power Rough 17 gauge ([[Strings (tennis)#Polyester|polyester]]) for his cross strings. In an interview in November 2017, Federer stated his favorite stringing tension is {{convert|26.5|kg|lbs|sigfig=3}} mains & {{convert|25|kg|lbs|sigfig=3}} crosses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer locker room interview with Anabelle Croft – O2 Finals 2017| date=18 November 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCJL2DmKnA&t=120s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/DRCJL2DmKnA| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

As a junior player, Federer played with a Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 85 square inch head racquet. He switched to a bigger custom-built Wilson 90 square inch head racquet in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennis.wilson.com/rackets/blx/rackets/player/six-one/six.one-tour-blx/|title=Wilson Sports|publisher=Wilson Sporting Goods|access-date=29 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122055338/http://tennis.wilson.com/rackets/blx/rackets/player/six-one/six.one-tour-blx/|archive-date=22 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Tim |last=Necwomb|title=Designing with Federer: How a superstar shapes his signature gear|url=https://www.si.com/edge/2014/10/15/roger-federer-wilson-racket-design|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=15 October 2014}}</ref> His grip size was {{frac|4|3|8}}{{nbsp}}inches (L3).<ref name="Ask Roger Equipment">{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=44884627&uPage=3&uCategoryID=3 |title=Ask Roger&nbsp;— Equipment |publisher=Roger Federer Official Website |access-date=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725062052/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=44884627&uPage=3&uCategoryID=3 |archive-date=25 July 2009 }}</ref> When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see{{nbsp}}– it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=97027562&uPage=1&uCategoryID=3 |title=Ask Roger; Official website |publisher=Roger Federer Official Website |access-date=2 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003712/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm?uNC=97027562&uPage=1&uCategoryID=3 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

===Apparel===
Federer first signed with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] footwear and apparel in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/sponsors.html|title=Roger Federer Sponsors|publisher=Roger Federer Official Website|access-date=5 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206153857/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/sponsors.html|archive-date=6 February 2015}}</ref> For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2339295/More-jacket-than-racket-for-Federer.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2339295/More-jacket-than-racket-for-Federer.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=More than a jacket for Federer|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 June 2006|access-date=14 June 2009|first=Mark|last=Hodgkinson}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At Wimbledon 2008, and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised cardigan that also had his own logo, an R and an F joined,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/06/27/stfede27.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721061937/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2006%2F06%2F27%2Fstfede27.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2006|title=More jacket than racket for Federer|first=Mark|last=Hodgkinson|date=27 June 2006|access-date=5 September 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/sports/tennis/31logo.html|title=The Main Characters of Tennis, and Style|work=The New York Times|date=29 August 2009|access-date=6 February 2011|first=Holly|last=Bruback}}</ref> which was originally designed by his wife, Mirka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/sports/tennis/31logo.html|title=RF: Tennis's Main Characters|last=Brubach|first=Holly|access-date=13 June 2018|work=The New York Times|date=29 August 2009 }}</ref>

Federer's contract with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] expired in March 2018, and he later signed a deal with [[Uniqlo]].<ref name="uniqlo">{{cite news |title=Roger Federer drops decades-old Nike partnership for Uniqlo |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44687941 |date=2 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> It was reported that [[Uniqlo]] signed Federer for roughly $300{{nbsp}}million for 10 years ($30{{nbsp}}million per year), as opposed to Nike's previous deal with Federer, which was reportedly for roughly $10{{nbsp}}million per year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Federer On Why He Ditched Nike For A $300 Million Uniqlo Deal |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abinlot/2018/08/28/roger-federer-on-why-he-ditched-nike-for-a-300-million-uniqlo-deal/#6d38b91d64db |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=7 January 2019 |first=Ann |last=Binlot |work=Forbes}}</ref> Since 2021, Federer has worn tennis shoes produced by [[On (company)|On]], a Swiss-based athletic shoe and sports apparel manufacturer in which he became a shareholder in November 2019. A limited edition lifestyle shoe named "The Roger" was released by On in July 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farra |first1=Emily |title=I Hope It's a Shoe You Can Wear Every Day'—Roger Federer Debuts His First Sneaker With Swiss Label On |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/roger-federer-on-sneaker-launch |access-date=9 June 2021 |publisher=Vogue |date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==Off the court==
===In popular culture===
Federer was nicknamed the "Federer Express" (shortened to "Fed Express" or "FedEx"),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1233785-roger-federer-why-fed-ex-wont-tie-pete-sampras-wimbledon-record | title=Why FedEx won't tie Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record | work=Bleacher Report | date=23 June 2012 | access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/28737/-roger-federer-express-the-first-airplane-with-rf-brand/ | title=The first airplane with RF Brand | date=19 December 2015 | access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Nickname">{{cite web|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017679597?Federer%20Express%20Cruises%20To%2016th%20Grand%20Slam%20Title,%20Tops%20Murray%20In%20Australia|title=Federer Express Cruises To 16th Grand Slam Title, Tops Murray in Australia|date=31 January 2010|publisher=All Headline News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105055543/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017679597?Federer%20Express%20Cruises%20To%2016th%20Grand%20Slam%20Title%2C%20Tops%20Murray%20In%20Australia|archive-date=5 November 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=3 February 2010}}</ref> and the "Swiss Maestro".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.beinsports.com/us/atp-tour/news/federer-100-five-of-the-swiss-maestros-grea-2/1128382 | title=Five of the Swiss Maestro's greatest triumphs | publisher=Bein Sports | date=2 March 2019 | access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> He was referred to as "King Roger" on occasion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/king-roger-c6xpgkd8t |title=King Roger |work=The Times |date=29 January 2018 |access-date=12 November 2019 }}</ref> Federer was also called "The Swiss Perfection", "The Master", "His Majesty", among other names.<ref name=bio/> Throughout the [[2007 US Open – Men's singles|2007 US Open]], the American press nicknamed him Darth Federer for his all-black attire (which included tuxedo-striped shorts) and the tournament played "[[The Imperial March]]" from ''[[Star Wars]]'' when he was announced onto the court for each of his matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2007-09-09/297.php|title=Darth Federer Eyes 12th Slam Today Against Djokovic|last=Tennis-X.com|website=tennis-x.com|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518185803/http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2007-09-09/297.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Due to his performance on the court and his off-court personality, [[Time magazine|'Time' magazine)]] named Federer one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential persons]] in the world in 2007 and 2010.<ref name=god>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/roger-federer-retirement-tennis-career-god-basel-grand-slams-nadal-djokovic-paul-fein/article65942538.ece |title=Roger Federer: Tennis God and man of the people |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |date=28 September 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> In May 2009, Federer placed 22 positions ahead of US President [[Barack Obama]] on Forbes magazine's most powerful celebrities list.<ref name=god/> On winning the [[2009 French Open]] and completing the [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam|career Grand Slam]], Federer became the first male tennis player to grace the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' since [[Andre Agassi]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c4/5d/49/c45d49278a524d6a107a00c354bb05c0.jpg|title=Sports Illustrated: Suddenly Andre|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> He was also the first non-American player to appear on the cover of the magazine since [[Stefan Edberg]] in 1992.<ref name=sicovers>{{cite web|url=http://www.sicovers.com/SearchResults.aspx?pc=Tennis|title=Search Results|website=sicovers.com|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312074046/http://www.sicovers.com/SearchResults.aspx?pc=Tennis|url-status=dead}}</ref> He again made the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' following his record-breaking [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|8th Wimbledon title]] and second Grand Slam of 2017, becoming the first male tennis player to be featured on the cover since his previous appearance in 2009.<ref name=sicovers/>

In 2011, in the Reputation Institute's study of the World's most respected, admired, and trusted personalities, Federer ranked No. 2 just behind [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/federer-most-trusted-respected-after-mandela-in-the-world-survey-88642.html|title=Federer most trusted, respected after Mandela in the world|website=Firstpost|date=21 September 2011|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/09/Features/Federer-Mandela-Most-Respected.aspx|title=Federer, Mandela are world's most respected & trusted|date=19 September 2011|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512092453/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/09/Features/Federer-Mandela-Most-Respected.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/09/21/mandela-pips-federer|title=Mandela pips Federer|date=21 September 2011|publisher=[[The Times (South Africa)|Times LIVE South Africa]]|access-date=23 September 2011|archive-date=13 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613153435/http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/09/21/mandela-pips-federer|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2016, Federer ranked No. 1 on the list of the most recognizable people from Switzerland, surpassing personalities such as [[Albert Einstein]] and [[William Tell]]. In a poll of more than 9,000 people from 15 countries, Federer topped the list with 916 votes, 600 more votes than the country's national hero, William Tell, who came second with 316 and Einstein who ranked third with 204.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/34494/roger-federer-is-the-celebrity-who-best-represents-switzerland/ |title=Roger Federer is the celebrity who best represents Switzerland! |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=16 July 2016 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

