ONLINE AUCTION REALISED:

£2,099,750 / US$2,010,347 / €2,459,519

TOTAL ACHIEVED TOGETHER WITH

THE LIVE AUCTION:

£3,429,125 / US$4,752,818 / €4,016,667

100% SOLD BY LOT

Christie’s Global – The Roger Federer Collection - Sold to Benefit The RF Foundation realised a combined total of £3,429,125 across The Live Auction (23 June) and The Online Auction (23 June – 14 July). The sales were 100% sold by lot, and achieved more than 3 times the pre-sale low estimate.

The proceeds will support the valuable work carried out by The Roger Federer Foundation, whose mission is to empower vulnerable children with the provision of early education in both Switzerland and Southern Africa. The Foundation enhances school readiness in a systemic manner to give children a better start in education due to a smoother transition into primary school.

All 300 lots of Roger Federer’s personal sporting memorabilia in The Online Auction which closed today found buyers from 44 countries and across 6 continents. The top lot in The Online Auction, (lot 234), 3 Wimbledon racquets 2019, (estimate £7,000-10,000) realised £162,500 achieving more than 23 times its low estimate.

Roger Federer comments, ‘I am overwhelmed by the generosity and enthusiasm of the support from around the world.  The prices achieved have been unbelievable, which makes me so happy because the money goes to The Roger Federer Foundation, benefiting children in Southern Africa and Switzerland’.

Roger continues, ‘We started collecting items which accompanied me on court because we thought that perhaps one day we could do something meaningful with them. Mirka and I are humbled to see that the decision we made will make a profound difference to so many children. On behalf of The Roger Federer Foundation, we want to send our sincere thanks for all the support.’

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