Roger Federer might be calling it a career, but he is still unquestionably one of the greatest players to ever pick up a tennis racket.
He absolutely dominated the game for a whopping majority of the last 24 years. Through 1,500 matches he dominated his competition, won over a hundred titles and a number of grand slams on his rise to prominence.
It’s no wonder the world of tennis loves him so much. From the very jump, he dominated. Throughout his prime he was the pinnacle players needed to reach to get to the top of the mountain. In the end he was the pesky old-timer who just wouldn’t go down without a fight.
He dominated. That’s the only way to describe what he accomplished. And that dominance bears itself out in the numbers he accumulated over the years.
Here’s a look at the incredible career of Roger Federer, by the numbers.
103
This is the number of titles Federer won throughout his 24-year career, which is second all-time to Jimmy Connors’ 109.
A whopping 20 of those titles were Grand Slam titles, which is only behind Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21).
31
This is the number of Grand Slam Finals Federer has been to. Only Djokovic (32) has been to more. Federer holds the record for the two longest streaks of consecutive Grand Slam finals made with both a streak of 10 and a streak of 8.
237
This is a record Federer holds for the most consecutive weeks as the world’s No. 1 player. No one else even comes close.
The closest is Jimmy Connors, who spend 160 weeks at the top. Quite a hop, skip and a jump away from Federer’s longstanding record. No one dominated tennis quite as he did.
8
This is the number of Wimbledon titles Federer has. It’s the most for a male tennis player ever. His last title at Wimbledon came in 2017. That was his tournament. He owned it.
4 in 1
Federer has made the trip to all four Grand Slam Finals in one season a whopping 3 times in his career. That’s incredibly impressive.
40
This is the number of ATP awards Federer has won throughout his incredible career.
“Federer is also the winner of a record 40 ATP Tour Awards: ATP Tour No. 1 (2004-07, 2009), Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year (2006, 2013), Comeback Player of the Year (2017), Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship (2004-09, 2011-17) and Fans’ Favourite (2003-21). He is also the most-decorated athlete in the history of the Laureus World Sports Awards, winning Sportsman of the Year five times (2005-08, 2018) and Comeback of the Year in 2018.”
22
This was the age Federer became the world’s No. 1 player for the first time in 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, he amassed a record of 247-15. Federer felt impossible to beat.
36
Federer became the world’s oldest No. 1 ranked player on the tour at 36 years old in 2018. In a career of incredible accomplishments, this might be Federer’s most impressive.
To have held that spot while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were in their primes is beyond impressive.
369
This is the number of Grand Slam wins Federer has had throughout his incredible 24-year career. He currently holds the record for most Slam wins ever with Djokovic trailing at 334.
81
Federer has 81 total Grand Slam appearances, tying him with Feliciano López for the most appearances of all time.
