Roger Federer is widely regarded as one of the best players to play tennis. Recently the superstar celebrated his 40th birthday. The Swiss star is also the record-time Grand slam winner with 20 Grand slams to his name. He has also won many ATP titles. Apparently, he is undeniably the best to grace the game.
Roger Federer was ranked as the seventh highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2021. According to Forbes, the former world number one player has estimated earnings of 90 million dollars per year. Where do these earnings come from? Does his earning comes from the matches only or does he have any sponsors as well? Let’s find out.
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25 – Countries represented by the 51 players whom @rogerfederer has defeated for his 103 titles ????
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 8, 2021
Breakdown of Roger Federer’s Earnings
As the stats say, Roger Federer earns a massive 90 million dollars every year. In the previous year, he also became the highest-paid athlete for the first time ever. According to Forbes, Roger Federer has won approximately 130 million dollars from the prize money that he has achieved by winning the tournament in tennis.
Roger Federer’s Career Earnings:
- 1998: $28,000
- 1999: $225,000
- 2000: $624,000
- 2001: $865,000
- 2002: $1.995 million
- 2003: $4 million
- 2004: $6.3 million
- 2005: $6.1 million
- 2006: $8.3 million
- 2007: $10.1 million
- 2008: $5.8 million
- 2009: $8.8 million
- 2010: $7.7 million
- 2011: $6.4 million
- 2012: $8.5 million
- 2013: $2.4 million
- 2014: $9.3 million
- 2015: $5 million
- 2016: $1.5 million
- 2017: $6 million
- 2018: $8.6 million
- 2019: $5 million
Total career earnings: $129 million
The biggest element of his earnings came in 2018. In that year, Roger left Nike and signed a 10-year deal with a Japanese brand called Uniqlo. The deal was signed for approximately 300 million USD. He also started a foundation called Roger Federer Foundation to help disadvantaged children by giving them access to sports and education.
Roger Federer turns 40 today.
—20 Grand Slam Men’s singles titles; tied for most ever
—World No. 1 for record 237 consecutive wks
—estimated total earnings: $1B+
—partnerships: LVMH, Uniqlo, Wilson, ON + more
—fndn raised $50M+; educated 1.5M children in AfricaHappy 40th, ????. pic.twitter.com/QzhGrEYR0O
— Boardroom (@boardroom) August 8, 2021
Wimbledon 2021: Roger Federer [01] ???? @rogerfederer @Uniqlo_UK ???????? #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zq0jLSoLB0
— Elisa (@elissetennis) July 3, 2021
Federer has been a long-term ally of the South Africa-Swiss cause IMBEWU, which has comparative objectives to his establishment and furthermore centers around the friendly and well-being of the disadvantaged youth in Africa. He has earned approximately 50 million dollars and has impacted the lives of more than 1.5 million students.
Happy Birthday to our founder Roger 4️⃣0️⃣!
➡️For more than 17 years the Roger Federer Foundation has been committed to enhance a world where children living in poverty are able to take control of their future and actively shape it.
Keep #inspring all of us????, @rogerfederer! pic.twitter.com/PkzTF5fxzU
— Roger Federer Fdn (@rogerfedererfdn) August 8, 2021
If the reports are to be believed, Rodger Federer may also earn some more as he has a stake in a Swiss athletic apparel company that is about to release its IPO in the year 2021. He is also sponsored by some of the top-notch companies like Louis Vuitton, Mercedes Benz, Wilson sporting goods, Rolex, and many more.