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

Rafael Nadal vs Julien Benneteau H2H: 3-1

Rafael Nadal holds a 3–1 lead over Julien Benneteau in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Julien Benneteau leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2011 Cincinnati Masters third round 6-4 7-5.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Julien Benneteau
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 17, 2011* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 7-5 Julien Benneteau #112 Match data
Aug 20, 2010* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2 Julien Benneteau #32 Match data
Jan 19, 2005* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Rafael Nadal #56 6-0 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #65 Match data
Oct 7, 2004* Lyon ATP 250 R32 Carpet Julien Benneteau #75 6-3 6-0 Rafael Nadal #50 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
Julien Benneteau #140 #25 1,608 1,955 269 292 48.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Julien Benneteau
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 2001 1–1 50.0% #271 1,495 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2002 0–2 0.0% #253 1,452 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2003 3–7 30.0% #138 1,547 0 0
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2004 14–15 48.3% #65 1,637 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2005 5–18 21.7% #165 1,533 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2006 24–22 52.2% #40 1,706 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2007 22–28 44.0% #68 1,672 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2008 22–20 52.4% #43 1,786 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2009 26–28 48.1% #46 1,793 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2010 24–19 55.8% #44 1,853 0 0
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2011 21–21 50.0% #52 1,871 0 0
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2012 26–21 55.3% #35 1,874 0 0
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2013 27–25 51.9% #35 1,861 0 0
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2014 25–22 53.2% #25 1,895 0 0
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 2015 1–5 16.7% #527 1,801 0 0
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 2016 7–14 33.3% #130 1,807 0 0
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 2017 13–13 50.0% #56 1,862 0 0
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 2018 8–11 42.1% #140 1,806 0 0
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 — — — — — — —
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 — — — — — — —