<P> In 2003 , Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon , beating Mark Philippoussis in the final . Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay , which he lost . Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them , including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna . Lastly , Federer won the year - end championships over Andre Agassi , finishing the year as world # 2 , narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points . </P>
<P> In 2003 , Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon , beating Mark Philippoussis in the final . Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay , which he lost . Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them , including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna . Lastly , Federer won the year - end championships over Andre Agassi , finishing the year as world # 2 , narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points . </P>
who did roger federer beat in his first grand slam
who did roger federer beat in his first grand slam
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis