2013 French Open – Men's singles

2013 French Open ESP Rafael Nadal ESP David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 2013 French Open Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22826913 Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer to win eighth French Open title BBC Sport 17 July 2025 It was his record-extending eighth French Open title and twelfth major title overall. Nadal also became the first man to win a major eight times, and tied Roy Emerson for the third-most major titles of all time.June 2021 In the semifinal encounter between Nadal and Novak Djokovic, they played a notable 4 hour, 37 minute match. A significant part of the Djokovic–Nadal rivalry, it was dubbed by some commentators as the best clay court match ever, and one of the greatest matches ever played;Curtis Jake 2014-05-28 The 10 Most Memorable Matches in French Open History https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2076696-the-10-most-memorable-matches-in-french-open-history 2023-06-29 Bleacher Report en Nadal outlasted Djokovic to win 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7.2013 French Open: men's matches to watch out for | The Roar With his semifinal win over Djokovic, Nadal recorded his 58th French Open match win, surpassing the previous record of 57 held by Guillermo Vilas,ATP Tour Player Profile - Guillermo Vilas https://www.atptour.com/en/players/guillermo-vilas/v028/player-activity?matchType=Singles&year=all&tournament=520_GS 11 January 2026 www.atptour.com which Roger Federer matched with his fourth round win. This was the first all-Spanish major final since 2002, and the first occasion since 2004 that two compatriots contested a major final.French Open: Rafael Nadal edges Novak Djokovic in epic semi as David Ferrer ends Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's match – ABC Grandstand Sport – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Despite the victory, Nadal dropped one place down the rankings to world No. 5 following Ferrer's run to the final.Nadal creates history but Ferrer wins respect | The Roar https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/09/rafael-nadal-david-ferrer-final-live Rafael Nadal v David Ferrer: French Open final – as it happened 9 June 2013 Guardian UK 10 June 2013 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/french-open-2013-rafael-nadal-is-scintillating-as-the-king-of-clay-returns-8651182.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/french-open-2013-rafael-nadal-is-scintillating-as-the-king-of-clay-returns-8651182.html 2022-05-01 subscription Rafael Nadal is scintillating as the king of clay returns 9 June 2013 The Independent 10 June 2013 As of , it is the most recent all-countrymen singles final. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.Tsonga beats Federer, first-time French Open finalist guaranteed | The Roar Seeds 30em 1 1 SRB Novak Djokovic (semifinals) 2 8 SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals) 3 3 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 4 6 ESP David Ferrer (final) 5 5 CZE Tomáš Berdych (first round) 6 7 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals) 7 4 FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round) 8 2 SRB Janko Tipsarević (third round) 9 4 SUI Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals) 10 7 CRO Marin Čilić (third round) 11 5 ESP Nicolás Almagro (fourth round) 12 2 GER Tommy Haas (quarterfinals) 13 3 JPN Kei Nishikori (fourth round) 14 6 CAN Milos Raonic (third round) 15 8 FRA Gilles Simon (fourth round) 16 1 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round) 17 7 ARG Juan Mónaco (first round) 18 8 USA Sam