2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season

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2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$3,120,355
Singles
Season record20–1 (95.2%)
Calendar titles3
Current rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 3
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
Doubles
Season record1–0 (100%)
Current rankingNo. 1111
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 600
Last updated on: 21 March 2022.
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The 2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the ATP 250 tournament in Melbourne.[1][2] It has been Nadal's best start to an ATP Tour season.

Yearly summary[]

Early hard court season[]

Melbourne Summer Set 1[]

See also: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal won his 89th ATP singles title at Melbourne Summer Set 1 without dropping a set en route, defeating qualifier Maxime Cressy in the final.

Australian Open[]

See also: 2022 Australian Open – Men's singles

Nadal won his second Australian Open title and 21st men's singles major title overall, surpassing an all-time record he jointly held with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Nadal defeated Denis Shapovalov and Matteo Berrettini en route to the final, where he outlasted Daniil Medvedev in five hours and 24 minutes. It was Nadal's 90th ATP title, and he became the second man in the Open Era, after Djokovic, to achieve the double career Grand Slam.

Mexican Open[]

See also: 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Singles

Nadal stormed to the title in high form, not dropping a set in any of his five matches (including a win over Medvedev, who had earlier that week had clinched the world No. 1 ranking). He beat Cameron Norrie in the final to win his third title of the year and extend his unbeaten streak for the season to 15-0, his career-best start to an ATP Tour season.

Indian Wells Masters[]

See also: 2022 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Nadal lost in the final to Taylor Fritz, ending his 20 match winning streak, his best start to a tennis season. He chose Indian Wells to be his last hard court tournament before the clay court season. He reached the final for a fifth time after beating in the process Sebastian Korda, Daniel Evans, Reilly Opelka, Nick Kyrgios and his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.

Clay Court Season[]

Monte-Carlo Masters[]

See also:

All matches[]

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2022.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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 (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Melbourne Summer Set
Melbourne, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 January 2022
– 1R Bye
1 / 1238 2R Lithuania Ričardas Berankis (Q) 104 Win 6–2, 7–5
– QF Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 64 W/O N/A
2 / 1239 SF Finland Emil Ruusuvuori (Alt.) 95 Win 6–4, 7–5
3 / 1240 W United States Maxime Cressy (Q) 112 Win (1) 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 January 2022
4 / 1241 1R United States Marcos Giron 66 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
5 / 1242 2R Germany Yannick Hanfmann (Q) 126 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
6 / 1243 3R Russia Karen Khachanov (28) 30 Win 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
7 / 1244 4R France Adrian Mannarino 69 Win 7–6(16–14), 6–2, 6–2
8 / 1245 QF Canada Denis Shapovalov (14) 14 Win 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
9 / 1246 SF Italy Matteo Berrettini (7) 7 Win 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
10 / 1247 W Russia Daniil Medvedev (2) 2 Win (2) 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
21 – 26 February 2022
11 / 1248 1R United States Denis Kudla (LL) 100 Win 6–3, 6–2
12 / 1249 2R United States Stefan Kozlov (LL) 130 Win 6–0, 6–3
13 / 1250 QF United States Tommy Paul 39 Win 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
14 / 1251 SF Russia Daniil Medvedev (1) 2 Win 6–3, 6–3
15 / 1252 W United Kingdom Cameron Norrie (6) 12 Win (3) 6–4, 6–4
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 20 March 2022
– 1R Bye
16 / 1253 2R United States Sebastian Korda 38 Win 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)
17 / 1254 3R United Kingdom Dan Evans (27) 28 Win 7–5, 6–3
18 / 1255 4R United States Reilly Opelka (17) 17 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
19 / 1256 QF Australia Nick Kyrgios (WC) 132 Win 7–6(7–0), 5–7, 6–4
20 / 1257 SF Spain Carlos Alcaraz (19) 19 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
21 / 1258 F United States Taylor Fritz (20) 20 Loss 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles matches[]

Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Ranks Result Score
Melbourne Summer Set
Melbourne, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 January 2022
Partner: Spain Jaume Munar
1 / 212 1R Argentina Sebastián Báez / Argentina Tomás Martín Etcheverry (Alt.) 886 / 281 Win 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
– 2R Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev / Croatia Franko Škugor (4) 28 / 53 Withdrew N/A


