Rafael Nadal was a professional tennis player.
The Barcelona Open ( currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell ) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players . A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court . Rafael Nadal . He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history , and owing to his dominance and success on the surface , he has been called `` The King of Clay '' . The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis , presided over by José Luis Escañuela .