Roger Federer was born on August 8th, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. He started playing tennis at the age of eight. Federer won several junior tournaments and turned pro in 1998. He won his first tournament on the ATP tour in Milan in 2001.

Federer really made a name for himself at Wimbledon in 2001. He beat the four time champion Pete Sampras to reach the Quarter Finals. It was then that he was tipped to be a future champion. In 2003 he won his first grand slam, at Wimbledon and has now won the tournament five years running.