Exhibition matches[]

Singles[]

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Mudabala World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hard, outdoor
16 – 18 December 2021

[3][4]

– QF Bye
1 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray 134 Loss 3–6, 5–7
2 PO Canada Denis Shapovalov 14 Loss 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [6–10]

Schedule[]

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2022 schedule (subject to change).[5]

Singles schedule[]

Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result 		Prev.
points 		New
points 		Result
4 January 2022–
9 January 2022		 Melbourne Summer Set Melbourne (AUS) 250 Series Hard N/A N/A 250 Champion (defeated United States Maxime Cressy, 7–6(8–6), 6–3)
17 January 2022–
30 January 2022		 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard QF 360 2000 Champion (defeated Russia Daniil Medvedev, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5)
21 February 2022–
26 February 2022		 Mexican Open Acapulco (MEX) 500 Series Hard W 500[a] 500 Champion (defeated United Kingdom Cameron Norrie, 6–4, 6–4)
10 March 2022–
20 March 2022		 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard A 0 600 Final (lost to United States Taylor Fritz, 3–6, 6–7(5–7))
23 March 2022–
3 April 2022		 Miami Open Miami Gardens (USA) Masters 1000 Hard A 0 0 Withdrew
11 April 2022–
17 April 2022		 Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) Masters 1000 Clay QF 180 (180[b])
Race to Turin (as of Miami Open) 360 3350 Increase 2390 difference
Total year-end points 4875

Yearly records[]

Head-to-head matchups[]

Rafael Nadal has a 20–1 (95.2%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2022 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 3–0 (100%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 20 March 2022.

Top 10 wins[]

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–0)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–0)
Indoor (0–0)
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score RNR
1/179 Italy Matteo Berrettini 7 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard SF 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 5
2/180 Russia Daniil Medvedev 2 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard F 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 5
3/181 Russia Daniil Medvedev 2 Acapulco, Mexico Hard SF 6–3, 6–3 5

Finals[]

Singles: 4 (3 titles)[]

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–1)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set, Australia* 250 Series Hard United States Maxime Cressy 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 2–0 Jan 2022 Australian Open, Australia (2) Grand Slam Hard Russia Daniil Medvedev 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–0 Feb 2022 Mexican Open, Mexico* (4) 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Mar 2022 Indian Wells Masters, USA Masters 1000 Hard United States Taylor Fritz 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

(*) signifies tournaments where Nadal won the title without dropping a set.

Earnings[]

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Melbourne Summer Set $87,370 $87,370
Australian Open A$2,875,000 $2,158,520
Mexican Open $314,455 $2,472,975
Indian Wells Masters $646,110 $3,119,085
$3,119,085
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Melbourne Summer Set $1,270 $1,270
$1,270
Total
$3,120,355

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Historic achievements[]

Main article: List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal
Tournament Since Record accomplished Players matched Date achieved
Grand Slam 1877 21 men's Grand Slam singles titles Stands alone 30 January
Double Career Grand Slam on 3 different surfaces Novak Djokovic
Australian Open 1905 Longest gap between subsequent titles, 13 years (2009-2022) Stands alone
Mexican Open 1993 Most finals (5) David Ferrer 26 February
Most titles (4) David Ferrer
Thomas Muster		 27 February
ATP Tour 1990 Most titles won without losing a set (30) Stands alone
ATP 500 2009 Most match wins (117) Stands alone
Masters 1000 1990 Most match wins (400) Stands alone 14 March

Personal bests[]

  • Best match win streak at the start of a season (20)[7]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.[6]
  2. ^ Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being used for events between 4 March – 5 August 2019, that were not played in 2020, but weighted at 50%.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rafael Nadal reveals his early 2022 schedule, facing no rivals from the top". tennisworldusa.org. 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Schedule". rafaelnadalfans.com. 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Summary and highlights of Rafael Nadal 0-2 Andy Murray IN Abu Dhabi semifinals". Vavel. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2021 - Denis Shapovalov downs Rafael Nadal to claim third in Abu Dhabi - Eurosport". Eurosport. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Rafael Nadal will kick off the 2022 season at the ATP 250 event in Melbourne". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Rafael Nadal Extends Perfect Season with Acapulco Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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