2011 Rafael Nadal tennis season

The 2011 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 2 with the start of the 2011 ATP World Tour.

2011 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$7,668,214[1]
Singles
Season record69–15
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenW
WimbledonF
US OpenF
Doubles
Season record9–5
Calendar titles1
Davis Cup
Davis CupW
Injuries
Injurieshamstring injury
Last updated on: October 11, 2013.
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Calendar

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The January–June tournaments listed on Nadal's calendar at his official site as of 4 January 2011.[2]

Tournament Country Type
2011 Capitala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, UAE Exhibition
2011 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP World Tour 250 series
2011 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam
2011 Davis Cup Team events
2011 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Davis Cup Team events
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 series
2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam
2011 Aegon Championships London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour 250 series
2011 Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam
2011 Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam
2011 Davis Cup Team events
2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP World Tour 500 series
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000
2011 Barclays World Tour Finals London, England World Tour Finals
2011 Davis Cup Team events

Year summary

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All matches

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Singles

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 8 January 2011
1 / 574 1R   Karol Beck 103 Win 6–3, 6–0
2 / 575 2R   Lukáš Lacko 89 Win 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–3
3 / 576 QF   Ernests Gulbis (5) 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3
4 / 577 SF   Nikolay Davydenko (4) 22 Loss 3–6, 2–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 January 2011
5 / 578 1R   Marcos Daniel 93 Win 6–0, 5–0, retired
6 / 579 2R   Ryan Sweeting (Q) 116 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
7 / 580 3R   Bernard Tomic (WC) 199 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
8 / 581 4R   Marin Čilić (15) 15 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
9 / 582 QF   David Ferrer (7) 7 Loss 4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Charleroi, Belgium
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
4 – 6 March 2011
10 / 583 1R
R2
  Ruben Bemelmans 144 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
11 / 584 1R
R4
  Olivier Rochus 115 Win 6–4, 6–2
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2011
1R Bye
12 / 585 2R   Rik de Voest (Q) 162 Win 6–0, 6–2
13 / 586 3R   Ryan Sweeting (Q) 105 Win 6–3, 6–1
14 / 587 4R   Somdev Devvarman (Q) 84 Win 7–5, 6–4
15 / 588 QF   Ivo Karlović (PR) 239 Win 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
16 / 589 SF   Juan Martín del Potro (PR) 90 Win 6–4, 6–4
17 / 590 F   Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Loss (1) 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
21 March – 3 April 2011
1R Bye
18 / 591 2R   Kei Nishikori 62 Win 6–4, 6–4
19 / 592 3R   Feliciano López 41 Win 6–3, 6–3
20 / 593 4R   Alexandr Dolgopolov (21) 23 Win 6–1, 6–2
21 / 594 QF   Tomáš Berdych (7) 7 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
22 / 595 SF   Roger Federer (3) 3 Win 6–3, 6–2
23 / 596 F   Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss (2) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 April 2011
1R Bye
24 / 597 2R   Jarkko Nieminen 59 Win 6–2, 6–2
25 / 598 3R   Richard Gasquet (13) 18 Win 6–2, 6–4
26 / 599 QF   Ivan Ljubičić 40 Win 6–1, 6–3
27 / 600 SF   Andy Murray (3/WC) 4 Win 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
28 / 601 W   David Ferrer (4) 6 Win (1) 6–4, 7–5
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
18 – 24 April 2011
1R Bye
29 / 602 2R   Daniel Gimeno Traver 60 Win 6–1, 6–1
30 / 603 3R   Santiago Giraldo 54 Win 6–3, 6–1
31 / 604 QF   Gaël Monfils (7) 9 Win 6–2, 6–2
32 / 605 SF   Ivan Dodig 56 Win 6–3, 6–2
33 / 606 W   David Ferrer (4) 6 Win (2) 6–2, 6–4
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
2 – 8 May 2011
1R Bye
34 / 607 2R   Marcos Baghdatis 24 Win 6–1, 6–3
3R   Juan Martín del Potro 32 Walkover N/A
35 / 608 QF   Michaël Llodra 27 Win 6–2, 6–2
36 / 609 SF   Roger Federer (3) 3 Win 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
37 / 610 F   Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss (3) 5–7, 4–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
9 – 15 May 2011
1R Bye
38 / 611 2R   Paolo Lorenzi (Q) 148 Win 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–0
39 / 612 3R   Feliciano López 40 Win 6–4, 6–2
40 / 613 QF   Marin Čilić 23 Win 6–1, 6–3
41 / 614 SF   Richard Gasquet (16) 16 Win 7–5, 6–1
42 / 615 F   Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss (4) 4–6, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2011
43 / 616 1R   John Isner 39 Win 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4
44 / 617 2R   Pablo Andújar 48 Win 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
45 / 618 3R   Antonio Veić (Q) 227 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
46 / 619 4R   Ivan Ljubičić 37 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
47 / 620 QF   Robin Söderling (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
48 / 621 SF   Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
49 / 622 W   Roger Federer (3) 3 Win (3) 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
Aegon Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
6 – 12 June 2011
1R Bye
50 / 623 2R   Matthew Ebden (Q) 168 Win 6–4, 6–4
51 / 624 3R   Radek Štěpánek 57 Win 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
52 / 625 QF   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) 19 Loss 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 1–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
20 June – 3 July 2011
53 / 626 1R   Michael Russell 90 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
54 / 627 2R   Ryan Sweeting 69 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
55 / 628 3R   Gilles Müller (WC) 92 Win 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 6–0
56 / 629 4R   Juan Martín del Potro (24) 21 Win 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
57 / 630 QF   Mardy Fish (10) 9 Win 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
58 / 631 SF   Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
59 / 632 F   Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Loss (5) 4–6, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 14 August 2011
1R Bye
60 / 633 2R   Ivan Dodig 41 Loss 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2011
1R Bye
61 / 634 2R   Julien Benneteau (Q) 112 Win 6–4, 7–5
62 / 635 3R   Fernando Verdasco 21 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 7–6(11–9)
63 / 636 QF   Mardy Fish (7) 7 Loss 3–6, 4–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2011
64 / 637 1R   Andrey Golubev 98 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
65 / 638 2R   Nicolas Mahut 99 Win 6–2, 6–2, retired
66 / 639 3R   David Nalbandian 76 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 7–5
67 / 640 4R   Gilles Müller 68 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–1, 6–2
68 / 641 QF   Andy Roddick (21) 21 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
69 / 642 SF   Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
70 / 643 F   Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (6) 2–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Córdoba, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
16 – 18 September 2011
71 / 644 SF
R1
  Richard Gasquet 15 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–1
72 / 645 SF
R4
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Win 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 October 2011
73 / 646 1R   Go Soeda (WC) 118 Win 6–3, 6–2
74 / 647 2R   Milos Raonic 30 Win 7–5, 6–3
75 / 648 QF   Santiago Giraldo 53 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–3
76 / 649 SF   Mardy Fish (4) 8 Win 7–5, 6–1
77 / 650 F   Andy Murray (2) 4 Loss (7) 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2011
1R Bye
78 / 651 2R   Guillermo García López 53 Win 6–3, 6–2
79 / 652 3R   Florian Mayer (15) 23 Loss 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
21 – 27 November 2011
80 / 653 RR   Mardy Fish (8) 8 Win 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
81 / 654 RR   Roger Federer (4) 4 Loss 3–6, 0–6
82 / 655 RR   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 6 Loss 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
Davis Cup, World Group
Seville, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, indoor
2 – 4 December 2011
83 / 656 W
R1
  Juan Mónaco 26 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
84 / 657 W
R4
  Juan Martín del Potro 11 Win 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–0)

