Full Name: Rafael Nadal Barrera
Nickname: Rafa
Nationality: Spanish
Date of Birth: 03/06/1986
Place of Birth: Manacor (Mallorca) / Spain
Location: Manacor (Mallorca) / Spain
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Adanaspor Played: 2001.
Prize money: 12,681,374 dollarsAnnuler les modifications
Its beginnings in the game of tennis
Nadal started playing tennis at a very early age by his uncle The current coach, Toni Nadal, who introduced him to the game since he was The age of 3 years only. [Nadal won his first title at the age of eight, while the Balearic Islands was crowned champion of the categories Age group. - In 2002 where he achieved a Nadal at the age of 15 years and the first Win of the championships (atp) Federation of Tennis Professionals, beating Albaraguiana Ramon Delgado in Majorca Championship, becoming the ninth player in the history of the tournament Win before reaching sixteen years of age. - In 2003, Nadal entered the list of the 100 players in the classification of the Union ATP, to become the second youngest player to enter the category, with the end of the year Entered in the list of the 50 on the world. - The age of seventeen Nadal became the youngest player to reach third round Championship Aloembldon since German Boris Becker age 16. - Deprived of injury from participating Nadal Roland Garros tournament first him In 2004.
Launches in the real world of tennis and access to the second category to the world
In 2005, Nadal reached the fourth round of the AustralianOpen before losing to runner-up Lleyton Hewitt after a marathon matchOf the five groups.- In 2005 also reached the final of Rafa to MiamiMasters where missed two points to end the game with three groups to clean upAnd lost the match against world champion Roger Federer in fiveSets.- To achieve the title of tournaments Monte Carlo and Rome MastersNadal won24 wins for the novice player in a row beating the figure recorded in the nameAmerican Andre Agassi with 23 wins.- In the month of May in 2005, Nadal became the youngest player to enter the listTop five players on the world since Andrei Medvedev in the RussianIn 1993.- Nadal won the first titles in Grand Slam tournaments by winning majorRoland Garros French title of his first tournament, to be the fourthThe youngest player to achieve the French Grand and the seventh youngest player to achieve aGrand Slam 19 years old, and the second player to achieve the championship of FranceThe first post since Swede Mats and Alander in 1982.- Nadal also became the second player to score more than 6 tournaments during the yearOne since the age of the 19 American Andre Agassi in 1988.- In July 2005, Nadal became the third youngest player to reach theThe second category of professional tennis since German Boris Becker and SwedishBjorn Borg.- In the same year just Nadal's record championWorld number one Roger Federer, the number of tournaments during a single season with 11 in titleTournaments Tennis Federation (atp) and 4 championships in tournaments in the Masters cameBehind Federer in the number of games Almaxobh in one season to 79 winsCompared to 81 for Federer.- In 2006, Nadal broke the record on behalf ofArgentine Guillermo Vilas in 29 years the number of consecutive victories on theSandy soil with 53 victory after victory Nadal Swede RobinSoderling during the French Open which Nadal won for the yearThe second consecutive win over ranked first globally Roger Federer, to becomeThe first player to beat Federer in the final of Grand Slam tournaments big.- In 2007, Nadal became the second player to achieve the championship MonteCarlo Masters for three years in a row since the Roman night NastaseIn the period (1971-1973).- Nadal also became the first player to ever achieve the title of RomeMasters for three years in a row.- In the final of the Hamburg Masters ended world champion RogerFederer series of victories for the standard Nadal on clay, whichReached to 81 wins in a row.- Nadal has achieved since the start of his career wins in 245 matchesOn the individual level, compared with 62 loss, while containing his career in theDoubles championships, 58 wins against 36 losses.Rafa won 23 of titles in his career, including 18 on clay and 5 titlesTo land solid.
Masters championships (9) of title
Championship Monte Carlo (2005/2006/2007)
Montreal Cup (2005)
Championship Madrid (2005)
Indian Wells (2007)Annuler les modifications
Championships Federation of Tennis Professionals
Polish Championship Sopot (2004)
Costa de Sauipe tournament Brazilian (2005)
Acapulco Mexican Championship (2005)
Barcelona Spanish Championship (2005/2006/2007)
Championship Bastad Swedish (2005)
Championship Stuttgart, Germany (2005/2007)
Championship Beijing China (2005)
UAE's Dubai Championships (2006)Annuler les modifications
Championships doublesAnnuler les modifications
Championship Croatian Omagh (2003)
Chennai Indian Championship (2004)
Championship Doha, Qatar (2005)
His hobbies
Football.- Fishing.Under Rafa many of his spare time to play (play station),And go to the movies with his friends.- Rafa spends most of his spare time during tournament play (play station)With a group of his friends for tennis players, where Spaniards and ArgentinesParticularly passionate about the game (fifa) and is constantly choosing ManchesterUnited to play.- Rafa follow the usual sequence of movements during the game as a way to bringLuck, as that avoids stepping on the lines of the pitch and the use of water bottlesDuring the break, where eager to drink from both bottlesEqually in all times taking care to re-place each bottle toSpecifically with direct posters to bottles on the pitch where thereIn each half carefully.- Rafa loves eating Italian pasta dishes in addition to the Navy.- Favorite Movie: (gladiator) and (titanic).- Favorite Actor: Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington.- Favorite singer: Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams and mana (diff RockMexican).- Nadal is one of the biggest fans of Real MadridAlthough his uncle Miguel Angel was a player in the ranks of rivalsReal Club of Barcelona.- Nadal uses his right hand in his life only natural that his uncle, his pathTo use the left hand to play tennis to achieve better results inPerformance.