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Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera[2] (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 29 August 2011, he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time;[3][4][5] his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.[6][7][8]
"Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera[2] (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 29 August 2011, he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time;[3][4][5] his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.[6][7][8]
Nadal 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.
Nadal had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the French Open (where he did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first title atWimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2011, by winning the Monte Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won seven editions of a tournament in a row at the ATP level. Nadal was ranked world No. 2, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009.[9] He regained the world No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010, after winning his fifth French Open title.[10] He held it until 3 July 2011, when Novak Djokovic replaced him as world No. 1."
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 Rafael Nadal serving during the 2011 French Open | |
| Full name | Rafael Nadal Parera |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Residence | Manacor, Majorca, Spain |
| Born | 3 June 1986 Manacor, Majorca |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $42,747,677 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 529–111 (82.66%) |
| Career titles | 46 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (18 August 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (29 August 2011)[1] |
| 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) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
| US Open | SF (2004) |
| Last updated on: 29 August 2011. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Spain | ||
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Singles |
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| Rafa Nadal with portuguese Table Tennis coach Afonso Vilela http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AFONSONADAL.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal |
I don't think that The Defeated are Losers - they have their own merit, with or without unfairness from referees. Serena Williams US Open outburst 2011 during final at umpire: 'I truly despise you' | Mail Online. SERENA WILLIAMS remains one of the greatest champions in the history of TENNIS
Serena Williams US Open outburst 2011 during final at umpire: 'I truly despise you' | Mail Online
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"Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on November 2, 2009. She is considered to be one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time.[2]
Her 27 Grand Slam titles places her ninth on the all-time list: 13 in singles, 12 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. She was also the first woman, along with sister Venus Williams, to hold all four Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously since Martina Hingis did so in 1998. Her 13 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list.[3] Williams ranks fourth in Grand Slam women's singles titles won during the open era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each).[3] She has won more Major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles than any other active player, male or female.
Williams has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles.[4] She has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history.[5] Serena has played older sister Venus in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches. They have met in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Beginning with the 2002 French Open, they played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, which was the first time in the open era that the same two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair have won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles together."
 Serena Williams at the 2011 AEGON International | |
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida[1] |
| Born | September 26, 1981 Saginaw, Michigan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | September 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$ 34,772,829 (1st all-time among women athletes and 4th all-time among tennis athletes) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 490–103 (83%) |
| Career titles | 39 WTA[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (July 8, 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 14 (September 11, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,2010) |
| French Open | W (2002) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2002, 2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Championships | W (2001, 2009) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 153–20 (88.4%) |
| Career titles | 20 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 7, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010) |
| French Open | W (1999, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | W (1999, 2009) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | Gold medal (2000,2008) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–3 (90%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1999) |
| French Open | F (1998) |
| Wimbledon | W (1998) |
| US Open | W (1998) |
| Last updated on: August 29, 2011. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's tennis | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Doubles |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Doubles |
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