In honour of Rafael Nadal's 34th birthday, the ATP Tour is celebrating by reliving 34 facts, moments or memories that have made his tennis career spectacular thus far.
34 - Percentage of return games won for Nadal in his career.
33 - Age when the lefty finished 2019 as the oldest year-end World No. 1 in history.
32 - Consecutive matches won from 2008 Hamburg until 2008 Cincinnati, Nadal's career-best winning streak.
31 - Number of matches Nadal won at Roland Garros before his first loss at the major in 2009.
30 - Age when Nadal was Spain's flagbearer for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
29 - Rafa's age when he opened his Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar.
28th tour-level title came at the 2008 Fever-Tree Championships, setting up Nadal for his unforgettable Wimbledon run in which he defeated Roger Federer for his first trophy at The Championships.
27 - Number of Grand Slam finals Nadal has reached (19-8).
26 - Victories against Top 10 opponents at Roland Garros.
25 - Clay-court ATP Masters 1000 titles.
24 - Wins against Roger Federer (24-16)
23 - Age when the Spaniard won his 100th Grand Slam match at 2010 Roland Garros against Gianni Mina. He currently holds a 275-39 record at the majors. 100-17
22 - Age when Nadal first reached World No. 1 on 18 August 2008.
21 - Number of ATP 500 titles Nadal has won.
20 - Triumphs against World No. 1s, with his first coming as a 17-year-old at 2004 Miami against Federer.
19 - Grand Slam titles.
18 - Age when Nadal cracked the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time on 25 April 2005.
17 - 6-0 sets won at Roland Garros, where his record is 93-2.
16 - Years since winning his first title at 2004 Sopot.
15 - Age when Nadal won his first ATP Tour match at 2002 Mallorca against World No. 81 Ramon Delgado/Number of consecutive year-end Top 10 finishes.
14 - Number of year-end finishes inside the Top 5 of the FedEx ATP Rankings.
13 - No. of Masters 1000 finals Nadal has played Djokovic in.
12 - Roland Garros titles.
11 - Most titles in a single season, which came in 2005.
10 - Number of wins before Nadal cracks the 1,000-victory mark in his career, joining Jimmy Connors (1,274), Roger Federer (1,242) and Ivan Lendl (1,068) as the only players to reach that milestone.
9 - Number of seasons Nadal has led the ATP Tour in percentage of return games won.
8 - Consecutive titles won at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters from 2005-2012.
7 - Clay-court titles in 2005, his most in a single season.
6 - Wins against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros.
5 - Finishes atop the year-end FedEx ATP Rankings.
4 - Age when he began playing tennis with his uncle, Toni Nadal.
3 - Grand Slam titles won without losing a set, all at Roland Garros (2008, 2010, 2017).
2 - Losses at Roland Garros compared to 93 wins.
1 - Total weeks at World No. 1: 209readfullarticle
