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by Brian Halton

Pastel on Board

22″ x 18″

Nadal (full name Rafael Nadal Parera) has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, including six French Open titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and 2009. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.

Grand Slam results

Australian Open W (2009)

French Open W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

Wimbledon W (2008, 2010)

US Open W (2010)

Other tournaments

Tour Finals F (2010)

Olympic Games Gold medal (2008)

Doubles

Career record 91_57

Career titles 7

Highest ranking No. 26 (8 August 2005)