Full name | Rafael Nadal Parera |
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Country | Spain |
Calendar prize money | $4,896,935 (Singles $4,862,310, Doubles $34,625) [1] [2] |
Singles | |
Season record | 70–15 (82.4%) |
Calendar titles | 6 |
Year-end ranking | No. 2 |
Ranking change from previous year | |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | QF |
French Open | W |
Wimbledon | F |
US Open | 4R |
Injuries | |
Injuries | Knee Injury |
← 2006 2008 → |
The 2007 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 1 January 2007 with the start of the Chennai Open.
Rafael Nadal started the year by playing in six hard-court tournaments. He lost in the semifinals and first round of his first two tournaments and then lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open to eventual runner-up Fernando González. After another quarterfinal loss at the Dubai Tennis Championships, he won the 2007 Indian Wells Masters, before Novak Djokovic defeated him in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Miami Masters.
He played five clay-court tournaments in Europe after that, winning the titles at the Masters Series Monte Carlo, the Open Sabadell Atlántico in Barcelona, and the Masters Series Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. He lost to Roger Federer in the final of the Masters Series Hamburg. This defeat ended his 81-match winning streak on clay, which is the male Open Era record for consecutive wins on a single surface. He then rebounded to win the French Open for the third straight year, defeating Federer once again in the final.
Between the tournaments in Barcelona and Rome, Nadal defeated Federer in the "Battle of Surfaces" exhibition match in Mallorca, Spain, with the tennis court being half grass and half clay. [3]
Nadal played the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London for the second consecutive year. As in 2006, Nadal was upset in the quarterfinals. Nadal then won consecutive five-set matches during the third and fourth rounds of Wimbledon before being beaten by Federer in the five-set final. This was Federer's first five-set match at Wimbledon since 2001. [4]
In July, Nadal won the clay court Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, which proved to be his last title of the year. He played three important tournaments during the North American summer hard court season. He was a semifinalist at the Masters Series Rogers Cup in Montreal before losing his first match at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati. He was the second-seeded player at the US Open, but was defeated in the fourth round by David Ferrer.
After a month-long break from tournament tennis, Nadal played the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid and the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. David Nalbandian upset him in the quarterfinals and final of those tournaments. To end the year, Nadal won two of his three-round robin matches to advance to the semifinals of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, where Federer defeated him in straight sets.
During the second half of the year, Nadal battled a knee injury suffered during the Wimbledon final. In addition, there were rumors at the end of the year that the foot injury he suffered during 2005, caused long-term damage, which were given credence by coach Toni Nadal's claim that the problem was "serious". Nadal and his spokesman strongly denied this, however, with Nadal himself calling the story "totally false". [5]
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 1–8 January 2007 | 1 / 235 | 1R | Rainer Schüttler | 96 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
2 / 236 | 2R | Karan Rastogi | 480 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
3 / 237 | QF | Davide Sanguinetti | 106 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
4 / 238 | SF | Xavier Malisse | 37 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Medibank International Sydney, Australia ATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 7–13 January 2007 | 5 / 239 | 1R | Chris Guccione | 107 | Loss | 5–6 RET |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 15–28 January 2007 | 6 / 240 | 1R | Robert Kendrick | 90 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 |
7 / 241 | 2R | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 61 | Win | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
8 / 242 | 3R | Stan Wawrinka | 40 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |
9 / 243 | 4R | Andy Murray | 16 | Win | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
10 / 244 | QF | Fernando González | 9 | Loss | 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 26 February 26 – 4 March 2007 | 11 / 245 | 1R | Marcos Baghdatis | 17 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
12 / 246 | 2R | Igor Andreev | 139 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) | |
13 / 247 | QF | Mikhail Youzhny | 18 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |
Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
14 / 248 | 2R | Arnaud Clément | 53 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |
15 / 249 | 3R | Fernando Verdasco | 33 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
16 / 250 | 4R | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 23 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
17 / 251 | QF | Juan Ignacio Chela | 31 | Win | 7–5, 7–5 | |
18 / 252 | SF | Andy Roddick | 3 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
19 / 253 | W | Novak Djokovic | 13 | Win (1) | 6–2, 7–5 | |
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 21 March – 1 April 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
20 / 254 | 2R | Ricardo Mello | 127 | Win | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | |
– | 3R | Olivier Rochus | 36 | Win | W/O | |
21 / 255 | 4R | Juan Martín del Potro | 63 | Win | 6–0, 6–4 | |
22 / 256 | QF | Novak Djokovic | 10 | Loss | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–22 April 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
23 / 257 | 2R | Juan Ignacio Chela | 22 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
24 / 258 | 3R | Kristof Vliegen | 52 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
25 / 259 | QF | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 59 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
26 / 260 | SF | Tomáš Berdych | 14 | Win | 6–0, 7–5 | |
27 / 261 | W | Roger Federer | 1 | Win (2) | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Torneo Godo Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 23–29 April 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
28 / 262 | 2R | Kristof Vliegen | 53 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
29 / 263 | 3R | Thomas Johansson | 73 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
30 / 264 | QF | Potito Starace | 72 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
31 / 265 | SF | David Ferrer | 16 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | |
32 / 266 | W | Guillermo Cañas | 28 | Win (3) | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 5–13 May 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
33 / 267 | 2R | Daniele Bracciali | 125 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
34 / 268 | 3R | Mikhail Youzhny | 16 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
35 / 269 | QF | Novak Djokovic | 5 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
36 / 270 | SF | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), 6–4 | |
37 / 271 | W | Fernando González | 6 | Win (4) | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Masters Series Hamburg Hamburg, Germany ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–22 May 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
38 / 272 | 2R | Óscar Hernández | 69 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | |
39 / 273 | 3R | Igor Andreev | 164 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
40 / 274 | QF | Fernando González | 5 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
41 / 275 | SF | Lleyton Hewitt | 21 | Win | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
42 / 276 | F | Roger Federer | 1 | Loss (1) | 6–2, 2–6, 0–6 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 27 May – 10 June 2007 | 43 / 277 | 1R | Juan Martín del Potro | 59 | Win | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
44 / 278 | 2R | Flavio Cipolla | 227 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | |
45 / 279 | 3R | Albert Montañés | 50 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
46 / 280 | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | 16 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | |
47 / 281 | QF | Carlos Moyá | 26 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | |
48 / 282 | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6 | Win | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | |
49 / 283 | W | Roger Federer | 1 | Win (5) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Stella Artois Championships London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 11–17 June 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
50 / 284 | 2R | Juan Martín del Potro | 59 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, | |
51 / 285 | 3R | Max Mirnyi | 58 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |
52 / 286 | QF | Nicolas Mahut | 106 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(0–7) | |
The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2007 | 53 / 287 | 1R | Mardy Fish | 38 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
54 / 288 | 2R | Werner Eschauer | 72 | Win | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | |
55 / 289 | 3R | Robin Söderling | 28 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 4–6, 7–5 | |
56 / 290 | 4R | Mikhail Youzhny | 13 | Win | 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | |
57 / 291 | QF | Tomáš Berdych | 11 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–4, 6–2 | |
58 / 292 | SF | Novak Djokovic | 5 | Win | 3–6, 6–1, 4–1 RET | |
59 / 293 | F | Roger Federer | 1 | Loss (2) | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 2–6 | |
Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 16–23 July 2007 | 60 / 294 | 1R | Alexander Waske | 135 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
61 / 295 | 2R | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 37 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
62 / 296 | QF | Juan Mónaco | 29 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
63 / 297 | SF | Feliciano López | 84 | Win | 6–1, 7–5 | |
64 / 298 | W | Stan Wawrinka | 50 | Win (6) | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 6–12 August 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
65 / 299 | 2R | Marat Safin | 22 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | |
66 / 300 | 3R | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 23 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
67 / 301 | QF | Frank Dancevic | 91 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
68 / 302 | SF | Novak Djokovic | 4 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Ohio, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 11–19 August 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
69 / 303 | 2R | Juan Mónaco | 25 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 1–4 RET | |
US Open New York, USA Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2007 | 70 / 304 | 1R | Alun Jones | 123 | Win | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
71 / 305 | 2R | Janko Tipsarević | 56 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 3–2 RET | |
72 / 306 | 3R | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 74 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–2, 6–1 | |
73 / 307 | 4R | David Ferrer | 15 | Loss | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | |
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 15–21 October 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
74 / 308 | 2R | Marcos Baghdatis | 22 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
75 / 309 | 3R | Andy Murray | 17 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
76 / 310 | QF | David Nalbandian | 25 | Loss | 1–6, 2–6 | |
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 27 October – 4 November 2007 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
77 / 311 | 2R | Filippo Volandri | 41 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
78 / 312 | 3R | Stan Wawrinka | 36 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
79 / 313 | QF | Mikhail Youzhny | 18 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
80 / 314 | SF | Marcos Baghdatis | 22 | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
81 / 315 | F | David Nalbandian | 21 | Loss (3) | 4–6, 0–6 | |
Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, China Year-end Championships Hard, indoor 11–18 November 2007 | 82 / 316 | RR | Richard Gasquet | 8 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
83 / 317 | RR | David Ferrer | 6 | Loss | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | |
84 / 318 | RR | Novak Djokovic | 3 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
85 / 319 | SF | Roger Federer | 1 | Loss | 4–6, 1–6 | |
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