Rafael Nadal gave his tennis farewell after a career in which he won 92 ATP titles, including 22 Slams, making him the second most successful player in history in this category, behind Novak Djokovic. After more than two decades, the Spaniard ended his professional career in the Davis Cup in Malaga, losing to Botic Van De Zandschulp.
In addition to his place in the history of tennis and sport in general, the Spanish legend has accumulated a huge total prize money, to which have been added over the years the revenues deriving from sponsorships with the most important world brands and from the collateral entrepreneurial activities carried out by the Majorcan.
The infinite successes and extraordinary results achieved by Rafael Nadal during his career have led the now former Iberian tennis player to accumulate a total prize pool of $ 135 million, which consecrates him as the second tennis player with the highest amount of money earned from awards for sporting merit.
Rafa has surpassed Roger Federer in this special ranking, stuck at $ 130 million, but is significantly detached from the only member of the Big 3 still active, Novak Djokovic, firmly in the lead with a total accumulated prize pool of $ 185 million.
To these figures are naturally added the millionaire revenues deriving from sponsorships, advertising and investments. According to an estimate by the specialized portal Celebrity Net Worth, the tennis player’s current total assets, also considering the various sponsorships with international brands such as Nike, Babolat, Kia, Tommy Hilfiger and Amstel, are around $ 220-225 million. By June 2020, after winning the French Open, the champion’s total earnings had officially surpassed $500 million.
The Spanish champion after playing very few events in 2024, due to physical problems that have plagued him throughout the season. Already in 2023, Rafa had been forced to skip the entire season due to a serious injury that occurred last January in Australia: from that moment on, the legendary Spaniard has not been able to fully recover, from a physical point of view.
