H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Grigor Dimitrov vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 1-14

Rafael Nadal holds a 14–1 lead over Grigor Dimitrov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 8–1 on hard courts and 6–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters third round 6-1 6-1.

Bulgaria Age 35 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 14
15 main draw meetings
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-1 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov #17 Match data Apr 16, 2021* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov #22 Match data Feb 29, 2020* SF Mexican Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov #28 Match data Apr 19, 2019* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov #5 Match data Apr 21, 2018* SF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Grigor Dimitrov #9 Match data Oct 14, 2017* QF Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 4-6 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov #8 Match data Oct 7, 2017* SF China Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #9 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 Grigor Dimitrov #15 Match data Jan 28, 2017* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Grigor Dimitrov #20 6-2 6-4 Rafael Nadal #4 Match data Oct 8, 2016* QF China Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #7 6-4 4-6 6-3 Grigor Dimitrov #28 Match data Oct 30, 2015* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 6-4 Grigor Dimitrov #11 Match data May 9, 2015* QF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov #14 Match data May 17, 2014* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(7) 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov #22 Match data Jan 23, 2014* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #3 6-2 5-7 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov #29 Match data Aug 16, 2013* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 6-2 2-6 6-4 Grigor Dimitrov #34 Match data Apr 20, 2013* QF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 7-5 3-6 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov #478 Match data Feb 13, 2009* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 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
Grigor Dimitrov #137 #3 5,150 2,170 477 314 60.3% 0 0 1 1 1 6 9
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 Grigor Dimitrov Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2008 0–1 0.0% #493 1,478 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2009 2–6 25.0% #288 1,489 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2010 1–1 50.0% #106 1,493 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2011 18–25 41.9% #76 1,740 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2012 24–19 55.8% #48 1,845 0 0 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2013 35–23 60.3% #23 1,955 0 1 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2014 50–18 73.5% #11 2,092 0 4 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2015 32–22 59.3% #28 1,951 0 4 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2016 40–26 60.6% #17 2,002 0 4 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2017 49–19 72.1% #3 2,134 0 8 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2018 24–19 55.8% #19 1,934 0 8 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2019 23–21 52.3% #20 1,928 0 8 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2020 17–10 63.0% #19 1,936 0 8 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2021 24–18 57.1% #28 1,932 0 8 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 2022 26–22 54.2% #28 1,863 0 8 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75
32 2023 41–21 66.1% #14 2,094 0 8 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80
33 2024 45–18 71.4% #10 2,011 0 9 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84
34 2025 18–12 60.0% #44 1,958 0 9 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86
35 2026 8–13 38.1% #137 1,770 0 9 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 Grigor Dimitrov 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 2008 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 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2011 11 16 27 40.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
21 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
22 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
23 2014 28 13 41 68.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7%
24 2015 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
25 2016 34 18 52 65.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
26 2017 39 11 50 78.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2018 16 12 28 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2019 18 13 31 58.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2021 20 12 32 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5%
31 2022 15 15 30 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
32 2023 26 13 39 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
33 2024 33 12 45 73.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
34 2025 10 7 17 58.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0%
35 2026 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 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 316 202 518 61.0% 106 76 182 58.2% 55 36 91 60.4% 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 781/791 of Grigor Dimitrov'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 Grigor Dimitrov 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 2008 1/1 1.0 3.0 70.8% 58.8% 35.7% 33.3% 0.0% 52.1% 20.9% 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4%
