Rafael Nadal No. 1 (18 August 2008)

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera, Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 5. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest clay-court player of all time; due to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been titled "The King of Clay". His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history, with some considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time. Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 27 titles in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, a record shared with Novak Djokovic, and 16 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

Singles
Career record	775–164 (82.53% in Grand Slamand ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	67 (ranked 6th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (18 August 2008)
Current ranking	No. 5 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (2009)
French Open	W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2014)
Wimbledon	W (2008, 2010)
US Open	W (2010, 2013)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2010, 2013)
Doubles
Career record	118–69
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 26 (8 August 2005)
Current ranking	No. 124 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon	2R (2005)
US Open	SF (2004)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Medal record Men's Tennis 2008 Beijing Singles