2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Statistics for Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal File:Paris-FR-75-Roland Garros-2 juin 2014-Nadal-31.jpg Rafael Nadal Spain $6,066,446 (singles & doubles) 48 11 4 No. 3 3 1 F W 4R A 1 1 0 No. 306 306 376 Back Injury (January) Wrist Injury (August) 17 March 2014 2013 2015 The 2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open. This season saw Nadal suffer from injuries that included a back injury, a wrist injury, and appendicitis. After losing in the final of the Australian Open where he suffered from a back injury, Nadal failed to defend his titles at Indian Wells, Barcelona, and Rome. He rebounded by claiming his 9th French Open. Prior to the North American hardcourt season, Nadal would experience another injury, this time a wrist injury which forced him to withdraw from the Rogers Cup, the Western & Southern Open and the US Open where he was the defending champion. Nadal announced on 24 October that he would not be competing for rest of the season due to appendicitis and eventually underwent surgery.BBSSport:Rafael Nadal: 14-time Grand Slam winner confirms his season is over Despite an injury plagued season, Nadal still ended the year at No. 3 with four titles. Year summary Early hard court season and Australian Open Qatar Open Rafael Nadal won the title at 2014 Qatar Open after defeating Gaël Monfils in the final on January 4.BBC Sport:Rafael Nadal beats Gael Monfils to win Qatar title Australian Open Nadal reached his third final Down Under by dispatching his old rival Roger Federer in the semi-finals with a straight set victory and by dropping only one set on the way, against Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals. Victory in the final would have seen Nadal equal Pete Sampras's total of 14 major titles and also become only the third man to win all four grand slams at least twice, Roy Emerson and Rod Laver being the other two. In the final, though, he was unexpectedly beaten by Stanislas Wawrinka, who had previously never beaten Nadal or even won a set against him in 12 previous meetings. At a set and a break down, Nadal sustained a back injury that saw him swiftly lose the second set. He recovered enough to win the third and fought hard before Wawrinka prevailed in four sets.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/25893279 Wawrinka wins Australian Open final BBC Sport Rio Open Nadal won the inaugural Rio Open after beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final on February 23. In the semifinal a day earlier, he had to save two match points in the 3rd set tie breaker to win against Pablo Andújar. Indian Wells Masters Nadal next competed in the Indian Wells Masters. He received a bye in the first round and fought back from a set down to overcome Radek Štěpánek in the second round. His tournament ended in the next round, though, as Alexandr Dolgopolov exacted a measure of revenge for his Rio Open final loss by dispatching Nadal in a third set tie break. Miami Masters After not competing in 2013, Nadal returned to Key Biscane for a chance at his first Miami Masters title. He dominated his first three opponents, losing a total of nine games combined. He then fought back from a set down to overcome Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals. In an unprecedented event both Novak Djokovic and he received walkovers from their semi-final opponents to set up their 40th clash. It was Nadal's fourth Miami final, following runner-up finishes in 2005, 2008, and 2011. Nadal would once again fail to lift the trophy, though, as Djokovic displayed near perfect form and eased his way to a two-set victory. Spring clay court season and French Open Monte-Carlo Masters After finally relinquishing his Monte-Carlo crown to Novak Djokovic in 2013, Nadal returned to the red clay in an attempt to reclaim the title that had been his from 2005 to 2012. As expected the King of Clay won his first two matches with ease. His victory against Andreas Seppi in the third round brought his career clay court wins to 300, a feat achieved by only ten other players. In the quarter-finals, though, Nadal would succumb to the relentless attack of David Ferrer. It was the first time Ferrer had beaten Nadal on clay in ten years and the first time Nadal failed to reach the Monte-Carlo final since his first stint in the tournament as a qualifier in 2003. Barcelona Open Nadal hadn't lost a match at the Barcelona Open