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

Rafael Nadal vs Gilles Simon H2H: 8-1

Rafael Nadal holds an 8–1 lead over Gilles Simon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 6–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics third round 7-6(5) 6-3.

ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
8 1
9 main draw meetings
FRA Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #5 7-6(5) 6-3 Gilles Simon #31 Match data Aug 11, 2016* R16 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympics Hard
Rafael Nadal #3 6-2 6-4 Gilles Simon #14 Match data Mar 19, 2015* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(1) 6-7(4) 6-2 Gilles Simon #30 Match data May 14, 2014* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-4 Gilles Simon #15 Match data Apr 21, 2012* SF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-4 6-2 Gilles Simon #42 Match data Sep 5, 2010* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 7-5 7-5 Gilles Simon #8 Match data Jan 29, 2009* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Gilles Simon #16 3-6 7-5 7-6(6) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Oct 18, 2008* SF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-2 6-3 Gilles Simon #33 Match data Jan 20, 2008* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-4 Gilles Simon #80 Match data Feb 17, 2006* R16 Marseille ATP International Series modern equivalent 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
Gilles Simon #464 #6 4,170 2,092 499 383 56.6% 0 0 0 0 1 13 14

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 Gilles Simon
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 2004 0–1 0.0% #177 1,460 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2005 6–6 50.0% #124 1,540 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2006 24–24 50.0% #45 1,633 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2007 35–26 57.4% #29 1,783 0 2
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2008 52–27 65.8% #7 1,983 0 5
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2009 45–24 65.2% #15 1,939 0 6
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2010 22–17 56.4% #41 1,928 0 7
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2011 38–25 60.3% #12 1,906 0 9
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2012 43–24 64.2% #16 1,950 0 10
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2013 36–22 62.1% #19 1,925 0 11
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2014 28–25 52.8% #21 1,946 0 11
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2015 41–22 65.1% #15 1,989 0 12
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2016 32–26 55.2% #25 1,945 0 12
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2017 15–25 37.5% #89 1,767 0 12
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2018 33–24 57.9% #30 1,869 0 14
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2019 27–28 49.1% #55 1,776 0 14
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2020 10–12 45.5% #63 1,755 0 14
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2021 5–17 22.7% #122 1,624 0 14
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2022 7–8 46.7% #143 1,703 0 14
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 Gilles Simon
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% 2004 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 2007 14 11 25 56.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 2008 32 18 50 64.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2009 34 15 49 69.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2010 17 13 30 56.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2011 22 16 38 57.9% 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 22 12 34 64.7% 18 9 27 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2013 23 14 37 62.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2014 17 14 31 54.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 2015 25 15 40 62.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 3 12 75.0%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2016 22 17 39 56.4% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2017 9 13 22 40.9% 5 9 14 35.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 2018 19 13 32 59.4% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% 2019 14 18 32 43.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 4 12 66.7%
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% 2020 10 10 20 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 2021 4 7 11 36.4% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 297 224 521 57.0% 146 112 258 56.6% 52 42 94 55.3% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 866/882 of Gilles Simon'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 Gilles Simon
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% 2004 1/1 5.0 1.0 69.7% 64.5% 55.6% 50.0% 100.0% 61.8% 38.0%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2005 12/12 3.5 1.8 54.6% 66.1% 51.5% 51.7% 45.2% 59.6% 38.6%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2006 48/48 4.0 1.6 54.9% 67.0% 50.5% 50.9% 41.9% 59.4% 39.0%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2007 61/61 3.7 1.8 56.8% 66.3% 49.4% 57.1% 50.7% 59.1% 40.4%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2008 75/79 4.5 2.1 57.5% 69.6% 53.7% 57.5% 39.4% 62.8% 39.4%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2009 69/69 6.1 2.1 55.0% 74.4% 54.7% 66.1% 46.9% 65.6% 39.4%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2010 38/39 6.1 2.5 55.7% 75.1% 53.0% 61.3% 36.9% 65.4% 36.8%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2011 63/63 4.7 2.5 56.0% 69.4% 50.9% 52.0% 46.6% 61.3% 40.9%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2012 63/67 4.0 2.0 55.9% 69.9% 52.9% 57.5% 41.4% 62.3% 40.5%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2013 58/58 4.1 2.5 56.8% 69.0% 49.7% 59.2% 41.8% 60.6% 39.1%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2014 52/53 5.8 2.5 55.8% 71.4% 50.8% 63.3% 43.7% 62.7% 40.0%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2015 63/63 3.6 2.4 58.3% 68.7% 52.6% 53.5% 50.8% 62.1% 40.9%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2016 55/58 3.3 2.6 57.9% 67.1% 52.5% 57.3% 45.0% 60.7% 40.1%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2017 40/40 2.9 2.6 55.0% 67.7% 51.1% 55.2% 44.6% 60.4% 37.9%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2018 56/57 4.4 2.2 60.5% 70.8% 50.8% 56.2% 44.5% 62.9% 41.2%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2019 54/55 3.9 2.6 62.1% 68.3% 49.8% 61.7% 42.1% 61.6% 39.0%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2020 22/22 4.4 3.0 55.1% 70.4% 50.2% 53.1% 48.8% 61.8% 40.4%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2021 21/22 2.3 4.2 60.6% 66.3% 44.6% 45.0% 48.5% 57.5% 34.9%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2022 15/15 2.9 2.2 61.4% 65.3% 48.5% 54.8% 40.7% 58.5% 36.5%
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% 866/882 4.3 2.3 57.2% 69.4% 51.4% 57.2% 44.5% 61.8% 39.6%

