2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season

The 2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 5 January 2015 with the start of the 2015 Qatar Open.

2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$3,943,888
Singles
Season record61–20 (75.3%)
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 5
Ranking change from previous year 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenQF
Wimbledon2R
US Open3R
Doubles
Season record13–7 (65.0%)
Calendar titles1
Current ranking86
Ranking change from previous year 719
Injuries
InjuriesN/A
Last updated on: 9 November 2015.

Year in detail

Qatar Open

Nadal began the year as the defending champion at the Qatar Open. However, he lost in the first round, suffering a shocking three set defeat to world number 127 Michael Berrer.[1] He won the doubles title with Juan Mónaco.

Australian Open

Nadal opened his 2015 Australian Open by defeating Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. In the second round, he prevailed in a tough five-setter against American Tim Smyczek, despite being visibly unwell at times during the match. He then beat Dudi Sela and Kevin Anderson in straight sets to advance to his 28th career Grand Slam quarterfinal. He was defeated there by Tomáš Berdych, thus ending his 17-match win streak against the Czech. This resulted in Berdych becoming only the second player to defeat all four members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam, after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Rio Open

Nadal reached the semifinals of the Rio Open after defeating Thomaz Bellucci, Pablo Carreño Busta and Pablo Cuevas. However, he lost to Fabio Fognini in three sets in the semifinals, despite winning the first set and being a break up in the second. This was the first loss in his career against the Italian.

Argentina Open

Nadal played in the ATP Buenos Aires tournament, in Argentina, reaching the final without losing a set. He won his first singles title of 2015 and his 46th career clay-court title with a straight-sets victory over Juan Mónaco.[2]

Indian Wells Masters

Nadal reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters after beating his first three opponents in straight sets. However, his run was ended by Milos Raonic who beat him in three tight sets after Nadal squandered three match points in the second set tiebreak.

Miami Open

He next competed at the Miami Open, hoping to reach the final for the fifth time and win the tournament for the first time. He had a bye in the first round and proceeded by beating Nicolás Almagro in straight sets but he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the next round in three sets, failing to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time since 2006 (absent in 2013).

Monte-Carlo Masters

Nadal began his favourite part of the season in the clay courts of Monte-Carlo. After a first round bye, he defeated Lucas Pouille in a straight sets match before working hard to pass through big-serving John Isner in three tough sets to book his quarterfinal spot. He defeated David Ferrer in another tight, three set match to proceed to the semifinals, and record his first win over a top 10 player since the final of the 2014 French Open. However, he was defeated by world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals in straight sets.

Barcelona Open

Nadal received a bye in the first round of the 2015 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and faced Nicolás Almagro in the second round, completing his revenge for his only loss in Barcelona last year to him by beating him in straight sets. However, he was upset by Fabio Fognini in the next round in straight sets for the second time in the year. The loss made Fognini become the fifth man to beat Nadal on clay more than once after Gastón Gaudio, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and David Ferrer. He also became the second man to beat Nadal on clay twice in a row in the same year after Djokovic in 2011.

Madrid Open

After a first round bye, Nadal had wins over Steve Johnson and Simone Bolelli, each in two sets. He faced Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals and also dispatched him in straight sets. In the semifinals, Nadal had a two set win over Tomáš Berdych to reach his seventh Madrid Open final and 41st Masters 1000 final. He lost to Andy Murray in the final in straight sets. The loss saw Nadal drop out of the Top 5 for the first time since 2005, falling to No. 7.

Italian Open

Nadal was granted a first round bye and faced qualifier Marsel İlhan, dominating him in straight sets. He next faced the big-serving John Isner again in the third round and defeated him in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. He was taken down by Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals in straight sets, squandering a 6–2 lead in the first set tiebreak and four set points, marking the first time since 2008 that he did not reach the final at the tournament. This also marked the first time since 2004 that Nadal failed to win a single European clay court title before the French Open.

French Open

Nadal opened his campaign for a 10th French Open title by facing off against wildcard Quentin Halys, beating him in straight sets. He then defeated compatriot Nicolás Almagro and Andrey Kuznetsov, again both in straight sets. In the fourth round he defeated Jack Sock in four sets, but eventually lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. The loss ended Nadal's 5 year winning streak at Roland Garros and was just his second loss ever at the tournament. This loss also marked the first time since 2004 that Nadal failed to win at least one of the first two Grand Slam events of the season. As a result, his ranking dropped to No. 10 in the ATP singles ranking, his lowest ranking since April 2005.