since 2003 and hadn't lost a set at the tournament since dropping one against David Ferrer in the 2008 final. These streaks seemed destined to continue and did against his first two opponents, both of whom he dispatched in straight sets. In the quarter-finals, Nadal's set streak ended at 44 when Nicolás Almagro took the second set of their match in a tight tiebreak. Almagro would also put an end to Nadal's win streak at 41 when he clinched the match by winning the third set as well.Rafael Nadal's Barcelona Open winning streak ended by Nicolás Almagro Madrid Open Nadal claimed his fourth Madrid Open crown (third on clay) by defeating Kei Nishikori in the final. Nadal was down a set and a break in the final when Nishikori began showing signs of injury. This injury aided Nadal as he fought back to win the second set and take a three-game lead in the third before Nishikori retired. Italian Open Nadal made his ninth final at the Italian Open and was vying for his eighth title, but was beaten in three sets by his rival Novak Djokovic in the final. In the second round, Nadal played the longest three set match of the year (thus far) by battling Gilles Simon for 199 minutes. In the third round and quarter-final, he was forced to rally from a set down to claim victory against Mikhail Youzhny and Andy Murray respectively. His loss marked the first time in ten years that he would enter into the French Open with fewer than two European clay court titles. French Open Despite a sub-par European clay court season, Nadal entered the second Major of the year with a 59–1 record at the event. By the end of the tournament Nadal would extend this record to 66–1 by claiming his record fifth consecutive and record ninth French Open title with a four set victory over Novak Djokovic. He won his first four rounds against Robby Ginepri, Dominic Thiem, Leonardo Mayer, and Dušan Lajović, respectively, without dropping a set. In the quarter-finals, he faced last year's finalist, David Ferrer. He dropped the opening set, his first of the tournament, but went on to win in four sets. In the semi-finals, he put on a devastating display and lost only six games as he dispatched Andy Murray in straight sets. The final was a rematch of last year's semifinal and the 2012 final as well as his 42nd match against Novak Djokovic. In winning his 9th Roland Garros title, Nadal became the only player to have won one Grand Slam for ten consecutive years.http://www.atpworldtour.com/ Home atpworldtour.com Grass court season and Wimbledon Halle Open Nadal received a bye in the first round and then lost to Dustin Brown in the second round. The loss marked Nadal's third consecutive defeat on grass and dropped his record on the surface to 2–5 since he reached the 2011 Wimbledon final. Wimbledon Having been bounced in the second round by Lukáš Rosol in 2012, the first round by Steve Darcis in 2013, and riding a three match grass losing streak, Nadal entered the 2014 edition of Wimbledon looking for redemption. His first match started off rocky as he dropped the opening set against Martin Kližan, but he recovered to win in four and snap his losing streak. Up next was his 2012 conqueror, Rosol. Rosol looked capable of pulling out the upset once again as he led by a set and a break, but Nadal righted the ship and got revenge for his 2012 defeat by pulling the match out in four. Nadal again recovered from a set down against Mikhail Kukushkin in the third round, marking the first time in his career that he won three consecutive matches after dropping the first set. Nadal went on to face 19-year-old wildcard Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round and once again dropped the opening set, but was unable to recover this time and succumbed to Kyrgios in four sets. It was Nadal's first defeat to a player born in the 1990s and the first time a teenager had beaten the World No. 1 at a Grand Slam since Nadal himself beat Roger Federer at the 2005 French Open. Summer hard court season Canadian Open, Cincinnati Masters, and US Open Nadal was the defending champion of all three tournaments, but had to withdraw from each because he was unable to recover from a right wrist injury that he suffered while practicing on July 29. Asian Swing China Open Nadal returned to action from his wrist injury after three months away from the tour with a dominant two set victory over Richard Gasquet. He won the next round as well, but rust and lack of training became apparent as he