Roger Federer ( ; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004, for a record 215 consecutive weeks. He is widely regarded as the best player of his generation and among the elite group of all-time great male tennis players. In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time. blank">http://www.laureus.com/awards/2008
Federer has won twelve _Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles.
He appeared in a record ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through to 2007 U.S. Open), before this streak ended at the 2008 Australian Open.
