Rafael Nadal is an athlete.
The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men 's tennis . A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court . 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 . He repeated this historic achievement by winning the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell for a 10th time just a few weeks later .