Mirka Federer

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player.

Mirka Federer
Mirka with her husband Roger Federer during the 2012 Olympics
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceBottmingen, Switzerland
Born (1978-04-01) 1 April 1978
Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Turned pro15 January 1998
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$260,832
Singles
Career record202–159 (55.96%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (10 September 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2000, 2001)
French Open1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open3R (2001)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record38–68 (35.85%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 214 (24 August 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQ2 (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)

She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired from professional tennis in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. By the time she closed her career, she was a top-100 ranked tennis professional.

Early life and tennis career

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. 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, often seen attending his matches.[3] Prior to her retirement she was ranked in the mid-80s, with a career high of 76th, during the 2001 season.

Personal life

Mirka married Roger Federer on 11 April 2009.[4] They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family.[5] In 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls.[6] The Federers had another set of twins in 2014, this time boys.[7][8][9]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament199920002001Career W-L
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 (3–10)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 September 1994 Cluj, Romania Clay Adriana Gerši 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 Nataly Cahana 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 4. 2 June 1997 Bytom, Poland Clay Jana Pospíšilová 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 (1–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 18 October 1993 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i) Natalie 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, Italy 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" Archived 31 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 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. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  5. "Off Court — Mr. and Mrs. Federer". Roger Federer Official Website. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  6. "Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins". OneIndia. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  7. Agarwal, Neha. "Roger Federer's wife Mirka gives birth to twin boys; Federer 'incredibly happy' at 'miracle'". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. "Roger Federer's wife gives birth to second set of twins". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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