How tall is Roger Federer

Celebheights 6'1.5" said on 5/Jun/23
Federer’s 6’1” listing is fair. I could see him being no more than an inch shorter than Mahomes. He also holds his own by Murray, who stands at a flat 6’2” in person, making Djokovic’s 6’1 1/2” listing spot on.

TurtleZach4 said on 8/May/23
@Jawilder

If I made a celebheights website, I would list Federer 185 cm flat

When posture straightened, I could see a 185.5 cm listing for him

If I were to list the Big Four players, it would be:

Nadal: flat 183.5 cm
Federer: 185-185.5 cm
Djokovic: flat 187 cm
Murray: 187.5-188 cm

Jawilder said on 4/May/23
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With 5’11.5 Jimmy Fallon at the same event with Patrick Mahomes, he’s looking a legit 6’1.

Jawilder said on 3/May/23
I think it’s possible he could be 6’0.75 at a low. The lowest I would go is my height, 184.5. I think it’s more of a posture thing with Federer. His posture is all over the place. When he is standing rock solid tho it’s hard to see him under 6’1.

Look at him with Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes is max 6’2. Fed is struggling to look over 6 feet. Click Here=

Then again, you have this picture with Brady where he looks over 6’1.
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And with Tiger Woods, who I don’t think was over 5’11.75, Fed looks an easy 6’1.
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TurtleZach4 said on 21/Apr/23
@Rob

I wager that Federer is below the 185.5 cm listing by a hair and more 6'0 7/8 (185 cm flat)

I think he's a perfect candidate for 6'0 7/8

Slamo said on 10/Mar/23
Roger seems total honest. 6-1 definitely

Rory said on 9/Feb/23
Courier certainly wasnt/isn't a full 6ft1 but his posture often isn't that good so he can seem just 6ft at times interviewing some players, but I think he could be 6ft0.25-0.5 range standing tall.

Jawilder said on 6/Feb/23
If Murray is 6’1 7/8 then Federer is 6’0.75

Jake: 1.84 m- 1.85 m said on 8/Jan/23
Rob, how tall do you think Jim Courier is? He got 6ft 1 listings

heightchecker34 said on 28/Nov/22
Rob, could you add some 6'3 range tennis players? I think Nick Krygios, Dustin Brown, Gael Monfils, and Thanasi Kokkinaki are all 6'3.5 (192 cm).

Jolapizza 6'0 5/8 said on 23/Sep/22
He looks 4 inches and half shorter than Calvin Harris, at least. I think he's more of a weak 6'1 guy. Maybe 185 cm earlier in the day and 184 cm by the end of the day.

Altough, this is just a guess, maybe he is a full 6'1. Didn't see enough pics but that's an impression that I have when he stands Next to Calvin Hariss...

Jawilder said on 19/Sep/22
He will always be my favorite athlete no matter what.

Jake: 1.84 m - 1.85 m said on 27/Aug/22
I think more tennis players should be added, Rob. Definitely is a keen interest in the topic.
Thoughts on below?

Nick Kyrgios (6ft 3.5- 6ft 4)
Denis Shapovalov (5ft 11.75/6ft)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (6ft 4)
Carlos Alcaraz (5ft 11.25)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (6ft 3.75)

Turtle Zach said on 17/Aug/22
@Leighton Tang

There is only one Ronaldo I was referring to which is CR7. I misspelled his name by accident so sorry if I confused you.

@Jawilder

Nick Kyrgios, I'll buy 6'3.5. His bad posture is tough to pinpoint tho. I wouldn't go as far as 6'4 tho

Leighton Tang said on 14/Aug/22
@Turtle Zach

Ronaldo is definitely a solid 6’1 but I thought we were talking about Rolando who is 6’2.

Jawilder said on 14/Aug/22
@ Adam Fernandes Nick is hard to gauge due to his terrible posture. I could buy anything from 6’3.5-6’4.

Jawilder said on 14/Aug/22
@Turtle Zach You nailed it man

Turtle Zach said on 13/Aug/22
@Leighton Tang

Ronaldo isn't 6'2 (with sneakers, clears it). Djokovic is a perfect example of a 6'1.5 guy. You can see that Ronaldo is wearing a cap and is standing in erect perfect posture. Djokovic on the other hand, seems to be slouching a bit in the picture. Add in all that, Ronaldo is gaining half a inch, while Djokovic is losing 1/4 to 1/2 inch. This evens Ronaldo down to a strong 6'1 (6'1 to 6'1 1/8) and Djokovic a very very weak 6'2 (6'1 1/2 to 6'1 5/8)

Adam Fernandes said on 11/Aug/22
Kyrgios is a legit 6,4. He just slouches a lot. Lowest I could see is 6,3.75.

Leighton Tang said on 11/Aug/22
@John: Super Tennis Fan

Look how thick Ronaldo's shoes are though. They clearly give much more height than Djokovic's.

Leighton Tang said on 11/Aug/22
@Turtle Zach

Rolando is 6'2 though, not 6'1, so he would be half an inch taller than Djokovic and a full inch taller than Federer. (Unless you meant Ronaldo of course)

Jawilder said on 4/Aug/22
Yeah I’ve got kygs at 6’3.5

Arch Stanton said on 4/Aug/22
Kyrgios slouches a lot though. I think 6'3.5 would be reasonable. Other way around, Novak looks a bit taller than Ronaldo there if you take off his cap.

Turtle Zach said on 3/Aug/22
@John: Super Tennis Fan

Yeah, Rolando is definitely closer to Djokovic's height than Federer is. Federer probably drops down to 6'0 7/8 (185.1 cm) at night, maybe even 6'0 3/4 (184.8 cm) after a very brutal tennis match, while Rolando maintains his 6'1 height consistently throughout the day.

If Federer ever meets Rolando, I for sure think Rolando will have Federer by at least 1/8 inch.

Also, the Djokovic and Rolando photo isn't the best way to perfectly measure their heights. Djokovic is standing closer to the camera, while Rolando has better posture in the picture (legs are also closer) which is usual for him.

I think Djokovic will edge Ronaldo with all things considered (barefooted, straight posture for both)

For me Djokovic is a solid example of 6'1 1/2, while Rolando is a guy who can range from 6'1 to 6'1 1/4 depending on pictures

John: Super Tennis Fan said on 1/Aug/22
@Turtle Zach

Speaking of Ronaldo, have you seen this side-by-side photo with him and Djokovic?

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Ronaldo actually appears to cinch out 6'1.5 Novak, at least based on eye level. But Novak's eyes could be set lower than Ronaldo's, or there could be a shoe disparity (also they are at slightly different distances from the camera, based on their feet's positions). In any case, I learn toward giving Ronaldo 6'1.5 based on this photo.

Turtle Zach said on 1/Aug/22
Fed is your typical 6'1 guy (not over, not under the mark during the afternoon). He isn't a strong 6'1 guy like Cristiano Ronaldo who can be 6'1 1/8 or maybe 6'1 1/4 in the afternoon.

Nadal: 183.5-184 cm
Federer: 185-185.5 cm
Djokovic: 186.5-187 cm
Murray: 187.5-188 cm
Kyrgios: 191.5-192 cm

John: Super Tennis Fan said on 1/Aug/22
Fed is 6'1 on the dot, can look a bit over sometimes maybe peak 6'1 1/8.

Kyrgios is *not* 6'4. He only looked 1.5 inches taller than 6'1.5 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon trophy presentation. Early in his career (like during his match against Nadal at 2014 Wimbledon) he was listed at 6'3. My guess is 6'3-6'3.25, can appear even shorter because he slouches.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 29/Jul/22
Yeah Kyrgios should get a page even though he's a bit of a punk. He's probably closer to 6ft4 than 6ft3, bad sloucher though like Rory said...

Eli Shahar said on 21/Jul/22
For sure 6’1

Jake: 1.84 m- 1.85 m said on 16/Jul/22
I reckon 6ft 3.25 or 3.5 for Kyrgios. What a player.

Rory said on 10/Jul/22
I'd probably go 6ft3.75 for Kyrgios. His poor posture can sometimes make him look nearer 6ft3,but then I've seen him look a good couple of inches taller than a guy like Murray too.

Arch Stanton said on 8/Jul/22
Click Here Looks close to 6 ft 4 with Beckham.

Arch Stanton said on 8/Jul/22
Still no Nick Kyrgios Rob? I know he's a bit of a douche but he's in the Wimbledon final. At times he can look 6 ft 4, but others nothing over 6'3.5?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/May/22
I think worst case, 6ft0⅞ which puts him exactly an inch below Murray...that's generally how it looks between them

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/May/22
Granted he was once listed here at 186cm...probably does measure it at lunch, Rob?


I just think 184cm is a bit low, generally seems to have the edge on Nadal whose for sure a strong 6ft guy

Wehrmacht180 said on 12/May/22
184 cm

Progking184 said on 28/Feb/22
He's pretty tall, Ill give him a solid 6'1, maybe 185 cm at night

Jake: 1.84 m - 1.85 m said on 26/Feb/22
Hey Rob, can I please get your guess for Dominic Thiem? Around 6ft? Also, I reckon he deserves a page. He's a Grand Slam winner! Cheers

Celebheights 6'1.5" said on 19/Oct/21
He looks the full 6’1” by Rafael Nadal and Tom Brady.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Oct/21
6ft0⅞ converts to 185.1cm so that wouldn't be an outrageous figure to give Federer. I wouldn't go lower though. Wakes up at least 187cm.

All in all, he's a regular 6ft1 dude.

Celebheights 6'1.5" said on 13/Oct/21
Even if he was truthfully measured at 184.6 centimeters, I imagine that it would have been his extreme low after a long tennis match. So at worst, Federer’s listing should be 6’0 7/8”. I’d still go with 6’1”.

recapa said on 5/Oct/21
@Jawlider,i respect yours guesses and they seem to make sense federer is a strong 185 guy just like cristiano while djokovic is weak 187 guy just like stephen curry.

Jawilder said on 30/Sep/21
@recapa I’d say it’s very likely there is only a 1.5 cm difference between Federer and Djokovic. Definitely 2 cm between Nadal and Federer.

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Federer- 6 ft 7/8” - 6’1”
Djokovic- 6’1.5” - 6’1 5/8”

recapa said on 9/Sep/21
he has 2cm on nadal wether they are 185.5 and 183.5 or 185 and 183 and he is 2cm shorter than 187 djokovic .i was wrong with him next to jordan this isnt a 4 inches difference ,i can see how its a 9cm difference tho (185-185.5 for federer and 194-194.5 for jordan) Click Here.

Jawilder said on 1/Sep/21
6’1 is my guess for my favorite tennis player. 3/4 an inch taller than Nadal and 1/2 inch shorter than Djokovic.

Wishing for a speedy recovery to both Federer and Nadal. Two of my favorite athletes ever... Djokovic as well! We will never see anything like this for the rest of history. Three of the most dominant athletes of all time playing in the same era. Aren’t we lucky!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 31/Aug/21
Federer is best kept at a flat 6ft1. Enough examples out there of him appearing both above and below it

David Tang said on 22/Jul/21
6'1 guy. he's the example of how tall 6'1 truly is.

OriginalAnon said on 19/Jul/21
Rafter most certainly is not over 6’1”.

David Tang said on 16/Jul/21
6'1.5

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 29/Jun/21
Rafter I think is 6ft1-2 range...similar to current Becker (peak solid 6ft2, has a little) and Djokovic

John Londero said on 28/Jun/21
Prototypical 6'1 but not a strong 6'1 like Ronaldo. Around 6'0.75 before bed.

Arch Stanton said on 25/Jun/21
Federer is a good example of 6'1 I think. His accent reminds me of Klaus Maria Brandauer's accent, Brandauer was from Austria and Roger from Switzerland, about a 7 hr drive from their places of births, but similar sort of accent, I like it!

Arch Stanton said on 25/Jun/21
I always remember Rafter listed at 6 ft 1. Pulled off the Seagal ponytail look very well in the 90s I remember LOL! Boris Becker listed at 6 ft 3 and Rafter 6 ft 1, I doubt there would be much between them honestly.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/May/21
Rafter is a solid 187cm guy in all honesty...he even pulls off 188cm at times. 185cm is definitely too low. Federer is your typical 6ft1, can appear above or below it

Rory said on 23/May/21
Yh id go along with 6ft1.5 for Rafter. Federer I think is a decent 6ft1 although his relaxed posture and demanour mean he can sometimes both look and seem a bit shorter.

Dom5'11.5 said on 23/May/21
He has a huge frame(horizontally), his shoulders are super wide, which doesn’t make him looks tall when he is standing alone

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 13/Apr/21
Rafter I think could be somewhere 186-187cm. Taller than Federer, Henman and Sampras

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Apr/21
Rob, could we give Pat Rafter a page?


Click Here Click Here w/h Federer
Click Here w/h Sampras
Click Here Click Here w/h Ivanisevic (listed 6ft4 and looks it - another one who should be added)
Click Here Click Here w/h Henman
Click Here w/h Djokovic (only photo I can find of them together)
Click Here Click Here w/h Agassi

Scrap my previous estimate, he look to be at least 6ft1½, if not nearer 6ft2.

