Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal
Birthdate: June 3, 1986

Birthplace: Manacor, MallorcaResidence: Manacor, Mallorca

Height: 6'0" (1.82m)Weight: 165lbs (75kg) lbs.

Plays: LeftTurned Pro: 2001

Highlights:

2003- Finalist in Hamburg- Singles winner in Barletta- Doubles winner in Umag

2004- Winner in doubles in Chennai - Winner in singles in Sopot- Davis Cup winner

2005- Winner in singles in Costa do Sauipe (Brasil Open), Acapulco, Barcelona, Rome, Montecarlo, Roland Garros, Bastad, Montreal, Stuttgart, Pekin, Madrid

2006:- winner in Dubai, Monte Carlo, Rome, Paris (French Open), - runner-up, The Championships- Wimbledon

Personal:

Full name is Rafael Nadal Parera... Nicknamed "Rafa" by his countrymen... Father, Sebastian and mother, Ana Maria... Plays left-handed but writes right-handed... Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach... Has a 6-5 career Davis Cup record (5-1 in singles) in six ties and member of winning team in 2004...

2006 Year In Review: The Spanish left-hander compiled an outstanding 59-12 match record along with five titles (four over No. 1 Federer) in six finals...Became first player since Agassi in 1994-95 to finish season No. 2 in back-to-back years... Finished unbeaten on clay (26-0) and repeated his Roland Garros title (d. Federer) while reaching his first Wimbledon final (l. to Federer)...Compiled an Open Era record 62-match clay court winning streak, surpassing Guillermo Vilas?mark of 53 in 1977...The Spaniard last loss on clay came in April 2005 when he lost to Igor Andreev in QF of Valencia...In March, won his first title in Dubai, defeating his rival Federer in three sets...The two would meet in four other finals before mid-July, including Grand Slams at Roland Garros and Wimbledon... He repeated clay court titles with wins over Federer at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo in four sets, Rome (five sets) and Roland Garros (four sets)...He was only player to beat Federer more than once since Swiss superstar took over No. 1 in February 2004...Captured his fifth career ATP Masters Series title with repeat effort in Monte-Carlo, defeating three straight Top 10 opponents ?Coria (QF), Gaudio (SF) and Federer (F)...Tied Borg with his 16th career teenage title in Rome, most in Open Era... Then dropped only three sets en route to becoming youngest back-to-back champion at Roland Garros since Borg in 1974-75...Became first Spaniard to reach championship at All England Club since Manuel Santana captured title in 1966...Named 2005 ATP Most Improved Player of Year and European ATP Player of Year... To read Rafael Nadal's complete Player Profile, check out the ATP 2007 Official Guide.