List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal
This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal 12.

Rafael Nadal has won a record 22 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other male player in tennis history.
Nadal has reached a milestone 30 Grand Slam finals in his career, which is second to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic's 31 final appearances. He has appeared in at least five finals at each Major (a feat equaled only by Federer and surpassed only by Djokovic's six) and has won multiple majors on hard, grass, and clay courts, a feat matched by Djokovic at French Open 2021. Nadal completed the Career Grand Slam and the Career Golden Slam, and became the youngest in the Open Era to achieve both feats, after winning the four Majors and the Olympic singles Gold Medal in his career by the age of 24 years, 3 months and 10 days. At the 2022 Australian Open, he became the fourth man in history (joining Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Djokovic) to complete the Double Career Grand Slam, winning each Grand Slam title at least two times.
Known as the “King of Clay”, Nadal won the French Open 9 times in his first 10 attempts, and 14 times overall, with a match record of 112–3 (97.4% win rate), which is viewed by many analysts as one of the greatest feats in tennis. Nadal won the French Open on his first attempt as a 19-year-old in 2005 and went on to win 4 consecutive crowns from 2005 to 2008, defeating then-world-No. 1 Roger Federer in three consecutive finals from 2006 to 2008 (he also defeated Federer in the 2005 semi-finals) and again in the 2011 final (Nadal is the only player to defeat Federer in four finals at the same Major. Nadal is also the only player to beat Federer in the finals of three different Grand Slams, the French Open, the Australian Open, and Wimbledon). His sole loss at the French Open during this period came at the hands of Sweden's Robin Söderling in 2009 in the fourth round. He would go on to win 5 consecutive crowns from 2010 to 2014. Nadal furthered his place in history by achieving "La Decima" — a 10th title at the 2017 French Open, where he did not drop a set and lost only 35 games, only three shy of Borg's record of 32 games lost. He would then go on to win 4 consecutive crowns from 2017 to 2020, making Nadal the only player in history, male or female, to win 14 Grand Slams at a single Major. Additionally, his 2020 French Open win also made Nadal the only player in history to have 3 streaks of 4 consecutive titles at a Grand Slam event, as well as 3 streaks of 30+ consecutive match wins at the same event. He has never been taken to five sets in the final of the French Open, and is the only player to achieve this level of dominance at any single Grand Slam tournament. Additionally, Nadal is 25–0 in best of 5 matches on clay at other events, bringing his total match record, in best of 5 on clay, to 130–3, a win percentage of 97.7%. Nadal did not lose a single semifinal on clay courts for 12 years (52–0) from the 2003 Croatia Open (lost to Carlos Moya) to the 2015 Rio Open (lost to Fabio Fognini).[1]
Nadal has won 36 Masters 1000 titles. On clay, he has won 26 Masters 1000 titles, a record 14 Grand Slam titles, and an Open Era record 63 titles. He won at least one Masters 1000 title for ten consecutive years from 2005 to 2014 and is the only player to achieve this level of consistency in the Open Era. He holds the Open Era record for the most consecutive years winning 1+ ATP singles titles (19 years from 2004–2022) and the most consecutive years winning 2+ ATP singles titles (18 years from 2005–2022). He holds the longest single surface win streak in the Open Era by a male, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay courts from 2005 to 2007, 16 better than Federer's record on grass, and 25 better than Federer's record on hard courts. Nadal also won a record 8 consecutive Monte Carlo Masters 1000 titles from 2005 to 2012, and an overall record 11 titles including 3 consecutive titles from 2016 to 2018. Nadal has also won an all-time record 10 Masters 1000 titles in Rome, and 12 titles at the ATP 500 Barcelona Open. In 2010, Nadal won the French Open and the three clay-court Masters 1000 events (Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome) in the same calendar year, thus becoming the first and only player to complete the "Clay Slam".
Nadal won at least one Grand Slam tournament for 10 consecutive years (2005 – 2014) having broken the previous men's record of 8 consecutive years. He holds the record for most titles at 3 ATP Tour levels: ATP 500 (Barcelona Open - 12), Masters 1000 (Monte Carlo - 11), and Grand Slams (French Open - 14).
