Nadal is the tennis player with the most consecutive years winning titles

At the end of the 2020 season we were able to conclude that Rafael Nadal He was already the most regular tennis player in history, as shown by his 790 consecutive weeks within the top-10 of the world rankings. But looking beyond, there is also more statistics that reinforce its unattainable regularity.

In this atypical 2020, the manacorense has not missed one of his usual appointments: lifting trophies. And it is that Nadal already adds a whopping 17 consecutive seasons winning at least one title, an absolute record in tennis history. It has not been the most prolific course of Spanish in this section, which is also explained by the few tournaments that have been held because of the pandemic (it also gave up the American tour and the US Open), but the titles of Acapulco and from Roland Garros They serve Nadal to prolong this streak that began in 2004. How could it be otherwise, just Roger Federer (from 2001 to 2015) and Novak Djokovic (from 2006 to 2020) are close to the Balearic record, with 15 consecutive seasons with titles for both. As to consecutive campaigns with two or more titles, Nadal also leads alone with 16 over the Serbian (15) and Jimmy connors (13).

Ten years of his 'triplet' in Grand Slams

The year 2010 is one of the most emblematic in Rafa Nadal's career. After living a Calvary with injuries in 2009, he returned triumphant to sweep the big stages of the circuit, the Grand Slams. It was the only time that the Spaniard managed to win three majors in the same season, thanks to his performances at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.

This feat then served him to sneak into one of the most select clubs in the history of tennis, that is, that of the players who won more than two Grand Slam in the same course. Along with the Spanish they appear with triplets Mats Wilander (1988), Connors (1974), Rod Laver (1969), Djokovic (2011 and 2015) and Federer (2004, 2006 and 2007). Special mention for the Australian, who despite the fact that he achieved it outside the so-called 'Era Open', he managed to win all four on two occasions majors in the same year (1962 and 1969), something still unrepeatable even for the Big Three …