Rafael Nadal Parera, nicknamed "Rafa" has taken the tennis world by storm in the past five years. He has fast made his way through the professional tennis circuit and has had a phenomenal streak of wins. This Rafa biography, takes a very brief look at just what this young man has managed to accomplish in this short time.
Rafa is now ranked as the second best singles tennis player world-wide. He has had sixty consecutive tennis wins on the clay-courts and as winning streaks go, this is quite remarkable.
Born on 3 June 1986 in Manacor, Majorca, Spain, he has a sporting background. His uncle Miguel Angel Nadal played professional football when he was only 15 years old and played for F. C. Barcelona between 1986 and 2001.
What is interesting about Rafael Nadal is that like his uncle he was only 15 years when he won his first ATP match. This took place in Majorca and he won against Ramon Delgado. This feat made him the 9th player of the "Open" era to win in an ATP match before he was 16. Only a year later he was the 2nd youngest ranked singles player to feature in the top 100 tennis players on earth.
His Wimbledon debut at age 16 in 2003, saw him reach the 3rd round, and he was the youngest player to get this done since Boris Becker. As this young player continued to improve we saw him ranked number 5 by 2005, this feat made him the youngest player since Andrei Medvedev to make it up ten players.
He is perhaps best known for being the winner of the French Open on four consecutive occasions. Pete Sampras won the US Open aged 19 and Rafa was the first teenager to make this happen again. He is also the arch opponent of Roger Federer, fourth youngest Roland Garros champion, along with the 7th player in the history of the Grand Slam era to win one of these brilliant competitions on their first appearance.
Rafa is now ranked as the second best singles tennis player world-wide. He has had sixty consecutive tennis wins on the clay-courts and as winning streaks go, this is quite remarkable.
Born on 3 June 1986 in Manacor, Majorca, Spain, he has a sporting background. His uncle Miguel Angel Nadal played professional football when he was only 15 years old and played for F. C. Barcelona between 1986 and 2001.
What is interesting about Rafael Nadal is that like his uncle he was only 15 years when he won his first ATP match. This took place in Majorca and he won against Ramon Delgado. This feat made him the 9th player of the "Open" era to win in an ATP match before he was 16. Only a year later he was the 2nd youngest ranked singles player to feature in the top 100 tennis players on earth.
His Wimbledon debut at age 16 in 2003, saw him reach the 3rd round, and he was the youngest player to get this done since Boris Becker. As this young player continued to improve we saw him ranked number 5 by 2005, this feat made him the youngest player since Andrei Medvedev to make it up ten players.
He is perhaps best known for being the winner of the French Open on four consecutive occasions. Pete Sampras won the US Open aged 19 and Rafa was the first teenager to make this happen again. He is also the arch opponent of Roger Federer, fourth youngest Roland Garros champion, along with the 7th player in the history of the Grand Slam era to win one of these brilliant competitions on their first appearance.
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