Source (ATP)

Doubles

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Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 8 January 2011
Partner:   Marc López
1 / 136 1R   David Marrero /   Pere Riba #40 / #108 Win 6–3, 7–5
2 / 137 QF   Mohammad Al-Ghareeb /   Mubarak Zaid (WC) – / – Win 6–2, 6–0
3 / 138 SF   Teymuraz Gabashvili /   Philipp Kohlschreiber #237 / #197 Win 6–4, 6–4
4 / 139 W   Daniele Bracciali /   Andreas Seppi #58 / #86 Win (1) 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2011
Partner:   Marc López
5 / 140 1R   Mariusz Fyrstenberg /   Marcin Matkowski (4) #10 / #9 Win 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
6 / 141 2R   Marin Čilić /   Ivo Karlović #208 / #320 Win 6–4, 6–4
7 / 142 QF   Lukáš Dlouhý /   Paul Hanley #11 / #33 Win 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
8 / 143 SF   Roger Federer /   Stanislas Wawrinka #335 / #500 Loss 5–7, 3–6
Aegon Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
6 – 12 June 2011
Partner:   Marc López
9 / 144 1R   Thomaz Bellucci /   André Sá #340 / #68 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–2
10 / 145 2R   Robert Lindstedt /   Horia Tecău (7) #16 / #13 Loss 6–7(3–7), retired
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 14 August 2011
Partner:   Marc López
11 / 146 1R   Tomáš Berdych /   Florian Mayer #220 / #136 Loss 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2011
Partner:   Marc López
12 / 147 1R   Janko Tipsarević /   Viktor Troicki #61 / #78 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–5]
13 / 148 2R   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (3) #6 / #8 Loss 4–6, 2–6
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2011
Partner:   Marc López
14 / 149 1R   Christopher Kas /   Alexander Peya #31 / #21 Loss 6–4, 4–6, [8–10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ El patrimonio de Rafael Nadal
  2. ^ "Rafa's 2011 Calendar". The Official Rafa Nadal Website. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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