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

Rafael Nadal vs John Isner H2H: 8-0

Rafael Nadal holds an 8–0 lead over John Isner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 5–0 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2022 Italian Open second round 6-3 6-1.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
8 – 0
8 main draw meetings
John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 6-1 John Isner #27 Match data May 11, 2022* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 7-6(0) John Isner #17 Match data Oct 7, 2017* QF China Open ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #7 6-4 6-4 John Isner #17 Match data May 15, 2015* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 John Isner #19 Match data Apr 17, 2015* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #3 7-6(8) 7-6(3) John Isner #22 Match data Aug 18, 2013* F Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-7(2) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4 John Isner #39 Match data May 24, 2011* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-4 John Isner #19 Match data May 14, 2010* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 3-6 6-3 John Isner #20 Match data Mar 18, 2010* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 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
John Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 0 1 0 0 15 16

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 John Isner
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 — — — — — — —
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 — — — — — — —
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 — — — — — — —
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16
38 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92 2023 9–14 39.1% #172 1,711 0 16

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 John Isner
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2023 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
Career — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 341 206 547 62.3% 75 59 134 56.0% 54 29 83 65.1% — — — —

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 756/764 of John Isner'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 John Isner
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7%
38 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2% 2023 23/23 20.9 2.9 67.7% 79.7% 57.4% 72.2% 18.8% 72.3% 28.0%
Career — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 756/764 18.8 2.3 68.9% 79.2% 56.7% 68.4% 33.7% 72.2% 29.8%

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 John Isner
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1656 138.0 +5.43 -3.75 0.947 49.4% +37 — — 54.1% -0.19 5–1 (83%) 12–7 (63%) — +0.01
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 1608 128.0 +4.14 -6.69 0.881 48.3% +39 -96 -116 41.0% -0.51 4–8 (33%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.16
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 1830 145.6 +4.72 -4.63 0.972 50.0% +1 -280 — 57.0% +0.23 12–6 (67%) 26–12 (68%) — +0.93
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 1885 154.2 +5.86 -4.84 1.002 50.5% +41 -194 — 58.8% +0.34 19–9 (68%) 32–16 (67%) — +2.28
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 2020 160.4 +7.13 -3.98 1.097 51.5% +30 -361 -297 61.6% +0.53 11–11 (50%) 32–20 (62%) — +1.83
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 1978 157.8 +7.12 -4.36 1.092 51.3% +43 -260 -71 62.7% +0.43 15–10 (60%) 38–18 (68%) — +3.35
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 1985 159.0 +7.64 -3.71 1.119 51.3% +52 -198 -94 59.5% +0.36 18–11 (62%) 36–17 (68%) — +3.48
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 1935 157.9 +7.20 -4.42 1.079 50.8% +50 -99 -27 61.8% +0.44 12–6 (67%) 41–21 (66%) — +3.24
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 2029 168.0 +8.71 -4.22 1.132 51.6% +54 -121 -120 62.7% +0.57 12–9 (57%) 39–25 (61%) — +3.80
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 2021 163.0 +8.76 -3.60 1.179 51.8% +44 -140 -79 58.6% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 31–30 (51%) — +1.41
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 1986 158.3 +8.00 -5.60 1.094 51.2% +14 -91 -60 60.0% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 40–24 (63%) — +3.24
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 1959 158.8 +8.37 -4.32 1.129 51.3% -23 -61 +77 57.0% +0.42 14–11 (56%) 37–32 (54%) — +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 2019 1922 154.7 +8.16 -3.97 1.178 51.7% -6 — +115 61.2% +0.47 8–7 (53%) 29–23 (56%) — +3.19
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 1846 134.4 +4.91 -4.34 1.035 50.7% +22 — — 60.9% +0.50 3–3 (50%) 14–7 (67%) — +1.74
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 1945 152.3 +6.93 -5.43 1.006 50.2% 0 +9 — 62.5% +0.27 10–5 (67%) 21–9 (70%) — +0.90
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 2022 1926 145.5 +6.21 -5.79 0.996 49.8% -21 +13 +80 55.1% -0.02 11–8 (58%) 30–17 (64%) — +1.11
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 2023 1711 125.8 +5.40 -5.66 1.012 49.9% +36 — +244 45.3% -0.14 3–6 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +1.74
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 — 2068 162.0 +7.10 -4.58 1.071 50.9% +25 -137 -39 58.7% +0.34 177–130 (58%) 482–307 (61%) 111.1 +4.58

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.