Rafael Nadal

Country	Spain
Residence	Manacor, Spain
Date of Birth	June 3 1986
Birthplace	Manacor, Spain
Height	Metro 1.85 - 6'1''
weight	85kg. -- 188 pounds
Pro	2001
Arm skilful	Left

Biography

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal is a professional tennis player born in Manacor on June 3, 1986. He is the nephew of the late footballer FC Barcelona and Real Mallorca, Miguel Angel Nadal.

From small practiced all kinds of sports (football, basketball, etc. ...) but it was tennis, which is dedicated to the sport since the age of 4, which showed its class and great technique. His first official competition was in the Balearic Islands, with 8 years, and won. As also won tournaments in all lower grades (perhaps the most remarkable Petit Aces French, the junior world championship par excellence).

After a period fraught with success globally and nationally () 2002 at Wimbledon playing with boys two years older than him. Already in the professional circuit, gave his first campanazos defeating, for example, two Top-10 as Albert Costa (in the TMS Monte Carlo) and his friend and mentor, Carlos Moya, in the TMS Hamburg. It left glimpse the great class that this player was with very few years, and that what is of the decia years ago was met.

Removing Michael Chang, is the player who joined soon-to 17-years in the select list of the 100 best players in the world that produces ATP. Also after Michael Chang, is the second youngest player to win a Masters Series tournament. And also, with 17, reached the third round of Wimbledon. Only he had made before Boris Becker. He is also the youngest player to ascend to fifth place on the list of entries since we succeed Michael Chang in 1989.

Currently ranked Nº1 in the list of players of the ATP.