Querrey (third round) 19 2 USA John Isner (third round) 20 5 ITA Andreas Seppi (third round) 21 4 POL Jerzy Janowicz (third round) 22 1 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round) 23 6 RSA Kevin Anderson (fourth round) 24 3 FRA Benoît Paire (third round) 25 7 FRA Jérémy Chardy (third round) 26 1 BUL Grigor Dimitrov (third round) 27 3 ITA Fabio Fognini (third round) 28 4 GER Florian Mayer (first round, retired) 29 2 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round) 30 8 FRA Julien Benneteau (third round) 31 6 ESP Marcel Granollers (first round) 32 5 ESP Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals) Qualifying 2013 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 77 7 12 GER Tommy Haas 3 65 5 3 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 9 SUI Stan Wawrinka 2 3 1 32 ESP Tommy Robredo 2 1 1 4 ESP David Ferrer 6 6 6 6 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 6 2 SUI Roger Federer 5 3 3 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 4 6 1 77 7 3 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 3 6 63 9 4 ESP David Ferrer 6 77 6 6 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 63 2 3 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 4 ESP David Ferrer 3 2 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SRB N Djokovic 77 6 7 BEL D Goffin 65 4 5 CRO I Dodig 6 4 3 6 10 ARG G Pella 4 6 6 2 12 WC USA Al Kuznetsov 1 62 2 WC FRA L Pouille 6 77 6 COL A Falla 4 0r 26 BUL G Dimitrov 6 1 22 UKR A Dolgopolov 67 4 67 RUS D Tursunov 79 6 79 AUS B Tomic 5 68 1r ROU V Hănescu 7 710 2 ITA S Bolelli 4 4 1r TPE Y-h Lu 6 6 2 Q CZE J Veselý 63 6 5 2 16 GER P Kohlschreiber 77 1 7 6 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 ARG G Pella 2 0 2 WC FRA L Pouille 1 64 1 26 BUL G Dimitrov 6 77 6 RUS D Tursunov 4 6r ROU V Hănescu 6 6 TPE Y-h Lu 16 GER P Kohlschreiber w/o 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 26 BUL G Dimitrov 2 2 3 ROU V Hănescu 0 60 1 16 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6 1 SRB N Djokovic 4 6 6 6 16 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 3 4 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 GER T Haas 77 6 6 FRA G Rufin 64 1 3 Q USA J Sock 6 6 7 ESP G García-López 2 2 5 RUS A Kuznetsov 3 4 64 USA R Harrison 6 6 77 ARG C Berlocq 3 4 4 19 USA J Isner 6 6 6 29 RUS M Youzhny 4 6 6 6 ESP P Andújar 6 4 2 3 ARG F Delbonis 62 6 6 6 Q GER J Reister 77 1 0 4 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 WC FRA M Gicquel 2 3 1 WC FRA N Mahut 2 64 1 8 SRB J Tipsarević 6 77 6 12 GER T Haas 77 6 7 Q USA J Sock 63 2 5 USA R Harrison 7 79 3 1 6 19 USA J Isner 5 67 6 6 8 29 RUS M Youzhny 6 65 7 6 ARG F Delbonis 3 77 5 4 ESP F Verdasco 63 1 6 7 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 77 6 3 5 8 12 GER T Haas 7 77 4 610 10 19 USA J Isner 5 64 6 712 8 29 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 4 4 3 12 GER T Haas 6 6 6 29 RUS M Youzhny 1 1 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 ESP R Nadal 4 77 6 6 GER D Brands 6 64 4 3 SVK M Kližan 3 6 6 0 USA M Russell 6 3 1 0r Q ESP P Riba 3 4 4 CZE L Rosol 6 6 6 Q GER A Beck 3 5 3 27 ITA F Fognini 6 7 6 24 FRA B Paire 3 77 6 6 CYP M Baghdatis 6 61 4 4 POL Ł Kubot 6 5 79 6 Q FRA M Teixeira 4 7 67 2 SLO G Žemlja 6 6 6 COL S Giraldo 1 4 1 CAN J Levine 3 2 0 13 JPN K Nishikori 6 6 6 3 ESP R Nadal 4 6 6 6 SVK M Kližan 6 3 3 3 CZE L Rosol 2 63 6 1 27 ITA F Fognini 6 77 2 6 24 FRA B Paire 77 6 6 POL Ł Kubot 62 2 4 SLO G Žemlja 1 7 1 4 13 JPN K Nishikori 6 5 6 6 3 ESP R Nadal 77 6 6 27 ITA F Fognini 65 4 4 24 FRA B Paire 3 77 4 1 13 JPN K Nishikori 6 63 6 6 3 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 13 JPN K