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The famous Swiss tennis player has more than a few trophies to his name. With the 2018 Wimbledon tournament underway and the athlete advancing to the quarterfinals, all eyes are on Roger Federer
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ROGER FEDERER Net Worth, Salary and Endorsements
ABOUT He doesn't stand out just in the category of tennis but across the entire sporting world. Roger Federer was born on the 8th of August 1981. He is the person with the record for the most number of grand slam titles won (20) in the singles division. He is the maker and the breaker of several other records and is also one of the highest earning athletes in the world across all divisions.
ROGER FEDERER’S ENDORSEMENTS He is currently on the seventh spot and on the top of the Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes with a total turnover of over 77.2 million dollars. Except that he also has tie-ups with major companies such as the Japanese clothing company Uniqlo, Swiss companies like Rolex, Lindt, Sunrise, and Jura Elektroapparate. The Uniqlo deal with Roger Federer, is potentially worth almost 300 million dollars, according to ESPN and the Italian tennis journalist Vincenzo Martucci from Sports Senators. He has endorsements with tennis equipment manufacturers Wilson and the motor sporting and Car selling giant Mercedes-Benz. His other endorsements involve Gillette, Barilla, and Moët & Chandon. He has also previously partnered with Nike, NetJets, Emmi AG, and Maurice Lacroix. His off the court earnings from marketers are much higher than any of the other athlete’s.
ON-COURT ACHIEVEMENTS In the men’s singles division, he has won a record eight Wimbledon titles and a joint-record six Australian Open titles. Apart from that, he has achieved a record five consecutive US Open titles, as well a solitary French Open title in 2009. He is one of the eight men to have achieved a career Grand Slam record and a record 30 singles Grand Slam finals in the men’s division, including ten consecutive times. Federer has also etched his name on a record six ATP Finals titles, and 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, with a record of 21 ATP World Tour 500 titles.
FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITY WORK He has assembled a whopping $116 million in prize money over his long and eminent career, which has seen him win 99 titles and he is still going strong, standing on the third position of the ATP singles rankings. The Swiss maestro has also accumulated more than $40 million in charity for his foundation, with a goal to educate one million children in Africa by the end of the year 2018. His charity foundations involve Elton John AIDS Foundation, Humpty Dumpty Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Mines Advisory Group, Roger Federer Foundation, and Small Steps Project. He stands at the 23rd spot on the top 100 earning celebrities on the Forbes’ list. He is among the only three players to have won over 100 million dollars in prize money in tennis.