H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs James Blake H2H: 4-3

Rafael Nadal holds a 4–3 lead over James Blake in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2009 Shanghai Masters third round 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 14, 2009* Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 James Blake #26 Match data
Oct 9, 2009* Beijing ATP 500 R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3 James Blake #24 Match data
Apr 4, 2008* Miami Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #2 3-6 6-3 6-1 James Blake #9 Match data
Mar 21, 2008* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 3-6 6-3 James Blake #9 Match data
Nov 13, 2006 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard James Blake #8 6-4 7-6(0) Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Mar 12, 2006* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard James Blake #14 7-5 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Sep 4, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard James Blake #49 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,048 345 235 59.5% 0 0 0 0 10 10

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 James Blake
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 1,735 0 1 1998 0–1 0.0% #682 1,491 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,452 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,796 0 1
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 2,000 0 8
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,911 0 10
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2008 40–20 66.7% #10 1,888 0 10
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,848 0 10
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,841 0 10
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,788 0 10
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,714 0 10
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 — — — — — — —
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 — — — — — — —
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 — — — — — — —
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 — — — — — — —