Began playing tennis at age five with his uncle Toni, who is his coach
Considers clay his favorite surface
His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, which competed in 2002 World Cup
Is no. 2 in the ATP Indesit Race (as of May 2005)
One of only 7 people that have beaten Roger Federer
Currently (May 2005) ranked 7th in the world
Rafael Nadal Detailed Biography
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player born June 3, 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca where he lives now. He became the youngest player to reach the top 100 in the world by breaking the record held by Roger Federer.
His current rank :
3/13/05
