PROFILE
Athlete, Tennis
$40M
2020 Celebrity 100 Earnings
as of 6/4/20
Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
About Rafael Nadal
- The greatest clay-court tennis player of his generation has won the French Open 13 times. He has collected $125 million in prize money overall since he turned pro in 2001.
- A rare foot condition known as M�ller-Weiss disease, or M�ller-Weiss syndrome, cut short Nadal's 2021 season.
- The Spaniard is one of the biggest draws in tennis and can command appearance fees of more than $1 million.
- Nadal opened his own tennis academy in his hometown of Manacor, on the Spanish island Mallorca, in 2016.
- Nadal joined the basketball star Pau Gasol to support the Red Cross efforts to raise at least $10 million in support of those affected by Covid-19 in Spain.
Personal Stats
- Age
- 37
- Source of Wealth
- Tennis
- Salary/Winnings
- $14 M
- Endorsem*nts
- $26 M
- Residence
- Manacor, Spain
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Marital Status
- Married
- Agent
- Carlos Costa
- Agency
- His7ory Sports Management
- Sponsors
- Babolat, Cantabria Labs, Heineken N.V., KIA, Nike, Richard Mille, Santander, Telefónica
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