2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season

The 2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season is regarded as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time.

After not playing since June of the previous year, his season began on February 5 with the Chile Open, where he finished as the runner-up. Nadal rebounded with title victories at São Paulo and Acapulco. He then won the first Masters event of the year at Indian Wells. Nadal next finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Monte-Carlo, breaking his consecutive win streak for the first time in nine years. He followed that with victories at Barcelona, Madrid, and Rome. At the French Open, he defeated Djokovic in an epic semifinal, before defeating David Ferrer to win his eighth French Open crown. He was then stunned by Steve Darcis in the first round of Wimbledon, in what would be his only defeat prior to the semifinals of a tournament all season. Limping in the final set of the match, many thought his season was over.[citation needed] However, a strong hardcourt summer saw Nadal sweep Montreal, Cincinnati, and then the US Open (def. Djokovic), thus achieving the Summer Slam and clinching the US Open Series. He became the third player in history, after Patrick Rafter and Andy Roddick, to win all three events in succession. This granted him US$3.6 million in prize money, the most money earned by a male tennis player at a single tournament. A few days after the US Open final, he flew to Madrid to help the Spanish Davis Cup team secure their World Group Playoff spot for 2014, with a singles victory against Sergiy Stakhovsky and a doubles victory with Marc López.

2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season
Full nameRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera
Country2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season Spain
Calendar prize money$14,570,937 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record75–7 (91.46%)
Calendar titles10
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 3
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenA
French OpenW
Wimbledon1R
US OpenW
Doubles
Season record6–1 (85.71%)
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 376
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 314
Davis Cup
Davis CupWorld Group
Injuries
InjuriesN/A
Last updated on: October 11, 2013.
2012
2014

Year summary

South American clay court season

Following 222 days injured, Nadal returned to the tennis court on February 5 at the Chile Open. He played both single and double-events and reached the final in both tournaments. At the double-event he partnered up with the Argentine Juan Mónaco.

The next event for Nadal was the Brasil Open. He again played both the singles and doubles events, in which he partnered up with David Nalbandian who also was his opponent in the final of the singles event. Nadal managed to overcome Nalbandian to win his first title in 2013.

Two weeks later Nadal played the Mexico Open, where he beat David Ferrer in the final to win his second title in a row. Following the Golden Swing Nadal confirmed his participation for the hardcourt event BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in the USA taking place from March 4 to March 18.

Indian Wells

In Indian Wells Nadal received a Bye in the first round. In the second round he faced Ryan Harrison and managed to beat him in straight sets. Nadal was drawn to face Leonardo Mayer next, but Mayer withdrew from the tournament due to an injury. Nadal's next opponent was Ernests Gulbis who was on a thirteen match winning streak before Nadal defeated him in three tight sets to reach the quarterfinals where he played against his long-time rival Roger Federer. Nadal was able to overcome Federer in two sets. In the semifinals he played the World No. 6 Tomáš Berdych and managed again to win in two sets, which helped him to reach the final for the fourth time in his career. His opponent was Juan Martín del Potro who had previously beaten world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal defeated del Potro in three sets, winning his record-breaking twenty-second ATP Masters 1000 event and his third Indian Wells title. Nadal subsequently withdrew from the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami in order to rest and prepare for the clay court season.

European Clay Court Season

At Monte-Carlo Nadal reached his ninth straight final but lost in two sets to Djokovic. He won in Barcelona in straight sets and then won the Madrid title for a record-breaking 23rd Masters 1000 title, before extending the record to 24 with three top 6 wins in a row against Ferrer, Berdych, and then Federer in an easy two set victory at the 2013 Rome Masters. Nadal capped off his streak with a ninth straight final this year at the 2013 French Open, defeating Djokovic in an epic match that finished 9–7 in the fifth set. Nadal won the first set and led in the second by a break, but Djokovic then took four straight games to win the set. Nadal responded by dominating the third and led twice by a break in the fourth, but Djokovic broke back on both occasions. As a result, Nadal failed to serve out the match and faltered in the subsequent tiebreak. The momentum seemed to be with Djokovic, who broke at the beginning of the fifth and led 4–2 before Nadal made an impressive comeback. The match was reminiscent of their 2012 encounter at the Australian Open final. This time the match time was 4:37. In the final Nadal thrashed an in-form Ferrer in straight sets, breaking his own record and winning an unprecedented 8th French Open Championship.

