Name : Rafael Nadal
Date of birth : 3 June 1986
Place of birth : Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Birth name : Rafael Nadal Parera
Nickname(s) : Rafa, El Toro (The Bull), The King of Clay
Profession : Tennis
Height : 6' 1
Country : Spain
Parents : Sebasti?n and Ana Mar?a
Plays : Left-handed, but is right-handed; two-handed backhand
nadal trivia
At 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he won Gold Medal in Men's singles.
Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain.
Plays left-handed, but is right-handed.
Spanish tennis player.
Began playing tennis at age five with his uncle Toni, who is his coach.
Considers clay his favorite surface.
His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, which competed in 2002 World Cup.
Is no. 2 in the ATP Indesit Race (as of May 2005).
One of only 7 people that have beaten Roger Federer.
Currently (May 2005) ranked 7th in the world.
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