H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Juan Carlos Ferrero H2H: 7-2

Rafael Nadal holds a 7–2 lead over Juan Carlos Ferrero in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 5–1 on clay and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2010 Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
7 – 2
9 main draw meetings
Juan Carlos Ferrero
ESP Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 17, 2010* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #3 6-4 6-2 Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 Match data
May 8, 2008* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 7-5 6-1 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Apr 25, 2008* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-1 Juan Carlos Ferrero #24 Match data
Mar 13, 2007* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-1 Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 Match data
Aug 20, 2006* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Juan Carlos Ferrero #31 7-6(2) 7-6(3) Rafael Nadal #2 Match data
Sep 17, 2005* Beijing ATP 250 SF Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-4 Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 Match data
Jul 9, 2005* Bastad ATP 250 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #3 6-3 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero #31 Match data
Apr 24, 2005* Barcelona ATP 250 F Clay Rafael Nadal #11 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero #58 Match data
Apr 7, 2005* Valencia ATP 250 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #17 6-2 6-1 Juan Carlos Ferrero #68 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
Juan Carlos Ferrero #968 #1 4,570 2,096 457 254 64.3% 1 4 0 0 11 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 Juan Carlos Ferrero
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 — — — — — — —
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12 1999 16–8 66.7% #42 1,686 0 1
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2000 38–25 60.3% #12 1,802 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2001 56–20 73.7% #5 1,878 0 5
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2002 47–24 66.2% #4 1,918 0 7
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2003 63–18 77.8% #3 2,005 1 11
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2004 19–15 55.9% #31 1,751 1 11
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2005 45–26 63.4% #17 1,841 1 11
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2006 28–23 54.9% #23 1,740 1 11
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2007 34–23 59.6% #24 1,833 1 11
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2008 21–15 58.3% #55 1,845 1 11
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2009 33–20 62.3% #23 1,924 1 12
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2010 33–14 70.2% #29 1,887 1 15
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2011 20–11 64.5% #50 1,924 1 16
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2012 4–12 25.0% #213 1,794 1 16
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —