Country – Spain
Date of Birth – 3rd June 1986
Height – 6’1” (185 cm)
Weight – 190 lb (85 Kg)
Nickname – Rafa, The King of Clay, The man from Majorca
Birthplace – Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Residence – Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Hobbies – Reading books, Playstation, Soccer, fishing and going to cinema with friends
Eye color – Brown
Music Preferences - Bon Jovi, Maná, and Bryan Adams
Favorite Actors - Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman
Odd habits - Take shower before the match.
Coach – Toni Nadal
Fitness trainer - Rafael Maymo.
Turned Pro – 2001
Hand – Left handed, (Two-handed backhand)
Grand Slam Titles – 6, Australian Open (2009)
French Open (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon (2008)
Tournament Titles Singles – 40
Tournament Titles Doubles – 6
Olympic Medals – 1 Gold (In singles, Beijing Olympics 2008)
Favorite Player – Zinédine Zidane
Favorite team – Real Madrid and Real Mallorca
Relationships –
Father – Sebastian Nadal, owns a restaurant with two brothers
Mother – Ana Maria
Sister – Maria Isabel, who is younger to Rafa.
Uncle - Miguel Ángel Nadal, a retired professional soccer player who has played for FC Barcelona, Spanish National Team and RCD Mallorca.
Achievements –
Rafael Nadal holds the record of winning 81 consecutive matches on clay. He is the only male in the open era to go unbeaten for 81 matches on a single surface. Ha also holds the record of winning 31 consecutive matches in the French Open which he won 4 times in a row from 2005-2009. The other awards which Rafa has been honored with are-
- ATP Newcomer of Year in 2003.
- ATP Most Improved Player of Year in 2005.
- ATP Player of Year in 2008.
- Prince of Asturias award in 2008.
- Won the French Open at the first attempt.
- Won French Open and Wimbledon in same year. Tied with 3 other players.
- Only male player to win Olympic Gold medal, French Open and Wimbledon in the same year-2008.
- First male player to hold 3 Grand Slam titles on 3 different surfaces at the same time – French Open 2008, Wimbledon 2008, Australian Open 2009.
- First player in history to win 4 Rome titles.
- First player to win 400 matches in less than 500 matches played in singles – 401-won, 91-lost.
In February 2010, Rafa featured in the music video- Gypsy, which is a forthcoming single from Shakira.