Throughout his career, Federer was featured in several memorable TV ads, such as one for Switzerland's largest telecommunications company Sunrise in 2015,<ref name=ads>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/5-best-roger-federer-ads-time |title=5 best Roger Federer ads of all time |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> for the Italian pasta-maker Barilla in 2019, and for German car giant Mercedes-Benz in 2016 which featured Federer playing the role of various tennis legends, namely Rod Laver, [[John McEnroe]], [[Andre Agassi]] and Borg, thus appearing with fake chest hair, golden hair extensions, smashing his racquet and having meltdowns on the court.<ref name=ads/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://media.mbusa.com/releases/release-f0e202a329e9416b98a94f31e1f40bdd-mercedes-benz-casts-roger-federer-in-the-role-he-was-bj-rn-to-play |title=Mercedes-Benz Casts Roger Federer in the Role he was Björn to Play |website=media.mbusa.com |date=23 August 2016 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

In January 2017, Federer was named the Most Marketable Sports Person for 2016 by researchers at the London School of Marketing. He earned £49.2 million in endorsements and sponsorships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-worlds-most-marketable-sports-star-2016|title=Federer Named World's Most Marketable Sports Person In 2016 {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

At the 2017 Indian Wells Masters, the trio of Federer, [[Grigor Dimitrov]], and [[Tommy Haas]] made headlines for performing the classic 80s song "[[Hard to Say I'm Sorry]]" by American pop group [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]. Because all of them were one-handed backhand players, the trio were termed the "Backhand Boys".<ref name=backhand>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/roger-federer-reunites-with-boyband-buddies-tommy-haas-grigor-dimitro-and-novak-djokovic/news-story/4a7331224bef3162ded112284540a96a |title=Roger Federer reunites with 'boyband buddies' Tommy Haas, Grigor Dimitrov and Novak Djokovic |website=www.foxsports.com.au |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> The performance also featured a cameo from [[Novak Djokovic]], along with Haas' father-in-law and world-renowned record producer [[David Foster]], playing the piano.<ref name=backhand/> Federer can also play the [[piano]], having taken lessons as a child.<ref name=facts>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/ridiculous-roger-federer-facts-you-didnt-know |title=Ridiculous Roger Federer facts that you probably didn't know |website=www.tennis365.com |date=28 April 2013 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>

In 2018, Federer teamed up with DJ [[Money Mark]] and [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson Tennis]] for the [[Vinyl record|vinyl]] release of Federer's first non-charting, non-single "Play Your Heart Out", a song that lays miscellaneous tennis-related sounds over an electronic track. It was all recorded in the [[Mojave Desert]] reportedly with Federer's new Wilson ProStaff RF97 the sole instrument involved.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/federer-makes-music-video-in-the-mojave-desert |title=Federer makes music video in the Mojave Desert |website=www.tennis.com |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

In December 2019, Federer was voted by ''[[GQ]]'' readers the Most Stylish Man of the Decade (2010–2019).<ref name=Profile/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/most-stylish-man-of-the-decade-vote|title=See Who GQ Readers Voted as the Most Stylish Man of the Decade|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=GQ|date=16 December 2019|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

In May 2020, Federer became the first tennis player to reach the top of ''[[Forbes]]''{{'s}} [[Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes|list of highest-paid athletes in the world]],<ref name=Profile>{{cite web |url=https://www.topendsports.com/athletes/tennis/federer-roger.htm |title=Profile of Roger Federer |website=www.topendsports.com |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> with $106.3 million in total earnings from salary, winnings and endorsements. Between 2012 and 2021, he was in the top-10 every year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daniels |first1=Tim |title=Roger Federer Tops Forbes' 2020 Highest-Paid Athlete List over Messi, Ronaldo |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2893985-roger-federer-jumps-messi-ronaldo-tops-forbes-2020-highest-paid-athlete-list |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=[[Bleacher Report]] |date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="pr">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/roger-federer/?list=athletes#15f1e85214ba |title=#5 Roger Federer |work=Forbes |date=10 June 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=30 May 2020|title=Roger Federer becomes world's highest-paid athlete says Forbes|work=BBC website|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/52854473}}</ref>

On 31 October 2022, a book entitled "The Roger Federer Effect: Rivals, Friends, Fans and How the Maestro Changed their Lives", written by Simon Cambers and Simon Graf, was published by Pitch. It is a compilation of more than 40 exclusive interviews  with players, coaches, rivals, fans, friends, and people from outside tennis, including the world of music, film, and even politics about how Federer changed their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/new-roger-federer-book-explores-impact-he-had-on-people-in-all-walks-of-life-632724.html |title=New Roger Federer book explores impact he had on people in all walks of life |website=www.tennismajors.com |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

Federer is a big outdoors fan and has posted many of his [[hiking]] experiences in the [[Swiss Alps]] on social media.<ref name=facts/> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Federer became an unpaid spokesman for Switzerland Tourism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/travel/roger-federer-swiss-tourism.html |title=Roger Federer on His New Gig: Swiss Tourism Spokesman |website=www.nytimes.com |date=8 May 2021 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> Federer starred in several advertisements for Switzerland Tourism alongside many Hollywood stars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-impressed-us-acting-valued-much-robert-de-niro-creative-heads-switzerland-tourism |title=Roger Federer impressed us with his acting, he is "valued very much" by Robert de Niro |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=5 May 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-watch-the-grand-tour-switzerland-even-majestic-roger-federer-s-abs-hilarious-commercial-swiss-tourism-starring-federer-anne-hathaway |title=Hilarious commercial for Swiss tourism starring Roger Federer and Anne Hathaway |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=13 December 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-s-advert-robert-de-niro-wins-gold-2022-effie-awards |title=Roger Federer's advert with Robert de Niro wins Gold at 2022 Effie Awards |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=5 November 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> In 2023, Federer starred alongside South African comedian [[Trevor Noah]] in another film for Switzerland Tourism, this one titled "The Grand Train Tour of Switzerland: The Ride of a Lifetime".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-watch-roger-federer-trevor-noah-star-hilarious-new-commercial-filled-comedy-errors-take-grand-train-tour-switzerland |title=Roger Federer and Trevor Noah star in hilarious new commercial where they take the 'Grand Train Tour of Switzerland' |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=31 March 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

A documentary film, titled ''[[Federer: Twelve Final Days]]'', was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 20 June 2024. The film follows the last 12 days of Federer's career, culminating with the [[2022 Laver Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=James |title=Roger Federer documentary will premiere in June |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5492740/2024/05/14/roger-federer-documentary-air-date-confirmed-by-amazon-prime/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=29 May 2024 |date=14 May 2024}}</ref>

===Homages and tributes===
Federer has been honored for a multitude of reasons several times throughout his career: In 2012, the city of Halle, in Germany, unveiled "Roger-Federer-Allee" in recognition of Federer's success on the grass at the [[Gerry Weber Open]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/halle-names-street-after-federer|title=halle names street after federer {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> In 2016, the city of Biel renamed the street in which the national centre for Swiss Tennis where Federer trained as a junior is located, in his honour as "1 Allée Roger Federer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-gets-own-swiss-street-biel-2016-thursday|title=Federer gets his own street in Biel {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> In October 2021, Basel, the city of his birth, honored Federer with the launch of a new tram named "The Federer Express", which is adorned with pictures representing iconic moments from his career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/all-aboard-the-federer-express-new-tram-named-after-roger-federer-launched-in-basel |title=All aboard the Federer Express: New tram named after Roger Federer launched in Basel |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=22 October 2021 |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

