H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 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

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

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Alexander Zverev #2 #2 8,480 2,260 543 218 71.4% 1 1 7 2 6 8 25
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92

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 1,574 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2015 14–17 45.2% #83 1,767 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2016 44–22 66.7% #24 2,011 0 1 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2017 54–21 72.0% #4 2,055 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 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2020 28–8 77.8% #7 2,130 0 13 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2021 58–13 81.7% #3 2,254 0 19 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2022 25–10 71.4% #12 2,183 0 19 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2023 54–24 69.2% #7 2,096 0 21 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2024 64–19 77.1% #2 2,132 0 23 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2025 54–23 70.1% #3 2,042 0 24 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2026 48–12 80.0% #2 2,142 1 25 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 — — — — — — — 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 — — — — — — — 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75
32 — — — — — — — 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80
33 — — — — — — — 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84
34 — — — — — — — 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86
35 — — — — — — — 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88
36 — — — — — — — 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92
37 — — — — — — — 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92
38 — — — — — — — 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Alexander Zverev Rafael Nadal
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2013 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2014 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2015 5 10 15 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2016 25 13 38 65.8% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2017 29 14 43 67.4% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2018 33 13 46 71.7% 20 3 23 87.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2019 23 13 36 63.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2020 25 7 32 78.1% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2021 40 7 47 85.1% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2022 10 5 15 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2023 29 15 44 65.9% 20 7 27 74.1% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2024 35 11 46 76.1% 23 6 29 79.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2025 30 13 43 69.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2026 19 6 25 76.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — —
Career — 303 128 431 70.3% 186 65 251 74.1% 54 25 79 68.4% — — — — — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 744/763 of Alexander Zverev's and 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Alexander Zverev Rafael Nadal
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2013 1/1 1.0 7.0 35.9% 50.0% 24.0% 25.0% 33.3% 33.3% 39.3% 2002 2/2 0.5 0.5 86.2% 59.1% 31.4% 61.1% 71.4% 55.0% 39.8%
17 2014 10/10 3.9 3.5 53.6% 58.1% 49.6% 50.1% 32.4% 54.3% 37.3% 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4%
18 2015 31/31 6.5 4.5 60.6% 71.8% 48.2% 59.3% 47.3% 62.4% 33.3% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2016 66/66 6.3 4.5 61.4% 72.5% 51.2% 63.7% 45.9% 64.3% 38.6% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2017 75/75 8.1 3.5 64.4% 75.3% 54.1% 62.6% 50.9% 67.9% 37.7% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2018 73/73 7.5 2.9 64.3% 75.7% 54.2% 54.8% 47.0% 67.8% 40.4% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2019 65/65 10.7 5.9 66.8% 75.6% 45.7% 58.9% 42.5% 65.5% 39.0% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2020 36/36 11.3 5.3 68.6% 78.3% 47.9% 61.1% 45.3% 68.8% 40.5% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2021 64/71 10.4 3.8 68.0% 77.8% 52.9% 56.1% 43.9% 69.8% 40.6% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2022 34/35 7.4 4.0 71.6% 73.7% 48.5% 56.4% 51.2% 66.5% 39.7% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2023 78/78 8.1 2.8 70.8% 74.5% 50.6% 62.7% 37.4% 67.3% 37.9% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2024 79/83 9.6 2.3 70.8% 78.3% 57.0% 68.1% 43.1% 71.9% 38.5% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2025 73/77 7.3 2.0 71.8% 74.3% 53.2% 52.9% 41.9% 68.7% 38.5% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2026 59/62 10.0 2.4 72.4% 76.5% 56.1% 51.3% 39.6% 71.0% 37.4% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2%
