Roger Federer is now a billionaire

In 2022, Roger Federer, at the end of an extraordinary career on the ATP circuit, has decided to hang up his tennis racket.

This doesn’t mean the Swiss isn’t still the talk of the town, as he’s just joined a select club: that of billionaire.

The former world number one has a net worth calculated at 1.1 billion US dollars, according to Forbes.

In fact, he is the richest tennis personality on the planet, even though he retired several years ago.

Lucrative endorsements and a stake in shoe brand On have made the Swiss star just the seventh athlete in the three-comma club—and a food tech investment may serve up another payday. https://t.co/1e8BqLZsaD (Photo: Richard Shotwell/Invision via Associated Press) pic.twitter.com/szrLpLvX2z

— Forbes (@Forbes) August 24, 2025

As a professional tennis player, Federer earned around $131 million (US) in prize money, just behind Rafael Nadal in second place with $135 million (US) and Novak Djokovic with $189 million (US) in first place.

Federer has, however, been involved in a number of large-scale projects that have added millions of dollars to his fortune, with the Swiss Shoe brand and his On clothing company. Added to this are powerful sponsors over the years, including Nike, Lindt, Mercedez-Benz, Rolex and Moët & Chandon.

Winner of 20 Grand Slams, Federer is one of only seven athletes in history to have earned the label of pre-tax billionaire by being active in his sport, according to Forbes. He ranks alongside LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Floyd Mayweather.

What’s more, he became only the seventh athlete of all time to officially join the three-comma club, having been surpassed by Ion Tiriac, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, LeBron James and Tiger Woods.

His off-court investments have paid off as much in his bank account as in terms of popularity, with a 2.3% increase in engagement on his social networks, unlike Djokovic with 1.2% and Nadal with 0.5%.

The Maestro, even in retirement, is clearly not sitting still!