Rafael Nadal 2012 Ranking and Ranking History

Rafael Nadal's ranking has not changed that much since 2005, the first time he entered the top 5 after winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. He has been firmly entrenched in the top 5 since. Nadal's ranking has seen a precocious rise to the top since he was first ranked in 2001. Nadal was first ranked by the ATP ranking system on September 24, 2001 with a modest ranking of world #1002. He would end 2001 with a ranking of #811. By the end of 2002, Nadal breaks into the top 200 at #200. He would finish 2003 as world #49. He did not make much progress in 2004 due to an injury and ended the year outside the top 50 at world #51. In 2005, he won his first major beating then world #1 Federer in the semifinals of the French Open and rise all the way to the #2 ranking. He reached the #1 ranking on August 18, 2008 supplanting Federer after wins at the French Open and Wimbledon. He would relinquish the top ranking back to Federer on June 7, 2009 after a surprise fourth round exit at the French Open. With the emergence of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, Nadal falls all the way to #4 for three weeks between February and March 2010 before rising back to the top on June 7, 2010. Nadal would stay in the top position for more than a year before being supplanted by Djokovic after the Serb won his first Wimbledon title in July 2011.

Below is a list of Rafael Nadal's Ranking Milestones:

24.09.2001 - First ranking tied at #1,002
22.07.2002 - Enters top 500 at #489
09.12.2002 - Enters top 200 at #200
21.04.2003 - Enters top 100 at #96
04.08.2003 - Enters top 50 at #48
04.04.2005 - Enters top 20 at #17
25.04.2005 - Enters top 10 at #7
06.06.2005 - Enters top 3
25.07.2005 - Enters top 2
18.08.2008 - First #1 ranking
07.06.2010 - Second rise to #1 ranking
04.07.2011 - Ends last week as #1 to date

Nadal's Ranking Points Breakdown

World Championship:
20.11.2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Ranking Points = 200

Grand Slams:
22.05.2011 Roland Garros Ranking Points = 2,000
16.01.2012 Australian Open Ranking Points = 1,200
29.08.2011 US Open Ranking Points = 1,200
20.06.2011 Wimbledon Ranking Points = 1,200

ATP World Tour Masters 1000:
10.04.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Ranking Points = 1,000
08.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Ranking Points = 600
01.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Ranking Points = 600
23.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Ranking Points = 600
10.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Ranking Points = 600
14.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Ranking Points = 180
09.10.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Ranking Points = 90
08.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Ranking Points = 10
07.11.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Ranking Points = 0

ATP World Tour 500:
18.04.2011 Barcelona Ranking Points = 500
01.01.2012 Davis Cup Ranking Points = 320
31.10.2011 Valencia Ranking Points = 0

Best of Other Countable Tournaments:
02.01.2012 Doha Ranking Points = 90
06.06.2011 London / Queen's Club Ranking Points = 45