2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season

The 2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup Group B venues in Perth.[1][2]

Main article: Rafael Nadal
2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$3,881,202 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record27–7 (79.4%)
Calendar titles2
Current rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous year 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenW
WimbledonNot held
US OpenA
Doubles
Season record2–0 (100%)
Current rankingNo. 475
Last updated on: 30 November 2020.

Yearly summary

ATP Cup

Nadal started his season at the inaugural ATP Cup as part of the Spanish squad. Nadal will be playing in singles along with compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut, while the doubles team will consist of Feliciano López and Pablo Carreño Busta. Spain was placed in Group B and will play their round-robin matches against Japan, Uruguay, and Georgia in Perth.

In Nadal's round-robin singles matches, he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili, Pablo Cuevas and Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets. Nadal also played in the doubles match against Japan, along with Carreño Busta, and won the match in three sets. The Spanish team then moved on to Sydney to play in the QF. In the singles in QF, Nadal faced David Goffin, to whom he lost the match in straight sets. However, because compatriot Bautista Agut won his singles match, and Nadal and Carreño Busta won in the doubles, Spain moved on to the SF against Australia. There, Nadal defeated Alex de Minaur in the singles in 3 sets, and combined with Bautista Agut's defeat of Nick Kyrgios in straight sets earlier, moved Spain to the ATP Cup Final. In the final, they played against Serbia, with Nadal's singles match against World No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nadal lost the match in straight sets to Djokovic, and with Spain's loss in doubles, Team Serbia won the ATP Cup.[3]

Australian Open
See also: 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Nadal's second tournament of the season will be the 2020 Australian Open. He won his first two matches against Hugo Dellien and Federico Delbonis in straight sets. He defeated compatriot and the 27th seed Pablo Carreño Busta in the 3rd round, again in straight sets. He defeated Nick Kyrgios in 4 sets the 4th round. However, he lost to World No. 5 Dominic Thiem in 4 sets at the QF.[4]

Mexican Open

Nadal's first tournament following the Australian Open was the Mexican Open. He defeated Pablo Andujar, Miomir Kecmanović, and Kwon Soon-woo, all in straight sets to set up a semi-final encounter with Grigor Dimitrov. He was able to defeat Dimitrov easily in straight sets to reach his first final in Acapulco since 2017, and his first final for the 2020 season. He defeated Taylor Fritz in the final in straight sets, to win his third title in Acapulco and his first title in 2020.[5]

Season hiatus

On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on indefinite hiatus.[6] The following measures were taken:

Italian Open

Nadal's first match back was against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, which he won 6–1, 6–1. In the next round, he played Serb Dušan Lajović, whom he defeated 6–1, 6–3. In the QF, he lost to Diego Schwartzman 2–6, 5–7.[16]

French Open
See also: 2020 French Open – Men's Singles

Nadal won his 13th Roland Garros title, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the tournament's final, only losing seven games.[17] In doing so, he won his 20th Grand Slam title, equalling Roger Federer's record as the man with the most number of Grand Slam titles.[18][19] It also marked his 100th win at the tournament, losing only twice in 16 years. His straight-sets victory over Djokovic marked also the 4th time that he won a Grand Slam without losing a set, all at the French Open doing it also in 2008, 2010 and 2017.[20]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2020.

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
ATP Cup
Perth, Group B
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia
Laver Cup
Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
1 / 1175RR Nikoloz Basilashvili26Win6–3, 7–5
2 / 1176RR Pablo Cuevas45Win6–2, 6–1
3 / 1177RR Yoshihito Nishioka72Win7–6(7–4), 6–4
4 / 1178QF David Goffin11Loss4–6, 6–7(3–7)
5 / 1179SF Alex de Minaur18Win4–6, 7–5, 6–1
6 / 1180F Novak Djokovic2Loss (1)2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
20 January – 2 February 2020
7 / 11811R Hugo Dellien73Win6–2, 6–3, 6–0
8 / 11822R Federico Delbonis76Win6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
9 / 11833R Pablo Carreño Busta (27)30Win6–1, 6–2, 6–4
10 / 11844R Nick Kyrgios (23)26Win6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
11 / 1185QF Dominic Thiem (5)5Loss6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24–29 February 2020
12 / 11861R Pablo Andújar54Win6–3, 6–2
13 / 11872R Miomir Kecmanović50Win6–2, 7–5
14 / 1188QF Kwon Soon-woo76Win6–2, 6–1
15 / 1189SF Grigor Dimitrov (7)22Win6–3, 6–2
16 / 1190W Taylor Fritz35Win (1)6–3, 6–2
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14 – 21 September 2020
–1R Bye
17 / 11912R Pablo Carreño Busta18Win6–1, 6–1
18 / 11923R Dušan Lajović25Win6–1, 6–3
19 / 1193QF Diego Schwartzman (8)15Loss2–6, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
20 / 11941R Egor Gerasimov83Win6–4, 6–4, 6–2
21 / 11952R Mackenzie McDonald (PR)236Win6–1, 6–0, 6–3
22 / 11963R Stefano Travaglia74Win6–1, 6–4, 6–0
23 / 11974R Sebastian Korda (Q)213Win6–1, 6–1, 6–2
24 / 1198QF Jannik Sinner75Win7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–1
25 / 1199SF Diego Schwartzman (12)14Win6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
26 / 1200W Novak Djokovic (1)1Win (2)6–0, 6–2, 7–5
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
2 – 8 November 2020
–1R Bye
27 / 12012R Feliciano López64Win4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
28 / 12023R Jordan Thompson61Win6–1, 7–6(7–3)
29 / 1203QF Pablo Carreño Busta (9)15Win4–6, 7–5, 6–1
30 / 1204SF Alexander Zverev (4)7Loss4–6, 5–7
ATP Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
16 – 23 November 2020
31 / 1205RR Andrey Rublev (7)8Win6–3, 6–4
32 / 1206RR Dominic Thiem (3)3Loss6–7(7–9),6–7(4–7)
33 / 1207RR Stefanos Tsitsipas (6)6Win6–4, 4–6, 6–2
34 / 1208SF Daniil Medvedev (4)4Loss6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles matches
Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Ranks Result Score
ATP Cup
Perth, Group B
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia
Laver Cup
Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
Partner: Pablo Carreño Busta
1 / 210RR Ben McLachlan / Go Soeda43 / NRWin7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6]
2 / 211QF Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen47 / 39Win6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–7]


