Full name | Rafael Nadal Parera |
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Country | Spain |
Calendar prize money | $3,881,202 (singles & doubles) |
Singles | |
Season record | 27–7 (79.4%) |
Calendar titles | 2 |
Current ranking | No. 2 |
Ranking change from previous year | 1 |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | QF |
French Open | W |
Wimbledon | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic |
US Open | A |
Doubles | |
Season record | 2–0 (100%) |
Current ranking | No. 475 |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup Group B venues in Perth. [1] [2]
Nadal started his season at the inaugural ATP Cup as part of the Spanish squad. Nadal will be playing in singles along with compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut, while the doubles team will consist of Feliciano López and Pablo Carreño Busta. Spain was placed in Group B and will play their round-robin matches against Japan, Uruguay, and Georgia in Perth.[ citation needed ]
In Nadal's round-robin singles matches, he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili, Pablo Cuevas and Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets. Nadal also played in the doubles match against Japan, along with Carreño Busta, and won the match in three sets. The Spanish team then moved on to Sydney to play in the QF. In the singles in QF, Nadal faced David Goffin, to whom he lost the match in straight sets. However, because compatriot Bautista Agut won his singles match, and Nadal and Carreño Busta won in the doubles, Spain moved on to the SF against Australia. There, Nadal defeated Alex de Minaur in the singles in 3 sets, and combined with Bautista Agut's defeat of Nick Kyrgios in straight sets earlier, moved Spain to the ATP Cup Final. In the final, they played against Serbia, with Nadal's singles match against World No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nadal lost the match in straight sets to Djokovic, and with Spain's loss in doubles, Team Serbia won the ATP Cup. [3]
Nadal's second tournament of the season will be the 2020 Australian Open. He won his first two matches against Hugo Dellien and Federico Delbonis in straight sets. He defeated compatriot and the 27th seed Pablo Carreño Busta in the 3rd round, again in straight sets. He defeated Nick Kyrgios in 4 sets the 4th round. However, he lost to World No. 5 Dominic Thiem in 4 sets at the QF. [4]
Nadal's first tournament following the Australian Open was the Mexican Open. He defeated Pablo Andujar, Miomir Kecmanović, and Kwon Soon-woo, all in straight sets to set up a semi-final encounter with Grigor Dimitrov. He was able to defeat Dimitrov easily in straight sets to reach his first final in Acapulco since 2017, and his first final for the 2020 season. He defeated Taylor Fritz in the final in straight sets, to win his third title in Acapulco and his first title in 2020. [5]
On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on indefinite hiatus. [6] The following measures were taken:
Nadal opted to skip the Western and Southern Open and the US Open to prepare for the clay court season. [16]
Nadal's first match back was against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, which he won 6–1, 6–1. In the next round, he played Serb Dušan Lajović, whom he defeated 6–1, 6–3. In the QF, he lost to Diego Schwartzman 2–6, 5–7. [17]
Nadal won his 13th Roland Garros title, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final, only losing seven games. [18] In doing so, he won his 20th Grand Slam title, equalling Roger Federer's record as the man with the most number of Grand Slam titles. [19] [20] It also marked his 100th win at the tournament, losing only twice in 16 years. His straight-sets victory over Djokovic marked also the 4th time that he won a Grand Slam without losing a set, all at the French Open doing it also in 2008, 2010 and 2017. [21] Nadal also became the first player to defeat Djokovic in a completed match all year, Djokovic being 37-1 on the season prior to the loss to Nadal, with his only loss being the us open default. [22]
Nadal lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. [23]
Nadal defeated Andrey Rublev in his first round robin match. Two days later he lost to Dominic Thiem in two incredibly tight sets. He qualified for the semifinals with a three set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the semis he faced Daniil Medvedev, and despite serving for a straight sets win, he lost in three sets, ending his bid to win his first ever title at the season ending event. [24]
This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2020.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
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ATP Cup Perth, Group B Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Laver Cup Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | ||||||
1 / 1175 | RR | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 26 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
2 / 1176 | RR | Pablo Cuevas | 45 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |
