Rafael Nadal is on the official entry list of the ATP 250, which begins on the 19th of February in Doha. He won the tournament in 2014. Nadal was in Australia hoping to compete in the first slam of the year, but he had to withdraw with a small injury. He missed practically all of the 2023 season after undergoing hip surgery.
This is the actual entry list.
1. Daniil Medvedev 3
2. Andrey Rublev 5
3. Karen Khachanov15
4. Ugo Humbert 20
5. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 24
6. Lennard Struff 25
7. Alexander Bublik 27
8. Lorenzo Musetti 28
Talion Griekspoor 31
Borna Coric 40
Alexei Popyrin 43
Andy Murray 44
Lorenzo Sonego 46
Alexander Shevchenko 48
Emil Ruusuvuori 53
Zhizhen Zhang 54
Jakub Mensik 142 (NG)
Rafael Nadal 446 (PR)
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Now ranked no.446, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of January when he was overcome by world no.47 Jordan Thompson 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 in the quarter in Brisbane (draw).
This year Nadal achieved a compiled 2-1 match record.