Domi said on 3/Apr/21
Rampage agreed again I think Federer is 6'0.75.

Henman looks a solid 6'1. Same with Rafter.

You could argue Ronaldo should be listed at 6'1.25

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 2/Apr/21
Federer would likely be edged by guys like Ronaldo or fellow tennis pros Henman and Rafter (needs a page)

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 1/Apr/21
Rob, how likely are these?

Nadal: 183.5-184cm
Sampras: 184.5-185cm
Federer: 185-185.5cm
Henman: 185.5-186cm
Rafter: 186-186.5cm
Djokovic: 187-187.5cm
Castle: 187-187.5cm
Edmund: 187.5-188cm
Roddick: 187.5-188cm
Murray: 187.5-188cm
Becker: 188-188.5cm

Domi said on 14/Mar/21
Recapa Jordan is correctly listed at 6'4.75 here imo, Federer one could make arguments for at anywhere from 6'0.75 to 6'1. It is possible he could measure near 6'0.5 after a long match.

recapa said on 9/Mar/21
michael jordan had him about 4 inches and he is not a full 6ft5 guy himself probably about 6ft4.5.federer is 6ft0.5-6ft0.75 range to me

Domi said on 9/Mar/21
I think 6'1 is fine for him in retrospect, because I reckon 184.6 is his evening measurement. So he could be like 185.2 late afternoon. A 6 7/8 would probably be perfect but 6'1 is fine.

The difference to Rafa is 1/2 an inch at least but more like 3/4 or 2 cm when you see them away from the court. Rafa wears slightly more built up tennis sneaks so Rafa is perfect at 6'0.25 imo.

Tajaun said on 7/Mar/21
Thanks for the heads up Rob.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Mar/21
I think overall a flat 6ft1 is fair for him

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Mar/21
I think he's a guy that's looked both a weak and a strong 6ft1 in the past....heck he was once listed here at 186cm

recapa said on 2/Mar/21
weak 6ft1 more like it but he could be a legit 6ft1 too but max tho.humble guy too.

jano said on 26/Feb/21
Rob, what do you think about his wifes height? She is listed as 174 cm, however she doesnt look that tall with Roger. Probably 5.7- 5.7.5?

jano said on 25/Feb/21
Jamestherealone, these pictures are after 3 hour long tennis matches, you cannot make consequences from that. If somebody like federer has a more sensitive back he can shrunk even a further 1.5 cm then the usual 1.5-2 cm loss until afternoon, and even after such a long match ha might just have a poor posture. Nadal has a bit stronger phisique and seems to holds up more straight and fine in these pictures. Actually thats the case also with me, i usually lose 1.5 -2 cms until 3 pm, but if i play long matches i can loose 3cm-4cm easily, but oc getting back some of it soon enough. In normal circumstances or on pictures before matches federer looks surely 1.5-2 cm taller than Nadal. Anyway he gets 6 feet 3/4 from me.

184guy2 said on 19/Feb/21
Lol Celebheights 6'1.5

Jackman is clearly taller ... wtf you smoking ??

slim 6'1 said on 17/Feb/21
Celebheights 6'1.5"
I disagree, Jackman looks taller than Federer

Celebheights 6'1.5" said on 16/Feb/21
With Hugh Jackman:

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Roger Federer looks taller than him.

Domi said on 12/Feb/21
No James, again you can just pick one or two pics that look that way but it just isn't the case looking at all the pics or if you have met them in person as I have. There is about half an inch between them at least, and at times it can appear nearer 2 cm. This is especially true in formal events where both are presumably wearing similar dress shoes.

Remember Nadal wears air max heels with special orthotics on court. Even so, looking at all pics, not just a select couple you cherry picked, will show them with a noticeable difference in favor of Roger when on court.

Roger is a weak 6 foot 1 , Nadal is a strong 6 foot.

Celebheights 6'1.5" said on 9/Feb/21
Here’s how he stands by Tom Brady, who is a strong 6’4”:

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Jamestherealone said on 6/Feb/21
Federer isn't taller than Nadal. Either Nadal is 185 cm or Federer is 184 cm.

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In this pic form the AO 2017 you can see the full body of both, and both are wearing the same sneakers, both same posture, yet Nadal looks even taller than Federer:

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Domi said on 3/Jan/21
I think he is definitely a weaker 6'1 than someone like Cristiano Ronaldo. Federer 6'0.75, Ronaldo 6'1 or 6'1 1/8

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 2/Jan/21
185-185.5cm is fair overall. Looks a typical 6ft1 dude.

Lafferty said on 1/Jan/21
A solid 6ft 1 I think is fair for Federer.

Domi said on 13/Dec/20
Tim, Murray is 187.5 cm as he said so himself. Soderling is more 6'3 than 6'4, I've met him myself.

Federer is a weak 6'1 or strong 6'0.5 guy. I think 6'0.75 would suit the best.

Tim. said on 7/Dec/20
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This picture is interesting. On the official ATP site, Söderling (next to Federer) is listed as 193 and Murray as 191. Federer is listed as 185 but I am not seeing 8 cm difference between them.

Domi said on 16/Oct/20
Well everyone else has been brought down at least 0.25 inch since original listings here so Fed here at 6'1 throws it off a bit. He's clearly closer to Nadal's height than Djokovic's imo...you can also see every other top guy has their average guess higher than their listing (based on the original listings before their heights got correctly deconstructed) except for Federer.

I think maybe his status and legend is keeping him at 6'1 here but he's definitely a 6'0 3/4 guy imo.

Nathan Hatton said on 13/Oct/20
Domi agreed maybe a 6ft0.75 listing is fine for Federer, I think at worst a weak 6'1" He always edged out Nadal and looks minimum 1/2 Inch shorter than Djokovic who I think would be about 6'1.5" at worst

Tunman said on 12/Oct/20
Rob,someone on this site mentioned a laser measurement at 184,7.Possibly a measurement after a hard day of training?

Domi said on 11/Oct/20
Nathan I agree, but he is listed at 6'1, not 6'0.75. Both are rounded to 185 cm (6'0.75 is obviously much closer tho at 184.8cm) . Even tho he's British, I've notice Rob usually enters the values in 0.25 inches and then it's translated to metric. Correct me if I'm wrong Rob!

Nathan Hatton said on 10/Oct/20
I think Roger is a weak 6'1" he would probably be 184.5-185cm at worst, so I think the 185cm listing is fine.

Domi said on 4/Oct/20
Rob, would you consider moving Federer to 6'0.75? You have moved Novak down 0.5 inches from his original listing and Rafa down 0.25 inches from his, and it just seems a bit off to have Federer still at 6'1 flat when you look at the 3 relatively.

