Roger Federer2
Roger Federer2
Roger Federer2
number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks[2] and 285 total weeks, one week
behind record holder Pete Sampras. As of 13 September 2010, he is ranked World No. 3
by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Many sports analysts, tennis critics,
and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all
time.[3][4][5][6][7]
Federer has won a male record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male
players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael
Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Federer has
appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals. He holds the record of
reaching the semi-finals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five
and a half years from 2004 Wimbledon Championships – 2010 Australian Open.[8]
Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and appeared
in 18 of 19 over four and a half years from 2005 Wimbledon Championships – 2010
Australian Open, excluding the 2008 Australian Open. Federer has won 4 ATP World
Tour Finals and 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments. He also won the Olympic Gold
Medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic
Games.