Skysports.com take a look at Wimbledon finalist Roger Federer's career to date.
Skysports.com take an in-depth look at Roger Federer's career to date. The world number three takes on Andy Murray in this year's Wimbledon final.
1981: Born August 8 in Basle, Switzerland.
1998: Wins junior singles and doubles at Wimbledon.
1999: Youngest player, at 18 years and 14 months, to finish season in top 100.
2001: Ends champion Pete Sampras' 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon with five-set victory on Centre Court before losing to Tim Henman in the quarter-finals.
2003: Wins first Wimbledon singles title by beating Mark Philippoussis in straight sets in the final.
Beaten in fourth round at US Open by David Nalbandian, but ends season by winning Tennis Masters Cup.
2004: Defeats Marat Safin in Australian Open final to win his second grand slam. Takes over as world number one. Beaten by Gustavo Kuerten in third round of the French Open, but overcomes Andy Roddick in four sets to retain Wimbledon title.
Thrashes Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 (7/3) 6-0 to win US Open for first time.
2005: Loses Australian Open semi-final to Safin after five-set epic. Also loses in French Open semi-finals, against Rafael Nadal. Crushes Roddick in straight sets to retain Wimbledon title. Beats Andre Agassi in four sets to retain US Open crown.
2006: Wins second Australian Open title, battling to win over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. Loses in French Open final to Nadal before taking revenge at Wimbledon, where he beats the Spaniard in the final to win fourth consecutive title at All England club. Extends unbeaten run on grass to a record 49 matches.
Wins third straight US Open title with four-set defeat of Roddick.
2007: Wins Australian Open without dropping a set in the tournament - first since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to achieve the feat at a grand slam - beating Fernando Gonzalez in the final.
New record
February - Sets new record of 161 consecutive weeks as world number one in February.
Loses to Nadal in French Open final for second straight year, but beats the Spaniard in five-set epic to win fifth consecutive Wimbledon title, equalling the record of Borg.
Beats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win fourth successive US Open crown.
2008: Loses in straight sets to Djokovic in Australian Open semi-finals, halting run of 10 consecutive grand slam final appearances. Thrashed 6-1 6-3 6-0 by Nadal in French Open final.
Denied a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title by Nadal, who beats him 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-7 (8/10) 9-7 in a Centre Court classic. Knocked off world number one spot by Nadal in August, after 237 weeks at the top.
Wins Olympic gold medal in men's doubles alongside compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in Beijing in August.
Beats Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 in the US Open final in September to claim his 13th grand slam title.
2009: Loses in five sets to Nadal in Australian Open final.
June 7 - Moves level with Sampras' record of 14 majors and becomes only sixth man to complete career Grand Slam by beating Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 (7/1) 6-4 in French Open final.
July 5 - Wins 15th grand slam title - establishing a new record - by beating Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8/6) 7-6 (7/5) 3-6 16-14 in the Wimbledon final.
September 14 - Denied a sixth consecutive US Open title as Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro triumphs 3-6 7-6 (7/5) 4-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 in final at Flushing Meadows.
Beats Murray
2010: January 31 - Defeats Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6 (13/11) in final of Australian Open.
November - Beat Nadal in the final to win the season-ending ATP World Tour in London.
2011: June 5 - Loses 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1 to Nadal in final of the French Open, after ending Novak Djokovic's 41-match unbeaten run in the semi-finals.
June 29 - Beaten by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Wimbledon quarter-finals, 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4. First time Federer had lost a grand slam match from two sets up.
September 12 - Takes a two-set lead over Djokovic in the US Open semi-finals but squanders it, as well as two match points, and loses a five-set thriller.
November 27 - Gets the better of Tsonga to win a second straight ATP World Tour Finals title, prevailing 6-3 6-7 6-3.
2012: January 27 - Beaten at the semi-final stage of a grand slam again, losing to Nadal in Australia in four sets.
June 8 - Loses to Djokovic in straight sets in the French Open semi-finals, going down 6-4 7-5 6-3.
July 4 - Beats Mikhail Youzhny at Wimbledon to book his place in a record 32nd grand slam semi-final.
July 6 - Reaches a record eighth Wimbledon final by overcoming Djokovic in four sets, setting up a clash with Britain's Andy Murray.