He is clearly closer in height to Nadal at 6'0.25 than Novak at 6'1.5 to me. He is also quite obviously shorter than C Ronaldo who is listed at 6'1 here.

There was also that program on Eurosport with the 184.6 listing, I have seen that spoken about before on tennis forums too. It is possible that being during the evening and after some athletic movements it was a bit lower than he should be listed at, so I could see a few mm more but not the full 6'1.

Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal are the 3 greatest ever, at least accomplishment wise, and it seems you have Djokovic and Nadal at specific and very precisely correct heights imo, please do the same for Roger! :)

Domi said on 3/Oct/20
Top 4 players ever are within 3.25 cm of each other imo

Nadal 183.5 CM

Sampras 184.25 CM

Federer 185 CM

Djokovic 186.75 CM

Roots4828 said on 24/Sep/20
Click Here 6’1” next to Mbappè? No chance.

Roots4828 said on 24/Sep/20
Click Here Looks under 6’1” with Hugh Jackman.

John Bricker said on 12/Sep/20
I know the truth height of all these tennis players

Wawrinka- 5'11

Nadal- 5'11.5

Federer- 6'0

Djokovic- 6'1

Dominic Thiem- 5'11.25

Hewitt- 5'9.6

Filivndr said on 28/Aug/20
@OriginalAnon
My guess:
Agassi - 179cm
Sampras - 184cm
Safin - 195.5cm
Kuerten - 190cm
Hewitt - 178cm
Ferrero - 181cm
Roddick - 187.5cm
Federer - 185cm
Nadal - 184cm
Djokovic - 187cm
Murray - 188cm

OriginalAnon said on 8/Jul/20
My estimate for all world number 1's since 2000. My opinions on some are far from certain and they can change like the weather- let me know if you think I'm way off on any, whoever is reading. These are prime heights.

Agassi - 178.5cm
Sampras - 184cm
Safin - 195.5cm
Kuerten - 189.5cm
Hewitt - 178cm
Ferrero - 181cm
Roddick - 188cm
Federer - 185cm
Nadal - 183cm
Djokovic - 186.5cm
Murray - 188.5cm

germophobe said on 17/Jun/20
Slightly taller than Nadal

HeightRealist said on 1/Jun/20
Roger is 184cm. Not a full 6'1. Nadal is 6 foot. Roger has wide shoulders.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Mar/20
That guy in the middle must be a solid 187cm minimum, maybe even 188cm. In SA they generally list athletes in centimeters so perhaps 6ft2 wouldn’t be a stretch

renden said on 21/Mar/20
federer and nadal looks one inch taller than trevor noah who is 5 11
murray looks max 1 inch taller than david cameron so he's about 6'1 1/2
djokovic flat 6 1

Joe Joe said on 13/Feb/20
Click Here Federer and Nadal with 187 listed South Africa captain Siya Kholis

QM6'1QM said on 8/Feb/20
Trevor Noah and Roger: Click Here.

He looks much under 6'1, I don't know ...

Importer said on 27/Oct/19
Had a dream a while ago. I was talking to this guy in person and he seemed 2cm taller from what I remember. As if THAT helps lmao.

Big1 said on 26/Oct/19
What does "weak" and "strong" mean?
What is a weak 6ft and a strong 6ft?

Nik said on 7/Oct/19
@ Fedfan - Maybe you are right on both scores! He can have his 680th comment!

avi said on 3/Sep/19
@Rob

Is it possible he is sub 6'1 by night?

Could he be 6'0.5-6'0.75 range?

He seems half inch taller than 6'0ish Nadal.

I thought he was measured at 184 cm which is a weak 6'0.5

Shane Gray said on 29/Aug/19
If I remember correctly he has often been listed/billed as 6'2". Typical shoe height listing, I'm guessing.

K.A 188 said on 20/Jul/19
@pjk Nadal is NOT 5ft11...

Importer said on 2/Jul/19
Even at 184.6cm he edges fake 6'1 Nadal so he can have 6'1.

pjk said on 25/Jun/19
Classic 6 ft flat for roger barefeet. Not over. Nadal 5'11.5" . Murray's honest claim reveals this.

Bora said on 14/May/19
I think he is strong 6'1/2" barefoot, and a tennis player should be at 5'11"-6'3" range

Fedfan said on 27/Apr/19
Definitely not below 6'1". Without a doubt the greatest tennis player ever!

The flash said on 19/Jan/19
Click Here ... hey rob, how tall would you think the guy standing next to roger federer is ?

loganheighty said on 29/Aug/18
Rafa is better than Federer. Rafa Nadal is the best tennis player ever. Just compare his records. He had 17 slams knowing just 1 type (Roland Garros) is clay. Imagine If 2 or 3 of those 4 slams are clay. Probably Rafa would had won 5 or 6 slams more than Roger Federer. Roger had more opportunities so 2 Grand slams like Autralia and US Open are strong advantage to him. Rafa just had 1/4 slams of Clay. Rafa had more and better records than him, better stadistics, etc. Since last year a ot of people say Rafa is the best tennis player ever and I agree. Roger was in the past. He is 6'0.75 on the nose. 185 cm on the nose no more. 6'1 is taller than 185 cm
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Son Goku said on 8/Aug/18
Easy 6'1". The best tennis player that I've ever seen!

Westworlder said on 5/Aug/18
I think the difference between Federer and Murray is like, one of if not the best/only examples of a true 1 inch difference between celebs that we have on this website. Probably closer to 3 cm, but still a perfect example that more people need to look at.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 22/Jul/18
@Rory

It's about a 3cm difference if you include Federer's footwear advantage. He's wearing thick Air Maxes while Murray's wearing thinner sneakers. Click Here

Tunman said on 21/Jul/18
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A good 3cm difference with legit 6'2 Roddick.
Remember that Roger's hair is quite thick especially at the top of his head,it gives more than you would expect.Perhaps anywhere from 6'0.75-1"

Tunman said on 21/Jul/18
@Rory
Sorry but it looks more 2,5-3cm than simply 2.While I still need to see a vid of that 184,6cm,there's always a possibility he measures that after a game or a long training session.Murray was certainly honest about his claim and I think he also measured after training.In fact this could explain why Murray looks clearly taller than Djokovic despite the latter having been listed at 187 on many places.Djokovic has a genuine chance of being as short as 186 after a game imo.

Rory said on 13/Jul/18
@Christian

I don't think there's 3cms between them, I see 2cms difference at best. Murray at 187.5 and Federer at 185.5 looks plum to me.

