Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain. He was a Spanish professional tennis player. He was popularly known as 'Rafa' among his fans.
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As Nadal grew up in a sports-minded family, he began playing tennis when he was just three years old, guided by his uncle, Toni Nadal, who remained as his coach.
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Nadal began his professional career when he reached the semifinals at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and further broke into the top 50 in the world.
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He participated in the 'ATP' tournaments. As a former Swedish player, he holds the record of bagging two Grand Slam titles on different kinds of courts.
In the Open Era, 81 consecutive wins on clay is the longest single surface win streak by Nadal and he also has won 91 ATP singles titles.
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In the history of the International Team Competition, Nadal became the youngest player to win a singles match for a Victorious Country.
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Rafael Nadal, as a professional player from Spain, has 21 'Grand Slam' singles titles, five 'Davis Cup' titles with Spain, two ''Olympic' gold medals.
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Nadal was also a Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal in the year 2010 in singles in Beijing after defeating Novak Djkovic in the US Open finals.
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Rafael Nadal drops the latest retirement hint. He admitted that each match could end up being his last as his body could give up at any point .
Rafael Nadal is regarded as one of the best tennis players of all time who has a net worth of $220 million dollars and he has also won numerous tournaments through the years.