Nadal’s success is not limited to clay courts. Over the course of his career, he has won 511 matches on hard courts, which is fourth in the Open Era behind only Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andre Agassi. He is the only player, male or female, to have recorded 470+ match wins on both hard and clay courts. He has won 6 hard-court Grand Slam titles, which ranks him fourth in the all-time ranking behind only Djokovic, Federer, and Pete Sampras. He has achieved considerable success on hard courts and grass courts, obtaining multiple Grand Slams outside of the French Open having won 2 Australian Open (hard), 2 Wimbledon (grass), and 4 US Open (hard) titles. Nadal and Djokovic are the only male players in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam multiple times on clay, hard, and grass courts. Furthermore, Nadal is the second Spaniard to win Wimbledon. In 2008, he became only the third player in the Open Era, after Rod Laver (1969) and Bjorn Borg (1980), to win the French Open and Wimbledon crowns in the same year, also known as the "Channel Slam", a feat he repeated in 2010. Nadal is the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. He is the only male player in tennis history to win the French Open and the US Open in the same calendar year four times (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019). Nadal won the Olympic Gold Medal in singles in Beijing (2008) on hard courts (defeating Djokovic in the semi-finals), and the Olympic Gold Medal in men's doubles in Rio de Janeiro (2016). He has won 10 Masters 1000 titles at hard court events (5 in Canada, 3 in Indian Wells, 1 in Cincinnati, 1 in Madrid indoor). Nadal dominated the North American hard court season in 2013, having already won the Indian Wells title earlier in the year, he would go on to win 26 consecutive matches on hard courts by winning the Canadian Masters, Cincinnati Masters as well as the US Open, thus joining Patrick Rafter (1998) and Andy Roddick (2003) in completing the "Summer Slam" (winning the Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, and the US Open in the same calendar year).
Nadal was ATP Year-end No. 1 in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, and 2019, tied for third in the all-time rankings with Jimmy Connors and Federer. He is the first man to be Year-end No. 1 twice after turning 30 years old (2017 and 2019), and one of only 2 men to do so (along with Djokovic - 2018, 2020 and 2021). The gap between his first and most recent Year-end No. 1 is 11 years. He is the first male player to be Year-end No. 1 in 5 non-consecutive years. Nadal is the only male singles player to have been ranked ATP World No. 1 in three decades, in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
Nadal also holds the Open Era record for the most consecutive years qualifying for the year-end ATP Finals, at 16 years in a row. Nadal ranks first in the Open Era for the highest career-winning percentage (minimum 500 wins) at 83.3% (1058–212 record).
All time tournament records
- These records were attained since the amateur era (1877) and the Open Era of tennis (1968).
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Tournament | Since | Record accomplished | Players tied |
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Grand Slams | 1877 | 22 men's Grand Slam singles titles | Stands alone |
Double Career Grand Slam on three different surfaces | Novak Djokovic | ||
Career Golden Slam: Won all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold Medal in singles | Andre Agassi | ||
Career Golden Slam + Olympic Gold Medal in doubles | Stands alone | ||
Surface Slam: Won 3 Grand Slams on 3 different surfaces in the same calendar year (2010) | Novak Djokovic | ||
Double Channel Slam: Won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same calendar year (2008, 2010) | Rod Laver Björn Borg | ||
Simultaneous holder of Olympic Gold Medal in singles and Majors on clay and grass courts | Stands alone | ||
Youngest men's player to achieve the Career Golden Slam (aged 24) | Stands alone | ||
Youngest men's player to complete the Career Grand Slam (aged 24) | Stands alone | ||
Most titles won at a single Grand Slam tournament (French Open) - 14 | Stands alone | ||
Most titles won on a single surface (clay) - 14 | Stands alone | ||
Most combined hard court (6) and clay court (14) Grand Slam titles - 20 | Stands alone | ||
Most combined grass court (2) and clay court (14) Grand Slam titles - 16 | Stands alone | ||
10 consecutive years of winning 1+ Grand Slam title (2005–2014) | Stands alone | ||
15 years of winning 1+ Grand Slam title (2005–2014, 2017–2020, 2022) | Stands alone | ||
14 finals at the same tournament (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
112 match wins at the same tournament (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
4 French–U.S. title doubles (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) | Stands alone | ||
