Happy Birthday, Roger Federer!

Roger Federer celebrated his 34th birthday on Saturday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. (Roger Federer Magnanimous After Wimbledon Final Loss)

World No.2 Federer turned pro in 1998 and he won his first of record 17 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon in 2003. The talismanic players broke into the top-10 of the ATP rankings in 2002 and has managed to stay there since then. (Federer Hits Out at Strict Rule)

Federer, is eyeing his first US Open crown since 2008, has pulled out of Montreal Masters and will play in only Cincinnati Open as tune up for Flushing Meadows starting August 31. (IPTL: Excited Federer All Set To Enthrall Delhi)

Federer won his last Grand Slam title in 2012 when he trumped local hero Andy Murray at the Wimbledon final. With age catching up, Federer now organises his schedule and plays the right amount of tennis these days to keep himself going.

He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005-2008).

Federer married to his long time girlfriend and Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec in 2009 and the couple has been blessed with a pair of twins.

Here are the highlights of Federer's ATP career so far:

# Holding the world no. 1 position for 302 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks.

# Winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles

# Reaching each Grand Slam final at least five times -- an all-time record, and reaching the Wimbledon final ten times

# He is among the seven men to have captured a career Grand Slam.

# He shares an Open Era record for most titles at Wimbledon with Pete Sampras (seven) and at the US Open with Jimmy Connors and Sampras (five).

# He won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

# Federer also led Switzerland to their first-ever Davis Cup triumph in 2014.