H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Fabrice Santoro H2H: 1-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 1–0 lead over Fabrice Santoro 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 2009 Qatar Open first round 6-0 6-1.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Fabrice Santoro
FRA Age 53 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #1 6-0 6-1 Fabrice Santoro #51 Match data Jan 8, 2009* R32 Qatar Open ATP 250 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
Fabrice Santoro #142 #17 1,516 1,890 462 435 51.5% 0 0 0 0 1 5 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 Fabrice Santoro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0 1989 3–6 33.3% #235 1,509 0 0
17 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0 1990 15–16 48.4% #62 1,684 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1 1991 26–21 55.3% #43 1,697 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 1992 28–23 54.9% #43 1,748 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 1993 24–26 48.0% #55 1,631 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 1994 24–18 57.1% #46 1,736 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 1995 16–25 39.0% #102 1,610 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 1996 6–12 33.3% #118 1,558 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 1997 32–23 58.2% #29 1,803 0 1
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 1998 27–27 50.0% #41 1,708 0 1
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 1999 36–25 59.0% #34 1,765 0 2
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2000 34–27 55.7% #31 1,739 0 3
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2001 35–26 57.4% #22 1,769 0 3
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2002 27–25 51.9% #35 1,740 0 4
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2003 17–21 44.7% #62 1,708 0 4
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2004 18–15 54.5% #52 1,815 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2005 18–19 48.6% #58 1,781 0 4
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2006 19–23 45.2% #52 1,701 0 4
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2007 24–19 55.8% #37 1,788 0 5
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2008 18–17 51.4% #52 1,757 0 6
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2009 15–20 42.9% #68 1,696 0 6
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2010 0–1 0.0% #142 1,689 0 6
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 Fabrice Santoro
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% — — — — — — — — 1989 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 8 4 12 66.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 13 10 23 56.5% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1992 6 6 12 50.0% 21 13 34 61.8% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1993 16 14 30 53.3% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1994 12 9 21 57.1% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 1995 3 7 10 30.0% 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 4 5 20.0% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — —
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1997 9 6 15 60.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1998 14 15 29 48.3% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 22 12 34 64.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 22 16 38 57.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 20 15 35 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2002 22 14 36 61.1% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2004 13 11 24 54.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2005 10 9 19 52.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 15 12 27 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2008 11 10 21 52.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2009 8 13 21 38.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 246 213 459 53.6% 128 136 264 48.5% 44 33 77 57.1% 44 53 97 45.4%

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 766/857 of Fabrice Santoro'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 Fabrice Santoro
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% 1991 43/47 1.3 2.4 59.8% 64.2% 47.7% 57.1% 45.6% 57.5% 43.8%
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 1992 41/51 1.9 3.2 58.7% 63.0% 51.9% 51.4% 47.1% 58.2% 42.1%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 1993 46/50 1.3 2.7 61.4% 64.0% 51.2% 51.1% 47.6% 58.6% 41.1%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 1994 36/42 2.5 3.1 61.1% 66.0% 51.6% 64.6% 42.4% 60.0% 42.5%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 1995 39/41 2.0 3.4 61.1% 62.4% 48.9% 54.4% 37.3% 57.2% 39.6%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 1996 13/18 1.6 3.2 53.2% 61.7% 49.9% 50.7% 47.8% 56.1% 36.9%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 1997 48/55 3.4 2.1 50.9% 70.6% 54.1% 56.5% 43.0% 62.5% 40.7%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 1998 42/54 3.0 2.0 54.4% 67.3% 51.7% 57.4% 43.3% 60.1% 40.6%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 1999 51/61 3.1 2.4 58.3% 67.4% 50.4% 61.7% 41.5% 60.2% 38.7%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2000 51/61 3.2 2.6 55.4% 68.5% 52.3% 55.2% 44.2% 61.1% 39.0%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2001 51/61 2.8 1.7 57.0% 66.1% 51.9% 62.8% 47.5% 60.0% 39.2%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2002 43/52 3.9 2.7 56.0% 69.4% 53.4% 54.4% 42.1% 62.2% 40.2%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2003 38/38 2.9 2.2 59.9% 67.0% 49.7% 47.3% 39.7% 59.9% 39.2%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2004 31/33 4.2 1.8 56.0% 69.3% 51.0% 56.2% 37.7% 61.0% 38.8%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2005 37/37 3.4 1.4 58.5% 64.7% 51.6% 59.6% 36.9% 59.4% 40.2%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2006 42/42 4.3 2.6 58.4% 68.0% 48.9% 56.2% 46.1% 60.0% 38.2%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2007 43/43 5.0 1.5 55.7% 72.3% 54.2% 57.1% 45.6% 64.1% 38.6%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2008 35/35 3.5 1.3 57.5% 69.5% 53.5% 57.8% 41.1% 62.7% 37.2%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2009 35/35 4.8 1.9 56.6% 69.3% 49.5% 56.5% 41.4% 60.9% 36.1%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2010 1/1 0.0 1.0 60.2% 66.2% 48.8% 70.6% 50.0% 59.3% 30.4%
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% — 766/897 3.1 2.3 57.4% 67.1% 51.3% 56.5% 43.2% 60.3% 39.7%