Stuttgart Open

Nadal opened his grass-court season campaign by participating in the Stuttgart Open and survived his first match against Marcos Baghdatis by beating him in three tight sets. He next faces Bernard Tomic and booked his semifinal spot by beating him in another three tight sets. Nadal reached his first grass-court tournament final since reaching the 2011 Wimbledon final by beating Gaël Monfils in straight sets. Nadal won his third Stuttgart title and first grass-court title for the first time since winning the 2010 Wimbledon Championships by beating Viktor Troicki in straight sets in the final. It was only his 2nd title of 2015.

Queen's Club Championships

Nadal played at the Queen's Club for the first time since 2011 as the fifth seed. He was knocked out in the first round by Alexandr Dolgopolov, who had previously beaten him at the 2014 BNP Paribas Open.

Wimbledon

Nadal played at the 2015 Wimbledon as tenth seed. After beating Thomaz Bellucci in the first round in straight sets, he was eliminated in the second round in four sets by Dustin Brown. By winning, Brown became the first ever qualifier to ever beat Nadal at a Grand Slam.

German Open

Nadal decided to participate in the German Open for the first time since he defeated Roger Federer in the 2008 final in this tournament. He faced a tough opponent, Fernando Verdasco, in the first round but managed to defeat him in three sets. He next faced Jiří Veselý and easily dispatched him in straight sets followed by another straightforward quarterfinal victory against Pablo Cuevas to set a semifinal encounter with Andreas Seppi, which he won again in straight sets. Nadal extended his streak of winning at least one European clay-court title every year since winning in 2004 by beating Fabio Fognini in the Hamburg final in straight sets.

Canadian Open

Nadal opened his hard-court season campaign in Canada where he had won the title 3 times. He faced Sergiy Stakhovsky as his first opponent and defeated him in straight sets. He beat Mikhail Youzhny in the third round and advanced to QF, where he lost to Kei Nishikori in straight sets. This marked the first time in eight meetings that he lost a match against the Japanese player.

Cincinnati Masters

Nadal participated in the Cincinnati Masters the following week, hoping to repeat his 2013 feat by winning this tournament. He opened his campaign against Frenchman Jérémy Chardy and successfully defeated the Rogers Cup semi-finalist in straight sets to book his third round clash with compatriot Feliciano López, which he lost in three sets.

US Open

In the final major of the season, Nadal once again faced Fognini, and again was defeated by the player from Italy, losing in the third round. In that match, Nadal won the first two sets, and previously had been 151–0 in Grand Slam matches that he led two sets to love(0). However, Fognini still defeated Nadal in five sets. The upset loss ended Nadal's record 10-year streak of winning at least one major, and leaving him one year short of the record 11-year streak of reaching at least one major final (shared by Lendl and Sampras). This remains the only time he has lost a match after starting with a 2-0 lead; after the 2020 French Open this record has reached a count of 219-1.

Davis Cup

Nadal and many of his Spanish compatriots made a comeback to the Spanish Davis Cup team after the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team, Gala Leon, was fired due to several critics and rebellions from the Spanish tennis players like Nadal and Ferrer. Spain was now at the Europe Africa Zone due to several consecutive losses. Spain meets Denmark in the 1st round play-offs and easily defeated Denmark with a dominant 5–0 score with Rafa winning in both doubles and singles. He won against Mikael Torpegaard in straight sets.

China Open

Nadal started the Asian Fall by participating in the China Open where he managed to reach the quarterfinals after beating home hope Wu Di and Vasek Pospisil both in straight sets. He survived a quarterfinal test against Jack Sock after comebacking from a set down to set a fifth meeting this year with his nemesis Fabio Fognini. He succeeded in exacting revenge against Fognini by beating him in straight sets to reach his first hard-court tournament final for more than a year. Nadal lost to World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the final 2-6, 2-6.

