Rafael Nadal
PROFILE
| Birthdate: | 3-Jun-86 |
| Birthplace: | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain |
| Residence: | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain |
| Height: | 6'1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: | 188 Ibs (85 kg) |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Turned Pro: | 2001 |
| Coach: | Toni Nadal |
| Ranking: | 1 |
STATISTICS
| YTD | CAREER | |
| Singles Record: | 21-2 | 356-79 |
| Singles Titles: | 2 | 33 |
| Doubles Record: | 5-2 | 74-47 |
| Doubles Titles: | 1 | 5 |
| Prize Money: | $2,182,160 | $22,939,807 |
FACTS
 Started
playing tennis when he was three years old |
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He
is naturally right-handed, except when it comes to playing tennis, which
he does left-handed. His uncle Toni taught him to play left-handed when
he was 10 |
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His
uncle began teaching him how to play tennis and by the age of 11 he was
winning youth tennis tournaments all across Spain. His uncle remains his
coach to the day |
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He
turned pro when he was 15 and by 2003 he was one of the top 50 ranked
men's tennis players in the world |
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He
continued to work his way up the world rankings and won the 2005 French
Open with a four set victory over Mariano Puerta of Argentina. On the
road to the French Open final, Rafael also upset Roger Federer, then the
world's number one ranked player |
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Nadal
repeated as French Open champ in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and won his 65th
straight match on clay court, making him the undisputed champion of
clay-court tennis. |
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In
2008, he defeated Roger Federer in a 5 hour, 5 set match to win his
first ever Wimbledon title |
PICTURES
