H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 0-8

Rafael Nadal holds a 8–0 lead over Pablo Carreno Busta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 5–0 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2021 Barcelona semifinal 6-3 6-2.

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Pablo Carreno Busta
Spain Age 35 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 8
8 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 24, 2021* Barcelona ATP 500 SF Clay Rafael Nadal #3 6-3 6-2 Pablo Carreno Busta #13 Match data
Nov 7, 2020* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #2 4-6 7-5 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #15 Match data
Sep 17, 2020* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #18 Match data
Jan 26, 2020* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #1 6-1 6-2 6-4 Pablo Carreno Busta #30 Match data
Jun 8, 2017* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Rafael Nadal #4 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Pablo Carreno Busta #21 Match data
Feb 18, 2016* Rio de Janeiro ATP 250 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #5 6-1 6-4 Pablo Carreno Busta #66 Match data
Jan 7, 2016* Doha ATP 250 R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #5 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #67 Match data
Feb 20, 2015* Rio de Janeiro ATP 500 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-3 Pablo Carreno Busta #55 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Pablo Carreno Busta #65 #10 3,325 2,047 277 232 54.4% 0 1 0 1 5 7
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91

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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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 1,735 0 1
19 2011 0–1 0.0% #136 1,494 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12
20 — — — — — — — 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2013 7–7 50.0% #64 1,716 0 0 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2014 14–24 36.8% #51 1,751 0 0 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30
23 2015 14–25 35.9% #67 1,717 0 0 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35
24 2016 40–26 60.6% #30 1,962 0 2 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42
25 2017 36–24 60.0% #10 1,887 0 3 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45
26 2018 31–21 59.6% #23 1,867 0 3 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49
27 2019 30–21 58.8% #27 1,963 0 4 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59
28 2020 20–12 62.5% #16 2,020 0 4 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63
29 2021 30–16 65.2% #20 1,906 0 6 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66
30 2022 33–23 58.9% #13 1,920 0 7 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68
31 2023 1–3 25.0% #606 1,852 0 7 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74
32 2024 7–8 46.7% #196 1,762 0 7 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79
33 2025 6–11 35.3% #93 1,675 0 7 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83
34 2026 8–10 44.4% #65 1,768 0 7 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85
35 — — — — — — — 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87
36 — — — — — — — 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91
37 — — — — — — — 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91
38 — — — — — — — 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91