Full name is Rafael Nadal Parera...Nicknamed "Rafa"...Plays left-handed but writes right-handed...Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach...Used to play with two-handed forehand and backhand before his uncle made him change at age nine or 10 to a one-handed forehand...Played his only junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 2002 and reached SF...Won Prince of Asturias award in 2008, named for Spain's Crown Prince Felipe...In October 2010, opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School in Anantpur, India, which hosts district, state and national-level tournaments, as well as lay equal emphasis on the children’s education and tennis training...Coached by his uncle Toni Nadal and fitness trainer is Rafael Maymo.

 Began playing tennis at age two...Nicknamed "Santi"...Most inspirational people in his life are his parents, Elsa and Eduardo...Has one older brother, Daniel, nicknamed Dani and older sister, Carmina, nicknamed Car who used to play Fed Cup for Colombia...Likes to watch movies,  read ,and listen to music (reggaeton and electronic music), ....Considers hard courts as favorite surface...Member of Colombian Davis Cup...If he wasn't a tennis player he would be a politician... is part of team Colsanitas, his headcoach is Marc Gorriz, fitness trainer is Javier Benet and manager Roberto Cocheteux, president of the organization.