Roger Federer Trivia Questions

His mother Lynette is from South Africa, and Federer has dual citizenship, often visiting and supporting South African tennis.

Federer dominated Roddick, leading their head-to-head 21–3. He beat Roddick in four Wimbledon finals, including the epic 2009 16–14 fifth set.

He won Olympic gold in men's doubles with Stan Wawrinka in 2008, but only a silver in singles (2012). Many fans mistakenly think he has a singles gold.

His first ATP title came at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, which was played on carpet. But his first title on clay was at Hamburg in 2002—predating his first Wimbledon win.

At the 2018 Australian Open, he wore different colored Nike shoes (one blue, one red) as a tribute to his sponsor, and still won.

He grew up speaking Swiss German and German, learned French and English in school and from his mother, and later became fluent in Italian for interviews and fans.

Federer won the French Open in 2009, beating Robin Söderling in the final. He also reached the final in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011, but lost to Nadal four times.

Federer won 8 Wimbledon titles on grass, but he actually won multiple hard court and clay court Slams—so grass is his specialty, not his miss.

Federer's first major win was Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21, but he turned 22 a month later. Most assume he won earlier as a teen prodigy.

At the 2009 Wimbledon final against Roddick, Federer saved 4 set points and won 16-14 in the fifth set, lasting 4 hours 16 minutes.

He won 11 titles on clay (including Hamburg, Madrid, and Roland Garros) but only 8 on grass (including Wimbledon and Halle). Most fans associate him with grass dominance.

Federer has 6 ATP Finals titles, but Novak Djokovic holds the record with 7 as of 2023.

Federer leads Djokovic 3-1 at Wimbledon, including their famous 2019 final. Their overall head-to-head is another story, but not on grass.

Djokovic holds the all-time record with 24 Grand Slam titles, while Federer retired with 20. Federer's 20 is third behind Djokovic and Nadal.

At the 2019 US Open, he wore one white and one black shoe due to a kit malfunction. He said he didn't notice until after the match.

In the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup semifinal against Rafael Nadal, Federer won 100% of points on his first serve (35 of 35), an astonishing statistical anomaly.

He came back from a set down at Roland Garros multiple times, including wins over Tommy Haas in 2009 and Stan Wawrinka in 2013.

He used an 85 sq. inch racquet early in his career, then switched to 90 sq. inch in 2002, but later used a 97 sq. inch frame from 2014 onward.

He retired mid-match due to injury for the first time at the 2008 French Open against Gaël Monfils, when he was 26, due to a back problem.

He actually lost a 2-0 set lead twice at Slams: once to Tsonga at Wimbledon 2011 and to Djokovic at US Open 2011.

He actually made his ATP main draw debut at 16 in 1998, but he turned 17 later that year—so it was just before his 17th birthday, not 16th.

Federer won 20 of 31 finals (64.5%), but Bjorn Borg won 11 of 16 (68.75%) and Nadal has a higher percentage too.

Remarkably, Federer played over 1,500 matches and never once retired mid-match. He always finished, even when injured or ill.

After his comeback from knee surgery in 2021, his ranking fell outside the top 200. However, from 2002 to 2020, he never left the top 10 for over 14 consecutive years.