The Spaniard won a total of 92 singles titles, including 22 Grand Slams, with one of those coming at the Qatar Open.

This year, the Qatar Open has been upgraded to an ATP 500 tournament, with Carlos Alcaraz as the top seed.

Alcaraz has not spoken to Nadal since his retirement, despite playing doubles with his compatriot at the Paris Olympics.

Although it was not the main priority in his career, Nadal did also enjoy lots of success on the doubles court.

Rafael Nadal holds the record for the most doubles titles at the Qatar Open

Nadal won his only singles title at the Qatar Open in 2014, after he beat Gael Monfils in the Doha final.

In his attempted title defence a year later, Nadal suffered a shock first round defeat to qualifier Michael Berrer before reaching the final once again in 2016.

However, in this final top seed Novak Djokovic emphatically beat Nadal in just over a hour.

Although Nadal was never able to add to his singles collection at the Qatar Open, the Spaniard does hold a doubles record in Doha having won more titles than any other player (4).

The first of those titles came in 2005, when Nadal was just 18-years-old and was partnered by former Roland Garros champion Albert Costa.

Nadal won his four doubles titles with three different partners, and Marc López is the only one of those to have helped him win the Qatar Open title more than once.

His final Qatar Open doubles triumph came in 2015 alongside Argentine Juan Mónaco, with their run including beating Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic in the semi-finals.

In total, Nadal made seven doubles appearances at the Qatar Open, with his last coming alongside Fernando Verdasco.

Former top 10 player Verdasco has just retired at the Qatar Open, partnering Djokovic in his final tournament.

Despite competing with alongside Djokovic, Nadal congratulated Verdasco on his 24-year career after it officially came to an end.

How many other doubles titles did Rafael Nadal win in his career?

While the Qatar Open was Nadal’s most successful doubles event, it was not the only tournament that he won in this discipline.

The biggest of those came at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, where Nadal partnered the aforementioned López to his second gold medal, having won the singles title in Beijing eight years prior.

Nadal also won three Masters 1000 doubles titles, with two of those coming at Indian Wells (López) and the other coming at Monte Carlo Masters alongside Tommy Robredo.

Despite his title success on the ATP Tour, Nadal did not play any Grand Slam doubles events after Wimbledon in 2005.

Nadal did come close to a doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 US Open, reaching the semi-finals alongside Robredo.

Doubles played a big part in his retirement year as well, with Nadal playing alongside Alcaraz at the Paris Olympics.

This was the final doubles tournament of Nadal’s career, as they reached the quarter-finals before losing to the American pairing of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.

Despite Nadal and Alcaraz losing, the former was positive in his reflections on the final Olympics match of his career.

“If that’s the last time [here] for me, it’s an unforgettable feeling and emotions,” said Nadal. “They (the fans) give me the love and support every single second that I have been on court.

“It’s super, super special to feel that, particularly in this place. So I can’t really thank all of them enough for giving me the feelings I have inside myself and the emotions they make me feel.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but if that’s the last time, I enjoyed it. I won enough in my career, I won much more than what I ever dreamed, so for me it’s about enjoying different experiences and for me, that’s another lifetime experience too, to share with Carlos – an amazing player that I think is going to be, of course, one of the best in history too.”