During the European clay season, Nadal earned a total of 5,100 points, making it (as of 2023) its most successful year in his entire career.

Grass Court Season

Nadal withdrew from Halle and played at Wimbledon. He was on a 22 match winning streak, when for the first time in his career, he lost a first round match at a Grand Slam, losing in three sets to lower-ranked Steve Darcis of Belgium. Many people speculated that this was the end of the year for Nadal, who was limping and visibly uncomfortable in his match.

American Hard Court Season

Nadal took a break after Wimbledon. He regained his form in Montreal, destroying dangerous server Jerzy Janowicz in the first round. He then put up a strong performance to beat No.1 Djokovic on the hard courts during the semifinal, beating him in the tie-breaker in the final set. He defeated Milos Raonic in the final in straight sets to win his third title in Montreal and a record 25th masters title. Nadal broke his own record yet again and won his 26th ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati Masters, beating Benjamin Becker, Dimitrov, Federer in the QF, Tomas Berdych, and finally John Isner in the final on Sunday 18 August. Nadal entered the final Major of the year having missed the previous edition last year due to injury. Cruising through the first three rounds, he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in 4 sets in the 4th round, and then reached the final in winning the rest of matches in straight sets. In the final, Nadal yet again faced Djokovic. This was their 6th meeting in a Major final. Rafa took the first set, Novak took the second. But Rafa then gained momentum and won the next two sets to win the title. Thus Rafael Nadal won his second US Open Championship, and his 13th Major overall, putting him third on the all-time list behind Federer (17) and Sampras (14). He became the 3rd player after Patrick Rafter and Andy Roddick to win the Summer Slam (Won Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open in the same year). He remained undefeated so far on Hard Courts in 2013.

Asian Fall & Indoor Hard Court Season

At the China Open Nadal returned to the No.1 ranking by reaching the final. He had a noteworthy comeback in the quarter-finals against Fabio Fognini, where he fought back from a set and break down to secure the victory. In the final he lost to Djokovic in two sets. Nadal was defeated at the Shanghai Masters by del Potro in the semi-finals. Nadal's final tournament of the year before the World Tour Finals was at the Paris Masters. In Paris, Nadal reached the semifinals where he was defeated by compatriot David Ferrer for the first time in their last 10 head-to-head meeting. At the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Nadal was unbeaten (3–0) in round robin play and by winning his first 2 matches sealed the Year End ATP World No. 1 Ranking in the process. In the semifinals Nadal faced long time rival Roger Federer, and recorded his first indoor win against the Swiss at the ATP World Tour Finals in straight sets. In the final he faced Novak Djokovic but lost in straight sets.

