H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 third 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 46 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 15, 2009* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #167 Match data
May 3, 2008* Barcelona ATP 500 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #37 Match data
Apr 18, 2007* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-1 Juan Ignacio Chela #22 Match data
Mar 15, 2007* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 7-5 Juan Ignacio Chela #31 Match data
Aug 4, 2004* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Juan Ignacio Chela #16 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) Rafael Nadal #71 Match data
Jul 16, 2004* Stuttgart ATP 250 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #57 6-2 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #16 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 Ignacio Chela #967 #15 1,510 1,909 306 268 53.3% 0 0 0 1 5 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 1,735 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12 1999 0–3 0.0% #124 1,463 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2000 13–15 46.4% #63 1,540 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2001 10–10 50.0% #70 1,594 0 1
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2002 44–27 62.0% #23 1,783 0 2
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2003 35–27 56.5% #38 1,762 0 2
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2004 33–25 56.9% #26 1,735 0 3
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2005 28–26 51.9% #39 1,691 0 3
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2006 27–26 50.9% #33 1,721 0 3
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2007 39–23 62.9% #20 1,796 0 4
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2008 11–12 47.8% #140 1,737 0 4
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2009 9–14 39.1% #73 1,731 0 4
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2010 28–24 53.8% #38 1,835 0 6
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2011 24–24 50.0% #29 1,737 0 6
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2012 5–12 29.4% #176 1,634 0 6
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 — — — — — — —