8 Grand Slam titles won while losing no more than one set (2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2017–2018, 2020 French Open, 2010 US Open) | Stands alone | ||
4 Grand Slam titles won without losing a set (2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 French Open) | Stands alone | ||
Won two five-set finals after winning the first two sets (2008 Wimbledon, 2019 US Open) | Stefan Edberg | ||
Won 2+ clay, 2+ hard, and 2+ grass court Grand Slam titles | Mats Wilander Novak Djokovic | ||
Won 3+ titles in 3 separate decades (2000s-6, 2010s-13, 2020s-3) | Stands alone | ||
Won 2+ titles in 3 separate decades (2000s-6, 2010s-13, 2020s-3) | Stands alone | ||
Won the same Major twice in 3 separate decades (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
Won the final set by the score of 6–0 or 6–1 in six Grand Slam finals (2008, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022 French Open and 2013 US Open) | Stands alone | ||
Longest Grand Slam final by duration (vs. Novak Djokovic) | Novak Djokovic | ||
ATP World Tour | 1970 | Achieved the Clay Slam: Won Monte Carlo, Italian Open, Madrid, and French Open in a calendar year (2010) | Stands alone |
Achieved the Summer Slam: Won Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open in a calendar year (2013) | Patrick Rafter Andy Roddick | ||
Highest overall all-surfaces match win percentage - 83.3% (1058–212) | Stands alone | ||
Highest overall clay court match win percentage - 91.3% (474–45) | Stands alone | ||
Won the Olympic Gold Medal in singles and doubles in two separate events in the Open Era |
Stands alone | ||
Most combined Grand Slam titles (22) and Masters Series/1000 titles (36) - 58 | Stands alone | ||
Most combined grass court (4) and clay court (63) titles - 67 | Stands alone | ||
Most combined hard court (25) and clay court (63) titles - 88 | Stands alone | ||
Won Italian Open, Monte Carlo Masters and French Open for three consecutive years (2005–2007) | Stands alone | ||
Won Monte Carlo and French Open for four consecutive years (2005–2008) | Stands alone | ||
8 consecutive titles at any single tournament (Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
46 match win streak at any single tournament (Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
90 outdoor titles | Stands alone | ||
63 clay court titles | Stands alone | ||
Longest single surface win streak (Clay courts - 81) | Stands alone | ||
12 titles at two tournaments (14 French Open and 12 Barcelona) | Stands alone | ||
11 titles at three tournaments (14 French Open, 12 Barcelona, and 11 Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
37 titles won from three tournaments (14 French Open, 12 Barcelona, and 11 Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
7 titles won while saving 1+ match point during the tournament | Novak Djokovic Thomas Muster | ||
30 titles won without dropping a set (26 clay, 4 hard) | Stands alone | ||
40 clay court Big Titles won | Stands alone | ||
26 clay court titles won without dropping a set | Stands alone | ||
52 consecutive victories in semifinals on a single surface (clay from 2004–2014) | Stands alone | ||
19 consecutive years of winning 1+ ATP singles title (2004–2022) | Stands alone | ||
18 consecutive years of winning 2+ ATP singles titles (2005–2022) | Stands alone | ||
ATP Finals | 1970 | 16 consecutive years of qualifying for the ATP Finals (2005–2020) | Stands alone |
ATP Masters 1000 | 1970 | Most titles (11) won at a single tournament - Monte Carlo | Stands alone |
Most finals (12) contested at a single tournament - Monte Carlo and Italian Open | Stands alone | ||
Most consecutive titles (8) won at a single tournament - Monte Carlo (2005–12) | Stands alone | ||
Most consecutive match wins (46) at a single tournament - Monte Carlo (2005–13) | Stands alone | ||
Most match wins (73) at a single tournament - Monte Carlo | Stands alone | ||
Most matches played (79) at a single tournament - Monte Carlo | Roger Federer | ||
Most number of successful title defenses (9) at a single tournament - Monte Carlo | Stands alone | ||
Most entries (19) at a single tournament - Madrid | Stands alone | ||
26 clay court titles overall | Stands alone | ||
10 consecutive years of winning 1+ clay court Masters Series/1000 title (2005–2014) | Stands alone | ||
10 consecutive years of winning 1+ Masters Series/1000 title (2005–2014) | Stands alone | ||
15 years of winning 1+ Masters Series/1000 title (2005–2014, 2016–2019, 2021) | Stands alone | ||
20+ finals reached on two different surfaces (hard - 20, clay - 33)[2] | Stands alone | ||
15 consecutive years of making at least one finals appearance at a Masters Series/1000 event (2005–2019) | Stands alone | ||
10+ titles at two tournaments (11 Monte Carlo & 10 Italian Open) | Stands alone | ||
10+ titles on both clay and hard courts (clay - 26, hard - 10) | Novak Djokovic | ||
5+ titles at four separate Masters Series/1000 tournaments (11 Monte Carlo, 10 Italian Open, 5 Madrid, and 5 Canada) | Novak Djokovic | ||
