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Roger Federer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roger Federer

Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
Country	Switzerland
Residence	Bottmingen, Switzerland
Born	8 August 1981 (age 30) Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1998[1]
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$66,804,935
Singles
Career record	807–186 (81.27%)
Career titles	70
Highest ranking	No. 1 (2 February 2004)
Current ranking	No. 3 (28 November 2011)

"Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks,^[2] and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time."


"Outreach and charitable efforts

Federer supports a number of charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.^[30][31] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.^[32] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.^[33] At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP tour and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds from the event went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.^[34] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams,Lleyton Hewitt, and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit for Haiti, in which all proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims.^[35] 

He was named a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments, and contributions to society."

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