18 2009 8/8 4.8 3.1 58.8% 69.4% 43.1% 46.4% 36.1% 58.5% 30.4% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2010 2/2 8.5 3.0 55.4% 75.2% 40.1% 53.6% 28.6% 59.3% 27.1% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2011 43/43 5.4 3.7 59.6% 70.9% 50.5% 55.6% 36.8% 62.6% 35.9% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2012 41/43 7.3 2.8 62.6% 72.6% 53.3% 65.4% 38.7% 65.5% 35.9% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2013 58/58 8.1 2.8 61.7% 77.0% 51.5% 58.3% 43.5% 67.2% 36.8% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2014 67/68 7.8 3.2 60.7% 77.6% 54.1% 59.6% 45.6% 68.4% 37.7% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2015 54/54 7.3 2.8 62.3% 75.8% 53.0% 63.2% 39.4% 67.3% 37.4% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2016 64/66 5.8 3.4 64.3% 73.3% 52.7% 59.2% 43.2% 65.9% 37.6% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2017 68/68 8.2 3.7 62.6% 79.1% 53.6% 66.2% 40.1% 69.3% 39.0% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2018 43/43 7.7 5.2 61.4% 73.6% 48.8% 59.5% 37.5% 64.2% 35.0% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2019 43/44 7.3 4.2 62.3% 74.9% 50.0% 59.9% 46.6% 65.5% 37.4% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2020 26/27 4.7 4.3 61.7% 72.4% 51.6% 66.4% 46.4% 64.0% 41.2% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2021 42/42 5.0 3.5 63.6% 74.4% 51.3% 61.6% 43.2% 65.9% 39.4% 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 2022 48/48 5.6 2.9 63.1% 76.0% 51.7% 55.2% 41.7% 67.0% 36.9% 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0%
32 2023 60/62 7.3 3.4 61.1% 77.0% 50.7% 62.2% 43.9% 66.9% 38.6% 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6%
33 2024 63/63 8.4 3.7 61.3% 80.7% 53.7% 61.1% 40.2% 70.2% 37.7% 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3%
34 2025 29/30 7.5 3.4 59.4% 74.4% 50.7% 55.8% 36.9% 64.9% 36.4% 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6%
35 2026 21/21 8.7 4.6 61.3% 74.5% 47.9% 45.2% 36.7% 64.1% 33.8% 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 781/791 7.1 3.5 61.9% 75.7% 51.8% 60.1% 41.4% 66.5% 37.3% 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 Grigor Dimitrov 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 2008 1479 90.8 -1.82 +0.78 0.437 37.4% 0.0% -4.00 -0.09 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%) +0.33
18 2009 1490 121.9 -1.06 -2.37 0.732 45.0% +40 +34 33.3% -0.89 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) -0.06 2004 1744 145.4 +1.37 +3.48 1.148 52.6% -75 +92 59.6% +0.69 4–8 (33%) 6–7 (46%) +0.83
19 2010 1493 103.4 -2.32 -0.55 0.667 44.5% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 +0.02 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%) +0.44
20 2011 1740 144.9 -0.28 -0.43 0.959 49.3% +7 -209 -140 42.0% -0.20 6–5 (55%) 9–10 (47%) -0.35 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%) -2.20
21 2012 1845 146.9 +2.63 -0.68 1.039 50.7% -52 -102 -118 54.2% +0.23 8–4 (67%) 12–13 (48%) -1.45 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%) -1.58
22 2013 1955 168.1 +4.20 +0.76 1.120 51.9% -13 -58 -221 55.8% +0.52 11–7 (61%) 9–13 (41%) -1.02 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%) -1.34
23 2014 2093 169.3 +4.59 +2.51 1.192 52.9% -39 -97 -71 64.0% +0.90 18–4 (82%) 20–14 (59%) -0.89 2009 2182 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% -15 +402 74.3% +1.61 13–2 (87%) 16–12 (57%) +0.99
24 2015 1951 164.5 +2.92 +1.96 1.144 52.0% +20 +74 +48 56.7% +0.38 11–10 (52%) 15–10 (60%) +0.70 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%) +0.16
25 2016 2002 165.1 +2.53 +2.13 1.103 51.5% +34 -107 -45 57.3% +0.34 13–12 (52%) 22–12 (65%) +0.60 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%) -1.97
26 2017 2135 173.4 +5.21 +3.48 1.271 53.8% +37 -256 -168 67.2% +1.06 14–12 (54%) 17–10 (63%) -0.86 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%) -1.78
27 2018 1935 162.0 +0.98 +0.10 0.977 49.9% +68 -30 +8 52.1% +0.11 11–8 (58%) 15–9 (63%) -0.60 2013 2440 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% +11 +306 82.6% +2.10 14–1 (93%) 18–7 (72%) -1.01
28 2019 1929 159.5 +1.70 +2.11 1.083 51.2% +44 -27 51.7% +0.43 6–7 (46%) 9–21 (30%) -0.32 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%) -0.59
29 2020 1937 153.3 +1.01 +3.79 1.145 52.8% -6 -28 60.6% +0.73 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) +0.24 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%) +1.00
30 2021 1933 159.4 +2.32 +3.30 1.156 52.4% +43 -91 55.8% +0.52 7–3 (70%) 6–10 (38%) -0.28 2016 2134 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% -34 +352 71.1% +1.59 9–6 (60%) 8–12 (40%) -0.77
31 2022 1864 154.9 +2.60 +1.06 1.118 51.5% +7 +84 -57 53.6% +0.38 8–5 (62%) 10–12 (45%) +1.43 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%) -1.97
32 2023 2095 166.4 +3.66 +3.67 1.165 52.5% -15 -108 -209 63.6% +0.87 12–4 (75%) 18–16 (53%) -3.30 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%) -0.45
33 2024 2011 162.4 +5.31 +2.38 1.263 53.3% +29 -22 -64 68.7% +1.06 12–8 (60%) 22–10 (69%) +1.17 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%) -0.66
34 2025 1959 144.8 +0.59 +1.48 1.035 50.6% +68 -56 0 65.6% +0.61 5–1 (83%) 8–3 (73%) +0.39 2020 2319 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% -54 +222 79.7% +2.32 3–1 (75%) 7–6 (54%) -0.41
35 2026 1771 127.1 -0.14 -1.00 0.942 49.0% +61 +41 +179 43.3% -0.28 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) +0.36 2021 2279 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% -42 +275 76.5% +1.86 6–3 (67%) 3–3 (50%) -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%) -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%) -0.98
Career 2171 167.1 +2.87 +1.79 1.114 51.7% +17 -58 -71 57.8% +0.52 152–104 (59%) 204–178 (53%) 104.1 -0.55 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.