H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga H2H: 9-4

Rafael Nadal holds a 9–4 lead over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 7–3 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2019 Paris Masters quarterfinal 7-6(4) 6-1.

ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
9 4
13 main draw meetings
FRA Age 41 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(4) 6-1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #35 Match data Nov 2, 2019* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #72 Match data Jul 7, 2019* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #15 6-4 0-6 7-5 Rafael Nadal #7 Match data Oct 17, 2015* SF Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 7-6(3) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #8 Match data Apr 20, 2013* SF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 5-7 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 Match data Mar 30, 2012* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Nov 20, 2011 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #19 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Jun 11, 2011* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 6-2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #10 Match data Apr 2, 2010* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 7-5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #9 Match data Nov 14, 2009* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #13 Match data Feb 14, 2009* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #17 Match data Mar 20, 2008* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-2 6-3 6-2 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Jan 26, 2008* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 6-2 6-1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #74 Match data Sep 2, 2007* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #297 #5 5,230 2,200 449 230 66.1% 0 0 2 0 2 14 18

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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 2–2 50.0% #163 1,549 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2005 0–1 0.0% #338 1,547 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2007 14–10 58.3% #43 1,771 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2008 33–15 68.8% #6 2,005 0 2
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2009 48–20 70.6% #10 1,977 0 5
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2010 30–15 66.7% #13 1,975 0 5
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2011 56–23 70.9% #6 2,139 0 7
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2012 54–24 69.2% #8 2,053 0 9
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2013 36–16 69.2% #10 2,052 0 10
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2014 34–17 66.7% #12 2,067 0 11
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2015 32–15 68.1% #10 2,088 0 12
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2016 35–16 68.6% #12 2,132 0 12
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2017 35–15 70.0% #15 2,018 0 16
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2018 5–6 45.5% #239 1,930 0 16
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2019 32–18 64.0% #29 1,971 0 18
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2020 0–2 0.0% #62 1,911 0 18
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2021 1–8 11.1% #263 1,741 0 18
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2022 2–7 22.2% #297 1,685 0 18
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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2005 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 1 4 75.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 2008 26 11 37 70.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2009 41 15 56 73.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2010 18 9 27 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2011 40 15 55 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 36 16 52 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2013 22 10 32 68.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2014 22 11 33 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 2015 20 9 29 69.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2016 24 10 34 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2017 27 10 37 73.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 2018 5 6 11 45.5%
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% 2019 22 10 32 68.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% 2020 0 2 2 0.0%
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 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% 313 149 462 67.7% 77 54 131 58.8% 52 24 76 68.4% 7 3 10 70.0%

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 664/679 of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga'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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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 4/4 5.8 2.8 61.4% 76.4% 39.6% 67.9% 56.0% 61.9% 33.4%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2005 1/1 9.0 5.0 52.9% 51.1% 60.0% 58.3% 12.5% 55.3% 29.3%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% —/—
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2007 24/24 8.7 2.0 65.0% 75.9% 52.5% 55.3% 39.9% 67.7% 34.9%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2008 47/48 10.6 2.2 64.2% 77.4% 52.1% 63.0% 43.4% 68.2% 36.8%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2009 66/68 10.4 2.3 63.4% 81.1% 55.0% 67.0% 40.1% 71.6% 36.2%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2010 45/45 10.7 2.7 61.8% 75.4% 51.9% 65.5% 47.6% 66.3% 36.4%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2011 77/79 10.7 2.6 61.8% 78.8% 52.6% 63.1% 50.0% 69.0% 36.0%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2012 72/78 8.4 1.9 62.1% 76.3% 53.4% 68.4% 46.9% 67.6% 38.3%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2013 52/52 8.3 2.1 62.9% 76.1% 54.3% 64.8% 45.2% 68.0% 36.4%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2014 50/51 10.7 2.3 61.3% 77.1% 54.5% 64.6% 38.2% 68.4% 34.4%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2015 47/47 10.6 2.8 62.0% 78.7% 54.1% 60.5% 46.6% 69.6% 36.7%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2016 49/51 9.1 3.3 60.0% 78.4% 52.0% 69.1% 40.6% 67.7% 35.9%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2017 49/50 9.9 2.3 60.9% 81.0% 54.4% 60.1% 42.1% 70.5% 38.6%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2018 11/11 12.5 3.3 61.4% 79.0% 56.9% 70.6% 24.8% 70.3% 30.7%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2019 50/50 10.7 2.3 61.0% 80.1% 53.0% 69.2% 44.5% 69.4% 34.8%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2020 2/2 6.5 2.0 68.7% 73.3% 43.1% 33.3% 0.0% 63.7% 23.8%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2021 9/9 8.3 2.7 56.9% 67.1% 48.3% 51.6% 38.3% 59.1% 27.0%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2022 9/9 6.8 2.7 57.3% 76.8% 49.1% 67.6% 30.1% 64.9% 29.3%
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% 664/679 9.9 2.4 62.0% 77.9% 53.2% 64.6% 43.5% 68.5% 36.0%

