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Carlos Moya
The forehand came first: a heavy, whipped topspin drive that prefigured the modern Spanish game. Carlos Moya reached the Australian Open final at 20 in 1997, losing to Pete Sampras, then settled matters at Roland Garros in 1998, beating Alex Corretja 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final for his 1 major. In March 1999 he became the first Spaniard to hold the No. 1 ranking, two weeks that opened a door his country's players have walked through ever since.
Davis Cup 2004 in Seville was the hinge between his two acts: Moya clinched the title over Andy Roddick in front of a record crowd, alongside an eighteen-year-old Rafael Nadal, the kid from his own Mallorca he had mentored on the way up. He retired in 2010 with 20 career titles, and in December 2016 joined Nadal's coaching box, guiding him to eight more majors before the farewell in 2024.