Nishikori 4 1 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 SUI S Wawrinka 7 6 61 7 NED T de Bakker 5 3 77 5 Q CAN V Pospisil 69 4 77 6 6 ARG H Zeballos 711 6 64 2 8 FRA K de Schepper 4 63 6 3 NED R Haase 6 77 2 6 ESP A Ramos 63 5 3 21 POL J Janowicz 77 7 6 28 GER F Mayer 6 3 5r UZB D Istomin 4 6 7 WC FRA F Serra 3 4 5 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 7 Q POL M Przysiężny 6 65 7 7 LL USA R Williams 3 77 5 5 UKR S Stakhovsky 1 4 3 7 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 9 SUI S Wawrinka 6 77 6 ARG H Zeballos 2 62 4 NED R Haase 4 6 4 3 21 POL J Janowicz 6 4 6 6 UZB D Istomin 4 5 2 RUS N Davydenko 6 7 6 Q POL M Przysiężny 3 3 0 7 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 9 SUI S Wawrinka 6 62 6 6 21 POL J Janowicz 3 77 3 3 RUS N Davydenko 4 4 3 7 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 9 SUI S Wawrinka 65 4 6 7 8 7 FRA R Gasquet 77 6 4 5 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 CZE T Berdych 68 4 77 77 5 WC FRA G Monfils 710 6 63 64 7 LAT E Gulbis 6 77 6 BRA R Dutra da Silva 1 64 3 NED I Sijsling 6 6 6 AUT J Melzer 4 3 2 PR EST J Zopp 3 2 1 32 ESP T Robredo 6 6 6 20 ITA A Seppi 64 6 6 62 6 ARG L Mayer 77 4 3 77 4 SLO B Kavčič 6 6 6 Q AUS J Duckworth 2 2 2 ARG M Alund 2 6 1 0 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 6 4 6 6 LL AUT A Haider-Maurer 6 4 3 3 11 ESP N Almagro 4 6 6 6 WC FRA G Monfils 65 6 77 6 LAT E Gulbis 77 4 64 2 NED I Sijsling 77 6 3 1 1 32 ESP T Robredo 62 4 6 6 6 20 ITA A Seppi 6 77 62 4 6 SLO B Kavčič 0 63 77 6 3 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 2 4 3 11 ESP N Almagro 6 6 6 WC FRA G Monfils 6 77 2 63 2 32 ESP T Robredo 2 65 6 77 6 20 ITA A Seppi 61 0 4 11 ESP N Almagro 77 6 6 32 ESP T Robredo 65 3 6 6 6 11 ESP N Almagro 77 6 4 4 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 CAN M Raonic 6 6 4 6 BEL X Malisse 2 1 6 4 Q BEL S Darcis 4 6 1 4 FRA M Llodra 6 4 6 6 Q GER J-L Struff 67 6 62 2 RUS E Donskoy 79 2 77 6 LL UKR I Marchenko 3 5 4 23 RSA K Anderson 6 7 6 31 ESP M Granollers 5 6 4 6 4 ESP F López 7 2 6 4 6 POR J Sousa 6 6 6 JPN G Soeda 1 3 2 Q USA S Johnson 4 6 3 6 1 ESP A Montañés 6 3 6 3 6 AUS M Matosevic 4 3 4 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 14 CAN M Raonic 7 3 77 6 FRA M Llodra 5 6 63 2 RUS E Donskoy 710 1 5 2 23 RSA K Anderson 68 6 7 6 ESP F López 3 6 6 6 POR J Sousa 6 3 4 4 ESP A Montañés 2 1 3 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 14 CAN M Raonic 5 64 3 23 RSA K Anderson 7 77 6 ESP F López 1 5 4 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 7 6 23 RSA K Anderson 3 1 1 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 SLO A Bedene 2 2 3 FIN J Nieminen 6 4 711 4 6 FRA P-H Mathieu 4 6 69 6 2 ESP R Bautista-Agut 6 6 6 LUX G Müller 3 4 2 GER B Becker 4 2 5 25 FRA J Chardy 6 6 7 17 ARG J Mónaco 6 6 64 4 4 ESP D Gimeno-Traver 4 4 77 6 6 SRB V Troicki 6 6 6 USA J Blake 4 2 2 CZE R Štěpánek 64 68 611 WC AUS N Kyrgios 77 710 713 GER P Petzschner 1 2 3 10 CRO M Čilić 6 6 6 6 FRA J-W Tsonga 78 6 6 FIN J Nieminen 66 4 3 ESP R Bautista-Agut 1 5 4 25 FRA J Chardy 6 7 6 ESP D Gimeno-Traver 6 64 0 79 4 SRB V Troicki 4 77 6 67 6 WC AUS N Kyrgios 4 2 2 10 CRO M Čilić 6 6 6 6 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 7 25 FRA J Chardy 1 2 5 SRB V Troicki 714 6 7 10 CRO M Čilić 612 4 5 6 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 SRB V Troicki 3 3 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 FRA G Simon 3 1 6 6 7 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 4 1 5 WC FRA A Mannarino 3 6 3 7 5 PR URU P Cuevas 6 2 6 5 7 CZE J Hájek 6 5 6 6 Q USA D Kudla 2 7 0 4 SVK L Lacko 3 4 4 18 USA S Querrey 6 6 6 30 FRA J Benneteau 