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Rafael Nadal: The King of Clay's career in numbers

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Rafael Nadal will retire as the second most successful men's singles player of all time.

The Spaniard has won 91 ATP Tour titles, including 22 Grand Slams .

Since turning professional in 2001 , Nadal has spent 2,543 hours and 15 minutes on court in 1,307 ATP Tour matches - winning 1,080 .

The first title of his career arrived in 2004 on the clay courts of Sopot , a tiny city in northern Poland .

Nadal has won 36 titles but never triumphed in Miami and Paris .

He reached the final of the ATP Finals only twice, losing to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic .

Nadal ranks fifth for the most ATP titles and sits behind his long-term rival for the Grand Slams .

The Spaniard will retire at the end of his career in November .

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