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Roger Federer

Biography
Liceo de Apodaca Switzerland ANNA MONTEMAYOR

is a Swiss professional tennis player, who has held the first position of the ATP rankings for over 294 weeks, more than any other man in history, surpassing the mark of Pete Sampras, who was a total of 286 weeks in this posicin.11 addition occupied the first position in the ATP rankings for 237 consecutive weeks, more than any other player in the history of tenis.12 Federer has won a record 17 Grand Slam singles, the most of any male player in history has achieved: Australia Open Champion on 4 occasions (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010, where she was also a finalist in 2009), Roland Garros Tournament once, (2009, where she was also a finalist in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011), the Wimbledon Championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012, where was also a finalist in 2008) and the U.S. Open five times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, where she was also a finalist in 2009). It is one of seven male players to achieve the Grand Slam, 13 and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached at least five finals in each of the Grand Slam.

Federer holds the record of having won more tournaments ATP World Tour Finals, with a total of 6.

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