2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season
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| Full name | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Calendar prize money | $1,420,210 |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 28–2 (93.33%) |
| Calendar titles | 4 |
| Current ranking | No. 5 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  -1 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | DNS |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 4–1 (80%) |
| Calendar titles | 0 |
| Current ranking | No. 397 |
| Ranking change from previous year | -335 |
| Last updated on: April 18, 2013. | |
The 2013 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on February 5 with the ATP Tournament in Viña del Mar in Chile.
Year summary
American Clay Court Season
Following 222 days injured, Nadal returned on 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 Monaco.
The next event for Nadal was the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. He played again both single and double events, in which he partnered up with David Nalbandian who also was his opponent in the final of the single event. Nadal managed to overcome Nalbandian with 6-2, 6-3 to win his first title in 2013.
Two weeks later Nadal played the Mexico Open in Acapulco where he managed to beat David Ferrer in the final to win his second title in a row in 2013. 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 7–6(3), 6–2. 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 straight sets with 6-4, 6-2. In the semifinals he played the World No. 6 Tomas Berdych and managed again to win in two straight sets with 6–4 and 7–5 which helped him to reach the final for the fourth time in his career. His opponent was Juan Martin del Potro who had previously thrown out the World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal defeated del Potro in three sets with 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, winning his record breaking twenty-second ATP Masters 1000 event and his third Indian Wells title.
All matches
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score | |
| Chile Open Viña del Mar, Chile ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor February 4–11, 2013 |
Bye | ||||||
| 591 | 2R |  Federico Delbonis
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122 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 592 | QF | Daniel Gimeno-Traver
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60 | 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| 593 | SF |  Jérémy Chardy
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25 | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| 594 | F | Horacio Zeballos
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73 | 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 |
Bye | ||||||
| 595 | 2R |  João Souza
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140 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 596 | QF | Carlos Berlocq
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78 | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 597 | SF | Martín Alund
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111 | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–1 | |||
| 598 | W | David Nalbandian
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93 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor February 25– March 2, 2013 |
599 | 1R | Diego Schwartzman
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157 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 600 | 2R | Martin Alund
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91 | 6–0, 6–4 | |||
| 601 | QF | Leonardo Mayer
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77 | 6–1, 7–5 | |||
| 602 | SF | Nicolas Almagro
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12 | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 603 | W | David Ferrer
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4 | 6–0, 6–2 | |||
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, USA ATP World Tour 1000 Hardcourt, outdoor March 4–18, 2013 |
Bye | ||||||
| 604 | 2R |  Ryan Harrison
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73 | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | |||
| - | 3R | Leonardo Mayer
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64 | Walkover | |||
| 605 | 4R |  Ernests Gulbis
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67 | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| 606 | QF |  Roger Federer
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2 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 607 | SF |  Tomas Berdych
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6 | 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| 608 | W | Juan Martín del Potro
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7 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour 1000 Clay, outdoor April 14–21, 2013 |
Bye | ||||||
| 609 | 2R |  Marinko Matosevic
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54 | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 610 | 3R |  Philipp Kohlschreiber
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21 | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 611 | QF |  Grigor Dimitrov
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34 | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
| 612 | SF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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8 | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |||
| 613 | F |  Novak Djokovic
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1 | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) | |||
| Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor April 22–28, 2013 |
Bye | ||||||
| 614 | 2R | Carlos Berlocq
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63 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 615 | 3R | Benoit Paire
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33 | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | |||
| 616 | QF | Albert Ramos
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64 | 6–3, 6–0 | |||
| 617 | SF |  Milos Raonic
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13 | 6–4, 6–0 | |||
| 618 | W | Nicolas Almagro
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12 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour 1000 Clay, outdoor May 5–12, 2013 |
Bye | ||||||
| 619 | 2R | Benoit Paire
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37 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 620 | 3R |  Mikhail Youzhny
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31 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 621 | QF | David Ferrer
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4 | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 | |||
| 622 | SF | Pablo Andujar
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113 | ||||
Doubles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents | Ranks | Result | Score |
| Chile Open Viña del Mar, Chile ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor February 4–11, 2013 Partner: Juan Mónaco
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159 | 1R | František Čermák / Lukáš Dlouhý
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#35 / #57 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 160 | QF | Guillaume Rufin /  Filippo Volandri
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#899 / #170 | Win | 6–2, 7–6 (7–4) | |
| 161 | SF | Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer
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#112 / #221 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 162 | F | Paolo Lorenzi / Potito Starace
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#454 / #84 | Loss | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Brasil Open São Paulo, Brazil ATP World Tour 250 Clay, indoor February 11–17, 2013 Partner: David Nalbandian
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163 | 1R | Pablo Andújar / Guillermo García-López
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#99 / #294 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| 164 | QF |  Oliver Marach / Horacio Zeballos
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#52 / #73 | Withdrew | N/A |
Tournament schedule
Singles schedule
Nadal's 2013 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
1 The symbol (i) = indoors means that the respective tournament will be held in a hall.
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by number of wins
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Finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 22. | February 10, 2013 | Chile Open, Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Horacio Zeballos
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Winner | 51. | February 17, 2013 | Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil (2) | Clay (i) | David Nalbandian
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 52. | March 2, 2013 | Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, Acapulco, Mexico (2) | Clay | David Ferrer
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 53. | March 17, 2013 | BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States (3) | Hard | Juan Martín del Potro
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-Up | 23. | April 20, 2013 | Monte Carlo Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Novak Djokovic
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2–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Winner | 54. | April 28, 2013 | Barcelona Open, Barcelona, Spain (8) | Clay | Nicolás Almagro
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6–4, 6–3 |
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.[1] Nadal was defeated in straight sets.[2]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Lost | 1. | March 4, 2013 | BNP Paribas Showdown, Manhattan, New York
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Hard | Juan Martín del Potro
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
See also
- 2013 Roger Federer tennis season
- 2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season
- 2013 Andy Murray tennis season
- 2013 ATP World Tour
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