History of Rafael Nadal
Monday Jun 2, 1986 to Present
Spain
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).[3] Nadal has the most clay court titles in the Open Era (58), and holds an all-time record of 11 French Open, 11 Monte-Carlo Masters and 11 Barcelona titles. He also has the longest single surface win streak in matches (clay courts, 81) and in sets (clay courts, 50) in the history of the Open Era.Manacor, island of Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Tuesday Jun 3, 1986 London, England Monday Apr 29, 2002 Spain Monday Jul 25, 2005 London, England Tuesday Jun 19, 2007 Melbourne, Australia Friday Jan 30, 2009 2nd Longest match in Australia open
Melbourne, Australia Friday Jan 30, 2009 At the 2009 Australian Open, Nadal won his first five matches without dropping a set, before defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals in the second longest match in Australian Open history at 5 hours and 14 minutes.
France Sunday May 31, 2009 First loss in France Open
France Sunday May 31, 2009 By beating Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of French Open, Nadal set a record of 31 consecutive wins at the French Open, beating the previous record of 28 by Björn Borg. This run came to an end on 31 May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up, Robin Söderling in the 4th round. This was Nadal's first and, until 2015, only loss at the French Open.
Canada Monday Aug 17, 2009 Outside the top 2
Canada Monday Aug 17, 2009 Toni Nadal confirmed that Nadal would return to play at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. There, he lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín del Potro. With this loss, he relinquished the No. 2 spot to Andy Murray on 17 August 2009, ranking outside the top two for the first time since 25 July 2005.
Spain Thursday May 26, 2016 Barcelona, Spain Apr, 2017 Paris, France Wednesday Oct 31, 2018