Toni Nadal

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Nadal and the second or maternal family name is Homar.
Toni Nadal

Toni Nadal, the uncle & coach of Rafael Nadal, during practices at 2006 U.S. Open
Country Spain
Born 27 February 1961
Manacor, Mallorca
Coaching career (1990–present)
Rafael Nadal (1990-present)
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total 64
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total 8

List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

Career Golden Slam (Nadal)
Australian Open (Nadal)
9x French Open (Nadal)
2x Wimbledon (Nadal)
2x US Open (Nadal)
Olympic Gold Medal (Nadal)
27x ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Nadal)
4x Davis Cup (Nadal)

Coaching awards and records

Records

Antonio "Toni" Nadal Homar (born 27 February 1961 in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish tennis coach. Nadal is the uncle and coach of tennis player Rafael Nadal and the older brother of Spanish footballer Miguel Nadal. He is the most successful and winningest coach in the history of tennis winning 14 Grand Slam titles with Rafael Nadal.

Coaching style

Toni Nadal trained Rafael on poor courts with bad tennis balls, just to teach Rafael that winning or losing is not about the quality of courts, strings, lights or balls but that it is about attitude, discipline and perspective.[1] Toni Nadal is said to be extremely modest, level-headed, down-to-earth and tries to instill these values and qualities in Rafael.[1]

Toni Nadal's philosophy is that you can only achieve something with hard work and that there is always room for improvement.[1] He tries to develop character in Rafael because he knows that it could have a profound impact on results and motivation.[1]

The winningest coach of all-time

Since June 9, 2013, when Rafael Nadal won his 12th Grand Slam title defeating David Ferrer in the Roland Garros final in Paris, Toni Nadal assumed sole possession of the top position on the history of tennis with 12 Grand Slam title as a coach. He broke a tie with Lennart Bergelin who coached Bjorn Borg reaching 11 Grand Slam titles between 1974-1980. Solidifying his lead on the coaches' rank list, Toni Nadal has currently 14 Grand Slam titles under his belt with his nephew.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The enigmatic Toni Nadal". October 21, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://blog.db4tennis.com/toni-nadal-the-winningest-coach-of-all-time/
  3. ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2011/06/05/tenis/1307305098.html