VOYAGE give you another amazing player from Spain who was the former World No1 by ATP( Association of Tennis Professionals) since August 2008 with el Grand slams titles.
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish
professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 18 June
2012, he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals
Born: June 3, 1986 (age 26), Manacor
Grand slams: 11
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 187.4 lbs (85 kg)
Siblings: María Isabel
At age eight, Nadal won an under-12 regional tennis championship at a time when he was also a promising football player. This made Toni Nadal intensify training, and at that time he encouraged Nadal to play left-handed for a natural advantage on the tennis court, as he noticed Nadal played forehand shots with two hands. When Nadal was 12, he won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing tennis and football all the time. Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his can focus on school too. Nadal said: "I chose tennis. Football had to stop straight away."Nadal supports football clubs Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca....
For more information about "RAFA" check on http://www.rafaelnadal.com/
Full name | Rafael Nadal Parera |
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Country | Spain |
Residence | Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
Born | 3 June 1986 Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (190 lb; 13.4 st) |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $50,025,798 |
Singles | |
Career record | 582–121 (82.79%) |
Career titles | 50 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (18 August 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 2 (25 June 2012)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (2009) |
French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Wimbledon | W (2008, 2010) |
US Open | W (2010) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (2010) |
Olympic Games | Gold medal (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 97–59 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (8 August 2005) |
Current ranking | No. 62 (25 June 2012)[2] |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
US Open | SF (2004) |
Last updated on: 25 June 2012. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Competitor for Spain | ||
Men's Tennis | ||
Gold | 2008 Beijing | Singles |