Rafael Nadal addresses the crowd after Spain’s elimination from the Davis Cup (Image: Getty)
With Rafael Nadal’s retirement comes the end of the career of one of tennis’ biggest stars.
The Spaniard achieved a series of incredible records on clay but was an all-time great on all surfaces.
Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the key numbers from Nadal’s time in the sport.
22 – Grand Slam titles.
14 – French Open titles, the most by any player at any Slam.
112 – victories at Roland Garros.
4 – defeats at Roland Garros.
4 – US Open titles.
2 – titles.
2 – Australian Open titles.
13 – years between Nadal’s two Melbourne titles, in 2009 and 2022.
30 – Grand Slam final appearances.
92 – tour-level singles titles.
2 – Olympic gold medals, one in singles and one in doubles.
36 – ATP Masters 1000 titles.
4 – Davis Cup titles with Spain.
12 – titles at the Barcelona Open, with 11 at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
81 – consecutive matches won on clay from April 2005 to May 2007.
209 – weeks spent at world number one.
5 – years ended as world number one.
912 – consecutive weeks spent in the top 10 between April 2005 and March 2023, more than any other man.
24 – victories over from 40 matches.
29 – victories over from 60 matches.