Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986 in Manacor, Majorca, Spain) is a Spanish professional tennis player who has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles; fourteen at the French Open, four at the US Open, two at Wimbledon and two at the Australian Open. He has been ranked number one in the world for 209 weeks. He plays very well on clay courts, and many people regard Nadal as the greatest clay-court tennis player in history. He plays tennis with his left hand.

Nadal has won 36 ATP Masters Series titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. He is a part of the Spain Davis Cup team and has won the cup four times, in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011.

Nadal is often known simply as Rafa. He has rivalries against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Nadal is agnostic.

 Grand slams (Participation and victories) 
This table shows Nadal's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles.


 Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 2003 Did not enter InjuredNadal missed the 2003 French Open due to a right elbow injury. Round 3 Round 2 2004 Round 3 InjuredNadal missed the French Open and Wimbledon in 2004 due to a fracture in his left ankle. Injured Round 22005 Round 4 Winner Round 2 Round 32006 InjuredNadal missed the 2006 Australian Open due to a foot injury. Winner Final Quarter-final2007 Quarter-final Winner Final Round 42008 Semi-final Winner Winner Semi-final2009 Winner Round 4InjuredNadal missed the 2009 Wimbledon Championships due to tendinitis in the knee. Semi-final2010 Quarter-final Winner Winner Winner2011 Quarter-final Winner Final Final2012 Final Winner Round 2Absent2013Absent Winner Round 1 Winner2014Final Winner Round 4Absent2015Quarter-finalQuarter-final Round 2 Round 32016 Round 1 Round 3Absent Round 42017 Final Winner Round 4 Winner2018Quarter-final Winner Semi-final Semi-final2019 Final Winner Semi-final Winner2020Quarter-final WinnerNot heldAbsent2021Quarter-final Semi-finalAbsentAbsent2022 Winner Winner Semi-final Round 42023 Round 2AbsentAbsentAbsent2024Absent

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