All matches

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Chile Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
February 4–10, 2013
1R
Bye
1 / 706 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Federico Delbonis 122
Win
6–3, 6–2
2 / 707 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Daniel Gimeno-Traver 60
Win
6–1, 6–4
3 / 708 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jérémy Chardy 25
Win
6–2, 6–2
4 / 709 F 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Horacio Zeballos 73
Loss (1)
7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Brasil Open
São Paulo, Brazil
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, indoor
February 11–17, 2013
1R
Bye
5 / 710 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  João Souza 140
Win
6–3, 6–4
6 / 711 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Carlos Berlocq 78
Win
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
7 / 712 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Martín Alund 111
Win
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
8 / 713 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Nalbandian 93 6–2, 6–3
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP World Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
February 25– March 2, 2013
9 / 714 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Diego Schwartzman 157
Win
6–2, 6–2
10 / 715 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Martín Alund 91
Win
6–0, 6–4
11 / 716 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Leonardo Mayer 77
Win
6–1, 7–5
12 / 717 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Nicolás Almagro 12
Win
7–5, 6–4
13 / 718 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 4 6–0, 6–2
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, outdoor
March 7–17, 2013
1R
Bye
14 / 719 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Ryan Harrison 73
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–2
3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Leonardo Mayer 64
Walkover
N/A
15 / 720 4R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Ernests Gulbis 67
Win
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
16 / 721 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Roger Federer 2
Win
6–4, 6–2
17 / 722 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tomáš Berdych 6
Win
6–4, 7–5
18 / 723 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Juan Martín del Potro 7 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 14–21, 2013
1R
Bye
19 / 724 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Marinko Matosevic 54
Win
6–1, 6–2
20 / 725 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Philipp Kohlschreiber 21
Win
6–2, 6–4
21 / 726 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Grigor Dimitrov 34
Win
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
22 / 727 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 8
Win
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
23 / 728 F 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 1
Loss (2)
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
Barcelona, Spain
ATP World Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
April 22–28, 2013
1R
Bye
24 / 729 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Carlos Berlocq 63
Win
6–4, 6–2
25 / 730 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Benoît Paire 33
Win
7–6(7–2), 6–2
26 / 731 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Albert Ramos 64
Win
6–3, 6–0
27 / 732 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Milos Raonic 13
Win
6–4, 6–0
28 / 733 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Nicolás Almagro 12 6–4, 6–3
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 5–12, 2013
1R
Bye
29 / 734 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Benoît Paire 37
Win
6–3, 6–4
30 / 735 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Mikhail Youzhny 31
Win
6–2, 6–3
31 / 736 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 4
Win
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
32 / 737 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Pablo Andújar 113
Win
6–0, 6–4
33 / 738 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka 15 6–2, 6–4
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 12–19, 2013
1R
Bye
34 / 739 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Fabio Fognini 25
Win
6–1, 6–3
35 / 740 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Ernests Gulbis 46
Win
1–6, 7–5, 6–4
36 / 741 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 4
Win
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
37 / 742 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tomáš Berdych 6
Win
6–2, 6–4
38 / 743 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Roger Federer 3 6–1, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 26– June 9, 2013
39 / 744
1R
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Daniel Brands 59
Win
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–3
40 / 745 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Martin Kližan 35
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
41 / 746 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Fabio Fognini 29
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4
42 / 747 4R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Kei Nishikori 15
Win
6–4, 6–1, 6–3
43 / 748 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka 10
Win
6–2, 6–3, 6–1
44 / 749 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 1
Win
6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7
45 / 750 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 5 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
June 24– July 7, 2013
46 / 751
1R
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Steve Darcis 135
Loss
6–7(4–7), 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, outdoor
August 5–11, 2013
1R
Bye
47 / 752 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jesse Levine 132
Win
6–2, 6–0
48 / 753 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jerzy Janowicz 18
Win
7–6(8–6), 6–4
49 / 754 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Marinko Matosevic 74
Win
6–2, 6–4
50 / 755 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 1
Win
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
51 / 756 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Milos Raonic 13 6–2, 6–2
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, outdoor
August 11–18, 2013
1R
Bye
52 / 757 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Benjamin Becker 100
Win
6–2, 6–2
53 / 758 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Grigor Dimitrov 29
Win
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
54 / 759 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Roger Federer 5
Win
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
55 / 760 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tomas Berdych 6
Win
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
56 / 761 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  John Isner 22 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hardcourt, outdoor
August 26– September 9, 2013
57 / 762 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Ryan Harrison 97
Win
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
58 / 763 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Rogerio Dutra Silva 134
Win
6–2, 6–1, 6–0
59 / 764 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Ivan Dodig 38
Win
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
60 / 765 4R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Philipp Kohlschreiber 25
Win
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
61 / 766 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tommy Robredo 22
Win
6–0, 6–2, 6–2
62 / 767 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Richard Gasquet 9
Win
6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
63 / 768 W 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 1 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Davis Cup World Group
Playoffs
: Spain vs Ukraine

