Miroslava "Mirka" Federer (born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978, later Miroslava Vavrinec) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Slovak origin.
1987
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.
2000
She is married to tennis player Roger Federer, having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
2001
Her best Grand Slam performance was in 2001, when she reached the third round of the US Open.
Monica Seles defeated her twice.
Prior to her retirement, she was ranked in the mid-80s, with a career high of No. 76, during the 2001 season.
2002
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.
Born in Bojnice (then Czechoslovakia), Miroslava emigrated to Switzerland when she was two years old.
In 2002, she teamed up with Roger Federer in the Hopman Cup.
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.
2009
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.
2014
The Federers had another set of twins in 2014, this time fraternal twin boys, Leo and Lenny.