On 24 November 2017, Federer received an honorary doctorate from his home university, the [[University of Basel]], in recognition of his role in increasing the international reputation of Basel and Switzerland, and for his work for children in Africa through his charitable foundation.<ref name=15facts>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestyleinspiration.com/15-amazing-facts-about-roger-federer/ |title=15 Amazing Facts About Roger Federer |website=www.thestyleinspiration.com |date=26 November 2019 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelocal.ch/20171124/roger-federer-honoured-by-his-home-university |title=Roger Federer honoured by his home university |website=www.thelocal.ch |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=}}</ref>

In December 2019, Federer became the first living person to be celebrated on Swiss coins.<ref name=Profile/> His face will be on the 20-franc coin and in May 2020, [[Swissmint]] issued a Federer 50-franc gold coin featuring a different design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tennis/roger-federer-commemorative-coin-switzerland-spt-intl/index.html|title=Roger Federer gets own Swiss coin...and you can buy it|first=Ravi |last=Ubha|website=CNN|date=3 December 2019 |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> This was actually the second time that his image was put on an item of frequent circulation in Switzerland, since in 2007, the [[Swiss Post]] in Basel released a special edition stamp for Federer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federer-honoured-on-postage-stamp/645442|title=Federer honoured on postage stamp|last=Bradley|first=Simon|website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=10 April 2007 |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> and three years later, in 2010, Federer was awarded a special edition stamp by [[Austria's Postal Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bild: Federer-Briefmarke ab 8. Februar 2010 erhältlich|url=https://www.ots.at/a/OBS_20100203_OBS0004|access-date=23 August 2021|website=OTS.at|date=3 February 2010|language=de}}</ref>

On 20 July 2020, Federer was featured by [[Swiss National Museum]] in their 100-part chronicle of Swiss history and culture.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittal |first1=Bhavishya |title="A Historic Stroke of Luck for Switzerland" – Roger Federer Honored With 100-Part Series at National Museum |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/a-historic-stroke-of-luck-for-switzerland-roger-federer-honored-with-100-part-series-at-national-museum-atp-tennis-news/ |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=Essentially Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Soham |title=Roger Federer to be immortalized by Swiss National Museum as part of historical series |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-immortalized-swiss-national-museum-part-historical-series |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=[[Sportskeeda]] |date=20 July 2020}}</ref>

On June 9, 2024, Federer received a [[Doctorate]] degree in Humane Letters from [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]], following his commencement address to the Class of 2024. He said: "I just came here to give a speech, but I get to go home as Dr. Roger."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title=Roger Federer Holds Court at Dartmouth Commencement {{!}} Dartmouth |url=https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/06/roger-federer-dartmouth-commencement |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=home.dartmouth.edu |language=en}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
In 2003, he established the Roger Federer Foundation to help disadvantaged children and to promote their access to education and sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/110-roger-federer-foundation-unterstuetzt-kinder-und-jugendliche-in-suedafrika.html|title=Roger Federer Foundation To Support Children And Young People in South Africa|publisher=Roger Federer Official Website|date=28 May 2004|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811192352/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/110-roger-federer-foundation-unterstuetzt-kinder-und-jugendliche-in-suedafrika.html|archive-date=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfedererfoundation.org/en/foundation/mission/|title=Roger Federer Foundation Mission|publisher=Roger Federer Foundation|access-date=5 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415234804/http://www.rogerfedererfoundation.org/en/foundation/mission/|archive-date=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Les |last=Roopanarine |title=Roger Federer Foundation aiming for maximum impact with minimum spin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/nov/30/roger-federer-foundation-maximum-impact|work=The Guardian|date=30 November 2012}}</ref>

Since May 2004, citing his close ties with South Africa (his mother is South African) he has been supporting the South Africa-Swiss charity IMBEWU, which helps children better connect to sports as well as social and health awareness. In 2005, he visited South Africa to meet children who had benefited from his support.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/mediacorner/mediareleases/mediareleasesdetail.cfm?uPressID=145 |title=Foundation – Roger Federer Foundation To Support Children And Young People In South Africa |date=28 May 2004 |publisher=Roger Federer Foundation |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003523/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/mediacorner/mediareleases/mediareleasesdetail.cfm?uPressID=145 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/solid-foundation-improves-children-s-lives/62106|title=Solid foundation improves children's lives|date=11 June 2009|publisher=swissinfo.ch|access-date=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Stauffer |first=Rene |date=2007 |title=The Roger Federer Story: Question for Perfection |url=https://archive.org/details/rogerfedererstor00rene |url-access=registration |publisher=New Chapter Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/rogerfedererstor00rene/page/226 226] |isbn=978-0-942257-39-7 |access-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>

He was appointed a [[Goodwill Ambassador]] by [[UNICEF]] in April 2006 and has appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/usa_32007.html|title=UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador, tennis star Roger Federer, hits an ace for children|work=UNICEF |date=3 April 2006|access-date=15 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Koch|title=Roger Federer to speak out on World AIDS Day|url=http://www.unicef.org/people/index_41926.html|publisher=UNICEF|date=26 November 2007|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926114530/https://www.unicef.org/people/index_41926.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2005 Pacific Life Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], Federer arranged an exhibition with several top players from the ATP and WTA tour called [[2011 Australian Open#Rally for Relief|Rally for Relief]], whose proceeds went to the victims of the [[tsunami]] caused by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref name=15facts/> In December 2006, he visited [[Tamil Nadu]], one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Federer_visits_tsunami_victims_in_India.html?siteSect=105&sid=7379212&cKey=1166901396000&ty=st|title=Federer visits tsunami victims in India|publisher=SwissInfo|date=23 December 2006|access-date=15 October 2009|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526010707/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federer-visits-tsunami-victims-in-india/566960|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also in 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|US Open championship]] to aid victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name=15facts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=211|title=Off Court – Racquets Net $40,000 For Victims of Hurricane|publisher=Roger Federer Official Website|date=20 September 2005|access-date=15 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024155855/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=211|archive-date=24 October 2006}}</ref>

In response to the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players for a special charity event during the [[2010 Australian Open]] called '[[Hit for Haiti]]', whose proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer leads Haiti earthquake fundraiser in Melbourne|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jan/17/haiti-tennis-fundraiser-roger-federer|work=The Guardian|date=17 January 2010|access-date=6 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jocelyn |last=Gecker|title=Tennis stars revel in 'Hit for Haiti' fundraiser|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/3236457/Tennis-stars-revel-in-Hit-for-Haiti-fundraiser|work=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=6 December 2014|date=18 January 2010}}</ref> He participated in a follow-up charity exhibition during the [[2010 Indian Wells Masters]], which raised $1{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hit for Haiti Raises $1 Million on a Night to Remember|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/news/tennis/2010/03/10/hit-for-haiti-raises-one-million.aspx|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=6 December 2014|date=12 March 2010}}</ref>

The Nadal vs. Federer "[[Match for Africa]]" in 2010 in [[Zürich]] and [[Madrid]] raised more than $4{{nbsp}}million for the Roger Federer Foundation and [[Fundación Rafa Nadal]]. In January 2011, Federer took part in [[2011 Australian Open#Rally for Relief|Rally for Relief]], an exhibition to raise money for the victims of the [[2010–11 Queensland floods|Queensland floods]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tennis stars rally for relief|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2011/01/13/tennis-stars-rally-for-relief|newspaper=Tennis Australia|date=13 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Emma |last=Quayle|title=Tennis aces serve it up for the flood victims|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-aces-serve-it-up-for-the-flood-victims-20110116-19sjy.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=17 January 2011}}</ref> In 2014, the "Match for Africa 2" between Federer and [[Stan Wawrinka]], again in Zürich, raised £850,000 for education projects in Southern Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lynette Federer: 'South Africans accompany Roger intensely in his career'|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/87714/lynette-federer-south-africans-accompany-roger-intensely-in-his-career-/|access-date=7 June 2020|website=Tennis World USA|date=18 May 2020 }}</ref>

In the 2018 "[[Match for Africa]]" in San Jose, California, Federer paired up with [[Microsoft]] billionaire [[Bill Gates]] in a doubles clash against [[Jack Sock]] and [[NBC]] [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] show host [[Savannah Guthrie]]. He and Gates won, and notably, Federer even won one point on his knees after returning two shots while on the ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/927674/Roger-Federer-plays-tennis-on-his-KNEES-Match-for-Africa-victory-Bill-Gates-Jack-Sock |title=Roger Federer plays tennis on his KNEES in Match for Africa victory with Bill Gates |website=www.express.co.uk |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

