Roger Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel. His father was Swiss national Robert Federer and his mother was South African,born Lynette. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenships.He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders .Roger Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English . Swiss German being his native language.
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks and 285 weeks overall. On 17 October 2011, he is ranked World No. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam.In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected human in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela. As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008).
Roger Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa . On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.
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