Rafael Nadal - one of the most successful tennis players in the long history of the sport - has confirmed his retirement.
The Spaniard has entered the pantheon of tennis greats across his incredible career as a 14-time French Open champion. Nadal won his latest championship at Roland-Garros in 2022, just months after claiming a second career Australian Open crown, putting him on 22 major singles titles — second behind men's game outright leader Novak Djokovic on 24.
Injuries have played a major role in Nadal's tournament appearances in the last 12 months, with his 2024 French Open First Round exit the only Majors showing of the year, after withdrawing from the US and Australian Opens, plus Wimbledon.
Nadal has confirmed his plan to bring down the curtain on his career after the Davis Cup in November in Malaga and that could mean he could yet add to his remarkable earnings.
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Rafael Nadal net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Nadal is worth an estimated $220 million (£177.3m).
The king of clay is one of the most sought-after sportsmen in the world for sponsors, with endorsers including long-term backers Kia and sportswear giants Nike.
Nadal promoted a digital autograph company and telecommunications company Mejor Conectados in the build-up to Wimbledon 2022.
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Rafael Nadal career earnings
To date, as per the ATP, Nadal has made more than $134.9m (£103.1m) in career earnings.
That makes Nadal the second-highest male earner in history behind one of the only players to regularly rival him in recent times in Djokovic.
Fellow modern great Roger Federer's inactivity since Wimbledon 2021 — and subsequent retirement — allowed Nadal to move ahead of the Swiss superstar.
Nadal's investments include tennis and sport academies, tech businesses, luxury yachts and cars, real estate, tech partnerships, philanthropy and even a restaurant alongside singer Enrique Iglesias and football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Yahoo Finance.
The 38-year-old has raked in more than twice as much across his career as the player immediately behind Federer in the earnings table: Andy Murray.
His 2022 Australian Open triumph earned Nadal more than $2m (£1.6m), and his French Open glory was worth around $707,000 (£575,000).
Rafael Nadal's social media following
Nadal's engaged Instagram army of more than 22 million accounts makes him the most followed tennis player on the planet.
The 22-time major winner has just shy of that on Twitter — more than 15.5m — and more than 14m on Facebook.