===Sponsorships and endorsements===
He is endorsed by Japanese clothing company [[Uniqlo]]<ref name="uniqlo"/> and Swiss companies {{ill|Nationale Suisse|de||fr||nl}}, [[Credit Suisse]], [[On (company)|On]], [[Rolex]], [[Lindt]], [[Sunrise Communications AG|Sunrise]], and [[Jura Elektroapparate]].<ref name=15facts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2009/05/federer-grinding-it-out/16957/#.VA_Y7PldUrU |title=Federer Grinding It Out |publisher=Tennis.com |date=20 May 2009 |access-date=10 September 2014 }}</ref> In 2008, Federer partnered with German car giant [[Mercedes-Benz]], and in 2010, this endorsement was extended into a global partnership deal.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Mercedes-Benz Announces Global Partnership with Roger Federer|publisher=[[Mercedes-Benz USA]]|date=27 May 2010|url=https://www.media.mbusa.com/releases/release-6879818a6b57edd63d4898004bfe9be7-mercedes-benz-announces-global-partnership-with-roger-federer|access-date=6 January 2011|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715014806/https://www.media.mbusa.com/releases/release-6879818a6b57edd63d4898004bfe9be7-mercedes-benz-announces-global-partnership-with-roger-federer|url-status=dead}}</ref> Federer, who has been the brand ambassador for Lindt since 2009, gelled perfectly with the brand's fundamental values of Swissness, premiumness, and quality.<ref name=ads/> Federer joined hands with Sunrise, Switzerland's largest telecommunications company, in 2014, and since then, they have regularly collaborated to create a slew of interesting campaigns harping on Swiss values of excellence and precision.<ref name=ads/>

His other sponsors include [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]], [[Barilla Group|Barilla]], and [[Moët & Chandon]].<ref name="pr"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Soshnick |first1=Scott |first2=Danielle |last2=Rossingh|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-01/roger-federer-agent-godsick-leaving-management-company-img.html |title=Roger Federer, Agent Tony Godsick Leaving Management Company IMG |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moet.com/News/Roger-Federer-The-new-MOET-CHANDON-brand-ambassador |title=Roger Federer Moët & Chandon Ambassador |publisher=Moet.com |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226125058/http://www.moet.com/News/Roger-Federer-The-new-MOET-CHANDON-brand-ambassador |archive-date=26 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Previously, he was an ambassador for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[NetJets]], [[Emmi AG]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/sports/tennis/29roger.html |title=Top-Ranked Player Wants Top-Shelf Endorsements |work=The New York Times |agency=Bloomberg News |date=29 January 2006 |access-date=9 September 2014 }}</ref> and [[Maurice Lacroix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europastar.com/europastar/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000863592|title=Roger Federer Chronometer|publisher=Europa Star|date=2 April 2005|access-date=14 June 2009|archive-date=12 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112091740/http://www.europastar.com/europastar/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000863592|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Involvement in football===
He grew up supporting [[FC Basel]] and the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/celebrityfans/228/article.aspx |title=Roger Federer – Celebrity fans – Interviews |work=FourFourTwo |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615034308/http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/celebrityfans/228/article.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, when the Swiss national team was preparing to begin their UEFA Nations League campaign against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], Federer made a surprise visit to meet every member of the team, including head coach [[Murat Yakin]] at Bad Ragaz, and to unveil [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]’s new jersey for the team ahead of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-in-pictures-roger-federer-pays-quick-visit-switzerland-national-football-team |title=Roger Federer pays a quick visit to the Switzerland national football team  |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-in-photos-roger-federer-pays-a-surprise-visit-to-the-swiss-national-football-team-to-unveil-new-jersey/ |title=Roger Federer Pays a Surprise Visit to the Swiss National Football Team To Unveil New Jersey |website=www.essentiallysports.com |date=30 May 2022 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Family and children===
Federer is married to former [[Women's Tennis Association]] player [[Mirka Federer|Miroslava Federer (née Vavrinec)]], whom he met while they were both competing for Switzerland at the [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]]. Usually called Mirka, she retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Viner|title=Roger Federer: A Smashing Guy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/roger-federer-a-smashing-guy-296236.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=2 July 2005|access-date=6 December 2014|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417181030/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/roger-federer-a-smashing-guy-296236.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in [[Riehen]] near Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=889|title=Off Court&nbsp;— Mr. and Mrs. Federer|publisher=Roger Federer Official Website|date=11 April 2010|access-date=7 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520042433/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=889|archive-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> In 2009, she gave birth to identical twin girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2009/07/24/roger-federer-and-wife-are-proud-parents-of-twins.html|title=Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins|work=OneIndia|date=24 July 2009|access-date=3 October 2009|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123035/http://news.oneindia.in/2009/07/24/roger-federer-and-wife-are-proud-parents-of-twins.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They had another pair of twins in 2014, this time fraternal twin boys.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/27291534|title=Roger Federer's wife gives birth to second set of twins|date=6 May 2014|access-date=6 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808214305/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/27291534|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/10828009/Roger-Federer-Mirka-and-I-couldnt-be-happier-with-twin-boys-and-now-we-know-how-to-cope-with-babies-on-tour.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/10828009/Roger-Federer-Mirka-and-I-couldnt-be-happier-with-twin-boys-and-now-we-know-how-to-cope-with-babies-on-tour.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Roger Federer: Mirka and I couldn't be happier with twin boys – and now we know how to cope with babies on tour|date=13 May 2014|access-date=13 May 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Their children were baptized in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] faith by Federer's distant cousin Monsignor [[Urban Federer]], who is the [[Abbot]] of [[Einsiedeln Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-switzerland-equivalent-royal-family-uk-swiss-abbot-related-tennis-superstar|title="Roger Federer in Switzerland would be equivalent to the royal family in the UK" – Swiss abbot who is related to the tennis superstar|website=sportskeeda.com|date=26 March 2021|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003171318/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-switzerland-equivalent-royal-family-uk-swiss-abbot-related-tennis-superstar|url-status=live}}</ref>

When they met, Mirka's dedication to training far out-stripped his own, since she was training for up to six hours a day while Federer was unable to do the same because he would "lose interest within an hour".<ref name=vsmirka>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1002404/Roger-Federer-Mirka-Federer-tennis-training |title=Roger Federer vs Mirka Federer: 'I could not do what she was doing!' |website=www.express.co.uk |date=12 August 2018 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref> At the time, Federer used to watch her training, but was "more just admiring it rather than thinking I could do the same one day, to be quite honest". It was quite some time until he developed a similar mentality to that of Mirka's.<ref name=vsmirka/>

===Residences===
Federer owns an apartment in Dubai. A major factor in his decision to purchase this property was the hot weather in Dubai, since training at high temperatures would help him to get accustomed to playing in extreme heat.<ref name=15facts/> He also owns two properties in his native  Switzerland, one of which is a modern ski chalet in the Swiss Alps, and the other a penthouse apartment in Zürich.<ref name=15facts/>

Federer is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and has said that his favourite vehicle is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster.<ref name=15facts/>

===Military service===
Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to [[conscription in Switzerland|compulsory military service]] in the Swiss Armed Forces, which was mandatory for all able-bodied male citizens when they reached the age of majority, and so Federer was drafted when he turned 18 in 1999. However, he was soon discharged due to a chronic back problem.<ref name=discharged>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roger-federer-reveals-discharged-swiss-military-18 |title=Roger Federer reveals why he was discharged from the Swiss military when he was 18 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=4 August 2020 |access-date=16 December 2023 }}</ref>

