2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Statistics for Spanish tennis player December 2010 Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Iberia (cropped).jpg Rafael Nadal Parera $10,171,998El patrimonio de Rafael Nadal 71 10 7 No. 1 1 QF W W W yes F 6 3 1 No. 79 53 2009 2011 Rafael Nadal The 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season is lauded as one of the greatest seasons of all time.McGrogan Ed THE 10 GREATEST MEN'S SEASONS: NO. 7, NADAL'S 2010 https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-10-greatest-men-s-seasons-no-7-nadal-s-2010 2022-09-12 Tennis.com en Nadal himself also called it his best year. In the 2010 season, Nadal became the first male player in tennis history to win Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard court) in the same year, referred to as a Surface Slam. He became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French-Wimbledon-US triplet in a calendar year, being the fourth in history. At 24 years, 3 months and 10 days, after his win at the US Open, he simultaneously became the youngest player in the Open Era to complete both (in singles) the Career Grand Slam, and the Career Golden Slam. With this achievement, he was the second man in history to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles, after Andre Agassi did so in 1996. He also became the second man to win at least two majors on three different surfaces in his career (Double Career Surface Slam). Nadal further cemented his place in history by becoming the first, and only player to-date, to win Monte-Carlo Masters, Madrid Masters, Rome Masters, and the French Open in a calendar year, a feat known as the Clay Slam. Year summary Capital World Tennis Championship Nadal began the year by participating in the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeated compatriot David Ferrer (7-6(3), 6-3) to reach his second final in the exhibition tournament. In the final, Nadal defeated Robin Söderling (7-6(3), 7-5).http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8437851.stm Rafael Nadal wins Abu Dhabi exhibition title 2 January 2010 BBC Sport 4 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100104053237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8437851.stm 4 January 2010 live Qatar ExxonMobil Open Secondly, Nadal participated in the Australian Open warm-up tournament, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP 250 event in Doha, where he lost in the final. He defeated the Italians Simone Bolelli in the first round (6-3, 6-3) and Potito Starace (6-2, 6-2) in the second round. In the quarter-finals, the Spaniard defeated the Belgian Steve Darcis: 6-1, 2-0(ret). After that, in the semi-final, Nadal defeated the fifth seed Viktor Troicki (6-1, 6-3), winning eleven games in a row. In the final, Nadal lost to Russian Nikolay Davydenko (6-0, 6-7(8), 4-6), despite dominating the opening set and holding two match points in the second set. Davydenko had also defeated Roger Federer in the semi-final before facing Nadal in the final.Davydenko shocks Nadal in final 9 January 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8450315.stm The British Broadcasting Corporation 9 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110053012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8450315.stm 10 January 2010 live Australian Open In the first round of the Australian Open, Nadal defeated the Australian Peter Luczak (7-6(0), 6-1, 6-4).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/7017603/Australian-Open-2010-Rafael-Nadal-wins-opening-match-in-straight-sets.html London The Daily Telegraph Australian Open 2010: Rafael Nadal wins opening match in straight sets 18 January 2010 19 December 2010 In the second round, he beat Lukáš Lacko (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).http://www.thesportscampus.com/201001203566/grand-slams/nadal-cruises-berdych-and-troicki-fall Australian Open 2010: Nadal cruises; del Potro downs Blake 10-8 in the 5th! www.thesportscampus.com 14 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20100123163100/http://www.thesportscampus.com/201001203566/grand-slams/nadal-cruises-berdych-and-troicki-fall 23 January 2010 dead In the third round, he was tested by Philipp Kohlschreiber, finally beating him in four sets (6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5).http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8474055.stm BBC News Champion Nadal reaches round four 22 January 2010 14 September 2010 In the fourth round, he beat the Croatian Ivo Karlović, (6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4).http://www.tennisnewsonline.com/news/rafael-nadal-ivo-karlovic-2010-australian-open-fourth-round.htm 安全加密检测 In the quarter-finals, Nadal pulled out in the third set against Andy Murray, having lost the first two sets (6-3, 7-6(2)).http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8478297.stm BBC News Murray through after Nadal injury 26 January 2010 22 May 2010 After having his knee examined, doctors told Nadal to take two weeks of rest followed by two weeks of rehabilitation. In singles, Nadal reached the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as the current defending champion. However, the eventual winner, Ivan Ljubičić, defeated him in three sets.http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/ATP-Saturday2-Ljubicic-Shows-Fight-In-SF-Comeback.aspx Ljubicic Shows Heart In Semi-Final Win Over Nadal BNP Paribas Open 20 March 2010 6 June 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100323001822/http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/ATP-Saturday2-Ljubicic-Shows-Fight-In-SF-Comeback.aspx 23 March 2010 He and López won the doubles title by defeating the number one seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/ATP-Saturday2-Nadal-Lopez-Take-Doubles-Title.aspx Lopez/Nadal Upset Top Seeds To Take Doubles Title BNP Paribas Open 20 March 2010 6 June 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100325174219/http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/ATP-Saturday2-Nadal-Lopez-Take-Doubles-Title.aspx 25 March 2010 This boosted Nadal's doubles ranking 175 places,http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Doubles.aspx See "As of Monday: 22.03.2010" in the drop-down menu Atpworldtour.com 6 June 2010 going from number 241 to being number 66 in the world.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Rafael-Nadal.aspx Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis Players - Rafael Nadal ATP World Tour 6 June 2010 After Indian Wells, Nadal reached the semi-finals of Sony Ericsson Open where he lost to the eventual champion Andy Roddick in three sets.Roddick edges Nadal in three sets 3 April 2010 ESPN News https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5050939 Associated Press 5 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406002203/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5050939 6 April 2010 live Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Nadal reached the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco after beating the fellow Spaniard David Ferrer (6-3, 6-2) in the semi-finals. This was Nadal's first tour final since Doha earlier that year. He won the final with a (6-0, 6-1) score over his compatriot Fernando Verdasco. He lost fourteen games throughout all five matches, the fewest he had ever lost en route to a championship, and the tournament's final was the shortest Masters 1000 final in terms of games. With this win, Nadal became the first player in open history to win a tournament title for six straight years.Unstoppable Nadal Captures Sixth Straight Title 18 April 2010 ATP World Tour http://www.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/Sunday-Singles-Final.aspx James Buddell 18 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100421003655/http://www.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/News/Tennis/2010/Tournament/Sunday-Singles-Final.aspx 21 April 2010 live Unlike previous years, Nadal chose to skip the Barcelona tournament despite the fact that he was the five-time defending champion. Internazional BNL d'Italia His next tournament was the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. He defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber, Victor Hănescu, and Stanislas Wawrinka all in straight sets to win his 57th straight match, in April. In the semi-finals, he faced a resilient Ernests Gulbis, who defeated Roger Federer earlier in the tournament and battled Nadal into a three-set-match for the first time in this clay court season. Nadal eventually prevailed with a (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) in two hours and forty minutes. Then he defeated compatriot David Ferrer in the final (7-5, 6-2) for his fifth title at Rome, to equal Andre Agassi's record of winning 17 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Madrid Open Nadal then entered the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he had finished runner-up the previous year. By being one of the top eight seeds, he received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he defeated the qualifier Oleksandr Dolgopolov, Jr. in straight sets. He then played the six-foot-nine American John Isner, and Nadal comfortably came through in straight sets, (7-5, 6-4). In the quarter-finals, he defeated Gaël Monfils (6-1, 6-3) and then his countryman Nicolás Almagro, who was playing the first Masters 1000 semifinal of his career, (4-6, 6-2, 6-2). The first set of his match against Almagro would be just the second set he lost on clay courts up to this point in 2010. Nadal then defeated his longtime rival Roger Federer (6-4, 7-6(5)), avenging his 2009 final loss to Federer. The win gave him his 18th Masters 1000 title, breaking the all-time