Mirka Federer

Mirka Federer

Mirka Federer watching Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2012 Olympics.
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Bottmingen, Switzerland
Born	1 April 1978 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Turned pro	15 January 1998
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$260,832
Singles
Career record	202–159 (55.96%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 76 (10 September 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000, 2001)
French Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2001)
US Open	3R (2001)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	38–68 (35.85%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 214 (24 August 1998)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of World No. 76 on 10 September 2001 and a doubles ranking of World No. 215 on 24 August 1998. She is the wife of professional tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired from the game in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. She has since frequently been seen on the ATP circuit attending her husband's matches.

Early life and tennis career

Mirka Federer chats with friends Gwen Stefani (right) and Gavin Rossdale (front) while sitting courtside at the 2010 US Open.

Born in Bojnice (Slovakia), Miroslava emigrated to Switzerland when she was two years old. In 1987, when she was nine, her father took her to watch a tournament at Filderstadt in Germany. Mirka met Martina Navratilova, who thought she looked athletic and should try tennis. Navratilova later sent her a racquet and arranged for her first tennis lesson.^[2] In 2002 she teamed up with Roger Federer in the Hopman Cup.

Prior to her retirement she was ranked in the mid-80s, though she was fractionally outside of the top 75 during the 2001 season.

Her best Grand Slam performance was in 2001, when she reached the third round of the US Open.

However, a recurring foot injury prevented Vavrinec from progressing further up the rankings, eventually forcing her retirement from competitive tennis in 2002. Following her retirement, she took on the role of Federer's public relations manager, traveling with him on tour.^[3]

Personal life

Mirka married Roger Federer on 11 April 2009.^[4] They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family.^[5] In July 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.^[6] The Federers had another set of twins in 2014, this time boys whom they named Leo and Lennart,^[7] called Lenny.^[8]

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	Career W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	2R	2–2
French Open	1R	1R	1R	0–3
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	0–2
US Open	A	1R	3R	2–2
Win-Loss	0–1	1–4	3–4	4–9

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 13 (3–10)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 September 1994	Cluj, Romania	Clay	Adriana Rikl Gersi	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	23 January 1995	Bastad, Sweden	Hard	Katalin Miskolczi	6-1 2-6 5-7
Winner	3.	8 March 1997	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Natalie Cahana	6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	2 June 1997	Bytom, Poland	Clay	Jana Pospisilova	6-7 7-6 1-6
Winner	5.	22 June 1997	Klosters-Serneus, Switzerland	Clay	Evelyn Fauth	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	30 June 1997	Lohja, Finland	Clay	Maria Persson	6-3 4-6 3-6
Runner-up	7.	12 January 1998	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Louise Latimer	2-6 0-6
Runner-up	8.	18 January 1999	Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Stephanie Chi	1-6 3-6
Winner	9.	31 January 1999	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Alina Jidkova	6–0, 7–6
Runner-up	10.	8 February 1999	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Samantha Smith	4-6 4-6
Runner-up	11.	15 March 1999	Noda, Japan	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	5-7 4-6
Runner-up	12.	30-Aug-1999	Huixquilucan, Mexico	Hard	Vanessa Webb	6-1 4-6 6-7
Runner-up	13.	14-Aug-1999	İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	4-6 3-6

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 October 1993	Langenthal, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Tschan	Anne De Gioanni Heidi Sprung	6-4 4-6 6-1
Runner–up	2.	25 October 1993	Jurmala, Latvia	Hard	Aleksandra Olsza	Natalia Bondarenko Elena Tatarkova	6-7 2-6
Runner–up	3.	19 May 1997	Brixen, Austria	Clay	Luciana Masante	Caroline Schneider Patricia Wartusch	3-6 0-6
Runner–up	4.	1 June 1998	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Larissa Schaerer	Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga	2-6 1-6

References

1. Miroslava Vavrinec WTA
2. "Roger Federer: A smashing guy", Brian Viner, The Independent, 2 July 2005
3. "Martina set up mixed doubles". The Times (London). 24 August 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
4. Roger Federer, http://www.rogerfederer.com. "News Detail". Roger Federer. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
5. "Off Court — Mr. and Mrs. Federer". Roger Federer Official Website. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
6. "Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins". OneIndia. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
7. "Roger Federer: Mirka and I couldn't be happier with twin boys – and now we know how to cope with babies on tour". The Guardian. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
8. "Roger Federer's wife gives birth to second set of twins". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

• "Federer's Wife at the Center of His Game". New York Times. 12 January 2012.

External links

• Miroslava Vavrinec at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mirka Federer at the International Tennis Federation
• Mirka Federer at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Mirka Federer at the Fed Cup