Rafa is now ranked as number one of singles tennis player world-wide. He has had nine tennis wins at the grand slam tour. Rafa won Gold Medal in men’s singles at 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008.
Name: Rafael Nadal
Date of birth: 3 June 1986
Place of birth: Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Birth name: Rafael Nadal Parera
Nickname: Rafa, El Toro, The King of Clay
Height: 6′ 1
Country: Spain
Plays: Left-handed, but is right-handed; two-handed backhand
Grand Slam Single Final Wins: 9
French open: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Wimbledon: 2008, 2010
Us Open: 2010
Australian Open: 2009