5+ titles at three clay tournaments (11 Monte Carlo, 10 Italian Open, and 5 Madrid) | Stands alone | ||
5+ titles at a single Masters Series/1000 tournament with zero losses in a final (Canada 5–0) | Stands alone | ||
7 years winning Monte Carlo and Italian Open (2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2012 & 2018) | Stands alone | ||
ATP 500 Series | 1990 | 14 consecutive years winning 1+ ATP 500 series title (2005–2018) | Stands alone |
Most titles (12) won at a single ATP 500 series tournament - Barcelona Open | Stands alone | ||
Won titles at 8 ATP 500 series tournaments (Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, Dubai, Barcelona, Hamburg, Beijing, Tokyo, Stuttgart) | Stands alone | ||
French Open | 1891 | 14 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
14 finals contested (2005–08, 2010–14, 2017–2020, 2022) | Stands alone | ||
5 consecutive titles won (2010–14) | Stands alone | ||
39 match win streak (2010–15) | Stands alone | ||
112 match wins | Stands alone | ||
Match winning percentage of 97.4% | Stands alone | ||
2+ title in 3 separate decades (2000s - 4, 2010s - 8, 2020s - 2) | Stands alone | ||
1+ title in 3 separate decades (2000s - 4, 2010s - 8, 2020s - 2) | Stands alone | ||
Australian Open | 1905 | Longest final by duration (vs. Novak Djokovic) | Novak Djokovic |
Monte Carlo Masters | 1897 | 11 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
8 consecutive titles (2005–2012) | Stands alone | ||
12 finals overall (2005–2013, 2016–2018) | Stands alone | ||
9 consecutive finals (2005–2013) | Stands alone | ||
5 titles without dropping a set (2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2018) | Stands alone | ||
46 match win streak (2005–2013) | Stands alone | ||
79 matches played (2005–2019) | Stands alone | ||
73 matches wins (2005–2019) | Stands alone | ||
17 editions played (2003–2019) | Fabrice Santoro | ||
Barcelona Open | 1953 | 12 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
5 consecutive titles (2005–2009) | Stands alone | ||
12 finals (2005–09, 2011–13, 2016–18, 2021) | Stands alone | ||
Highest undefeated record in finals (12–0) | Stands alone | ||
3 three-peats (2005–09, 2011–13, 2016–18) | Stands alone | ||
9 titles without dropping a set (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011–13, 2016–18) | Stands alone | ||
Italian Open | 1930 | 10 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
12 finals overall (2005–2007, 2009–2014, 2018–2019, 2021) | Stands alone | ||
3 consecutive titles (2005–2007) | Stands alone | ||
6 consecutive finals (2009–2014) | Stands alone | ||
77 matches played (2005–2021) | Stands alone | ||
69 match wins (2005–2021) | Stands alone | ||
17 consecutive match wins (2005–2007) | Stands alone | ||
Madrid Open | 2002 | 5 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
8 finals overall (2005, 2009–11, 2013–15, 2017) | Stands alone | ||
2 consecutive titles (2013–2014) | Stands alone | ||
3 consecutive finals (2009–2011 & 2013–2015) | Stands alone | ||
Mexican Open | 1993 | 4 men's singles titles | David Ferrer Thomas Muster |
5 finals (2005, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022) | David Ferrer | ||
4 titles without dropping a set (2005, 2013, 2020, 2022) | Stands alone |
Grand Slam tournament records
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Grand Slams | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Player tied |
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Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics |
2008, 2010 | Career Golden Slam: Won all four Majors and Olympic Gold Medal in singles | Andre Agassi |
2008, 2010, 2016 | Career Grand Slam + Olympic Singles and Doubles Gold medals | Stands alone | |
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open |
2010, 2022 | Double Career Grand Slam: Won all four Majors in singles twice | Novak Djokovic |
2005–2022 | 22 men's Grand Slam singles titles | Stands alone | |
Australian Open French Open US Open |
2005–2022 | 6+ Majors on both hard and clay courts | Stands alone |
2007–2008, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
8 finals reached without losing a set | Stands alone | |
French Open Wimbledon US Open |
2010 | Surface Slam: Won Majors on clay, grass, and hard courts in a calendar year | Novak Djokovic |
Won the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in the same calendar year | Don Budge Tony Trabert Rod Laver | ||
French Open Wimbledon |
2008, 2010 | Channel Slam: Won the French-Wimbledon title double in the same calendar year | Rod Laver Björn Borg Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
French Open US Open |
2010, 2013, 2017, 2019 | Won the French-US title double in a single season four times | Stands alone |
French Open - US Open | 2005–2010 | Youngest men's player to achieve a Career Grand Slam (Aged 24) | Stands alone |
2+ Majors on Grass, Clay, and Hard courts (2 titles on grass, 14 on clay and 6 on hard) | Mats Wilander Novak Djokovic | ||
