FACTBOX-Open-Roger Federer factbox
Fri 30 January, 2004 13:06
MELBOURNE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Following is a factbox on Roger Federer, who
became the first Swiss man to top the ATP rankings after his 6-4 6-1 6-4 win
over Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday.
Born: August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland Age: 22
Residence: Oberwil, Switzerland Height: 1.85 m Weight: 80 kg
Turned professional: 1998 Plays: Right-handed
1998 - Reaches Toulouse quarter-final in second ATP event.
1999 - Youngest player to finish year in Top 100.
2000 - Reaches first final losing to countryman Marc Rosset in Marseille.
Loses bronze medal match at Sydney Olympics to Arnaud Di Pasquale.
2001 - Finishes year as number one Swiss player. Wins first title at Milan.
Reaches first grand slam quarter-final at French Open.
Follows up by reaching quarter-final at Wimbledon after ending Pete
Sampras's 31-match winning streak at the All England Club in fourth
round.
2002 - Wins titles at Sydney, Hamburg and Vienna.
Suffers shock first-round defeat at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Helps Switzerland back into Davis Cup World Group with wins over
Hicham Arazi and Younes El Aynaoui in Morocco.
Reaches semi-final of Tennis Masters Cup losing to eventual winner
Lleyton Hewitt.
2003 - Loses in the first round of the French Open for the second year in a
row.
Becomes first Swiss man to win a grand slam after beating Mark
Philippoussis to lift Wimbledon crown.
Wins an ATP-high seven titles during the season, including the
season-ending Masters Cup to finish the year ranked second.
2004 - Becomes 23rd man, and first Swiss, to top the ATP rankings after
reaching the Australian Open final.
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