Meet Rafael Nadal's beautiful wife Maria Francisca Perello - IN PICS

Perello is a Spanish-born business graduate. She was born on July 7, 1988. She started off her career with a job in insurance. She later changed directions and joined with Nadal to manage his charitable children's sports organisation, The Rafael Nadal Foundation. She grew up in Mallorca, an island off the coast of Spain which is also where her now-husband was born. (Source: Instagram)

There are various reports in media which suggest that they met through family friends. It is clear however that they started dating in 2005, the year Nadal won his first Grand Slam, the French Open title. Since then, the couple has kept their relationship a private affair.

Rafael and Perello dated each other for as long as 14 years. They got married in 2019 at La Fortaleza castle in Mallorca, an event attended by around 350 guests. (Source: Instagram)

In 2011, Perello gave an insight into their private life when she spoke how she needs to understand Nadal and his life, his career and give that space to him to complete. (Source: Instagram)

She had said, "He needs his space when he is competing, and just the idea of me hanging around and waiting on his needs all day tires me out." (Source: Instagram)

It has just been three years since marriage and Nadal has been focussing largely on his career. So they have not yet decided to have a child but Nadal did say in the past that he wants to have kids. (Source: Instagram)