record. He became the first player to win all three clay court Masters 1000 titles in a single year and the first player to win three consecutive Masters events. Nadal moved back to No. 2 in the rankings the following day. French Open Entering the French Open, many were expecting another Nadal-Federer final. However, this became impossible when rival Robin Söderling defeated Federer (3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4) in the quarter-finals.Soderling Stuns Federer For Semi-Final Berth; Battle For No. 1 Intensifies 1 June 2010 ATP World Tour http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Tuesday2-Soderling-Stuns-Federer.aspx James Buddell 6 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605025559/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Tuesday2-Soderling-Stuns-Federer.aspx 5 June 2010 live The failure of Federer to reach the semi-finals would allow Nadal to regain the world number 1 ranking, if he were to win the tournament. Nadal advanced to the final and defeated Soderling (6-4, 6-2, 6-4) to win the French Open. The win gave Nadal his seventh Grand Slam, tying him with John McEnroe, John Newcombe and Mats Wilander on the all-time list, and allowed Nadal to reclaim the position of ATP World Number One; denying his biggest rival Roger Federer the all-time record for weeks at No. 1.Nadal Sets Up Soderling Re-Match; Bidding For Fifth Title & Return To No. 1 4 June 2010 ATP World Tour http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Friday-2-Nadal-Eyes-Fifth-Title.aspx James Buddell 6 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100607061946/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Friday-2-Nadal-Eyes-Fifth-Title.aspx 7 June 2010 liveNadal Reclaims No. 1 Ranking With Fifth Roland Garros Title 6 June 2010 ATP World Tour http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Final-Nadal-Wins-Fifth-Title.aspx ATP Staff 6 June 2010 With this win, Nadal became the first man to win the three Masters series on clay and the French Open; this was dubbed by the media as the "Clay Slam". This victory at Roland Garros marked the second time that Nadal had won the French Open without dropping a single set (tying the record held by Björn Borg). With the win in Paris he also booked his place at the World Tour Finals in London, and became the first player to win five French Open titles in six years. As of 2017, Nadal's clay season was the second most successful in his career, as he earned 5,000 points after winning 4 titles. This was only surpassed by his 2013 season, in which Nadal earned 5,100 points after winning Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and the French Open, and being runner-up in Monte-Carlo.Braden Jonathon Nadal Hits The Clay With History On His Mind http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/nadal-clay-preview-april-2017 4 May 2017 ATP World Tour 14 April 2017 Aegon Championships In June, Nadal entered the Aegon Championships—which he won in 2008—at the prestigious Queen's Club. He played singles and doubles at this grass court tournament as a warm up for the Wimbledon Championships. By being one of the top eight seeds, he received a bye in the first round. In the second round, where he played his first match on grass since winning Wimbledon in 2008, he defeated the Brazilian Marcos Daniel easily in two sets, (6-2, 6-2). In the third round, he played Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, whom he defeated (7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4), to advance to the quarter-finals. However, in the quarter-finals he was defeated by his compatriot Feliciano López (6-7(5), 4-6), and left the competition without a title. Wimbledon At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships Nadal started by beating Kei Nishikori (6-2, 6-4, 6-4) in the first round. In the second round, he fought hard and succeeded against Robin Haase after five sets (5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3). In the third round, he defeated Philipp Petzschner. The match was a 5-set thriller with Nadal triumphing (6-4, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3). During this match, Nadal was warned twice for receiving coaching from his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, resulting in a $2,000 fine by Wimbledon officials. Allegedly, encouraging words for Nadal shouted during the match were some sort of coaching code signal."https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-wimbledon-nadalfined Nadal fined $2,000 for receiving coaching Yahoo! Sports 28 June 2010 28 June 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100703105733/http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-wimbledon-nadalfined 3 July 2010 liveBrooks Xan Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal v Tomáš Berdych - as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/04/wimbledon-2010-rafael-nadal-tomas-berdych 