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Rafael Nadal

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Manacor, Majorca
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Left-handed; two-handed backhand
Prize money	US$19,891,948
Singles
Career record	314–73
Career titles	30
Highest ranking	No. 1 (August 18, 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (2008)
French Open	W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	W (2008)
US Open	QF (2006)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2006, 2007)
Olympic Games	-
Doubles
Career record	65 - 44
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 26 (August 8, 2005)
Last updated on: July 28, 2008.

Template:Spanish name 2 Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafaˈel naˈðal]) (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked #2 on the ATP Tour for a record 158 weeks, and will assume the #1 ranking with effect from 18 August 2008.

Nadal has won five Grand Slam singles titles. He has won four consecutive French Open titles from 2005-2008 as well as Wimbledon in 2008. He is the only male player other than Björn Borg to have won four consecutive French Open titles in the Open Era, and one of only three in the Open Era who have won both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same calendar year. He is also only the 2nd male Spaniard to have won the Wimbledon title.

Nadal is already regarded by some tennis critics and former players as the greatest clay-court player in the history of the sport. He won a record 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007. This is the longest winning streak of any male player on a single surface in the Open Era. He also has a 22-1 record in the finals of clay-court tournaments and is undefeated in over 40 best-of-five-set matches on clay.

Nadal has a storied rivalry with Roger Federer, with the Spaniard leading 12-6 in career meetings. The two have met in 6 Grand Slam finals, an Open Era record, with Nadal winning 4 of these matches.

Family and early life

Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Majorca to Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera; he has a younger sister named María Isabel. His uncle, Miguel Ángel, is a retired professional football player, having played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team. He is an avid supporter of Real Madrid. His other uncle, Toni, himself a professional tennis player, introduced him to tennis as a 3 year-old boy and has been coaching him ever since. Toni has also stated that Nadal had a natural talent playing tennis while preferring to play football. By the time Nadal was five, he was going to the tennis club twice a week to play and at eight years of age, also a promising striker in the local football team, he won the regional tennis championships for under-12s. By the time Nadal was 12 he had won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing either tennis or football all the time. Then in stepped the third of the three brothers, Rafael's father, Sebastian. Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his school work would not suffer. When Nadal was 14 years old, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Majorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis progression and training. Nadal's parents and uncles turned down these requests, meaning Nadal received less financial support to aid his development. Rafael's father Sebastian covered these costs himself. By the age of 16, Nadal was ranked in the world's top 50 players.

While Nadal's upbringing and early years are largely kept private, he has stated growing up his passions were football, tennis and fishing.

Nadal has been dating María Francesca "Xisca" Perelló, also from Majorca, for three years as of 2008.

Career

Early years

Although Nadal plays left-handed, he is naturally right-handed. When he was younger, his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, decided that his two-handed backhand would benefit from a strong right arm, so he taught Rafael to play with his left.

It was not until Nadal was 12 that he decided to pursue a career in tennis instead of football. In May 2001, when Nadal was 14 years old, tennis great Pat Cash played a clay-court exhibition match against him. Cash, who was originally scheduled to play Boris Becker, was reluctant to play against Nadal, taking offence to this last minute change of opponent. Cash lost the match by a close margin.

Nadal also trained at Nick Bollettieri's tennis camp in Florida for a short time during two summers in his early teens.

2002–2004

In 2002, the 15-year-old Nadal won his first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) match, defeating the paraguayan Ramon Delgado in Majorca to become the ninth player in the open era to win an ATP match before his 16th birthday.

In 2003, Nadal became the second-youngest player to be ranked among the world's top 100 singles players. He finished the year in the top 50, winning two Challenger titles. At his Wimbledon debut, Nadal, then 17, became the youngest male player to reach the third round since 16-year-old Boris Becker in 1984.

In early 2004 preceding the European clay court stretch, Nadal played his first match against the number one ranked Roger Federer, at the Miami Masters. Nadal won the match in straight sets, and started what is considered to be the greatest tennis rivalry of all time between himself and Federer. Nadal was forced to miss most of the clay-court season, including the French Open, due to a stress fracture in his left ankle.

2005

2005 was Nadal's breakthrough year. Early-season matches against Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open and Roger Federer in the Miami final were considered to be breakthrough contests for Nadal. Nadal's emergence proved to be a revelation, as he matched Roger Federer's 11 titles on the year, won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open (preventing the Swiss from completing a career Slam by defeating him in the semifinals), and finished second to Federer in total wins with 79. Nadal also reached the top 5 in the world rankings for the first time, eventually settling at #2, and put together a 24-match win streak, the longest of any teenager in the open era. The nascent Nadal, nicknamed "The Prodigy", generated much anticipation prior to the French Open, winning in the Masters Series tournaments of Monte Carlo and Rome, and prompting 2004 French Open finalist Guillermo Coria to call him the best clay court player in the world. Nadal lived up many analysts expectations, winning the French Open; thus becoming the first man since Mats Wilander to achieve this feat. Nadal also won Masters Series events on the hard courts of Canada and Madrid. However, Nadal's performances at the other Grand Slam tournaments were more indifferent, as he suffered by that time shock losses in rounds two and three of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open respectively. A foot injury near the end of the year caused him to miss the Tennis Masters Cup and the start of the 2006 season.

