#6 Roger Federer

#6 Roger Federer

Roger Federer with the 2009 Wimbledon Championship

 

Roger Federer is arguably the greatest tennis player of all time. The Swiss ace has won 17 Grand Slams so far in his career.

He has been ranked inside the top 10 continuously since October 2002, and the top 20 since April 2001.
Federer was ranked No. 1 for 237 consecutive weeks between 2004 and 2008.

Federer has won seven Wimbledon titles (a record he shares with Pete Sampras) and four Australian Opens (a record he shares with Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic). He is also one of four men in the Open era to have completed a career Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slam titles).

Federer was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008).

The Swiss has won six ATP World Tour Finals and has appeared in the finals of all nine Masters 1000 tournaments. He reached a record 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals from 2004 Wimbledon Championships to 2010 Australian Open.

Federer played in a record 60th consecutive Grand Slam tournament at the recently concluded US Open.