Shanghai Masters

Nadal received a first round bye into this ATP Masters 1000 event and faced Ivo Karlović in the second round. Nadal won the first set 7-5 after initially trailing 3-5 but Karlovic forced the second set to a decider which he won 6-7(4). After 2 hours and 44 minutes, Nadal prevailed in the third and final set decider 7-6(4) and won the match. Nadal then avenged his Indian Wells quarterfinals lost against Milos Raonic by beating him in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. He defeated World No.4 and 2015 French Open Champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of a Masters 1000 hard-court tournament in more than a year and with this win, Nadal qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals. Despite sporting an 8-3 head-to-head winning record against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Nadal fell to the Frenchman in the semi-finals in three sets 4–6, 6–0, 5–7.

Swiss Indoors

Nadal participated in the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 at Basel and survived a scare in the first round against Lukáš Rosol by beating him in a comeback three-setter where Rosol was 2 points away from winning at the 2nd set at 5-4 on his own serve. In Nadal's next match against Grigor Dimitrov, Rafa battled back from a break down in the final set to defeat Dimitrov 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals. Nadal came back from a set and a break down to surpass big-serving Croatian Marin Čilić in three sets. Nadal reached the second final in a hard-court tournament of the season when he beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets to set his first meeting for almost 2 years with long-time rival Roger Federer. However, in his first final at the Swiss Indoor, Nadal lost 3-6, 7-5, 3-6 to Federer.

Paris Masters

Nadal, seeded 7th, received a bye into the Round of 32 of the Paris Masters in Paris, France. Rafa rolled into the Round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-2 win, his 2nd in back-to-back weeks, over Lukáš Rosol, the 66th-ranked Czech, in just over an hour. Nadal then took on the big hitting South African Kevin Anderson and made another comeback from a set down and 5-6 down in the second set tie-break, saving a match point and closing out the match by breaking twice in the third set. Nadal faced world No.4 Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals and despite pushing both sets to a tiebreaker, Rafa lost the match 6–7(8–10), 6–7(7–9).

ATP World Tour Finals

Rafael Nadal was seeded fifth in the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals in London and was drawn in the Ilie Năstase Group alongside Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Stan Wawrinka. He first played against Wawrinka and successfully crushed his nemesis in straight sets. Nadal continued his blistering resurgence of form by dominating a fellow Big Four, Murray, in straight sets to claim a semifinal spot in the ATP Finals. He then beat Ferrer in three sets, advancing to the semifinals with three wins. But he then lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