French Open | 2005–2008, 2010–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 |
Most titles won at a single Grand Slam tournament - French Open (14) | Stands alone |
Wimbledon - Australian Open | 2011–2012 | 3 consecutive runner-ups | Stands alone |
French Open Wimbledon Olympics |
2008 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic Singles Gold medal and Wimbledon | Andy Murray |
Winner of Olympic Singles Gold medal and two Majors in a calendar year | Stands alone | ||
Won the Olympic Singles Gold medal and Majors on clay and grass courts | Stands alone | ||
French Open | 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 | 4 Grand Slam titles won without losing a set[3] | Stands alone |
2005–2022 | 14 finals at the same tournament | Stands alone | |
French Open - French Open | 2005–2014 | Won at least one Grand Slam title for 10 consecutive years | Stands alone |
2005–2020 | Won a Grand Slam title in teens, twenties, and thirties[4] | Ken Rosewall Pete Sampras | |
2005–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 | Won at least one Grand Slam title in 15 years | Stands alone | |
2005–2020 | 10 Grand Slam titles defended overall | Roger Federer | |
French Open - Australian Open | 2020–2021 | 11 consecutive match victories without losing a set | Roger Federer John McEnroe |
French Open | 2022 | 4 match victories vs. top 10 opponents in one tournament | Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Mats Wilander Roger Federer |
Records at each Grand Slam tournament
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Tournament | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
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Australian Open | 2012 | Longest Grand Slam final (by duration) vs. Novak Djokovic[a] | Novak Djokovic |
2022 | Won an Australian Open final from two sets down | Stands alone | |
2009-2022 | 13-year gap between titles | Stands alone | |
French Open | 2005–2008
2010–2014, 2017–2020 |
14 titles | Stands alone |
2005–2008
2010–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 |
14 finals | Stands alone | |
2005–2022 | 15 semifinals | Stands alone | |
6 consecutive semifinals | Novak Djokovic | ||
16 quarterfinals | Novak Djokovic | ||
112 match wins | Stands alone | ||
2010–2014 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
5 consecutive finals[3] | Stands alone | ||
2010–2015 | 39 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
2005–2022 | Highest match winning percentage - 97.4% (112–3) | Stands alone | |
2007–2020 | 6 finals reached without losing a set | Stands alone | |
2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 | 4 titles won without losing a set[3] | Stands alone | |
2005 | Won title on the first attempt | Mats Wilander | |
2022 | Oldest singles champion (aged 36) | Stands alone | |
US Open | 2013 | Won as US Open Series Champion | Roger Federer |
2017 | Won a US Open final without facing a break point | Stands alone | |
2017, 2019 | Won two US Open titles after turning 30 years old | Jimmy Connors | |
2010–2019 | Highest finals winning percentage (minimum 4 finals reached) - (80%) 4–1 | John McEnroe |
- Nadal is the first player in history to win 14 titles at the same major.
- Nadal is the first player in history to be undefeated in his first 8 grand slam finals at the same single major tournament, he is a record 14–0 in French Open finals. Only other 3 players going undefeated in 6+ finals at the same tournament are Björn Borg 6–0 at the French Open, Pete Sampras 7–0 at Wimbledon, and Novak Djokovic 9–0 at the Australian Open.
ATP Masters 1000 records
- Grand Prix Championship Series began in 1970.
- ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990.
- Renamed ATP Masters 1000 in 2009.
Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
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2005–2012, 2016–2018 |
Monte Carlo (11) - Most titles won at a single Masters 1000 tournament | Stands alone |
2005–2014 | Won at least one Masters 1000 title for 10 consecutive years | Stands alone |
Won at least one Clay Court Masters 1000 title for 10 consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2005–2019 | 5+ titles at four tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, Canada) | Novak Djokovic |
Reached at least one Masters 1000 final for 15 consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2005–2017 | 5+ titles at three clay tournaments | Stands alone |
2005–2022 | ||
76 semi-finals | Stands alone | |
Won 2+ clay Masters per year 10 times - 2005–2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2018 | Stands alone | |
2009–2010 | 9 consecutive semi-finals | Stands alone |
2005–2021 | 26 clay court titles | Stands alone |
2005–2018 | 8 tournaments won without dropping a set | Stands alone |
2003–2022 | 406 match wins | Stands alone |
Highest overall match win percentage - 82.69% (406–85) | Stands alone | |
Won 70+ matches at 1 Masters 1000 event - Monte Carlo 73 | Stands alone | |
