Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player with a net worth of $470 million. He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time and is currently the highest-paid tennis player in the world.
He has won an all time record 8 Wimbledon titles, 6 Australian Open, 5 US Open and one French Open.
He began his professional career in 1998 and 4 years into his career, since 2002, he has been placed in the top 10 best tennis players every year. His international breakthrough came in 2001 Wimbledon when at 19 years old, he defeated 4-time defending champion and Grand Slam leader Pete Sampras and went into the quarterfinals.
He then went on to win 8 Wimbledon titles, the highest of any tennis player, 6 Australian Opens and 1 French Open. 2006 was his best season statistically when he won 12 singles titles and a record of 92 wins against 5 losses. His current ranking is in third with 7460 points.
These are his single game statistics:
Type | Won | Lost | Win:Lose ratio |
Grand Slam Tournaments | 20 | 11 | 0.65 |
Year-end championships | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ATP Masters 1000 | 28 | 22 | 0.56 |
ATP Tour 500 | 23 | 7 | 0.77 |
ATP Tour 250 | 25 | 9 | 0.74 |
Total | 102 | 54 | 0.65 |
These are his double game statistics:
Type | Won | Lost | Ratio |
ATP Masters | 1 | 2 | 0.3 |
Olympic Masters | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ATP Tour 500 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 |
ATP Tour 250 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
Total | 8 | 6 | 0.57 |
He has earned a total of $126.5 million dollars as prize money and an annual salary of $4.2 million. He falls under the top ten highest paid athletes of all time alongside players like Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, Stephen Curry, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Carson Palmer, Canelo Alvarez and Russell Wilson.
Roger has garnered almost 7 million followers on Instagram through which he earns an estimated $13,300 to $22,300 from each sponsored Instagram post.
Roger owns 3 luxurious properties. He owns an apartment in Dubai, a villa near the Swiss Alps and his most impressive glass mansion on the shores of Lake Zurich that he bought for $10.4 million. It spans in a massive area of 500 square meters and is 3 storied. He bought the property in 2014 as his and his family's main residence.
Being an ambassador for Mercedes, he is a fan of the CLS and SLS series. A few of his personal wheels are:
Mercedes GL Series-$56,000
Mercedes AMG Roadster-$160,000
Ferrari California T-$200,000 (similar to the one owned by Gordon Ramsay)
Audi A8-$83,000
Rolls Royce Ghost-$600,000
Roger founded Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 which aims at providing education to underprivileged children all over the world. The foundation since, has raised $40 million and recently achieved its goal of educating 1 million children in Africa.
He also finds time to visit those children who benefit from his charity. He was also appointed UNICEF ambassador in 2006.
His endorsement deals include long-term signings with Rolex, Nike, Credit Suisse and Mercedes.
Roger has been accused of tax fraud but has been disproved several times over. His annual taxes were around $16 million which increased to $22 million in 2014, after he bought the property in Zurich. A news had surfaced that a tennis court currently in construction will be named after him.
His insurance details are not revealed to the public but like any well earning athlete, he probably has his insurance part covered.
Roger Federer was born on 8th August 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, to parents Robert Federer and Lynette Federer. He is half German(father) and half South African(mother). He grew up near Birsfelden along with his older sister Diana Federer.
Federer is married to former tennis player Miroslava Federer, who he met when they were both playing for Switzerland in the 2000 Olympics.
They got married near Basel on 11th April 2009 among close friends and family. In 2009, his wife gave birth to identical twin daughters, Charlene Riva Federer and Myla Rose Federer. In 2014, his wife again gave birth to identical twin sons, Leo and Lenny Federer.
Roger stands 6 feet 1 inch or 185 cm tall in height. He is 41 years of age.