77 6 5 77 LTU R Berankis 65 3 7 65 GER T Kamke 6 6 3 0 6 ITA P Lorenzi 3 3 6 6 3 Q IND S Devvarman 6 6 7 Q ESP D Muñoz de la Nava 3 3 5 Q ESP P Carreño-Busta 2 2 3 2 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 15 FRA G Simon 62 6 6 6 PR URU P Cuevas 77 1 1 1 CZE J Hájek 4 5 4 18 USA S Querrey 6 7 6 30 FRA J Benneteau 711 7 5 0 6 GER T Kamke 69 5 7 6 4 Q IND S Devvarman 2 1 1 2 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 15 FRA G Simon 2 6 2 77 6 18 USA S Querrey 6 3 6 62 2 30 FRA J Benneteau 3 4 5 2 SUI R Federer 6 6 7 15 FRA G Simon 1 6 6 2 3 2 SUI R Federer 6 4 2 6 6 Road to the final For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal lost a set in both of the first two rounds. In the semi-finals, he faced off against world number one Novak Djokovic. In an epic five setter, Nadal triumphed 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7 (3–7), 9–7. David Ferrer advanced to the final of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He did not lose a single set in the tournament before the final. Final Third-seeded Nadal from Spain faced off against fourth-seeded David Ferrer in the finals of the French Open. Both players employed the same strategy, trying to win points from the baseline. Nadal won a break early in the first set, but lost it back quickly and had to fend off two other break points during the set. Nadal ending up winning the first set 6–3. Down 3–1 in the second set, Ferrer had four break points to get back into the set. However, Nadal fought them all off, winning the last point on a 31-shot rally, the longest of the match. From there he cruised to a 6–2 set victory. Aided by a Ferrer double fault on break point, Nadal took the third set 6–3 for a three set to none victory. Nadal had been dominant on clay during his career, but took seven months off from mid-2012 to February 2013 to recover from a knee injury. He showed few signs of the injury during the final as he tracked down balls from corner to corner and hit numerous topspin-laden winners. "This one is very special one," said Nadal after the match. "When you have period of time like I had, you realize that you don't know if you will have the chance to be back here with this trophy another time."Rafael Nadal captures eighth French Open crown Douglas Robson June 9, 2013 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/06/09/rafael-nadal-david-ferrer-french-open-mens-final/2405209/ USA Today associated Press June 10, 2013 The two-hour sixteen-minute match was briefly interrupted by noisy protesters, one of whom ran onto the court with a lit flare. Tournament director Gilbert Ysern said security "acted efficiently and quickly and handled [the situation] very well." Both players appeared to be rattled by the event, dropping serve immediately after it. "I felt a little bit scared at the first moment because I didn't see what's going on. I just turned there and I watch a guy with some fire," remarked Nadal. Ferrer said the event did not affect his play. Ten people were arrested in total. With his win, Nadal became the first man to win the same Grand Slam event eight times. It was his 12th major overall, putting him tied for third on the all-time list behind Roger Federer (17) and Pete Sampras (14). With his victory Nadal's record was 59–1 all time in Paris. Nadal broke the men's record for most victories at the French Open and improved to 20–4 against Ferrer. References External links Official Roland Garros 2013 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw 2013 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2013 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles French Open – Men's Singles