Roger Federers $949M fortune: Inside his Swiss estates, Dubai penthouse and private-jet lifestyle
Roger Federer may have just lost his billionaire status — but the tennis legend still has plenty of places to lick his wounds.The 20-time Grand Slam champion’s fortune has slipped to roughly $949 million, according to Forbes, after shares of sneaker maker On Holding — in which Federer has a substantial stake — nosedived following disappointing quarterly sales.Still, the 44-year-old retired superstar has amassed the trappings of a near-billion-dollar fortune — including lavish Swiss real estate, a reported multimillion-dollar Dubai penthouse and longstanding access to private jets.Federer’s flashiest reported property is a sprawling penthouse in Dubai’s exclusive Le Rêve skyscraper, which he reportedly bought for as much as $23.5 million in 2014.The five-bedroom pad boasts en-suite bathrooms, marble floors, coffered ceilings and sweeping views of Dubai Marina, according to Architectural Digest.The roughly 6,100-square-foot penthouse also reportedly features an 870-square-foot terrace, while residents of the luxury tower can summon everything from a chauffeured limousine and Ferrari to a helicopter or private jet through its concierge service.Back home in Switzerland, Federer has assembled an equally impressive property portfolio.He bought a retreat in the Alpine village of Valbella in 2008, tearing down the existing structure and replacing it with a custom chalet featuring woodwork, open living spaces and, naturally, a tennis court, according to Architectural Digest.The publication reported in 2022 that Federer still owned the property as well as an adjacent chalet used by his parents and reportedly connected by an underground passageway.His biggest real-estate project, however, is on the shores of Lake Zurich in Rapperswil-Jona.Federer bought a sprawling lakefront site there and embarked on a major development that Swiss media reported was still under construction in 2024.Plans have included multiple buildings on the property, which covers roughly 17...