He came into Paris with 15 Masters titles, trailing only the 17 put up by Andre Agassi. This page actually has a nice chart of how many times each player has won the various Masters series tournaments, and it's interesting to look back and see who did well through the years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_Masters_Series#Singles_Titles_Champions_Matrix_.283.2B.29
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Federer currently owns 12 Masters Series shields, one greater than Pete Sampras. He is second only to Andre Agassi, who has 17 Masters shields.
Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements rank him among the most successful tennis players of all time. Federer is currently the World No. 1 ranked player and is regarded by many, including his peers, as having the potential to be the greatest player of all time.
He has been ranked number 1 since February 2, 2004. Only Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl have had longer unbroken streaks at number one.
In 2004, Federer became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three out of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year. In 2006, Federer repeated this feat and became the first man in the open era to win at least ten singles championships in three consecutive years. He has won nine Grand Slam men's singles titles in 30 appearances, two Tennis Masters Cup, and 12 ATP Masters Series singles titles. He is the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006).
Federer was born in the small town of Binningen (near Basel, Switzerland), to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer. He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban Münchenstein.
He co-established the Roger Federer Foundation in December 2003. Its goals include funding projects that benefit disadvantaged children, primarily in South Africa. In January 2005, he encouraged efforts from tennis players for the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, saying he would play as many matches as possible in tournaments organized to raise funds for the tsunami victims and auctioned off his autographed rackets to raise funds for UNICEF's relief operations.
Federer also launched a fragrance and cosmetics line called RF Cosmetics in October 2003.
On April 3, 2006, Federer was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF,which helps poor children from all parts of the world.
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answered by Anonymous
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federer has 12 Masters Series shields , 1 more than sampras and 5 behind aggasi
2006-11-02 02:07:53
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answered by Anonymous
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176 but federer is not the best...the greatest players just havent played him
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answered by jfa0209 2
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