▁season ' s ▁end , ▁while ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁Final ▁points ▁count ▁towards ▁the ▁next ▁year ' s ▁race . ▁ ▁Cont enders ▁points ▁break down ▁Play ers ▁in ▁gold ▁were ▁the ▁qual ifiers . ▁Player ▁in ▁bold ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁final s . ▁Play ers ▁in ▁Se ed ▁is ▁with d rew ▁before ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Singles ▁ ▁Dou bles ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁players ▁ ▁Singles ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁June , ▁following ▁his ▁record - bre aking ▁e ighth ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁strong est ▁starts ▁to ▁an ▁ATP ▁World ▁Tour ▁season , ▁reaching ▁nine ▁final s ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁tournament s ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁s idel ined ▁for ▁seven ▁months ▁with ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁that ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁V TR ▁Open ▁after ▁missing ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁due ▁to ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁before ▁being ▁defeated ▁by ▁H ora cio ▁Z eb all os . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁winning ▁three ▁consecutive ▁tournament s , ▁at ▁the ▁Brazil ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁David ▁N al band ian ., ▁the ▁Ab ierto ▁Mex icano ▁Tel cel ▁defe ating ▁world ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁David ▁Fer rer , ▁losing ▁just ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁and ▁at ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁Juan