Roger Federer: Greatest Tennis Players of All Time
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About Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 310 weeks, including a record of 237 consecutive weeks, and has finished as year-end No. 1 five times. He is ranked world No. 5 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male player. He has held the world’s No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks. He turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016; his highest ranking was No. 1 on November 20, 2003 (after winning Wimbledon). He has won 17 Grand Slam tournaments: 11 at Wimbledon and six at US Open with five consecutive wins at Wimbledon from 2006–2010 making him the first man since Andre Agassi won 8 straight years from 1991–1998 only man to win 3 Majors before turning 30 years old alone others are Novak Djokovic Stefan Edberg
Greatest Tennis players of all time
- Federer has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male player.
- He has also won five Wimbledon singles titles and seven Australian Open championships.
- In addition to his 19 Grand Slam singles titles, Federer has won 11 Masters 1000 events (including three French Opens), two Mercury Awards (for Best Male Athlete with a Disability), and two BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
- He has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks
ATP Rankings
The ATP Rankings are a merit-based system for ranking male professional tennis players based on their performance in tournaments over the previous 52 weeks. The rankings are published weekly, and were formerly known as the “Pro Circuit”.
The top eight players in the world at any given time are called “top seeds”, with those ranked 1 through 8 being “top-half seeds”. These eight players play each other twice during Grand Slam tournament play to decide which one reaches the final round of competition (the four remaining players). If there is still a tie after this series of matches then they will play an additional set to determine who advances into the next round. In doubles events, each team must have two entries into main draw singles tournaments in order to participate.
Roger Federer Announces Retirement
Roger Federer, one of the greatest men’s tennis players of all time, has decided to call it quits as far as playing in the Grand Slam and ATP tours are concerned. Federer announced his retirement from competitive tennis on Thursday (September 15). He has won 20 Grand Slams and is considered among the GOATS in the sport.
About Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 310 weeks, including a record of 237 consecutive weeks, and has finished as year-end No. 1 five times. He is ranked world No. 5 in men’s singles tennis by the Association…
About Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 310 weeks, including a record of 237 consecutive weeks, and has finished as year-end No. 1 five times. He is ranked world No. 5 in men’s singles tennis by the Association…