Roger Federer

Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who is currently an ambassador for the ATP. His accomplishments in professional tennis have led to him being regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top 10 from October 2002 to November 2016, and again from January 2017 to December 2019.

Federer holds several records of the Open Era: holding the world No. 1 position for 302 weeks (including 237 consecutive weeks); winning 20 Grand Slam singles titles; reaching each Grand Slam final at least five times (an all-time record); and reaching the Wimbledon final eleven times. He is among the eight men (and among the five in Open Era) to capture a career Grand Slam. Federer holds an Open Era record for most titles at Wimbledon (eight) and at the US Open with Jimmy Connors and Sampras (five). He is the only male player to win five consecutive US Open titles.

Federer has reached 31 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including 10 in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open, both statistics being records. He also appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon through to the 2010 Australian Open. He reached the semifinals at 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2017 Australian Open, he reached a record 49th Grand Slam quarterfinal, a record 41st Grand Slam semifinal and a record 28th Grand Slam final. Earlier at the 2016 Australian Open, he played in a record 65th consecutive Grand Slam tournament. At the 2013 French Open, Federer reached a record 36th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. Federer has won the most matches in Grand Slam events (347) and is the first to record 65+ wins at each Grand Slam tournament. He won his last Grand Slam title at the 2018 French Open.

Federer's ATP tournament records include winning a record six ATP World Tour Finals, playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (a record shared with Djokovic and Nadal). He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Representing Switzerland, he was a part of the 2014 winning Davis Cup team. He finished eight consecutive years (2003–2010) in one of the top two positions in the year-end men's rankings and ten (2003–2012) in the top three. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008).