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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%) +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%) +0.83 2003 1503 101.2
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 2004 1550 114.5 +1.00 +1.73 0.877 48.5% +13 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 -0.33
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 2005 1547 104.1 -1.25 +9.24 0.655 42.5% 0.0% -3.00 -0.26
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
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 2007 1772 144.4 +3.90 -0.24 1.081 50.9% -58 -24 55.7% +0.10 3–2 (60%) 8–5 (62%) -1.05
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 2008 2006 161.2 +5.43 +1.33 1.158 52.2% +22 -410 63.7% +0.73 13–4 (76%) 16–12 (57%) -0.72
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 2009 1978 161.9 +7.06 +0.12 1.272 53.4% +50 -261 -189 67.9% +1.07 9–5 (64%) 25–16 (61%) +3.38
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 2010 1976 159.1 +3.23 +0.88 1.081 51.3% +46 -156 -89 64.2% +0.84 7–6 (54%) 10–10 (50%) +0.91
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 2011 2139 168.0 +6.19 +0.63 1.160 52.5% -5 -258 -33 65.7% +0.85 16–10 (62%) 25–17 (60%) -1.73
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 2012 2054 168.8 +4.94 +2.40 1.183 53.0% +1 -53 +149 65.8% +0.91 8–10 (44%) 22–15 (59%) +0.31
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 2013 2053 170.3 +4.97 +0.63 1.138 52.4% +12 +71 +87 66.7% +0.99 11–5 (69%) 17–13 (57%) +0.31
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 2014 2068 165.6 +4.80 -0.59 1.088 51.4% -19 +63 +90 61.7% +0.65 10–4 (71%) 18–8 (69%) -0.68
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 2015 2089 165.4 +4.96 +1.31 1.210 52.6% +5 +64 +46 62.4% +0.81 14–5 (74%) 11–15 (42%) +1.34
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 2016 2132 166.6 +3.93 +0.99 1.114 52.0% +5 -75 +62 66.4% +0.87 8–4 (67%) 16–12 (57%) +1.05
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 2017 2019 164.7 +5.53 +2.66 1.311 53.7% +50 -4 +72 66.2% +1.15 9–7 (56%) 15–13 (54%) +1.14
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 2018 1930 138.3 +2.62 -1.46 1.033 50.5% +30 53.1% +0.06 3–4 (43%) 7–6 (54%) -0.31
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 2019 1972 159.1 +4.86 -0.58 1.138 51.9% +1 -22 +124 61.2% +0.55 8–6 (57%) 21–8 (72%) -2.97
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 2020 1911 101.6 -0.39 -2.28 0.657 42.6% 0.0% -3.00 0–1 +0.03
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 2021 1741 102.6 -2.79 -6.03 0.659 44.4% +103 +113 22.7% -1.64 1–1 1–1 -0.16
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% 42.9% -0.14 -0.01 2022 1686 128.9 +0.39 -2.13 0.835 47.6% +113 +114 28.6% -1.00 0–1 2–5 (29%) -0.50
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 2200 169.4 +4.88 +0.70 1.145 52.1% +15 -62 +34 63.1% +0.75 121–74 (62%) 215–158 (58%) 107.0 -0.04

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.