2012
2012 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Name Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera Country 
SpainCalendar prize money $4,997,448 Singles Season record 42–6 (87.5%) Calendar titles 4 Current ranking No. 4 Ranking change from previous year 
2Grand Slam results Australian Open F French Open W Wimbledon 2R US Open DNS Doubles Season record 7–1 (87.5%) Calendar titles 1 Current ranking No. 66 Ranking change from previous year 7 Injuries Injuries knee injury
Spain 2 7Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar ATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor January 2–7, 2012 | 542 | 1R |  Philipp Kohlschreiber | 43 | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 | |
| 543 | 2R | Denis Gremelmayr | 189 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 544 | QF |  Mikhail Youzhny | 35 | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 545 | SF |  Gaël Monfils | 15 | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor January 16–29, 2012 | 546 | 1R |  Alex Kuznetsov | 167 | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 547 | 2R | Tommy Haas | 205 | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 548 | 3R |  Lukáš Lacko | 113 | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 549 | 4R | Feliciano López | 19 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 550 | QF |  Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 551 | SF |  Roger Federer | 3 | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| 552 | F |  Novak Djokovic | 1 | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 | ||
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 12–18, 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 553 | 2R |  Leonardo Mayer | 78 | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 554 | 3R | Marcel Granollers | 26 | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 555 | 4R |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 21 | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 556 | QF | David Nalbandian | 74 | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 557 | SF | Roger Federer | 3 | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 21–April 4, 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 558 | 2R |  Santiago Giraldo | 57 | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 559 | 3R | Radek Štěpánek | 25 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 560 | 4R |  Kei Nishikori | 16 | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 561 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| 562 | SF |  Andy Murray | 4 | Withdrew | N/A | |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 15–22, 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 563 | 2R |  Jarkko Nieminen | 48 | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 564 | 3R |  Mikhail Kukushkin | 68 | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 565 | QF | Stanislas Wawrinka | 26 | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 566 | SF | Gilles Simon | 15 | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 567 | W | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona, Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay, outdoor April 23–29, 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 568 | 2R | Guillermo García-López | 78 | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 569 | 3R | Robert Farah | 246 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 570 | QF | Janko Tipsarević | 8 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 571 | SF | Fernando Verdasco | 20 | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| 572 | W | David Ferrer | 6 | 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | ||
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor (blue) 7–13 May 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 573 | 2R | Nikolay Davydenko | 54 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 574 | 3R | Fernando Verdasco | 19 | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 | ||
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 13–20 May 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 575 | 2R | Florian Mayer | 28 | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 576 | 3R | Marcel Granollers | 26 | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 577 | QF | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 578 | SF | David Ferrer | 6 | 7–6(8–6), 6–0 | ||
| 579 | W | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 580 | 1R |  Simone Bolelli | 111 | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 581 | 2R |  Denis Istomin | 43 | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 582 | 3R | Eduardo Schwank | 192 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 583 | 4R | Juan Mónaco | 15 | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 | ||
| 584 | QF | Nicolás Almagro | 13 | 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 585 | SF | David Ferrer | 6 | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| 586 | W | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 11–17 June 2012 | - | 1R | Bye | |||
| 587 | 2R | Lukáš Lacko | 58 | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 588 | QF | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 34 | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | 589 | 1R |  Thomaz Bellucci | 80 | 7–6(7–0), 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 590 | 2R | Lukáš Rosol | 100 | 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles Matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents | Ranks | Result | Score |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 12–18, 2012 Partner: Marc López | 150 | 1R | Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić | #5 / #6 | Win | 6–4, 6-4 |
| 151 | 2R | Alexandr Dolgopolov /  Xavier Malisse | #50 / #26 | Win | 6–4, 6-3 | |
| 152 | QF |  Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek | #7 / #22 | Win | 6–4, 7-6 (7-5) | |
| 153 | SF |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski | #13 / #13 | Win | 6–2, 6-0 | |
| 154 | W | John Isner / Sam Querrey | #33 / #35 | Win | 6–2, 7-6 (7-3) | |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 21–April 4, 2012 Partner: Marcel Granollers | 155 | 1R |  Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović | #80 / #128 | Win | 6–1, 6-3 |
| 156 | 2R | Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna | #13 / #12 | Loss | 4-6, 3-6 | |
| Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 11–17 June 2012 Partner: Marcel Granollers | 157 | 1R | Michal Mertiňák / Viktor Troicki | #78 / #76 | Win | 5-7, 6-2, (10-8) |
| 158 | QF | Michael Kohlmann / Florian Mayer | #77 / #62 | Withdrew |