2006

After missing the Australian Open due to his foot injury, Nadal won his first title of the year by handing Roger Federer his first defeat of the season in Dubai. He then completed an undefeated clay-court season by defending all of his titles, including winning the French Open for the second consecutive year and once again keeping a Career Slam away from Federer. His first-round victory at the French Open allowed him to break Guillermo Vilas' record of consecutive victories on the clay surface. Nadal also made a surprise run to the Wimbledon final, falling to Federer in four sets. Nadal was not expected to make the transition from clay to grass so successfully for at least a few more years at the time. The second half of Nadal's year wasn't as successful as the previous year had been, something that Nadal attributed to mental and physical exhaustion.

2007

Nadal reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open at the start of 2007, before losing to eventual runner-up Fernando Gonzalez. He then won the Indian Wells Masters title and won every clay-court match he played until losing to Federer in the final of the Hamburg Masters, which snapped his record 81-match win streak on the surface. However, he won the French Open for the third straight year, defeating Federer once again in the final. An exhibition match was played on May 2, 2007, in Majorca, which was termed the "Battle of Surfaces." Nadal and Federer met on a tennis court that is half grass and half clay. Nadal won 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(10). At Wimbledon, Nadal forced Federer to play five sets for the first time since 2001, yet ultimately fell short. The second half of his year once again was below the standards Nadal set during the clay-court season, as Nadal battled through a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. Rumors that the foot injury he suffered during 2005 caused long term damage also were discussed during the end of the season, but Nadal and his doctors both denied this and he claimed to be in perfect health.

2008

2008 has been Nadal's most successful season to date. As of August 2008 he is a tour-best 61-8 in matches played, with 7 titles on 3 surfaces (clay, grass and hard) and a 32-match winning streak during which he claimed 5 consecutive tournament victories(Hamburg, French Open, Queens, Wimbledon, Rogers Cup). He started the year by reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, as well as the final in the Sony Ericsson Open.

Nadal then went on to claim 4 titles throughout the European clay season, including a 4th consecutive French Open victory, crushing top seed Roger Federer for the loss of only 4 games in the final. Only Borg (1978-81) and Nadal (2005-08) have won 4 consecutive French Open titles, during the open era.

He then went on to claim the Wimbledon title by defeating Federer again in an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7 five-setter lasting 4 hrs 48 min, widely regarded as one of the greatest Grand Slam finals ever played. Only Laver (1969), Borg (1978-80) and Nadal (2008) have won both French Open and Wimbeldon in the same year. Only Nadal have won French Open, Queens and Wimbledon in the same year, during the open era. Nadal have won the most Grand Slams (5) among all Spanish players.

Nadal then ensured he would be ranked world No. 1 on August 18th 2008 by winning the title at the Canada Masters in Toronto and reaching the semi-finals in Cincinnati. He will be seeded #1 for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament at the 2008 US Open. Nadal will become the third Spaniard to hold the No. 1 spot, joining Carlos Moya (1999) and Juan Carlos Ferrero (2003).

Playing style

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Nadal's playing style is best tailored for clay courts, although currently his tennis is suited to all court surfaces. In past years Nadal has been called a clay court specialist, but he has adapted his game for grass and hard courts in the last 2 years. Playing with a strong two-handed backhand, well-angled topspin heavy strokes, fast mobility on the court, consistency and accuracy, excellent defense and a preference to play from the deep court, he has developed into one of the best clay court players in the history of the game. He uses a full western grip forehand, which allows him to hit heavy, powerful topspin forehands giving him a bigger margin of error because of the height at which he clears the net and the speed at which the ball drops due to the topspin that is applied to the ball. His heavy topspin makes the ball kick up high in the air, which makes it extremely difficult to return. However, these types of shots are returned short in length but the spin kicks it up so high that this kind of play is sufficient on clay. He is naturally right-handed, but he plays left-handed, and uses his dominant hand as an anchor for his two-handed backhand which he can flatten out or hit topspin like his forehand. In addition, being naturally right handed allows him to be balanced regardless of which foot he is putting his weight on, an exceptional talent when one tries to hit the ball after starting a move in the wrong direction. Known for his excellent defense, Nadal hits on the run well and creates many winners from seemingly defensive positions. Rafael Nadal is extremely athletic, and tends to go after every shot, even apparent winners from his opponents.