Won 60+ matches at 2 Masters 1000 events - Monte Carlo 73, Rome 69 | Stands alone | |
Won 50+ matches at 4 Masters 1000 events - Monte Carlo 73, Rome 69, Indian Wells 59, Madrid 54 | Stands alone | |
Won 40+ matches at 5 Masters 1000 events - Monte Carlo 73, Rome 69, Indian Wells 59, Madrid 54, Miami 40 | Novak Djokovic Roger Federer | |
2013 | Appearance in finals of all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments | Ivan Lendl Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
4 consecutive titles (Rome, Madrid, Canada & Cincinnati) | Novak Djokovic | |
4 consecutive titles won in a single season | Stands alone | |
8 semi-finals reached in a single season | Novak Djokovic | |
2008–2010 | 21 consecutive quarter-finals | Stands alone |
2005–2013 | 5 years reaching 5+ finals | Novak Djokovic |
2005–2021 | 10+ titles at two tournaments (11 Monte Carlo Masters and 10 Rome Masters) | Stands alone |
2005–2021 | 9+ finals in each of 3 tournaments (12 Monte Carlo Masters, 12 Rome Masters, and 9 Madrid Masters) | Stands alone |
2005–2018 | 12 finals at the same tournament (Monte Carlo Masters) | Stands alone |
2005–2021 | 12 finals at 2 tournaments (Monte Carlo Masters & Rome Masters - 12 each) | Stands alone |
2005–2019 | 10+ titles on clay courts (26) and 10+ titles on hardcourts (10) | Novak Djokovic |
2010 | Clay Slam (Won Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, and French Open in the same year) | Stands alone |
2013 | Winner of three North American hard court tournaments in a single calendar season
(Indian Wells, Canada, Cincinnati) |
Novak Djokovic Roger Federer |
Summer Slam (Won Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open in the same year) | Patrick Rafter | |
Canada - Cincinnati title double won consecutively | Patrick Rafter | |
Winner of Indian Wells, Canada, and Cincinnati in a single calendar season | Stands Alone | |
2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2012, 2018 |
7 years winning both titles - Monte Carlo & Rome | Stands alone |
2008 | Winner of singles and doubles tournament at the same tournament and in the same year (Monte Carlo Masters) | Jim Courier |
2011, 2013 | 5 consecutive finals | Novak Djokovic |
2009 | Reached quarter-finals, or better, in all 9 Masters 1000 events of the year | Novak Djokovic |
2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 | Miami - Five runner-up finishes at the same Masters 1000 event without winning a title. | Stands alone |
2005–2022 | 20+ finals reached on two different surfaces (hard - 20, clay - 33)[2] | Stands alone |
- Andy Murray accomplished this feat at the Australian Open by finishing runner-up 5 times without winning a title.
- Novak Djokovic also reached the quarter-finals, or better, in all 9 Masters 1000 events of the year in 2009. They met in 6 out of the 9 tournaments with each winning 3 of the matches. Nadal prevailed in the Monte Carlo final, Madrid semi-final, and Rome final, while Djokovic bested him in the Cincinnati semi-final, Shanghai final, Paris semi-final, where he would go on to win the title.
Records at each ATP 500 Series & Masters 1000 tournaments
Tournament | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
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Monte Carlo Masters | 2005–2012, 2016–2018 | 11 titles | Stands alone |
2005–2012 | 8 consecutive titles | ||
2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2018 | 5 titles without dropping a set | ||
2005–2013 | 9 consecutive finals | ||
2005–2013, 2016–2018 | 12 finals overall | ||
2005–2013 | 46 match win streak | ||
2005–2019 | 79 matches played | ||
2005–2019 | 73 matches wins | ||
2003–2019 | 17 editions played | Fabrice Santoro | |
Italian Open (Rome Masters) | 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–2019, 2021 | 10 titles | Stands alone |
2005–2007, 2009–2014, 2018–2019, 2021 | 12 finals overall | ||
2009–2014 | 6 consecutive finals | ||
2005–2007 | 3 consecutive titles | ||
2005–2022 | 76 matches played | ||
2005–2022 | 69 match wins | ||
2005–2007 | 17 consecutive match wins | ||
Madrid Open | 2005 (hard), 2010, 2013–2014, 2017 | 5 titles | |
2013–2014 | 2 consecutive titles | ||
2005 (indoor hard), 2009–11, 2013–15, 2017 | 8 finals overall | ||
2009–2011 & 2013–2015 | 3 consecutive finals | ||
Barcelona Open | 2005–2009, 2011–2013, 2016–2018, 2021 | 12 titles | |
12 finals | |||
Highest undefeated record in finals (12–0) | |||
3 three-peats | |||
2005–2009 | 5 consecutive titles | ||
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011–13, 2016–18 | 9 titles without dropping a set | ||
Mexican Open | 2005, 2013, 2020, 2022 | 4 titles | David Ferrer Thomas Muster |
4 titles without dropping a set | Stands alone | ||
2005, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022 | 5 finals | David Ferrer |
- Nadal was the first player to win 25 Masters 1000 titles in the Open Era, he surpassed Ivan Lendl's record of 22 in 2013. Nadal was also the first player to win 35 Masters 1000 titles, which he achieved in 2019.
