Roger Federer Timeline

Birth

Aug 8, 1981

Roger Federer is born in Binningham to a Swiss-German family.

Swiss Champion

Jan 1, 1995

Federer becomes Swiss Junior champion and is chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Centre at Ecublens.

International Tennis Federation

Jul 1, 1996

Joins the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tennis circuit.

Swiss Champion

Jan 1, 1997

Becomes the Swiss under-18s champion.

Association of Tennis Professionals

Jul 1, 1998

Joins the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour and wins Junior Wimbledon. Ends year as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion.

Swiss Davis Cup team

Apr 1, 1999

Debut for Swiss Davis Cup team and ginishes the year as the youngest player inside the ATP's top 100.

Future Girlfriend

Jan 1, 2000

Meets future girlfriend Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec at the Sydney Olympics, where he finishes fourth.

First ATP Win

Feb 4, 2001

Wins first ATP tournament in Milan.

Amazing Win

Jun 1, 2001

reaches the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round. But gets beaten by Tim Henman a few days later.

ATP Masters

May 1, 2002

Wins his first ATP Masters Series title in Hamburg.

Grand Slam Title

Jul 6, 2003

Defeats Mark Philippousis at Wimbledon, becoming the first Swiss male to win a grand slam title.

Tennis Masters Cup

Nov 16, 2003

Wins the Tennis Masters Cup for the first time.

Roger Federer Foundation

Dec 1, 2003

Establishes the Roger Federer Foundation.

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

Jan 1, 2004

Wins three of the four grand slam tournaments, loses to no one ranked in the top ten and wins every final he reaches. Named Laureus Wolrd Sportsman of the Year.

World Ranking

Feb 2, 2004

Roger Federer becomes world ranked number 1.

First Man Ever

Jan 1, 2005

Becomes the first man in the open era to win the Wimbledon and the US Open back-to-back. But loses to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the French Open and Marat Safin in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

Jan 1, 2006

Wins three of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Over the entire year Federer loses to only two players: Nadal and Andy Murray. Named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

Unicef Goodwill Ambassador

Apr 3, 2006

Appounted a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador.

10th grand slam singles title

Jan 1, 2007

Wins his tenth grand slam singles title,the Australian Open. Becomes the first male to win a grand slam title without dropping a set since Bjorn Borg at the French Open in 1980.

41-match winning streak ends

Mar 11, 2007

Loses to Argentine Guillermo Canas in the econd round of the Indian Wells Masters, ending a 41-match winning streak, five shy of the record. Loses to Canas again 16 days later at the Miami Masters.

Swiss Stamp

Apr 10, 2007

Becomes the first living person to feature on a Swiss stamp.

Another Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.

Feb 1, 2008

Wins the fourth consecutive Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.

Close loss

Jul 6, 2008

Beaten by Nadal in epic Wimbledon final.

Loses number one ranking

Aug 1, 2008

Loses number one ranking to Nadal after a record 237 consecutive weeks.

Olympic Gold

Aug 16, 2008

Winds Olympic gold in the doubles with Stanislas Wawrinka.

Marriage

Apr 11, 2009

Marries Mirka.

Grand Slam

Jun 7, 2009

Wins the French Open for the first time, completing a Career Grand Slam.

15th grand slam title

Jul 5, 2009

Wins a sixth Wimbledon and record 15th grand slam title. Regains world number one ranking.