Career — 744/763 8.5 3.5 67.6% 75.2% 52.1% 59.1% 44.0% 67.7% 38.6% — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Alexander Zverev Rafael Nadal
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 2011 1486 92.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 1497 101.5 +0.17 -1.12 0.589 36.8% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.05 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.13
17 2014 1574 121.3 -3.93 -0.69 0.816 45.7% — +27 — 40.9% -1.05 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.23 2003 1641 140.0 +0.72 +2.04 1.116 52.2% -128 +81 -52 55.2% +0.40 1–5 (17%) 0–5 (0%) 94.2 +0.33
18 2015 1768 138.7 -1.35 -1.51 0.885 48.3% -73 -98 -78 44.7% -0.32 10–7 (59%) 7–10 (41%) 105.2 -0.65 2004 1744 145.4 +1.37 +3.48 1.148 52.6% -75 +92 — 59.6% +0.69 4–8 (33%) 6–7 (46%) 97.7 +0.83
19 2016 2011 165.0 +0.87 +2.35 1.080 51.5% -35 -158 -148 59.6% +0.51 17–10 (63%) 19–12 (61%) 113.1 -1.23 2005 2156 168.1 +5.90 +8.66 1.457 56.7% -139 +157 -582 80.4% +2.06 15–6 (71%) 16–9 (64%) 112.1 +0.44
20 2017 2055 170.5 +4.24 +3.03 1.173 52.7% -35 -1 -103 66.0% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 19–13 (59%) 105.2 -0.40 2006 2129 165.1 +5.41 +5.16 1.277 54.2% -128 +357 -277 76.4% +1.52 11–3 (79%) 20–12 (63%) 107.4 -2.20
21 2018 2126 170.2 +3.79 +4.87 1.253 53.4% -14 +77 -205 70.0% +1.05 12–10 (55%) 15–6 (71%) 101.4 +2.37 2007 2154 170.3 +6.23 +6.38 1.363 54.9% -117 +371 -123 77.6% +1.81 11–3 (79%) 13–9 (59%) 106.5 -1.58
22 2019 2031 164.5 +1.72 +3.34 1.133 51.9% +27 +88 -162 59.0% +0.50 12–10 (55%) 19–13 (59%) 98.0 +2.74 2008 2271 172.8 +5.78 +7.19 1.382 55.5% -113 +338 +31 81.7% +2.07 16–2 (89%) 22–10 (69%) 113.6 -1.34
23 2020 2130 170.0 +5.36 +3.59 1.298 53.8% +21 -50 — 69.7% +1.16 7–3 (70%) 11–8 (58%) 102.2 -0.61 2009 2182 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% -15 +402 — 74.3% +1.61 13–2 (87%) 16–12 (57%) 105.0 +0.99
24 2021 2255 175.2 +6.59 +4.64 1.343 54.3% +32 -37 -344 75.8% +1.53 11–8 (58%) 20–10 (67%) 103.6 -1.85 2010 2295 174.6 +7.48 +6.14 1.437 55.7% -31 +354 +112 82.7% +1.96 12–7 (63%) 22–6 (79%) 104.5 +0.16
25 2022 2184 161.5 +2.95 +3.25 1.185 52.8% +15 +81 — 70.2% +1.06 6–3 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 105.3 +0.04 2011 2257 176.9 +5.72 +8.05 1.379 55.4% -39 +410 +159 75.5% +1.65 10–6 (63%) 19–9 (68%) 99.2 -1.97
26 2023 2096 163.2 +3.63 +2.62 1.161 52.2% +12 +96 -130 61.7% +0.76 18–5 (78%) 18–20 (47%) 101.0 -1.77 2012 2345 178.2 +7.27 +8.98 1.545 57.5% -35 +358 -32 83.7% +2.37 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 100.1 -1.78
27 2024 2132 169.5 +7.35 +3.38 1.373 54.4% +6 +88 -104 71.6% +1.32 12–11 (52%) 29–18 (62%) 99.1 +2.00 2013 2440 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% +11 +306 — 82.6% +2.10 14–1 (93%) 18–7 (72%) 107.7 -1.01
28 2025 2043 164.3 +4.61 +2.86 1.228 52.9% +52 +81 -56 67.0% +0.88 10–11 (48%) 26–16 (62%) 94.6 -0.71 2014 2269 173.9 +4.79 +8.24 1.406 55.9% +44 +435 -117 74.3% +1.88 9–4 (69%) 12–12 (50%) 90.8 -0.59
29 2026 2143 163.7 +6.46 +2.46 1.289 53.2% -22 +66 -51 71.4% +1.27 13–6 (68%) 27–14 (66%) 105.4 -1.19 2015 2235 176.9 +3.33 +6.13 1.265 54.0% +41 +333 -122 70.0% +1.38 14–9 (61%) 15–12 (56%) 94.4 +1.00
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 2134 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% -34 +352 — 71.1% +1.59 9–6 (60%) 8–12 (40%) 92.3 -0.77
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 2310 181.5 +7.06 +8.36 1.508 56.6% -43 +222 -250 80.3% +2.13 9–5 (64%) 15–8 (65%) 101.8 -1.97
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 2351 176.2 +5.50 +8.38 1.463 56.7% -81 +242 -202 86.9% +2.46 5–1 (83%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -0.45
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2379 180.2 +6.55 +7.64 1.474 56.5% -40 +196 -148 82.9% +2.39 6–2 (75%) 10–6 (63%) 101.8 -0.66
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2319 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% -54 +222 — 79.7% +2.32 3–1 (75%) 7–6 (54%) 98.9 -0.41
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2279 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% -42 +275 — 76.5% +1.86 6–3 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 94.8 -0.99
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2230 169.2 +3.67 +6.30 1.291 54.4% -30 +333 +92 73.9% +1.50 8–4 (67%) 12–5 (71%) 98.5 -0.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2067 139.3 +0.62 +2.72 1.124 52.2% +59 +276 — 55.6% +0.58 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 95.9 -0.98
Career — 2260 170.2 +4.00 +3.04 1.196 52.7% +3 +39 -122 66.0% +0.90 147–95 (61%) 222–144 (61%) 106.9 -0.20 — 2504 179.0 +5.24 +7.01 1.365 55.3% -49 +295 -72 76.9% +1.81 184–82 (69%) 253–162 (61%) 104.0 -1.07

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.