( CNN ) -- Spain 's top two ranked tennis players , Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer , have confirmed they will not be playing in the 2012 Davis Cup . Soon after helping their country lift the title for a fifth time on Sunday , Nadal and Ferrer told reporters that they will skip the tournament next year -- with Ferrer revealing that he is retiring from Davis Cup duty altogether . World number two Nadal scored the winning point against Juan Martin del Potro to help Spain beat Argentina 3-1 in Seville , but immediately after his victory he revealed he was taking a year out of the team to concentrate on his individual performance . Resurgent Federer still hungry for major titles . Nadal told reporters : `` Next year I will not play Davis Cup . `` It 's an Olympic year . I have been one of the players that plays the highest number of matches and I do n't want to overplay , '' said Nadal , who appeared in a year-leading 82 ATP Tour matches in 2011 . He added : `` I want a coherent calendar . So , next year , my participation in the Davis Cup is impossible . Then we will think about the future . '' Nadal has won 20 of his 21 Davis Cup matches since making his competition debut in 2004 . Meanwhile , world number five Ferrer confirmed that he is quitting the competition , saying : `` This is the end of the party . I have been here for many years and we all look for our own calendar . `` I 'm older , I probably do n't have a good physical condition , and I want to play at the Olympic Games in London , '' added the 29-year-old , who has won 18 of his 22 matches since first appearing for Spain in 2006 . Doubles pairing Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco have confirmed their availability for Spain next year , with world number 10 Nicolas Almagro and world number 27 Marcel Granollers likely to play the singles in their opening round match against Kazakhstan in February next year .
Rafael González and David Wagner tell reporters they will not play in the 2012 Davis Cup . Nadal says he is having a year 's break to concentrate on grand slams and Olympics . Ferrer confirms he is retiring from Davis Cup duty after five years playing for Spain .