4 July 2010 2010-06-06 London The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20100706075757/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jul/04/wimbledon-2010-rafael-nadal-tomas-berdych 6 July 2010 live -- During the final match at Wimbledon 2010 between Nadal and Tomáš Berdych someone, allegedly Toni Nadal, yelled "I love you, Rafa!" After that, Nadal comfortably beat the French Paul-Henri Mathieu in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-2). In the quarter-finals, he got past the Swedish Robin Söderling in four sets (3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-1). He then defeated Andy Murray in straight sets (6-4, 7-6(8-6), 6-4) to reach his fourth Wimbledon final. In the 2010 Wimbledon men's title, Nadal won the tournament by defeating Tomáš Berdych in straight sets (6-3, 7-5, 6-4). After the win, Rafa said, "It is more than a dream for me" and thanked the crowd for being both kind and supportive to him during this match and also in the semi-final against Andy Murray.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gkNZrTZDvv_4f2PAU2cXA-kRxarg AFP: Nadal reclaims Wimbledon crown in style Millard Robin 4 July 2010 AFP 4 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707095210/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gkNZrTZDvv_4f2PAU2cXA-kRxarg 7 July 2010 dead The win gave him a second Wimbledon title and an eighth career major title,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8784861.stm BBC Sport - Tennis - Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal beats Berdych in final 4 July 2010 BBC Online 4 July 2010 Piers Newbery https://web.archive.org/web/20100703190035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8784861.stm 3 July 2010 live at the age of 24.http://thetennistimes.com/rafael-nadal-2010-wimbledon-champion/ The Tennis Times Tennis News: Nadal is Champion Again! 22 January 2010 22 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707023650/http://thetennistimes.com/rafael-nadal-2010-wimbledon-champion/ 2010-07-07 dead Rogers Cup In his first hard-court tournament since Miami, Nadal advanced to the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup, along with No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger Federer, and No. 4 Andy Murray, after coming back from a one-set deficit to defeat the German Philipp Kohlschreiber (3-6, 6-3, 6-4).http://www.tennistalk.com/en/match_report/Rogers_Cup/2010/Rafael_Nadal_-_Philipp_Kohlschreiber Nadal rallies to reach Rogers Cup semifinal Tennis Talk 14 August 2010 14 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815030653/http://www.tennistalk.com/en/match_report/Rogers_Cup/2010/Rafael_Nadal_-_Philipp_Kohlschreiber 15 August 2010 dead In the semifinal, defending champion Andy Murray defeated Nadal (6-3, 6-4), becoming the only player to triumph over the Spaniard twice in 2010.http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/13761191/murray-upsets-nadal-in-rogers-cup-semifinal Murray upsets Nadal in Rogers Cup semifinal CBS Sports 14 August 2010 14 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110911171111/http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/13761191/murray-upsets-nadal-in-rogers-cup-semifinal 11 September 2011 Nadal also competed in the doubles tournament with Novak Djokovic in a one-time, high-profile partnership, not seen since 1976 when Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe as World No.1 and No.2 paired up, making a double dream team.http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-players-updates/nadal-and-djokovic-to-play-double-together/ Nadal and Djokovic to play double together Tennisty News 2010-12-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716210527/http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-players-updates/nadal-and-djokovic-to-play-double-together/ 2011-07-16 However, they lost in the first round to Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The next week, Nadal was the top seed at the Cincinnati Masters, losing in the quarter-finals to 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. US Open thumb|right|upright=0.90|Rafael Nadal won the 2010 US Open title, thus completing the Career Grand Slam. At the 2010 US Open, Nadal was the top seed for the second time in three years. He defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili, Denis Istomin, Gilles Simon, 23rd seed Feliciano López, 8th seed Fernando Verdasco, and 12th seed Mikhail Youzhny, all without dropping a set, to reach his first US Open final. By doing that he became the 8th man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four majors at the age 24; the second youngest to ever do so, behind only Jim Courier. In the final, he defeated 3rd seed Novak Djokovic (6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2), which completed the Career Grand Slam