H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 0-8

Rafael Nadal holds an 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 Open 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-3 6-2 Pablo Carreno Busta #13 Match data Apr 24, 2021* SF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 4-6 7-5 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #15 Match data Nov 7, 2020* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #18 Match data Sep 17, 2020* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-1 6-2 6-4 Pablo Carreno Busta #30 Match data Jan 26, 2020* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #4 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Pablo Carreno Busta #21 Match data Jun 8, 2017* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-1 6-4 Pablo Carreno Busta #66 Match data Feb 18, 2016* R32 Rio de Janeiro ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 Pablo Carreno Busta #67 Match data Jan 7, 2016* R32 Qatar Open ATP 250 Hard
Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-3 Pablo Carreno Busta #55 Match data Feb 20, 2015* R16 Rio Open ATP 500 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
Pablo Carreno Busta #66 #10 3,325 2,069 284 239 54.3% 0 0 1 0 1 5 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 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 1,744 0 1
19 2011 0–1 0.0% #136 1,494 0 0 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 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 14–25 35.9% #51 1,733 0 0 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2015 14–25 35.9% #67 1,715 0 0 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2016 40–26 60.6% #30 1,962 0 2 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2017 36–24 60.0% #10 1,884 0 3 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2018 31–21 59.6% #23 1,867 0 3 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2019 30–21 58.8% #27 1,962 0 4 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 2020 20–12 62.5% #16 2,020 0 4 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 2021 35–17 67.3% #20 1,942 0 6 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 2022 33–23 58.9% #13 1,923 0 7 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 2023 1–3 25.0% #606 1,855 0 7 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75
32 2024 7–8 46.7% #196 1,762 0 7 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80
33 2025 6–11 35.3% #93 1,674 0 7 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84
34 2026 10–15 40.0% #66 1,708 0 7 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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2013 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2014 4 9 13 30.8% 10 15 25 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2016 20 12 32 62.5% 20 12 32 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2017 16 15 31 51.6% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2018 17 10 27 63.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2019 23 10 33 69.7% 5 9 14 35.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2020 16 10 26 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2021 16 10 26 61.5% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 2022 20 11 31 64.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2023 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 2024 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
33 2025 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
34 2026 3 9 12 25.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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 — 155 125 280 55.4% 122 99 221 55.2% 7 15 22 31.8% — — — — — 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 514/523 of Pablo Carreno Busta'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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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 2011 1/1 2.0 3.0 60.0% 63.3% 42.5% 36.4% 50.0% 55.0% 37.7% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2013 14/14 2.8 1.6 58.1% 65.7% 47.2% 44.2% 44.7% 57.9% 37.7% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2014 38/39 3.2 2.1 60.4% 68.7% 49.6% 50.7% 44.8% 61.3% 36.3% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2015 39/39 5.3 1.9 60.4% 69.8% 51.7% 64.2% 39.2% 62.7% 37.5% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2016 66/66 4.5 1.8 61.6% 71.4% 51.7% 55.2% 49.4% 63.9% 39.6% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2017 59/60 3.5 1.7 67.9% 67.6% 52.2% 56.4% 47.4% 62.5% 38.8% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2018 52/52 3.6 2.0 66.3% 67.9% 54.0% 59.1% 48.2% 63.2% 39.3% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2019 51/51 4.6 1.9 67.3% 71.7% 53.4% 67.8% 36.7% 65.2% 37.0% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 2020 32/32 4.9 1.6 67.4% 70.6% 50.9% 62.4% 40.8% 64.2% 37.1% 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 2021 45/52 3.8 1.6 69.1% 71.3% 54.4% 69.8% 44.9% 66.2% 36.9% 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 2022 56/56 4.0 1.9 66.5% 70.6% 58.3% 61.6% 44.2% 66.4% 38.2% 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 2023 4/4 11.8 4.0 62.9% 74.5% 54.2% 72.0% 29.0% 67.0% 32.8% 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0%
32 2024 15/15 3.5 2.9 62.4% 69.5% 51.4% 61.2% 50.3% 62.3% 38.8% 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6%
33 2025 17/17 2.8 2.0 63.0% 70.5% 53.8% 56.1% 35.3% 64.3% 35.4% 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3%
34 2026 25/25 3.6 2.3 68.6% 67.4% 50.0% 48.6% 36.6% 62.6% 36.5% 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 — 514/523 4.0 1.9 65.1% 69.7% 52.8% 59.4% 43.8% 63.7% 37.9% — 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 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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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 2010 1492 101.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2011 1495 106.2 -0.92 -2.69 0.839 46.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.07 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 2012 1505 101.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2013 1717 139.7 -2.68 +0.19 0.895 48.1% -134 +77 — 42.4% -0.61 4–2 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 105.9 -0.69 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 2014 1734 137.2 -1.71 +0.06 0.938 48.8% -109 -30 — 39.8% -0.68 3–10 (23%) 6–6 (50%) 93.3 -0.95 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 2015 1716 143.8 -1.50 +0.90 1.005 50.2% -44 -36 — 44.4% -0.08 2–12 (14%) 6–11 (35%) 88.3 +0.49 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 2016 1962 163.1 +0.91 +2.75 1.096 51.6% -42 -66 — 57.2% +0.42 10–8 (56%) 16–16 (50%) 104.7 -1.57 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 2017 1885 157.3 -0.66 +2.34 1.035 50.8% -62 +128 — 60.1% +0.50 9–8 (53%) 16–5 (76%) 105.9 +2.92 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 2018 1868 152.8 -0.32 +2.97 1.067 51.4% +19 +63 — 54.8% +0.32 10–5 (67%) 12–13 (48%) 101.4 +2.48 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 2019 1962 152.8 +1.20 +1.25 1.063 51.0% +23 -129 -426 58.9% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 14–20 (41%) 92.2 -0.03 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 2020 2020 159.2 +1.94 +1.20 1.037 50.8% -19 -109 — 58.4% +0.36 5–4 (56%) 6–4 (60%) 99.0 -1.05 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 2021 1943 159.5 +3.08 +0.51 1.091 51.5% -7 +139 -371 65.9% +0.69 8–7 (53%) 14–6 (70%) 103.8 -0.46 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 2022 1924 160.0 +2.91 +1.80 1.139 52.0% +34 +47 -365 57.5% +0.66 10–12 (45%) 12–11 (52%) 97.1 +1.16 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 2023 1855 114.1 +0.78 -1.56 0.995 50.6% +22 — — 50.0% +0.14 0–3 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.8 +0.26 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 2024 1762 135.5 -0.77 +1.54 1.027 51.0% +45 — — 48.6% -0.03 2–2 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 +0.39 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 2025 1675 126.5 -0.12 -0.26 0.990 49.6% +52 +118 — 43.5% -0.37 1–4 (20%) 4–3 (57%) 95.3 -0.58 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 2026 1708 134.2 -0.96 +0.50 0.978 49.5% -14 +87 — 46.5% -0.30 2–7 (22%) 5–4 (56%) 93.7 -1.17 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 — 2069 158.1 +0.45 +1.48 1.044 50.8% -12 +26 -386 54.4% +0.26 76–95 (44%) 118–108 (52%) 94.2 +0.24 — 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.