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

Lucas Pouille vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 1-2

Rafael Nadal holds a 2–1 lead over Lucas Pouille in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Rafael Nadal leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2017 China Open first round 4-6 7-6(6) 7-5.

France Age 32 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 2
3 main draw meetings
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #1 4-6 7-6(6) 7-5 Lucas Pouille #23 Match data Oct 5, 2017* R32 China Open ATP 500 Hard
Lucas Pouille #25 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) Rafael Nadal #5 Match data Sep 6, 2016* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 6-2 6-1 Lucas Pouille #108 Match data Apr 15, 2015* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters 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
Lucas Pouille #583 #10 2,746 2,034 137 131 51.1% 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Lucas Pouille 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 1,744 0 1
19 2013 1–4 20.0% #204 1,572 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2014 2–4 33.3% #133 1,653 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2015 12–14 46.2% #78 1,701 0 0 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2016 33–21 61.1% #15 2,015 0 1 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2017 34–20 63.0% #18 1,954 0 4 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2018 22–20 52.4% #32 1,805 0 5 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2019 21–21 50.0% #22 1,873 0 5 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2021 5–14 26.3% #155 1,670 0 5 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2022 3–6 33.3% #381 1,615 0 5 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2023 1–1 50.0% #330 1,670 0 5 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2024 3–4 42.9% #101 1,733 0 5 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 2025 0–2 0.0% #554 1,703 0 5 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 Lucas Pouille 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 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
21 2015 7 9 16 43.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
22 2016 18 13 31 58.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0%
23 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7%
24 2018 16 12 28 57.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
25 2019 14 13 27 51.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2022 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5%
31 2025 0 2 2 0.0% 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 81 77 158 51.3% 36 38 74 48.6% 20 16 36 55.6% 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 266/268 of Lucas Pouille'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 Lucas Pouille 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 —/— 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2013 5/5 5.8 3.6 53.8% 65.3% 52.7% 68.3% 29.7% 59.6% 29.8% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2014 6/6 4.8 3.2 59.2% 67.3% 44.2% 57.8% 54.2% 58.0% 38.3% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2015 26/26 4.9 3.3 55.0% 69.5% 51.0% 61.6% 37.6% 61.1% 35.5% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2016 53/54 8.5 3.6 54.9% 73.9% 50.7% 59.6% 46.1% 63.5% 35.4% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2017 54/54 8.5 4.0 56.3% 75.5% 54.0% 65.0% 46.2% 66.1% 37.6% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2018 42/42 9.1 3.9 56.5% 75.1% 49.9% 66.5% 39.2% 64.0% 33.8% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2019 42/42 7.2 3.7 58.4% 72.0% 53.1% 64.5% 35.4% 64.3% 33.0% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 —/— 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2021 19/19 7.3 5.2 52.3% 70.7% 45.5% 60.3% 39.0% 58.5% 34.8% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2022 9/9 5.0 4.6 55.6% 71.3% 47.9% 61.2% 43.2% 60.5% 35.3% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2023 2/2 1.5 3.5 52.0% 66.3% 48.5% 70.8% 32.5% 57.9% 37.7% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2024 6/7 5.5 3.2 56.1% 71.6% 46.6% 44.6% 42.6% 60.6% 37.5% 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 2025 2/2 4.5 6.0 52.0% 82.0% 36.0% 80.5% 0.0% 59.5% 28.5% 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 266/268 7.6 3.8 55.9% 73.0% 50.9% 62.9% 41.2% 63.2% 35.2% 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 Lucas Pouille 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 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 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 1573 111.9 -1.40 -1.83 0.738 45.9% 25.0% -1.09 1–2 (33%) -0.03 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 1654 131.1 -2.20 +2.30 0.912 48.7% -26 37.5% -0.81 0–1 2–1 (67%) +0.06 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 1701 133.8 -1.49 +0.18 0.911 48.9% -53 +45 46.8% -0.58 1–3 (25%) 9–2 (82%) 104.8 +0.15 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 2016 159.8 +0.67 +0.29 0.972 49.7% -66 -154 -294 53.4% +0.07 15–6 (71%) 18–9 (67%) 116.9 -0.57 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 1955 156.0 +1.95 +1.28 1.111 51.9% -27 -47 -170 59.0% +0.48 11–6 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 101.6 +3.76 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 1805 144.4 +0.50 -1.71 0.939 49.4% +52 +23 -12 48.6% -0.01 9–5 (64%) 11–14 (44%) 100.0 +2.47 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 1873 156.8 +0.45 -0.73 0.926 49.1% +19 -71 -2 50.9% +0.03 6–6 (50%) 14–13 (52%) 98.2 -0.44 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 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 1670 120.5 -2.72 -1.59 0.838 47.2% +121 +7 35.3% -1.06 2–6 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 92.9 -0.30 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 1615 126.8 -1.67 +0.07 0.893 48.2% +118 +29 38.5% -0.62 2–2 (50%) 1–1 +0.06 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 1671 112.4 -0.67 +0.06 0.894 48.1% 50.0% -0.34 +0.09 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 1733 119.4 -1.01 +0.25 0.951 49.5% +3 +165 42.9% -0.07 1–1 1–1 +0.18 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 2025 1704 113.4 -0.01 +0.30 0.704 45.0% 0.0% -2.00 -0.43 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%) 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 2035 150.6 +0.18 -0.14 0.956 49.5% -2 -43 -94 49.4% -0.09 47–36 (57%) 75–62 (55%) 106.2 +1.88 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.