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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Wimbledon- RAFAEL NADAL






 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
 Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 187.4 lbs (85 kg)
Siblings: María Isabel


Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Majorca, Spain to Sebastián Nadal, a businessman who owns an insurance company, a glass and window company, Vidres Mallorca, and manages his own restaurant, Sa Punta. His mother is Ana María Parera, a housewife. Recognizing that Nadal had a natural talent for tennis, He also did play football (soccer) before his uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, introduced him to tennis when he was three years old.
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
Country Spain Spain
Residence Majorca Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Born 3 June 1986 (age 26)
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.svg 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
Competitor for  Spain
Men's Tennis
Gold 2008 Beijing Singles