Tennis legend Rafael Nadal, famously called ‘Rafa’, retired from the sport as one of the most decorated players with 22 Grand Slam titles, which included a record 14 French Open crowns since making his professional debut as a 14-year-old in 2001.
His dominance at Roland Garros remains unparalleled, with a perfect 14-0 record in finals and a staggering 112-4 overall record, more than any player at a single Grand Slam event, cementing his legacy as 'King of Clay'.
His Grand Slam trophy cabinet also includes four US Open, two Australian Open and 2 Wimbledon silverware. Notably, Nadal achieved the Career Grand Slam by the age of 24, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to do so, and later completed the double Career Grand Slam in singles.
He has 92 ATP Titles to his name and held the World No.1 ranking for a total 209 weeks through his career.
Nadal’s career prize money earnings of 134.9 million dollars are the second highest in ATP Tour history, only behind that of Novak Djokovic's.
Apart from the prize money, Nadal has multi-million dollar endorsement deals with Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard Mille and Telefonica. According to Forbes, Nadal has earned around 415 million dollars from numerous endorsements, appearances and business endeavours.
After a stellar career spanning more than two decades, Nadal retired on 19th November 2024 at the age of 38 after playing his final match for Spain in the Davis Cup against Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands. Incidentally, Nadal lost the first and last matches of his career in the Davis Cup.
Top 10 ATP Prize Money Winners (US$) - as of 18th November 20241. Novak Djokovic ($ 185,065,269)
2. Rafael Nadal ($134,946,100)
3. Roger Federer ($ 130,594,339)
4. Andy Murray ($ 64,687,542)
5. Alexander Zverev ($ 47,543,924)
6. Daniil Medvedev ($ 43,764,163)
7. Pete Sampras ($ 43,280,489)
8. Stan Wawrinka ($ 37,250,116)
9. Carlos Alcaraz ($ 36,876,485)
10. Jannik Sinner ($ 33,989,584)
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