After 15,000+ matches on court, 24 years of playing at the professional level, and as many as 20 career grand slam titles, living legend Roger Federer announced his retirement from the sport of tennis in September 2022. While the entire fraternity was in a bit of a shock, we definitely saw this coming as he missed all of the last 5 grand slams, last playing in Wimbledon 2021.
His last grand slam final came back in Wimbledon 2019 and the last time he actually won a men’s singles grand slam was the Australian Open in 2018. In fact, the three titles he won in 2017/18 came after a gap of 5 years since his Wimbledon 2012 title. It was clear that he was past his prime and the 41-year old wasn’t getting any younger either, hence this crucial decision about his career.
The Switzerland player decided to hang up his boots and decided that the 2022 Laver Cup in London would be his last. We’re sure that millions of people from around the world will be tuning in to watch this tournament, as it will be the last they see of Federer on a tennis court. The player earned $130+ million in winnings through his illustrious career, winning titles across surfaces and countries.
For the longest time, he held the record of the most grand slam titles by a male player in history, only to be recently overtaken by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (21 titles) and Spain’s Rafael Nadal (22 titles), updated as of 18th Sep 2022. Here as we celebrate Federer’s retirement, we’re listing down all of his men’s singles grand slam titles secured through the years, in chronological order.
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The period between 2004 and 2007 was the best in Federer’s career as he won the most titles during this time. He missed out on the career slam where he could’ve won all four majors in the year on multiple occasions, winning three grand slams in all of 2004, 2006, and 2007. In all three years, he only missed winning the French Open, as the clay courts were being dominated by Nadal during the time.
List of Roger Federer’s grand slam titles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
| 2003 | Wimbledon | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 |
| 2004 | Australian Open | Marat Safin | 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2004 | Wimbledon (2) | Andy Roddick | 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2004 | US Open | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-0, 7-6. 6-0 |
| 2005 | Wimbledon (3) | Andy Roddick | 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2005 | US Open (2) | Andre Agassi | 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 |
| 2006 | Australian Open (2) | Marcos Baghdatis | 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2006 | Wimbledon (4) | Rafael Nadal | 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 2006 | US Open (3) | Andy Roddick | 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 2007 | Australian Open (3) | Fernando González | 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2007 | Wimbledon (5) | Rafael Nadal | 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 2007 | US Open (4) | Novak Djokovic | 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2008 | US Open (5) | Andy Murray | 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 2009 | French Open | Robin Söderling | 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2009 | Wimbledon (6) | Andy Roddick | 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 |
| 2010 | Australian Open (4) | Andy Murray | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2012 | Wimbledon (7) | Andy Murray | 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2017 | Australian Open (5) | Rafael Nadal | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2017 | Wimbledon (8) | Marin Čilić | 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2018 | Australian Open (6) | Marin Čilić | 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
He enjoyed popular rivalries with many players over the years, especially those between his contemporaries Nadal and Djokovic. However, there was no one he beat in grand slam finals more than USA’s Andy Roddick, who he defeated in as many as four grand slam single’s finals during his career. He got three victories each against Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal as well.
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He definitely loved the grass courts in London as he didn’t see success anywhere as much as The Wimbledon Championships, where he won as many as eight single’s titles, including five grand slam titles in a row between 2003-2007. After that, he tasted most success down under, winning six titles at the Australian Open. He managed only one title on clay, winning the French Open once in 2009.
He also had great times at the Australian Open where he recorded five consecutive wins between 2004-2008. One of the greatest sportsmen of the modern era, he may have announced his retirement but Federer is going to remain in everyone’s hearts for decades to come. We truly believe that he is the GOAT of this game and we wish him the best o luck for life after tennis!
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