Rafael Nadal Parera Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəfəˈɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə], Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 3. He is widely regarded as the finest clay court player in history and has been nicknamed "The King of Clay." His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the best ever all-rounders in tennis, with some – including former world No. 1 Andre Agassi – considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time.Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and a record 15 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.Nadal and Mats Wilander are the only two players in history who have won at least two Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces—hard court, grass, and clay. By winning the 2014 French Open, Nadal became the only male player to win a single Grand Slam tournament nine times and the first to win at least one Grand Slam tournament for ten consecutive years, breaking the record of eight consecutive years previously shared by Björn Borg, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer. His victory at the 2014 French Open brought him level with Sampras at 14 Grand Slam singles titles, second only to Federer's record of 17. Nadal holds the record for most consecutive titles at a particular tournament after winning his eighth straight Monte-Carlo Masters in 2012. He has won at least one Grand Slam, one Masters 1000, and one ATP 500 series tournament for 10 years in a row, all three feats un-equaled in tennis history.
Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year, Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Best International Athlete ESPY Award
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Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, Best Game ESPY Award
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Being home alone at night makes me a bit nervous. If I'm at home alone I have to sleep on the sofa.I can't face going to bed. I'm there with the TV on and all the lights on. I'm not very brave about anything in life. In tennis, yes. In everything else, not very. -- Vogue, June 2009
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Is considered the best clay court player in the history of tennis.
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Ranked #18 in Glamour's list of "50 Sexiest Men" in 2013.
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Has won his fifth Roland Garros after beating 'Robin Soderling' by 6-4, 6-2 and 6-4 and has also recuperated the number one of the ATP. [June 2010]
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(June 8) Joins Björn Borg as the only man to win 4 straight French Open singles titles, beating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. [2008]
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Has been in South Africa in order to attend the Football World Cup final between Spain and Holland one week after winning his second Wimbledon tournament. [July 2010]
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Defeats Roger Federer for 2008 Wimbledon title in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 victory. [July 2008]
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Girlfriend is Xisca Perelló.
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Defeated Roger Federer in the 2008 Australian Open.
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Won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games on August 17th 2008.
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Son of Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera.
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Has a younger sister named María Isabel.
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Nadal's Wimbledon 2008 defeat of Roger Federer was the longest men's singles final in the history of the prestigious tournament: 4 hours 48 minutes. Former Wimbledon champ John McEnroe proclaimed that it was the greatest match he'd ever seen.
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Won 2008 French Open defeating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
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Defeated Roger Federer in 2008 Wimbledon 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7.
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Currently (July 2007) ranked 2nd in the world for Tennis.
One of only 7 players to have beaten Roger Federer since Federer attained the #1 ranking.
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Is no. 1 in the ATP Indesit Race (as of Jun 2005)
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His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, which competed in 2002 World Cup
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Considers clay his favorite surface
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Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his coach
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Spanish tennis player
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Editor of the Barcelona daily newspaper El Periódico de Catalunya.
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Plays left-handed, but is right-handed
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Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain
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Caiga quien caiga - CQC
2011
TV Series
Himself
Final de la Copa Davis 2011
2011
TV Movie
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself - Tennis Player
Seve: The Legend
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
US Open 2010
2010
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Wimbledon Official Film 2010
2010
Documentary
Wimbledon Championships 2010
2010
TV Series
Himself
Telediario
2008-2010
TV Series
Himself
French Open 2010
2010
TV Mini-Series
Himself
US Open 2009
2009
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Best of Five
2008
TV Series
Himself
Gala Premios As del Deporte. La voz de la afición
2008
TV Movie
Himself
The 2008 Davis Cup: USA vs. Spain
2008
TV Mini-Series
Spain Team Member
Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2008
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
2008
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Wimbledon Official Film 2008
2008
Documentary
Página 2
2008
TV Series
Himself
XXVIII Edición de la Gala Nacional del Deporte
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Los 40 del Príncipe
2008
TV Movie
Himself
US Open 2008
2008
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Gala FAO 2007
2007
TV Movie
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
TV Series
Himself
20 heures le journal
2007
TV Series
Himself
Quelli che... il calcio
2007
TV Series
Himself
Caiga quien caiga
2005-2007
TV Series
Himself
Open Access
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
Nos pierde la fama
2006
TV Series
Himself
Maracaná 05
2006
TV Series
Himself
Corazón de...
2006
TV Series
Himself
El disco del año
2005
TV Special
Himself
Buenafuente
2005
TV Series
Himself
Crónicas marcianas
2005
TV Series
Himself
No Strings
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rio Olympics
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
2016
TV Special
Himself
Just Call Me Martina
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Serena
2016
Documentary
Himself
French Open Live 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Today
2015
TV Series
Himself
Today at Wimbledon
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself
Wimbledon
2008-2015
TV Series
Himself
Queen's
2015
TV Series
Himself
French Open Live 2015
2015
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Duro de domar
2015
TV Series
Himself
Roland Garros
2014
Documentary
Himself
Nadal: The Secrets of a Giant
2014
Documentary
Himself - Professional Tennis Player
Susana Giménez
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Charlie Rose
2007-2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
El hormiguero
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
CQC: Custe o Que Custar
2013
TV Series
Himself
CNN Frente a frente: Rafa Nadal/Ana Pastor
2012
TV Movie
Himself
Los desayunos de TVE
2012
TV Series
Himself
Sports Illustrated: The Making of Swimsuit 2012
2012
TV Special documentary
Himself
Pura Química
2011
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
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Breakfast
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Tennis Player
Ochéntame... otra vez
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Wimbledon
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself
Queen's
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015
TV Series
Himself - French Open
Today at Wimbledon
2014
TV Series
Himself
Wimbledon 2014: The Funniest Moments from the Championships