In 2003, he was ruled "unsuitable" and was subsequently exempted from his military service obligation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/roger-federer-exempte-pc-143403 |title=Roger Federer: le voici exempté de PC... |work=Le Matin |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=14 October 2009 |first=Fabian |last=Muhieddine |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018040912/http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/roger-federer-exempte-pc-143403 |archive-date=18 October 2009 }}</ref> Instead, he served in the civil protection force and was required to pay 3% of his taxable income.<ref name=15facts/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2004-02-06-federer-military_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |title=Federer to serve in Swiss civil force, not army |access-date=25 March 2016 |date=6 February 2004 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722062451/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2004-02-06-federer-military_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Religion and multilingualism===
Federer was raised as a Roman Catholic and met [[Pope Benedict XVI]] while playing the [[2006 Italian Open – Men's singles|2006 Italian Open]] tournament in [[Rome]] and was quoted as saying "This was just the perfect day".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aleteia.org/2017/07/16/roger-federer-on-the-brink-of-history/ |title=Roger Federer on the brink of history |website=aleteia.org |date=16 July 2017 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/61097/roger-federer-recalls-meeting-with-pope-in-rome/ |title=Roger Federer recalls meeting with Pope in Rome |website=www.tennisworldusa.org |date=7 November 2018 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> Growing up in nearby [[Birsfelden]], [[Riehen]], and then [[Münchenstein]], close to the French and German borders, [[Swiss German]] is thus his native language, but he also speaks [[Standard German]], French and English fluently as well as functional Italian and a few phrases of Swedish.<ref name=suisse1/><ref name=15facts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm |title=Ask Roger |publisher=Roger Federer Official Website |access-date=2 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225151333/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm |archive-date=25 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Roger |last=Federer |url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm |title=Ask Roger |publisher=Roger Federer Official Website |access-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306062623/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/fanzone/askroger/index.cfm |archive-date=6 March 2009 }}</ref> Federer frequently conducts press conferences in German, French and English.<ref name=Profile/>

===Health===
In 1999, the then-18-year-old Federer was discharged from compulsory military service due to a chronic back problem.<ref name=discharged/> Throughout his 20-year career, Federer only conceded three singles walkovers, all due to back injury.<ref name=god/> In March 2008, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with [[EBV infectious mononucleosis|mononucleosis]] and that he may have suffered from it as early as December 2007.<ref name=mono>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title=Federer's Weakness Might Have Been an Illness |author=Christopher Clarey |work=The New York Times |date=8 March 2008 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> Despite being cleared to compete, Federer suffered a significant dip in fitness due to his struggle with mononucleosis.<ref name=mono/>

Federer underwent three procedures on his knees, the first two on his left knee, in 2016 and 2020, and the third on his right knee in 2022. When he injured his knee in 2016, Federer underwent knee surgery where a key portion of tissue was removed.<ref name=knees>{{cite web |url=https://www.stoneclinic.com/blog/roger-federer-and-end-athletes-knee |title=Roger Federer and the End of Athlete's Knee |website=www.stoneclinic.com |date=25 September 2022 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref> He was able to return to top-level play for years. However, trimming the meniscus changes the burden on the tibia, which often leads to eventual pain, more surgery, more pain, and retirement.<ref name=knees/> Though it often takes a few years to fully manifest, the surfaces may eventually erode and arthritis may set in. In Federer’s case, different injuries over the years may have combined to take their toll.<ref name=knees/>

Federer employed a multi-faceted training programme that made use of every muscle. That included everything from medicine ball throws to racquet drills.<ref name=workout>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/health-and-fitness/what-roger-federer-s-matchday-diet-workout-plan |title=What is Roger Federer's Matchday Diet and Workout Plan? |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=16 September 2022 |accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Main|Roger Federer career statistics}}

===Grand Slam tournament performance timeline===
{{Performance key|short=yes}}
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!width="130"|Tournament!![[1999 ATP Tour|1999]]!![[2000 ATP Tour|2000]]!![[2001 ATP Tour|2001]]!![[2002 ATP Tour|2002]]!![[2003 ATP Tour|2003]]!![[2004 ATP Tour|2004]]!![[2005 ATP Tour|2005]]!![[2006 ATP Tour|2006]]!![[2007 ATP Tour|2007]]!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!![[2015 ATP World Tour|2015]]!![[2016 ATP World Tour|2016]]!![[2017 ATP World Tour|2017]]!![[2018 ATP World Tour|2018]]!![[2019 ATP Tour|2019]]!![[2020 ATP Tour|2020]]!![[2021 ATP Tour|2021]]!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
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|style="background:#efefef;text-align:left;"|[[Australian Open]]
|[[1999 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2000 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2001 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2002 Australian Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2003 Australian Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:lime|[[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:yellow|[[2005 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:lime|[[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2007 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:yellow|[[2008 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:lime|[[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:yellow|[[2011 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]{{efn-ua|name=walkover}}
|style=background:yellow|[[2013 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2014 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2015 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2016 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:lime|[[2017 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2019 Australian Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2020 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|A
|style=background:#efefef|6 / 21
|style=background:#efefef|102–15
|style=background:#efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=102|lost=15|integer=yes}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;text-align:left;"|[[French Open]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1999 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2000 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2001 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2002 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2003 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2004 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2005 French Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2006 French Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2007 French Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2008 French Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:lime|[[2009 French Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2010 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2011 French Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2012 French Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2013 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2014 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2015 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|A
|A
|A
|style=background:yellow|[[2019 French Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2021 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]{{efn-ua|name=withdraw}}
|style=background:#efefef|1 / 19
|style=background:#efefef|73–17
|style=background:#efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=73|lost=17|integer=yes}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;text-align:left;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:lime|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]{{efn-ua|name=walkover}}
|style=background:thistle|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:lime|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:lime|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:lime|[[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|F]]
|style=color:#767676|NH
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#efefef|8 / 22
|style=background:#efefef|105–14
|style=background:#efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=105|lost=14|integer=yes}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;text-align:left;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|[[1999 US Open – Men's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2000 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2001 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2002 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2003 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:lime|[[2004 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]{{efn-ua|name=walkover}}
|style=background:lime|[[2005 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2006 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2007 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:lime|[[2008 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|style=background:thistle|[[2009 US Open – Men's singles|F]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2010 US Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2011 US Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2012 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]{{efn-ua|name=walkover}}
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2013 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:yellow|[[2014 US Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|style=background:thistle|[[2015 US Open – Men's singles|F]]
|A
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2017 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[2018 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#ffebcd|[[2019 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|A
|A
|style=background:#efefef|5 / 19
|style=background:#efefef|89–14
|style=background:#efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=89|lost=14|integer=yes}}
|-style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;"
|style=text-align:left |Win–loss
|0–2
|7–4
|13–4
|6–4
|13–3
|22–1 <!-- Got walkover from Pavel in USO 4R, so not counted as win -->
|24–2
|27–1
|26–1 <!-- Got walkover from Haas in Wim 4R, so not counted as win -->
|24–3
|26–2
|20–3
|{{nowrap|20–4}}
|19–3 <!-- Got walkovers from Beck in AO 2R and Fish in USO 4R, so not counted as wins -->
|13–4
|19–4
|18–4
|10–2
|18–1
|14–2
|18–4
|5–1
|7–1
|style=background:#efefef|{{nowrap|20 / 81}}
|style=background:#efefef|[[All-time tennis records – Men's singles#Matches|{{nowrap|{{#expr:102+73+105+89}}–{{#expr:15+17+14+14}}}}]]
|style=background:#efefef|{{tennis win percentage|won=369|lost=60|integer=yes}}
|}
{{notelist-ua|refs=
{{efn-ua|name=walkover|Federer received fourth-round walkovers at the US Open ([[2004 US Open – Men's Singles#Section 1|2004]] and [[2012 US Open – Men's Singles#Section 1|2012]]) and the Wimbledon Championships ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles#Section 1|2007]]), and a second-round walkover at the Australian Open ([[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles#Section 6|2012]]); these are not counted as wins.}}
{{efn-ua|name=withdraw|Federer withdrew before the fourth round of the [[2021 French Open – Men's Singles#Section 2|2021 French Open]]; this is not counted as a loss.}}
}}
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===Year–End Championships performance timeline===
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!Tournament!![[1999 ATP Tour|1999]]!![[2000 ATP Tour|2000]]!![[2001 ATP Tour|2001]]!![[2002 ATP Tour|2002]]!![[2003 ATP Tour|2003]]!![[2004 ATP Tour|2004]]!![[2005 ATP Tour|2005]]!![[2006 ATP Tour|2006]]!![[2007 ATP Tour|2007]]!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!![[2015 ATP World Tour|2015]]!![[2016 ATP World Tour|2016]]!![[2017 ATP World Tour|2017]]!![[2018 ATP World Tour|2018]]!![[2019 ATP World Tour|2019]]!![[2020 ATP World Tour|2020]]!![[2021 ATP Tour|2021]]!!width=40| SR !!width=40|W–L!!width=40|Win %
|-
|style="background:#efefef;" align=left|[[ATP Finals]]
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| style="background:yellow;"|[[2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|SF]]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2003 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2004 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:thistle;"|[[2005 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|F]]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2007 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|RR]]
| style="background:yellow;"|[[2009 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|SF]]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2010 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:lime;"|[[2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|'''W''']]
| style="background:thistle;"|[[2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|F]]
| style="background:yellow;"|[[2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|SF]]
| style="background:thistle;"|[[2014 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;"|[[2015 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|F]]
| DNQ
| style="background:yellow;" |[[2017 ATP Finals – Singles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" |[[2018 ATP Finals – Singles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" |[[2019 ATP Finals – Singles|SF]]
|A
| DNQ
|style="background:#efefef;"|6 / 17
|style="background:#efefef;"|59–17
|style="background:#efefef;"|{{tennis win percentage|won=59|lost=17|integer=yes}}
|}
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===YEC Finals===
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===Olympic gold medal matches===
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! Result
! Year
! width=120|Tournament
! Surface
! width=150|Opponent
! width=225 class="unsortable"|Score
|- bgcolor=FFEA5C
|  bgcolor=FFA07A |Loss
| [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2012]]
| [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]]
| 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
|}

