H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Albert Montanes H2H: 4-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 4–0 lead over Albert Montanes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2016 Barcelona Open third round 6-2 6-2.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Albert Montanes
ESP Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #5 6-2 6-2 Albert Montanes #104 Match data Apr 22, 2016* R16 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-1 6-2 Albert Montanes #72 Match data Feb 21, 2014* R16 Rio Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-3 6-2 Albert Montanes #50 Match data Jun 3, 2007* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #39 6-1 6-0 Albert Montanes #95 Match data Feb 27, 2005* F Mexican Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent 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
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92
Albert Montanes #335 #22 1,770 1,916 257 287 47.2% 0 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Rafael Nadal Albert Montanes
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 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 — — — — — — —
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2001 12–8 60.0% #65 1,677 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2002 17–24 41.5% #78 1,605 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2003 10–16 38.5% #81 1,552 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2004 11–17 39.3% #99 1,530 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2005 10–19 34.5% #71 1,578 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2006 11–18 37.9% #85 1,557 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2007 24–24 50.0% #46 1,656 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2008 24–23 51.1% #45 1,726 0 1
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2009 25–21 54.3% #31 1,799 0 3
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2010 38–24 61.3% #25 1,866 0 5
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2011 22–25 46.8% #53 1,731 0 5
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2012 7–16 30.4% #96 1,634 0 5
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2013 18–19 48.6% #63 1,742 0 6
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2014 13–16 44.8% #108 1,693 0 6
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2015 7–8 46.7% #116 1,697 0 6
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2016 7–8 46.7% #164 1,637 0 6
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2017 1–1 50.0% #335 1,612 0 6
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 Rafael Nadal Albert Montanes
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 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% — — — — 2001 — — — — 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2002 2 8 10 20.0% 15 15 30 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2003 2 4 6 33.3% 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2005 1 2 3 33.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2006 1 5 6 16.7% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 2 8 10 20.0% 22 15 37 59.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 5 11 16 31.3% 18 11 29 62.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 6 10 16 37.5% 17 10 27 63.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 13 11 24 54.2% 23 12 35 65.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2011 5 10 15 33.3% 17 14 31 54.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2012 0 3 3 0.0% 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2013 0 6 6 0.0% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 38 86 124 30.6% 213 186 399 53.4% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal's and 529/544 of Albert Montanes'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 Rafael Nadal Albert Montanes
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 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% 2001 16/20 4.3 3.1 59.8% 70.4% 56.0% 67.3% 47.4% 64.6% 43.8%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2002 38/41 3.6 2.9 62.0% 69.0% 49.1% 67.8% 40.7% 61.4% 34.4%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2003 25/26 4.1 3.4 60.1% 70.8% 48.2% 59.0% 45.5% 61.3% 37.3%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2004 28/28 2.5 2.5 63.3% 62.9% 45.8% 50.3% 45.0% 56.7% 34.4%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2005 29/29 4.2 2.5 62.1% 65.9% 50.2% 52.3% 39.3% 59.9% 35.6%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2006 29/29 3.2 3.6 57.7% 67.3% 47.9% 48.2% 43.8% 58.5% 37.9%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2007 