(Born Aug. 08, 1981) Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently the number 1 ranked player in the world. He has been ranked number 1 since February 2004 and as of 9 July 2006, he holds the third-longest consecutive stay in the World No. 1. Only Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl have had longer unbroken streaks at number one.