Rankings records and achievements
- The ATP ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020
Time span | Record or achievement accomplished | Player tied |
---|---|---|
2008–2019 | Only man to have regained the year-end No. 1 crown four times[7] | Stands alone |
2008–2019 | 11 years - Longest gap between first year-end No. 1 finish (2008) and most recent year-end No. 1 finish (2019)[7] | |
2008–2019 | Only male player to finish year-end No. 1 five times in non-consecutive years[8] | |
2013–2017 | Only male player to finish year-end No. 1 4+ years since the last time he finished year-end No. 1[7] | |
2005–2008 | 160 consecutive weeks at No. 2 | |
2005–2022 | Most consecutive weeks in top 10 (866 weeks) - 25 Apr 2005 to present | |
2017 | First year-end No. 1 in his 30s[7] | |
2008–2020 | Only player to be ranked No.1 in three decades - 2000s, 2010s, 2020s[7] |
Time span | Record or achievement accomplished | Open Era Ranking |
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2005–2022 | 579 weeks ranked in the top-2; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (370) | 1st |
657 weeks ranked in the top-3; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (370), No. 3 (78) | 3rd | |
720 weeks ranked in the top-4; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (370), No. 3 (78), No 4 (63) | 2nd | |
798 weeks ranked in the top-5; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (370), No. 3 (78), No 4 (63), No. 5 (78) | 2nd | |
866 weeks ranked in the top-10; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (370), No. 3 (78), No 4 (63), No. 5 (78), No. 6 (26), No. 7 (15), No. 8 (7), No 9 (12), No. 10 (8) | 2nd | |
2005–2021 | 5 times finishing year-end top-1 | 3rd |
12 times finishing year-end top-2; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7) | 1st | |
13 times finishing year-end top-3; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7), No. 3 (1) | 2nd | |
14 times finishing year-end top-4; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1) | 2nd | |
15 times finishing year-end top-5; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1) | 2nd | |
17 times finishing year-end top-10; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1), No. 6 (1), No. 9 (1) | 2nd | |
17 consecutive years finishing year-end top-10; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (7), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1), No. 6 (1), No. 9 (1) | 1st |
Other significant records
Time span | Record accomplished | Player tied |
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2004–2022 | 500+ match wins on hard courts and 450+ match wins on clay courts (511 hard & 474 clay as of 6 June 2022) | Stands alone |
2004–2022 | 20+ titles on hard courts and 20+ titles on clay courts (25 hard and 62 clay as of 28 February 2022) | Ivan Lendl |
2008, 2016 | Olympic Gold medals in singles and doubles at two Olympics (2008 Beijing singles & 2016 Rio men's doubles) | Stands alone |
Winner of Olympic Gold medals in singles and doubles in two separate Olympics in the Open Era | Stands alone | |
Winner of two Olympic Gold medals in the Open Era | Nicolás Massú Andy Murray | |
2005–2022 | 63 clay court titles | Stands alone |
90 outdoor titles | Stands alone | |
Winner of at least 3 titles in each and every tennis playable continent in the Open Era | Stands alone | |
2005–2022 | ||
Outright holder of most titles won at a single Major, Masters 1000 and 500 series tournament (14 French Open, 11 Monte Carlo, and 12 Barcelona) |
Stands alone | |
37 titles won from three tournaments (14 at French Open, 11 at Monte Carlo, and 12 at Barcelona) | Stands alone | |
18 consecutive years of winning at least one ATP 500 series title | Stands alone | |
2010 | 5 consecutive "Big Titles" won in a single season (Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon) | Stands alone |
2005–2006 | 5 consecutive ATP 500 series titles | Roger Federer |
2010–2014 | 8 consecutive ATP 500 series finals | Stands alone |
2006–2021 | 59 career meetings against the same opponent (Novak Djokovic) | Novak Djokovic |
2006–2021 | 29 career finals against the same opponent (Novak Djokovic) | Novak Djokovic |
2006–2017 2010–2020 |
9 career Grand Slam finals against the same opponent | Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
2005–2007 | Longest single-surface win streak (81 on clay) | Stands alone |
13 consecutive clay court titles | Stands alone | |
2005–2008 | 18 consecutive clay court finals | Stands alone |
2013 | Won 35+ matches on clay courts and 35+ matches on hard courts in a calendar year | Stands alone |
2017–2018 | Won 50 consecutive sets at a single surface (clay)[9] | Stands alone |
2004–2021 | 23 match wins against world No. 1 players[h] | Stands alone |
2006–2020 | 37 matches played between first two ranked players | Stands alone |
2004–2006 | 16 titles won as a teenager (18-y/o - 6 titles & 19-y/o - 10 titles) | Björn Borg |
Won 17 of his first 19 finals appearances (17–2) | Stands alone | |
2005 | 11 titles won in a single season as a teenager | Stands alone |
Won 24 consecutive matches as a teenager | Stands alone | |
2004–2022 | 19 consecutive years winning 1+ title | Stands alone |
2005, 2007, 2015 | 3 Stuttgart Open titles | Stands alone |
- The only player to have lost just one game in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final (Monte Carlo 2010: 6–0, 6–1).
