Rafael Nadal
Bailey L. Julian
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Current Status
• Nadal is a Spanish tennis
star from Mallorca, Spain.
• He is currently ranked
No. 3 in the world by the
Association of Tennis
Professionals
• He has been ranked No. 1
in the ATP rankings for
209 weeks total.
Majors
• He is currently tied with Roger
Federer for the most major
tournament titles at twenty.
• Nadal won the French Open
thirteen times (‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08,
‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20)
• Nadal won the US Open four
times (‘10, ‘13, ‘17, ‘19)
• Nadal won the Wimbledon twice
(‘08 &’10), and
• Nadal won the Australian Open
once (‘09).
Olympics
• Nadal has also won an
Olympic gold medal for
singles in the 2008 Beijing,
China Olympics
• He won a second Olympic
gold medal for doubles in
the 2016 Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil Olympics alongside
fellow Spanish tennis
player Marc López.
Davis Cup
• In addition to the two
gold medals, Nadal has
helped Spain win four
Davis Cups.
• This tournament is the
premier international
team event in men's
tennis
ATP Finals
• This is the season-
ending championship
of the ATP Tour and
features the top eight
players from the ATP
Rankings.
• Nadal won the ATP
Finals thirty-five times.
Career
• Outside of the four major
tournaments,
International play, and the
ATP Finals, Nadal has
eighty-six total
tournament wins.
• This puts him in fourth
place on the all-time list
for most tournament
victories.
Career cont.
• Nadal recently won his 1000th
career tennis match at the
Rolex Paris Masters, making
him the 4th person to ever do
it.
• Nadal is very dominant on a
clay court, compared to grass.
He has a 400-35 record when
facing opponents on clay.
The Beginning
• At age 15, Nadal made his way
into the public eye by beating
the retired Pat Cash, The 1987
Wimbledon tournament
winner, in an exhibition game,
• Nadal would then go on to
beat Ramon Delgado in his
first ATP tournament
appearance.
• This made him the 9th player
to win an ATP match before
their 16th birthday.
Superstitions
• One of the most
notable superstitions
he has is the lineup of
his water bottles.
• In between sets, Nadal
is known to adjust his
bottles and keep them
aligned just right.
Superstitions cont.
• Another thing Nadal is
known for is wearing
double wristbands on
both wrists
• Nadal also wears a
watch for all his
matches. This is a
Richard Mille watch and
is valued aa $500,000
Sponsorships
• Nadal is sponsored
by Tommy Hilfiger,
KIA Motors,, and
Nike.
• He recently struck a
deal with Amstel
Brewery to become a
global ambassador
References
https://thefactfile.org/rafael-
nadal-facts/
https://www.espn.com/tennis/st
ory/_/id/30260238/rafael-
nadal-1000-wins-100-french-
open-172-vs-top-10-86-titles
https://www.atptour.com/en/pla
yers/rafael-
nadal/n409/overview
