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 name	Rafael Nadal Parera
Country	Spain
Calendar prize money	$1,354,342 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	13–3 (81.3%)
Calendar titles	1
Current ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year	1
Doubles
Season record	2–0 (100%)
Current ranking	No. 436
Last updated on: 16 March 2020.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

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 will be 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:

• The ATP and WTA announced the suspension of their 2020 tournaments until July 13.[7][8][9] On March 18, the ATP froze their player rankings.[10]
• On March 17, the French Tennis Federation announced the decision of postponing the French Open, to be held now from September 20 to October 4, 2020.[11][12]
• On March 24, after talks between Japan's prime minister and the International Olympic Committee president, the 2020 Summer Olympics were officially postponed to 2021.[13] On March 30, the various organising entities reached an agreement to hold the Olympics between July 23 and August 8, 2021.[14]
• On April 1, the All England Club announced the decision of cancelling Wimbledon, opting to focus on the 2021 edition of the tournament.[15]

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 / 1175	RR	Nikoloz Basilashvili	26	Win	6–3, 7–5
	2 / 1176	RR	Pablo Cuevas	45	Win	6–2, 6–1
	3 / 1177	RR	Yoshihito Nishioka	72	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	4 / 1178	QF	David Goffin	11	Loss	4–6, 6–7^(3–7)
	5 / 1179	SF	Alex de Minaur	18	Win	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
	6 / 1180	F	Novak Djokovic	2	Loss (1)	2–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020
	7 / 1181	1R	Hugo Dellien	73	Win	6–2, 6–3, 6–0
	8 / 1182	2R	Federico Delbonis	76	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1
	9 / 1183	3R	Pablo Carreño Busta (27)	30	Win	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
	10 / 1184	4R	Nick Kyrgios (23)	26	Win	6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–4)
	11 / 1185	QF	Dominic Thiem (5)	5	Loss	6–7^(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 / 1186	1R	Pablo Andújar	54	Win	6–3, 6–2
	13 / 1187	2R	Miomir Kecmanović	50	Win	6–2, 7–5
	14 / 1188	QF	Kwon Soon-woo	76	Win	6–2, 6–1
	15 / 1189	SF	Grigor Dimitrov (7)	22	Win	6–3, 6–2
	16 / 1190	W	Taylor Fritz	35	Win (1)	6–3, 6–2

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 / 210	RR	Ben McLachlan / Go Soeda	43 / NR	Win	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, [10–6]
	2 / 211	QF	Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen	47 / 39	Win	6–7^(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
	1	SF	Karen Khachanov (4)	17	Win	6–1, 6–3
	2	W	Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)	6	Win	6–7^(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 Federer	3	Loss	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Atlanta Challenge Atlanta, United States Exhibition Hard, indoor 2 March 2020
	1	–	Grigor Dimitrov	19	Win	7–5, 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	– / –	Loss	3–6

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 Cup	Perth & Sydney (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	N/A	N/A	305	Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2)
20 January 2020– 2 February 2020	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200	360	Quarterfinals (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 Open	Acapulco (MEX)	500 Series	Hard	R16	45	500	Champion (defeated Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-2)
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	N/A	Tournament postponed indefinitely due to the Coronavirus [16]
Total year-end points						1245	1165	-80 difference

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
3 January 2020– 12 January 2020	ATP Cup	Perth & Sydney (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	N/A	N/A	95	Final (lost to Serbia, 1–2)
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	N/A	Tournament postponed indefinitely due to the Coronavirus
Total year-end points							95	95 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal has a 13–3 (81.3%) 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 0–2 (0%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

• Pablo Andújar 1–0
• Nikoloz Basilashvili 1–0
• Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0
• Pablo Cuevas 1–0
• Federico Delbonis 1–0
• Hugo Dellien 1–0
• Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
• Taylor Fritz 1–0
• Miomir Kecmanović 1–0
• Nick Kyrgios 1–0
• Alex de Minaur 1–0
• Yoshihito Nishioka 1–0
• Kwon Soon-woo 1–0
• Novak Djokovic 0–1
• David Goffin 0–1
• Dominic Thiem 0–1

* Statistics correct as of 29 February 2020.

Finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Category Grand Slam (0–0) 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 (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (1–0) 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

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
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
ATP Cup	$595,650	$595,650
Australian Open	A$525,000	$956,483
Mexican Open	$372,785	$1,329,268
		$1,329,268
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
ATP Cup	$25,075	$25,075
		$25,075
Total
		$1,354,343

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

• source：2020 Singles Activity
• source：2020 Doubles Activity

See also

• 2020 ATP Tour
• 2020 Roger Federer tennis season
• 2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season

References

1. "24 countries field set for atp cup 2020". atptour.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
2. "ATP Cup Groups & Schedule Announced". ATP Tour. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. "Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to glory against Spain in inaugural ATP Cup". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Dominic Thiem Beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open Quarterfinal". nytimes.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
5. "Mexican Open: Rafael Nadal to face Taylor Fritz in men's final". bbc.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
6. "BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held As Scheduled Due To Coronavirus Concerns". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 8, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
7. "ATP Suspends Tour For Six Weeks Due To Public Health & Safety Issues Over COVID-19". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
8. "ATP & WTA Extend Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
9. "ATP & WTA Announce Further Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
10. "ATP, WTA suspend tennis tours through June 7, freeze player rankings". USA Today. Associated Press. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
11. "Roland-Garros 2020: from 20th Sep to 4th Oct". French Open. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
12. Clarey, Christopher (March 17, 2020). "The French Open Is Postponed, to the Surprise of the Tours". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
13. McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (March 24, 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
14. "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
15. Fuller, Russell (April 1, 2020). "Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus - where does that leave tennis in 2020?". BBC. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
16. "2020 BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held". tennis.life. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• ATP tour profile