H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro H2H: 11-6 (incl. walkovers)

Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro: 10–6 excluding walkovers; 11–6 including 1 walkover. Across 17 main-draw results including walkovers, Juan Martin del Potro leads 6–5 on hard courts, while Rafael Nadal leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Juan Martin del Potro won the 2018 US Open semifinal 7-6(3) 6-2 RET.

ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H including walkovers
11 6
17 main-draw results
ARG Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Juan Martin del Potro #3 7-6(3) 6-2 (ret.) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Sep 8, 2018* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 7-5 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #4 Match data Jul 12, 2018* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-1 6-2 Juan Martin del Potro #6 Match data Jun 9, 2018* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 Juan Martin del Potro #28 Match data Sep 9, 2017* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Juan Martin del Potro #141 5-7 6-4 7-6(5) Rafael Nadal #5 Match data Aug 13, 2016* SF Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympics Hard
Juan Martin del Potro #5 6-2 6-4 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Oct 12, 2013* SF Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 4-6 6-3 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #7 Match data Mar 17, 2013* F Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #21 Match data Jun 28, 2011* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #1 (w/o) Juan Martin del Potro #32 Match data May 6, 2011* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #90 Match data Mar 19, 2011* SF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Juan Martin del Potro #6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Rafael Nadal #3 Match data Sep 12, 2009* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Juan Martin del Potro #6 7-6(5) 6-1 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Aug 15, 2009* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Juan Martin del Potro #7 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Apr 3, 2009* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #6 Match data Mar 20, 2009* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #59 Match data Jun 14, 2007* R32 Queen's Club Championships International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-3 6-2 Juan Martin del Potro #59 Match data May 30, 2007* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-0 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #63 Match data Mar 27, 2007* R16 Miami 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
Juan Martin del Potro #761 #3 6,825 2,271 426 174 71.0% 1 0 1 0 9 11 22

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 Martin del Potro
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 2006 10–12 45.5% #92 1,634 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1 2007 26–24 52.0% #44 1,785 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 2008 44–16 73.3% #9 1,990 0 4
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2009 51–16 76.1% #5 2,199 1 7
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2010 3–3 50.0% #258 2,118 1 7
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2011 46–17 73.0% #11 2,045 1 9
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2012 62–17 78.5% #7 2,228 1 13
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2013 52–16 76.5% #5 2,208 1 17
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2014 7–3 70.0% #137 2,138 1 18
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2015 2–2 50.0% #590 2,091 1 18
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2016 29–12 70.7% #38 2,151 1 19
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2017 38–17 69.1% #11 2,174 1 20
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2018 48–13 78.7% #5 2,189 1 22
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2019 8–5 61.5% #122 2,123 1 22
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2022 0–1 0.0% #761 2,093 1 22
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 Martin del Potro
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% 2006 3 4 7 42.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2007 21 19 40 52.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2008 27 11 38 71.1% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2009 40 11 51 78.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 2010 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 2011 32 13 45 71.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 2012 40 12 52 76.9% 14 3 17 82.4% 8 2 10 80.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2013 43 12 55 78.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2014 7 3 10 70.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2015 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 21 7 28 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2017 30 12 42 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2018 37 9 46 80.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 2019 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 2022 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 308 119 427 72.1% 76 36 112 67.9% 40 18 58 69.0% 2 1 3 66.7%

