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At 19 years and two days Nadal became the sixth-youngest Grand Slam champion, and the fourth-youngest Roland Garros champion in the Open Era. Nadal is the first teenager to win six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18. |
At 19 years and two days Nadal became the sixth-youngest Grand Slam champion, and the fourth-youngest Roland Garros champion in the Open Era. Nadal is the first teenager to win six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18. |
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Three days after his victory in Paris his winning streak was snapped on the grass of [[Halle]] ([[Germany]]). He was beaten by German Alexander Waske. |
Three days after his victory in Paris his winning streak was snapped on the grass of [[Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia|Halle]] ([[Germany]]). He was beaten by German Alexander Waske. |
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==Titles (10)== |
==Titles (10)== |
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Revision as of 18:21, 8 June 2005
Rafael Nadal (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish tennis player born in Manacor, Majorca.
In 2003 Nadal became the second-youngest player to be ranked among the world's top 100 singles players. In 2005, at 18 years and 10 months, he became the youngest player to break into the Top 10 since Andrei Medvedev in 1993.
Nadal has won six titles during 2005 (all on clay), including two ATP Masters Series events (Monte Carlo and Rome, defeating Guillermo Coria in the final of each) and one Grand Slam title (Roland Garros, becoming the first player since Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the tournament in his first attempt). He boasts a 38-2 match record on clay in 2005 and is also an ATP-best 48-6 on all surfaces this season.
Nadal won 24 consecutive matches during early 2005, the longest winning streak of any teenager in the Open Era, topping Andre Agassi's run of 23 matches in 1988.
At 19 years and two days Nadal became the sixth-youngest Grand Slam champion, and the fourth-youngest Roland Garros champion in the Open Era. Nadal is the first teenager to win six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18.
Three days after his victory in Paris his winning streak was snapped on the grass of Halle (Germany). He was beaten by German Alexander Waske.
Titles (10)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
Singles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | Aug 9, 2004 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | José Acasuso (Argentina) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2. | Feb 14, 2005 | Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil | Clay | Alberto Martín (Spain) | 6-0 6-7 6-1 |
| 3. | Feb 21, 2005 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Álbert Montañés (Spain) | 6-1 6-0 |
| 4. | Apr 17, 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Guillermo Coria (Argentina) | 6-3 6-1 0-6 7-5 |
| 5. | Apr 24, 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) | 6-1 7-6 6-3 |
| 6. | May 2, 2005 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Guillermo Coria (Argentina) | 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6 |
| 7. | June 5, 2005 | Roland Garros, Paris, France | Clay | Mariano Puerta (Argentina) | 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 |
Nadal also won 6 entry-level Spanish Futures events in 2002 and 2 Challenger tournaments in 2003 before he fully joined the professional ATP tour.
Singles Finalist (2)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | Career | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 4r | 3r | - | 0 | 5-2 |
| French Open | W | - | - | 1 | 8-0 |
| Wimbledon | - | 3r | 0 | 2-1 | |
| US Open | 2r | 2r | 0 | 2-2 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | - | - | 0 | 0-0 |
Doubles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | Aug 21, 2003 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Álex López Morón (Spain) | Todd Perry (Australia) and Thomas Shimada (Japan) | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2. | Jan 5, 2004 | Chennai, India | Hard | Tommy Robredo (Spain) | Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (Israel) | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 3. | Jan 3, 2005 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Albert Costa (Spain) | Andrei Pavel (Romania) and Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
Ranking
- INDESIT ATP Race: 1 (tied with Roger Federer at 665 points)
- Entry System: 3
Davis Cup
Nadal was one of the heroes in the 2004 Davis Cup.
R1 vs Czech Republic
- Lost to Jiri Novak 7-6, 6-3, 7-6
- Lost to Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-3 (w/ T.Robredo)
- Defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6, 7-6, 6-3
R2 vs France
- Defeated Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
- Defeated Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 (w/ T.Robredo)
Finals vs USA
- Defeated Andy Roddick 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-2