Federer, Roger

1981 – He was born on the 8th day of August this year in Basel, Switzerland.

1987 – He started playing tennis at the age of six.

1990 - He started having tennis group practice at the age of nine.

1994 - He also practiced football (soccer) until he decided to focus on tennis at age 13.

1995 - He became the national champion for all age groups in Switzerland. He was also chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center at Ecublens.

1996 - He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit.

1998 – He joined the ATP tour.

1999 – He is debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team.

2000 - He reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud Di Pasquale of France. He was also the runner-up in Basel and Marseille.

2001 - His first ATP tournament victory came in Milan.

2002 – He reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next AMS final in Hamburg.

2003 – He started by winning consecutive tournaments in Dubai and Marseille.

2004 – He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, lost to no one ranked in the top ten, and won every final he reached.

2005 – He reached the Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours.

2006 - He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one, with his ranking points several thousand points greater than his nearest competitor's points.

2007 - He won the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final 6-4, 6-3.