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'''Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera''' ({{IPA-ca|rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə}}; {{IPA-es|rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa}}; born 3 June 1986) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] professional tennis player currently ranked [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players|No. 1 in the world]]. Nadal has won [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions|eight Grand Slam]] singles titles, the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles|2008 Olympic gold medal in singles]], a record 18 [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000]] tournaments and also was part of the [[Spain Davis Cup team]] that won the finals in [[2004 Davis Cup|2004]], [[2008 Davis Cup|2008]] and [[2009 Davis Cup|2009]]. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.{{citation needed}}
Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind [[Roger Federer]] for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he then held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009.<ref name=launches>{{cite news| url = http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-35125720080822 | title = Nadal launches new reign at U.S. Open | accessdate = 4 July 2010 | date = 22 August 2008 | publisher = ''[[Reuters]]''}}</ref> He regained the World No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010 after winning his fifth French Open title.<ref>{{cite news | title=It's official: Nadal will pass Federer for No. 1 | date=1 August 2008 | url =http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25978842/ | agency =Associated Press| accessdate = 5 April 2010}}</ref> His success on clay has earned him the nickname ''"The King of Clay"'', and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.<ref>{{cite news | first=Sandra | last=Harwitt | title=Is Rafael Nadal the best clay-court player ever? | date=1 August 2008 | url =http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french08/columns/story?columnist=harwitt_sandra&id=3432383 | work =ESPN | accessdate = 5 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/rafael-nadal-retakes-king-of-clay-title-with-french-open-win-060610|title=Rafael Nadal retakes king of clay title with french open win|work=foxsports.com|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Kamakshi|last=Tandon|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french10/columns/story?columnist=tandon_kamakshi&id=5214006|title=Weighing Rafa's dominance on dirt|work=espn.com|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref>
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