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What does Rafael Nadal’s sister do?

Author

Emily Cortez

Published Feb 09, 2026

Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals; he has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.

Rafael Nadal Parera was born on 3 June 1986 in Manacor, a town on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, to parents Ana María Parera Femenías and Sebastián Nadal Homar.

His father is a businessman, owner of an insurance company, glass, and window company Vidres Mallorca, and the restaurant, Sa Punta. Rafael has a younger sister, María Isabel.

What does Rafael Nadal’s sister do?

Rafael Nadal has a younger sister who is known by the name, Maria Isabel Nadal. She is currently 33 years old.

Maria Isabel Nadal is a sports management graduate and sister of Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.

Although Maria is close with her brother, she didn’t involve herself in tennis; instead, she works as a marketing and sales personnel at Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar.