Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Slovak origin.

She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired from professional tennis in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. By the time she closed her career, she was a top-100 ranked player.

Early life and tennis career Born in Bojnice (then Czechoslovakia), Miroslava emigrated to Switzerland when she was two years old. In 1987, when she was nine, her father took her to watch a tournament at Filderstadt in Germany. Mirka met Martina Navratilova, who thought she looked athletic and should try tennis. Navratilova later sent her a racquet and arranged for her first tennis lesson.

In 2002, she teamed up with Roger Federer in the Hopman Cup. Her best Grand Slam performance was in 2001, when she reached the third round of the US Open. Monica Seles defeated her twice.

However, a recurring foot injury prevented Vavrinec from progressing further up the rankings, eventually forcing her retirement from competitive tennis in 2002. Following her retirement, she took on the role of Federer's public relations manager, traveling with him on tour, often seen attending his matches. Prior to her retirement, she was ranked in the mid-80s, with a career high of No. 76, during the 2001 season.

Personal life Mirka married Roger Federer on 11 April 2009. They were married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family. In 2009, Mirka gave birth to identical twin girls, Myla and Charlene. The Federers had another set of twins in 2014, this time fraternal twin boys, Leo and Lenny.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 Career W-L Australian OpenA2R2R2–2 French Open1R1R1R0–3 WimbledonQ21R1R0–2 US OpenQ21R3R2–2 Win–loss0–11–43–44–9

ITF Circuit finals $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (3–10) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 12 September 1994 ITF Cluj, Romania Clay Adriana Gerši 2–6, 1–6Runner-up 2. 23 January 1995 ITF Bastad, Sweden Hard Katalin Miskolczi 6–1, 2–6, 5–7Winner 3. 8 March 1997 ITF Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Nataly Cahana 6–3, 7–6Runner-up 4. 2 June 1997 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Jana Pospíšilová 6–7, 7–6, 1–6Winner 5. 22 June 1997 ITF Klosters, Switzerland Clay Evelyn Fauth 4–6, 7–5, 6–2Runner-up 6. 30 June 1997 ITF Lohja, Finland Clay Maria Persson 6–3, 4–6, 3–6Runner-up 7. 12 January 1998 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard Louise Latimer 2–6, 0–6Runner-up 8. 18 January 1999 ITF Boca Raton, United States Hard Stephanie Chi 1–6, 3–6Winner 9. 31 January 1999 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Alina Jidkova 6–0, 7–6Runner-up 10. 8 February 1999 ITF Rockford, United States Hard (i) Samantha Smith 4–6, 4–6Runner-up 11. 15 March 1999 ITF Noda, Japan Hard Shinobu Asagoe 5–7, 4–6 Runner-up 12. 30 August 1999 ITF Huixquilucan, Mexico Hard Vanessa Webb 6–1, 4–6, 6–7Runner-up 13. 14 August 1999 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Tatiana Perebiynis 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1–3) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 18 October 1993 ITF Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet (i) Natalie Tschan Anne De Gioanni Heidi Sprung 6–4, 4–6, 6–1Runner-up 2. 25 October 1993 ITF Jurmala, Latvia Hard (i) Aleksandra Olsza Natalia Bondarenko Elena Tatarkova 6–7, 2–6Runner-up 3. 19 May 1997 ITF Brixen, Italy Clay Luciana Masante Caroline Schneider Patricia Wartusch 3–6, 0–6Runner-up 4. 1 June 1998 ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Larissa Schaerer Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga 2–6, 1–6

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