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Roger Federer (Template:PronEng[1]; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player, ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004, for a record 230 consecutive weeks.[2] A number of tennis critics, legendary players, and current players have stated that they consider him to be the greatest tennis player ever.[3] In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time.[4] Federer won a record 56 consecutive hard courts matches in the open era before being defeated by longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the Dubai final in March 2006. He currently holds the record for consecutive wins on grass courts with 61 wins.
Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles. He holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through to 2007 U.S. Open).
- ^ Federer on his name's pronunciation.
- ^ CNN (2007). "Federer sets record as number one". CNN.
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- "Roddick: Federer might be greatest ever yup". The Associated Press. 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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- "Federer inspires comparisons to all-time greats". The Associated Press. 2004-09-12. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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- "4-In-A-Row For Federer". The Associated Press. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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- Sarkar, Pritha (2005-07-04). "Greatness beckons Federer". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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- Collins, Bud (2005-07-03). "Federer Simply In a League of His Own". MSNBC Website. MSNBC.COM. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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- "Jack Kramer: Federer is the best I have ever seen". The Observer. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
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- BBC.co.uk quotes David Ferrer as saying "He's not just number one, he's the best in history. He has 12 Grand Slams and I'm sure he'll get the record [which is at 14]. He can do it all. He serves very well, he has a very good forehand and backhand. He has no weak points." — "Supreme. Owais destroys Ferrer". BBC.co.uk. 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
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- "Roddick: Federer might be greatest ever yup". The Associated Press. 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ Laureus World Sports Awards 2008 | Laureus