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BABY RAFA
He was born in Manacor, Islas Baleares, 3 de junio de 1986 -
RAFA IN LOVE
His wife is the Manacorí Mery Perelló, with whom he has been dating since 2005 and with whom he married in Mallorca in 2019 -
RAFA IN THE SPACE
In 2008 he received the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, 36 the Legend Brand, and the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca announced that he appointed (128036) Rafaelnadal to an asteroid discovered in 2003 -
GRAND PRIX OF FRENCH SPORTS
8-In 2009 he received the Grand Prix of the French Sports Academy for the World's Greatest Sports Gesta in 2008. -
THE CLAY SLAM
In 2010 he became the only tennis player in history to win the Clay Slam or Slam of clay, which in the same year he won the three Masters 1000 on clay: Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid, and the Grand Slam of Roland Garros -
AS SPORTS PRIZE
In 2010 he received the As Sports Prize, awarded by the Diario As Best Athlete of the Year and the Champion of Champions title, awarded by the French sports newspaper L'Equipe as the best athlete in the world. -
THE BEST MALE ATHLETE
In 2011 he was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award as Best International Male Athlete of the Year for the merits contracted during the previous year. -
GOLDEN SLAM
In 2012 He won the Golden Slam in the race (which includes the four Grand Slam and the gold medal of the Olympic Games not obtained in the same year) - achieved only shared by the American André Agassi - and is the youngest male tennis player in history in getting it, at 24 years and 103 days -
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Also, after being named number 1 at the end of the season for the third time in his career, he received the Comeback Player of the Year, an award given by the ATP as the best return of the year after the injury suffered in 2012 and his subsequent recovery. -
SUMMER SLAM
In 2013 he became the third player in history - behind Patrick Rafter (1998) and Andy Roddick (2003) - to get the Summer Slam, or what is the same: win in the same season the two Masters 1000 played in Montreal and Cincinnati in addition to the United States Open, 31 thus achieving an economic amount of $ 3,600,000, the highest prize in the history of men's tennis. -
BEST SPANISH ATHLETE OF THE HISTORY
On November 26, 2013 he received the Marca Leyenda award for the Best Spanish Athlete in History, on the 75th Anniversary of the Marca sports newspaper. -
MERIT AT WORK
On May 1, 2015 he received the Gold Medal for Merit at Work, approved on June 23, 2014, for his exemplary conduct, effort and dedication. This award rewards and highlights the merit of a socially useful and exemplary conduct in the performance of the duties imposed by the exercise of any job, profession or service -
RAFA IN RIO
In 2016 he was elected as the flag bearer of the Spanish delegation for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a circumstance that occurred again after he was elected flagman four years before for the London Olympics in 2012, where he was unable to attend due to an injury in the knee. -
THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
In December 2017, he received the 50th Anniversary Award for Best Male Athlete, awarded by the sports newspaper Diario As, and the Champion of Champions award, awarded by the prestigious French sports newspaper L'Equipe that he shared with the Swiss Roger Federer, recognizing both as the two best athletes in the world in 2017. -
1000 MASTERS ELEVEN TIMES
In 2018 he became the first tennis player in history to win the same 1000 Masters eleven times: Montecarlo (from 2005 to 2012 consecutively, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
