The laughter before (and during) the game gave way to tears: this Friday, September 23, Roger Federer has played his last professional tennis matchHe did it at the Laver Cup, in a doubles match with his friend and rival Rafa Nadal, in what the Swiss had already admitted would be the farewell of his dreams.
Thus ends a brilliant career that includes 20 Grand Slams (of all kinds: 8 times Wimbledon, 6 times the Australian Open, 5 times the US Open and a Roland Garros tournament), 103 titles in total, 310 weeks as number 1 in the ATP and an overwhelming balance of 1,251 victories and just 275 defeats.
Her last match before announcing her farewell was at Wimbledon 2021, where she fell in the quarterfinals due to knee problems that precipitated her farewell to professional sport.
His legacy includes his renowned style on and off the court and the respect and admiration of his former rivals, expressed in recent days since he announced his intention to hang up his racket.
With a place reserved in the Olympus of tennis and sport for a long time, Federer has also stood out as an advertising icon and is the highest paid tennis player in 2022, with 90.7 million dollars (about 93 million euros, at the current exchange rate), as well as the seventh highest-earning athlete this year, according to estimates by Forbes.
The maestro has amassed an enormous fortune thanks to his triumphs with the racket, but also and above all without it: his image has been a magnet for brands such as Nike or Credit Suisse, who have paid him million-dollar sums in sponsorship deals.
In 2016, the London School of Marketing named him the most marketable athlete and, although he leads a much less public life than stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Federer also spends his money on some luxuries. He also has his own charity work with the Roger Federer Foundation, which runs educational projects related to sport in Africa and Switzerland.
From handmade snowshoes to mansions in Switzerland. This is how Roger Federer lives and spends his fortune:
This is Roger Federer, 41 years old, one of the best tennis players in history and one of the highest-paid athletes on the planet: he has earned more than 1.13 billion euros.
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He has earned 130.5 million dollars (133.7 million euros) thanks to his victories in 24 years of successful career in the ATP.
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But the bulk of its income has come from sponsorships: more than 1 billion euros.
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He won the 2017 Australian Open by defeating Rafa Nadal after being out for 6 months due to injury. This victory earned him 2.5 million.
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The champion began to develop at the age of 8, when he first touched a racket. Born in Basel (Switzerland) on August 8, 1981, he began playing at the insistence of his father, Robert, and his mother, Lynette du Rand, a South African.
They both worked at the same pharmaceutical company.
At the age of 14, Federer became the national junior championfrom Switzerland. He entered the junior world circuit in 1996 and won that version of Roland Garros in 1998, just before turning professional at just 18 years old.
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His first major victory came in 2003, when he won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon against the reigning champion, Mark Philippousis. He was only 21 years old and received 605,000 euros for that victory.
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A year later, he signed one of his first sponsorship deals, with watch brand Maurice Lacroix. Later, he signed another with Rolex valued at 12.7 million dollars (13 million euros).
He has won his trophies with a Rolex on his wrist, such as the Rolex GMT-Master II BLNR valued at 8,250 euros.
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Since 2007 he has had an agreement with Gillette and has been seen in many advertisements for this brand.
In any case, Federer’s biggest sponsor during his career has been Nike… until a few years ago. In 2008 he signed a 10-year deal worth 120 million dollars (similar amount in euros).
The Swiss maestro is now the face of Uniqlo, known as the ‘Japanese Zara’ and in the process of internationalisation. This agreement will earn Federer 300 million over the next 10 years.
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In 2009, he signed another multi-million-dollar deal with Credit Suisse, also for 10 years. The firm did not confirm the figure at the time, although it is estimated to be 20 million.
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Federer is also known for his charitable work. In 2003, he founded the Roger Federer Foundation to support educational projects in Switzerland and South Africa: it has raised nearly $50 million in donations since then.
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Naturally, as an athlete, he also spends a lot of money on sports equipment. His rackets are made by P1, a company that counts Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray among its clients.
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He also has a taste for the most select luxuries: in 2014 he completed the construction of a luxurious and modern house on Lake Zurich valued at 8.1 million.
In addition to owning property in Switzerland, he also has a penthouse in Dubai, where he spent much of the year training.
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Thanks to his role as a Mercedes ambassador, he has a garage full of cars.
Federer reached an agreement with Mercedes in 2010 under which the brand provides him with a new car every six months. In 2014 he was given a Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet priced at $75,000 (77,000 euros).
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When not on the court, Federer sometimes took up mountaineering. In 2016, he spent his holidays travelling through the Swiss Alps.
He has confessed to being a fan of the band AC/DC and was able to take a photo with guitarist Angus Young in 2015.
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Part of his fortune was spent on his wedding with former tennis player Mirka Vavrinec, whom he met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
They first kissed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and married in 2009.
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They have 4 children: their 2 daughters Charleyne Riva and Myla Rosa are 9 years old, while Lenny and Leo are 4.
At 37, he proved that he was still capable of anything, winning the Australian Open against Marin Cilic.
The legend Roger Federer is now saying goodbye to professional tennis… but not to tennis, he has assured.
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