Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal stands alone as the undisputed king of clay and the greatest Spanish tennis player ever, with 22 Grand Slam singles titles across a career from 2001 to 2024. His 14 French Open titles at Roland Garros, including a historic victory at age 36 in 2022, represent a feat that outperforms #2's total Grand Slams by a factor of 5.5. Nadal spent 209 weeks at world number 1, captured Olympic gold at Beijing 2008, and doubles gold at Rio 2016 with Marc Lopez.