=== Other achievements ===

* '''Channel Slam''': An achievement that refers to the feat of a tennis player winning both the French Open and Wimbledon in a calendar year. Federer secured the '''Channel Slam ''' by winning the aforementioned titles in the 2009 season.

* '''Career Grand Slam''': The feat achieved by a tennis player when winning the four majors in either singles, doubles or mixed doubles, throughout his career at least one time each. Federer secured the '''Career Grand Slam ''' when winning the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles| Wimbledon championships singles title in the 2009 season]].

==Records==
{{Main|List of career achievements by Roger Federer}}

===All-time tournament records===

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Tournament
!Since
!Record accomplished
!Players matched
!Refs
|-
|rowspan=20|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]'''||rowspan=20|1877||2 consecutive seasons with 3 singles titles (2006–07)||rowspan="3" |'''Stands alone'''||
|-
|4 consecutive seasons with 2+ singles titles (2004–07)||
|-
|5 consecutive titles in 2 different tournaments (2003–2007 Wimbledon, 2004–2008 US Open)||<ref name=DEUCE/>
|-
|All 4 Grand Slam finals reached in three seasons (2006–2007, 2009)|| Novak Djokovic ||
|-
|10 consecutive singles finals||rowspan=3|'''Stands alone'''||
<ref>{{cite web|title=Federer's numbers speak volumes|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french09/columns/story?columnist=tandon_kamakshi&id=4240712|date=9 June 2009|access-date=12 June 2012|first=Kamakshi|last=Tandon|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
|23 consecutive semifinals||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/roger-federer|title=Wimbledon Legends – Roger Federer|publisher=The Championships, Wimbledon|first=Drew|last=Lilley|access-date=5 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826032217/http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/roger-federer|archive-date=26 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=DEUCE>{{cite web|title=Roger's Records To Stand Test of Time|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/DEUCE-Tennis/DEUCE-Australian-Open-2010/Roger-Federer.aspx|date=12 January 2010|access-date=12 February 2012|first=Paul|last=Macpherson|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>
|-
|36 consecutive quarterfinals||<ref>{{cite web|title=Federer, again, silences the young|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/aus13/story/_/id/8864687/australian-open-roger-federer-again-silences-young|date=21 January 2013|access-date=21 January 2013|first=Bonnie D.|last=Ford|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
|100+ match wins at two different tournaments (Wimbledon, Australian Open)||rowspan=10|'''Stands alone'''||
|-
|40 consecutive match wins at 2 different tournaments (Wimbledon, US Open)||
|-
|8+ titles on two different surfaces (hard & grass)||
|-
|12+ finals on two different surfaces (hard & grass)||
|-
|191 hard court match wins overall||
|-
|5+ titles at 3 different tournaments (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)||
|-
|4+ consecutive finals at 3 different tournaments (French Open, Wimbledon, US Open)||
|-
|6+ consecutive finals at 2 different tournaments (Wimbledon, US Open)||
|-
|7+ consecutive finals at a single tournament (Wimbledon)||
|-
|13+ semifinals at 2 different tournaments (Australian Open, Wimbledon)||
|-
|81 singles tournament appearances overall||[[Feliciano López]]||
|-
|15 semifinals at a single tournament (Australian Open)|| Rafael Nadal||
|-
|18 quarterfinals at a single tournament (Wimbledon)|| Novak Djokovic||
|-
|}

=== Guinness World Records ===
As of 2019, Federer holds the third highest number of Guinness World Records within one discipline, a total of [[List of career achievements by Roger Federer#Guinness World Records|30, which include 18 performance based records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guinnessworldrecords.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fsearch%2fapplicationrecordsearch%3fterm%3d%2522Roger%2bFederer%2522%26contentType%3drecord&term=%22Roger+Federer%22&contentType=record|title=Guinness Records online registry, requires signing in, lists higher number of records due to Federer being mentioned in the description of many records that don't belong to him.|website=Guinness World Records|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref>

===Open Era records===
* These records were attained in the [[Tennis Records Open Era (Singles Men)|Open Era]] of tennis.
* Records in '''bold''' indicate peerless achievements.

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!Time span
!Selected Grand Slam tournament records
!Players matched
!Refs
|-
|2003 Wimbledon –<br />2009 French Open||Career Grand Slam||[[Rod Laver]]<br />[[Andre Agassi]]<br />[[Rafael Nadal]]<br />[[Novak Djokovic]]||<ref>{{cite news|title=Federer never doubted Paris win|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8088261.stm|date=7 June 2009|access-date=9 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html?ref=tennis|title=The Greatest? Federer's Victory Fills Last Hole on His Résumé|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|work=The New York Times|date=7 June 2009|access-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2009 French Open–Wimbledon||Accomplished a "Channel Slam":<br />Winning both tournaments in the same year||[[Rod Laver]]<br />[[Björn Borg]]<br />Rafael Nadal<br />Novak Djokovic<br />[[Carlos Alcaraz]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon11/columns/story?columnist=tandon_kamakshi&id=6671943|title=Nadal eyes another Channel Slam|publisher=ESPN|first=Kamakshi|last=Tandon|date=17 June 2011|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Channel Slam" For Rafa And Simona|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/channel-slam-roland-garros-wimbledon-for-nadal-halep|publisher=Roland Garros|first=Alex|last=Sharp|date=29 June 2018|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2003 Wimbledon –<br />2006 Australian Open||First 7 finals won||'''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/usopen04/news/story?id=1880295|title=Federer unbeatable right now|publisher=ESPN|first=Greg|last=Garber|date=13 September 2004|access-date=31 August 2012|quote=Federer also became the first man in the Open Era to win his first four Grand Slam finals.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/federer-takes-new-leap-towards-history/2006/01/29/1138469610489.html?page=2|title=Federer takes new leap towards history|first=Richard|last=Hinds|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 January 2006|access-date=31 August 2012|quote=Federer's perfect record in seven grand slam finals.}}</ref>
|-
|2006 French Open —<br /> 2009 US Open||Runner-up finishes at all four majors||[[Ivan Lendl]]<br />[[Andy Murray]]||
|-
|2003 Wimbledon –<br />2017 Wimbledon||8 grass court titles||'''Stands alone'''||
|-
|2008 US Open –<br />2009 Wimbledon||Simultaneous holder of majors on clay, grass and hard court||Rafael Nadal <br /> Novak Djokovic||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=tandon_kamakshi&id=4768263|title=What's your tennis IQ? – 2009 tennis holiday quiz|publisher=ESPN|first=Kamakshi|last=Tandon|date=24 December 2009|access-date=18 June 2012|quote=[Nadal's] Australian Open title made him the first man to simultaneously hold majors on clay, grass and hard courts.}}</ref>
|-
|2004 Australian Open –<br />2018 Australian Open||6 existing major champions defeated in finals{{#tag:ref|The existing major champions Federer defeated were [[Marat Safin]] ([[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|2004 Australian Open]]), [[Andy Roddick]] ([[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2004]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2005]] & [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2009]] Wimbledon and [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|2006 US Open]]), [[Lleyton Hewitt]] ([[2004 US Open – Men's singles|2004 US Open]]), [[Andre Agassi]] ([[2005 US Open – Men's singles|2005 US Open]]), [[Rafael Nadal]] ([[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2006]] & [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2007]] Wimbledon and [[2017 Australian Open – Men's singles|2017 Australian Open]]) and [[Marin Čilić]] ([[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2017 Wimbledon]] and [[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|2018 Australian Open]]).|group=lower-alpha}}||[[Björn Borg]]||
|-
|2006–2007 & 2009||All 4 major finals in 1 season||Rod Laver<br />Novak Djokovic||<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer Bio|url=http://legacy.tennis.com/players/player_bio.aspx?player_name=Roger+Federer|access-date=5 September 2012|work=Tennis Magazine|quote=In 2006, Federer became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to make all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year, winning three of them; he repeated that feat in 2007. He also made all four finals in 2009, winning two.|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226201303/http://legacy.tennis.com/players/player_bio.aspx?player_name=Roger+Federer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2000 Australian Open –<br />2021 Wimbledon||100+ match wins at 2 majors||'''Stands alone'''||
|-
|2006||27 match wins in 1 season||Novak Djokovic||
|-
|2017 Australian Open||4 match victories vs. top 10 opponents in one tournament||[[Guillermo Vilas]]<br />Björn Borg<br />[[Mats Wilander]]<br />Rafael Nadal||<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer beats longtime rival Rafael Nadal, wins 18th Grand Slam|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/18577366/roger-federer-defeats-rafael-nadal-win-australian-open-title|date=29 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2017|first=Greg|last=Garber|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129234108/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/18577366/roger-federer-defeats-rafael-nadal-win-australian-open-title|archive-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|1999 French Open –<br />2021 Wimbledon||81 major tournament appearances||[[Feliciano López]]||
|}

