ROGER FEDERER

The first step in a Roger Federer biography is his birth in 1981 to a suburban Switzerland to a couple of Swiss and South African descent. His parents recognized his talent at an early age and he started playing tennis at 6 years old, although he also participated in other sports like football (soccer, not American football) and actually considered a career as a pro football player before taking up tennis as a career.

A mere two years after he decided to concentrate on tennis at age 12, he became the national champion of Switzerland (in all categories, not just junior). By his last year as a junior in 1998, he won Wimbledon in his category, as well as taking the Orange Bowl and being awarded the title of ITF World Junior Tennis Champion. By 2000, Roger Federer had made the semi-finals at the Sydney Olympics, but this was the high point of that year for him and by the end of it he was ranked 29th, which is why a Roger Federer biography is inspiring.

The key moment in a Roger Federer biography comes in 2001, when he made headlines at Wimbledon by defeating Pete Sampras, which was the turning point of his career. In 2002, despite the devastating death of his coach, Peter Carter, due to a car crash, he racked up several titles and ended up qualifying for the first time for the Tennis Masters Cup. Some theorize that the death of Carter motivated him to succeed even more to honor his coach’s memory.

2003 was the year Roger Federer reached the rank of Number 2 in the world, the same position he currently holds. There were lots of ups and downs for him that year in various tournaments, but he ended the year on a positive note by winning the Tennis Masters Cup and defeating Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Juan Carlos Ferrero.

2004 was a landmark year in the Roger Federer biography, where his victories included winning three Grand Slam singles tournaments, being named the ITF World Tennis Champion, winning the Australian Open, winning Wimbledon and the US Open, and securing the number one ranking, a title he would hold for a record-breaking four years until it was taken by Rafael Nadal in 2008. Since then, this rivalry with Nadal has defined his career, with each of them taking turns coming out on top. After examining the biography of Roger Federer, it’s safe to assume that we haven’t heard the last of this talented and persistent tennis player.