Gender | Male |
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Weekday | Saturday |
Date | Aug. 8, 1981 |
Time | 8:40 a.m. |
Daylight Saving | Yes |
City | Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland |
Geo-location | 47ºN33'30.2", |
Timezone | Europe/Zurich |
City | Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland |
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Timezone | Europe/Zurich |
Time (Europe/Zurich) | Aug. 08, 1981, 08:40:00 AM |
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Time (UTC) | Aug. 08, 1981, 06:40:00 AM |
Time (LMT) | Aug. 08, 1981, 07:10:18 AM |
Time (Julian) | 2444824.77777778 |
LMT Correction | 0.505 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 23º34'56.68" |
Swiss-born professional athlete, a tennis phenomenon who won five consecutive Wimbledon championships, 2003-2007 inclusive, before he was 26 years old. Federer is the younger of two children, the only son born to business professionals from the pharmaceutical industry. Athletic from the time he was young, he began playing tennis at age three and picked up soccer shortly afterward. By age 14 he had pretty well decided that tennis was his first love. He dropped out of school at age 16 because he felt that his studies were keeping him from his tennis practice. His parents had been totally supportive of his passion for tennis and had obtained skillful coaches for him. Nevertheless, they extracted a promise that he would return to school if his tennis career didn’t pan out. They needn’t have worried. Somewhat hampered by his emotional outbursts at his own mistakes, Federer underwent counseling to achieve the emotional coolness required to compete. In 1998, he became the world junior champion and his professional career took off. By the end of 1999, he was the youngest player on the ATP list of the top 100. Two years later with several wins under his belt, he won his first ATP singles title in Milan. With his court performance soaring, he defeated renowned champion Pete Sampras that same year. On July 6, 2003, at the age of 22, Federer became the first Swiss to ever win at Wimbledon. He has won the title every year since then, taking his fifth consecutive title in 2007. With such a stellar record, he is ranked number 1 singles tennis player in the world. On the court, Federer is known for his agility, finesse and power. Off the court, the as-yet unmarried, handsome lad is known for his politeness and frank responses to interview questions. As of July 2007 his career earnings exceed $31 million from prizes alone. In 2003 he established the Roger Federer Foundation, a charitable enterprise that funds projects designed to help educate and provide sports training for disadvantaged people. In April 2009 he married his long-time girlfriend. July 2009 was a big month in his life: he picked up yet another title at Wimbledon in July 2009 and he and his wife welcomed twin girls. The babies, named Charlene Riva and Myla Rose were born in the evening of July 23, 2009 in Switzerland. On 6 May 2014, his wife gave birth again to twins. He wrote on Twitter: "Mirka and I are so incredibly happy to share that Leo and Lenny were born this evening! " In 2017, after having won the Australian open, he became the oldest player to win a Masters 1000 (Indian Wells). On 2nd April 2017, he won his 26th Masters 1000 (Miami). In July, he won his 19th Grand Slam title (Wimbledon). On 28th January 2018, he won his 20th Grand Slam title after having played 30 finals in his career. Link to Wikipedia biography Link to Astrodienst discussion forum
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Prize |
Jan. 1, 2003 |
Work : Prize 2003 (Wimbledon) |
2 |
Prize |
July 1, 2009 |
Work : Prize July 2009 (Wimbledon) . |
3 |
Prize |
Nov. 23, 2014 |
Work : Prize 23 November 2014 (won Davis Cup for Switzerland, first time) . |
4 |
Great Achievement |
Jan. 29, 2017 |
Work : Great Achievement 29 January 2017 (won his 5th Australian open, his 18th Grand Slam title, defeating Nadal) . |
5 |
Great Achievement |
March 19, 2017 |
Work : Great Achievement 19 March 2017 (won his 90th title, defeating Wawrinka in the final) . |
6 |
Great Achievement |
June 25, 2017 |
Work : Great Achievement 25 June 2017 (won Halle ATP tournament for the 9th time) . |
7 |
Great Achievement |
July 16, 2017 |
Work : Great Achievement 16 July 2017 (Prize, his 8th Wimbledon, defeating Cilic in the final) . |
8 |
Great Achievement |
Jan. 28, 2018 |
Work : Great Achievement 28 January 2018 (won his 6th Australian open, defeating Cilic) . |
9 |
Great Achievement |
Feb. 19, 2018 |
Work : Great Achievement 19 February 2018 (returned to world 1 after winning Rotterdam open, at the age of 36.5) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Marriage |
April 12, 2009 |
Relationship : Marriage 12 April 2009 (Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Birth Child |
July 23, 2009 |
Family : Change in family responsibilities 23 July 2009 (Birth of twin girls) . |
2 |
Birth Child |
May 1, 2014 |
Family : Change in family responsibilities 6 May 2014 (birth of twin boys) . |