Rafael Nadal was not a professional tennis player
The Barcelona Open ( currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell ) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players . This article details the list of men 's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions . Rafael `` Rafa '' Nadal Parera ( [ rəfəˈɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə ] , [ rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa ] ; born 3 June 1986 ) is a Spanish professional tennis player . In 2010 , he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24 . 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 .