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

David Goffin vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 1-5

Rafael Nadal holds a 5–1 lead over David Goffin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 5–0 on clay, while David Goffin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2022 Madrid Masters fourth round 6-3 5-7 7-6(9).

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David Goffin
Belgium Age 35 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 6, 2022* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 5-7 7-6(9) David Goffin #60 Match data
Jun 1, 2019* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 David Goffin #117 Match data
Apr 28, 2018* Barcelona ATP 500 SF Clay Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-0 David Goffin #10 Match data
Nov 13, 2017 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard David Goffin #8 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data
May 13, 2017* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #5 7-6(3) 6-2 David Goffin #10 Match data
Apr 22, 2017* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 SF Clay Rafael Nadal #7 6-3 6-1 David Goffin #13 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
David Goffin #251 #7 3,775 2,099 325 264 55.2% 0 0 0 1 5 6
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 David Goffin 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 — — — — — — — 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,735 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12
20 2011 2–2 50.0% #174 1,591 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2012 14–13 51.9% #46 1,789 0 0 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2013 10–21 32.3% #110 1,749 0 0 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30
23 2014 22–14 61.1% #22 1,970 0 2 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35
24 2015 34–24 58.6% #16 1,984 0 2 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42
25 2016 44–24 64.7% #11 2,020 0 2 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45
26 2017 53–24 68.8% #7 2,061 0 4 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49
27 2018 27–16 62.8% #22 2,024 0 4 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59
28 2019 36–26 58.1% #11 1,986 0 4 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63
29 2020 9–10 47.4% #15 1,862 0 4 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66
30 2021 14–15 48.3% #39 1,745 0 5 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68
31 2022 23–25 47.9% #53 1,759 0 6 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74
32 2023 9–12 42.9% #111 1,710 0 6 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79
33 2024 17–16 51.5% #52 1,825 0 6 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83
34 2025 11–22 33.3% #119 1,695 0 6 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