Found His Match! Rafael Nadal and Mery Perello's Relationship Timeline

10/10/2024 01:26 PM

 Rafael Nadalfound young love with Mery Francisca "Xisca" Perelló — and the two have been together ever since.

The duo, who began dating when they were teenagers, got engaged in May 2018 and tied the knot less than one year later at La Fortazleza in Mallorca, Spain, in October 2019. The newlyweds reportedly celebrated their nuptials with over 350 loved ones in attendance including the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.

The couple were married for just over two years before Nadal revealed that they would soon be a family of three.

"If everything goes well, I'm going to be a father," he said during a June 2022 press conference. "I'm not used to talking about my private life. We live more peacefully with a lower profile. I don't expect that my life will change much with it."

The lovebirds welcomed their first child, a son, in October 2022.

Keep scrolling to relive Nadal and Perelló's complete relationship timeline: