2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season
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2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Main article: Rafael Nadal
 Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. |
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| Name | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Calendar prize money | $3,241,349 |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 33–4 (89.2%) |
| Calendar titles | 3 |
| Current ranking | No. 2 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  0 |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | F |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 6–1 (85,7%) |
| Calendar titles | 1 |
| Current ranking | No. 59 |
| Ranking change from previous year | 0 |
| Last updated on: May 21, 2012. | |
The 2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour.
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Year summary
Early Hard Court Season and Australian Open
Nadal began his ATP World Tour season at the Qatar Open. He beat Philipp Kohlschreiber and qualifier Denis Gremelmayr in rounds one and two and then won against seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny.[1] In the semifinal he played poorly and lost to Gaël Monfils in two routine sets.[2]
In the Australian Open Nadal began the tournament by breezing past qualifier Alex Kuznetsov of United States.[3] The second round against Tommy Haas, who has never won a set against Rafael, was a little tighter but Nadal again advanced in three straight sets.[4] He outwitted compatriot Feliciano Lopez in Fourth Round and won in Quarter-final and Semi-final, he won in 4 sets against Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer, respectively. By doing so, he has reached the Finals of all four Grand Slams consecutively. In the final, on January 29, he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in five sets, the match being the longest ever match for a Grand Slam title. The epic final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes. They set a new world record, breaking the latest longest major singles final between Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl ,which lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, at the US Open in 1988.[5]
At Indian Wells, Nadal made it to the semifinals, where he was beaten by Roger Federer, who went on to win the tournament.
He also made the semifinals in Miami, but withdrew because of problems with his knee, the hard-court season taking its toll on his weak spot once again.
European Clay Court Season
As the clay court season started, Nadal was seeded 2nd at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April. He was troubled in his opening round by seed number 47, Nieminen of Finland, but prevailed in two sets. He then went on to clinch his 8th Monte Carlo trophy in 9 tries by beating Qualifier Mikhael Kukushkin, easing through Stanislas Wawrinka, and defeating Gilles Simon in the Semifinal, before topping World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final. This ended a streak of 7 straight final losses to Djokovic, which began at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters Final. Novak admitted that Nadal "...was just a better player," when asked whether the death of his grandfather early at the beginning of the tournament was affecting his whole play.
A day after the Monte Carlo Masters Final, Nadal traveled to Barcelona where he received a 'bye' in the first round. His tremendous record on clay continued as he beat compatriot David Ferrer to clinch his seventh title in eight years at the Barcelona Open.
The Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open did not go very well for Nadal since he lost early in the 3R to Fernando Verdasco. Nadal stated that he was very unhappy with the new blue-colored clay and threatened not to attend in the future if the surface was not changed. Several other players such as Novak Djokovic agreed with Nadal in his criticism.[6]
In the last tournament before Roland Garros Nadal went to Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. He won every single game in two sets finishing with his second victory over Novak Djokovic and his third title in 2012.
All matches
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, QatarATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor January 2–7, 2012 |
542 | 1R |  Philipp Kohlschreiber |
43 | Win | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| 543 | 2R | Denis Gremelmayr |
189 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 544 | QF |  Mikhail Youzhny |
35 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 545 | SF |  Gaël Monfils |
15 | Loss | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand Slam Hard, outdoor January 16–29, 2012 |
546 | 1R |  Alex Kuznetsov |
167 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 547 | 2R | Tommy Haas |
205 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 548 | 3R |  Lukáš Lacko |
113 | Win | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 549 | 4R | Feliciano López |
19 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 550 | QF |  Tomáš Berdych |
7 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 551 | SF |  Roger Federer |
3 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
| 552 | F |  Novak Djokovic |
1 | Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 | |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 12–18, 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 553 | 2R |  Leonardo Mayer |
78 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 554 | 3R | Marcel Granollers |
26 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 555 | 4R |  Alexandr Dolgopolov |
21 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 556 | QF | David Nalbandian |
74 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 557 | SF | Roger Federer |
3 | Loss | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 21–April 4, 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 558 | 2R |  Santiago Giraldo |
57 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 559 | 3R | Radek Stepanek |
25 | Win | 6–2, 6-2 | |
| 560 | 4R |  Kei Nishikori |
16 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 561 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
6 | Win | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| 562 | SF |  Andy Murray |
4 | Withdrew | N/A | |
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, MonacoATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 15–22, 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 563 | 2R |  Jarkko Nieminen |
48 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 564 | 3R |  Mikhail Kukushkin |
68 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 565 | QF | Stanislas Wawrinka |
26 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 566 | SF | Gilles Simon |
15 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 567 | F | Novak Djokovic |
1 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor April 23–29, 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 568 | 2R | Guillermo García-López |
78 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 569 | 3R | Robert Farah |
246 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 570 | QF | Janko Tipsarevic |
8 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 571 | SF | Fernando Verdasco |
20 | Win | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 572 | F | David Ferrer |
6 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | |
| Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 7–13 May 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 573 | 2R | Nikolay Davydenko |
54 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 574 | 3R | Fernando Verdasco |
19 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 | |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, ItalyATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 13–20 May 2012 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 575 | 2R | Florian Mayer |
28 | Win | 6-1, 7-5 | |
| 576 | 3R | Marcel Granollers |
26 | Win | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 577 | QF | Tomas Berdych |
7 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 578 | SF | David Ferrer |
6 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 6–0 | |
| 579 | F | Novak Djokovic |
1 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 |
580 | 1R | Simone Bolelli |
111 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 581 | 2R |  Denis Istomin |
43 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 582 | 3R | Eduardo Schwank |
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Tournament schedule
Singles schedule
Nadal's 2012 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
| Date | Championship | Location | Category | Surface1 | Outcome 2011 | Points 2011 | Points 2012 | Outcome 2012 |
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| 02.01.2012–07.01.2012 | Qatar Open | Qatar |
ATP World Tour 250 | Hard | SF | 90 | 90 | SF |
| 16.01.2012–29.01.2012 | Australian Open | Australia |
Grand Slam | Hard | QF | 360 | 1200 | F |
| 08.03.2012–18.03.2012 | BNP Paribas Open | United States |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | F | 600 | 360 | SF |
| 21.03.2012–01.04.2012 | Sony Ericsson Open | United States |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | F | 600 | 360 | SF |
| 15.04.2012–22.04.2012 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters | Monaco |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 1000 | W |
| 23.04.2012–29.04.2012 | Barcelona Open BancSabadell | Spain |
ATP World Tour 500 | Clay | W | 500 | 500 | W |
| 06.05.2012–13.05.2012 | Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open | Spain |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Clay | F | 600 | 90 | R16 |
| 13.05.2012–20.05.2012 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Italy |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Clay | F | 600 | 1000 | W |
| 27.05.2012–10.06.2012 | French Open | France |
Grand Slam | Clay | W | 2000 | ||
| 11.06.2012–17.06.2012 | Gerry Weber Open | Germany |
ATP World Tour 250 | Grass | DNS | |||
| 25.06.2012–08.07.2012 | The Championships, Wimbledon | United Kingdom |
Grand Slam | Grass | F | 1200 | ||
| 28.07.2012–05.08.2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics | United Kingdom |
Olympic Games | Grass | W3 | |||
| 06.08.2012–12.08.2012 | Rogers Cup |  Canada |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | R32 | 10 | ||
| 13.08.2012–19.08.2012 | Western & Southern Open | United States |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | ||
| 27.08.2012–09.09.2012 | US Open | United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | F | 1200 | ||
| 01.10.2012–07.10.2012 | Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | Japan |
ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | F | 300 | ||
| 07.10.2012–14.10.2012 | Shanghai Rolex Masters |  China |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | R16 | 90 | ||
| 29.10.2012–04.11.2012 | BNP Paribas Masters | France |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | DNS | |||
| 05.11.2012–12.11.2012 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals | United Kingdom |
ATP World Tour Finals | Hard (i) | RR | 200 | ||
| Points earned at Davis Cup | 280 | |||||||
| Points earned at Non-Countable Tournaments | 45 | |||||||
| Total year points | 9810 |  250 2 |
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| Overall points | 10060[7] | |||||||
1 The symbol (i) = indoors means that the respective tournament will be held in a hall.
2 Difference between new points and previous points. ATP Points Distribution.
3 The Olympics was last held in 2008, where Nadal was the winner.
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by number of wins
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See also
References
- ^ "Federer and Nadal stay on course for final showdown". Yahoo Sports. January 5, 2012. http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=reu-mendoha.
- ^ "Monfils tops Nadal, faces Tsonga in final". Yahoo Sports. January 6, 2012. http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-qataropen.[not in citation given]
- ^ "Nadal eases to 1st-round win at Australian Open". Yahoo Sports. January 16, 2012. http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-australianopen-nadal.
- ^ "Nadal beats Haas as Federer puts feet up at Aussie Open". Yahoo Sports. 18 January 2012. http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=afp-tennis_aus_open_men_20120118.
- ^ "Longest Men's Singles Championship Final". ESPN Sports. January 30, 2012. http://espn.go.com/tennis/aus12/story/_/id/7515950/2012-australian-open-novak-djokovic-outlasts-rafael-nadal-longest-grand-slam-final.
- ^ Stars not happy with Madrid
- ^ Rafael Nadal at the ATP website
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