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2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Singles
Season record	17–3 (85.00%)
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year	0
Doubles
Season record	0–0
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No.
Ranking change from previous year	0
	Last updated on: 7 January 2012.

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Rafael Nadal's 2012 tennis season officially began on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour.

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 3 straight sets.^[4] By reaching the finals, he has now done so in four consecutive Grand Slams for the first time in his career. On 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. The previous longest major singles final was Mats Wilander’s win over Ivan Lendl at the U.S. Open in 1988, which lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes. ^[5]

All matches

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent/Rank	Result	Score
Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 2–7 January 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, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 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 12–18 March 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 21st March - 4th April 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

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Nadal's 2012 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Surface	Result 2011	Points 2011	Points 2012	Outcome
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
06.04.2012–08.04.2012	Davis Cup World Group: Spain vs. Austria	Spain	Davis Cup	Clay
15.04.2012–22.04.2012	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	Monaco	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000
23.04.2012–29.04.2012	Barcelona Open BancSabadell	Spain	ATP World Tour 500	Clay	W	500
06.05.2012–13.05.2012	Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open	Spain	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	F	600
13.05.2012–20.05.2012	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	Italy	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	F	600
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	W
06.08.2012–12.08.2012	Rogers Cup	Canada	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	R32	45
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	360
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 other championships						30
Total year points						9595	600¹
Overall Points							10195[1]

¹ Difference between new points and previous points. ATP Points Distribution

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by number of wins

Novak Djokovic 0–1

References

^ "Federer and Nadal stay on course for final showdown". Yahoo Sports. 5 January 2012.
^ "Monfils tops Nadal, faces Tsonga in final". Yahoo Sports. 6 January 2012.
^ "Nadal eases to 1st-round win at Australian Open". Yahoo Sports. 16 January 2012.
^ "Nadal beats Haas as Federer puts feet up at Aussie Open". Yahoo Sports. 18 January 2012.
^ "Longest Men's Singles Championship Final". ESPN Sports. 30 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Rafael Nadal at the Association of Tennis Professionals

[1] "Federer and Nadal stay on course for final showdown". Yahoo Sports. 5 January 2012.

[2] "Monfils tops Nadal, faces Tsonga in final". Yahoo Sports. 6 January 2012.

[3] "Nadal eases to 1st-round win at Australian Open". Yahoo Sports. 16 January 2012.

[4] "Nadal beats Haas as Federer puts feet up at Aussie Open". Yahoo Sports. 18 January 2012.

[5] "Longest Men's Singles Championship Final". ESPN Sports. 30 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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 Nadal began his ATP World Tour season at the [[2012 Qatar Open|Qatar Open]]. He beat [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] and qualifier [[Denis Gremelmayr]] in rounds one and two and then won against seventh-seeded [[Mikhail Youzhny]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=reu-mendoha|title=Federer and Nadal stay on course for final showdown|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=5 January 2012}}</ref> In the semifinal he played poorly and lost to [[Gaël Monfils]] in two routine sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-qataropen|title=Monfils tops Nadal, faces Tsonga in final|date=6 January 2012|publisher=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
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