In Pics: 5 things you don't know about Rafael Nadal's wife Maria Francisca Perello

Maria is a Spanish. She was born on July 7, 1988. She started off her career with a job in an insurance comoany and later shifted directions to join with Nadal in order to manage his charitable children's sports organisation, The Rafael Nadal Foundation. (Source: Instagram)

Rafael and Perello started dating way back in 2005. They had met through family friends. Their relationshop has been a private affair as Perello does not have major social media presence. (Source: Instagram)

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)

Nadal has repeatedly stated that he would love to have kids, and now we will see him in the new role of a father at 36. (Source: Instagram)