H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Karen Khachanov vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 0-7

Rafael Nadal holds a 7–0 lead over Karen Khachanov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 5–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2022 Australian Open third round 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1.

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Karen Khachanov
Russia Age 30 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
0 – 7
7 main-draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 Karen Khachanov #30 Match data Jan 23, 2022* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Karen Khachanov #13 Match data Mar 15, 2019* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 5-7 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) Karen Khachanov #26 Match data Sep 2, 2018* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(3) 6-4 Karen Khachanov #38 Match data Aug 11, 2018* SF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 6-2 Karen Khachanov #38 Match data Apr 20, 2018* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 6-3 Karen Khachanov #42 Match data Oct 6, 2017* R16 China Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) Karen Khachanov #34 Match data Jul 9, 2017* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Karen Khachanov #50 #8 3,280 2,096 320 233 57.9% 0 0 1 0 0 6 7
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 Karen Khachanov Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2013 3–2 60.0% #451 1,558 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2014 0–2 0.0% #372 1,533 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2016 13–9 59.1% #53 1,782 0 1 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2017 24–27 47.1% #45 1,798 0 1 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2018 44–22 66.7% #11 2,096 0 4 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2019 27–26 50.9% #17 1,909 0 4 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2020 16–14 53.3% #20 1,863 0 4 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2021 35–24 59.3% #29 1,906 0 4 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2022 37–25 59.7% #20 1,974 0 4 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2023 34–18 65.4% #15 1,958 0 5 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2024 37–22 62.7% #19 1,939 0 7 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2025 32–24 57.1% #17 1,869 0 7 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2026 18–18 50.0% #50 1,800 0 7 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 Karen Khachanov 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 2013 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2014 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2016 8 5 13 61.5% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2017 6 17 23 26.1% 13 8 21 61.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2018 33 15 48 68.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2020 12 11 23 52.2% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2021 25 15 40 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2022 23 16 39 59.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2023 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2024 28 15 43 65.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2025 15 15 30 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 2026 10 10 20 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 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 — 203 153 356 57.0% 83 60 143 58.0% 34 20 54 63.0% — — — — — 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 545/556 of Karen Khachanov'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 Karen Khachanov 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 2013 5/5 6.6 2.6 62.1% 67.8% 49.4% 60.4% 45.8% 61.5% 33.5% 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4%
18 2014 2/2 4.5 3.5 58.8% 60.3% 42.0% 55.0% 41.7% 52.7% 31.3% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2016 22/22 8.4 3.1 56.9% 74.4% 52.0% 61.7% 42.2% 64.8% 37.5% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2017 51/51 8.0 3.6 56.1% 74.5% 50.3% 56.4% 36.7% 63.8% 35.8% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2018 66/66 9.9 2.3 64.2% 76.7% 53.9% 65.5% 47.1% 68.4% 38.0% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2019 53/53 7.6 3.2 62.0% 72.9% 52.0% 60.0% 41.5% 65.0% 35.6% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2020 30/30 6.5 2.8 63.1% 70.5% 52.6% 53.8% 48.0% 63.8% 37.2% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2021 53/59 7.4 2.6 62.9% 73.2% 51.6% 65.8% 38.3% 65.5% 37.2% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2022 61/62 7.8 2.6 64.2% 73.5% 50.7% 61.8% 42.8% 65.3% 35.7% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2023 52/52 7.0 1.9 63.8% 74.7% 54.2% 62.1% 45.4% 67.1% 38.6% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2024 58/59 7.7 1.7 64.8% 74.9% 53.0% 60.8% 46.8% 67.1% 36.8% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2025 56/56 7.0 2.4 62.8% 74.4% 52.6% 54.4% 41.1% 66.2% 37.9% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2026 36/39 8.2 2.1 65.7% 74.5% 54.2% 64.3% 37.6% 67.4% 36.4% 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 — 545/556 7.8 2.5 62.7% 74.1% 52.4% 60.8% 42.6% 65.9% 36.9% — 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 Karen Khachanov 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 2013 1559 113.0 -2.60 -0.02 0.870 48.3% +23 — — 54.5% -0.27 1–0 2–0 — +0.17 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 2014 1534 102.1 -1.81 -2.67 0.661 42.6% — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–2 2–0 — +0.11 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 2015 1532 100.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2016 1783 138.3 +0.69 +0.76 1.064 51.2% -29 -138 — 56.9% +0.40 5–5 (50%) 5–8 (38%) 99.6 -0.21 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 2017 1798 152.4 +0.87 -0.10 0.991 49.7% -157 +54 -48 46.6% -0.11 8–9 (47%) 15–19 (44%) 102.3 -1.26 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 2018 2097 171.1 +4.24 +2.57 1.202 52.9% -42 -192 -202 63.7% +0.89 9–9 (50%) 20–22 (48%) 103.6 -2.29 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 2019 1910 158.9 +0.91 +0.70 1.015 49.9% -3 +53 -8 50.0% +0.03 10–10 (50%) 13–18 (42%) 93.6 +0.67 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 2020 1863 151.9 +0.79 +0.51 1.027 50.3% -16 +105 — 54.9% +0.16 5–9 (36%) 11–7 (61%) 95.1 +0.60 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 2021 1906 157.9 +2.03 +1.16 1.078 51.3% 0 +21 +25 59.0% +0.45 11–15 (42%) 18–12 (60%) 96.3 -1.74 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 2022 1974 159.4 +2.13 +0.62 1.029 50.4% -11 +2 -45 53.7% +0.19 14–6 (70%) 13–16 (45%) 102.9 -1.74 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 2023 1958 159.2 +3.28 +2.73 1.170 52.4% -10 +63 — 61.4% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) 102.6 -0.40 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 2024 1940 156.0 +2.89 +1.58 1.119 51.6% +22 +56 -89 59.6% +0.53 8–10 (44%) 19–12 (61%) 97.1 +3.23 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 2025 1869 154.2 +1.94 +2.47 1.122 51.7% -18 +90 +60 56.7% +0.50 11–15 (42%) 15–14 (52%) 93.5 +0.50 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 2026 1801 137.9 +2.69 +0.12 1.118 51.8% +9 +64 +73 53.3% +0.53 7–9 (44%) 8–14 (36%) 91.5 +2.83 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 — 2097 161.7 +2.16 +1.29 1.083 51.2% -19 +22 -24 56.1% +0.39 96–104 (48%) 152–149 (50%) 95.6 +0.09 — 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.