Roger Federer
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Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional tennis player widely regarded as one of the most elegant, accomplished, and influential athletes in sports history. Emerging on the ATP Tour in the late 1990s and capturing his maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003, Federer dominated men's tennis for over a decade, amassing 20 Grand Slam singles titles, 103 ATP singles titles, and holding the world No. 1 ranking for a then-record 310 weeks (including
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Does Roger Federer deserve the #3 spot on “Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time”?
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Verified Entity DossierRanked #3 in Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time
Best Rank
#3
top 3 in 1 list
Avg Position
#6.5
across 4 lists
Community
Divisive Pick
ranked #3 to #10
Most divisive on “Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World 2025” — ranked #10 there
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Should Roger Federer rank Top 3 in Greatest Tennis Players of All Time?
Ranked #3 on "Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time". Cast your vote to back or challenge this spot.
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Most Argued About
“Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World 2025”
Ranks as high as #3 on some lists — but only #10 here. Fans are divided.
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What is Roger Federer's highest community ranking?⌄
Roger Federer is ranked #3 on "Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time" — its best placement across 4 lists on top10grid.com.
How many top-10 lists feature Roger Federer?⌄
Roger Federer appears in 4 lists on top10grid.com, spanning categories including SPORTS.
Is Roger Federer a controversial ranking?⌄
Yes — community opinion on Roger Federer varies widely. It ranks as high as #3 on some lists and as low as #10 on others, a spread of 7 positions, making it one of the more debated picks on top10grid.com.
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8 verified honours (Best International Athlete ESPY Award, tennis hall of fame...)
Bio
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tenni...
Born
1981-08-08
Birthplace
Basel
Nationality
Switzerland
Occupations
tennis player
Social Profiles
twitter, instagram, facebook
Website
Spouse
Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (née Vavrinec; m. 2009-04-11)
Children
2 sets of twins: Myla Rose & Charlene Riva (b. 2009-07-23) and Leo & Lenny (b. 2014-05-06)
Known For
["103 ATP Tour titles (2nd all-time in Open Era)"]
Residence
Wollerau / Schwyz, Switzerland
Appears in 4 lists Divisive Pick
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