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Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 11/Jul/18
@Rory

He looks about 3cm shorter than Andy Murray who admitted to being 187.5. 184.6 is a very believable and reasonable measurement for Federer.

Rory said on 8/Jul/18
I don't believe the 184.6 measurement even at night unless he wasn't standing tall or was measured immediately after a long tough match, but typically looks the epitome of a decent 6ft1 guy. Must be flirting with 6ft2 out of bed.

noelgally said on 3/May/18
Hey Rob do you happen to still have that picture of Glenn with Federer? If Glenn was 5'6 1/2 that would mean Federer was 6 and a half inches taller. I don't remember there being that big of a difference...

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 24/Apr/18
184.6cm at night makes him a weak 6ft1

mikeyup said on 21/Apr/18
184.6 at night?? if so he's a legit 6ft1

samuelgoup said on 2/Apr/18
Federer could hit 185'4 about 2-3 hours after he wake up knowing he is 184'6 at night (8-9 pm)

samuelgoup said on 2/Apr/18
I agree you Rob. As far as I know Eurosport used to be private or some staff has rules... I just find that reason because the clip should be out there somewhere.. Anyone who can find it link please! Who else remember it?

samuelgoup said on 30/Mar/18
The height measured was just a very short scene and you can find the tenis study was on Eurosport. Not sure 2014 or 2015

samuelgoup said on 28/Mar/18
It was a height scanner shown for his talent moves explaining how good he moves during the game. His weight was 83 kg height 184'6 cm the tv show was at 8pm. Weak 185 guy

samuelgoup said on 28/Mar/18
Rob. Roger is 6'0.75 but of course he would be listed 6'1 in the ATP because they never round down. In Europe always listed 185 cm. I also know he was measured a couple a years ago 184'6 cm but I know it was at night I remember watching thre show at home It was a study of his talent and movements on tenis. If Rofer is 184'6 at night he is a legit 185 cm or weak 185 cm. 6'1 is over 185 cm! Roger is 6'0.75. Rafa is 6'0.25 range.

Rory said on 24/Mar/18
How is Ronaldo thinner than Federer ? No way.

Frankie said on 22/Mar/18
goo.gl/Kx2E7U

Italian former footballer Paolo Maldini (now 49 y.o.), listed at 186 cms in his playing days, edges out federer quite comfortably.
Roger is not 6'1.
Strong 6 footer maximum

Celebheights 6'1.5 said on 15/Mar/18
Rob, do you think that Roger Federer would measure taller than Cristiano Ronaldo? Ronaldo is certainly thinner, so he does give off a taller impression.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Jan/18
Rob, how tall do you think he'd be out of bed?

Rhem said on 26/Jan/18
Based on this pic, what's your guess on Simona Halep?
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Kevin185cm said on 22/Jan/18
185 is pretty sure

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Jan/18
I think he's a fairly firm 6ft1er.

Psychedelic Earth 187 said on 11/Jan/18
@Anonymous, good guesses.

Shelton said on 2/Jan/18
To Anonymous said on 23/Dec/17
First time I agree someone on 4 heights .Amazing. I algo think they have those heights. I full agree man and also believe those are their real heights
Federer - 184.5 cm/ 6ft0.6in.
Murray - 187.5 cm/ 6ft1.8in.
Djokovic - 186.5 cm/ 6ft1.45in.
Nadal - 182.5 cm/ 5ft11.8in.

Dmeyer said on 26/Dec/17
Will Smith is defenetly 1cm taller easy so not less than 186-7cm for will Can look 184-5cm with horrible posture

Anonymous said on 23/Dec/17
Federer - 184.5 cm/ 6ft0.6in.
Murray - 187.5 cm/ 6ft1.8in.
Djokovic - 186.5 cm/ 6ft1.45in.
Nadal - 182.5 cm/ 5ft11.8in.

Johnson said on 22/Dec/17
@Rob I had not imagined Federer measuring as tall as 186 solid at 10-11 am

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Dec/17
186cm before lunch, Rob?

MAD SAM said on 15/Dec/17
This guy is a definite 185 cm

Josh 6'0 said on 10/Dec/17
Hey rob, do you think Pete Sampras could get his own page. He is a very good player ranked #1 on the ATP site. BTW do you think Nadal Or Sampras Is taller?

Johnson said on 4/Dec/17
@Mr6footers

so Federer was then measured with the bar over his skull? Or just from distance a kind of laser of pharmacies?

Mr6footer said on 29/Nov/17
Yes it was similar like a scan stadiometer and I remember red numbers measurement: 184'7 cm.
This makes sense so Murray in fact is 3 cm taller so he claim his height at 187'5cm

Christian-6'5 3/8 said on 28/Nov/17
184.7cm for Roger makes sense, I see him as weak 6'1"

Johnson said on 27/Nov/17
@Mr6footer but was he standing tall in the machine? was it a stadiometer?

RafterFan said on 27/Nov/17
Rob, any idea on Pat Rafters height? He is listed as 185cm but sometimes looks taller, sometimes shorter. Very interested to hear anyone's thoughts / input !!?

Mr6footer said on 27/Nov/17
It was 2010-2011 year I remember how he was measured live, but I don't know why the f*** I don't see the source.. I'm good at numbers and I really remember he was told to b 184'7 cm..

Johnson said on 25/Nov/17
Scanner 184.7 I meant

Johnson said on 25/Nov/17
Where is the source for scanner 184.5 for Roger?

Mr6footer said on 23/Nov/17
presley said on 30/Sep/17
However you wont never seen on sports they round down heights. They round up always!

Mr6footer said on 23/Nov/17
presley said on 30/Sep/17
i found a interview from January 12th 2007 where a foreign journalist interviewing him asked him his height barefoot Federer said he was 6'1.5 perhaps they round him down to 6'1 never seen him listed as 6'1.5 !!!
Editor Rob: it would be great if you could find this again!
There's no chance he was 6'1.5 knowing Andy Murray stated his height 6ft 1.8in (187.5 cm) and you can see Murray is about 1'5 inch on Federer (3-4 cm). How ever Roger hit 184'7 cm at a an scanner height measurement on a live tv tennis program. This explains the difference beteween Roger and Murray 3 cm.

Rory said on 15/Nov/17
Federer I think is a very solid 6ft1 guy but sometimes comes across as being shorter for two reasons firstly his modest demeanour and also because in modern men's tennis 6ft1 is average height, so he's not going to seem tall.

Canson said on 1/Nov/17
He doesn’t look more than maybe 184 with Michael Jordan

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Oct/17
Federer I think holds a decent 6ft1 and 186cm might've been taken earlier in the day.

max said on 16/Oct/17
@maurice

There is no way Federer is 5.11. You must have confused him for someone else.

