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RAFAEL NADAL

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Biodata Rafael NadalFull Name: Rafael Nadal Parera

Nickname: RafaNationality: Spanish (Mallorca)

Date of Birth: June 03, 1986 (24 years old)Recides: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain

Height: 1'85m/ 6'1"Weight: 85kg/188lbs

Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)Clothing line: Nike

Racquet: Babolat AeroproDriveCoach: Toni Nadal (his uncle)

Family: Sebastian, Ana Maria and younger sister Maria Isabel.

Became professional: 2001Favorite Movie: Titanic, The Gladiator

Favorite Food: Sea food and pastaHobby: Playing PSP, soccer and golf, fishing,

and going out with his friends in Mallorca.

Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach.

Used to play with two-handed forehand and backhand before his uncle made him change at age nine or 10 to a one-handed forehand

His father, Sebastian, is a business partner with two brothers of a restaurant, Sa Punta, and owner of a glass and windows company, Vidres Mallorca

His mother name is Ana Maria. He has one younger sister ,Maria Isabel which

is comes from same island (Mallorca) as countryman Carlos Moya

The city of Manacor is second-biggest on island of Mallorca.

He was coaching by his own uncle Toni Nadal and his fitness trainer is Rafael Maymo.His other uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a former professional soccer at FC Barcelona.

Career In 2002, he won his first ATP match at Majorca

at the age of 15 and become the ninth player in the Open Era to win an ATP match before his 16th birthday.

In 2003 he became the second-youngest player to be ranked among the world's top 100 singles players and earned ATP Newcomer of the Year.

At his Wimbledon debut, at only age 16, he became the youngest player to reach the 3rd round since 16-year-old Boris Becker in 1984 and in July 2003 he reached the Spanish championships where he lost to Lopez.

He continued to improve in 2004 and by 2005 had climbed the world rankings to number 5. This made him the youngest player to make it into the Top 10 since Andrei Medvedev in 1993.

During this season he won two ATP Masters Series events in Monte Carlo and Rome and managed an astonishing winning streak of 25 consecutive matches.

He has won eight Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004,2008 and 2009.

He regained the World No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010 after winning his fifth French Open title. 

His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.

In 2008, Nadal was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis. In 2009, Nadal became the first person to simultaneously hold Grand Slam singles titles on clay, grass, and hardcourt.