for Nadal, and he became the second male after Andre Agassi to complete a Career Golden Slam.http://blog.gvtnews.com/2010/09/13/rafael-nadal-completes-career-golden-slam-wiht-us-open-win.aspx?ref=rss Rafael Nadal Completes Career Golden Slam with US Open Win and Joins "Magnificent Seven" Global Village Tennis News 13 September 2010 14 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20200111165749/http://blog.gvtnews.com/2010/09/13/rafael-nadal-completes-career-golden-slam-wiht-us-open-win.aspx?ref=rss 11 January 2020 dead Nadal also became the first man to win Grand Slams on clay, grass, and hard court surfaces in the same year (later accomplished by Djokovic in 2021 after winning the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon Championships), and the first to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. With the US Open win, Nadal became, along with Mats Wilander, the only male players to win at least two Grand Slams each on clay, grass, and hard court in their careers (Novak Djokovic later completed this feat with his second French Open title in 2021). After all that, he also became the first left-handed man to win the US Open since John McEnroe in 1984.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8992563.stm Rafael Nadal wins US Open to seal career Grand Slam 2010-09-14 BBC Sport 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914042810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8992563.stm 14 September 2010 live This victory also clinched the year-end number one ranking for 2010, making Nadal the third player (after Ivan Lendl in 1989 and Roger Federer in 2009) to regain the year-end number one ranking after having lost it.Nadal Clinches Year-End No. 1 For Second Time Thailand Open Nadal began his Asian tour at 2010 PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, where he reached the semi-finals, losing to his compatriot Guillermo García-López. Japan Open He was able to regroup, and at the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo (debut), he defeated Santiago Giraldo, Milos Raonic and Dmitry Tursunov. In the semi-finals against Viktor Troicki, Nadal saved two match points in the deciding-set tiebreaker, to win it 9-7 in the end. In the final, Nadal comfortably defeated Gaël Monfils (6-1, 7-5) for his 7th title of the season. Shanghai Rolex Masters Nadal next played in the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters, in Shanghai, where he was the top seed, but lost to world's number twelve, Jürgen Melzer in the third round, stopping his record streak of 21 consecutive Masters quarter-finals. On 5 November, Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Paris Masters due to tendinitis in his left shoulder.Nadal withdraws from fatigue at the Paris ATP World Tour Finals At the ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nadal defeated Andy Roddick (3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4) in the first match. He then beat Djokovic in a tight match where Djokovic had trouble with his contact lenses, prevailing (7-5, 6-2). A further victory against Berdych, (7-6(3), 6-1), sent him to his third World Tour Final semi-final. It was the first time he had won all three round-robins, in stark contrast to the previous year. In the semi-finals, he was thrice two points from defeat and was able to win the match on his third match point (7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(6)). In the final, Nadal lost against Roger Federer with a score of (3-6, 6-3, 1-6). This was Nadal's last tournament in the 2010 professional tennis season. Match for Africa Finally, he played Federer in the two-match exhibition Match for Africa for the Roger Federer Foundation and the Rafa Nadal Foundation. The first match took place in Zürich on December 21, 2010, and was won by Federer, (4-6, 6-3, and 6-3). The following match was played in Madrid, and Nadal beat Federer with a score of (7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1).http://www.livetennisguide.com/2010/12/federer-vs-nadal-exhibition-match-contributed-r17millions-at-zurich/ Federer vs Nadal Exhibition Match, Contributed R17Millions at Zurich Live Tennis Guide 2010-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20101227004232/http://www.livetennisguide.com/2010/12/federer-vs-nadal-exhibition-match-contributed-r17millions-at-zurich/ 2010-12-27 dead All matches Singles 5 250 Qatar Open Doha, Qatar Hard, outdoor 4 – 9 January 2010 1R 1 / 493 ITA Simone Bolelli 93 Win 6–3, 6–3 2R 2 / 494 ITA Potito Starace 62 Win 6–2, 6–2 QF 3 / 495 BEL Steve Darcis (Q) 122 Win 6–1, 2–0, retired SF 4 / 496 SRB Viktor Troicki (5) 29 Win 6–1, 6–3 F 5 / 497 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (3) 6 Loss 1 6–0, 6–7(8–10), 4–6 yes 5 GS Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2010 1R 6 / 498 AUS Peter Luczak 70 Win 7–6(7–0), 6–1, 6–4 2R 7 / 499 SVK Lukáš Lacko 75 