36 Facts To Celebrate Federer’s 36th Birthday

Happy 36th Birthday Roger Federer!

Not that he needs reminding. The press and critics alike have been quick to remind Federer of his age for the last 6 years now. And he has proven in 2017 that age simply does not matter. He has won two slams, two masters 1000’s and is in a two way hunt with Nadal for the number 1 spot.

Here we wish him all the best as he contests his first appearance in the Montreal masters since 2011, and celebrate his birthday by taking a look at 36 amazing achievements by the great man.

1. Spent a record 302 weeks as World Number 1
2. Has an exhausting 2 sets of twins
3. Won 3 Grand Slam titles in one year 3 times
4. Ended 2005 with just 4 losses (to a staggering 81 wins)
5. Ended 2006 with just 5 losses (to a mind-boggling 92 wins)
6. Has won 6 Year-End Championships (now known as Nitto ATP Finals)
7. Has won 7 Cincinnati Masters 1000 titles
8. Stands alone at Wimbledon with 8 Men’s Singles titlesFederer's 8th Wimbledon
9. Federer has won an amazing 9 titles in Halle
10. He’s won 10 of his 11 Wimbledon Semi-final matches
11. Finished 2004 and 2005 having won 11 singles titles
12. Then trumps that by winning 12 titles in 2006 (tied with Thomas Muster)
13. When playing for his country, Federer has only ever lost 13 matches (to 53 wins)
14. It’s been 14 years since he won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon (and he’s still at it)
15. Federer won a tournament each year for 15 years, between 2001-2015
16. The 2016 French Open was the first time Federer was forced to skip a Slam
17. He has won 17 titles on Grass in his career
18. Roger played his first ever Grand Slam the year he turned 18
19. He now has a record 19 Grand Slams
20. He once had a streak of 105 points without an unforced error (not number related I know but very interesting)
21. Federer has never retired from a match
22. The Swiss great has beaten rival Novak Djokovic 22 times
23. He holds the record for reaching 23 consecutive Grand Slam Semi-finals
24. From October 2003 through September 2005, he won 24 straight finalswinning australian open
25. Federer has won 40 or more consecutive matches at a single Grand Slam tournament … twice
26. He has appeared in all four Grand Slam finals in the same year … three times
27. He has 93 singles titles, third only to Ivan Lendl on 94 and Jimmy Connors’ 109
28. Has won 1111 singles matches, again, second only to Connors’ 1256
29. Between 2003-2006, he achieved a 166-8 mark on hard courts
30. Has won 3 Grand Slams since turning 30
31. Has hit 10,066 Aces in his career, third only to Goran Ivanisevic with 10,131 and Ivo Karlovic with 12,120
32. Tied with Fabrice Santoro for most Grand Slams played, 70
33. Only player to not have his serve broken winning a Masters 1000
34. Has qualified for the Year-End Championships for a record 15th year
35. He has only been bagelled (losing a set 6-0) once this millennium, against Nadal at the 2008 French Open Final
36. Has the record for most consecutive Quarter-Finals at a Grand Slam at 36