H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Alexander Zverev vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 4-6

Rafael Nadal holds a 6–4 lead over Alexander Zverev in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–2 on clay, while they are tied 2–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Alexander Zverev won the 2024 Roland Garros first round 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Alexander Zverev
Germany Age 29 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
4 – 6
10 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 28, 2024* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Alexander Zverev #4 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Rafael Nadal #275 Match data
Jun 4, 2022* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Rafael Nadal #5 7-6(8) 6-6 (ret.) Alexander Zverev #3 Match data
May 15, 2021* Rome Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #3 6-3 6-4 Alexander Zverev #6 Match data
May 8, 2021* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Alexander Zverev #6 6-4 6-4 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Nov 7, 2020* Paris Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Alexander Zverev #7 6-4 7-5 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Nov 11, 2019 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard Alexander Zverev #7 6-2 6-4 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data
May 20, 2018* Rome Masters Masters 1000 F Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 1-6 6-3 Alexander Zverev #3 Match data
Apr 21, 2017* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #7 6-1 6-1 Alexander Zverev #20 Match data
Jan 22, 2017* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #9 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 Alexander Zverev #24 Match data
Mar 17, 2016* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #5 6-7(8) 6-0 7-5 Alexander Zverev #58 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Alexander Zverev #2 #2 8,480 2,248 528 215 71.1% 1 7 2 6 8 24
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Alexander Zverev Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2013 0–1 0.0% #809 1,496 0 0 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2014 4–6 40.0% #136 1,562 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2015 14–17 45.2% #83 1,766 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,735 0 1
19 2016 44–22 66.7% #24 2,013 0 1 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12
20 2017 54–21 72.0% #4 2,052 0 6 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2018 55–18 75.3% #4 2,125 0 10 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2019 41–24 63.1% #7 2,031 0 11 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30
23 2020 28–8 77.8% #7 2,128 0 13 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35
24 2021 52–13 80.0% #3 2,242 0 18 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42
25 2022 25–10 71.4% #12 2,165 0 18 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45
26 2023 54–24 69.2% #7 2,094 0 20 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49
27 2024 61–18 77.2% #2 2,135 0 22 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59
28 2025 53–23 69.7% #3 2,040 0 23 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63
29 2026 43–10 81.1% #2 2,170 1 24 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66
30 — — — — — — — 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68
31 — — — — — — — 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74
32 — — — — — — — 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79
33 — — — — — — — 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83
34 — — — — — — — 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85
35 — — — — — — — 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87
36 — — — — — — — 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91
37 — — — — — — — 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91
38 — — — — — — — 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91