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Section sizes in Roger Federer Section size for Roger Federer (66 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 14,212 14,212 593 593 Early life 10,296 10,296 499 499 Tennis career 18 172,970 0 7,221 1990s and 2000s 22 66,951 0 2,788 1995–1998: Junior years 8,276 8,276 488 488 1998–2002: Early professional career 17,188 17,188 186 186 2003: Grand Slam breakthrough at Wimbledon 4,723 4,723 227 227 2004: Imposing dominance 4,841 4,841 216 216 2005: Consolidating dominance 3,892 3,892 220 220 2006: Career-best season 6,127 6,127 413 413 2007: Holding off young rivals 7,188 7,188 414 414 2008: Illness, Olympic gold, and fifth US Open 6,359 6,359 286 286 2009: Career Grand Slam and major title record 8,335 8,335 338 338 2010s 13 91,761 0 3,915 2010: Fourth Australian Open 8,599 8,599 308 308 2011: Tour Finals title record 4,731 4,731 202 202 2012: Wimbledon title, return to No. 1, and Olympic silver 8,357 8,357 326 326 2013: Injury struggles and fall in rankings 4,867 4,867 210 210 2014: Davis Cup glory 10,532 10,532 423 423 2015: 1,000th victory and finals at the US Open and Wimbledon 7,902 7,902 355 355 2016: Knee surgery, back injury, and long recovery hiatus 7,424 7,424 352 352 2017: Renaissance with Australian Open and Wimbledon titles 14,372 14,372 599 599 2018: 20th major title and oldest No. 1 11,405 11,405 579 579 2019: Record third Hopman Cup, 100th title, 1,200th match win and 12th Wimbledon final 13,559 13,559 561 561 2020s 13 14,240 0 518 2020–2022: Final years 14,227 14,227 518 518 Rivalries 47 16,596 0 925 Rafael Nadal 7,636 7,636 317 317 Novak Djokovic 3,243 3,243 247 247 Andy Murray 2,400 2,400 203 203 Andy Roddick 918 918 78 78 Other rivalries 2,352 2,352 80 80 Legacy 18,941 18,941 730 730 Player profile 19 26,352 0 1,513 Playing style 7,716 7,716 510 510 Demeanor and attitude 3,264 3,264 249 249 Coaches 3,794 3,794 339 339 Equipment 7,834 7,834 234 234 Apparel 3,725 3,725 181 181 Off the court 18 32,655 0 1,629 In popular culture 14,833 14,833 787 787 Homages and tributes 4,783 4,783 298 298 Philanthropy 8,144 8,144 355 355 Sponsorships and endorsements 3,303 3,303 121 121 Involvement in football 1,574 1,574 68 68 Personal life 18 10,907 0 661 Family and children 4,453 4,453 193 193 Residences 571 571 85 85 Military service 1,763 1,763 87 87 Religion and multilingualism 1,882 1,882 84 84 Health 2,220 2,220 212 212 Career statistics 63 12,612 0 0 Grand Slam tournament performance timeline 9,189 9,189 0 0 Year–end championship performance timeline 2,335 2,335 0 0 Olympic gold medal matches: 1 (singles silver medal) 430 430 0 0 Other achievements 595 595 0 0 Records 67 22,956 0 26 All-time tournament records 2,471 2,471 0 0 Guinness World Records 724 724 26 26 Open Era records 19,694 19,694 0 0 See also 715 715 0 0 Notes 41 41 0 0 References 42 42 0 0 Further reading 462 929 0 0 Video 467 467 0 0 External links 3,569 3,569 0 0 Total 343,793 343,793 13,797 13,797

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this part is wrong: it was Roland Garros 2009, not wimbledon.

Career Grand Slam: The feat achieved by a tennis player when winning the four majors in either singles, doubles or mixed doubles, throughout his career at least one time each. Federer secured the Career Grand Slam when winning the Wimbledon championships singles title in the 2009 season. 84.220.228.17 (talk) 23:48, 29 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done Thanks for catching that. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 23:55, 29 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Federer record "13+ semifinals at 2 different tournaments (Australian Open, Wimbledon)" have been surpassed by Novak Djokovic who holds "14+ semifinals at 2 different tournaments (Wimbledon,US Open)" Federer record "18 quarterfinals at a single tournament (Wimbledon)" have been surpassed by Novak Djokovic who holds "18 quarterfinals at a single tournament (French open)" 149.62.207.234 (talk) 09:38, 6 September 2025 (UTC) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic_career_statistics https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-roland-garros-2025-history#:~:text=By%20defeating%20Norrie%20and%20reaching,eight%20at%20Wimbledon%2018%20times.Reply

Note: I attempted to implement this request but had to self-revert because it was breaking the table formatting. If another editor could please assist it would be appreciated. Day Creature (talk) 14:46, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done By the way, Djokovic has 19 quarterfinals at the French Open. Gap9551 (talk) 18:34, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Add: "Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time" in the first few lines/paragraph. Kleptoon (talk) 20:53, 18 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 21:18, 18 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Remove "image_upright = .8" from the infbox, there's no reason to downsize the image ~2026-29785-65 (talk) 09:37, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Done –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 14:07, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

standard tennis project infobox size for years and years per Help:Infobox/picture imagesize says nothing about .8. This is standard project size. Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:26, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply