Rafael Nadal
 | Born: June 3, 1986 Birth City: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Height: 6-1 Weight: 188 lbs. Hand: L | Age: 23 Pro Debut Year: 2001 |  |
ATP World Ranking: #2
| Overview | ||||
| Split | Prize Money | Singles Titles | Doubles Titles | Singles W-L |
| 2007 | $4,395,185 | 6 | 0 | 64-12 |
| 2008 | $6,773,773 | 8 | 1 | 82-11 |
| 2009 | $5,187,323 | 5 | 1 | 61-10 |
| Career | $25,944,970 | 36 | 5 | 396-87 |
| 2009 Tournaments | |||
| ATP BNP Paribas Masters | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | N/A | - | TBD |
| ATP Shanghai Masters 1000 | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | James Blake | W | 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 |
| 3rd | Tommy Robredo | W | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Quarterfinals | Ivan Ljubicic | W | 3-6, 6-3, Retired |
| Semifinals | Feliciano Lopez | W | 6-1, 3-0, Retired |
| Final | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 6-7 (3-7), 3-6 |
| ATP China Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Marcos Baghdatis | W | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2nd | James Blake | W | 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 |
| Quarterfinals | Marat Safin | W | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Semifinals | Marin Cilic | L | 1-6, 3-6 |
| US Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Richard Gasquet | W | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2nd | Nicolas Kiefer | W | 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3rd | Nicolas Almagro | W | 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 4th | Gael Monfils | W | 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 |
| Quarterfinals | Fernando Gonzalez | W | 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 |
| Semifinals | Juan Martin del Potro | L | 2-6, 2-6, 2-6 |
| ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Andreas Seppi | W | 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) |
| 3rd | Paul-Henri Mathieu | W | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Tomas Berdych | W | 6-4, 7-5 |
| Semifinals | Novak Djokovic | L | 1-6, 4-6 |
| ATP Masters Series Rogers Cup | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | David Ferrer | W | 4-3, Retired |
| 3rd | Philipp Petzschner | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Juan Martin del Potro | L | 6-7 (5-7), 1-6 |
| French Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Marcos Daniel | W | 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2nd | Teimuraz Gabashvili | W | 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Lleyton Hewitt | W | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 4th | Robin Soderling | L | 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-7 (2-7) |
| ATP Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Jurgen Melzer | W | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 3rd | Philipp Kohlschreiber | W | Walkover |
| Quarterfinals | Fernando Verdasco | W | 6-4, 7-5 |
| Semifinals | Novak Djokovic | W | 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (11-9) |
| Final | Roger Federer | L | 4-6, 4-6 |
| ATP Internationaionali BNL d'Italia | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Andreas Seppi | W | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3rd | Robin Soderling | W | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Quarterfinals | Fernando Verdasco | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Semifinals | Fernando Gonzalez | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Final | Novak Djokovic | W | 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 |
| ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Frederico Gil | W | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Christophe Rochus | W | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Quarterfinals | David Nalbandian | W | Walkover |
| Semifinals | Nikolay Davydenko | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Final | David Ferrer | W | 6-2, 7-5 |
| ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Juan Ignacio Chela | W | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3rd | Nicolas Lapentti | W | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Quarterfinals | Ivan Ljubicic | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Semifinals | Andy Murray | W | 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) |
| Final | Novak Djokovic | W | 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 |
| ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Teimuraz Gabashvili | W | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Frederico Gil | W | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 4th | Stanislas Wawrinka | W | 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) |
| Quarterfinals | Juan Martin del Potro | L | 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7) |
| ATP BNP Paribas Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | N/A | BYE | -- |
| 2nd | Michael Berrer | W | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3rd | Dmitry Tursunov | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4th | David Nalbandian | W | 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 |
| Quarterfinals | Juan Martin del Potro | W | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Semifinals | Andy Roddick | W | 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) |
| Final | Andy Murray | W | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Davis Cup World Group Round 1 | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| -- | Janko Tipsarevic | W | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 |
| -- | Novak Djokovic | W | 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 |
| ATP ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Simone Bolelli | W | 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 2nd | Grigor Dimitrov | W | 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | W | 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 |
| Semifinals | Gael Monfils | W | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Final | Andy Murray | L | 3-6, 6-4, 0-6 |
| Australian Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Christophe Rochus | W | 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2nd | Roko Karanusic | W | 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3rd | Tommy Haas | W | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4th | Fernando Gonzalez | W | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Quarterfinals | Gilles Simon | W | 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 |
| Semifinals | Fernando Verdasco | W | 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (1-7), 6-4 |
| Final | Roger Federer | W | 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2 |
| ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1st | Fabrice Santoro | W | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2nd | Karol Beck | W | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Gael Monfils | L | 4-6, 4-6 |
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