All matches

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
4 – 10 January 2015
1 / 8471R Michael Berrer (Q)127Loss6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
19 January – 1 February 2015
2 / 8481R Mikhail Youzhny49Win6–3, 6–2, 6–2
3 / 8492R Tim Smyczek (Q)112Win6–2, 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–5
4 / 8503R Dudi Sela106Win6–1, 6–0, 7–5
5 / 8514R Kevin Anderson (14)15Win7–5, 6–1, 6–4
6 / 852QF Tomáš Berdych (7)7Loss2–6, 0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
16 – 22 February 2015
7 / 8531R Thomaz Bellucci64Win6–4, 6–1
8 / 8542R Pablo Carreño Busta55Win7–5, 6–3
9 / 855QF Pablo Cuevas (6)23Win4–6, 7–5, 6–0
10 / 856SF Fabio Fognini (4)28Loss6–1, 2–6, 5–7
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
23 February – 1 March 2015
1R Bye
11 / 8572R Facundo Argüello (Q)146Win6–4, 6–0
12 / 858QF Federico Delbonis59Win6–1, 6–1
13 / 859SF Carlos Berlocq74Win7–6(9–7), 6–2
14 / 860W Juan Mónaco60Win (1)6–4, 6–1
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
1R Bye
15 / 8612R Igor Sijsling134Win6–4, 6–2
16 / 8623R Donald Young47Win6–4, 6–2
17 / 8634R Gilles Simon (13)14Win6–2, 6–4
18 / 864QF Milos Raonic (6)6Loss6–4, 6–7(10–12), 5–7
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
24 – 4 April 2015
1R Bye
19 / 8652R Nicolás Almagro74Won6–4, 6–2
20 / 8663R Fernando Verdasco (29)34Loss4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
12–19 April 2015
1R Bye
21 / 8672R Lucas Pouille108Win6–2, 6–1
22 / 8683R John Isner (15)19Win7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
23 / 869QF David Ferrer (5)7Win6–4, 5–7, 6–2
24 / 870SF Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss3–6, 3–6
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
20–26 April 2015
1R Bye
25 / 8712R Nicolás Almagro123Win6–3, 6–1
26 / 8723R Fabio Fognini (13)30Loss4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
4–10 May 2015
1R Bye
27 / 8732R Steve Johnson54Win6–4, 6–3
28 / 8743R Simone Bolelli63Win6–2, 6–2
29 / 875QF Grigor Dimitrov (10)11Win6–3, 6–4
30 / 876SF Tomáš Berdych (6)7Win7–6(7–3), 6–1
31 / 877F Andy Murray (2)3Loss (1)3–6, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11–17 May 2015
1R Bye
32 / 8782R Marsel İlhan (Q)87Win6–2, 6–0
33 / 8793R John Isner (16)17Win6–4, 6–4
34 / 880QF Stan Wawrinka (8)9Loss6–7(7–9), 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 7 June 2015
35 / 8811R Quentin Halys (WC)304Win6–3, 6–3, 6–4
36 / 8822R Nicolás Almagro154Win6–4, 6–3, 6–1
37 / 8833R Andrey Kuznetsov120Win6–1, 6–3, 6–2
38 / 8844R Jack Sock37Win6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
39 / 885QF Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss5–7, 3–6, 1–6
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
8–14 June 2015
1R Bye
40 / 8862R Marcos Baghdatis63Win7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–2
41 / 887QF Bernard Tomic (5)24Win6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
42 / 888SF Gaël Monfils (4)16Win6–3, 6–4
33 / 889W Viktor Troicki (8)28Win (2)7–6(7–3), 6–3
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
15–21 June 2015
44 / 8901R Alexandr Dolgopolov75Loss3–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
29 June – 12 July 2015
45 / 8911R Thomaz Bellucci42Win6–4, 6–2, 6–4
46 / 8922R Dustin Brown (Q)102Loss5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
German Open
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
27 July – 2 August 2015
47 / 8931R Fernando Verdasco41Win3–6, 6–1, 6–1
48 / 8942R Jiří Veselý45Win6–4, 7–6(7–2)
49 / 895QF Pablo Cuevas (5)31Win6–3, 6–2
50 / 896SF Andreas Seppi (4)26Win6–1, 6–2
51 / 897W Fabio Fognini (8)32Win (3)7–5, 7–5
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
1R Bye
52 / 8982R Sergiy Stakhovsky60Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
53 / 8993R Mikhail Youzhny101Win6–3, 6–3
54 / 900QF Kei Nishikori (4)4Loss2–6, 4–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
17 – 23 August 2015
1R Bye
55 / 9012R Jérémy Chardy27Win6–3, 6–4
56 / 9023R Feliciano López23Loss7–5, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2015
57 / 9031R Borna Ćorić35Win6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
58 / 9042R Diego Schwartzman74Win7–6(7–5), 6–3, 7–5
59 / 9053R Fabio Fognini (32)32Loss6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Davis Cup Group I
Odense, Denmark
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
18 – 20 September 2015
60 / 906RR Mikael Torpegaard909Win6–4, 6–3, 6–2
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 October 2015
61 / 9071R Wu Di224Win6–4, 6–4
62 / 9082R Vasek Pospisil44Win7–6(7–3), 6–4
63 / 909QF Jack Sock30Win3–6, 6–4, 6–3
64 / 910SF Fabio Fognini28Win7–5, 6–3
65 / 911F Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss (2)2–6, 2–6
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 October 2015
1R Bye
66 / 9122R Ivo Karlović21Win7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
67 / 9133R Milos Raonic (9)9Win6–3, 7–6(7–3)
68 / 914QF Stan Wawrinka (4)4Win6–2, 6–1
69 / 915SF Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16)15Loss4–6, 6–0, 5–7
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
26 October – 1 November 2015
70 / 9161R Lukáš Rosol78Win1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
71 / 9172R Grigor Dimitrov28Win6–4, 4–6, 6–3
72 / 918QF Marin Čilić (7)13Win4–6, 6–3, 6–3
73 / 919SF Richard Gasquet (5)11Win6–4, 7–6(9–7)
74 / 920F Roger Federer (1)3Loss (3)3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2015
1R Bye
75 / 9212R Lukáš Rosol (Q)66Win6–2, 6–2
76 / 9223R Kevin Anderson (11)12Win4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
77 / 923QF Stan Wawrinka (4)4Loss6–7(8–10), 6–7(7–9)
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
15 – 22 November 2015
78 / 924RR Stan Wawrinka (4)4Win6–3, 6–2
79 / 925RR Andy Murray (2)2Win6–4, 6–1
80 / 926RR David Ferrer (7)7Win6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
81 / 927SF Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss3–6, 3–6

