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parents
His fathers are Ana María Parera and Sebastián
Nadal Homar. -
birth
Nadal was born in Manacor, a town in the Balearic Islands, Spain -
Young sister
He has a younger sister, she's called María Isabel Nadal was born three years after Rafa’s birth in 1989. She remained close to her parents though she lived away from the family for some years. -
first title
At age 12, Nadal won the Spanish and
European tennis titles in his age group. -
One step to the glory
He debuted like professional in 2001 and In 2003, Nadal reached the Top 50 of the ATP for the first time. -
Firts title playing with Spain
- With only 18 years, he won his first trophy with Spain
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The most important trophies #2
He has won 5 Copa Davis in total: (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019) he won for the first time Roger Federer, world number 1, in the Miami Masters, with a result of 6-3.6-3 in favor of the Spanish. -
The most important trophies #1
He has won 12 Roland Garros in total:(2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017,
2018, 2019) -
The best rivality
Nadal and Djokovic are the two best tennis players of history .The two have faced each other 55 times with Djokovic leading 29–26. The first time they met each other was in 2007 in the final of Masters 1000 de Indian Wells. -
Most serius injury
Nadal falls to Lukas Rosol in the second round of Wimbledon before knowing that he suffers the most serious injury of all suffered to date: rupture of the patellar tendon of the left knee and a hoffitis. -
Olympic games
He has participate in the Rio Olympic
Games 2016, he getted the fourth place, loosing in semifinals versus 'Del Potro' and also he losed versus a japan tennis player -
Tragedy for Ndal
The musician Rafael Nadal, grandfather of the Mallorcan tennis player Rafa Nadal, has died today in Mallorca, sources close to the family have indicated. He was 86 years old and had developed a long-standing musical career with awards and tributes from the institution -
Marriage
Nadal’s wife is called Xisca Perelló, they started dating in 2005. Xisca is 31 years -
Personal dates and curiosities
His height is 1.86 metres he's 33 years and such as he's on a diet, from time to time he's allowed to eat crackers. -
Most important trophies #3
He won his first and unic ATP cup in 2020