Nadal's serve was not considered one of his strengths, compared to other players. However, it has become more of a weapon over the years; currently a highly effective first serve and a moderate second serve. Usually employing a hard lefty slice towards most of his opponents' backhands (right-handed opponents), his serve can be relied upon for consistency and also for some short-point wins such as Aces and bad service-returns.

Another one of Nadal's strengths is the mental aspect of his tennis game. His ability to come back from behind in a match greatly assists him. He also has good footwork, which helps him to prepare for tennis strokes and get around the court efficiently. In addition, he can put away short balls and comes to the net quite often. Rafael Nadal has an under-emphasized net game. He is able to volley deep, but his main strength at the net is his touch and feel. Nadal is good at angling volleys away from his opponents and can hit drop volleys well after running extremely quickly up to the net to return any drop shot made by his opponent.

Overall, Nadal is an aggressive counterpuncher, forcing his opponents to make errors with his powerful topspin ground strokes, his speed and overall athleticism, his mental fortitude, and his ability to put away short balls.

Equipment

Nadal uses a Babolat AeroPro Drive racquet without the newly added cortex system. Despite common belief that he uses the string "Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 16", he actually uses the string "Babolat Duralast". This model's handle is (L2 grip= 4 1/4)) with no replacement grip, instead Nadal wraps 2 over grips, and the racquet strung between 53 and 55 pounds. His clothing sponsor is Nike. Nadal is known for his unconventional wear, turning up in sleeveless tops and Capri pants in a variety of colours. He wears the Nike Air Max Breathe Cage II shoes which have been customized for him with the famous "Vamos Rafa" slogan written on the back of them. Currently, his shoes display his nickname "Rafa" on one shoe and a logo specifically designed by Nike featuring a stylistic bull's head on the other.

Career statistics

Grand Slam singles finals (7)

Wins (5)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	French Open	Mariano Puerta	6–7 (6), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
2006	French Open (2)	Roger Federer	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 (4)
2007	French Open (3)	Roger Federer	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008	French Open (4)	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008	Wimbledon	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7

Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	Wimbledon	Roger Federer	6–0, 7–6 (5), 6–7 (2), 6–3
2007	Wimbledon (2)	Roger Federer	7–6 (7), 4–6, 7–6 (3), 2–6, 6–2

ATP Masters Series singles finals (16)

Wins (12)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Monte Carlo	Guillermo Coria	6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
2005	Rome	Guillermo Coria	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 (6)
2005	Canada (Montréal)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005	Madrid	Ivan Ljubičić	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 (3)
2006	Monte Carlo (2)	Roger Federer	6–2, 6–7 (2), 6–3, 7–6 (5)
2006	Rome (2)	Roger Federer	6–7 (0), 7–6 (5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 (5)
2007	Indian Wells	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 7–5
2007	Monte Carlo (3)	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4
2007	Rome (3)	Fernando González	6–2, 6–2
2008	Monte Carlo (4)	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–5
2008	Hamburg	Roger Federer	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3
2008	Canada (Toronto) (2)	Nicolas Kiefer	6–3,6–2

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Miami	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
2007	Hamburg	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
2007	Paris	David Nalbandian	6–4, 6–0
2008	Miami (2)	Nikolay Davydenko	6–4, 6–2

All finals (45)

Singles (38)

Wins (30)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	15 Aug 2004	Sopot, Poland	Clay	José Acasuso	6–3, 6–4
2.	20 Feb 2005	Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Clay	Alberto Martín	6–0, 6–7(2), 6–1
3.	27 Feb 2005	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Albert Montañés	6–1, 6–0
4.	17 Apr 2005	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Guillermo Coria	6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
5.	24 Apr 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–1, 7–6(4), 6–3
6.	08 May 2005	Rome, Italy	Clay	Guillermo Coria	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(6)
7.	05 Jun 2005	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Mariano Puerta	6–7(6), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
8.	10 Jul 2005	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Tomáš Berdych	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
9.	24 Jul 2005	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Gastón Gaudio	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
10.	14 Aug 2005	Montréal, Canada	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
11.	18 Sep 2005	Beijing, China	Hard	Guillermo Coria	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
12.	23 Oct 2005	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubičić	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
13.	04 Mar 2006	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
14.	23 Apr 2006	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Roger Federer	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(5)
15.	30 Apr 2006	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Tommy Robredo	6–4, 6–4, 6–0
16.	14 May 2006	Rome, Italy	Clay	Roger Federer	6–7(0), 7–6(5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(5)
17.	11 Jun 2006	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Roger Federer	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
18.	18 Mar 2007	Indian Wells, California, U.S.	Hard	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 7–5
19.	22 Apr 2007	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4
20.	29 Apr 2007	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Guillermo Cañas	6–3, 6–4
21.	13 May 2007	Rome, Italy	Clay	Fernando González	6–2, 6–2
22.	10 Jun 2007	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Roger Federer	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
23.	22 Jul 2007	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Stanislas Wawrinka	6–4, 7–5
24.	27 Apr 2008	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–5
25.	04 May 2008	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	David Ferrer	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
26.	18 May 2008	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Roger Federer	7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3
27.	08 Jun 2008	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
28.	15 Jun 2008	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Novak Djokovic	7–6(6), 7–5
29.	06 Jul 2008	Wimbledon, London, England	Grass	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7
30.	27 Jul 2008	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Nicolas Kiefer	6–3, 6–2

