Claim: Mirka Federer is a woman.

Miroslava `` Mirka '' Federer -LRB- born Miroslava Vavrincová on 1 April 1978 , later Miroslava Vavrinec -RRB- is a Slovak-born Swiss former professional tennis player . She reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of World No. 76 on 10 September 2001 and a doubles ranking of World No. 215 on 24 August 1998 . She is the wife of professional tennis player Roger Federer , having first met him at the 2000 Summer Olympics . She retired from the game in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury . She has since frequently been seen on the ATP circuit attending her husband 's matches .