3 / 1177 | RR | Yoshihito Nishioka | 72 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
4 / 1178 | QF | David Goffin | 11 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
5 / 1179 | SF | Alex de Minaur | 18 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
6 / 1180 | F | Novak Djokovic | 2 | Loss | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | ||||||
7 / 1181 | 1R | Hugo Dellien | 73 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 | |
8 / 1182 | 2R | Federico Delbonis | 76 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
9 / 1183 | 3R | Pablo Carreño Busta (27) | 30 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |
10 / 1184 | 4R | Nick Kyrgios (23) | 26 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | |
11 / 1185 | QF | Dominic Thiem (5) | 5 | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8) | |
Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24–29 February 2020 | ||||||
12 / 1186 | 1R | Pablo Andújar | 54 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
13 / 1187 | 2R | Miomir Kecmanović | 50 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
14 / 1188 | QF | Kwon Soon-woo | 76 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |
15 / 1189 | SF | Grigor Dimitrov (7) | 22 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
16 / 1190 | W | Taylor Fritz | 35 | Win (1) | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 September 2020 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
17 / 1191 | 2R | Pablo Carreño Busta | 18 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
18 / 1192 | 3R | Dušan Lajović | 25 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
19 / 1193 | QF | Diego Schwartzman (8) | 15 | Loss | 2–6, 5–7 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | ||||||
20 / 1194 | 1R | Egor Gerasimov | 83 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
21 / 1195 | 2R | Mackenzie McDonald (PR) | 236 | Win | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 | |
22 / 1196 | 3R | Stefano Travaglia | 74 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 | |
23 / 1197 | 4R | Sebastian Korda (Q) | 213 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 | |
24 / 1198 | QF | Jannik Sinner | 75 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–1 | |
25 / 1199 | SF | Diego Schwartzman (12) | 14 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) | |
26 / 1200 | W | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win (2) | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 | |
Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 2 – 8 November 2020 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
27 / 1201 | 2R | Feliciano López | 64 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
28 / 1202 | 3R | Jordan Thompson | 61 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
29 / 1203 | QF | Pablo Carreño Busta (9) | 15 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
30 / 1204 | SF | Alexander Zverev (4) | 7 | Loss | 4–6, 5–7 | |
ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16 – 23 November 2020 | ||||||
31 / 1205 | RR | Andrey Rublev (7) | 8 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
32 / 1206 | RR | Dominic Thiem (3) | 3 | Loss | 6–7(7–9),6–7(4–7) | |
33 / 1207 | RR | Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) | 6 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
34 / 1208 | SF | Daniil Medvedev (4) | 4 | Loss | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
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ATP Cup Perth, Group B Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Laver Cup Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 Partner: Pablo Carreño Busta | ||||||
1 / 210 | RR | Ben McLachlan / Go Soeda | 43 / NR | Win | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6] | |
2 / 211 | QF | Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen | 47 / 39 | Win | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–7] | |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
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2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 19 – 21 December 2019 | ||||||
– | QF | Bye | ||||
1 | SF | Karen Khachanov (4) | 17 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
2 | W | Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) | 6 | Win | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | |
The Match in Africa 6 Cape Town, South Africa Exhibition Hard, outdoor 7 February 2020 | ||||||
2 | – | Roger Federer | 3 | Loss | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Atlanta Challenge Atlanta, United States Exhibition Hard, indoor 2 March 2020 | ||||||
1 | – | Grigor Dimitrov | 19 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
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The Match in Africa 6 Cape Town, South Africa Exhibition Hard, outdoor 7 February 2020 Partner: Trevor Noah | ||||||
1 | – | Roger Federer / Bill Gates | – / – | Loss | 3–6 | |
Per Rafael Nadal, the below was his 2020 schedule.
Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
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3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | ATP Cup | Perth & Sydney (AUS) | ATP Cup | Hard | N/A | N/A | 250 | Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2) |
20 January 2020– 2 February 2020 | Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | F | 1200 | 360 | Quarterfinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)) |
24 February 2020– 29 February 2020 | Mexican Open | Acapulco (MEX) | 500 Series | Hard | R16 | 45 | 500 | Champion (defeated Taylor Fritz, 6–3, 6–2) |
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | 360 [lower-alpha 1] | Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [26] |
13 April 2020– 19 April 2020 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Monte Carlo (MON) | Masters 1000 | Clay | SF | 360 | 360 [lower-alpha 1] | |
22 April 2020- 28 April 2020 | Barcelona Open | Barcelona (ESP) | 500 Series | Clay | SF | 180 | 180 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 May 2020– 10 May 2020 | Madrid Open | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | SF | 360 | 360 [lower-alpha 1] | |
29 June 2020– 12 July 2020 | Wimbledon | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | SF | 720 | 720 [lower-alpha 1] | |
27 July 2020– 2 August 2020 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo (JPN) | Olympic Games | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [27] |
10 August 2020– 16 August 2020 | Canadian Open | Montreal (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 1000 [lower-alpha 1] | Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [28] |
31 August 2020– 6 September 2020 | US Open | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 2000 [lower-alpha 1] | Chose not to participate amid COVID-19 concerns. [28] [29] |
14 September 2020– 20 September 2020 | Italian Open | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 1000 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals (lost to Diego Schwartzman, 2–6, 5–7) |
28 September 2020– 11 October 2020 [30] | French Open | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | W | 2000 | 2000 [lower-alpha 1] | Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–0, 6–2, 7–5) |
2 November 2020– 8 November 2020 | Paris Masters | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | SF | 360 | 360 [lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 5–7) |
15 November 2020– 22 November 2020 | ATP Finals | London (GBR) | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | RR | 400 | 400 [lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6) |
Total year-end points | 9985 | 9450 | -495 difference |
Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
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3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | ATP Cup | Perth & Sydney (AUS) | ATP Cup | Hard | N/A | N/A | 95 | Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2) |
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | N/A | Tournament cancelled due to the Coronavirus |
Total year-end points | 0 | 95 | 95difference |
Rafael Nadal has a 27–6 (81.8%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 3–4 (42.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | Mexican Open, Mexico (3) | 500 Series | Hard | Taylor Fritz | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2020 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponents | Score |
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Final | 0–1 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Australia | ATP Cup | Hard (i) | Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Feliciano López Albert Ramos Viñolas | Nikola Čačić Novak Djokovic Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki | 1–2 |
Singles | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
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ATP Cup | $595,650 | $595,650 |
Australian Open | A$525,000 | $956,483 |
Mexican Open | $372,785 | $1,329,268 |
Italian Open | €75,000 | $1,418,097 |
French Open | €1,600,000 | $3,278,577 |
Paris Masters | €100,000 | $3,397,127 |
ATP Finals | $459,000 | $3,856,127 |
$3,856,127 | ||
Doubles | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
ATP Cup | $25,075 | $25,075 |
$25,075 | ||
Total | ||
$3,881,202 |
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
At the ATP Cup, Nadal's semifinals match versus Alex de Minaur averaged 320,000 viewers on Teledeporte, [31] and his final match versus Novak Djokovic averaged 953,000 viewers on RTVE's La 1. [32]
At the French Open, his semifinals match versus Diego Schwartzman averaged 403,000 viewers on DMAX and 232,000 viewers on Eurosport. [33] [34] His final match versus Djokovic averaged 1.5 million viewers on DMAX and 628,000 on Eurosport, combining for a 16.8% share. [35] [36]
At the ATP Finals, his semifinals match versus Daniil Medvedev averaged 274,000 vewiers on #Vamos. [37]
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna.
Pablo Carreño Busta is a Spanish inactive professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 10 by the ATP, which he first achieved on 11 September 2017. He also reached a best doubles ranking of No. 16 on 17 July 2017. He has won seven singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open, and four doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Representing Spain, Carreño Busta has won an Olympic bronze medal in men's singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was a member of the Spanish team that won the 2019 Davis Cup.
Dominic Thiem is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved in March 2020. Thiem has won 17 ATP Tour singles titles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open where he came back from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev in the final. With the win, Thiem became the first male player born in the 1990s to claim a Major singles title, as well as the first Austrian to win the US Open singles title. He had previously reached three other Major finals, finishing runner-up at the 2018 and 2019 French Open to Rafael Nadal, and at the 2020 Australian Open to Novak Djokovic. Thiem was also runner-up at the 2019 and 2020 ATP Finals, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev, respectively.
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.
Marco Cecchinato is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 16 reached on 25 February 2019. On 29 April 2018, he won his first ATP World Tour title at the 2018 Hungarian Open as a lucky loser, becoming the first Sicilian tennis player to win an ATP title. Cecchinato is a clay specialist and his best Grand Slam result is a semifinal at the 2018 French Open. At the other Grand Slams he has not won a match in singles.
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