Rafael Nadal Profile

Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player famous for being one of the best ever to play on clay courts. He is a three-time French Open singles winner (from 2005 to 2007), and a two-time singles runner-up at Wimbledon (2006-07).

From April 2005 to May 2007, Nadal won a record 81 consecutive clay court matches before being defeated by Federer in the 2007 Hamburg Masters final. This is the longest winning streak among male players on a single surface in the open era.

Nadal, ranked World No. 2 as of February 11, 2008, has won all 21 matches played at the French Open. In fact Nadal is well known for defeating 12-time Grand Slam singles winner Roger Federer at the French in 2005, 2006, and 2007, so far denying Federer a career Grand Slam.

The Spanish left-hander became first player since 1973 to finish No. 2 for three consecutive years in history of ATP Rankings. He has ranked No. 2 every week since July 25, 2005.

With his latest victory at the Roland Garros he became the first player since Bjorn Borg (1978-1981) to win at least three straight titles at the French Open. Nadal also became first Spaniard to reach the final at All England Club (Wimbledon) in back-to-back years

He became the youngest player in history of the Nasdaq-100 Open to reach the final in Miami.

In 2007 captured six titles in nice finals including victories at the Monte Carlo Masters, the Open Seat in Barcelona, Spain and the Rome Masters for the third time in his career.

Birthday: June 3, 1986
Birthplace: Mallorca, Spain
Residence: Mallorca, Spain
Pro: since 2001

Starting March 26 and thru April 6 the 24th Sony Ericsson Open will take place at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida.

The 12-day tournament features the top 96 men and women tennis players of the world fighting for a first prize of over $3.7 million. This tournament is also known as the "Fifth Grand Slam" and it’s a mandatory event, for both men and women, just like the four Grand Slam tournaments.

The 2007 Sony Ericsson Open set an all-time attendance record with 288,025 guests visiting the Tennis Center at Crandon Park and now you can be one of them. If you don’t want to miss this great tournament get a ticket early with Tickets of America.

But the Sony Ericsson Open is now more than just a tennis event as it’s become an all-around entertainment experience. Those attending the event now get enjoy some of the best fashion shows, great food and live on-court performances by renowned artists like Jojo, Kelly Rowland and Jon Secada.

And if that’s not enough with Downtown Miami less than 10 miles away you can drive yourself  in less than 30 minutes to enjoy some amazing off-court activities such as a sizzling nightlife, live concerts, sports events and beaches.

The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a top tier event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar. In 2007 Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Canas for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win her fourth title in Miami.

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