Roger Federer Net Worth: How Swiss Tennis -ace became a billionaire three years after retirement? All you need to know

Roger Federer may have retired from tennis in 2022, but the Swiss Ace continued to take off headlines from the court. The 20-time Grand Slam winner and a two-time Olympic medal winner are now estimated to be a net worth of $ 1.1 billion, according to a Forbes report. Thus, Federer becomes the seventh Indian athlete in the world to join the billionaire club following Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Lebron James, Junior Bridgeman, Tiger Woods and Ion Tiriac. In fact, Federer became the second tennis player after Tiriac to join the club. Despite being offered to the match three years earlier, Federer’s net worth was increased by his minority stake in the Swiss shoe and clothing brand. Based on the report, Federer was the highest paid tennis player for 16 straight seasons and earned $ 1 billion to court efforts during his more than two decade -old careers. Federer’s earnings were double of what his opponents Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal brought. The report also said that Federer ($ 131 million) earned less in prize money during his career than his opponents Djokovic ($ 189 million) and Nadal ($ 135 million). In 2020, Federer earned $ 106.3 million before tax, which was more than any other athlete in the world.