A fairytale career came to an end when Roger Federer finally retired after his loss in the men’s doubles final of the Laver Cup 2022. He partnered with long-time rival and friend Rafael Nadal at the tournament, where they were beaten 6-4, 6(2)-7(7), 9-11 by Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock of the United States on Saturday, September 24.

Federer announced his retirement earlier in September on social media, saying “I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career.”

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He also revealed that while he will continue to play tennis in the future, it will not be on the ATP tour or in Grand Slam events.

Federer made his professional debut in 1998 in the Swiss Open and has been a revelation since then. Let’s take a look at his career numbers.

Roger Federer has won 20 Grand Slam titles in his career that spanned over two decades. He is also the third-highest Grand Slam singles champion after Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21). The last time Federer won a Grand Slam was at the 2018 Australian Open, where he defeated Marin Cilic in the final. He has played in 81 Grand Slam events in his career and has a record of playing in most Grand Slam semifinals (46) and quarterfinals (58).

His record of participating in 81 Grand Slam events is also the joint-highest in the Open Era, where Federer has won 369 matches, the most in the same period. He has won eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open and one French Open. The Swiss maestro completed his career Grand Slam in 2009 when he emerged victorious in the French Open.

He has spent 310 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, the second highest after Novak Djokovic’s 373 weeks. In those 310 weeks, he has been at the top for 237 consecutive weeks, also the most since the ATP rankings began.

Federer won five US Open titles between February 2004 and June 2018, the most by any player in the Open Era. He also qualified for 10 consecutive finals at Grand Slams between 2005 and 2007.

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In total, the Swiss star has won 103 ATP singles titles, including 28 ATP Masters and six ATP Finals titles. He emerged victorious in 22 ATP successive ATP singles finals between the 2003 Vienna Open and 2005 Thailand Open, the most by any player in the Open Era.

He has won eight ATP doubles titles in his career, partnering with the likes of Marat Safin, Yves Allegro, Jonas Bjorkman, Stanislas Wawrinka and Max Mirnyi. Federer won gold at the 2008 Olympics in men’s doubles, when he partnered with Stanislas Wawrinka.

He won his first Olympic singles medal in 2012 when he won the silver medal. Roger Federer’s Olympic record is 20-7 in both singles and doubles. He has also won 52 Davis Cup titles for Switzerland, out of a possible 70.