Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player.
He was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Spain to Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera.
Nadal turned professional at age 15 and participated in two events on the ITF junior circuit.
He is currently ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Nadal has never left the top ten of the ATP rankings since his first appearance in April 2005. He has won 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles including a record 14 French Open titles. Nadal has also won 92 ATP singles titles, including 36 Masters titles, with 63 of these on clay.
Nadal’s 81 consecutive wins on clay are the longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era.
He is the only left-handed member of the Big Three in men’s singles.
Nadal has won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award five times and was the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2011 and 2021.
He has also received several awards including the Grand Cross of the Order of Dos De Mayo, the Grand Cross of Naval Merit, the Princess of Asturias Award, and the Medal of the City of Paris.
Representing Spain, Nadal has won two Olympic gold medals and led the nation to five Davis Cup titles.
Rafael Nadal Children: Does Nadal have a child?
Nadal has been married to María Francisca Perelló since October 2019.
The couple does not have a child currently.
However, Rafael Nadal confirmed at a press conference in Mallorca in June 2022 that he and his wife Francisca are expecting their first child together.