Tennis

Tennis	Career Highlights
Rafael Nadal, Spain	Born : 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca. The pre-eminent clay court player of the current era and possibly of all time, With amazing energy, strength and all court coverage, Nadal has an array of consistent heavy top spin ground strokes that has made him unbeatable on clay. Winner of 6 French Open titles. His victory in 2008 at Wimbledon in a five set thriller over Federer saw the rise of a new World No 1 with a game to compete on all surfaces. 2009 began with his first victory in the Australian Open with an epic victory over his rival Federer and in 2010 he confirmed his status as an all-time great with three more Grand Slam victories and his first US Open title. After an uncertain start to 2011, Nadal equalled Borg's record of 6 victories at Roland Garros and in 2012 took his total to an historic 7 titles.
	Important Tournament Victories 2004: Prokom Open 2005: French Open Rome Monte Carlo Spanish Open Canadian Masters Mercedes Cup Brazil Open Madrid Masters Acapulco Swedish Open 2006: French Open Rome Monte Carlo Spanish Open Dubai 2007: French Open Rome Monte Carlo Spanish Open Indian Wells Mercedes Cup 2008: Wimbledon French Open Monte Carlo Spanish Open Hamburg Masters Queens Toronto ATP No 1 2009: Australian Open Monte Carlo Indian Wells Spanish Open Rome 2010: Wimbledon French Open US Open Monte Carlo Rome Madrid Masters Japan Open ATP No 1 2011: French Open Monte Carlo Spanish Open 2012: French Open Monte Carlo Barcelona Rome 2013: Brazil Open Acapulco Indian Wells Spanish Open Madrid Masters Rome Masters