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 3R 8 / 500 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) 26 Win 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 4R 9 / 501 CRO Ivo Karlović 39 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 QF 10 / 502 GBR Andy Murray (5) 4 Loss 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 0–3, retired yes 6 1000 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 8 – 21 March 2010 1R – yes 2R 11 / 503 GER Rainer Schüttler (Q) 90 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 12 / 504 CRO Mario Ančić 694 Win 6–2, 6–2 4R 13 / 505 USA John Isner (15) 20 Win 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 QF 14 / 506 CZE Tomáš Berdych (19) 25 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4) SF 15 / 507 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (20) 26 Loss 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) yes 6 1000 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States Hard, outdoor 22 March – 4 April 2010 1R – yes 2R 16 / 508 USA Taylor Dent 83 Win 6–4, 6–3 3R 17 / 509 ARG David Nalbandian (WC) 161 Win 6–7(8–10), 6–2, 6–2 4R 18 / 510 ESP David Ferrer (15) 17 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4 QF 19 / 511 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8) 10 Win 6–3, 6–2 SF 20 / 512 USA Andy Roddick (6) 8 Loss 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 yes 6 1000 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 12 – 18 April 2010 1R – yes 2R 21 / 513 NED Thiemo de Bakker (Q) 77 Win 6–1, 6–0 3R 22 / 514 GER Michael Berrer 51 Win 6–0, 6–1 QF 23 / 515 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (9) 16 Win 6–4, 6–2 SF 24 / 516 ESP David Ferrer (11) 17 Win 6–2, 6–3 W 25 / 517 ESP Fernando Verdasco (6) 12 Win 1 6–0, 6–1 yes 6 1000 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Clay, outdoor 26 April – 2 May 2010 1R – yes 2R 26 / 518 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 29 Win 6–1, 6–3 3R 27 / 519 ROM Victor Hănescu 39 Win 6–3, 6–2 QF 28 / 520 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 26 Win 6–4, 6–1 SF 29 / 521 LAT Ernests Gulbis 40 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 W 30 / 522 ESP David Ferrer (13) 17 Win 2 7–5, 6–2 yes 6 1000 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay, outdoor 10 – 16 May 2010 1R – yes 2R 31 / 523 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (Q) 62 Win 6–4, 6–3 3R 32 / 524 USA John Isner (13) 19 Win 7–5, 6–4 QF 33 / 525 FRA Gaël Monfils (12) 18 Win 6–1, 6–3 SF 34 / 526 ESP Nicolás Almagro 35 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 W 35 / 527 SUI Roger Federer (1) 1 Win 3 6–4, 7–6(7–5) yes 7 GS French Open Paris, France Clay, outdoor 24 May – 6 June 2010 1R 36 / 528 FRA Gianni Mina (WC) 655 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 2R 37 / 529 ARG Horacio Zeballos 44 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 3R 38 / 530 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (28) 33 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 4R 39 / 531 BRA Thomaz Bellucci (24) 29 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 QF 40 / 532 ESP Nicolás Almagro (19) 21 Win 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 SF 41 / 533 AUT Jürgen Melzer (22) 27 Win 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) W 42 / 534 SWE Robin Söderling (5) 7 Win 4 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 yes 4 250 Aegon Championships London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 7 – 13 June 2010 1R – yes 2R 43 / 535 BRA Marcos Daniel 112 Win 6–2, 6–2 3R 44 / 536 UZB Denis Istomin (16) 72 Win 7–6(6–4), 4–6, 6–4 QF 45 / 537 ESP Feliciano López (8) 31 Loss 6–7(5–7), 4–6 yes 7 GS The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 21 June – 4 July 2010 1R 46 / 538 JPN Kei Nishikori (WC) 189 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 2R 47 / 539 NED Robin Haase (PR) 151 Win 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 3R 48 / 540 GER Philipp Petzschner (33) 41 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 4R 49 / 541 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 66 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 QF 50 / 542 SWE Robin Söderling (6) 6 Win 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 SF 51 / 543 GBR Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 W 52 / 544 CZE Tomáš Berdych (12) 13 Win 5 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 yes 5 1000 Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Hard, outdoor 9 – 15 August 2010 1R – yes 2R 53 / 545 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 24 Win 7–6(14–12), 6–3 3R 54 / 546 RSA Kevin Anderson (Q) 87 Win 6–2, 7–6(8–6) QF 55 / 547 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 37 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 SF 56 / 548 GBR Andy Murray (4) 4 Loss 3–6, 4–6 yes 4 1000 