44/48 3.2 3.3 60.3% 69.4% 48.9% 56.0% 38.4% 61.2% 34.9%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2008 47/47 3.1 3.7 58.4% 72.3% 50.9% 55.6% 37.3% 63.5% 37.2%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2009 45/46 3.3 3.0 58.1% 71.4% 50.0% 58.2% 47.4% 62.3% 38.6%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2010 61/62 4.0 2.5 61.6% 71.4% 52.1% 58.0% 45.4% 63.9% 38.4%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2011 46/47 3.5 4.0 58.3% 69.4% 48.4% 58.1% 41.5% 60.7% 38.5%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2012 23/23 1.7 3.4 61.5% 60.0% 47.8% 46.7% 47.8% 55.3% 36.4%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2013 37/37 3.9 3.4 61.3% 67.1% 51.2% 60.5% 40.5% 61.0% 35.3%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2014 29/29 1.9 3.0 62.6% 68.1% 48.9% 60.0% 45.5% 60.8% 33.9%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2015 15/15 2.6 3.7 57.9% 68.3% 46.1% 55.1% 31.5% 58.6% 37.9%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2016 15/15 3.3 3.0 59.4% 73.7% 53.9% 41.5% 43.4% 65.3% 34.3%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2017 2/2 1.5 2.0 53.4% 64.2% 37.7% 59.9% 45.5% 51.8% 36.4%
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 — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 529/544 3.3 3.2 60.3% 68.9% 49.7% 56.7% 42.5% 61.1% 36.8%

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 Rafael Nadal Albert Montanes
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 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 2000 1499 99.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 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 2001 1678 136.6 +1.82 +3.16 1.237 54.2% — +40 — 57.7% +0.83 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.7 -0.51
21 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 2002 1605 126.3 -0.60 -2.91 0.890 48.2% -122 +86 — 40.8% -0.64 5–4 (56%) 7–10 (41%) 99.3 +0.28
22 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 2003 1553 119.1 -1.19 -1.31 0.966 49.1% -72 +70 — 43.8% -0.41 2–6 (25%) 1–6 (14%) 91.0 +1.10
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%) 105.0 +0.99 2004 1531 123.5 -3.68 -2.67 0.795 45.5% -81 +112 — 35.8% -1.18 6–1 (86%) 3–3 (50%) 106.9 -0.26
24 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 2005 1578 129.8 -1.65 -2.07 0.887 47.7% -123 +44 — 39.4% -0.73 3–8 (27%) 6–3 (67%) 97.8 -0.48
25 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 2006 1558 114.9 -2.47 -0.35 0.913 47.9% -140 +77 — 34.8% -1.07 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.9 +0.20
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 2007 1657 136.8 -1.46 -1.42 0.898 48.4% -226 +127 — 46.5% -0.51 8–7 (53%) 9–9 (50%) 103.0 -0.96
27 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 2008 1726 137.6 +0.23 +0.36 1.018 50.3% -269 +135 — 50.4% -0.11 6–4 (60%) 14–8 (64%) 108.7 -0.51
28 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 2009 1800 145.9 -0.16 +1.58 1.023 50.4% -267 +114 -233 51.9% +0.07 7–3 (70%) 13–9 (59%) 106.6 +1.21
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%) 94.4 +1.00 2010 1866 150.2 +0.88 +1.28 1.064 51.3% -133 +83 -229 54.4% +0.29 13–6 (68%) 12–10 (55%) 107.6 +1.82
30 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 2011 1732 142.5 -1.48 +0.19 0.979 49.7% -46 +122 — 48.7% +0.12 8–7 (53%) 9–9 (50%) 98.8 +2.46
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 2012 1634 120.3 -5.00 +0.01 0.814 46.0% -31 +58 — 34.0% -1.13 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.0 -1.40
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 2013 1742 140.9 -1.63 -1.53 0.906 48.5% -191 +144 — 45.1% -0.42 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 106.9 +0.81
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 2014 1694 140.0 -2.09 -1.88 0.865 47.4% -170 +74 — 45.9% -0.44 4–4 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 101.3 -0.62
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 2015 1697 129.2 -3.02 +0.08 0.916 48.2% — +91 — 48.5% -0.36 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 101.8 +0.54
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 2016 1637 127.9 +0.93 -1.97 0.987 49.5% — +84 — 47.2% -0.17 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.24
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 2017 1613 100.6 -4.34 -0.80 0.755 44.7% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.03
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 — 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 — 1916 141.7 -1.13 -0.50 0.946 49.0% -161 +96 -231 46.2% -0.31 84–64 (57%) 90–90 (50%) 106.4 +0.73

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.