Rafael Nadal was a professional tennis player.
The Barcelona Open ( currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell ) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players . The Grand Slam tournaments , also called majors , are the four most-important annual tennis events . The Monte-Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , France , a commune that borders on Monaco . Rafael Nadal . He beat Guillermo Vilas 's Open Era record of 49 clay-court titles by winning the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2017 . 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 .