I whanau a Federer i Basel, Switzerland. Ko tana papa, ko Robert Federer, he Tiamana-Tiamana no Berneck i te Canton o St. Gallen, ko tona whaea, ko Lynette Federer (née Durand), he Afrikaner no Kempton Park, Gauteng, i Awherika ki te Tonga. He teina kotahi a Federer, ko tana tuahine matua, ko Diana, ko ia te whaea o te tokorua. Na te mea ko tana whaea no Awherika ki te Tonga, kei a ia nga taangata o Switzerland me Awherika ki te Tonga. I tipu ake ia i Birfelsden tata, Riehen, ka mutu ko Münchenstein, tata ki nga rohe o Parani me Tiamana, ka korero ia i te Tiamana Tiamana, Tiamana Tiamana, Ingarihi, me te French, me te reo Itari me te reo Swedish; Ko te Tiamana Tiamana tona reo taketake. I mahi a Federer hei tamaiti poipoi i tana taone nui o Switzerland, Basel, i te whakataetae Indoors i te tau 1992-1993. Patai: He aha te ingoa tuatahi o Roger Federer?
Ko Lynette