Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He has never left the top ten of the ATP rankings since his first appearance in April 2005.

Rafael is not the only child of his parents  María Parera and Sebastián Nadal.

Rafael has a  younger sister, María Isabel.

Who is Maria Isabel?

As mentioned earlier, Maria Isabel is the younger sister of tennis star Rafael Nadal.

She was born three years after Rafael was born hence Rafael Nadal is three years older than her.

Despite being the sister of a renowned tennis star, Maria Isabel often shies away from the public hence not much is known about her.

Maria though is sometimes spotted supporting her brother.

What does Maria Isabel Nadal do for a living?

Maria Isabel Nadal is a sports management graduate.

Maria works as a marketing and sales personnel at Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar Tennis & Padel.

The international tennis academy combines tennis and education, so that the students can continue their tennis career without sacrifice their academic studies.

Rafa Nadal Academy is very focused on children and young adults’ formation, but it also counts with different training programs for adults, all them adapted to the level and needs of each player.