- The fastest to win ATP Masters Titles (since winning the first title):
5 titles: 8 tournaments/1 year: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2006
10 titles: 24 tournaments/3 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2008
15 titles: 34 tournaments/4 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Rome 2009
20 titles: 58 tournaments/7 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2012
25 titles: 65 tournaments/8 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Montreal 2013
Guinness World Records
As of 2022, Nadal holds 22 Guinness World Records.[10]
- Most Grand Slam singles tennis titles won (male) - 22
- Youngest man to win a tennis career Grand Slam - 24 years, 3 months and 10 days
- Most titles of one Grand Slam singles tennis tournament - 14 at Roland Garros
- Most French Open singles tennis titles won by a man - 14
- Most consecutive French Open singles tennis titles won by a man - 5
- Most wins of one Grand Slam singles tennis tournament (Open Era) - 14 at Roland Garros
- Most wins of one Grand Slam singles tennis tournament (Open Era, male) - 14 at Roland Garros
- First player to win 10 singles titles at the same Grand Slam (Open Era)
- Most singles finals played at one Grand Slam tennis tournament (Open Era) - 14 at Roland Garros
- Longest Grand Slam tennis final - with Novak Djokovic at the 2012 Australian Open
- Most tennis Grand Slam meetings (singles) - 18 with Novak Djokovic
- First players to win all four tennis Grand Slams together - 2013 with Serena Williams
- Most consecutive Grand Slam singles final losses by a man - 3
- Most wins of one singles tennis tournament (Open Era) - 14 at Roland Garros
- Most Men’s ATP titles won outdoors - 90
- Most years winning an ATP title - 19
- Most consecutive years winning an ATP title - 19
- First player to win 10 singles titles at the same ATP World Tour event (Open Era) - 11 at Monte-Carlo Masters
- Most clay-court singles titles (Open Era) - 63
- Most tennis singles matches on clay won consecutively (male) - 81
- Most consecutive sets won on a single surface - 50 on clay
- Most ATP Tour singles matches between two players (Open Era) - 59 with Novak Djokovic
Wins over No. 1 players
Nadal holds the record for most wins against No. 1-ranked players, 23. With his win in the final of the 2019 Italian Open – Men's Singles over Djokovic, he broke a long-standing tie with Boris Becker. He recorded 13 wins over Roger Federer and 10 wins over Novak Djokovic. Nadal recorded his first win over a No. 1-ranked player when he was only 17 years, 9 months and 25 days, and ranked No. 34, when he beat Federer in straight sets in the third round of the 2004 Miami Open.[11]
# | Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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2004 Miami, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–3, 6–3 |
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2005 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
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2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | F | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
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2006 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
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2006 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
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2007 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–4 |
8. | ![]() |
2007 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 7–5, 7–5 |
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2008 Hamburg, Germany | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
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2008 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
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2008 Wimbledon, London, England | Grass | F | 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 |
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2010 Madrid, Spain | Clay | F | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
14. | ![]() |
2012 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–1 |
15. | ![]() |
2012 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–3 |
16. | ![]() |
2012 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
17. | ![]() |
2013 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 |
18. | ![]() |
2013 Montreal, Canada | Hard | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) |
19. | ![]() |
2013 US Open, New York, United States | Hard | F | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
20. | ![]() |
2019 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 |
21. | ![]() |
2020 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 |
22. | ![]() |
2021 Italian Open, Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
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2022 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–4) |
Awards
This is a list of awards Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has won in his career.
- ATP Player of the Year (5): 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
- ITF World Champion (4): 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019
- Davis Cup Most Valuable Player: 2019
- Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award (2): 2011, 2014
- L'Équipe World Champion of Champions (4): 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
- US Open Series Champion (2) 2008, 2013
- ATP Most Improved Player: 2005
- ATP Comeback Player of the Year: 2013
- ATP Star of Tomorrow: 2003
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (5): 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year: 2011
- Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year: 2014
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year: 2011, 2021
- Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year: 2006
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 2010
- Grand Cross of the Order of Dos De Mayo: 2020
- Princess of Asturias Award: 2008
- Medal of the City of Paris: 2015
See also
- List of career achievements by Roger Federer
- List of career achievements by Novak Djokovic
- List of career achievements by Andy Murray
Notes
References
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- ^ a b "STAT OF THE DAY: RAFAEL NADAL REACHES 53RD MASTERS 1000 FINAL, 20TH ON HARD COURTS". tennis.com. 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Record".
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