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| Full name | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Calendar prize money | $7,668,214[1] |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 69–15 |
| Calendar titles | 3 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 2 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  1 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | QF |
| French Open | W |
| Wimbledon | F |
| US Open | F |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 9–5 |
| Calendar titles | 1 |
| Davis Cup | |
| Davis Cup | W |
| Injuries | |
| Injuries | hamstring injury |
| Last updated on: October 11, 2013. | |
←2010 2012 → | |
The2011 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 2 with the start of the2011 ATP World Tour.
The January–June tournaments listed on Nadal's calendar at his official site as of 4 January 2011.[2]
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| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
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| 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) | |
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
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| 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] | |
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