Tennis legend, Roger Federer becomes a billionaire joins Cristiano Ronaldo in sport’s exclusive rich list club

Tennis legend, Roger Federer is officially a billionaire.

According to Forbes, the 44-year-old has joined the 10-figure club with a net worth of $1.1billion (£813million).

The publication attributes that wealth to his significant minority stake, estimated at three per cent, in Swiss shoe and apparel brand On – who he has been affiliated with since 2019.

It went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and now has a market capitalisation of nearly $15bn (£11.1bn), with Federer’s equity worth more than $375m (£277.3m).

Federer is now the second-ever tennis player in history to join the billionaire club after Romanian player Ion Èširiac, the 1970 French Open doubles champion, who built his fortune through post-communism investments.

Overall, he is the eighth member of the billionaire athletes’ club, joining some of sport’s most iconic names across basketball, football, golf and tennis.

Federer is now the eighth member of the billionaire athletes’ club, joining some of sport’s most iconic names across basketball, football, golf and tennis.

The world’s eight billionaire athletes

Basketball

• Michael Jordan — $3.8bn (£2.8bn)
• Magic Johnson — $1.5bn (£1.1bn)
• Junior Bridgeman — $1.4bn (£1bn)
• LeBron James — $1.2bn (£887m)

Football

• Cristiano Ronaldo — wealth boosted by $665m (£492m) Al-Nassr deal (exact figure TBD)

Golf

• Tiger Woods — $1.3bn (£961m)

Tennis

• Ion Tiriac — $2.7bn (£2bn)
• Roger Federer — $1.1bn (£813m)