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 579/600 of Juan Martin del Potro'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 Martin del Potro
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% 2006 22/22 2.2 2.6 72.3% 64.5% 50.1% 58.2% 45.1% 60.5% 39.7%
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% 2007 49/50 6.4 2.7 62.8% 71.8% 53.5% 58.3% 47.0% 64.6% 38.9%
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 2008 59/60 5.0 2.5 61.7% 74.7% 53.8% 62.3% 48.2% 66.5% 41.6%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2009 66/67 8.3 2.6 62.0% 74.4% 53.5% 63.3% 40.9% 66.4% 39.7%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2010 6/6 15.2 4.7 58.4% 69.0% 44.1% 58.8% 33.1% 59.1% 36.7%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2011 61/63 7.8 2.0 62.2% 77.3% 57.3% 63.5% 48.4% 69.6% 39.8%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2012 73/79 7.7 2.1 64.8% 75.8% 55.0% 66.4% 43.6% 68.2% 39.6%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2013 67/68 7.1 2.1 65.2% 75.7% 54.9% 65.6% 43.4% 68.3% 38.8%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2014 10/10 11.1 1.6 65.1% 77.3% 58.5% 69.5% 43.7% 71.0% 35.6%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2015 4/4 9.3 2.0 63.9% 82.0% 54.5% 50.0% 38.9% 72.2% 31.6%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2016 35/41 6.4 2.5 64.0% 77.5% 53.8% 58.7% 38.0% 69.0% 37.4%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2017 54/55 8.5 2.3 64.4% 76.5% 51.2% 60.1% 43.8% 67.5% 36.7%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2018 60/61 9.3 1.8 65.6% 77.2% 53.6% 59.0% 43.8% 69.1% 40.3%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2019 12/13 10.8 2.7 64.9% 77.0% 53.1% 55.7% 43.2% 68.3% 37.5%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% —/—
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% —/—
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2022 1/1 1.0 0.0 69.6% 51.3% 41.2% 58.3% 100.0% 48.2% 26.2%
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% 579/600 7.5 2.3 64.0% 75.2% 53.9% 62.0% 44.2% 67.4% 39.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Martin del Potro
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 2005 1489 99.0
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%) 94.2 +0.33 2006 1634 132.7 -1.67 +1.31 1.004 50.3% -26 -17 49.0% +0.31 4–3 (57%) 0–3 (0%) 100.8 +0.10
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%) 97.7 +0.83 2007 1785 150.1 +1.44 +2.80 1.100 51.8% -8 -190 -144 56.0% +0.53 6–7 (46%) 5–9 (36%) 96.2 -1.92
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%) 112.1 +0.44 2008 1991 156.7 +3.27 +4.69 1.241 53.6% +2 -152 -289 71.4% +1.45 6–0 (100%) 11–6 (65%) 112.1 +1.21
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%) 107.4 -2.20 2009 2199 173.8 +3.99 +4.56 1.179 52.7% +3 -179 68.8% +1.14 17–5 (77%) 18–9 (67%) 110.6 -1.53
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%) 106.5 -1.58 2010 2119 124.9 -1.86 -0.24 0.896 48.0% +1 50.0% -0.23 1–1 0–2 +0.07
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%) 113.6 -1.34 2011 2045 166.0 +6.05 +3.34 1.311 54.3% -5 +81 -168 69.7% +1.32 6–1 (86%) 12–12 (50%) 101.9 -1.26
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%) 105.0 +0.99 2012 2229 175.3 +5.34 +3.94 1.245 53.5% -5 -35 -186 71.7% +1.24 10–4 (71%) 27–16 (63%) 107.9 -2.48
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%) 104.5 +0.16 2013 2208 176.9 +5.15 +3.49 1.227 53.2% +57 -66 -69 70.1% +1.06 17–11 (61%) 21–12 (64%) 104.1 +1.25
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%) 99.2 -1.97 2014 2138 142.5 +3.50 0.00 1.229 53.4% +41 68.0% +0.92 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 +0.16
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%) 100.1 -1.78 2015 2092 120.9 +1.85 -1.89 1.138 51.8% +46 44.4% +0.56 1–0 1–3 (25%) -0.04
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%) 107.7 -1.01 2016 2152 166.2 +4.85 +2.07 1.205 53.1% +35 -45 -62 66.3% +0.94 5–1 (83%) 13–7 (65%) 105.6 -3.63
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%) 90.8 -0.59 2017 2175 172.9 +4.16 +2.23 1.129 51.7% +30 -70 64.0% +0.62 11–5 (69%) 18–7 (72%) 106.7 -3.90
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%) 94.4 +1.00 2018 2190 171.3 +5.25 +4.79 1.302 54.1% +18 -57 -120 74.8% +1.40 7–4 (64%) 21–10 (68%) 103.3 -0.93
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%) 92.3 -0.77 2019 2124 141.2 +2.38 +1.53 1.181 52.7% +53 -26 65.7% +1.17 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) +0.25
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%) 101.8 -1.97
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%) 104.0 -0.45
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%) 101.8 -0.66 2022 2094 102.5 -3.25 -4.28 0.506 38.8% 0.0% -4.00 +0.01
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%) 98.9 -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%) 94.8 -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%) 98.5 -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%) 95.9 -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 2272 173.0 +4.08 +3.38 1.200 53.0% +14 -67 -144 67.4% +1.05 94–46 (67%) 149–100 (60%) 110.5 -2.14

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.