Timeline Nadal

  • Birth

    Birth

    He was Born in Mayorca his parents are Ana María Parera and Sebastian Nadal. (34 age)
  • Start as a professional

    Start as a professional

    Rafa Nadal began his career as a professional tennis player, reaching the second round of the Seville Challenger when he was just 15 years old.
  • First Davis Cup

    First Davis Cup

    He won his first Davis Cup at just 18 years old.
  • First Roland Garros

    First Roland Garros

    Rafael Nadal won the first of his 12 Roland Garros titles in Paris and the first of his 19 Grand Slam titles.
  • Olympic Medal

    Olympic Medal

    He won the olympic medal in Pekin
  • Australia Open

    Australia Open

    Won his first Australian Open with an epic win against Roger Federer
  • Return to number 1

    Return to number 1

    Second Wimbledon, Golden Slam in career and return to number 1. (On five occasions he has finished the year being the number 1 tennis player in the world in the ATP ranking)
  • Keep adding triumphs

    Keep adding triumphs

    He is the only male tennis player in the Open Era to have won three Grand Slam in the same year on three different surfaces.
  • ATP World Tour Finals

    ATP World Tour Finals

    Rafael Nadal won 7 titles in the year, the most of any player on the tour.
  • Second open EEUU

    Second open EEUU

    Defeated Serbian Noval Djokovic, number one in the ATP rankings to win the US Open
  • Problems with injuries

    Problems with injuries

    Ninth Roland Garros. He had continuous injuries and a lack of regularity in his game made him finish the season in number three in the ATP, behind his two great rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
  • Injuries and falls continue in the ranking...

    Injuries and falls continue in the ranking...

    He had a bad time with injuries but he has always gotten up with more force from them.
  • Get back to the best level

    Get back to the best level

    10th Roland Garros, third US Open and return to number 1
  • Thirteenth Roland Garros

    Thirteenth Roland Garros

    And twentieth Grand Slam
  • ATP Cup

    ATP Cup

    Nadal was defeated by Djokovic. Only 31 percent of the points were in his favor with the second serve.