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!Grand Slam tournaments
!Time span
!Records at each Grand Slam tournament
!Players matched
!Refs
|-
|rowspan=5|Australian Open||2007||[[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions#Grand Slam|Won title without losing a set]]||[[Ken Rosewall]]||<ref name=AO/>
|-
|2004–2014||11 consecutive semifinals||rowspan=4|'''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer forced to dig deep over five sets by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Australian Open|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-forced-to-dig-deep-over-five-sets-by-jo-wilfried-tsonga-in-australian-open/story-fnbe6xeb-1226560450951|date=24 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2013|first=Courtney|last=Walsh|newspaper=The Australian|quote=[H]e threatened to end another of Federer's streaks...a tenth straight semi-final in Melbourne.}}</ref>
|-
|2004–2020||15 semifinals overall||
|-
|2000–2020||102 match wins overall||<ref name=AO>{{cite web|title=Top 10: Fed's feats and streaks|url=http://2012.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-26/201201251327479058509.html?promo=rss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227083551/http://2012.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-26/201201251327479058509.html?promo=rss|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2012|date=26 January 2012|access-date=26 January 2012|first=Suzi|last=Petkovski|publisher=Australian Open}}</ref>
|-
|2006–2008||30 consecutive sets won||<ref>{{cite news|title=Federer survives massive scare in Melbourne|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-federer-idUSB38281020080119|date=19 January 2008|access-date=12 February 2012|first=Simon|last=Cambers|work=Reuters|quote=It was the first set he had dropped at the Australian Open since 2006.}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=10|Wimbledon||2003–2017||[[List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions#Multiple champions|8 titles overall]]||'''Stands alone'''||<ref name="8Wimbledon (ATP)"/><ref name="8Wimbledon (ESPN)"/>
|-
|2003–2007||[[List of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions|5 consecutive titles]]||rowspan=2|Björn Borg||<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon – Championships History|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/championships-history|access-date=4 February 2012|publisher=The Championships, Wimbledon|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601051854/http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/championships-history|archive-date= 1 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2017||Won title without losing a set||<ref name="8Wimbledon (ATP)">{{cite web|title=Federer Claims Historic Eighth Wimbledon Title|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2017-final-federer-cilic|date=16 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|publisher=ATP World Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718122503/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2017-final-federer-cilic|archive-date=18 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="8Wimbledon (ESPN)">{{cite web|title=The numbers behind Roger Federer's Wimbledon win|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/20078356/the-numbers-roger-federer-wimbledon-win|date=16 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017|first=Manoj|last=Bhagavatula|publisher=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718122707/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/20078356/the-numbers-roger-federer-wimbledon-win|archive-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2001–2021||105 match wins overall||rowspan=6|'''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer & Novak Djokovic through after opponents quit|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40497862|first=Piers|last=Newbery|date=4 July 2017|access-date=4 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
|-
|2003–2019||[[List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era#Gentlemen|12 finals overall]]||<ref>{{cite news|title=Federer beats Djokovic to reach final|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18740443|date=6 July 2012|access-date=6 July 2012|first=Aimee|last=Lewis|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Just like old times for Roger Federer|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon12/story/_/id/8135225/wimbledon-just-old-times-roger-federer|date=6 July 2012|access-date=7 July 2012|first=Greg|last=Garber|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
|2003–2009||[[List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era#Gentlemen#Most consecutive finals in the open era|7 consecutive finals]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aUxLXCgnHU70|title=Roddick Beats Murray for Wimbledon Final With Federer|first=Christopher|last=Elser|publisher=Bloomberg|date=3 July 2009|access-date=26 August 2012|quote=Federer is the first man to reach the Wimbledon final seven years in a row since 1922, when the system of automatically putting the defending champion into the title match was dropped.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229183614/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aUxLXCgnHU70|archive-date=29 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2003–2019||13 semifinals overall||
|-
|2001–2021||18 quarterfinals overall||
|-
|2005–2006, 2017–2018||34 consecutive sets won||<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=540&y=2005 2005 Wimbledon Championships on ATPWorldTour.com]{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=540&y=2006|title=2006 Wimbledon draws and results|access-date=10 April 2013|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>
|-
|2019||[[2019 Wimbledon Championships|Longest final (by duration)]] vs. Novak Djokovic||Novak Djokovic||
|-
|rowspan=3|US Open||2004–2008||[[List of US Open Men's Singles champions#Multiple champions|5 titles overall]]||[[Jimmy Connors]]<br />Pete Sampras||<ref name="USO titles">{{cite web|title=US Open Most Championship Titles Record Book|url=http://www.usopen.org/pdf/Record_Book_Most_Championship_Titles.pdf|access-date=26 August 2012|publisher=US Open|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913191148/http://www.usopen.org/pdf/Record_Book_Most_Championship_Titles.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|2004–2008||[[List of US Open Men's Singles champions|5 consecutive titles]]||rowspan= 2|'''Stands alone'''||<ref name="USO titles"/>
|-
|2004–2009||40 consecutive match wins||<ref>{{cite web|title=US Open Singles Record Book|url=http://www.usopen.org/pdf/Record_Book_Singles_Records.pdf|access-date=26 August 2012|publisher=US Open|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906233151/http://www.usopen.org/pdf/Record_Book_Singles_Records.pdf|archive-date= 6 September 2012}}</ref>
|}

