Roger Federer has retired from tennis at age 41 after an amazing 24-year career as a professional in the sport. He has been called by many the greatest tennis player of all time. What do you know about Roger Federer? Test your knowledge of this tennis great with the 10 questions below. Scroll down to see answers to questions that have you stumped.
Question #1: In what country was Federer born?
Question #2: How old was Federer when he won his first Grand Slam singles title?
Question #3: Who has been Federer’s greatest rival during his career? Nadal or Djokovic?
Question #4: How many Grand Slam singles titles has Federer won?
Question #5: How old was Federer when he won his last major men’s singles title?
Question #6: What sports did Federer grow up playing?
Question #7: Federer’s last tournament was the Laver Cup. What is the significance of that competition for Federer?
Question #8: What is Federer’s nickname on the tour?
Question #9: What was Roger Federer’s best professional year?
Question #10: Is Federer married? Does he have children?
Answers
Answer #1: Federer was born in Switzerland, and now lives in a beautiful home overlooking Lake Zurich in his native country.
Answer #2: He was 21 years old in 2003, when he won Wimbledon for the first time. Prior to that, he had won matches in other tournaments against champions like Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. In 2003, he defeated Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon semis and Mark Philippoussis in the finals.
Answer #3: All three players have had amazing, long, and successful careers. Federer has matched up with Nadal, perhaps his best friend on the tour, 40 times. Federer has the winning edge on grass and hard courts, while Nadal has won more matches on clay. Against Djokovic, whom he has played 50 times, Federer has won 23 matches to Djokovic’s 27. The are tied on clay, but Djokovic has dominated on grass and hard courts.
Answer #4: He has won 20 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record 8 men’s singles titles at Wimbledon. He played in 31 Grand Slam singles finals, finishing in second place 11 times.
Answer #5: He won his last major tournament in 2018, the Australian Open. At the time he was the oldest player ever to be ranked #1 at age 36.
Answer #6: As a youth, Federer was a good soccer player, and played badminton and basketball. He started playing tennis at a very early age.
Answer #7: The Laver Cup is named for Australian tennis great Rod Laver, and Federer is among the founders of this tournament. The Laver Cup debuted in 2017, and pits European players against the rest of the world.
Answer #8: Roger Federer has several nicknames. He is often called the “Federer Express,” sometimes shortened to “Fed Express” or “FedEx.” Because of his graceful moves on the court, he is sometimes referred to as the “Swiss Maestro.”
Answer #9: In 2006, Tennis.com ranked Federer’s performance for the year as surpassed only by Rod Laver’s Grand Slam year of 1969. In 2006 he won 12 singles titles, and had a match record of 93 wins, 5 losses. He reached the finals in 16 out of 17 tournaments he entered. His 2007 season wasn’t bad either. That year, he reached the men’s singles final in all four Grand Slam tournaments.
Answer #10: Federer has been married to Miraslava “Mirka” Vavrinec Federer, a former Women’s Tennis Association player, since 2009. The couple has two sets of twins, the first identical twin girls born in 2009 and the second fraternal twin boys born in 2014. Federer’s older sister, Diana, is also the mother of twins.
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