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Roger Federer

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Roger Federer ( FED-ər-ər; Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks (second-most of all time), including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Federer is the 13th most popular tennis player (down from 11th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Tennis Player.

Roger Federer is most famous for being one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Roger Federer ranks 13 out of 1,569. Before him are Ilie Năstase, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, and Evonne Goolagong Cawley. After him are Jimmy Connors, Fred Perry, Rafael Nadal, Ivan Lendl, Helen Wills, and Stan Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Roger Federer ranks 6. Before him are Beyoncé, Ivanka Trump, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Xabi Alonso. After him are Fernando Alonso, Takashi Furukawa, Natalie Portman, Iker Casillas, Alicia Keys, and Samuel Eto'o.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Roger Federer ranks 80 out of 1,015. Before him are Domenico Fontana (1543), Clay Regazzoni (1939), Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Peter Zumthor (1943), and Félix Vallotton (1865). After him are Niklaus Wirth (1934), Mario Botta (1943), H. R. Giger (1940), Carl Nägeli (1817), Margareta of Romania (1949), and Rolf M. Zinkernagel (1944).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among tennis players born in Switzerland, Roger Federer ranks 1. After him are Stan Wawrinka (1985), R. Norris Williams (1891), Marc Rosset (1970), Heinz Günthardt (1959), Patty Schnyder (1978), Belinda Bencic (1997), Timea Bacsinszky (1989), Bettina Bunge (1963), Emmanuelle Gagliardi (1976), Marco Chiudinelli (1981), and Romina Oprandi (1986).

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