Tennis The Best Tennis Players from Spain
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List of the best tennis players from Spain, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. Spain has produced some very talented tennis players over the years, including both men and women. You might also be interested in famous basketball players from Spain and best Spanish soccer players. These are some of the most talented Spanish tennis players to ever live, so if you're a native of Spain and are aspiring to play tennis professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular popular tennis player from Spain then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
This list below has everything from Rafael Nadal to David Ferrer.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Spanish tennis players?" and "Who is the best Spanish tennis player of all time?"
You can click on the names of these legendary tennis players of Spain in order to get more information about each one. If you play tennis or just love the sport then use this list of talented Spanish tennis players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 5. He is widely regarded as one of the finest clay court players in history and has been nicknamed "The King of Clay." His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the best ever all-rounders in tennis, with many considering Nadal to be one of the greatest players of all time. Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and 15 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Manacor, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Year Turned Pro: 2001
Also Ranked
#54 on The Hottest Men Of 2018, Ranked
#5 on The Greatest Men's Tennis Players of All Time
#33 on The Greatest Left-Handed Athletes of All Time
#4 on The All-Around Best Athletes of 2018
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland. ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Palma, Majorca, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Year Turned Pro: 1995
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup winner with Spain, David Ferrer has won tournaments at all levels except at a Grand Slam and is currently 7th in career prize money earnings. Ferrer turned professional in 2000 and was in the first years of his career known as a clay-court specialist, having won half of his titles on the surface. However, he has had significant success on all surfaces, having reached the final of the French Open in 2013, the semifinals of the Australian and US Opens twice each, and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon twice. He was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2008, 2009, and 2011. He won the Paris Masters ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Xàbia, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Year Turned Pro: 2000
Also Ranked
#24 on The Best Men's Tennis Players in the World Right Now
#55 on The Greatest Men's Tennis Players of All Time
#62 on The Best Short Male Athletes
#48 on The Greatest Male Tennis Players of the Open Era
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Lopez achieved his career-high singles ranking of World No. 12 in March of 2015. In 2005, he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon since 1972, when Manuel Orantes reached the semi-finals. He repeated the feat in 2008 and 2011. Lopez defeated Tim Henman at the 2007 Wimbledon second round in what would be Henman's last Wimbledon match. He is sponsored by Wilson and Ellesse. Throughout his career, he has played in the most five-set matches that have gone beyond 6–6, his longest fifth set being 16–14 at the 2009 ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Province of Toledo, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Year Turned Pro: 1997
Also Ranked
#43 on The Best Men's Tennis Players in the World Right Now
#45 on The Best Men's Tennis Serves of All Time
#16 on Best Current Men's Tennis Serves
