Roger Federer turns 38: 38 key stats to commemorate the occasion

Roger Federer, the epitome of sustained excellence, professionalism and longevity, has had an illustrious 21-year career. Among a slew of records, the record 20-time Grand Slam champion is the oldest player in the top 50 and the second oldest in the top 100 behind 81st-ranked 40-year-old Ivo Karlovic.

On the week starting 5th August 2019, Federer has had an ATP singles ranking for 1171 consecutive weeks, bettered only by Feliciano Lopez and Karlovic among active players. The Swiss has been ranked inside the top 100 for a staggering 1038 weeks (1036 weeks uninterrupted since 11th October 1999), which bettered Andre Agassi's erstwhile record of 1019 weeks on 8th April 2019.

Federer's tally of 733 consecutive weeks inside the top 10 is bettered only by Rafael Nadal (745 weeks and counting as on 5th August 2019). The Swiss' tally of 872 weeks inside the top 10 is the best in the Open Era, ahead of Jimmy Connors' mark of 814 weeks.

Federer is the only player to play at least five finals at all the four Grand Slams. The Swiss' tallies of 1222 singles match wins and 102 career singles titles are bettered only by Jimmy Connors (1274 match wins; 109 titles) in the Open Era.

Federer's 237 consecutive weeks as the top ranked player and 40-match win streaks at both Wimbledon and the US Open are unparalleled in the history of the sport.

The Swiss has recorded 353 match wins in Grand Slams and 378 at the Masters 1000 level (both Open Era records). His 100th match win at the 2019 Wimbledon quarterfinals made him the only player to record a century of match wins at any tournament.

As Federer turns 38 on 8 August 2019, here's presenting 38 key stats of his record-breaking tennis journey. Happy Birthday Roger!

#38 to #27

#38: Federer's 38 singles wins is the highest in the 2019 season (as on 8th August 2019).

#37: Federer is the winner of a record 37 ATP Tour Awards: ATP Tour No. 1 (2004-07, 2009), Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year (2006, 2013), Comeback Player of the Year (2017), Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship (2004-09, 2011-17) and Fans' Favourite (2003-18).

#36: Federer's 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals (2004 Wimbledon to 2013 French Open) is the best in the Open Era. At 36 years, the Swiss is also the oldest player to be ranked World No. 1.

#35: 35-year-old Federer was the oldest Wimbledon singles champion (2017).

Federer becomes the oldest Wimbledon champion after beating Cilic in the 2017 final

#34: Federer has reached the final at 34 different tournaments.

#33: After winning his 33rd title at 2005 Bangkok, Federer had a career best 80% record in tournament finals (Overall finals record: 102-54; 66%).

#32: Federer won his 32nd singles title at the 2005 US Open.

#31: Federer's tally of 31 Grand Slam singles finals is the most by any player in the Open Era.

#30: Federer's 30 'five-set wins' is the most among active players (joint level with Marin Cilic and Djokovic).

#29: In his 29th Grand Slam singles final, Federer won his 19th Grand Slam title at 2017 Wimbledon.

#28: Federer's tally of 28 Masters 1000 titles is the third best in the series history (Nadal 34, Djokovic 33).

Federer wins his 28th Masters 1000 title at 2019 Miami

#27: Federer's 27 Grand Slam singles wins in 2006 is the joint most Grand Slam match wins tally in a calendar year (along with Djokovic in 2015).

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#26: 26 defeats to Djokovic is the most losses suffered by Federer against any player.

#25: Federer has triumphed 25 times at the ATP 250 level.

Federer wins his 25th ATP 250 tournament at 2018 Stuttgart

#24: Federer has been the top seed at a Grand Slam 24 times, and has won 24 consecutive tournament finals - both Open Era records.

#23: Federer is the 23rd different player to be ranked World No. 1.

#22: Federer's 22 losses in Masters 1000 finals is the most by any player.

#21: Federer's 21 consecutive Wimbledon appearances (1999-2019) is a tournament record.

#20: Federer's 20 Grand Slam singles titles is the best by any player in the Open Era.

Federer's record 20 Grand Slam titles in one frame

#19: Federer's 19 grass court titles is the most on the surface by any player.

#18: Federer's 18th Grand Slam at the 2017 Australian Open arrived 4.5 years after his 17th.

#17: Federer has suffered 17 five-set defeats in Grand Slam singles (along with 20 three-set and four-set defeats apiece).

#16: Federer's 16 appearances at the season-ending ATP finals is the most by any player.

#15: Federer's 15th Grand Slam title at the 2009 French Open surpassed Pete Sampras' then record tally of 14. The Swiss has remained atop the all-time Grand Slam titles list since then.

Federer's 15th Grand Slam at 2009 French Open took him atop the all time Grand Slam title leaders list

#14: Federer's 14 finals at Basel (nine wins, five losses) is the most finals at a single tournament by any player in the Open Era.

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#13: Federer is one of 13 players in the Open Era to have won a Major after turning 30.

#12: Federer's 12 Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon is the most Grand Slam finals at a single tournament by any player (joint level with Nadal - French Open).

Federer's 12th Wimbledon final in 2019 is the joint most finals at a tournament by any player

#11: Federer is the only player to win 11 hardcourt Grand Slams (6 Australian Open, 5 US Open).

#10: Federer's 10 wins over the top-ranked player and 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals are both Open Era records.

#9: Federer has won 9 titles in his hometown Basel.

#8: Federer's 8 titles at Wimbledon is an all-time record. The Swiss is also one of only 8 players to have won the career Grand Slam.

#7: Federer's 7 finals at both Australian Open and US Open is the only instance of a player reaching the title round 7 times at two different Grand Slams.

#6: Federer's 6 titles at the season-ending ATP finals is an Open Era record.

Federer celebrates his record 6th title at the season ending ATP finals in 2011

#5: Federer is the only player to play 5 Grand Slam finals at each of the 4 Grand Slams.

#4: Federer is one of only 4 players to reach all Masters 1000 finals.

#3: Federer is the only player to win 3 Grand Slams in a year on 3 occasions.

#2: Federer is one of only 2 players to have registered 1200 singles match wins (Connors 1274). The Swiss is also one of only 2 players (along with Djokovic) to register 200 or more top 10 wins.

#1: Federer is the only player to be ranked 850 weeks in the top 10 and 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1.