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Roger Federer, the legend, began playing tennis at age eight ... Mother, Lynette, is South Africa and his father, Robert, is Swiss and they met on a business trip (both worked for a pharmaceutical company) ... He has one sister, Diana, who is two years older ... Idol growing up was Boris Becker and favorite player was Pete Sampras ... compiled an excellent junior results, finishing as No. 1 junior in world in 1998 ... He won the junior singles at Wimbledon (d. Labadze) and doubles (w / O. Rochus), whichyear ... One of four players (Edberg, Cash, Borg) to win the junior men and title at Wimbledon ... also reached the U.S. Open final (l. to Nalbandian) and SF at Australian Open in 98 ... Closed junior career title at the Orange Bowl in Miami (d. Coria) ... has a 37-11 career Davis Cup record (27-6 in singles) in 18 ties since 1999. He has to sit on the beach, playing cards and ping-pong, is an avid fan of the team's hometown football FC Basel ... has a sense of aesthetics and class ... In 2003, initiated RogerFederer Foundation which supports disadvantaged children in South Africa and promotes sport for young people ... entertains an ambassador for global promotion of tennis and is inspired by the cultural diversity of the world ... Donated several signed items for various fundraising auction and made a personal donation to the tsunami effort in January 2005 ... In addition, he helped organize the All-Star Rally for the reconstruction of the exhibition event in Indian Wells, California, with revenues for UNICEFsTsunami ...