Roger Federer Profile

Roger Federer, ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004 for a record 210 consecutive weeks, is a Swiss player widely regarded as the best player of his generation and one of the best players ever.

Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles (including two Miami Masters a.k.a Sony Ericsson Open). He has made and surpassed numerous records over the years, including winning three Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year three times (in 2004, 2006, and 2007).

In 2007 the Swiss superstar finished No. 1 for a fourth straight year. He has captured an ATP-best eight titles (in 12 finals) for the fourth consecutive season, including three Grand Slam crowns for third time in four years and at least two ATP Masters Series shields.

He became only the fourth player since 1973 to end year at No. 1 at least four consecutive years, joining Pete Sampras (6), Jimmy Connors (5) and John McEnroe (4).

Federer also became the first player in history to reach all four Grand Slam finals in back-to-back years and has advanced to an all-time record 10 consecutive Slam finals.

Since beginning of 2004, Feder has compiled a match record of 315-24 (.929) with Rafael Nadal, David Nalbandian and Guillermo Canas being the only players to beat him more than once during that stretch. He has been ranked No. 1 every week since first taking over on Feb. 2, 2004, and has ranked No. 1 for 205 weeks (as of Dec. 31, 2007) and broke the record of Connors (160) for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Feb. 26, 2007.

Birthday: August 8, 1981
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Residence: Oberwil, Switzerland
Pro: since 1998