How many Wimbledons has Rafael Nadal won?
By John Buhler
Rafael Nadal is one of the most accomplished men’s singles players on the tennis circuit today. How many times has he won it all on grass in Wimbledon?
Rafael Nadal continues to dominate on the tennis court into his 30s. He is coming off his 15th Grand Slam championship, including his otherworldly 10th title at the 2017 French Open. Nadal is best known in the tennis world as The King of Clay, but he has won all four grand slams at least once.
With the 2017 Wimbledon Championships coming up this week at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England, how many Wimbledon Championships has Nadal won in his impressive professional tennis career?
Given that most of his Grand Slam dominance has come on clay, Nadal has just two Wimbledon Championships. Do keep in mind that he did play in a time with three other dominating men’s players in rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
Nadal won his first men’s title at Wimbledon in 2008. That was his fifth career grand slam and his first away from Stade Roland Garros in Paris. He won his second Wimbledon two years later in 2010 and has not won there since.
This year, Nadal will be ranked No. 4 in the men’s singles tournament in the 2017 Wimbledon Championships behind Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. However, he is coming off his 15th major championship of his professional career in the 2017 French Open.
Potentially helping him on his quest for a third Wimbledon Championship are two things. The first is that Federer is not playing in every tournament going forward. He skipped out on the French Open in hopes to extended his prime. Federer has dominated historically on grass, but he is 35 years old.
The other thing to keep an eye on is that Djokovic is in a bit of a funk. He was looking like Nadal’s best challenger at Roland Garros in June, but struggled mightily down the stretch and could not reach the finals. Then there’s Murray. He’s defending champ and he’s at home, so good luck.
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Can Nadal win his second grand slam of the season by winning it all on grass? Will he take his win on clay in stride and not live up to the hype at Wimbledon this July? Find out over the next two weeks how the King of Clay plays on the lawn.