Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
The 38-year-old Spaniard is set to end his two decades as a professional with 92 titles and prize money alone of $135 million, his status long since secured as one of the greatest tennis players of all time with 22 Grand Slam victories to his name, with a quite ridiculous 14 of those coming at the French Open.
He sits well clear at the top of the list of winners at Roland Garros, with that number likely to never be beaten. Add to that an Olympic gold medal, and you have an unbelievable career, not to mention being part of the "Big Three."
All statistics are according to the ATP Tour website.To date, Nadal has won 92 ATP singles titles, including 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles and 36 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles. He is one of three men to achieve the Career Golden Slam in men's singles, with titles at all four majors and the Olympic singles gold.
He is the first man in history to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces in a calendar year (Surface Slam) and is the youngest (24) in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam.
He is the fourth man in history to complete the double Career Grand Slam in singles, after Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Novak Djokovic. He is the first man to win multiple majors and rank world No. 1 in three different decades.
Representing Spain, Nadal has won two Olympic gold medals including a singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a doubles gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In the process, he became the first male player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam and win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles. He has led Spain to five Davis Cup titles in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2019. He has won the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Laver Cup with Team Europe.
In his total 30 Grand Slam finals , Rafael Nadal has won 22 starting from the 2005 French Open.
1. French Open (2005)
2. French Open (2006)
3. French Open (2007)
4. French Open (2008)
5. Wimbledon (2008)
6. Australia Open (2009)
7. French Open (2010)
8. Wimbledon (2010)
9. US Open (2010)
10. French Open (2011)
11. French Open (2012)
12. French Open (2013)
13. US Open (2013)
14. French Open (2014)
15. French Open (2017)
16. US Open (2017)
17. French Open (2018)
18. French Open (2019)
19. US Open (2019)
20. French Open (2020)
21. Australia Open (2022)
22. French Open (2022)