Roger Federer Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the Roger Federer Foundation to help provide educational opportunities to children living in poverty
• Won his 19th Grand Slam championship in 2017 at Wimbledon
• Had a street named after him in Biel, Switzerland, in 2016
• Married former Swiss tennis player Mirka Vavrinec in 2009
• Started playing tennis at the age of four, and practiced at a tennis club reserved for employee's of his parents' job
• Quote: "[On his foundation] “I have always held the opinion that children are the future and am glad to be supporting them and to give them the chance to attend school,”"
• By surpassing Pete Sampras as the player with the most Grand Slams, he is widely regarded as the greatest tennis player of all time
• Served as the flag bearer for Switzerland at the 2008 Olympic games
• Is a dual citizen of both Switzerland and South Africa
• Possesses the ability to speak French, English and German