Roger Federer (born on August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is currently ranked World No. 2 having held the World No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.Most sports analysts, tennis critics, and former players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer holds numerous singles records, the most notable of which are 14 Grand Slam titles (equalling the all-time record of Pete Sampras), and including a career Grand Slam. Federer has played an unprecedented 20 career Grand Slam finals, and as of July 2009 Federer has reached the semi-finals (or better) of the last 21 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, a record streak spanning over five years. The second player in the list has only 10.As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years (2005–2008).
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