Dreampuffe(5'9.5") said on 10/Oct/17
Exactly my thoughts!

Dreampuffe(5'9.5 said on 6/Oct/17
How would Henry Cavill and John Cena compare to Federer, Rob?

mick 198cm said on 6/Oct/17
I think 6ft1 on the nose is better for him There isn't much light between a 6ft 1 man and a 6ft 1.5 man. I would be so shocked if this man as high as 6ft 1.5, I think body type can make you look taller than you actually are. I mean he is very lanky and slim built and I think that can make him look taller, I would like to see that interview cannot see why he would claim 6'1.5 he looks at least an inch shorter than Novak Djokovic who is listed just below 6'2, I think Federer is between 6'0.5-6'1

Anonymous said on 5/Oct/17
@presley Well he does seem to at least claim slightly over 6'1" since his website lists him at 186. That said, his ATP profile page lists his height as
1.85 m, although I think this is simply Imperial units converted to SI, since I looked up some other players and none of them have heights that would correspond to half-inches, like 1.87 or 1.89 for example.

I think it might be fair for him to claim 1.86 since we usually see him on the court during tennis matches, when he exerts himself more than usual and thus might fall below his usual low. If he falls to a flat 6'1" after a tennis match then 6'1.25" on a regular day is very believable

presley said on 30/Sep/17
i found a interview from January 12th 2007 where a foreign journalist interviewing him asked him his height barefoot Federer said he was 6'1.5 perhaps they round him down to 6'1 never seen him listed as 6'1.5 !!!

presley said on 30/Sep/17
I met roger Federer at this years Wimbledon and got an autograph with him, I am 6'3 and I felt like I was a lot taller than him, to me he did not look over 6'0, I am wondering whether the ATP measure the players in their tennis shoes, because there is no way roger is 185-186cm he is listed at without footwear on. Andy Murray is always listed as 6'3 190cm and he claimed he was just under 6'2 and he is at least an 1.5 inches taller than Federer, look at Federer andy Rod**** from the old Wimbledon finals from 04,05,09 he can have 2 plus inches on roger, Federer is really 183cm 6'0 rob I think I can be sure of that !!

Hendooooo said on 23/Sep/17
Federer weak 1.86m
Djokovic weakish 1.88m
murray perfect 1.89
nadal because his hair is not boofy and his head is up at back -1.84.5

maurice said on 22/Sep/17
I met him last year in Toronto when he was taking part in the rogers cup . I'm 5'11 with my shoes on & was eye-to-eye with him. roger Federer is not even 6ft !!!

Rory said on 19/Sep/17
He does look a legit 6ft1 guy to me. I remember after the Wimbledon final this year watching him walk through the corridors mobbed by people and he looked tall, this when he would have been near his very lowest mark too.

Nearly 5' 10" said on 12/Sep/17
Just checked Hewitt's official profile on the Wimbledon website. He's listed there as ~

Height: 5 ft. 10 in. (1.78 metre)
Weight: 170 lbs (77.3 kilos)

It's closer than the 180 cm listings. But 177 cm would be more accurate, as 5' 9.5" looks to be his absolute low.

Also, there are plenty of pictures of him with Federer and there looks to be slightly more than 3 inches between them.

He wasn't any taller than me. I'm 5' 10.25" (in the morning), so a 177 cm tops guy really...

Regards

Nearly 5' 10 said on 12/Sep/17
Hi Rob.

I'm surprised Lleyton Hewitt doesn't have a page on here.

I met him at Wimbledon this summer. He definitely isn't the 5' 11" (180 cm) that he's commonly listed at!

He's 177 cm at best. We were level. Even ground, same sized footwear. I mirrored his posture at times too, just to make sure.

In fact, I'd imagine him to be height twins with Matt Damon.

You should add him. He was a popular champion and proof that average height players can make it in tennis.

Regards

Anonymous said on 9/Sep/17
Yea it's possible he's more 6'0.5 than 6'1. People seem to think 6' is short or something and that Federer Nadal dojo if etc.. Must be well over it. I have a friend who is a legit 6'-6'0.25 and he's taller than most people and people always guess him 6'1 or 6'2. I think a lot of the apt heights are with shoes

Filippo said on 16/Aug/17
I'm starting to think Federer measured himself with shoes on, as everyone else.
He could well stand at 184 cm (so a tad shorter than full 6'1), which seems reasonable.
That would put Wawrinka at 181/2, Nadal at 182/3, djokovic 186, Murray at the 187,5 cms he declared.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/Jul/17
Rob, maybe he did get measured at 186cm earlier in the day?

herongate said on 28/Jul/17
seen him a lot of times over the years at the American hard court tournaments I am 187cm in shoes and I have walked right next to him a lot of times, he is no taller than me, I bet height is 184cm I think to be more precise Editor rob you could list as 6'0.5

Slim 182 cm said on 28/Jul/17
187 out of bed
185,5 at lunchtime
184.5 after an excessively long tiring tennis match.

No matter how tired he is, he doesn't drop below 184.5
ALL IMO.

Dan said on 19/Jul/17
Slightly below 6'1"...he never looks more than a half-inch taller than Nadal.

even said on 17/Jul/17
both listings 6 foot 1 and 187 pounds seam to be exact

Reece said on 17/Jul/17
Del Po is closer to 6 foot 7 he looks taller by 2 inches than Ranoic. Djokovic 6-2 inch taller than Federer. Murray bigger like 6-2 1/2 or 6-2 3/4. edges out 6-2s.

Tunman said on 17/Jul/17
Rob,can you update the description?he now won 19 Grand Slam titles.Awesome that at 35 he's again the great Federer we knew the last decade.I think almost all people who spoke of tennis in front of me said he was finished,many even thought that Nadal was finished,heyhey it seems that 2017 brings many surprises

Chris said on 17/Jul/17
never can tell the difference between djokovic and Murray in terms of height anymore back in 2011/2012 it looked like decent half an inch now looks like nothing at all. I guess maybe just camera angles accounting for small differences. I've met Murray and he is defo not over 6"2 could seem less with a girl I know who is 5"5. Also in Davis cup photos from 2015 qf tsonga and Murray look the exact same height they are probably the best photos of them together.

Chris said on 17/Jul/17
@james 5"11.75 is the lowest I think you could argue I really don't see a difference is those pics but at the 2014 Aussie open I could. He is a burly guy for a tennis player so that can make him look shorter. Though 182 for wawrinka doesn't look to good for Federer at 6"1 as fed is just 0.75" taller. Both could be a fraction shy of their claim at night.

anon said on 16/Jul/17
Murray is taller than Both Tsonga and Djokovic so If they are both 6'1.75, Murray aint under 6'2 I doubt, Federer is probably 185cm around 6'1 he could dip just under but anyone at 6'0.75 at their very worst would just claim 6'1 anyway.

