2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season

2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season
	Rafael Nadal at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Rafael Nadal Parera
Country	Spain
Calendar prize money	$5,719,877
Singles
Season record	30–3 (90.9%)
Calendar titles	4
Current ranking	No. 4
Ranking change from previous year	2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
French Open	W
Doubles
Season record	1–0 (100%)
Current ranking	No. 1096
Ranking change from previous year	585
Injuries
Injuries	Stress fracture to rib
	Last updated on: 6 June 2022.
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the ATP 250 tournament in Melbourne.^[1]^[2] It includes Nadal's best start to an ATP Tour season, when he won his first 20 matches (and three titles, including the Australian Open) in a row. It was also the first season that Nadal started winning the first two slams of the year. With this titles, Nadal broke the tie in the Big Three and became the first man in history to win more than 20 Majors.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Melbourne Summer Set 1

Rafael Nadal won his 89th ATP singles title at Melbourne Summer Set 1 without dropping a set en route, defeating qualifier Maxime Cressy in the final.

Australian Open

Nadal won his second Australian Open title and 21st men's singles major title overall, surpassing an all-time record he jointly held with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Nadal defeated Denis Shapovalov and Matteo Berrettini en route to the final, where he outlasted Daniil Medvedev in five hours and 24 minutes. It was Nadal's 90th ATP title, and he became the second man in the Open Era, after Djokovic, to achieve the double career Grand Slam.

Mexican Open

Nadal stormed to the title in high form, not dropping a set in any of his five matches (including a win over Medvedev, who had earlier that week had clinched the world No. 1 ranking). He beat Cameron Norrie in the final to win his third title of the year and extend his unbeaten streak for the season to 15-0, his career-best start to an ATP Tour season.

Indian Wells Masters

Nadal reached the final for a fifth time after beating Sebastian Korda, Daniel Evans, Reilly Opelka, Nick Kyrgios and compatriot Carlos Alcaraz. He then lost in the final to Taylor Fritz, ending his 20 match winning streak, which marks his career-best start to a season.

Clay Court Season

Madrid Open

Nadal returned to play following an injury hiatus due to a rib stress fracture. In Madrid, he beat Miomir Kecmanović and David Goffin to reach the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz.

Italian Open

Nadal returned to Rome as the defending champion, and defeated John Isner in straight sets in the second round. Nadal faced physical pain during his third round encounter with Denis Shapovalov due to his prevailing chronic foot injury, and lost in three sets.

French Open

Nadal won his 14th French Open title and a record-extending 22nd men's singles major title overall. He defeated 4 Top-10 players en route to the title; Félix Auger-Aliassime (4R), Novak Djokovic (QF), Alexander Zverev (SF), and Casper Ruud (F). Nadal completed the Australian–French title double for the first time in his career and became one of five men to do so in the Open Era. Nadal also became the oldest singles champion (36 years 2 days) in the history of the French Open.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2022.

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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
Melbourne Summer Set Melbourne, Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 3 – 9 January 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	1 / 1238	2R	Ričardas Berankis (Q)	104	Win	6–2, 7–5
	–	QF	Tallon Griekspoor	64	W/O	N/A
	2 / 1239	SF	Emil Ruusuvuori (Alt.)	95	Win	6–4, 7–5
	3 / 1240	W	Maxime Cressy (Q)	112	Win (1)	7–6^(8–6), 6–3

Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 17 – 30 January 2022
	4 / 1241	1R	Marcos Giron	66	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
	5 / 1242	2R	Yannick Hanfmann (Q)	126	Win	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
	6 / 1243	3R	Karen Khachanov (28)	30	Win	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
	7 / 1244	4R	Adrian Mannarino	69	Win	7–6^(16–14), 6–2, 6–2
	8 / 1245	QF	Denis Shapovalov (14)	14	Win	6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
	9 / 1246	SF	Matteo Berrettini (7)	7	Win	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
	10 / 1247	W	Daniil Medvedev (2)	2	Win (2)	2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 21 – 26 February 2022
	11 / 1248	1R	Denis Kudla (LL)	100	Win	6–3, 6–2
	12 / 1249	2R	Stefan Kozlov (LL)	130	Win	6–0, 6–3
	13 / 1250	QF	Tommy Paul	39	Win	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
	14 / 1251	SF	Daniil Medvedev (1)	2	Win	6–3, 6–3
	15 / 1252	W	Cameron Norrie (6)	12	Win (3)	6–4, 6–4

Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	16 / 1253	2R	Sebastian Korda	38	Win	6–2, 1–6, 7–6^(7–3)
	17 / 1254	3R	Dan Evans (27)	28	Win	7–5, 6–3
	18 / 1255	4R	Reilly Opelka (17)	17	Win	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–5)
	19 / 1256	QF	Nick Kyrgios (WC)	132	Win	7–6^(7–0), 5–7, 6–4
	20 / 1257	SF	Carlos Alcaraz (19)	19	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
	21 / 1258	F	Taylor Fritz (20)	20	Loss	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)

Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 21 – 28 March 2022
	Withdrew

Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2022
	Withdrew

Barcelona Open Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 18 – 24 April 2022
	Withdrew

Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 2 – 8 May 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	22 / 1259	2R	Miomir Kecmanović	32	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
	23 / 1260	3R	David Goffin (Q)	60	Win	6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(11–9)
	24 / 1261	QF	Carlos Alcaraz (7)	9	Loss	2–6, 6–1, 3–6

Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 15 May 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	25 / 1262	2R	John Isner	27	Win	6–3, 6–1
	26 / 1263	3R	Denis Shapovalov (13)	16	Loss	6–1, 5–7, 2–6

French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2022
	27 / 1264	1R	Jordan Thompson	82	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
	28 / 1265	2R	Corentin Moutet (WC)	139	Win	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
	29 / 1266	3R	Botic van de Zandschulp (26)	29	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
	30 / 1267	4R	Félix Auger-Aliassime (9)	9	Win	3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
	31 / 1268	QF	Novak Djokovic (1)	1	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	32 / 1269	SF	Alexander Zverev (3)	3	Win	7–6^(10–8), 6–6^(0–0), ret.
	33 / 1270	W	Casper Ruud (8)	8	Win (4)	6–3, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (seed or key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Melbourne Summer Set Melbourne, Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 3 – 9 January 2022 Partner: Jaume Munar
	1 / 212	1R	Sebastián Báez / Tomás Martín Etcheverry (Alt.)	886 / 281	Win	6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
	–	2R	Andrey Golubev / Franko Škugor (4)	28 / 53	Withdrew	N/A

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 16 – 18 December 2021 ^[3]^[4]
	–	QF	Bye
	1	SF	Andy Murray	134	Loss	3–6, 5–7
	2	PO	Denis Shapovalov	14	Loss	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, [6–10]

Schedule

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2022 schedule (subject to change).^[5]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
4 January 2022– 9 January 2022	Melbourne Summer Set	Melbourne (AUS)	250 Series	Hard	N/A	N/A	250	Champion (defeated Maxime Cressy, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3)
17 January 2022– 30 January 2022	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	2000	Champion (defeated Daniil Medvedev, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5)
21 February 2022– 26 February 2022	Mexican Open	Acapulco (MEX)	500 Series	Hard	W	0 (500^[a])	500	Champion (defeated Cameron Norrie, 6–4, 6–4)
10 March 2022– 20 March 2022	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	A	0	600	Final (lost to Taylor Fritz, 3–6, 6–7^(5–7))
23 March 2022– 3 April 2022	Miami Open	Miami Gardens (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	A	0	0	Withdrew
10 April 2022– 17 April 2022	Monte-Carlo Masters	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)	Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180 (180^[b])	0
18 April 2022– 24 April 2022	Barcelona Open	Barcelona (ESP)	500 Series	Clay	W	500	0
2 May 2022– 8 May 2022	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180 (180^[b])	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Carlos Alcaraz, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6)
8 May 2022– 15 May 2022	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000	90	Third round (lost to Denis Shapovalov, 6–1, 5–7, 2–6)
22 May 2022– 5 June 2022	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	SF	720 (1000^[b])	2000	Champion (defeated Casper Ruud, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0)
Race to Turin (as of French Open)						2220	5620	3400 difference
Total year-end points (as of French Open)						2720	5620	2900 difference
Total year-end points						4875

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal has a 30–3 (90.9%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2022 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 7–1 (87.5%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Daniil Medvedev 2–0
Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0
Ričardas Berankis 1–0
Matteo Berrettini 1–0
Maxime Cressy 1–0
Novak Djokovic 1–0
Dan Evans 1–0
Marcos Giron 1–0
David Goffin 1–0
Yannick Hanfmann 1–0
John Isner 1–0
Miomir Kecmanović 1–0
Karen Khachanov 1–0
Sebastian Korda 1–0
Stefan Kozlov 1–0
Denis Kudla 1–0
Nick Kyrgios 1–0
Adrian Mannarino 1–0
Corentin Moutet 1–0
Cameron Norrie 1–0
Reilly Opelka 1–0
Tommy Paul 1–0
Casper Ruud 1–0
Emil Ruusuvuori 1–0
Jordan Thompson 1–0
Botic van de Zandschulp 1–0
Alexander Zverev 1–0
Denis Shapovalov 1–1
Carlos Alcaraz 1–1
Taylor Fritz 0–1

* Statistics correct as of 5 June 2022^[update].

Top 10 wins

Category
Grand Slam (6–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–0)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (0–0)

Wins by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)

Wins by setting
Outdoor (7–0)
Indoor (0–0)

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	RNR
1/179	Matteo Berrettini	7	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	SF	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	5
2/180	Daniil Medvedev	2	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	F	2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5	5
3/181	Daniil Medvedev	2	Acapulco, Mexico	Hard	SF	6–3, 6–3	5
4/182	Félix Auger-Aliassime	9	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	4R	3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	5
5/183	Novak Djokovic	1	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	QF	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	5
6/184	Alexander Zverev	3	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	SF	7–6^(10–8), 6–6, ret.	5
7/185	Casper Ruud	7	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	F	6–3, 6–3, 6–0	5

Finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Category
Grand Slam (2–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–1)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (1–0)

Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–1)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2022	Melbourne Summer Set, Australia*	250 Series	Hard	Maxime Cressy	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
Win	2–0	Jan 2022	Australian Open, Australia (2)	Grand Slam	Hard	Daniil Medvedev	2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Win	3–0	Feb 2022	Mexican Open, Mexico* (4)	500 Series	Hard	Cameron Norrie	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Mar 2022	Indian Wells Masters, USA	Masters 1000	Hard	Taylor Fritz	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	4–1	Jun 2022	French Open, France (14)	Grand Slam	Clay	Casper Ruud	6–3, 6–3, 6–0

(*) signifies tournaments where Nadal won the title without dropping a set.

Earnings

Bold font denotes tournament win

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Singles
Melbourne Summer Set	$87,370	$87,370
Australian Open	A$2,875,000	$2,158,520
Mexican Open	$314,455	$2,472,975
Indian Wells Masters	$646,110	$3,119,085
Madrid Open	€169,650	$3,297,913
Italian Open	€72,865	$3,374,727
French Open	€2,200,000	$2,343,880
		$5,718,607
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Melbourne Summer Set	$1,270	$1,270
		$1,270
Total
		$5,719,877

