How did Roger Federer and Mirka meet?

Roger Federer was one of his country’s top junior tennis players by the age of 11. Roger Federer turned professional in 1998 and became the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles championship with his victory at Wimbledon in 2003. Federer has a record-tying 20 Grand Slam singles titles. At the age of 35, the tennis prodigy won a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title in July 2017.

Roger Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland, on August 8, 1981, to Swiss father Robert Federer and South African mother Lynette Du Rand. Federer’s parents met on a business trip for their respective pharmaceutical companies.

Federer became interested in sports at a young age, beginning with tennis and soccer at the age of eight. By the age of 11, Roger Federer was ranked among the top three junior tennis players in Switzerland. At the age of 12, Roger Federer chose to give up other sports and devote his entire attention to tennis, which he thought he excelled at more naturally. By 14, Roger Federer was completely immersed in the game, participating in two or three competitions per month and putting in six hours of practice each week, plus up to three hours of training. Roger Federer frequently mimicked his idols, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, to perfect his style.

Federer became Switzerland’s national junior champion at the age of 14 and was selected to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens. He joined the International Tennis Federation junior tennis circuit in July 1996 and earned his first sponsorship by the age of 16. Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the Orange Bowl in 1998, just before turning pro. He was named the ITF World Junior Tennis Champion of the Year.

How did Roger Federer and Mirka meet?

Mirka first met tennis player Roger Federer at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and they are now married.