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Roger Federer

Roger Federer, a Swiss professional tennis player, is considered by many journalists and players current and former to be the greatest player of all time. At present he is ranked World No. 2. He was ranked the No. 1 ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004, to August 17, 2008.

Federer has since won 13 Grand Slam singles titles (3 Australian Open, 5 Wimbledon, 5 US Open). He is just one slam shy of all-time leader Pete Sampras. Among his Tennis Masters Cup titles, 14 are from the ATP Masters Series titles, as well as other 26 minor titles. Federer holds many more records in the sport, including having attended 10 consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals. He has been present tournaments from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open.

He also has participated in 19 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals, from the 2004 Wimbledon to present. In addition to all these, Federer holds the open era record for most consecutive wins, for both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He has a well-documented rivalry with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who has since succeeded Federer as the World No. 1 player in 2008.