Roger Federer has written himself into the history books again. According to Bloomberg, the Swiss tennis legend has reached a financial milestone with a fortune of over one billion dollars.
With an estimated net worth of around $1.3 billion, the 43-year-old becomes only the fourth athlete ever to achieve this status – joining basketball legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James, as well as golf star Tiger Woods.
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An unrivalled tennis career
Federer’s financial success builds on one of the most decorated tennis careers of all time:
- 20 Grand Slam titles (2003-2018)
- Record-keeping 310 weeks as world number one
- $130.6 million in prize money alone
- 24 years as a professional player (1998-2022)
But it is Federer’s business acumen that has really transformed him into a billionaire:
Lucrative sponsorship deals and smart investments
While prize money makes up a small part of the wealth, the main income comes from:
- Long-term partnerships with Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and Uniqlo
- A strategic investment in the Swiss shoe brand On Running
- Ownership of 3% of On shares (valued at at least $500 million)
There are fewer than 3,000 people in the world who have achieved to become billionaires in dollars.
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