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

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Kudla H2H: 1-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 1–0 lead over Denis Kudla in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rafael Nadal leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2022 Mexican Open first round 6-3 6-2.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Denis Kudla
USA Age 34 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-2 Denis Kudla #100 Match data Feb 23, 2022* R32 Mexican Open ATP 500 Hard

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
Denis Kudla #1,269 #53 858 1,834 71 132 35.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Denis Kudla
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 2010 1–1 50.0% #496 1,501 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1 2011 2–2 50.0% #276 1,558 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 2012 2–6 25.0% #137 1,574 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2013 5–11 31.2% #114 1,628 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2014 3–5 37.5% #121 1,702 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2015 8–14 36.4% #69 1,759 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2016 8–20 28.6% #131 1,637 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2017 1–1 50.0% #174 1,593 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2018 11–14 44.0% #63 1,789 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2019 11–22 33.3% #113 1,714 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2020 0–1 0.0% #114 1,663 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2021 9–11 45.0% #105 1,702 0 0
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2022 6–16 27.3% #106 1,571 0 0
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2023 3–5 37.5% #163 1,535 0 0
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2024 1–3 25.0% #267 1,553 0 0
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 Rafael Nadal Denis Kudla
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% 2010 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2013 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2015 5 12 17 29.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2016 5 12 17 29.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2018 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2021 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2022 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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 — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 39 88 127 30.7% 6 18 24 25.0% 26 26 52 50.0% — — — —

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 201/203 of Denis Kudla'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 Denis Kudla
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% 2010 2/2 5.5 3.5 51.7% 63.9% 52.5% 59.6% 41.8% 58.3% 39.3%
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% 2011 4/4 5.0 4.5 49.8% 64.8% 53.5% 58.4% 57.3% 59.1% 36.0%
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 2012 8/8 5.0 4.0 55.0% 65.0% 49.5% 56.0% 47.8% 58.2% 33.9%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2013 16/16 3.6 2.9 59.8% 71.6% 51.7% 62.9% 32.2% 63.5% 33.3%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2014 8/8 3.4 2.5 61.4% 64.2% 51.5% 72.0% 41.7% 59.5% 37.9%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2015 21/22 6.1 3.8 61.1% 68.1% 52.0% 50.3% 46.5% 61.7% 34.0%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2016 27/28 5.8 3.0 59.0% 70.6% 47.7% 51.7% 45.8% 60.9% 34.5%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2017 2/2 3.5 3.5 64.3% 70.5% 53.8% 47.5% 48.1% 64.5% 40.9%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2018 25/25 8.4 4.0 56.4% 75.4% 50.5% 51.5% 40.2% 64.5% 33.8%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2019 33/33 6.1 3.6 57.0% 67.2% 48.3% 51.3% 39.6% 59.2% 33.6%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2020 1/1 19.0 7.0 61.9% 74.0% 51.6% 58.3% 75.0% 65.5% 30.7%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2021 20/20 6.5 4.0 55.8% 71.7% 51.1% 49.7% 35.6% 62.6% 33.4%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2022 22/22 4.9 2.5 62.1% 68.0% 49.6% 54.3% 44.2% 61.1% 32.8%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2023 8/8 4.3 2.6 61.1% 68.2% 52.6% 49.1% 49.2% 62.0% 30.9%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2024 4/4 4.8 2.5 54.3% 65.9% 42.6% 45.8% 25.7% 55.1% 35.7%
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 — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 201/203 5.8 3.4 58.4% 69.4% 50.0% 53.4% 41.9% 61.3% 33.9%

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 Denis Kudla
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 2009 1488 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2010 1501 96.9 -2.83 -2.17 0.943 49.3% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.38
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 2011 1559 106.8 -2.45 -0.04 0.882 49.1% — — +89 50.0% -0.20 1–1 2–0 — +0.28
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 2012 1575 117.0 -1.45 -0.61 0.812 46.4% +24 — — 33.3% -1.13 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.6 +0.04
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 2013 1629 124.1 -1.05 -1.44 0.913 48.6% -38 — +119 34.9% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 94.4 +1.13
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 2014 1703 119.7 -2.21 +1.02 0.937 48.9% -49 — +117 36.4% -0.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.25
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 2015 1759 142.0 -2.26 -1.39 0.887 48.2% -24 — +121 40.3% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 97.9 +0.36
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 2016 1637 127.5 -2.48 -0.93 0.882 47.5% +20 -22 +109 30.0% -1.09 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.3 -0.48
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 2017 1593 110.5 -3.46 +3.63 1.150 51.8% — — — 40.0% +0.40 1–0 — — +0.35
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 2018 1790 136.9 +0.60 -0.85 0.952 49.2% -49 -94 0 45.3% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 5–8 (38%) 99.1 -1.08
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 2019 1715 129.0 -3.76 -1.81 0.825 46.4% -3 -110 +45 36.4% -0.97 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 101.3 -0.65
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 2020 1663 114.4 -0.49 +1.01 0.888 49.1% — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.17
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 2021 1703 130.5 -0.68 -1.57 0.893 48.0% -32 — +158 42.9% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.2 +0.54
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 2022 1571 126.0 -2.43 -1.28 0.845 47.4% +31 — +202 34.4% -0.87 4–6 (40%) 3–12 (20%) 93.4 +0.23
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 2023 1536 113.1 -1.49 -0.41 0.815 46.2% +20 — — 36.4% -1.27 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -0.05
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 2024 1554 115.2 -2.14 -1.75 0.794 45.3% +28 — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–1 — +0.26
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 — 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 — 1835 131.9 -1.89 -1.10 0.878 47.8% -7 -74 +95 37.7% -0.71 34–34 (50%) 38–54 (41%) 97.1 +0.44

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.