BIO
Began playing tennis at age 8Mother, Lynette; father, Robert. Has one sister, Diana
Idols growing up were Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras
Enjoys spending time with his family, relaxing on the beach, playing cards and table tennis. He is also a fervent fan of hometown football team, FC Basel Speaks English, German, Swiss German, and French
Since 2003, has won a record 31 ATP World Tour Awards: ATP No. 1 (5 times: 2004-07, 2009), Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year (2 times: 2006, 2013), Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship (11 times: 2004-09, 2011-15), ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favorite for a record 13 consecutive years (2003-15)
Ranked No. 2 on the Reputation Institute’s 2011 study of world’s most respected, admired and trusted personalities. Was second to Nelson Mandela but ahead of the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Bono
In 2003, The Roger Federer Foundation was formed. The foundation primarily focuses on supporting early childhood education in Southern Africa. The foundation has raised over 15 million dollars since its inception
Other Awards: Swiss of the Year (2003); Swiss Athlete of the Year (6x; 2003-04, 2006-07, 2012, 2014); ITF Player of the Year (5x, 2004-2007, 2009); I.T.W.A. Player of Year and Ambassador for Tennis (3x; 2004-06); BBC Sports Overseas Personality of Year (3x; 2004, ‘06-07); L’Equipe’s Champion of Champions (3x; 2005-2007); Laureus Sports Award, World Sportsman of the Year (4x; 2005-2008); ESPY’s Best Male International Athlete Award (2007); U.S. Academy Outstanding Athlete presented by USA Today and MSNBC (2x; 2005-06); GQ Germany “International Man of the Year” (2005); Swiss Team of the Year, together with Stan Wawrinka (2008) and the Swiss Davis Cup Team (2014); US Open Sportsmanship Award (2014)
Special edition stamp of him released by Swiss Post on April 10, 2007 in Basel (as the first person still alive)
Ranked by Forbes in 2011 as world’s 25th-most powerful celebrity and 1st in sub category ‘press rank’ - a reflection of the amount of media coverage a celebrity receives, including magazine covers. Also named highest-earning tennis player off court 9 straight years (2007-15)
In 2015, the London School of Marketing named him the world’s most marketable sports star
Served as president on the ATP Player Council from June 2008-June 2014
Wife, Mirka Vavrinec (married in 2009). They have four children: Myla and Charlene (born July 23, 2009), Leo and Lenny (born May 6, 2014)
Fitness trainer is Pierre Paganini and physical therapist is Daniel Troxler
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