Rafael Nadal Parera, nicknamed “Rafa” has taken the tennis world by storm during the past five years. He has fast made his way through the professional tennis circuit and has had a phenomenal streak of wins. This Rafael Nadal biography, takes a very brief look at just what this young man has managed to accomplish in such a short space of time.
Reaching the pinnacle of his success as the number two tennis player in the world seems to have come very easily to Rafael Nadal. His clay-court performance has seen sixty consecutive wins, which is a magnificent achievement.
Rafa was born in the town of Manacor on the Island of Mallorca, on the 3rd June 1986. He is no newcomer to sporting achievement as his family has another well known sporting personality in its midst. His uncle was a professional football player for FC Barcelona for many years and he was only 15 when he turned professional.
This young man was also only the tender age of 15 when he won his first ATP in Mallorca. The following year he was ranked in the top 100 best tennis players in the world and was the second youngest player to achieve this remarkable feat.
Making a debut at Wimbledon aged 16 years in 2003, he managed to reach the 3rd round. No tennis player since Boris Becker had done this.
Rafa won a Grand Slam on his first appearance and is only the seventh player to ever achieve this. Pet Sampras was 19 years of age at the time. He is quite literally a tennis hero, and as the winner of four French Opens consecutively, deserves this accolade, so much so that this Rafael Nadal biography is important for one so young.
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