Roger Federer's 45th Birthday Countdown

Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. Countdown to Roger Federer's 45th birthday on August 8, 2026, live to the second.

How many days until Roger Federer's Birthday?

Roger Federer's Birthday is on Saturday, August 8, 2026, which is 8 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

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Roger Federer Timeline

1981Born August 8 in Basel, Switzerland.

1998Turns professional and wins the Wimbledon boys' singles title, finishing the year world junior No. 1.

2003Wins his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.

2004Reaches world No. 1 for the first time, launching a record 237-week consecutive streak.

2008Loses an epic 5-set Wimbledon final to Rafael Nadal, widely regarded as the greatest tennis match ever played.

2009Completes the career Grand Slam at the French Open; marries Mirka Vavrinec; twin daughters Myla and Charlene are born.

2014Twin sons Leo and Lenny are born.

2017Returns from knee surgery to win the Australian Open, then adds a record 8th Wimbledon title.

2019Loses an epic Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic despite holding 2 championship points, the longest final in Wimbledon history.

2022Announces his retirement and plays his farewell match alongside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup.

Roger Federer records

Consecutive Grand Slam semifinals23 in a row, 2004 Wimbledon to the 2010 Australian Open — the men's record, well clear of the previous mark of 10 shared by Rod Laver and Ivan Lendl

Consecutive Grand Slam finals10 straight major finals during his mid-2000s peak, an Open Era men's record

Longest grass-court win streak65 consecutive match wins on grass, 2003-2008 (10 straight titles, five at Wimbledon and five at Halle) — the longest tour-level grass-court streak of the Open Era, ended by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final

Wimbledon match wins105 career match wins at the All England Club stood as the men's record for years — surpassed by Novak Djokovic, who reached 106 wins in July 2026

Career prize money$130,594,339 in on-court prize money — trailing only Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on the all-time list

Highest-paid athlete in the world (2020)Topped Forbes' global athlete earnings list with $106.3 million for 2020 — about $100 million of it from endorsements — becoming the first tennis player ever to lead the ranking

About Roger Federer

Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles — including a record eight Wimbledons — with a grace that made him the sport's most beloved champion before retiring in 2022 after a 24-year career.

The ballboy who beat the king

Federer's tennis life began as a ballboy at his hometown Swiss Indoors in Basel in 1993-94 - a tournament he would later win ten times. The world took notice on July 2, 2001, when the 19-year-old with the ponytail stunned seven-time champion Pete Sampras in five sets at Wimbledon, snapping Sampras's 31-match win streak there. Two years later Federer lifted his first Wimbledon trophy, and an era began.

237 weeks without letting go

The numbers still read like typos: 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record eight Wimbledons; 103 ATP titles; and 310 total weeks at world No. 1 - 237 of them consecutive, a streak from 2004 to 2008 that no player has come close to matching. He said goodbye in September 2022 at the Laver Cup, playing his final match alongside his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, after 24 professional seasons.

Preschools from Basel to Malawi

Federer started the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003, the same year he won his first Grand Slam title, focusing on early-childhood education in Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Switzerland. By the end of 2024 it had reached roughly 3.1 million children and supported more than 59,000 teachers, investing over $50 million in thousands of kindergartens and elementary schools so kids arrive at first grade ready to learn.

Quick facts

Born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland
20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record eight Wimbledons
World No. 1 for 310 weeks - 237 of them consecutive, a record
103 ATP singles titles across a 24-season career
Was a ballboy at the Basel Swiss Indoors in 1993-94, then won the tournament ten times
His foundation has reached about 3 million children through early-education programs

Celebrate by giving

🎁 Fund early-childhood education across southern Africa through the Roger Federer Foundation. rogerfedererfoundation.org

Learn more

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Roger Federer's Birthday — frequently asked questions

When is Roger Federer's Birthday?

Roger Federer's Birthday is on Saturday, August 8, 2026.

How many days until Roger Federer's Birthday?

Roger Federer's Birthday is on Saturday, August 8, 2026, which is 8 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

How old is Roger Federer turning in 2026?

Roger Federer turns 45 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 (born in 1981).

What day of the week is Roger Federer's birthday in 2026?

In 2026, Roger Federer's birthday (August 8, 2026) falls on a Saturday.

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