Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a legendary professional tennis player, considered one of the greatest in the sport's history. Known for his elegant playing style, versatility, and sportsmanship, Federer has achieved numerous records and accolades throughout his illustrious career, including 20 Grand Slam singles titles. Beyond his achievements in tennis, he is an investor and partner in On, a Swiss running shoe company, and is known for his philanthropic work through the Roger Federer Foundation, which focuses on providing education and sports opportunities to children in Africa and Switzerland.

Federer had a very early exposure to sports and started playing tennis when he was 3.

• Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland.
• Started playing tennis at the age of 3.
• Joined the elite junior program of the Old Boys Tennis Club in Basel at the age of 8.
• Showed early promise and talent in multiple sports, including tennis and soccer.
• Attended primary and secondary schools in Switzerland.
• Joined the Swiss National Tennis Center, located in Ecublens, soon after turning 14
• Excelled in junior tennis, winning the junior Wimbledon singles and doubles titles in 1998. Achieved No. 1 world junior ranking by the end of the year.
• Made the decision to turn professional in 1998 at the age of 17, forgoing further education to focus on his tennis career.

Roger Federer enjoys being a family man; he has four children and a wife who herself is a tennis player. 

• Roger Federer married former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Federer on April 11, 2009.
• The couple has two sets of twins: Myla Rose Federer and Charlene Riva Federer (born in 2009). And Leo Federer and Lennart Federer (born in 2014).
• His father, Robert Federer, was a Swiss-German pharmaceutical company executive.
• His mother, Lynette Federer, originally from South Africa, is now a Swiss citizen.
• Roger Federer has one older sister named Diana.