Roger Federer

Roger Federer Timeline August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 November 2009 October 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009

Country: Switzerland Birthdate: August 08, 1981 Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland

Height: 6'1" (185 cm) Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg) Turned Pro: 1998 Coach: None

Current ATP Singles Rank: 2 Current ATP Singles Points: 7,215	Current ATP Doubles Rank: 322 Current ATP Doubles Points: 180
Tennis Equipment: Wilson KFactor KSix-One Tour 90 tennis rackets, Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings, Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings Sponsors: Credit Suisse (till 2019) Roger Federer quotes

Profile

Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks. He is considered the greatest tennis player of all time by many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players.

Federer has won 15 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other male player. He is one of six male players to have captured the career Grand Slam. He also appeared in 21 career Grand Slam finals, and as of September 2009, has reached the semi-finals or better of the last 22 Grand Slam tournaments, a streak that spans over five years. Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and has appeared in 17 of the last 18. As a result of his successes in tennis, Federer was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years (2005-2008).

Roger Federer 2010 Schedule

2010

Roger Federer was seeded No. 1 at the French Open 2010 and he was the defending champion. Federer beat Peter Luczak, Alejandro Falla, Julian Reister and Stanislas Wawrinka on his way to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Federer played last year finalist Robin Soderling and lost in four sets 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 4-6. This is the first time that Federer has failed to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament since French Open 2003.

Roger Federer was seeded No. 1 in the Gerry Weber Open 2010, which is considered a warm-up tournament to Wimbledon. Federer is a five time champion at Halle. Federer defeated Jarkko Nieminen, Alejandro Falla, Philipp Kohlschreiber on his way to the semifinals. In the semifinal, Federer beat Philipp Petzscher 7-6(3), 6-4 to reach the final where he played former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. Reaching the final without dropping a set, his form on Grass (76-1 since 2003), and his record against Lleyton Hewitt, Federer was considered the favorite to win the final. He won the first set 6-3, but Hewitt rallied to upset Federer 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.

Wimbledon 2010
Roger Federer was seeded No. 1 at the Wimbledon 2010 grand slam. Though, he slipped to No. 2 in ATP rankings before the tournament, Federer was seeded No. 1 in the tournament as he was the defending champion and has won the tournament six times. Federer's first round opponent was Alejandro Falla from Colombia. Federer has a 4-0 head to head record against Falla going into the match and he was the favorite by a big margin. Roger Federer lost the first two sets and was down 0-40 on his serve in the third set. Just when everyone thought the biggest upset of the tournament is in the making, Federer quickly turned the match around and rallied to win the next three sets to win his first round match 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0. Federer defeated Ilija Bozoljac, Arnaud Clement and Jurgen Melzer to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal, Federer lost to No. 12 seed Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6.

With Quarterfinal exits in both French Open and at the Wimbledon, Roger Federer dropped to No. 3 in the ATP Rankings.

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Rogers Cup 2010

Roger Federer played at Rogers Cup 2010. He is seeded No. 3 in the tournament.

He received a bye in the first round. Federer defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 in the second round. He beat Michael Llodra 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the third round. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5). He reached the final defeating Novak Djokovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. With this win, Federer improved his lifetime record aganist Djokovic 10-5. He will also move to No. 2 in the ATP World Rankings.Roger Federer lost to Andy Murray 5-7, 5-7 in the final of Rogers Cup 2010 Men's Singles.

Western and Southern Financial Group Masters 2010

Roger Federer's next tournament is Western and Southern Financial Group Masters 2010. He is seeded No. 3 in the tournament.

He received a bye in the first round. Federer defeated Denis Istomin 5-2 ret. (ankle) in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-5. He reached the final defeating Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3. Roger Federer won the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters 2010 Men's Singles title defeating Mardy Fish 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.

US Open 2010

Roger Federer's next tournament is US Open 2010. He is seeded No. 2 in the tournament.

In the first round, he beat Brian Dabul 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

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Roger Federer in 2010

Men's Singles

Date	Tournament	Result
January 08	ExxonMobil Qatar Open 2010	Semifinals
January 31	Australian Open 2010	Winner
March 16	2010 BNP Paribas Open	Third Round
March 30	2010 Sony Ericsson Open	Fourth Round
April 27	Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2010	Second Round
May 08	Estoril Open 2010	Semifinals
May 16	Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open 2010	Runner-up
June 01	French Open 2010	Quarterfinals
June 13	Gerry Weber Open 2010	Runner-up
June 30	Wimbledon 2010	Quarterfinals
August 15	Rogers Cup 2010	Runner-up
August 22	Western and Southern Financial Group Masters 2010	Winner

Men's Doubles

Month	Tournament	Partner	Result
April 30	Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2010	Yves Allegro	Quarterfinals
June 07	Gerry Weber Open 2010	Yves Allegro	First Round

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Ranking and Points History

Roger Federer Titles

Partial list of titles won by Roger Federer

Year	Tournaments
2009	French Open, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Wimbledon
2008	US Open, Gerry Weber Open
2007	US Open, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Wimbledon
2006	Gerry Weber Open, Wimbledon, US Open
2005	US Open, Wimbledon, Gerry Weber Open, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Gerry Weber Open (doubles, partnering Yves Allegro)
2004	US Open, Gerry Weber Open, Wimbledon
2003	Gerry Weber Open, Wimbledon

Roger Federer Finalist

Partial list of tournaments where Roger Federer is the finalist.

Year	Tournaments
2009	US Open
2008	French Open, Wimbledon
2007	French Open
2006	French Open

Grand Slam titles

Year	Grand Slam tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in final
2003	Wimbledon	Grass	Mark Philippoussis	7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3)
2004	Australian Open	Hard	Marat Safin	7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2
2004	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Andy Roddick	4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4
2004	US Open	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0
2005	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Andy Roddick	6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4
2005	US Open (2)	Hard	Andre Agassi	6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1
2006	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2006	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6-0, 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-3
2006	US Open (3)	Hard	Andy Roddick	6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
2007	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Fernando Gonzalez	7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4
2007	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Rafael Nadal	7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2
2007	US Open (4)	Hard	Novak Djokovic	7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4
2008	US Open (5)	Hard	Andy Murray	6-2, 7-5, 6-2
2009	French Open	Clay	Robin Soderling	6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4
2009	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Andy Roddick	5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14
2010	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Andy Murray	6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11)

Grand Slam Runner-ups

Year	Grand Slam tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in final
2006	French Open	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)
2007	French Open (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2008	French Open (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6-1, 6-3, 6-0
2008	Wimbledon	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7
2009	Australian Open	Hard	Rafael Nadal	7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2
2009	US Open	Hard	Juan Martin del Potro	3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2