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Rafa Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis with an emotional video published on his social network channels.
He leaves behind him one of the most important and extensive track records, not only in the world of tennis, but also in the world of sport in general. Crowned with 14 Roland Garros titles, two Wimbledon. two Australian Open and four US Open.
That makes a total of 22 Grand Slam titles for Nadal, which place him as one of the greats of history.
Also noteworthy are his gold medals: at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in singles and his gold at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games in doubles, alongside his compatriot Marc Lopez.
Rafa Nadal's complete list of achievements
Here is Rafa Nadal's complete list of honors, with his most outstanding titles:
- Grand Slam: 22 titles (14 Roland Garros, 4 US Open, 2 Wimbledon, 2 Australian Open).
- ATP Masters 1000: 36 titles.
- Monte Carlo: 11 titles.
- Rome: 10 titles.
- Madrid: 5 titles.
- Indian Wells: 3 titles.
- Canada: 5 titles.
- Cincinnati: 1 title.
- ATP 500 Tournaments: 24 titles.
- Barcelona: 12 titles.
- Acapulco: 3 titles.
- Hamburg: 2 titles.
- Beijing: 1 title.
- Rio de Janeiro: 1 title.
- Olympic medals: 2 (gold in singles in 2008, gold in doubles in 2016).
- Davis Cup: 5 titles (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019).
- Other ATP titles: Several ATP 250 (Sydney, Doha, Stuttgart, among others).
Rafa Nadal's record is one of the most impressive in the history of tennis, not only for the number of Grand Slam titles he has won, but also for his dominance in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, his outstanding performance in the ATP 500 and his Olympic achievements.
Nadal has not only been a champion on the courts, but also an example of hard work, struggle and humility on and off the court.