H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 4-6

Rafael Nadal holds a 6–4 lead over Nick Kyrgios in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Nick Kyrgios leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Nick Kyrgios won the 2022 Wimbledon semifinal W/O.

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Nick Kyrgios
Australia Age 31 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 6
10 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nick Kyrgios #40 (w/o) Rafael Nadal #4 Match data Jul 9, 2022* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #4 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 Nick Kyrgios #132 Match data Mar 18, 2022* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Nick Kyrgios #26 Match data Jan 29, 2020* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Nick Kyrgios #43 Match data Jul 4, 2019* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nick Kyrgios #72 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6) Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Feb 28, 2019* R16 Mexican Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-1 Nick Kyrgios #19 Match data Oct 8, 2017* F China Open ATP 500 Hard
Nick Kyrgios #23 6-2 7-5 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Aug 19, 2017* QF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-1 Nick Kyrgios #20 Match data May 12, 2017* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 Nick Kyrgios #20 Match data May 13, 2016* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nick Kyrgios #144 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Jul 1, 2014* R16 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
Nick Kyrgios #670 #13 2,460 2,133 197 115 63.1% 0 0 0 0 4 3 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 Nick Kyrgios 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 2013 1–2 33.3% #182 1,560 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2014 8–7 53.3% #52 1,772 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2015 25–18 58.1% #30 1,933 0 0 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2016 39–15 72.2% #13 2,051 0 3 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2017 27–17 61.4% #21 1,986 0 3 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2018 24–13 64.9% #35 1,994 0 4 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2019 21–14 60.0% #30 1,942 0 6 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2020 3–2 60.0% #45 1,957 0 6 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2021 7–7 50.0% #93 1,882 0 6 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2022 40–12 76.9% #22 2,101 0 7 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2023 0–1 0.0% #470 2,072 0 7 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 — — — — — — — 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2025 1–4 20.0% #671 1,973 0 7 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 2026 1–3 25.0% #670 1,898 0 7 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 Nick Kyrgios 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 2013 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2014 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2015 13 10 23 56.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2016 27 9 36 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2017 24 12 36 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2018 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2019 18 9 27 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2020 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2021 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2022 24 7 31 77.4% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2023 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 2025 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 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 — 135 75 210 64.3% 27 19 46 58.7% 35 21 56 62.5% — — — — — 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 303/312 of Nick Kyrgios'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 Nick Kyrgios 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 2013 3/3 7.0 4.7 63.0% 71.1% 40.7% 55.5% 22.2% 60.1% 24.1% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2014 15/15 18.7 4.9 64.1% 75.3% 49.9% 57.4% 49.3% 66.1% 31.2% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2015 42/43 12.1 3.4 63.2% 75.8% 53.1% 61.9% 45.5% 67.4% 33.8% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2016 53/54 13.8 2.9 66.1% 76.6% 55.2% 69.1% 42.4% 69.4% 36.0% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2017 43/44 12.1 3.6 63.1% 80.3% 56.2% 66.4% 42.1% 71.2% 35.7% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2018 36/37 19.8 4.8 64.7% 79.0% 55.1% 68.1% 43.3% 70.5% 31.0% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2019 35/35 16.7 3.3 66.2% 79.4% 50.8% 63.2% 47.0% 69.5% 29.8% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2020 5/5 21.4 3.2 74.8% 77.4% 46.6% 66.5% 48.9% 69.8% 27.7% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2021 14/14 16.1 2.6 67.0% 76.4% 51.1% 46.0% 29.7% 68.1% 30.4% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2022 47/52 15.9 3.4 67.6% 79.6% 56.8% 78.1% 44.8% 72.3% 36.0% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2023 1/1 15.0 5.0 69.0% 75.0% 38.9% 33.3% 0.0% 63.8% 27.9% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2025 5/5 11.0 3.0 69.4% 72.2% 46.4% 58.0% 21.0% 63.8% 28.0% 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 2026 4/4 11.3 1.5 74.5% 77.0% 45.3% 18.8% 41.8% 69.5% 24.5% 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 — 303/312 15.0 3.5 65.6% 77.9% 53.7% 65.5% 43.0% 69.6% 33.3% — 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 Nick Kyrgios 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 2012 1484 99.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2013 1561 115.6 +2.16 -1.76 0.603 43.3% — — — 33.3% -1.78 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.31 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 2014 1772 138.9 +2.23 -2.06 0.922 48.9% -120 — +10 52.8% -0.15 1–2 (33%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.61 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 2015 1933 156.8 +2.78 -0.44 1.037 50.9% -96 -215 -86 55.5% +0.35 7–7 (50%) 17–14 (55%) — -1.27 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 2016 2051 170.0 +5.12 +0.95 1.175 52.5% -16 -165 -109 70.8% +1.07 6–6 (50%) 18–11 (62%) — -0.41 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 2017 1987 171.1 +6.51 +1.06 1.241 53.2% +52 -122 — 66.3% +0.87 5–6 (45%) 13–5 (72%) — -0.27 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 2018 1995 162.0 +4.96 -3.05 1.051 51.0% +32 — -38 60.4% +0.55 11–5 (69%) 17–15 (53%) — -2.23 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 2019 1943 155.0 +4.73 -3.55 0.980 50.0% +52 -113 -42 57.3% +0.18 8–5 (62%) 17–11 (61%) — -0.62 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 2020 1958 130.1 +3.49 -1.34 0.916 48.8% +29 — — 62.5% +0.88 1–0 4–4 (50%) — -0.20 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 2021 1883 134.7 +1.58 -1.96 0.953 48.8% +29 — +43 52.5% -0.17 3–2 (60%) 5–1 (83%) — -0.87 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 2022 2102 161.6 +7.56 +0.72 1.301 53.8% -14 -259 -15 70.6% +1.23 9–4 (69%) 15–13 (54%) — -2.05 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 2023 2073 98.0 -0.96 -2.34 0.772 44.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.01 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2025 1973 112.8 -1.40 -2.24 0.773 46.2% +7 — — 23.1% -1.15 1–1 1–6 (14%) — -0.08 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 2026 1899 103.0 -0.37 -3.74 0.803 47.5% — — +57 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.17 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2133 167.0 +4.74 -0.73 1.094 51.4% +1 -182 -28 61.2% +0.56 52–39 (57%) 123–89 (58%) 109.3 -2.89 — 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.