BRASIL OPEN 2013
Nadal Set For South American Return
Sao Paulo, Brazil
by ATP Staff
|15.01.2013
© Getty ImagesRafael Nadal has not played in South America since 2005.
Rafael Nadal is set to compete at the Brasil Open 2013 from 11 February. The Spaniard, who has not played at an ATP World Tour tournament in South America since 2005, has accepted a wild card into Sao Paulo, an indoor clay-court tournament.
The former World No. 1 has not played a tour-level event since 28 June 2012, when he lost to Lukas Rosol in the Wimbledon second round.
Nadal has been suffering from tendinitis in his left knee. He was forced to miss the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and Australian Open this month due to a stomach virus.
CLAY COURT KING – Nadal has the best career match record on clay in the Open Era with a 254-19 mark (.930) and he’s 36-4 in clay finals. Here's a year-by-year look at Nadal's clay court supremacy since 2005, compiling a 227-9 match record (.962). and 35-4 mark in clay court finals on the ATP World Tour:
| Year | W-L | Clay Finals |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23-1 | 4-0 |
| 2011 | 28-2 | 3-2 (l. to Djokovic both) |
| 2010 | 22-0 | 4-0 |
| 2009 | 23-2 | 3-1 (l. to Federer) |
| 2008 | 24-1 | 4-0 |
| 2007 | 31-1 | 5-1 (l. to Federer) |
| 2006 | 26-0 | 4-0 |
| 2005 | 50-2 | 8-0 |
Open Era Clay Court Title Leaders – Nadal is No. 3 in the Open Era clay court titles leaders list:
| Rank | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 45 |
| 2 | Thomas Muster | 40 |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 36 |
| T-4 | Bjorn Borg, Manuel Orantes | 30 |
| T-6 | Ivan Lendl, Ilie Nastase | 28 |
| 8 | Jose-Luis Clerc | 21 |
| 9 | Mats Wilander | 20 |
| T-10 | Andres Gomez, Carlos Moya | 16 |
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