Madrid, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
September 13–15, 2013
64 / 769 RR2 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Sergiy Stakhovsky 92
Win
6–0, 6–0, 6–4
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 500
Hardcourt, outdoor
September 30– October 6, 2013
65 / 770 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Santiago Giraldo 87
Win
6–2, 6–4
66 / 771 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Philipp Kohlschreiber 25
Win
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
67 / 772 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Fabio Fognini 19
Win
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
68 / 773 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tomas Berdych 5
Win
4–2 ret.
69 / 774 F 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 1
Loss (3)
3–6, 4–6
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, outdoor
October 6–13, 2013
1R
Bye
70 / 775 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Alexandr Dolgopolov 34
Win
6–3, 6–2
71 / 776 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Carlos Berlocq 44
Win
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
72 / 777 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka 8
Win
7–6(12–10), 6–1
73 / 778 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Juan Martín del Potro 5
Loss
2–6, 4–6
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, indoor
October 28 – November 3, 2013
1R
Bye
74 / 779 2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Marcel Granollers 39
Win
7–5, 7–5
75 / 780 3R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jerzy Janowicz 14
Win
7–5, 6–4
76 / 781 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Richard Gasquet 10
Win
6–4, 6–1
77 / 782 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 3
Loss
3–6, 5–7
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour Finals
Hardcourt, indoor
November 4–11, 2013
78 / 783 RR 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 3
Win
6–3, 6–2
79 / 784 RR 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka 8
Win
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
80 / 785 RR 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Tomas Berdych 6
Win
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
81 / 786 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Roger Federer 7
Win
7–5, 6–3
82 / 787 F 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 2
Loss (4)
3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents Ranks Result Score
Chile Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
4–11 February 2013
Partner: 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Juan Mónaco
1 / 158 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  František Čermák
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Lukáš Dlouhý
35
57
Win
6–3, 6–2
2 / 159 QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Guillaume Rufin
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Filippo Volandri
899
170
Win
6–2, 7–6 (7–4)
3 / 160 SF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Carlos Berlocq
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Leonardo Mayer
112
221
Win
6–3, 6–4
4 / 161 F 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Paolo Lorenzi
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Potito Starace
454
84
Loss (1)
2–6, 4–6
Brasil Open
São Paulo, Brazil
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, indoor
11–17 February 2013
Partner: 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Nalbandian
5 / 162 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Pablo Andújar
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Guillermo García-López
99
294
Win
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
QF 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Oliver Marach
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Horacio Zeballos
52
73
Withdrew N/A
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hardcourt, outdoor
5–11 August 2013
Partner: 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Pablo Andujar
6 / 163 1R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Feliciano López
349
146
Win
6–7(2–7), 6–1, [12–10]
2R 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Jean-Julien Rojer
13
14
Withdrew N/A
Davis Cup World Group
Playoffs
: Spain vs Ukraine

Madrid, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
13–15 September 2013
Partner: 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Marc López
7 / 164 RR3 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Denys Molchanov
2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Sergiy Stakhovsky
205
163
Win
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Nadal's 2013 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date Championship Location Category Surface1 Outcome 2012 Outcome 2013 Prev. Pts New Pts2
14.01.2013–27.01.2013 Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard F Withdrew 1200 0
04.02.2013–10.02.2013 VTR Open Chile ATP World Tour 250 Clay F 0 3 (150)
11.02.2013–17.02.2013 Brasil Open Brazil ATP World Tour 250 Clay (i) W 0 250
25.02.2013–02.03.2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Mexico ATP World Tour 500 Clay W 0 500
04.03.2013–18.03.2013 BNP Paribas Open United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF W 360 1000
18.03.2013–31.03.2013 Sony Open Tennis United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF Withdrew 360 0
13.04.2013–21.04.2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W F 1000 600
20.04.2013–28.04.2013 Barcelona Open BancSabadell Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay W W 500 500
03.05.2013–12.05.2013 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay R16 W 90 1000
13.05.2013–20.05.2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W W 1000 1000
27.05.2013–09.06.2013 French Open France Grand Slam Clay W W 2000 2000
08.06.2013–16.06.2013 Gerry Weber Open Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass QF Withdrew 45 0
24.06.2013–07.07.2013 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass 2R 1R 45 10
02.08.2013–11.08.2013 Rogers Cup Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNS W 0 1000
10.08.2013–18.08.2013 Western & Southern Open United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNS W 0 1000
26.08.2013–09.09.2013 US Open United States Grand Slam Hard DNS W 0 2000
30.09.2013–06.10.2013 China Open China ATP World Tour 500 Hard DNS F 0 300
06.10.2013–13.10.2013 Shanghai Masters China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNS SF 0 360
21.10.2013–27.10.2013 Swiss Indoors Switzerland ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) Withdrew 0 0
28.10.2013–03.11.2013 BNP Paribas Masters France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) DNS SF 0 360
04.11.2013–11.11.2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) DNS F 0 1000
Total 6600 13030 (13030)

