Nadal is the second male player after Andre Agassi to complete the singles Career Golden Slam, as well as the second male player after Mats Wilander to have won at least two Grand Slams on all three surfaces (grass, hard court and clay).Partnering Marc López, he won the gold medal in...
With 17 Grand Slams to his name, Nadal is second only to Roger Federer in the list of all-time Slam leaders. More strikingly though, Nadal has won a staggering 11 French Open titles, making him by far the most successful player ever at a single Major. While he started out as a nemesi...
Heading into the 2010 US Open, Nadal had claimed all three other Grand Slams. He won his first French Open at the tender age of just 19 back in 2005, before adding a Wimbledon trophy to his cabinet three years later and the Australian Open in the winter of 2009. All that remained was...
Federer and Nadal have faced each other 38 times, including 12 times in Grand Slams. Nadal has won 23 of those meetings, against Federer's 15. Nadal has won 13 of their 15 matchups on clay, while Federer has won 13 of the 23 matchups on grass and hard courts. However, in majors, ...
Spanish icon Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, with only his great rival Novak Djokovic having won more in the history of men’s tennis. The Mallorcan legend, who has won 92 singles titles, including an astonishing record 14 French Opens, is considered to be one of the greatest...
Nadal went on to say that a player’s achievements should not be judged merely by his numbers and records at the Grand Slams. Federer as we all know leads the count for the most number of singles titles at the Slams in the men’s division.“I don’t have any feeling when I heard ...
announced that she would not be returning to professional tennis now. Throughout her career as a professional athlete, she managed to bag 10 career titles along with being the runner-up at 2 grand slams in 2015 and 2020. Unlike compatriot Rafael N...
Who Is Rafael Nadal? Now retired, Rafael Nadal remains one of the most successful men’s tennis players in history, having won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and a record 14 French Open tournaments. The Spaniard began playing tennis at age 3 and turned pro at 15. Known as the “King of...
If the 1970s saw Borg, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, helped by the expansion of television coverage, make tennis box office viewing, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic took tennis to another level. Between them, the trio have won 66 grand slams and dominated the sport to the e...
•Won 125 straight matches on clay. •Won at least one grand slam singles title in 13 consecutive years (1974–86). •Won her first 48 grand slam quarterfinal matches. •Reached at least the semifinals of 34 consecutive grand slams. ...