Runners-up (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	18 Jan 2004	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Dominik Hrbatý	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
2.	03 Apr 2005	Miami, USA	Hard	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
3.	09 Jul 2006	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Roger Federer	6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
4.	20 May 2007	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
5.	08 Jul 2007	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Roger Federer	7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
6.	04 Nov 2007	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	David Nalbandian	6–4, 6–0
7.	06 Jan 2008	Chennai, India	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	6–0, 6–1
8.	06 Apr 2008	Miami, USA	Hard	Nikolay Davydenko	6–4, 6–2

Doubles (7)

Wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	27 Jul 2003	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Álex López Morón	Todd Perry Thomas Shimada	6–1, 6–3
2.	11 Jan 2004	Chennai, India	Hard	Tommy Robredo	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3
3.	09 Jan 2005	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Albert Costa	Andrei Pavel Mikhail Youzhny	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
4.	27 Apr 2008	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Tommy Robredo	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	6–3, 6–3

Runner-ups (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	24 Apr 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Feliciano López	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić	6–3, 6–3
2.	08 Jan 2007	Chennai, India	Hard	Tomeu Salvà	Xavier Malisse Dick Norman	7–6(4), 7–6(4)
3.	30 Apr 2007	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Tomeu Salvà	Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske	6–3, 7–6(1)

(i) = Indoor

Performance timeline

Singles

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through The Canada Masters, which ended on July 27, 2008.

• A = did not participate in the tournament
• LQ = lost in qualifying rounds
• SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
• (*) = in game
• Davis Cup and World Team Cup matches are included in the statistics.

ATP Tour career earnings

* As of July 28, 2008.

Davis Cup

Nadal was on Spain's victorious 2004 Davis Cup team.

First round versus the Czech Republic

• Singles: Nadal lost to Jiří Novák 7–6, 6–3, 7–6.
• Doubles: Nadal and Tommy Robredo lost to Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 7–6(6), 6–3.
• Singles: Nadal defeated Radek Štěpánek 7–6, 7–6, 6–3.

Quarterfinal versus the Netherlands

• Doubles: Nadal and Robredo lost to John van Lottum and Martin Verkerk 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.

Semifinal versus France

• Singles: Nadal defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.
• Doubles: Nadal and Robredo defeated Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3.

Final versus the United States

• Singles: Nadal defeated Andy Roddick 6–7, 6–2, 7–6, 6–2.

Challengers and futures finals

Singles wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	15 Jul 2002	Alicante, Spain	Clay	Marc Fornell	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2.	19 Aug 2002	Vigo, Spain	Clay	Antonio Pastorino	4–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
3.	23 Sep 2002	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Marc Fornell	6–4, 6–3
4.	30 Sep 2002	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Guillermo García-López	6–3, 7–6(1)
5.	25 Nov 2002	Gran Canaria, Spain	Clay	Marc Fornell	6–2, 6–3
6.	02 Dec 2002	Gran Canaria, Spain	Hard (i)	Florian Mayer	7–6(3), 6–4
7.	31 Mar 2003	Barletta, Italy	Clay	Albert Portas	6–2, 7–6(2)
8.	04 Aug 2003	Segovia, Spain	Hard	Tomáš Zíb	6–2, 7–6(1)

Singles runner-ups (4)

• 2003: Hamburg Challenger (lost to Mario Ančić)
• 2003: Cherbourg Challenger (lost to Sergio Roitman)
• 2003: Cagliari Challenger (lost to Filippo Volandri)
• 2003: Aix-en-Provence Challenger (lost to Mariano Puerta)

Sponsorships

Rafael Nadal is the global ambassador for Kia Motors, and has appeared in Kia's global advertising campaigns in TV and print media. In May 2008, Kia released a video called Nadal vs Alien featuring Rafael Nadal in a tennis match against an alien.

See also

• List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions
• Chronological list of men's Grand Slam tennis champions
• 128036 Rafaelnadal (asteroid)

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External links

• Rafael Nadal's Official Site
• Rafael Nadal at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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• Nadal Recent Match Results
• Nadal World Ranking History
• Rafael Nadal at the Davis Cup

• French Open champions
• Laureus World Sports Awards winners
• Olympic tennis players of Spain
• People from Manacor
• Spanish tennis players
• Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Wimbledon champions
• 1986 births
• Living people