The Incredible Tennis Success of Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player, who is currently #1 male player in the world. He is the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, 32 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and 20 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments in addition to a gold medal at 2008 Olympic Games.
Early Career
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Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Belearic Islands, Spain. He got engaged into tennis at the age of 3. At 12, he was the winner of Spanish and European titles in his age group.
Nadal became a professional at 15. In 2002, he won his first ATP match as well as reached semifinal of the Boy’s singles event at Wimbledon. In 2003, he won two Challenger titles and won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. In his debut Wimbledon tournament as a professional, the Spanish reached the third round, being the youngest man to do that since Boris Becker in 1984.
Main Career Achievements
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In 2005, Rafael Nadal won his first Grand Slam title at French Open, becoming the second male player to win French Open on his first attempt since Mats Wilander in 1982 as well as the first teenager to win the title since 1990. He also was the winner of Torneo Conde de Godo, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Canada Masters, China Open and Madrid Masters.
In 2006, the athlete defended his title at French Open in addition to winning Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open and Italian Open. The following year, he won his third consecutive French Open title and earned victories at Indian Wells Masters, Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open, Italian Open and Mercedes Cup.
In 2008, Nadal became an Olympic champion, being also the winner of Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open, Masters Series Hamburg, Artois Championships, Gerry Weber Open and Rogers Cup. He earned two Grand Slam titles: the fourth one at French Open and the first one at Wimbledon.
Among the titles, gained by the Spanish tennis player in 2009, are Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open and Italian Open. In 2010, he earned victories at French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, gaining the Career Grand Slam and being the first man to win these three tournaments in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. That year, Rafael was also the champion at Japan Open, Capitala World Tennis Championship, Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, Italian Open and Mutua Madrid Open.
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In 2011, Rafael Nadal earned his sixth French Open title and won Mubadala World Tennis Championship, Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open. The next year, he gained his 7th French Open title, being the most successful male player in French Open history, in addition to victories at Barcelona Open and Italian Open.
Nadal earned the titles at US Open, Indian Wells Masters, Rogers Cup, Barcelona Open, Mutua Madrid Open, Brasil Open, Cincinnati Masters, Abierto Mexicano Telcel and Rome Masters in 2013. In 2014, he won his 9th French Open, Qatar Open, Rio Open and Madrid Open and in 2015, the athlete gained titles at Argentina Open and Mercedes Cup.
In 2016, Rafael was the champion at Mubadala World Tennis Championship, Monte Carlo Open, Barcelona Open as well as won the Olympic Games in doubles, partnering with Marc Lopez. The following year, he won his tenth titles at French Open, US Open, Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open as well as was the champion at Madrid Open and China Open.
In 2018, Rafael Nadal won Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters, his record-breaking 31st and 32nd Masters titles, and became the player with the most Masters 1000 titles in tennis history. That year, he was also the champion at French Open and Barcelona Open.
