9 records held by Rafael Nadal that will likely never be broken

Records in sport are ordinarily meant to be broken. But some great players create records that are so far beyond the abilities of ordinary players that they may well remain unbroken till the end of time.Needless to say, Rafael Nadal is one such great player. Here is a compilation of 9 records currently held by Nadal that will likely never be broken.

#9 Most singles titles won in a single season as a teenager

Aged 19, Rafael Nadal won a staggering 11 titles in 2005, including his first Grand Slam at the French Open.

In doing so, Nadal became the teenager with most titles in a single season, beating Mats Wilander's previous record of 9 titles. Considering the fact that teen phenoms have almost become a thing of the past now with the added premium on physicality in recent years, this record seems safe for the foreseeable future.

#8 Best winning percentage on clay in the Open Era

Nadal, considered the greatest clay courter of all time, has an astounding 344-30 win-loss record on the clay courts.

That is a winning percentage of 92 on the surface. The man who can better this record has not been born yet, and probably will never be born.

#7 Highest winning percentage at the French Open

For a man who will, in all probability, be entering his 12th French Open next year, having a 70-2 win-loss record at the tournament is just pretty unbelievable.

A win percentage of 97.22 at a Slam is pretty sure to stand the test of time (assuming, of course, he maintains this percentage for the rest of his career).

#6 Most number of ATP Masters titles

Despite being laid low by injuries multiple times in his career, Nadal managed to win at least one ATP Masters 1000 title for nine years in a row, for a staggering total of 27. It goes without saying that this is an all-time record; the next highest is Novak Djokovic with 25.

Djokovic does have a chance of breaking this record, but considering the stiff competition in Masters events, it won't be easy.

#5 Longest single-surface winning streak in the Open Era

Nadal won a mind-boggling 81 consecutive matches on clay between April 2005 and May 2007. That's unreal!

#4 Most number of titles at one Grand Slam

Nadal has won the French Open nine times, which is a record for most number of titles won at a single Grand Slam.

It’s hard to see how that record is going to get broken considering Nadal will probably have a shot at a couple of French Open titles in the future and considering that all-time greats like Roger Federer and Pete Sampras have not managed to win a single Slam more than seven times.

#3 Youngest to complete a Career Grand Slam

By beating Novak Djokovic at the US Open in 2010, Nadal became only the fourth man in the Open Era to have completed a Career Grand Slam.

At age 24, Nadal also became the youngest to do so in the Open Era. And considering the 'aging' of the tour in recent years and the longer time taken for the development of players these days, this record looks incredibly hard to beat.

#2 Least number of Majors taken to complete career Grand Slam

Among players who have played their entire careers in the Open Era, Rafael Nadal has taken by far the least time to complete a career Grand Slam.

Nadal completed his career Slam after 26 Slam appearances while Andre Agassi and Roger Federer did it in 41 and 46 Slam appearances respectively.

Can't see this record being bettered any time soon at all.

#1 Most number of consecutive years winning at least 1 Major title

After bursting on to the ATP tour in 2004 and subsequently winning his first Major in 2005, Nadal managed to win at least one Grand Slam title every year for 10 consecutive seasons.

Naturally, this is an Open Era record, beating the previous record of eight consecutive years held by Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg.