Die Medizinische Fakultät der im Jahre 1460 gegründeten Universität Basel verleiht die Würde und alle damit verbundenen Rechte, Ehren und Privilegien eines Doktors der Medizin ehrenhalber Roger Federer von Berneck (SG)

für seinen Beitrag, den guten Ruf von Basel und der Schweiz international zu mehren;

für seine Vorbildfunktion als Sportler, in der er viele Menschen weltweit zu mehr Bewegung animiert und somit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Gesundheitsförderung leistet, verbunden mit stets fairem und vorbildlichem Auftreten in allen Lebenssituationen;

für sein Engagement für Kinder in Afrika im Rahmen der «Roger Federer Foundation».

Roger Federer (Switzerland), born 8 August 1981 in Basel, is a men’s professional tennis player currently ranked #2 in the world by the ATP. During his career, he has consistently been ranked in the top 10, including 302 weeks at number 1—a record 237 of which were consecutive. Federer has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player in history.

Federer has also enjoyed success in the Olympic games, having won a gold medal in men’s doubles with Stan Wawrinka in 2008 and a silver medal in men’s singles in 2012. Federer has never retired from a match, having played a record 1,363 matches without retirement.

Since 2003 he has won a record 33 ATP World Tour Awards, including: ATP No. 1 (five times), Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year (two times), Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship (12 times), and ATPWorld.com Fans’ Favorite for a record 14 consecutive years.

He and wife, Mirka Vavrinec, married in 2009. They have four children—twin girls, Myla and Charlene (age 8), and twin boys, Leo and Lenny (age 3).

In 2003, he formed The Roger Federer Foundation. The foundation’s goal is to support community-driven initiatives to increase the quality of education in Southern Africa and Switzerland.