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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Howard Fendrich

A look at Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles as he prepares to retire after the Davis Cup

Davis Cup-Nadal-Slam Titles Tennis - (AP2008)

Rafael Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. He won it for the final time in 2022 at age 36 — his last major championship anywhere.

Fittingly, his bookend Grand Slam titles came at Roland Garros, and it's impossible to discuss Nadal's career without mentioning that site. Still, it's also important to remember that he completed a career Grand Slam, earning at least two trophies at each of his sport's four most prestigious tournaments.

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