| Full Name: | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
| Born: | 3 June 1986 |
| Birthplace: | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain |
| Height: | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight: | 188 lbs (85 kg) |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Residence: | Manacor, Mallorca, Spain |
| Coach: | Toni Nadal |
Personal
Full name is Rafael Nadal Parera...Nicknamed "Rafa"...Plays left-handed but writes right-handed...Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach...Used to play with two-handed forehand and backhand before his uncle made him change at age nine or 10 to a one-handed forehand...Played his only junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 2002 and reached SF...
Father, Sebastian, is a business partner with two brothers of a restaurant, Sa Punta, and owner of a glass and windows company, Vidres Mallorca...Mother, Ana Maria...Has one younger sister Maria Isabel...Comes from same island (Mallorca) as countryman Carlos Moya...The city of Manacor is second-biggest on island of Mallorca...His other uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a former professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, which competed in 2002 World Cup...Also played on two other World Cup teams in 1994 and ’98...Earned ATP Newcomer of Year in 2003, ATP Most Improved Player of Year in 2005 and ATP Player of Year in 2008...Reached Spanish Championships in July 2003 (l. to Lopez)...Won Prince of Asturias award in 2008, named for Spain's Crown Prince Felipe...In October 2010, opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School in Anantpur, India, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as lay equal emphasis on the children’s education and tennis training...Coached by his uncle Toni Nadal and fitness trainer is Rafael Maymo.
Father, Sebastian, is a business partner with two brothers of a restaurant, Sa Punta, and owner of a glass and windows company, Vidres Mallorca...Mother, Ana Maria...Has one younger sister Maria Isabel...Comes from same island (Mallorca) as countryman Carlos Moya...The city of Manacor is second-biggest on island of Mallorca...His other uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a former professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, which competed in 2002 World Cup...Also played on two other World Cup teams in 1994 and ’98...Earned ATP Newcomer of Year in 2003, ATP Most Improved Player of Year in 2005 and ATP Player of Year in 2008...Reached Spanish Championships in July 2003 (l. to Lopez)...Won Prince of Asturias award in 2008, named for Spain's Crown Prince Felipe...In October 2010, opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School in Anantpur, India, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as lay equal emphasis on the children’s education and tennis training...Coached by his uncle Toni Nadal and fitness trainer is Rafael Maymo.
Career Highlights
2010 --The Mallorca native finished as ATP World Tour No. 1 for second time in three years as he wrapped up top ranking after winning his first US Open title…Led ATP World Tour with seven titles in nine finals…He’s won at least five titles for six straight years…Seventh man in history to complete a career Grand Slam, youngest player in Open Era to win all four Grand Slam titles and first player to win three straight Grand Slam titles in same year since ‘69 when Rod Laver pulled off Grand Slam…He went 22-0 in spring clay court season, becoming first player to win a “Clay Slam” in a season, winning three ATP Masters 1000 titles (Monte Carlo*, Rome*, Madrid*) along with Roland Garros for fifth time in six years (d. Soderling)…He returned to No. 1 on June 7 and stayed there rest of season…As of Dec. 27, has been ranked No. 1 for 76 weeks in his career…
Opened first three months with a 16-4 mark without a title before winning 55 of his next 61 matches from second week in April at Monte-Carlo* (d. Verdasco) until Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title match (l. to Federer)…Opened with a runner-up in Doha (l. to Davydenko, held two match points) and followed with a QF at Australian Open where he retired with a right knee injury (vs. Murray)…Did not return until Indian Wells* in March when he reached back-to-back SFs at Indian Wells* (l. to Ljubicic in third set TB) and Miami* (l. to Roddick in three sets), falling to eventual champions in both…
Year In Review
2011
On 2 January, Nadal and Federer kicked off the new ATP World Tour season in Doha by hitting tennis balls on a court laid in the water of Doha Bay...Reached Doha SFs (l. to Davydenko)...As top seed at the Australian Open, he fell to Ferrer in QFs and was suffering from a left hamstring injury...
Spent 10 days undergoing physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory treatments for a tear in his left thigh muscle and returned to action five weeks later in Spain's Davis Cup 1st RD tie versus Belgium...Won both his singles rubbers in a 4-1 win...
On 20 March, he reached the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells final for the loss of just one set before losing out to third seed Djokovic 64 36 26 in the title match...Dropped to an 18-7 record in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals...In doubles, with Marc Lopez, lost in SFs to Federer-Wawrinka...
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