1. Roger Federer Timeline By: Rachel Ostrom

2. August 8, 1981 • Roger Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland • Parents are Lynette and Robert Federer

3. 1989 • At the age of eight Roger began playing tennis • Federer also loved playing football

4. 1993 • Federer decided to dedicate all of his time on tennis

5. 1995 • At the age 14, became the Swiss Junior Champion for all ages • Moved to the French speaking part of Switzerland to get better training

6. 1998 • Federers’ last year in the Junior circuits • Won the Wimbledon Juniors title • He finished the year as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion • In July he joined the ATP tour.

7. 1999 • Federer finished the year inside ATP's top 100 ranked players • Youngest player ever to do so

8. 2000 • Federer reached the semi-finals in the Sydney Olympics, but lost the bronze-medal match • reached the finals in Basel & Marseille, didn’t win either of them • Met Mirka Vavrinec later became his girlfriend

9. 2001 • Federer won his first ATP tournament in Milan • Won 3 matches for his country in the Davis Cup • Made to quarterfinals in French Open and Wimbledon • Beat Sampras, marked the emergence of a prominent player on the tour. • Finished the year ranked 13th.

10. 2002 • Federer struggled in his playing throughout this year, especially when losing his long-time Australian coach Peter Carter

11. 2003 • July 6 became first Swiss to ever win Wimbledon • Won 4 Davis Cup matches • Won Tennis Masters Cup • Ranked second in ATP tour race

12. 2004 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

13. 2005 • Federer coached himself • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

14. 2006 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Won U.S. Open • Ranked #1 in World

15. 2007 • Won Australian Open • Won Wimbledon • Ranked #1 in World

16. 2008 • Won U.S. Open • Won Olympic Doubles Gold Medal • Ranked #2 in World falling behind Rafael Nadal