James said on 16/Jul/17
@Chris Wawrinka is 5' 11.5" or 5' 11.75". Definetely a bit under 6 foot.

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Chris said on 16/Jul/17
I think a fraction under 6"1. He is about 5 inches under cillic who I agree is a little under 6"6 as he looks a tad shorter than legit 6"6 querrey. Federer is most likely 6"0.5-6".075.
I think
Wawrinka -6"0
Nadal-6"0.25
Federer- 6"0.75
Murray-6"2 no more possibly a tiny fraction under
Djokovic-6"1.75
Tsonga-6".175/6"2 looked smaller than expected next to querrey
Del potro- 6"6.25
Gasquet- 6"0
Nishikori-5"9
Cillic-6"5.5/6"5.75
can look 6"6 sometimes by the likes of Murray.

anon said on 16/Jul/17
Tim Henman has always been listed 6'1 and he looks a legit one 185cm probably very similar to Roger

Johnson said on 15/Jul/17
I think if he would claim 186 is that he has been measured at least 185.5

Jed said on 10/Jul/17
Rob, if you search pictures of him with Tim Henman he appears to be slightly shorter.

Reece said on 8/Jul/17
He looks 6-1. Murray still looks more than just a inch taller. Can look a inch and a half.

anon said on 5/Jul/17
He has always been down as 6ft1, But his official Website gives his height as 186cm.

Could it be a case Rob that he might have measured 185.5cm and they can round to 185 or 186cm no Idea either way I think he does look 185 range

Visitor said on 28/Jun/17
Can you do Alex Zverev, Rob? He's listed at 6'6" but based on the picture during the trophy presentation he looked closer to 6'7"

Mickey said on 27/Jun/17
185 bordering on 186

TK said on 25/Jun/17
Rob, will u do feliciano lopez after his win at the aegon championships today?

Reece said on 22/May/17
I would say 6-1 is good for Federer looks a Inch taller than 6-2 Djokovic.

Chris said on 20/May/17
Very lucky guy considering both of his parents are so short. Would tennis be the reason for his tall stature?

Nik said on 18/May/17
6'1" seems a bit tall for him, but he's still just taller than most 6'0 players like rising talent Thiem and 6'0 Sampras so 6'0.5 seems the best estimate

Dave said on 4/May/17
Clearly Brady is not standing straight and Roger is. Brady is a full 3 inches taller than federer imo

DMZ said on 3/May/17
Roger Federer next to 6'4 Tom Brady:

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Roger looks an inch or two shorter.

Hmmmmmm said on 2/May/17
Hey Rob, how tall would you say he looks next to bill gates in their most recent pictures?

Do you think Bill might have lost some height over the years?

david said on 25/Apr/17
Federer was taller than Pouille who claims 6-1. my guess is poullie is a bit under. i would no be shocked if Roger was on the upper end of 6-1. 6.1-25 or 6-1.5

Mark(5'9.25 said on 15/Apr/17
probably a solid 6'1". If he fell under it, that would be due to a tennis match.

I always pictured Federer as a textbook example of a 6'1" person.

Christian-196.2cm (6ft5.25) said on 14/Apr/17
He may be a weak 6ft1 (184.8), but maybe not a full one (185.4)

Canson said on 10/Apr/17
Could be strong 6'0" (184cm) up to just about 6'1" (185cm). Michael Jordan like Christian said edges him out and Jordan by enough people who have described him when he played 6'4/6'5 or 6'4 and change likely means he's 6'4 1/2-6'4 5/8 at his lowest like he was when drafted

Ollie said on 10/Apr/17
Federer 185-185.5cm to me

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 9/Apr/17
I think a solid 6ft1

Christian-196.2cm (6ft5.25) said on 9/Apr/17
He's over 4 inches shorter next to 194-195 Michael Jordan, so he's not quite 185.

Reece said on 3/Apr/17
i struggle to think Federer is 6-0. i think that 6-1 is accurate. he may have looked shorter because he just played a tennis match because after exersise you are shorter or maybe his posture. Federer under 6-1 i doubt.

brundle said on 2/Apr/17
I saw Roger Federer up close recently in Indian Wells Anyhow, I met him in person, shook his hand Im 185-186cm, he was definitely slightly shorter than me. Probably closer to 6ft even.

Johnson said on 26/Mar/17
What about Tommy Haas? He is listed 6'2

anon said on 25/Mar/17
Thiem is probably Similar to Nadal, Possible he is just a legit 6'0 could be 183-184cm

Ole183cm said on 21/Mar/17
Rob, i think Federer is the GOAT of Tennis and a true role model,
what about the height of the rising talent Thiem? Atp height 6'1 but what is your height estimate on him? thanks

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Reece said on 18/Mar/17
Federer I think is 6-1.5.

Alan said on 13/Feb/17
Not identical shoes in the final. Same brand, color, etc, but Nadal always wears a thicker sole on court. I would say Federer usually looks about 1 inch taller than Nadal off court.

See:

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Dave said on 7/Feb/17
I am pretty sure Nadal wears shoe inserts, I remember from a few years ago he stated this. That's probably why he looked a bit taller than Federer.

varun said on 31/Jan/17
Surprising how Nadal is listed shorter than Federer here. If you watched the Australian open trophy ceremony you can easily see Nadal being one inch taller than him.

Hijopotamus said on 30/Jan/17
Standing beside Nadal at the Australian Open both wearing same shoes Nadal was taller from all angles.

Johnson said on 22/Jan/17
How tall is Mirka Federer? Listed 174, she could be 173

Mark(5'9.25") said on 22/Nov/16
This listing is fine. Federer is more or less 6'1" most of the time.

anon said on 16/Nov/16
His own website has his height down as 6'1 but 186cm so 6'1.25.

I could see Federer measuring 185.5cm so he could be down as 185 or 186cm either way he is pretty much a 6'1 guy for me

Chris297 said on 15/Nov/16
No more than 6"1. Well proportioned and has big hair so can appear taller. Djokovic is definitely about an inch taller.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 8/Oct/16
187lbs is believable. He looks a little heavier today than he did maybe 10 years ago.

Mark said on 30/Sep/16
In truth, I'm surprised Federer weights 187 lbs considering he looks skinny and tall.

Mark said on 27/Sep/16
Agreed. Federer can pass for a good 6'1" with the picture above!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Sep/16
I'd have thought a fraction over it was possible at times.

