H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 6-10

Rafael Nadal holds a 10–6 lead over Dominic Thiem in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 8–4 on clay, while they are tied 2–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2024 Brisbane International first round 7-5 6-1.

AUT Age 33 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 10
16 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #672 7-5 6-1 Dominic Thiem #98 Match data Jan 3, 2024* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Dominic Thiem #3 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Nov 16, 2020 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Dominic Thiem #5 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Jan 31, 2020* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 Dominic Thiem #4 Match data Jun 9, 2019* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dominic Thiem #5 6-4 6-4 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Apr 27, 2019* SF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5) Dominic Thiem #9 Match data Sep 6, 2018* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-3 6-2 Dominic Thiem #8 Match data Jun 10, 2018* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dominic Thiem #7 7-5 6-3 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data May 12, 2018* QF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-0 6-2 Dominic Thiem #7 Match data Apr 21, 2018* QF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 6-4 6-0 Dominic Thiem #7 Match data Jun 10, 2017* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dominic Thiem #7 6-4 6-3 Rafael Nadal #4 Match data May 20, 2017* QF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 7-6(8) 6-4 Dominic Thiem #9 Match data May 14, 2017* F Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-4 6-1 Dominic Thiem #9 Match data Apr 30, 2017* F Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 7-5 6-3 Dominic Thiem #14 Match data Apr 15, 2016* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Dominic Thiem #19 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) Rafael Nadal #5 Match data Feb 13, 2016* SF Argentina Open ATP 250 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-2 6-3 Dominic Thiem #57 Match data May 29, 2014* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Dominic Thiem #1,174 #3 9,125 2,240 337 207 61.9% 1 0 1 0 5 10 17
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 Dominic Thiem Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2011 1–3 25.0% #638 1,495 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2012 1–2 33.3% #309 1,486 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2013 4–2 66.7% #139 1,580 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2014 22–23 48.9% #39 1,852 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2015 36–26 58.1% #20 1,891 0 3 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2016 58–24 70.7% #8 2,005 0 7 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2017 47–27 63.5% #5 1,958 0 8 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2018 50–21 70.4% #8 2,066 0 11 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2019 48–17 73.8% #4 2,143 0 16 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2020 24–7 77.4% #3 2,201 1 17 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2021 8–8 50.0% #15 2,014 1 17 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2022 18–16 52.9% #102 1,907 1 17 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2023 19–22 46.3% #98 1,799 1 17 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2024 1–9 10.0% #524 1,628 1 17 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 Dominic Thiem 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 2011 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2013 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2014 10 13 23 43.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
21 2015 14 16 30 46.7% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
22 2016 25 15 40 62.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 8 2 10 80.0% 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
23 2017 21 19 40 52.5% 22 5 27 81.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7%
24 2018 23 11 34 67.6% 26 8 34 76.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
25 2019 25 9 34 73.5% 23 7 30 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
26 2020 18 5 23 78.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2021 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2022 11 7 18 61.1% 7 9 16 43.8% 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2023 6 9 15 40.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2024 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 161 115 276 58.3% 161 74 235 68.5% 15 18 33 45.5% 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 539/544 of Dominic Thiem'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 Dominic Thiem 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 2011 4/4 4.0 2.8 48.1% 75.6% 37.4% 48.4% 86.1% 55.7% 33.4% 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4%
18 2012 3/3 5.0 3.0 61.3% 75.2% 45.6% 73.5% 38.9% 63.6% 28.9% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2013 6/6 5.8 2.5 54.7% 78.5% 62.7% 58.8% 39.6% 70.9% 38.3% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2014 44/45 4.4 2.9 57.3% 72.6% 50.7% 58.4% 41.6% 62.9% 37.1% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2015 62/62 5.9 2.3 56.6% 74.8% 56.2% 58.9% 35.8% 66.5% 37.1% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2016 80/82 5.9 2.9 61.4% 74.3% 54.1% 56.1% 40.5% 66.4% 37.4% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2017 74/74 6.1 3.1 58.8% 75.2% 52.6% 61.5% 41.3% 65.9% 38.5% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2018 70/71 7.3 3.5 58.8% 75.9% 53.3% 63.4% 39.3% 66.5% 38.4% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2019 64/65 4.8 2.1 65.8% 73.6% 56.2% 60.7% 45.4% 67.6% 38.0% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2020 31/31 7.1 2.8 63.4% 74.0% 53.5% 64.3% 43.8% 66.4% 38.0% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2021 16/16 4.6 2.6 63.9% 72.8% 54.3% 66.1% 46.9% 66.2% 36.4% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2022 34/34 4.3 2.2 63.3% 68.8% 52.8% 50.6% 35.6% 63.3% 36.5% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2023 41/41 5.4 2.9 60.8% 72.2% 52.2% 61.4% 33.1% 64.3% 34.1% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2024 10/10 5.9 3.3 58.0% 67.4% 53.0% 48.4% 38.6% 61.4% 27.8% 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 539/544 5.7 2.8 60.4% 73.8% 53.6% 59.6% 40.4% 65.7% 37.2% 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 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 Dominic Thiem 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 2010 1491 101.5 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% 50.0% -1.00 +0.13
17 2011 1496 112.5 -2.63 -3.33 0.753 45.1% +32 33.3% -1.33 0–1 +0.02 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 2012 1487 106.1 +0.37 -3.45 0.794 48.0% 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 +0.16 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 2013 1580 124.6 +2.00 -0.38 1.319 54.2% -19 -9 64.3% +1.29 1–1 0–1 +0.35 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 2014 1853 150.8 -0.10 +1.26 1.001 49.9% -30 -16 50.0% -0.09 8–8 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 104.7 -1.38 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 2015 1892 154.0 +1.96 +1.24 1.108 51.3% -65 +157 -301 51.8% +0.13 10–9 (53%) 17–24 (41%) 97.2 +0.34 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 2016 2006 168.6 +3.18 +1.63 1.114 51.5% -61 +166 -227 63.5% +0.71 21–3 (88%) 20–14 (59%) 118.6 -0.64 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 2017 1959 167.8 +2.96 +2.51 1.131 52.0% -82 +337 -151 63.7% +0.80 7–12 (37%) 14–14 (50%) 93.6 +0.76 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 2018 2067 169.1 +3.22 +2.98 1.147 52.2% -45 +195 -279 66.7% +0.99 14–5 (74%) 17–14 (55%) 103.1 +0.03 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 2019 2144 172.9 +3.94 +3.40 1.174 52.5% -34 +136 65.6% +0.78 14–3 (82%) 16–12 (57%) 111.2 -1.32 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 2020 2202 171.1 +4.24 +2.58 1.132 52.4% +10 +19 69.1% +1.14 7–3 (70%) 15–9 (63%) 102.9 -2.09 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 2021 2015 141.5 +1.76 +0.56 1.075 51.5% +142 +122 52.3% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 97.8 +0.26 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 2022 1908 145.5 +0.24 +0.10 0.994 49.8% +149 +46 47.6% -0.26 10–5 (67%) 14–4 (78%) 103.9 -2.20 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 2023 1800 137.0 -0.18 -1.41 0.957 49.4% +72 +55 47.5% -0.20 8–9 (47%) 10–10 (50%) 96.8 -1.03 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 2024 1628 110.1 -2.09 -4.22 0.720 45.2% +169 +71 19.2% -1.54 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 -0.23 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 2241 165.8 +2.25 +1.56 1.084 51.3% -20 +139 -230 58.6% +0.47 105–65 (62%) 138–117 (54%) 106.3 -1.29 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.