Mirka Federer

Miroslava Vavrinec

Country	Switzerland
Residence	Bottmingen, Switzerland
Born	(1978-04-01) 1 April 1978 (age 34) Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 8 1⁄4 in (1.73 m)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)[1]
Turned pro	15 January 1998
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$260,832
Singles
Career record	202–159 (55.96%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	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)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	38–68 (35.85%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	214 (24 August 1998)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Last updated on: 10 July 2011.

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrinec on 1 April 1978 in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of no. 76 on 10 September 2001 and a doubles ranking of no. 215 on 24 August 1998. She is the wife of 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 just two years old. Her parents currently own a jewelry shop in Kreuzlingen and reside in Schaffhausen.^{[citation needed]} 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 press and public relations manager, traveling with him on tour.^[3]

Personal life

Mirka married Roger Federer on 11 April 2009.^[4] On 24 July, Roger announced via his Facebook page that Mirka had given birth to twin girls: Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. The babies were born 23 July 2009 in Switzerland. The first Internet photos of the twins were posted on his Facebook page on 7 August 2009.^[5]

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Titles

Singles: 3 ITF

Nr.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
1	8 March 1997	Tel Aviv	Hard	Natalie Cahana	6–3, 7–6
2	22 June 1997	Klosters-Serneus	Clay	Evelyn Fauth	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
3	31 January 1999	Clearwater	Hard	Alina Jidkova	6–0, 7–6

Doubles: 1 ITF

•  Langenthal (with  Nathalie Tschan) (1992)

References

• "Federer's Wife at the Center of His Game". New York Times. 12 January 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/sports/tennis/13iht-sraofederer13.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=federer&st=cse. 

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