Exhibition matches

Singles
Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
2019 World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
19 – 21 December 2019
–QF Bye
1SF Karen Khachanov (4)17Win6–1, 6–3
2W Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)6Win6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
The Match in Africa 6
Cape Town, South Africa
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
7 February 2020
2– Roger Federer3Loss4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Atlanta Challenge
Atlanta, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
2 March 2020
1– Grigor Dimitrov19Win7–5, 6–3

Doubles
Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Ranks Result Score
The Match in Africa 6
Cape Town, South Africa
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
7 February 2020
Partner: Trevor Noah
1– Roger Federer / Bill Gates– / –Loss3–6

Schedule

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule
Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result		 Prev.
points		 New
points		 Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020		ATP CupPerth & Sydney (AUS)ATP CupHardN/AN/A250Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2)
20 January 2020–
2 February 2020		Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHardF1200360Quarterfinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 6-7(3–7), 6-7(4–7), 6-4, 6-7(6-8))
24 February 2020–
29 February 2020		Mexican OpenAcapulco (MEX)500 SeriesHardR1645500Champion (defeated Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-2)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020		Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells (USA)Masters 1000HardSF360360 [lower-alpha 1]Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[22]
13 April 2020–

19 April 2020

 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo (MON) Masters 1000 Clay SF 360 360 [lower-alpha 1]
22 April 2020-

28 April 2020

 Barcelona Open Barcelona (ESP) 500 Series Clay SF 180 180 [lower-alpha 1]
4 May 2020–

10 May 2020

 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay SF 360 360 [lower-alpha 1]
29 June 2020–

12 July 2020

 Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass SF 720 720 [lower-alpha 1]
27 July 2020–

2 August 2020

 Summer Olympics Tokyo (JPN) Olympic Games Hard N/A N/A 0 Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[23]
10 August 2020–

16 August 2020

 Canadian Open Montreal (CAN) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 [lower-alpha 1] Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[24]
31 August 2020–

6 September 2020

 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard W 2000 2000 [lower-alpha 1] Chose not to participate amid Covid-19 concerns.[24][25]
14 September 2020–

20 September 2020

 Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay W 1000 1000 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals (lost to Diego Schwartzman, 6-2,7-5)
28 September 2020–
11 October 2020 [26]		French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClayW20002000 [lower-alpha 1]Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5)
2 November 2020–

8 November 2020

 Paris Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i) SF 360 360[lower-alpha 1] Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 6-4,7-5)
15 November 2020–

22 November 2020

 ATP Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i) RR 400 400[lower-alpha 1] Semifinals (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 6-3,6-7(4–7),3-6)
Total year-end points 9985 9450 -495 difference

Doubles schedule
Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result		 Prev.
points		 New
points		 Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020		ATP CupPerth & Sydney (AUS)ATP CupHardN/AN/A95Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020		Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells (USA)Masters 1000HardSF360N/ATournament cancelled due to the Coronavirus
Total year-end points 95 95 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal has a 27–6 (81.8%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 3–4 (42.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 19 November 2020.

Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2020 Mexican Open, Mexico (3) 500 Series Hard Taylor Fritz 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2020 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5

Team competitions: (1 final)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner(s) Opponents Score
Final 0–1 Jan 2020 ATP Cup, Australia ATP Cup Hard (i) Roberto Bautista Agut
Pablo Carreño Busta
Feliciano López
Albert Ramos Viñolas		 Nikola Čačić
Novak Djokovic
Dušan Lajović
Nikola Milojević
Viktor Troicki		 1–2

Earnings
  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
ATP Cup$595,650$595,650
Australian OpenA$525,000$956,483
Mexican Open$372,785$1,329,268
Italian Open€75,000$1,418,097
French Open€1,600,000$3,278,577
Paris Masters€100,000$3,397,127
ATP Finals$459,000$3,856,127
$3,856,127
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
ATP Cup$25,075$25,075
$25,075
Total
$3,881,202

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes
  1. Tournaments that were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic had their rankings adjusted - players can use the best result from 2019 or 2020 from the same Tour-level event. If a player’s 2019 result is better than his 2020 result, his 2020 result will not be included in his ranking breakdown. And for canceled tournaments player’s 2019 results will be included.[21]

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