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 Fabrice Santoro
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 1989 1509 117.4 — — — — +25 +18 — 37.5% -0.75 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.24
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%) — +0.33 1990 1685 143.3 — — — — -18 -64 — 53.2% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.45
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%) — +0.83 1991 1698 140.2 -2.94 +4.41 1.033 50.6% -23 +17 — 55.5% +0.39 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.38
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%) — +0.44 1992 1748 143.8 -2.09 +2.77 1.007 50.2% -63 +37 — 53.7% +0.24 7–6 (54%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.57
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%) — -2.20 1993 1632 140.6 -2.07 +2.75 0.993 49.9% +48 +70 — 46.7% -0.12 9–7 (56%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.03
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%) — -1.58 1994 1737 139.2 -1.00 +3.08 1.062 51.3% -5 +10 — 56.3% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 8–4 (67%) — -0.43
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%) — -1.34 1995 1611 128.7 -2.75 +0.77 0.927 48.4% -29 +106 — 43.8% -0.57 6–11 (35%) 3–8 (27%) — +0.74
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 1996 1558 113.5 -2.78 -1.32 0.840 46.7% -8 +78 — 35.9% -1.13 2–2 (50%) 3–7 (30%) — +0.36
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%) — +0.16 1997 1804 152.5 +0.69 +3.16 1.085 51.3% -35 -44 — 56.1% +0.33 11–9 (55%) 11–3 (79%) — -2.98
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%) — -1.97 1998 1709 143.8 -1.02 +2.20 1.017 50.4% -3 +74 — 50.7% -0.05 10–12 (45%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.42
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%) — -1.78 1999 1766 144.6 -1.34 +1.00 0.973 49.6% +38 -13 -220 56.4% +0.23 10–5 (67%) 13–8 (62%) — +1.38
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%) — -1.01 2000 1740 141.2 -0.34 +2.05 1.004 50.0% +13 +19 -204 51.0% -0.11 13–8 (62%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.61
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%) — -0.59 2001 1769 141.9 -1.14 +1.52 0.980 49.9% -19 +17 -124 56.3% +0.07 9–7 (56%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.40
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 2002 1740 141.0 -0.22 +2.22 1.064 51.1% +48 -51 -125 51.5% +0.12 10–12 (45%) 12–11 (52%) — +1.01
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%) — -0.77 2003 1709 127.8 -1.70 +2.05 0.978 49.4% +20 -96 -93 45.7% -0.26 9–10 (47%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.35
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%) — -1.97 2004 1816 137.3 -1.06 +1.68 0.997 49.9% -21 -159 — 50.0% +0.07 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.43
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 2005 1781 146.7 -1.92 +3.04 0.990 49.9% +42 -184 -142 50.0% +0.01 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) — -2.81
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%) — -0.66 2006 1702 141.3 -1.28 +1.44 0.957 49.5% +11 -128 +3 48.2% -0.10 4–9 (31%) 7–8 (47%) — -2.48
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 2007 1788 144.1 +1.04 +2.02 1.074 51.2% -11 — +11 55.1% +0.11 6–9 (40%) 12–5 (71%) — -1.41
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 2008 1758 141.9 -0.13 +0.94 0.995 50.0% +37 -208 +68 49.4% -0.26 3–2 (60%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.59
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 2009 1696 134.7 -1.83 -0.14 0.922 48.5% -3 -186 +180 42.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–9 (31%) — -1.38
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 2010 1690 110.3 +0.81 +1.44 0.747 46.0% — — — 0.0% -2.33 — — — -0.30
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 — 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 — 1890 147.6 -1.17 +2.02 1.000 50.0% +6 +5 -36 51.0% -0.01 147–150 (49%) 155–133 (54%) 103.9 -1.65

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.