Tennis legend
Roger Federer is the new one in the athletes’ billionaire club
With eight Wimbledon titles, he became a tennis legend-now Roger Federer is also playing financially at the top: Bloomberg estimates his assets at $ 1.3 billion.
In keeping with the start of Wimbledon, there is now a surprising message: The record winner of the Grand Slam tournament in London is probably a billionaire. Roger Federer, 43, now has an estimated net asset of around $ 1.3 billion (around 1.1 billion euros). This calculates in his Billionaires Index.
The billions of sounds break through Roger Federer a good three years after the end of his active tennis career. According to “Bloomberg”, he earned a little more than $ 130 million in prize in his career. The eight-time Wimbledon winner piled up a large part of his wealth outside of the square.
So Roger Federer became a billionaire away from the tennis court
During and after his career, the athlete was advertising partner of several large brands. Among them were a number of companies from his homeland – such as the luxury watch manufacturer Rolex, the chocolate factories Lindt & Sprüngli AG and Credit Suisse (now UBS).
After his contract with Nike, which he had completed before his breakthrough into the world class, expired, Federer signed a contract with the Japanese label Uniqlo in 2018. The deal is said to have brought him almost $ 300 million. He also follows the Swiss sports shoe manufacturer on, which is said to be worth at least $ 500 million.
First non-American athlete in the list
Roger Federer is one of just a few athletes who have an estimated net asset of over one billion US dollars. Michael Jordan, 62. The assets of the ex-basketball player are estimated at $ 3.5 billion. To a large extent, the money comes from selling its majority stake at the NBA team Charlotte Hornets.
Michael Jordan’s still active basketball colleague LeBron James, 40, is said to have around $ 1.5 billion, the golfer Tiger Woods, 49, to a good 1.4 billion.
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