Nadal, Rafael
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 3 June 1986 at 19:15 (= 7:15 PM ) | ||
| Place | Manacor, Spain, 39n34, 3e12 | ||
| Timezone | MEDT h2e (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°50'   00°45 Asc. 20°44'
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Biography
Spanish-born tennis player and Olympic gold medal winner at the Beijing summer Olympics in 2008. He has won several tennis championships including the French Open several times and Wimbledon in 2008.
He was born to a well-to-do close-knit family on Mallorca that includes another professional athlete, his soccer-playing uncle Miguel Angel. Another uncle Toni taught him tennis when Rafael was three years old and he has been wielding a racket since then. Uncle Toni continues to coach him. Rafa as he is known turned professional at age 15 (2001) and in 2003 became the youngest player ever to win two rounds at Wimbledon.
Relationships
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Federer, Roger (born 8 August 1981)
Events
- Work : Prize August 2008 (Olympics gold)
Source Notes
Paddy de Jabrun quotes biography (unspecified)
Categories
- Notable : Awards : Olympics
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship
- Vocation : Sports : Tennis
