As Roger Federer called time on his professional tennis career at the Laver Cup on Friday, one of the most successful and storied journeys in modern sport came to a close.
The Swiss maestro won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and a total of 103 ATP titles overall in his illustrious career. His impact beyond the numbers on the sport of tennis has also been staggering over many years.
With his competitive tennis career now done, it is worth looking back at some of his best moments from the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Roger Federer factfile
Personal:
Date of birth: Aug 8, 1981
Place of birth: Basel, Switzerland
Turned pro: 1998
Family: Wife, Mirka Vavrinec (married April 11, 2009); father to two sets of twins: Myla and Charlene (born July 2009) and Leo and Lenny (born May 2014).
Career stats:
Titles: 103
Grand Slam singles titles: 20 (Australian Open 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018; French Open 2009; Wimbledon 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017; US Open 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
ATP Tour Finals: 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
Win/loss record: 1,251/275
Prize money: $130,594,339
Highest ranking: 1 (February 2004)
Year end world number one: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Weeks at world number one: 310
Olympic Games: 2008 doubles gold medallist (with Stan Wawrinka)
Davis Cup: 2014 winner
Hopman Cup: 2001, 2018, 2019 winner
Here’s a look at the Swiss legend’s most memorable moments at each of the Majors:
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
Roger Federer's Wimbledon titles, in his own words.#Wimbledon | @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/KIAjocLrGX
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) September 22, 2022
US Open
Also read:
Roger Federer retires: What it was like to watch a surreal Friday Fedal farewell unfold in London
Roger Federer retires: Federer-Nadal go down in thriller, Swiss great bows out in emotional farewell
Thank you Roger Federer, for a tennis experience to last a lifetime
Watch: Roger Federer’s farewell interview – ‘I’d do it all over again,’ ‘Mirka kept me going’
Audio and full text: Roger Federer announces retirement – ‘It’s been an incredible adventure’