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!Time span
!Other selected records
!Players matched
|-
!colspan="3"|Year-end championship{{refn|Known as "Tennis Masters Cup" (2000–2008), "ATP World Tour Finals" (2009–2016) and "[[ATP Finals]]" (2017–present).|name=YEC|group=lower-alpha}} records
|-
|2003–2015||10 finals overall||rowspan=5|'''Stands alone'''
|-
|2002–2019||16 semifinals overall<ref>{{cite news|title=Nishikori wins, Federer advances|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11869539/kei-nishikori-win-means-roger-federer-advances-atp-finals|date=13 November 2014|access-date=14 November 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
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|2002–2019||59 match wins overall<ref name=worldtourfinals>{{cite web|title=Barcays ATP World Tour Finals – Historical Stats|url=http://www.barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com/en/heritage/historical-stats|access-date=6 December 2014|publisher= ATP Tour}}</ref>
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|2002–2015||14 consecutive appearances<ref>{{cite web|title=Federer To Return To Barclays ATP World Tour Finals For Record 13th Straight Year|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/08/34/London-Finale-Federer-Qualifies.aspx|date=18 August 2014|access-date=18 August 2014|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>
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|2002–2015, 2017–2019||17 appearances overall
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!colspan=3|ATP Masters records
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|2002–2011||9 different finals||Novak Djokovic<br />[[Rafael Nadal]]
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|2004–2017||5 [[Indian Wells Masters]] titles<ref>{{cite web|title=Federer Wins Fifth Indian Wells Title|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-wawrinka-indian-wells-2017-final|date=19 March 2012|access-date=22 March 2012|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>||Novak Djokovic
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|2002–2007||4 [[Hamburg Masters]] titles||rowspan=3|'''Stands alone'''
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|2005–2015||7 [[Cincinnati Masters]] titles<ref name="cincinnati">{{cite web|title=Federer Wins Record Fifth Cincinnati Crown; Ties Nadal's Masters 1000 Mark|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/33/Cincinnati-Sunday-Federer-Faces-Djokovic-In-Historic-Final.aspx|date=19 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2012|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Federer Holds Off Ferrer for 80th Title, Sixth in Cincinnati|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/08/33/Cincinnati-Final-Federer-Ferrer.aspx|date=17 August 2014|access-date=18 August 2014|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>
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|2012, 2015||Won title twice without having serve broken or losing a set<br />(Cincinnati Masters)<ref name="cincinnati"/>
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!colspan="3"|Ranking records<br /><small>The ATP ranking was [[Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports|frozen]] from 23 March to 23 August 2020</small>
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|2 February 2004 –<br />17 August 2008||[[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1|237 consecutive weeks at No. 1]]<ref name=DEUCE/>||rowspan=11|'''Stands alone'''
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|4 November 2012 –<br />19 February 2018||5 years, 106 days between stints at No. 1<ref name="No. 1 records">{{cite web|title=Federer Smashes Records In Return To No. 1|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-historic-return-to-number-one|date=19 February 2018|access-date=19 February 2018|publisher=ATP World Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219153312/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-historic-return-to-number-one|archive-date=19 February 2018}}</ref>
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|2 February 2004 –<br />18 June 2018||14 years, 136 days between first and last stints at No. 1<ref name="No. 1 records"/>
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|17 November 2003 –<br />4 July 2010||[[Open Era tennis records – men's singles#ATP rankings achievements|346 consecutive weeks in Top 2]]
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|3 March 2003 –<br /> 16 November 2020||804 weeks ranked in Top 4<ref name="tennisworldusa.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/47459/roger-federer-overcomes-connors-to-beat-an-historical-record/|title=Roger Federer overcomes Connors to beat an historical record|website=Tennis World USA|date=19 September 2017 }}</ref>
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|27 January 2003 –<br /> 1 March 2021||859 weeks ranked in Top 5<ref name="tennisworldusa.org"/>
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|20 May 2002 –<br /> 11 October 2021||968 weeks ranked in Top 10
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|6 March 2000 –<br /> 18 April 2022||1125 weeks ranked in Top 50
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|12 June 2000 –<br /> 18 April 2022||1118 consecutive weeks in Top 50<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livetennis.it/post/265458/roger-federer-da-17-anni-in-top-50-superato-il-record-di-jimmy-connors/|title=Roger Federer da 17 anni in top 50. Superato il record di Jimmy Connors|website=www.livetennis.it}}</ref>
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|20 September 1999 –<br /> 18 April 2022||1155 weeks ranked in Top 100
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|11 October 1999 –<br /> 18 April 2022||1153 consecutive weeks in Top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/63496/roger-federer-celebrates-jawdropping-1000-consecutive-weeks-in-top-100/|title=Roger Federer celebrates jaw-dropping 1000 consecutive weeks in Top 100!|website=Tennis World USA|date=3 December 2018 }}</ref>
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|2003–2019||15 times ranked year-end Top 3||Novak Djokovic
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|2003–2020||16 times ranked year-end Top 5||Rafael Nadal<br>Novak Djokovic
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|2002–2020||18 times ranked year-end Top 10||Rafael Nadal
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!colspan="3"|Other records
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|2003–2005||24 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents<ref name=numbers>{{cite news|title=ATP ANALYSIS: Breaking down Roger Federer's 200 victories against top 10 rivals|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/40115/atp-analysis-breaking-down-roger-federer-s-200-victories-against-top-10-rivals/|date=25 January 2017|access-date=27 September 2018|work=Tennis World USA}}</ref>||rowspan=8|'''Stands alone'''
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|1999–2021||783 hard court match victories
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|2000–2021||192 grass court match victories
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|2005–2006||56 consecutive hard court match victories<ref name=numbers/>
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|rowspan="2"|2003–2008||10 consecutive grass court titles
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|65 consecutive grass court match victories<ref name=DEUCE/>
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|2003–2005||24 consecutive tournament finals won<ref name=DEUCE/>
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|2003–2019||19 grass court titles<ref name="grass court">{{cite web|title=FedEx ATP Reliability Index – Winning percentage on Grass|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Reliability-Zone/Reliability-Grass-Career-List.aspx|access-date=11 February 2012|publisher=ATP World Tour|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202090841/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Reliability-Zone/Reliability-Grass-Career-List.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2002–2019||71 hard court titles<ref>{{cite web|title=FedEx ATP Reliability Index – Winning percentage on Hard|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Reliability-Zone/Reliability-Hard-Career-List.aspx|access-date=11 February 2012|publisher=ATP World Tour|archive-date=31 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231032213/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Reliability-Zone/Reliability-Hard-Career-List.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>||Novak Djokovic
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|2001–2019||10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts||rowspan=7|'''Stands alone'''
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|2000–2019||15 finals at a single tournament ([[Swiss Indoors]])
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|2006–2015||10 consecutive finals at a single tournament (Swiss Indoors)
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|1999–2021||86.9% (192–29) grass court match winning percentage<ref name="grass court"/>
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|2005–2007||3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1
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|2002–2019||24 ATP Tour 500 Series titles
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|2001–2019||31 ATP Tour 500 Series finals
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|2004–2006||3 consecutive years winning 10+ titles||[[Rod Laver]]
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|2000–2019||20 consecutive years reaching 1+ final||Novak Djokovic
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!colspan="3"|Davis Cup records
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|rowspan=3|1999–2015||40 Davis Cup singles wins for Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI|title=Team – Switzerland (SUI)|publisher=Davis Cup|date=6 April 2014|access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>||rowspan=2|'''Stands alone'''
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|52 Davis Cup singles and doubles wins for Switzerland
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|15 years playing a Davis Cup tie for Switzerland||[[Heinz Günthardt]]
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!colspan="3"|Hopman Cup records
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|rowspan=2|2000–2019||3 titles overall ||'''Stands alone'''
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|2 consecutive titles ||[[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]]
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!colspan="3"|Laver Cup records
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|rowspan=3|2017–2022||Best performance in a tournament {{small|([[2017 Laver Cup|2017]] win–loss: matches 3–0, points 7–0)}} ||rowspan=2|'''Stands alone'''
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|Best performance in singles overall {{small|(win–loss: matches 6–0, points 15–0)}}
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==See also==
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* [[Roger Federer career statistics]]
* [[List of career achievements by Roger Federer]]
* [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions]]
* [[Tennis Masters Series records and statistics]]
* [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players]] (since 1973)
* [[World number 1 ranked male tennis players]] (all time, based on recognized tennis authorities)
* [[All-time tennis records – Men's singles]]
* [[Open Era tennis records – Men's singles]] (since 1968)
* [[ATP Tour records]] (since 1990)
* [[ATP Awards]]
* [[2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers]]
* [[2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|first=Chris|last= Bowers|title=Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player|publisher=John Blake|year=2007|isbn=978-1-84454-407-3}}
* {{Cite book|first=René|last=Stauffer|title=The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|year=2007|isbn=978-0-942257-39-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/rogerfedererstor00rene}}
* {{Helveticat}}

===Video===
* ''Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras''. Standing Room Only, DVD release date: 31 October 2006, run time: 233 minutes, {{ASIN|B000ICLR98}}.
* ''Wimbledon 2007 Final: Federer vs. Nadal (2007)''. Kultur White Star, DVD release date: 30 October 2007, run time: 180 minutes, {{ASIN|B000V02CU0}}.
* ''Wimbledon–The 2008 Finals: Nadal vs. Federer''. Standing Room Only, DVD release date: 19 August 2008, run time: 300 minutes, {{ASIN|B001CWYUBU}}.

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