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

source：2022 Singles Activity
source：2022 Doubles Activity

Historic achievements

Tournament	Since	Record accomplished	Players matched	Date achieved
Grand Slam	1877	22 men's Grand Slam singles titles	Stands alone	5 June
Grand Slam	1905	Double Career Grand Slam	Roy Emerson Rod Laver Novak Djokovic	30 January
Australian Open	1968	Longest gap between subsequent titles, 13 years (2009-2022)	Stands alone
Australian Open	1968	Won final from two sets down	Stands alone
French Open	1891	14 men's singles titles	Stands alone	6 June
		14 finals	Stands alone	4 June
		15 semifinals	Stands alone	1 June
		6 consecutive semifinals	Novak Djokovic
		16 quarterfinals	Novak Djokovic
		Most match wins at a single major (112 at the French Open)	Stands alone
		Oldest singles champion (36 years 2 days)	Stands alone	6 June
Mexican Open	1993	Most titles (4)	David Ferrer Thomas Muster	27 February
Mexican Open	1993	Most finals (5)	David Ferrer
ATP Tour	1970	Most titles won without losing a set (30)	Stands alone
ATP 500	2009	Most match wins (117)	Stands alone
Masters 1000	1990	Most match wins (406)	Stands alone	14 March

Personal bests

Best match win streak at the start of a season (20)^[7]

Notes

^ Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[6]
^ ^a ^b ^c Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being used for events between 4 March – 5 August 2019, that were not played in 2020, but weighted at 50%.^[6]

References

^ "Rafael Nadal reveals his early 2022 schedule, facing no rivals from the top". tennisworldusa.org. 10 December 2021.
^ "2022 Schedule". rafaelnadalfans.com. 10 December 2021.
^ "Summary and highlights of Rafael Nadal 0-2 Andy Murray IN Abu Dhabi semifinals". Vavel. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2021 - Denis Shapovalov downs Rafael Nadal to claim third in Abu Dhabi - Eurosport". Eurosport. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Rafael Nadal will kick off the 2022 season at the ATP 250 event in Melbourne". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.
^ "Rafael Nadal Extends Perfect Season with Acapulco Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
ATP tour profile

[points-adjustment-1-7] Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[6]

[points-adjustment-2-8] Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being used for events between 4 March – 5 August 2019, that were not played in 2020, but weighted at 50%.^[6]

[1] "Rafael Nadal reveals his early 2022 schedule, facing no rivals from the top". tennisworldusa.org. 10 December 2021.

[2] "2022 Schedule". rafaelnadalfans.com. 10 December 2021.

[3] "Summary and highlights of Rafael Nadal 0-2 Andy Murray IN Abu Dhabi semifinals". Vavel. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[4] "Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2021 - Denis Shapovalov downs Rafael Nadal to claim third in Abu Dhabi - Eurosport". Eurosport. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[5] "Rafael Nadal will kick off the 2022 season at the ATP 250 event in Melbourne". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[points-adjustment-6] "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

[9] "Rafael Nadal Extends Perfect Season with Acapulco Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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v t e 2022 ATP Tour « 2021 2023 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
ATP Tour Masters 1000	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP Tour 500	Rotterdam (S, D) Rio de Janeiro (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Basel (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP Tour 250	Adelaide 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D)^* Sydney (S, D) Adelaide 2 (S, D)^* Montpellier (S, D) Pune (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Doha (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Houston (S, D) Marrakesh (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Umag (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) Nur-Sultan (S, D) Chengdu (S, D) Sofia (S, D) Zhuhai (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	ATP Cup Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals Laver Cup
* – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan

v t e 2022 in tennis « 2021 2023 »
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Men	ATP Tour ATP Finals ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's World Tennis Tour
Women	WTA Tour WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125 tournaments ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Team events	Davis Cup Qualifying Round Finals Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round Finals ATP Cup Laver Cup World TeamTennis
Other events	Southeast Asian Games

v t e Big Three era tennis seasons
Roger Federer (1)	Juniors 1998–2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Rafael Nadal (1)	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Novak Djokovic (1)	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Juan Martín del Potro (3)	2009 2018
Andy Murray (1)	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Stan Wawrinka (3)	2014 2015 2016 2017
Marin Čilić (3)	2014
Dominic Thiem (3)	2020
Daniil Medvedev (1)	2021 2022

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