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Ranks Result Score
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
4 – 10 January 2015
Partner: Juan Mónaco
1 / 1701R Simone Bolelli / Leonardo Mayer#139 / #67Win6–3, 6–3
2 / 171QF Benjamin Becker / Artem Sitak#192 / #66Win2–6, 6–2, [10–6]
3 / 172SF Novak Djokovic / Filip Krajinović (WC)#568 / #1449Win7–6(7–3), 6–1
4 / 173W Julian Knowle / Philipp Oswald#40 / #53Win (1)6–3, 6–4
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
23 February – 1 March 2015
Partner: Juan Mónaco
5 / 1741R František Čermák / Jiří Veselý#60 / #103Win4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
6 / 175QF Federico Delbonis / Andrés Molteni (WC)#241 / #138Loss4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9 – 22 March 2015
Partner: Pablo Carreño
7 / 1761R Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero#23 / #23Win6–2, 6–1
8 / 1772R Marcel Granollers / Marc López (6)#11 / #14Win6–4, 6–4
9 / 178QF Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini#49 / #22Loss1–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
8 – 14 June 2015
Partner: Feliciano López
10 / 1791R Rameez Junaid / Adil Shamasdin#67 / #60Win7–6(7–5), 6–2
QF Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Maksoud (5)#28 / #33WalkoverN/A
SF Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares#15 / #13WithdrewN/A
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
15 – 21 June 2015
Partner: Marc López
11 / 1801R Milos Raonic / Édouard Roger-Vasselin#826 / #19Won6–4, 6–4
12 / 1812R Daniel Nestor / Leander Paes (3)#23 / #24Loss6–7(3–7), 4–6
German Open
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
27 June – 3 July 2015
Partner: Jaume Munar
13 / 1821R Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (1)#11 / #7Loss4–6, 2–6
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 August 2015
Partner: Fernando Verdasco
14 / 1831R Tomáš Berdych / Jack Sock#564 / #18Win6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
15 / 1842R Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (8)#20 / #22Win7–6(10–8), 6–7(2–7), [10–4]
16 / 185QF Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (1)#1 / #1Loss3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Davis Cup Group I
Odense, Denmark
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
18 – 20 September 2015
Partner: Fernando Verdasco
17 / 1861R Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen#none / #149Win6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
26 October – 1 November 2015
Partner: Marc López
18 / 1871R Borna Ćorić / Viktor Troicki#none / #161Won6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
19 / 188QF Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (2)#5 / #4Loss5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2015
Partner: Leander Paes
20 / 1891R Dominic Inglot / Robert Lindstedt#29 / #23Loss3–6, 4–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Nadal's 2015 singles tournament schedule is as follows: (Bolded letter indicates better or same result at the tournament)