Mark said on 22/Sep/16
Oh and Federer holds his own with 7'5"-7'6" Ming Yao.

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Mark said on 22/Sep/16
Rob, If you're reading this, can Federer pull off looking like a solid 6'1" in these pictures?

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Federer doesn't seem like a man who would drop a fraction under 6'1" regularly when standing at his tallest.

Mark said on 19/Sep/16
And really, Federer's build strikes me as a Honest 6'1". He doesn't pretend to be in the 6'1" range while at worst a fraction under and at max slightly over 6'1".

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 12/Sep/16
Rob, do you think Federer falls into the "weak" or "strong" side of 6ft1?

Mark said on 8/Sep/16
Agreed with Johno. Federer always strikes me as being at least a solid 6'1" or in the stronger side of it.

Johno said on 5/Sep/16
6'1 is a good listing for Federer.

Mark said on 2/Sep/16
I'm laughing at Ali and simons comment about Federer being only 6'0" barefoot. If Federer was that short, he wouldn't that much taller than Nadal. Then again, Nadal doesn't have the best posture. Still, Federer stands well with Michael Jordan and is noticeability taller than Bradley Cooper.

Mark said on 28/Aug/16
Rob, could Federer edge out Costner in person or at least give a taller impression?

Arch Stanton said on 9/Aug/16
Vlad said on 6/Aug/16
Rob,his parents are very short compared to him,do you think that him playing since young age made him so tall compared to them ?
Editor Rob: certainly doing a sport like that will help maximise growth, maybe in some cases it can even push the body beyond a normal range it is expected to reach genetically.

So are Andy Murray's parents. It's quite common to have average parents and a tall son. There's a lot more variation in genetics than you think and there are other factors which can also account for height.

Vlad said on 6/Aug/16
Rob,his parents are very short compared to him,do you think that him playing since young age made him so tall compared to them ?

heightchecker34 said on 31/Jul/16
A perfect example of 6'1. No more, no less. One of the greatest tennis players of all time, and even though I'm a Nadal guy... nothing but respect and admiration for Darth Fed! (He always looked awesome in all black!) As for Arch, yes there does seem to be a lot of 6'4 + guys on tour. Interesting, yet if you look at the most successful tennis players in history, (for males) it has been between the 5'10-6'2 mark. Just this past decade, your top four players are all between 6'0.5-6'2. Who knows, like everything these days, everyone is getting taller, except for me of course! *sigh*

Mark said on 30/Jul/16
Rob, I wouldn't doubt 186 in the morning.

Mark said on 16/Jul/16
A strong 6'1" and possible 6'1.5" in the morning.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 14/Jul/16
Rob, likely is 186cm?

Arch Stanton said on 5/Jul/16
"Seems a big height to be an advantage in terms of groundstroke player/around the court, though obviously an advantage on serve." -I meant disadvantage on around the court!

Arch Stanton said on 5/Jul/16
Arch Stanton on Roger Federer
@Rob Have you noticed that tennis seems to have an unusual number of 6 ft 5-6 players? I've lost count recently how many players I've seen at 6 ft 6, Del Portro, Cilic, Querrey, Vesely, Zverev. All of them do look it when they do close up body shots on the court. The average for a male tennis player now has to be 6 ft 1-2. Almost every other game I seem to watch now there's a 6'5 or 6'6 player in it. Seems a big height to be an advantage in terms of groundstroke player/around the court, though obviously an advantage on serve.
Editor Rob: is it an advantage to be 6ft 5-7? I don't know, 6ft 1-2 might be a perfect height range if Federer and Djokovic are anything to go by.

You'd think too big wouldn't you for court mobility, but I don't think it's a coincidence that a lot of these 6'6 players are making it into the top ranking, perhaps the height with serve and more difficult to pass? You rarely ever see a male player under 6 ft nowadays!

MD said on 5/Jul/16
Height seems to be an advantage as in you'd rather be 6'5" than 5'5", these days (or any time in tennis, really). It seems, though, that if you're talking the elite of the elite (Top 5 or 10 in the world) that there certainly seems to be a point where it becomes a disadvantage compared to average-tall guys (6'0"-6'2").

Arch Stanton said on 4/Jul/16
TennisHeight said on 18/Jun/16
Can anyone tell me their thoughts on Patrick Rafters height? He has always been listed as 6ft 1, but I'm not 100% sure either way on this. Thoughts / answers pls ?

Rafter used to have an awesome ponytail LOL. Dunno, I thought he was about 6 ft, wouldn't have though 6 ft 1.

Arch Stanton said on 3/Jul/16
Click Here Interesting article

Arch Stanton said on 3/Jul/16
@Rob Have you noticed that tennis seems to have an unusual number of 6 ft 5-6 players? I've lost count recently how many players I've seen at 6 ft 6, Del Portro, Cilic, Querrey, Vesely, Zverev. All of them do look it when they do close up body shots on the court. The average for a male tennis player now has to be 6 ft 1-2. Almost every other game I seem to watch now there's a 6'5 or 6'6 player in it. Seems a big height to be an advantage in terms of groundstroke player/around the court, though obviously an advantage on serve.

Height said on 26/Jun/16
@plus

Agree, he certainly looks more than a flat 185cm. He could be anywhere from 185.5 cm to 186 cm honestly.

TennisHeight said on 18/Jun/16
Can anyone tell me their thoughts on Patrick Rafters height? He has always been listed as 6ft 1, but I'm not 100% sure either way on this. Thoughts / answers pls ?

Ali said on 14/Apr/16
184 Federer, 182 Nadal, 183 Sampras, 186 Roddick and Djokovic and 188 Murray.

plus said on 22/Feb/16
Looking some pics with Kaka I would say he is a little shorter than Kaka. Kaka is 186.5 and Federer is as tall as Cristiano, 185.5 for both them

5'11" barefoot said on 21/Feb/16
Almost as tall as Michael Jordan...in pics where they are next to each other both with dress shoes...6'1" barefoot for sure...

Rifle said on 6/Dec/15
Rob,
What do you think is the height difference between Federer and Isner in this pic?
Don't you think it is more than 9 inches?

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Regards

plus said on 29/Oct/15
Now I see it clearer, Federer is 186 cm definitely. Strong 186 cm. Nadal 185 cm but his posture is not good, that's why he looks shorter. 185 cm was when he was 17 years old or 18

Dan said on 14/Oct/15
His parents are so short, it's funny how he became pretty tall. But yeah 6'1 seems correct.

plus said on 5/Oct/15
I believe Federer, he must be 185,5 cm and Nadal 184,5. De Gea is 190 cm

SportsHeight said on 8/Sep/15
Rob, how much do you think Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic weigh in a typical match?