W&S Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, United States Hard, outdoor 16 – 22 August 2010 1R – yes 2R 57 / 549 USA Taylor Dent (Q) 83 Win 6–2, 7–5 3R 58 / 550 FRA Julien Benneteau 32 Win 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 QF 59 / 551 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 20 Loss 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 yes 7 GS US Open New York City, United States Hard, outdoor 30 August – 12 September 2010 1R 60 / 552 RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili 93 Win 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4), 6–3 2R 61 / 553 UZB Denis Istomin 39 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 3R 62 / 554 FRA Gilles Simon 42 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 4R 63 / 555 ESP Feliciano López (23) 25 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 QF 64 / 556 ESP Fernando Verdasco (8) 8 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 SF 65 / 557 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (12) 14 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 W 66 / 558 SRB Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Win 6 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 yes 4 250 PTT Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand Hard, indoor 27 September – 3 October 2010 1R – yes 2R 67 / 559 BEL Ruben Bemelmans (Q) 195 Win 6–1, 6–4 QF 68 / 560 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 83 Win 6–2, 6–3 SF 69 / 561 ESP Guillermo García López 53 Loss 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 3–6 yes 5 500 Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Hard, outdoor 4 – 10 October 2010 1R 70 / 562 COL Santiago Giraldo 63 Win 6–4, 6–4 2R 71 / 563 CAN Milos Raonic (Q) 200 Win 6–4, 6–4 QF 72 / 564 RUS Dmitry Tursunov 432 Win 6–4, 6–1 SF 73 / 565 SRB Viktor Troicki 54 Win 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(9–7) W 74 / 566 FRA Gaël Monfils (5) 15 Win 7 6–1, 7–5 yes 3 1000 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai, China Hard, outdoor 11 – 17 October 2010 1R – yes 2R 75 / 567 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 21 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 76 / 568 AUT Jürgen Melzer (13) 12 Loss 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 yes 5 WC Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom Hard, indoor 22 – 28 November 2010 RR 77 / 569 USA Andy Roddick (8) 8 Win 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 RR 78 / 570 SRB Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Win 7–5, 6–2 RR 79 / 571 CZE Tomáš Berdych (6) 6 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–1 SF 80 / 572 GBR Andy Murray (5) 5 Win 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) F 81 / 573 SUI Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 2 Source (ATP) Doubles yes 1 250 Qatar Open Doha, Qatar Hard, outdoor 4 – 9 January 2010 ESP Marc López 1R 1 / 127 POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg / POL Marcin Matkowski (3) #18 / #17 Loss 6–4, 2–6, [3–10] yes 5 1000 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 8 – 21 March 2010 ESP Marc López 1R 2 / 128 CZE Lukáš Dlouhý / IND Leander Paes (3) #5 / #6 Win 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] 2R 3 / 129 ESP Feliciano López / ESP Fernando Verdasco #78 / #164 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4) QF 4 / 130 FRA Michaël Llodra / ISR Andy Ram #47 / #9 Win 6–2, 6–4 SF 5 / 131 SWE Simon Aspelin / AUS Paul Hanley (6) #15 / #20 Win 6–4, 6–4 W 6 / 132 CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić (1) #1 / #1 Win 1 7–6(10–8), 6–3 yes 1 1000 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States Hard, outdoor 22 March – 4 April 2010 ESP Bartolomé Salvá Vidal 1R 7 / 133 USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (2) #3 / #3 Loss 0–6, 3–6 yes 2 250 Aegon Championships London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 7 – 13 June 2010 ESP Marc López 1R 8 / 134 GER Rainer Schüttler / SRB Janko Tipsarević #211 / #127 Win 6–4, 6–3 2R – SWE Robert Lindstedt / ROU Horia Tecău (6) #29 / #42 Withdrew yes 1 1000 Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Hard, outdoor 7 – 15 August 2010 SRB Novak Djokovic 1R 9 / 135 CAN Vasek Pospisil / CAN Milos Raonic (WC) #178 / #492 Loss 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] Source (ATP) Exhibitions 3 Capitala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 31 December 2009 – 2 January 2010 – QF yes 1 SF ESP David Ferrer (5) 17 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3 2 W SWE Robin Söderling (4) 8 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5 See also 2010 ATP Tour 2010 Roger Federer tennis season 2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season References 2 External links http://www.rafaelnadal.com/en/ es ATP tour profile Category:Rafael Nadal tennis seasons Nadal Nadal