2024
Nadal receives the love of his Academy and a trophy that thanks his legacy
The Spaniard ended his legendary career with 92 ATP Tour titles
December 14, 2024
Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar
Rafael Nadal received the trophy from his sister Maribel Nadal.
By ATP Editorial in Spanish
Rafael Nadal ended his career this season, culminating an award-winning career that lasted for more than 20 years at the highest professional level and in which he won a total of 92 ATP Tour titles.
The Spaniard, who was No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for 209 weeks (the sixth best mark in history), received the affection of the entire Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar team at the traditional annual dinner this Friday night. of Christmas.
Maribel Nadal, sister and deputy general director of the Academy, presented a trophy as a thank you for her career and her legacy, which includes all the individual titles she has won since she lifted her first crown in Sopot 2004 until the most recent one at Roland Garros. 2022.
The trophy, in addition to the word ‘thank you’ in capital letters, has the following achievements of the Spanish champion screen printed:
– 1,080 individual victories
– 912 consecutive weeks in the Top 10
– 209 weeks as world No. 1 – 92 individual titles
– 63 clay court titles
– 36 ATP Masters 1000
– 30 Grand Slam finals
– 22 Grand Slam titles
– 14 Roland Garros titles
– 5 times No. 1 at the end of the year
– 2 Olympic gold medals
– More clay court titles
– Record of 63-8 in clay finals
– Most Davis Cup titles in the Open Era
– Most wins against world No. 1
– Record of 112-3 at Roland Garros
– 81 consecutive victories on land
– Youngest player to complete career Grand Slam
– Only player to win 10 or more titles in four different tournaments
After collecting the trophy with the ’92’ that accredits the number of successes he has achieved in these years on the ATP Tour, Nadal gave a few words of gratitude to the Academy workers for their dedication, clarifying that for him this 2024 has been It’s been a very special year.
On November 18 in Malaga, in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals, the Spaniard played the last match of his career against Botic van de Zandschulp.
Source: https://www.atptour.com/es/news/nadal-recibe-trofeo-academia-2024