1 The symbol (i) = indoors means that the respective tournament will be held indoors.

2 The ATP numbers between brackets = non-countable tournaments.

3 Since Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Swiss open in the final part of the season this tournament became countable and the points were eligible for rankings.

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by number of wins

Finals

Singles: 14 (10–4)

Category
Grand Slam (2–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (5–1)
ATP World Tour 500 (2–1)
ATP World Tour 250 (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (9–3)
Indoors (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 22. 10 February 2013 Chile Open, Viña del Mar, Chile Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Horacio Zeballos 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Winner 51. 17 February 2013 Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil (2) Clay (i) 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Nalbandian 6–2, 6–3
Winner 52. 2 March 2013 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, Acapulco, Mexico (2) Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 6–0, 6–2
Winner 53. 17 March 2013 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, USA (3) Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 23. 20 April 2013 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Winner 54. 28 April 2013 Barcelona Open, Barcelona, Spain (8) Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 6–3
Winner 55. 12 May 2013 Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain (3) Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 6–4
Winner 56. 19 May 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy (7) Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3
Winner 57. 9 June 2013 French Open, Paris, France (8) Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 58. 11 August 2013 Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada (3) Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–2
Winner 59. 18 August 2013 Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  John Isner 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Winner 60. 9 September 2013 US Open, New York City, USA (2) Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 24. 6 October 2013 China Open, Beijing, China Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 25. 11 November 2013 ATP World Tour Finals, London, United Kingdom Hard (i) 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 3–6, 4–6

Exhibition matches

Rafael Nadal took part in the annual BNP Paribas Showdown, where he faced Juan Martín del Potro in a rematch of their 2009 US Open semi-final. Nadal was defeated in straight sets.

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Lost 1. March 4, 2013 BNP Paribas Showdown, Manhattan, New York Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner 1. November 17, 2013 Nadal vs Ferrer, Lima, Peru Clay 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4
Lost 2. November 20, 2013 Massu's retirement, Santiago, Chile Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 6–7, 4–6
Lost 3. November 21, 2013 Nalbandian's retirement, Cordoba, Argentina Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Nalbandian 4–6, 6–7
Winner 2. November 23, 2013 Nalbandian's retirement, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–4
Winner 3. November 24, 2013 Argentina exhibition, Buenos Aires, Argentina Hard 2013 Rafael Nadal Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Venue Singles Prize Money Year-to-date
1. VTR Open $39,000 $39,000
2. Brasil Open $82,300 $121,300
3. Abierto Mexicano Telcel $291,800 $413,100
4. BNP Paribas Open $1,000,000 $1,413,100
5. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €246,000 $1,731,989
6. Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell €389,300 $2,236,638
7. Mutua Madrid Open €638,500 $3,064,325
8. Internazionali BNL d'Italia €501,700 $3,714,678
9. French Open €1,500,000 $5,659,128
10. Wimbledon Championships £23,500 $5,695,517
11. Rogers Cup $547,300 $6,242,817
12. Western & Southern Open $583,800 $6,826,617
13. US Open $3,600,000 $10,426,617
14. China Open $251,165 $10,677,782
15. Shanghai Rolex Masters $180,075 $10,857,857
16. BNP Paribas Masters $128,850 $11,047,917
17. ATP World Tour Finals $1,013,000 $12,060,917
18. 2013 ATP Year-end Bonus Pool $2,500,000 $14,560,917
As of November 11, 2013

See also

References

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