Miroslava Federer

Nickname(s)	Mirka
Country	Switzerland
Residence	Wollerau, Switzerland[citation needed]
Date of birth	April 1, 1978 (1978-04-01) (age 31)
Place of birth	Bojnice, Czechoslovakia, then Slovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (150 lb; 10.4 st)[1]
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	$260,832
Singles
Career record	202–159
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	76 (September 10, 2001)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (2001)
French Open	1R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon	1R (2001)
US Open	3R (2001)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	38–68
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 214 (August 24, 1998)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Last updated on: January 24, 2007.

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer, (born Miroslava Vavrinec on 1 April 1978 in Bojnice, Slovakia, then Czechoslovakia) is a former WTA tennis player from Switzerland who retired from the game in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. She is the wife of World No.1 tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Since her retirement, Mirka is frequently seen on the ATP circuit attending Roger's matches.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and tennis career

Miroslava, born in Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia), emigrated to Switzerland when she was two years old. Her parents currently own a jewelry shop and reside in Schaffhausen.^[2] In 1987, when she was nine, her father took her to watch a tournament at Filderstadt in Germany. Mirka Federer 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.^[3]

[edit] Personal life

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Miroslava Vavrinec profile on the WTA Tour's official website

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