Date Tournament Location Category Surface1 Outcome 2014 Outcome 2015 Prev. Pts ew Pts2
04 – 11 Jan 2015Qatar OpenDoha, Qatar250 SeriesHardW1R2500
19 Jan – 1 Feb 2015Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHardFQF1200360
16 – 22 Feb 2015Rio OpenRio de Janeiro, Brazil500 SeriesClayWSF500180
23 Feb – 1 March 2015Argentina OpenBuenos Aires, Argentina250 SeriesClayDNSW0250
9 – 22 March 2015Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells, United StatesMasters 1000Hard3RQF45180
25 March – 5 April 2015Miami OpenMiami, United StatesMasters 1000HardF3R60045
12 – 19 April 2015Monte-Carlo MastersRoquebrune-Cap-Martin, FranceMasters 1000ClayQFSF180360
20 – 26 April 2015Barcelona OpenBarcelona, Spain500 SeriesClayQF3R9045
3 – 10 May 2015Madrid OpenMadrid, SpainMasters 1000ClayWF1000600
10 – 17 May 2015Italian OpenRome, ItalyMasters 1000ClayFQF600180
24 May – 07 Jun 2015French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClayWQF2000360
08 – 14 Jun 2015Stuttgart OpenStuttgart, Germany250 SeriesGrassDNSW0250
15 – 21 Jun 2015Queen's Club ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom500 SeriesGrassDNS1R00
29 Jun – 12 Jul 2015Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass4R2R18045
25 Jul – 02 Aug 2015German OpenHamburg, Germany500 SeriesClayDNSW0500
10 – 16 Aug 2015Canadian OpenMontreal, CanadaMasters 1000HardDNSQF0180
16 – 23 Aug 2015Cincinnati MastersCincinnati, United StatesMasters 1000HardDNS3R090
31 Aug – 13 Sep 2015US OpenNew York City, United StatesGrand SlamHardDNS3R090
05 – 11 Oct 2015China OpenBeijing, China500 SeriesHardQFF90300
11 – 18 Oct 2015Shanghai MastersShanghai, ChinaMasters 1000Hard2RSF10360
26 Oct – 01 Nov 2015Swiss IndoorsBasel, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i)QFF90300
02 – 08 Nov 2015Paris MastersParis, FranceMasters 1000Hard (i)DNSQF0180
15 – 22 Nov 2015ATP World Tour FinalsLondon, United KingdomATP World Tour FinalsHard (i)DNSSF0600
Total68355230

1 The symbol (i) = indoors means that the respective tournament will be held indoors.

2 The ATP numbers between brackets = non-countable tournaments.

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal has a 61–20 (75.3%) match win-loss record in the 2015 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 7–11 (38.9%). The following list is ordered by number of wins: (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 30)

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–2)
ATP World Tour 250 (2–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by Location
Outdoors (3–2)
Indoors (0–1)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 65. March 1, 2015 250 Series Argentina Open, Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Juan Mónaco 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 29. May 10, 2015 Masters 1000 Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay Andy Murray 3–6, 2–6
Winner 66. June 14, 2015 250 Series Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, Germany Grass Viktor Troicki 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Winner 67. August 2, 2015 500 Series German Open, Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay Fabio Fognini 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 30. October 11, 2015 500 Series China Open, Beijing, China Hard Novak Djokovic 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 31. November 1, 2015 500 Series Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Roger Federer 3–6, 7–5, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Year-End Championships (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by Location
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 9. January 9, 2015 250 Series Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar (4) Hard Juan Mónaco Julian Knowle
Philipp Oswald
6–3, 6–4

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Venue Singles Prize Money Year-to-date
1.2015 Qatar ExxonMobil Open$42,275$42,275
2.2015 Australian OpenA$340,000$308,291
3.2015 Rio Open$73,240$381,531
4.2015 Argentina Open$93,305$474,836
5.2015 Indian Wells Masters$130,655$605,491
6.2015 Miami Open$31,670$637,161
7.2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters€155,000$762,785
8.2015 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell€22,565$787,157
9.2015 Mutua Madrid Open€392,000$1,225,923
10.2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia€78,820$1,314,186
11.2015 French Open€250,000$1,564,186
12.2015 MercedesCup€104,600$1,705,561
13.2015 Aegon Championships€11,035$1,717,990
14.2015 Wimbledon£47,000$1,791,955
15.2015 International German Open€311,755$2,134,127
16.2015 Rogers Cup$85,985$2,220,112
17.2015 Western & Southern Open$47,625$2,267,737
18.2015 US Open$120,200$2,387,937
19.2015 China Open$295,180$2,683,117
20.2015 Shanghai Masters$225,460$2,908,577
21.2015 Swiss Indoors€172,200$3,098,289
22.2015 Paris Masters€82,030$3,188,513
23.2015 ATP World Tour Finals$668,000$3,943,888

See also

References

  1. Belluci was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but top 50 for their second meeting (1–0).
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