Rafael
Nadal
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 188
- Plays: Left-handed
- Born:
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| 2012 At A Glance - Singles |
| Current ATP Rank: 2 |
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| ATP Tournaments Played: 6 |
ATP Record: 24-3 |
| Hardcourt: 8-2 |
Clay: 16-1 |
| Carpet: 0-0 |
Grass: 0-0 |
Excluding team events |
Tournaments Won in 2012:
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell |
| 2012 Tournament Results - Singles |
| Tournament (Seed) |
Surface |
Round |
Opponent |
W/L |
Score |
BNP Paribas Open (2)
Mar 7-Mar 18 |
Hard |
Second Round |
Leonardo Mayer |
W |
6-1, 6-3 |
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Third Round |
Marcel Granollers (26) |
W |
6-1, 6-4 |
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Fourth Round |
Alexandr Dolgopolov (21) |
W |
6-3, 6-2 |
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Quarterfinals |
David Nalbandian |
W |
4-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
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Semifinals |
Roger Federer (3) |
L |
3-6, 4-6 |
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Sony Ericsson Open (2)
Mar 20-Apr 1 |
Hard |
Second Round |
Santiago Giraldo |
W |
6-2, 6-0 |
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Third Round |
Radek Stepanek (25) |
W |
6-2, 6-2 |
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Fourth Round |
Kei Nishikori (16) |
W |
6-4, 6-4 |
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Quarterfinals |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) |
W |
6-2, 5-7, 6-4 |
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Semifinals |
Andy Murray (4) |
L |
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (2)
Apr 15-Apr 22 |
Clay |
Second Round |
Jarkko Nieminen |
W |
6-4, 6-3 |
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Third Round |
Mikhail Kukushkin |
W |
6-1, 6-1 |
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Quarterfinals |
Stanislas Wawrinka |
W |
7-5, 6-4 |
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Semifinals |
Gilles Simon (9) |
W |
6-3, 6-4 |
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Final |
Novak Djokovic (1) |
W |
6-3, 6-1 |
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Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (1)
Apr 23-Apr 29 |
Clay |
Second Round |
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez |
W |
6-1, 6-2 |
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Third Round |
Robert Farah |
W |
6-2, 6-3 |
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Quarterfinals |
Janko Tipsarevic (5) |
W |
6-2, 6-2 |
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Semifinals |
Fernando Verdasco (9) |
W |
6-0, 6-4 |
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Final |
David Ferrer (3) |
W |
7-6 (7-1), 7-5 |
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Mutua Madrid Open (2)
May 5-May 13 |
Clay |
Second Round |
Nikolay Davydenko |
W |
6-2, 6-2 |
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Third Round |
Fernando Verdasco (15) |
L |
3-6, 6-3, 5-7 |
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Internazionali BNL d'Italia (2)
May 13-May 21 |
Clay |
Second Round |
Florian Mayer |
W |
6-1, 7-5 |
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Third Round |
Marcel Granollers |
W |
6-1, 6-1 |
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Quarterfinals |
Tomas Berdych (7) |
W |
6-4, 7-5 |
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Semifinals |
David Ferrer (6) |
W |
7-6 (8-6), 6-0 |
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Final |
Novak Djokovic (1) |
W |
7-5, 6-3 |
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