Roger Federer net worth
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What is Roger Federer’s net worth and total career income?
Roger Federer is a Swiss-born professional tennis player with a net worth of US$550 million. At the time of writing, his Professional Tennis Association (ATP) total professional income is $129 million. This is the second highest income in tennis history, second only to Novak Djokovic’s approximately $145 million in income. So far, in addition to tournament revenue, Roger has earned approximately $1 billion in revenue from endorsements during his career.
Roger and Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods, together with Michael Schumacher, are members of this exclusive billion-dollar sports club.
Early life and career
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. His parents are Robert and Lynette. Federer started playing tennis with his parents and sister Diana at a very young age, and soon showed his talent in the sport. At the age of eight, Roger joined the Basel Junior Tennis Program. At the age of ten, he met Australian player Peter Carter and he saw the young man’s potential. Carter and Federer trained together for the next four years. At the age of 13, Roger accepted an invitation to participate in the Swiss National Tennis Training Center. At that time, the training center was located two hours away from Roger’s home in a predominantly French-speaking area of Switzerland. Federer trained there for three years until he opened a new facility near his home in Bill. Peter Carter is one of the coaches of the new training center. His guidance helped Federer quickly increase the ranking of the world’s top youth. As an amateur, Roger won the Wimbledon Junior Singles and Doubles Championships and eventually became the world’s number one ITF player.
career
Soon after turning professional in 1999, Roger entered the semi-finals of the Vienna Championships. After several notable victories, Roger became the youngest member of the ATP Top 100. In 2000, Roger represented Switzerland in the Olympic Games. He didn’t win any medals, but reaching the semifinals surprised many people. He was eventually defeated by Tommy Haas and Arnoldi Pasquale.
In 2001, Roger won his first ATP singles championship and his potential was fully realized. He won the Davis Cup, where he and his Swiss teammates defeated the United States. All these successes led the media to coin the term “Federer Express” in the headlines. Roger went on to win his first two ATP doubles titles and was ranked 13th in singles at the end of the season.
One night, Roger received many missed calls from his coach Peter Lundgren. When he finally received the news, Roger discovered that his former mentor and friend Peter Carter had passed away. Carter’s death shook Roger deeply. He realized that he did not live up to anything Carter taught him as a tennis player or even as a man. Roger decided at that moment that it was time to strengthen his game on and off the court.
Roger Federer eventually became the number one player in the world. From February 2004 to August 2008, he maintained the title for 237 consecutive weeks. In 2012, Roger lost to Andy Murray at the 2012 London Olympics. Federer suffered a back injury in 2013 and it was difficult to rebound, which caused his ranking to drop. However, he recovered some strength and continued to beat Richard Gasquet to win the Davis Cup in Switzerland. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2014 Wimbledon final, but later that year defeated Djokovic and Andy Murray, winning the Cincinnati Masters for the seventh time Match. At the US Open, Roger advanced to the first final since 2009. In the final, Federer lost to Djokovic again. He announced in December 2016 that he will enter the ATP World Tour season with a new coaching team. He participated in the 2016 Australian Open and lost to Djokovic again in four sets. He injured his knee and underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament. In July of the same year, he announced that he would miss the 2016 Olympics and the rest of the season in order to recover from a knee injury.
In 2017, Federer participated in the Hopman Cup and Australian Open in January 2017. He defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final to win the championship, which was also his 100th game in the game. Federer lost to Borna Coric in the semifinals of the 2018 Shanghai Masters. In 2018, Roger participated in the French Open for the first time in four years. He reached the semi-finals, but lost to 11-time champion Nadal. Due to another knee injury, he did not participate in the Rio Olympics that year. In 2020, Roger started his season at the 2020 Australian Open, losing to Djokovic in the semifinals and again injured his knee. He then withdrew from further competitions on the grounds that the knee needed time to recover.
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Achievement
At the time of writing, Roger Federer has won eight consecutive Wimbledon, six Australian Open, one French Open and five US Open titles. He has won 20 Grand Slam championships (and was the first men’s singles player to reach 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals), more than any other men’s singles player. From 2002 to 2016, Federer ranked among the world’s top eight tennis players for 14 consecutive years. Roger has won the ATP Player of the Year five times and has also become the ITF World Champion five times in a row. In 2016, Federer ranked first in the list of Switzerland’s most famous people, even surpassing the likes of William Tell and Albert Einstein.
Federer is very popular in the sports world and is often referred to as the legend and the greatest in history (GOAT). Tennis.com called him the greatest male player in the open era. He was named the Swiss Sportsman of the Year for seven consecutive times. Federer has won the BBC Overseas Sportsman of the Year Award four times. It is said that Roger Federer helped lead a renaissance and won renewed attention and interest in tennis. During his heyday, people’s interest in tennis increased, which brought higher income to many venues in the sport.
Income and endorsement
Federer has become one of the highest paid athletes in the world on and off the court. Between June 2016 and June 2017, Federer’s revenue was estimated at 71.5 million U.S. dollars, of which 65 million U.S. dollars came from endorsements.
In 2018, Roger signed a 10-year contract with Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo, valued at 300 million U.S. dollars.
From June 2017 to June 2018, Federer’s revenue was $77.2 million. Between June 2018 and June 2019, he made $94 million. Of this, approximately $86 million came from the endorsements of companies such as Credit Suisse, Rolex and Mercedes-Benz. Roger earns more income from endorsements than any other athlete.
Roger Federer’s career income
- 1998: USD 28,000
- 1999: US$225,000
- 2000: US$624,000
- 2001: US$865,000
- 2002: US$1.995 million
- 2003: US$ 4 million
- 2004: US$6.3 million
- 2005: US$6.1 million
- 2006: US$8.3 million
- 2007: USD 10.1 million
- 2008: US$5.8 million
- 2009: US$8.8 million
- 2010: US$7.7 million
- 2011: US$6.4 million
- 2012: USD 8.5 million
- 2013: US$2.4 million
- 2014: US$9.3 million
- 2015: USD 5 million
- 2016: USD 1.5 million
- 2017: USD 6 million
- 2018: US$8.6 million
- 2019: USD 5 million
Total tournament revenue: $129 million
personal life
Federer married Miroslava Wavrinec (now Federer), a player of the Women’s Tennis Association, at the Wenkenhof Villa near Basel, Switzerland, in April 2009. They met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, when they both played for the Swiss team. They started dating as soon as they met. Miroslava gave birth to identical twin girls in 2009, and the couple gave birth to another identical twin in 2014-this time a boy.
Charity
Roger established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 with the goal of helping disadvantaged children and increasing their access to education and sports. Federer has been a long-term supporter of the South African-Swiss charity IMBEWU, which has similar goals with his foundation and also focuses on the social and health awareness of disadvantaged youth. In 2005, Federer auctioned off his US Open rackets and donated the proceeds to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer collaborated with other players to organize a charity event during the Australian Open. All proceeds were donated to the earthquake victims.
