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Roger Federer Timeline

Roger Federer Timeline. By: Rachel Ostrom. August 8, 1981. Roger Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland Parents are Lynette and Robert Federer. 1989. At the age of eight Roger began playing tennis Federer also loved playing football. 1993.

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Roger Federer Timeline

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  1. Roger Federer Timeline By: Rachel Ostrom

  2. August 8, 1981 • Roger Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland • Parents are Lynette and Robert Federer

  3. 1989 • At the age of eight Roger began playing tennis • Federer also loved playing football

  4. 1993 • Federer decided to dedicate all of his time on tennis

  5. 1995 • At the age 14, became the Swiss Junior Champion for all ages • Moved to the French speaking part of Switzerland to get better training

  6. 1998 • Federers’ last year in the Junior circuits • Won the Wimbledon Juniors title • He finished the year as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion • In July he joined the ATP tour.

  7. 1999 • Federer finished the year inside ATP's top 100 ranked players • Youngest player ever to do so

  8. 2000 • Federer reached the semi-finals in the Sydney Olympics, but lost the bronze-medal match • reached the finals in Basel & Marseille, didn’t win either of them • Met Mirka Vavrinec later became his girlfriend

  9. 2001 • Federer won his first ATP tournament in Milan • Won 3 matches for his country in the Davis Cup • Made to quarterfinals in French Open and Wimbledon • Beat Sampras, marked the emergence of a prominent player on the tour. • Finished the year ranked 13th.

  10. 2002 • Federer struggled in his playing throughout this year, especially when losing his long-time Australian coach Peter Carter

  11. 2003 • July 6 became first Swiss to ever win Wimbledon • Won 4 Davis Cup matches • Won Tennis Masters Cup • Ranked second in ATP tour race

  12. 2004 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

  13. 2005 • Federer coached himself • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

  14. 2006 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

  15. 2007 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Ranked #1 in World

  16. 2008 • Won U.S. Open • Won Olympic Doubles Gold Medal • Ranked #2 in World falling behind Rafael Nadal

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