fell to Martin Kližan in the quarters. Shanghai Masters Before his opening match, Nadal announced that he had been receiving aggressive medical treatment for appendicitis in hopes of avoiding surgery until the end of the tennis season. The effects of this ailment, though, could be seen in his movement and play in his opening match as Feliciano López handed him a straight set defeat. Indoor hard court season and World Tour Finals Swiss indoors Nadal seemed to be back to his winning ways as he easily dispatched his first two opponents. In the quarter-finals, though, he ran into red hot 17-year-old Borna Ćorić and was beaten in straight sets. Paris Masters and ATP World Tour Finals After his defeat in Basel, Nadal announced that he was not in a condition to be able to compete at the level necessary to win and opted out of both the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals to have surgery for his appendicitis. It was the third time that Nadal was forced to withdraw from the ATP World Tour Finals after he had qualified. All matches Singles matches 5 250 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar Hard, outdoor 30 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 1R 1 / 788 CZE Lukáš Rosol 47 Win 6–2, 7–6(9–7) 2R 2 / 789 GER Tobias Kamke 74 Win 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 QF 3 / 790 LAT Ernests Gulbis (7) 27 Win 7–5, 6–4 SF 4 / 791 GER Peter Gojowczyk (Q) 162 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 W 5 / 792 FRA Gaël Monfils 31 Win 1 2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 yes 7 GS Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 13–26 January 2014 1R 6 / 793 AUS Bernard Tomic 57 Win 6–4, ret. 2R 7 / 794 AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) 570 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 3R 8 / 795 FRA Gaël Monfils (25) 32 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 4R 9 / 796 JPN Kei Nishikori (16) 17 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) QF 10 / 797 BUL Grigor Dimitrov (22) 22 Win 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7), 6–2 SF 11 / 798 SUI Roger Federer (6) 6 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3 F 12 / 799 SWI Stanislas Wawrinka (8) 8 Loss 1 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 yes 5 500 Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay, outdoor 17–23 February 2014 1R 13 / 800 ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver 84 Win 6–3, 7–5 2R 14 / 801 ESP Albert Montañés 72 Win 6–1, 6–2 QF 15 / 802 POR João Sousa 48 Win 6–1, 6–0 SF 16 / 803 ESP Pablo Andújar (8) 40 Win 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(12–10) W 17 / 804 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 54 Win 2 2014 Rio Open 6–3, 7–6(7–3) yes 3 1000 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 3–16 March 2014 1R yes 2R 18 / 805 CZE Radek Štěpánek 50 Win 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 3R 19 / 806 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 31 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) yes 7 1000 Sony Open Tennis Miami, United States Hard, outdoor 17–30 March 2014 1R yes 2R 20 / 807 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 44 Win 6–1, 6–3 3R 21 / 808 UZB Denis Istomin 57 Win 6–1, 6–0 4R 22 / 809 ITA Fabio Fognini (14) 14 Win 6–2, 6–2 QF 23 / 810 CAN Milos Raonic (12) 12 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 SF CZE Tomáš Berdych (7) 7 W/O N/A F 24 / 811 SER Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss 2 3 6 - 3 6 - yes 4 1000 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 12–20 April 2014 1R yes 2R 25 / 812 RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili 58 Win 6–4, 6–1 3R 26 / 813 ITA Andreas Seppi 35 Win 6–1, 6–3 QF 27 / 814 ESP David Ferrer (6) 6 Loss 6–7(1–7), 4–6 yes 4 500 Barcelona Open BancSabadell Barcelona, Spain Clay, outdoor 21–27 April 2014 1R yes 2R 28 / 815 ESP Albert Ramos 103 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–4 3R 29 / 816 CRO Ivan Dodig 37 Win 6–3, 6–3 QF 30 / 817 ESP Nicolás Almagro (6) 20 Loss 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 yes 6 1000 Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay, outdoor 5–11 May 2014 1R yes 2R 31 / 818 ARG Juan Mónaco 56 Win 6–1, 6–0 3R 32 / 819 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 57 Win 6–1, 6–4 QF 33 / 820 CZE Tomáš Berdych (6) 6 Win 6–4, 6–2 SF 34 / 821 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 