Men's Tennis: 5 Lesser known records of Rafael Nadal

#4 Winner of 'Clay Slam'

Rafael Nadal has won an astounding 11 titles at Monte Carlo including on 8 consecutive occasions between 2005 and 2012.

If at all any male tennis athlete owns the unique clay court record of winning the 'Clay Slam' , that athlete fittingly deserves to rightfully be the greatest clay court player of all time across Eras - Rafael Nadal.

Winning the 'Clay Slam' encompasses winning the troika of the 3 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments played on clay (Rome Masters, Monte Carlo Masters and Madrid Masters) plus the French Open all in the same year.

This unique feat in tennis history dubbed the 'Clay Slam' was achieved by Rafael Nadal in 2010 - the same year in which he won 3 of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments and became the youngest ever player to complete the Career Slam. It is also noteworthy to mention that between 2005 to the final in 2013, Nadal was unbeaten at the Monte Carlo Masters winning 46 matches in a row.