FACTBOX - Wimbledon champion Roger Federer

Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:01pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer, who won a record 15th grand slam title after winning Wimbledon with a 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 3-6 16-14 defeat of American sixth seed Andy Roddick on Sunday.

MAKING HIS NAME

* Born August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland.

* Bursts on to the scene in 2001 when he ends Pete Sampras's 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round before losing in the quarter-finals.

RECORD 15 GRAND SLAM TITLES

Wimbledon, 2003-2007, 2009; U.S. Open 2004-2008; Australian Open 2004, 2006, 2007; French Open 2009.

* In 2003, becomes the first Swiss man to win a grand slam after beating Mark Philippoussis in the Wimbledon final.

* Is the only man to win five consecutive titles at two different grand slams -- Wimbledon and U.S. Open.

* Is the first man to win Wimbledon-U.S. Open double four years in a row.  Continued...

 

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