45 Win 6–4, 6–3 W 35 / 822 JPN Kei Nishikori (10) 12 Win 3 2–6, 6–4, 3–0 ret. yes 6 1000 Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay, outdoor 12–18 May 2014 1R yes 2R 36 / 823 FRA Gilles Simon 30 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 3R 37 / 824 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (14) 16 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–1 QF 38 / 825 GBR Andy Murray (7) 8 Win 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 SF 39 / 826 BUL Grigor Dimitrov (12) 14 Win 6–2, 6–2 F 40 / 827 SER Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss 3 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 yes 7 GS French Open Paris, France Clay, outdoor 25 May – 08 June 2014 1R 41 / 828 USA Robby Ginepri (WC) 279 Win 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 2R 42 / 829 AUT Dominic Thiem 57 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 3R 43 / 830 ARG Leonardo Mayer 65 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 4R 44 / 831 SER Dušan Lajović 83 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 QF 45 / 832 ESP David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 SF 46 / 833 GBR Andy Murray (7) 8 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 W 47 / 834 SER Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Win 4 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 yes 2 250 Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany Grass, outdoor 9–15 June 2014 1R yes 2R 48 / 835 GER Dustin Brown (WC) 85 Loss 4–6, 1–6 yes 4 GS Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 23 June – 6 July 2014 1R 49 / 836 SVK Martin Kližan 51 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 2R 50 / 837 CZE Lukáš Rosol 52 Win 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–4 3R 51 / 838 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 65 Win 6–7(4–7),6–1, 6–1, 6–1 4R 52 / 839 AUS Nick Kyrgios 144 Loss 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 yes 3 500 China Open Beijing, China Hard, outdoor 29 September – 5 October 2014 1R 53 / 840 FRA Richard Gasquet 22 Win 6–4, 6–0 2R 54 / 841 GER Peter Gojowczyk 122 Win 6–3, 6–4 QF 55 / 842 SVK Martin Kližan 56 Loss 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 3–6 yes 2 1000 Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China Hard, outdoor 5–14 October 2014 1R yes 2R 56 / 843 ESP Feliciano López 21 Loss 3–6, 6–7(6–8) yes 3 500 Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard, indoor 18–26 October 2014 1R 57 / 844 ITA Simone Bolelli 77 Win 6–2, 6–2 2R 58 / 845 FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert 120 Win 6–1, 6–1 QF 59 / 846 CRO Borna Ćorić 124 Loss 2–6, 6–7(4–7) yes Doubles matches yes 2 250 Qatar Open Doha, Qatar Hard, outdoor 30 December 2013 – 4 January 2014 ESP Francisco Roig 1R 1 / 165 ESP Pablo Andújar / CZE Lukáš Rosol #170 / #72 Win 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 QF 2 / 166 CRO Ivan Dodig / BRA Marcelo Melo (3) #7 / #6 Loss 4–6, 6–7 (1–7) yes 1 500 China Open Beijing, China Hard, outdoor 29 September – 5 October 2014 ESP Pablo Andújar 1R 3 / 167 CZE Tomáš Berdych / USA John Isner (3) #190 / #143 Loss 5–7, 6–4, [4–10] yes Exhibition matches Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 26–28 December 2013 QF yes 1 SF ESP David Ferrer (3) 3 Loss 4–6, 4–6 2 SF-B FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 10 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Tournament schedule Singles schedule Nadal's 2014 singles tournament schedule is as follows: DateTournamentLocationCategory Surface1 Outcome 2013 Outcome 2014 Prev. Pts New Pts2 30 Dec 2013–05 Jan 2014 Qatar Open Doha, Qatar ATP World Tour 250 Hard DNS W 0 250 13 Jan 2014–26 Jan 2014 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard DNS F 0 1200 17 Feb 2014–23 Feb 2014 Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ATP World Tour 500 Clay - W 0 500 06 Mar 2014–16 Mar 2014 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 3R 1000 45 19 Mar 2014–30 Mar 2014 Miami Masters Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard DNS F 0 600 13 Apr 2014–20 Apr 2014 Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay F QF 600 180 21 Apr 2014–27 Apr 2014 Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay W QF 500 90 4 May 2014 – 11 May 2014 Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W W 1000 1000 11 May 2014 – 18 May 2014 Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W F 1000 600 