May 26th - June 9th 2013
Date of Birth: 3rd June 1986
Place of Birth: Mallorca, Spain
Plays: Left-handed
Career Singles Titles: 56
Career Earnings: $53,801,264
World Ranking: 4
Seeded: 4
French Open pedigree: Winner 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
Rafael Nadal became the first man ever to win seven French Open titles as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in their rain-delayed final at Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will have to come back to Roland Garros tomorrow to complete their French Open final after rain forced play to be abandoned for the day with the Spaniard leading 6-4 6-3 2-6 1-2 in Paris
Watch the final game of the Roland Garros semi-final between six-time champion Rafael Nadal and his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal is one victory away from a record seventh French Open title after thrashing Andy Murray's conqueror David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the semi-finals at Roland Garros
Watch the tense tiebreak from the first set of the quarter-final between six-time champion Rafael Nadal and his compatriot Nicolas Almagro
Rafael Nadal powered past fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro to reach the semi-finals and continue his bid for a seventh French Open title
Rafael Nadal clearly set out his intentions to win a seventh French Open title as he brushed aside Juan Monaco 6-2 6-0 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros
Defending champion Rafael Nadal continued his trouble-free progress at the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-4 victory over Eduardo Schwank in the third round this evening
Rafael Nadal looked in ominously good form as he brushed aside Denis Istomin to book his place in the third round along with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Watch Rafael Nadal finish off his match against Russian Denis Istomin in style, as his march to a possible seventh French Open title continues on apace
Rafael Nadal's bid for a record seventh French Open title began with a routine win over Simone Bolelli
Rafael Nadal got his 2012 French Open underway superbly with a straight sets victory over Simone Bollelli. That victory included some superb baseline hitting - as shown in the game which clinched the second set for the Spaniard, which you can watch here
Andy Murray will play Japan's world number 69 Tatsuma Ito in the opening round of the French Open at Roland Garros.
Who will win the men's and women's titles at Roland Garros this year? How will the Brits fare? Those are the questions ITV.com put to French Open presenter John Inverdale...
ITV French Open pundit John Inverdale says it will take something extraordinary for somebody other than Rafael Nadal to lift the men's trophy at Roland Garros this year
With Roland Garros just days away, we assess the runners and riders in both the men's and women's draw
Rafael Nadal's preparations for Roland Garros culminated in the best possible style as the Spaniard fought his way past world number one Novak Djokovic to lift the Rome Masters title