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

Rafael Nadal vs Juan Ignacio Chela H2H: 5-1

Rafael Nadal holds a 5–1 lead over Juan Ignacio Chela in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters second round 6-2 6-3.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG Age 47 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #167 Match data Apr 15, 2009* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #37 Match data May 3, 2008* QF Barcelona Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-1 Juan Ignacio Chela #22 Match data Apr 18, 2007* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 7-5 Juan Ignacio Chela #31 Match data Mar 15, 2007* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Juan Ignacio Chela #16 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) Rafael Nadal #71 Match data Aug 4, 2004* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #57 6-2 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #16 Match data Jul 16, 2004* R16 Stuttgart Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

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
Juan Ignacio Chela #967 #15 1,510 1,908 307 270 53.2% 0 0 0 0 2 4 6

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 Ignacio Chela
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 1999 0–3 0.0% #124 1,463 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2000 14–16 46.7% #63 1,558 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2001 10–10 50.0% #70 1,601 0 1
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2002 44–27 62.0% #23 1,782 0 2
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2003 35–27 56.5% #38 1,762 0 2
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2004 33–26 55.9% #26 1,718 0 3
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2005 28–26 51.9% #39 1,690 0 3
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2006 27–26 50.9% #33 1,722 0 3
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2007 39–23 62.9% #20 1,795 0 4
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2008 11–12 47.8% #140 1,737 0 4
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2009 9–14 39.1% #73 1,731 0 4
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2010 28–24 53.8% #38 1,837 0 6
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2011 24–24 50.0% #29 1,737 0 6
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2012 5–12 29.4% #176 1,633 0 6
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 — — — — — — —
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 — — — — — — —
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 — — — — — — —
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 Juan Ignacio Chela
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% — — — — 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2001 2 5 7 28.6% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2002 24 14 38 63.2% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2005 20 14 34 58.8% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 10 11 21 47.6% 15 12 27 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 17 11 28 60.7% 21 10 31 67.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 2 4 6 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2010 7 11 18 38.9% 21 12 33 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2011 4 10 14 28.6% 19 13 32 59.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2012 2 4 6 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 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% — 122 120 242 50.4% 179 131 310 57.7% 4 11 15 26.7% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 447/453 of Juan Ignacio Chela'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 Juan Ignacio Chela
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2003 58/62 4.0 4.4 58.8% 69.7% 47.9% 54.8% 45.2% 60.5% 40.8%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2004 58/59 2.8 2.4 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 53.6% 46.0% 60.9% 42.5%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2005 54/54 3.1 2.5 62.6% 68.2% 50.1% 56.5% 43.2% 61.3% 39.8%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2006 53/53 2.6 1.9 60.4% 69.2% 52.7% 63.5% 44.0% 62.5% 39.4%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2007 62/62 2.8 3.4 58.0% 69.7% 51.5% 54.4% 43.9% 62.2% 40.8%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2008 23/23 1.6 4.0 58.1% 62.8% 49.0% 56.5% 48.6% 56.9% 38.6%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2009 23/23 1.8 3.1 61.8% 66.1% 45.1% 61.1% 39.4% 58.1% 40.6%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2010 51/52 1.9 2.0 61.6% 65.8% 53.2% 54.6% 51.9% 60.9% 42.5%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2011 48/48 1.9 2.4 65.4% 65.6% 50.5% 58.7% 47.1% 60.3% 41.6%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2012 17/17 2.1 2.4 65.3% 61.8% 49.9% 56.0% 40.5% 57.6% 39.1%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 447/577 2.6 2.8 61.6% 67.4% 50.4% 56.7% 45.4% 60.7% 40.8%

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 Juan Ignacio Chela
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 1999 1464 96.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — +0.19
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 2000 1559 133.5 — — — — -63 +120 — 44.9% -0.28 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.31
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 2001 1602 129.7 — — — — -95 +120 — 56.9% +0.49 2–6 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.29
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 2002 1783 151.5 — — — — -32 +59 — 56.5% +0.48 18–8 (69%) 18–14 (56%) — -1.32
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 2003 1762 142.3 -1.02 +3.12 1.035 50.6% -22 +63 — 54.2% +0.28 11–8 (58%) 14–7 (67%) — -0.30
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 2004 1718 148.1 -1.13 +4.91 1.089 51.6% -9 +123 — 53.9% +0.42 11–10 (52%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.39
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 2005 1691 142.8 -0.78 +2.25 1.029 50.3% +64 +15 — 51.9% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) — +0.41
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 2006 1723 142.8 +0.65 +1.91 1.053 50.9% +36 +10 — 50.4% -0.03 6–11 (35%) 6–11 (35%) — -0.31
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 2007 1796 148.8 -0.41 +3.45 1.078 51.3% +38 +27 -340 56.3% +0.40 15–5 (75%) 8–10 (44%) — +2.42
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 2008 1738 127.4 -3.84 +1.12 0.895 47.8% +27 +71 — 41.1% -0.75 6–2 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.48
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 2009 1732 139.8 -3.44 +1.91 0.970 49.2% -13 +55 — 43.1% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.53
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 2010 1838 147.5 -1.66 +4.86 1.088 51.7% -116 +93 — 51.2% +0.38 9–7 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.78
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 2011 1738 144.8 -2.16 +3.38 1.047 50.9% -88 +162 — 50.0% +0.18 9–10 (47%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.14
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 2012 1634 126.2 -2.43 +0.71 0.923 48.4% +23 +118 — 42.9% -0.67 1–8 (11%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.58
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1909 149.6 -1.24 +3.12 1.040 50.7% -9 +79 -340 51.6% +0.16 107–94 (53%) 92–103 (47%) 98.2 +0.62

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.