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 Gilles Simon
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 2004 1460 98.1 -0.26 -0.85 0.994 50.6% 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 +0.17
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 2005 1540 122.5 -2.20 +0.53 0.954 48.7% -20 +36 42.4% -0.36 6–1 (86%) 0–4 (0%) 106.2 +0.22
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 2006 1633 131.6 -2.73 +1.62 0.960 49.1% -36 +38 -42 46.2% -0.23 12–4 (75%) 5–9 (36%) 108.4 -0.30
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 2007 1784 140.3 -2.50 +3.16 0.988 50.0% -97 +67 -200 50.7% +0.01 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 111.1 -1.35
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 2008 1984 156.8 +0.08 +3.37 1.060 51.1% -7 -90 -295 59.8% +0.54 21–9 (70%) 17–9 (65%) 113.7 +0.42
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 2009 1940 155.0 +1.89 +2.48 1.145 52.4% +57 -140 -158 62.4% +0.88 13–10 (57%) 16–10 (62%) 102.3 +4.99
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 2010 1928 152.1 +2.01 +0.87 1.063 50.8% +47 -166 -126 50.0% +0.16 11–3 (79%) 6–7 (46%) 103.4 -0.07
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 2011 1907 159.5 -0.73 +3.87 1.055 51.0% -11 +50 -96 58.9% +0.64 12–12 (50%) 11–15 (42%) 95.5 +0.18
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 2012 1950 157.5 -0.02 +3.35 1.075 51.2% +13 +23 -123 59.0% +0.54 11–10 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 95.5 +3.21
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 2013 1925 156.5 -2.02 +2.35 0.991 50.1% +20 +80 -82 57.2% +0.14 11–6 (65%) 16–8 (67%) 107.6 +1.94
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 2014 1947 160.4 -0.47 +3.65 1.071 51.4% +27 -53 -64 51.9% +0.42 9–9 (50%) 9–12 (43%) 98.9 +1.84
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 2015 1990 161.4 -1.32 +4.77 1.080 51.5% -18 -44 +40 60.4% +0.66 15–8 (65%) 12–13 (48%) 100.8 +1.25
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 2016 1945 160.5 -1.63 +3.73 1.020 50.5% +22 -37 +11 53.5% +0.21 13–10 (57%) 13–11 (54%) 103.4 +1.19
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 2017 1767 147.6 -2.41 +2.04 0.958 49.2% +68 +9 +71 41.3% -0.41 7–7 (50%) 5–10 (33%) 94.8 -1.50
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 2018 1870 151.0 -0.74 +4.77 1.113 51.8% -5 -66 -8 59.4% +0.68 6–8 (43%) 21–16 (57%) 99.3 +0.92
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 2019 1777 145.4 -2.46 +2.32 1.015 49.9% +15 -28 +102 50.4% +0.06 12–7 (63%) 10–15 (40%) 99.2 +2.17
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 2020 1756 144.5 -1.00 +2.76 1.058 50.9% +43 48.2% +0.12 2–3 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 100.4 -1.39
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 2021 1625 120.8 -3.59 -1.65 0.820 46.4% +88 -27 +101 30.4% -1.23 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 90.0 -1.48
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% 42.9% -0.14 -0.01 2022 1704 125.3 -2.58 +1.62 0.879 47.7% +12 -42 44.4% -0.72 4–0 (100%) 3–1 (75%) 109.4 -0.44
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 2092 157.4 -1.00 +2.94 1.034 50.6% +11 -7 -45 54.1% +0.28 181–120 (60%) 168–170 (50%) 105.5 +1.37

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.