Roger Federer Timeline
By: Rachel Ostrom
August 8, 1981
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Roger Federer
was born in
Basel,
Switzerland
Parents are
Lynette and
Robert Federer
1989
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At the age of eight
Roger began
playing tennis
Federer also loved
playing football
1993
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Federer decided to
dedicate all of his
time on tennis
1995
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At the age 14,
became the Swiss
Junior Champion for
all ages
Moved to the French
speaking part of
Switzerland to get
better training
1998
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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.
1999
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Federer finished the
year inside ATP's
top 100 ranked
players
Youngest player
ever to do so
2000
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Federer reached the semifinals 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
2001
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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.
2002
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Federer struggled in
his playing
throughout this year,
especially when
losing his long-time
Australian coach
Peter Carter
2003
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July 6 became first
Swiss to ever win
Wimbledon
Won 4 Davis Cup
matches
Won Tennis Masters
Cup
Ranked second in ATP
tour race
2004
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Won Australian Open
Won Wimbledon
Won U.S. Open
Ranked #1 in World
2005
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Federer coached
himself
Won Wimbledon
Won U.S. Open
Ranked #1 in World
2006
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Won Australian
Open
Won Wimbledon
Won U.S. Open
Ranked #1 in World
2007
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Won Australian Open
Won Wimbledon
Ranked #1 in World
2008
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Won U.S. Open
Won Olympic Doubles
Gold Medal
Ranked #2 in World
falling behind Rafael
Nadal