H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Alexei Popyrin vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 0-2

Rafael Nadal holds a 2–0 lead over Alexei Popyrin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2021 Roland Garros first round 6-3 6-2 7-6(3).

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Alexei Popyrin
Australia Age 27 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-3 6-2 7-6(3) Alexei Popyrin #63 Match data Jun 1, 2021* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-3 Alexei Popyrin #76 Match data May 7, 2021* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay

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
Alexei Popyrin #130 #19 2,250 1,953 118 151 43.9% 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
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 Alexei Popyrin Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2018 1–4 20.0% #147 1,636 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2019 11–19 36.7% #97 1,792 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2020 2–5 28.6% #113 1,680 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2021 22–21 51.2% #61 1,779 0 1 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2022 5–17 22.7% #120 1,554 0 1 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2023 23–22 51.1% #40 1,739 0 2 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2024 26–21 55.3% #24 1,917 0 3 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2025 17–23 42.5% #53 1,790 0 3 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2026 11–19 36.7% #130 1,723 0 3 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 — — — — — — — 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 — — — — — — — 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 — — — — — — — 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 Alexei Popyrin 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2018 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2019 9 14 23 39.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2020 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2021 17 12 29 58.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2022 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2023 11 13 24 45.8% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2024 19 10 29 65.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2025 7 15 22 31.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 76 96 172 44.2% 35 35 70 50.0% 7 20 27 25.9% — — — — — 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 264/269 of Alexei Popyrin'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 Alexei Popyrin 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 2/2 0.5 0.5 86.2% 59.1% 31.4% 61.1% 71.4% 55.0% 39.8%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4%
18 2018 5/5 10.2 5.6 55.6% 72.8% 44.2% 60.4% 50.4% 60.1% 27.6% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2019 30/30 8.3 4.0 60.8% 71.9% 49.6% 67.4% 37.7% 63.2% 31.8% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2020 7/7 8.1 4.9 63.1% 71.3% 50.1% 66.8% 25.2% 63.5% 32.0% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2021 43/43 9.5 3.8 59.4% 74.8% 53.3% 60.6% 42.0% 66.2% 34.3% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2022 22/22 8.9 4.0 60.8% 73.2% 47.5% 58.6% 30.3% 63.2% 31.7% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2023 44/45 10.6 3.0 61.5% 76.5% 50.5% 62.0% 35.1% 66.3% 33.3% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2024 44/47 10.2 3.2 63.4% 75.1% 50.6% 63.5% 40.6% 66.1% 34.4% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2025 39/40 9.1 3.3 62.6% 73.9% 48.9% 58.3% 26.9% 64.5% 34.1% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2026 30/30 10.0 2.1 62.8% 74.6% 53.3% 52.3% 25.5% 66.5% 32.0% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 264/269 9.6 3.4 61.6% 74.4% 50.6% 60.8% 34.8% 65.2% 33.2% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Alexei Popyrin 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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.13
17 2017 1495 101.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2018 1636 133.9 -0.01 -2.99 0.693 44.9% +23 — — 30.8% -1.62 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.21 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 2019 1792 135.4 -0.73 -2.66 0.864 47.8% -22 -177 -95 41.6% -0.61 1–4 (20%) 12–10 (55%) 99.6 -1.58 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 2020 1680 114.0 +0.63 -1.42 0.877 48.0% +18 — — 29.4% -1.41 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.20 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 2021 1779 145.7 +2.47 -1.29 1.014 50.1% +29 -95 -133 49.5% -0.05 7–10 (41%) 21–12 (64%) 104.4 -0.52 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 2022 1555 124.6 -0.79 -3.88 0.860 47.6% +53 — — 32.1% -0.89 0–7 (0%) 6–9 (40%) 89.9 +0.83 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 2023 1740 140.7 +1.49 -1.21 0.989 50.0% -63 +86 -198 49.6% -0.05 10–12 (45%) 15–15 (50%) 102.0 +0.39 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 2024 1917 157.7 +2.02 -0.33 1.016 50.4% +3 -184 -222 54.4% +0.17 8–6 (57%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -0.48 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 2025 1791 147.1 +0.58 -0.61 0.962 49.1% -1 +29 -148 45.8% -0.48 7–10 (41%) 14–8 (64%) 103.2 -0.46 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 2026 1723 137.6 +1.53 -1.24 0.957 49.1% +3 +70 -162 38.0% -0.37 6–4 (60%) 1–9 (10%) 94.7 -1.97 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1954 146.8 +1.11 -1.42 0.954 49.2% +1 -16 -166 45.4% -0.30 39–56 (41%) 85–80 (52%) 99.1 -1.57 — 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.