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He was born the 3rth of June of 1986 (33 years)
He was born in Manacor, Baleares, Spain where he continues living
Rafa Nadal is a very good and famous tennis player. He has won the Roland Garros tournaments in twelve editions, becoming the tennis player who has won it the most times. -
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In 2001, Rafa Nadal started his career as a professional tennis player reaching the second round of the Sevilla’s challenger with only 15 years old.
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His first victory was in an ATP match in Mallorca. Some months before his sixteenth birthday.
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In 2003, Rafa Nadal reached the ATP top 50 for the first time. He lost the Roland Garros because he had an injury. But when he recovered, he could play in the Wimbledon tournament.
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2004 was an essential year for the Nadal’s sportive life. With only 18 years old he won his first Davis cup, winning his first important title.
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In this edition, Rafael Nadal achieved his first GrandSlam tournament, becoming the eighth Hispanic player to achieve it.
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The first time he won the Wimbledon championship was in 2008
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In 2008 he opened the Rafa Nadal Foundation, with the purpose of helping children and adolescents in risk of social exclusion.
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He has won the Australian open once, becoming the first Hispanic player beeing the champion of this tournament.
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In 2010 some of his injuries got worse and he had also an appendicitis surgery
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In 2012 he had a big injury. He broke his patellar tendons in both knees and he couldn’t play tennis for 7 months
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In 2016, Rafa Nadal founded the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, in his hometown, Manacor, with the goal of teaching young tennis players everything he knows.
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In 2016 he won his second gold medal in the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. This time it was in the men's doubles category with his teammate Marc Lopez.
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In 2017, he became the most veteran player to finish a year as first classified in the ATP
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He got married the 19 october of 2019 with María Perelló
