Roger Federer
Born 1980s.
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Biography
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks.
Roger Federer was born on the 8th of August 1981 in Basel, Switzerland.[1] His father was Robert Federer, of Swiss-German descent, and his mother was Lynette (Durand) Federer, of South Africa.[1] Roger only had one sibling.[1] He grew up in nearby Birsfelden, Riehen, and then Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders, and speaks Swiss German, Standard German, English, and French.[1] His parents taught him how to play tennis, squash, basketball, and other sports. It is said that
- Since the end of the 20th century, Martina Hingis and above all Roger Federer have been in the limelight, having achieved worldwide fame as the best tennis players.[2]
Roger was subject to compulsory military service, as were all male Swiss citizens.[1] He was ruled "unsuitable" in 2003 and so did not fulfill this obligation.[1] Also in 2003, Roger was described as being born in Bale, 185 cm tall, weighing 80 kg.[3] In regards to his success at Wimbledon, Federal Councilor Samuel Schmid said this:
- [It is] "a historic day for Swiss sport. I hope that this remarkable feat will serve as an example to the youth of our country."[3]
Roger married Mirka Vavrinec, a former tennis player, on the 11th of April 2009.[4] She had retired seven years earlier due to a foot injury.[1][5] The ceremony was a small one, in his hometown of Basel.[4] According to Roger it was "a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion."[4] They had announced the month before that they were expecting their first child.[4] Roger and Mirka first had a set of identical twin girls,[6] and later fraternal twin boys.[1][7] His older sister had also bore twins.[1][8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Roger Federer" as viewed on Wikipedia.org 6 Jan 2015
- ↑ Busset, Thomas & Marco Marcacci. "Sport" 23 January 2018, viewed on Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz 26 September 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sympathique et excellent, Name 7 Juli 2003, FAN - L'Express, p. 19, vu le e-newspaperarchives.ch 26 September 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current", database, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 12/ Apr/ 2009; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; URL: Newspapers.com, Ancestry Record 62116 #164567001 (accessed 26 September 2022), Roger Federer marriage to Mirka Vavrinec on 11 Apr 2009 in Basel , Switzerland.
- ↑ Viner, Brian (2 July 2005). "Roger Federer: A Smashing Guy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins". OneIndia. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ↑ "Roger Federer's wife gives birth to second set of twins". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Briggs, Simon (13 May 2014). "Roger Federer: Birth of twins makes this time of my life". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022.
- Wikidata: Item Q1426, en:Wikipedia
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