25 May 2014–08 Jun 2014 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay W W 2000 2000 09 Jun 2014–15 Jun 2014 Halle Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass DNS 2R 0 0 23 Jun 2014–06 Jul 2014 Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass 1R 4R 10 180 04 Aug 2014–10 Aug 2014 Canadian Open Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W DNS 1000 0 10 Aug 2014–17 Aug 2014 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W DNS 1000 0 25 Aug 2014–07 Sep 2014 US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard W DNS 2000 0 29 Sep 2014–04 Oct 2014 China Open Beijing, China ATP World Tour 500 Hard F QF 300 90 05 Oct 2014–12 Oct 2014 Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 2R 360 10 18 Oct 2014–26 Oct 2014 Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) DNS 0 Total 13030 6745 (8105) 1 The symbol (i) = indoors means that the respective tournament will be held indoors. 2 The ATP numbers between brackets = non-countable tournaments. Head-to-head matchups Ordered by number of wins, then ranking at the time of the most recent match. 22em Pablo Andújar CZE Tomáš Berdych 2–0 GBR Andy Murray 2–0 JPN Kei Nishikori 2–0 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 2–0 FRA Gaël Monfils 2–0 CZE Lukáš Rosol 2–0 GER Peter Gojowczyk 2–0 SER Novak Djokovic 1–2 ESP David Ferrer 1–1 SWI Roger Federer 1–0 CAN Milos Raonic 1–0 ITA Fabio Fognini 1–0 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1–0 FRA Richard Gasquet 1–0 LAT Ernests Gulbis 1–0 FRA Gilles Simon 1–0 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 1–1 ITA Andreas Seppi 1–0 CRO Ivan Dodig 1–0 ESP Pablo Andújar 1–0 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1–0 POR João Sousa 1–0 CZE Radek Štěpánek 1–0 SVK Martin Kližan 1–1 ARG Juan Mónaco 1–0 AUT Dominic Thiem 1–0 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 1–0 UZB Denis Istomin 1–0 RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili 1–0 AUS Bernard Tomic 1–0 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 1–0 ARG Leonardo Mayer 1–0 GER Tobias Kamke 1–0 ESP Albert Montañés 1–0 ITA Simone Bolelli 1–0 SER Dušan Lajović 1–0 ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver 1–0 ESP Albert Ramos 1–0 FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1–0 USA Robby Ginepri 1–0 AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis 1–0 SWI Stanislas Wawrinka 0–1 ESP Nicolás Almagro 0–1 ESP Feliciano López 0–1 GER Dustin Brown 0–1 AUS Nick Kyrgios 0–1 CRO Borna Ćorić 0–1 Finals Singles: 7 (4–3) CategoryGrand Slam (1–1)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–2)ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (3–1)Grass (0–0)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (4–3)Indoors (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner61January 5, 2014Qatar Open, Doha, QatarHardFRA Gaël Monfils6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2Runner-up26January 26, 2014Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (2)HardSWI Stanislas Wawrinka3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6Winner62February 23, 2014Rio Open, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClayUKR Alexandr Dolgopolov6–3, 7–6(7–3)Runner-up27March 30, 2014Miami Masters, Miami, United States (4)HardSRB Novak Djokovic3–6, 3–6Winner63May 11, 2014Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain (4)ClayJPN Kei Nishikori2–6, 6–4, 3–0 ret.Runner-up28May 18, 2014Italian Open, Rome, Italy (2)ClaySRB Novak Djokovic6–4, 3–6, 3–6Winner64June 8, 2014French Open, Paris, France (9)ClaySRB Novak Djokovic3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 Earnings Bold font denotes tournament win. # Venue Singles prize money Year-to-date 1.Qatar Open $188,600 $188,600 2.Australian Open $1,191,572 $1,380,172 3.Rio Open $316,400 $1,696,572 4.Indian Wells Masters $28,000 $1,697,572 5.Miami Masters $384,065 $2,081,637 6.Monte-Carlo Masters €68,890 $2,199,357 7.Barcelona Open €38,960 $2,263,337 8.Madrid Open €698,720 $3,227,472 9.Italian Open €269,150 $3,597,742 10.French Open €1,650,000 $5,845,702 11.Halle Open €12,340 $5,862,532 12.Wimbledon £117,000 $6,061,5262014 07 07 US See also 2014 ATP World Tour 2014 Novak Djokovic tennis season 2014 Roger Federer tennis season 2014 Andy Murray tennis season 2014 Stan Wawrinka tennis season References External links http://www.rafaelnadal.com/en/ es ATP tour profile 2014 Rafael Nadal tennis season Nadal Nadal tennis season Nadal tennis season