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.jpg) Nadal in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rafael Nadal Parera | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1986 Manacor, Mallorca, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 19 November 2024[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $134,946,100[3] (2nd all-time leader in earnings) | ||||||||||||||
| Official website | rafaelnadal.com | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1080–228 (82.6%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 92 (5th in the Open Era) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (18 August 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2009, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2008, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | F (2010, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 142–77 (64.8%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (8 August 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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Rafael Nadal Parera[a][pron 1] (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Nadal won 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles. He won 92 ATP-level singles titles, including 36 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal, with 63 of these on clay courts. Nadal is one of three men to complete the career Golden Slam in singles.[b] His 81 consecutive wins on clay constitute the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era.
For nearly two decades, Nadal was a leading figure in men's tennis, alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, collectively known as the Big Three. Early in his career, Nadal became one of the most successful teenagers in ATP Tour history, reaching No. 2 in the world and winning 16 titles before turning 20 including his first Grand Slam title at 2005 French Open. Nadal became the world No. 1 for the first time in 2008 after defeating Federer in a historic Wimbledon final, his first major victory off clay. He followed this with an Olympic singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After defeating Djokovic in the 2010 US Open final, Nadal became the youngest man in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at 24, and the first man to win majors on three different surfaces in the same year.
Nadal won Grand Slam singles titles in 10 consecutive years from 2005 to 2014 and a four year span from 2017 until 2020. He surpassed his joint-record with Djokovic and Federer for the most Grand Slam men's singles titles at the 2022 Australian Open, and became one of four men in history to complete the double Career Grand Slam in singles, finishing his career with 22 Grand Slam singles titles. On November 19, 2024, Nadal retired from the sport after playing for Spain in the Davis Cup Finals.
As a left-handed player, one of Nadal's main strengths was his forehand, delivered with heavy topspin. He frequently ranked among the tour leaders in return games, return points, and break points won. Nadal won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award five times and was the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2011 and 2021. Time named Nadal one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Representing Spain, he won two Olympic gold medals, and led the nation to five Davis Cup titles. Nadal has also opened a tennis academy in Mallorca, and is an active philanthropist.[6]
- ^ "Rafael Nadal". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Schlecht, Neil Edward (19 November 2024). "Rafael Nadal: The Warrior Next Door". ATPTour.
- ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Champions". The Davis Cup. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "The pronunciation by Rafael Nadal himself". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Nadal's off-court activities, such as his charity work and business ventures". Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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