Mary ‘Ziska’ Perello is the wife of famous tennis star Rafael Nadal. She works as a project director at Nadal’s charity, the Rafa Nadal Foundation.
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Wiki/Biography
María Francisca Perello was born on Thursday, 7 July 1988 (age 31 years; as in 2019) in Palma, Spain. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Her real name is Marie, but she prefers to be called by her nickname “Ziska”. He did his schooling from a local school in Spain. She was in the same school with Rafael Nadal, but they were in different classes. He received a degree in Business Administration from London, UK.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
family and husband
Ziska is of Spanish ethnicity and she believes in agnosticism. His father’s name is Bernat Perello and mother’s name is Maria Pascual. She is in a long-term relationship with top tennis player Rafael Nadal. They started dating in 2005 after meeting through a common friend. In May 2018, Nadal proposed to her and they became engaged. On 19 October 2019, Ziska and Rafael Nadal married each other in Majorca, Spain.
Ziska Perello with Rafael Nadal after the wedding
livelihood
After Ziska completed her college studies, she got a job in a sporting goods firm named “MAPFRE”. MAPFRE was also a sponsor of Rafael Nadal at that time. However, Ziska soon had to leave her job as many of her colleagues spread the rumor that she got the job only because of Nadal. Ziska then went back to Spain and started working in an insurance company. In 2008, Nadal started his own charity foundation called The Rafa Nadal Foundation. Ziska joined his foundation as a project director, a position he still holds.
Ziska Perello with Rafael Nadal at the Rafa Nadal Foundation office
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ziska is a reserved person and does not like media attention. She always stayed away from the media. Once in an interview, when she was asked why she stays away from the media, she replied-
This is not a world I want to be a part of, nor do I think Rafa would have chosen to be with a woman who wanted this in life.
- She rarely attends Nadal’s matches. Although she appeared in some of Nadal’s matches at tournaments such as Wimbledon and the French Open, she never appeared in any such matches until 2017, when she appeared in an Australian Open match where Nadal participated. Were staying. In an interview in the last 10 years, he had said-
We decided to give space to each other with mutual consent. Nadal needs space during competition and I would get tired if I had to move around waiting for his needs. “If I followed him everywhere, I think there was a risk that we would stop being together.”
- After leaving her job in London, news of her relationship with Nadal came to light and she faced a lot of media attention. Wherever she went, people took pictures of her. Whenever she accompanied Nadal, paparazzi would come and take pictures of them together and also requested an interview with Ziska.
Ziska Perello with Rafael Nadal
- Once he was asked why he did not leave his job and tour with Nadal, he replied-
This will suffocate me and then he will worry about me.
- In July 2018, she was seen wearing an engagement ring for the first time. Following their engagement in May 2018, she was seen wearing the ring while attending Nadal’s match at Wimbledon.
Ziska Perello was seen wearing her engagement ring
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