Sport in Spain Open, the first male Spaniard to do so. In 2009, he became the first player ever to simultaneously hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass, and hardcourt. In addition, Nadal is the Gold Medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. As of now he has won 17 grand slam trophies; constituting eleven French Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, three US Open titles and one Australian Open title. Spain has produced several other world number one players such as Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1995 (also a 3 times French Open champion in 1989, 1994 and 1998 and 1994 US Open
Joe Russell (tennis) Lendl in straight sets, but took the world number one to a tiebreak in the first. Now living in Singapore, he is the co-founder and director of the SITA Tennis Academy. Joe Russell (tennis) Joseph Russell (born November 22, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Russell grew up in California and played in the same junior college team as Brad Gilbert, before transferring to the University of Utah. A right-handed player, Russell began competing on the international tour in 1988 and based himself in Osaka, Japan. His best ATP Tour performance came at the 1990