H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 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 Open second 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 7-5 Julien Benneteau #112 Match data Aug 17, 2011* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2 Julien Benneteau #32 Match data Aug 20, 2010* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #56 6-0 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #65 Match data Jan 19, 2005* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Julien Benneteau #75 6-3 6-0 Rafael Nadal #50 Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32 Montpellier Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Julien Benneteau #140 #25 1,608 1,959 270 293 48.0% 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 1,744 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 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 1,548 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2004 14–15 48.3% #65 1,637 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2005 5–18 21.7% #165 1,535 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2006 24–22 52.2% #40 1,707 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2007 22–28 44.0% #68 1,672 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2008 22–20 52.4% #43 1,786 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2009 26–28 48.1% #46 1,794 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2010 24–19 55.8% #44 1,854 0 0
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2011 21–21 50.0% #52 1,872 0 0
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2012 27–22 55.1% #35 1,883 0 0
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2013 27–25 51.9% #35 1,863 0 0
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2014 25–22 53.2% #25 1,895 0 0
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2015 1–5 16.7% #527 1,800 0 0
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2016 7–14 33.3% #130 1,806 0 0
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2017 13–13 50.0% #56 1,863 0 0
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2018 8–11 42.1% #140 1,806 0 0
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 Julien Benneteau
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% — — — — 2001 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2002 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2004 5 8 13 38.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2006 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2007 13 18 31 41.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 10 13 23 43.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 16 16 32 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 14 11 25 56.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2011 13 10 23 56.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2012 19 15 34 55.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2013 21 17 38 55.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2014 22 16 38 57.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2015 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2017 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2018 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
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% — 174 178 352 49.4% 46 63 109 42.2% 36 40 76 47.4% 14 12 26 53.8%

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 556/561 of Julien Benneteau'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 Julien Benneteau
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% 2001 1/2 5.0 1.0 52.4% 60.5% 41.0% 53.8% 50.0% 51.2% 39.4%
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% 2003 10/10 2.7 2.8 63.9% 60.1% 47.6% 47.1% 29.1% 55.7% 35.4%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2004 29/29 3.9 3.3 62.3% 68.8% 48.6% 55.1% 39.6% 61.2% 36.9%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2005 23/23 3.7 2.8 64.2% 64.0% 42.8% 58.6% 39.5% 56.5% 36.3%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2006 46/46 5.4 3.1 67.2% 66.8% 48.4% 59.4% 38.9% 60.6% 37.6%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2007 50/50 4.3 3.1 64.6% 66.5% 52.5% 54.8% 38.9% 61.5% 37.2%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2008 41/42 4.3 3.3 64.1% 70.0% 50.6% 57.6% 37.4% 63.1% 37.9%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2009 54/54 5.6 3.2 66.0% 69.9% 48.7% 56.9% 39.1% 62.7% 36.7%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2010 43/43 7.0 3.7 65.7% 69.6% 47.9% 56.5% 40.0% 62.0% 36.4%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2011 42/42 5.8 3.3 64.0% 71.8% 50.8% 58.7% 39.8% 64.2% 36.3%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2012 47/49 6.9 4.0 65.7% 71.0% 50.4% 55.1% 46.8% 63.8% 38.1%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2013 51/52 6.2 2.9 63.4% 70.0% 50.3% 50.8% 38.5% 62.8% 38.0%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2014 47/47 7.6 2.9 64.6% 73.1% 50.9% 62.1% 40.7% 65.0% 35.9%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2015 6/6 6.0 1.7 66.0% 71.8% 53.6% 22.8% 34.0% 65.3% 27.2%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2016 21/21 7.9 3.0 62.1% 69.6% 53.4% 59.6% 33.2% 63.2% 34.9%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2017 26/26 7.4 4.2 60.4% 75.3% 49.6% 57.6% 38.0% 65.3% 36.3%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2018 19/19 10.1 6.0 58.3% 70.2% 45.7% 58.1% 37.7% 59.9% 34.8%
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% — 556/563 5.9 3.4 64.3% 69.6% 49.6% 56.4% 39.3% 62.4% 36.7%

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 Julien Benneteau
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%) 94.2 +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%) 97.7 +0.83 2000 1498 100.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2001 1495 107.8 -2.66 +3.68 0.808 45.8% — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — +0.23
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 2002 1452 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.80 — — — -0.09
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 2003 1548 113.3 -3.92 -1.10 0.798 45.3% +23 -61 — 26.9% -1.73 2–0 2–0 — -0.28
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 2004 1638 129.1 -1.57 +1.46 0.952 48.9% +6 -44 -85 48.6% -0.22 3–4 (43%) 1–7 (13%) 95.9 -0.41
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 2005 1536 119.2 -3.91 -0.41 0.835 46.9% +40 +10 -13 27.8% -1.39 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.2 -0.33
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 2006 1707 133.9 -1.05 +0.70 0.955 49.2% +20 -94 -191 47.5% -0.30 10–5 (67%) 13–11 (54%) 108.1 +0.54
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 2007 1673 130.1 -1.22 +0.55 0.965 49.2% -11 -88 -162 46.0% -0.36 7–10 (41%) 11–8 (58%) 99.7 +1.04
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 2008 1787 143.1 +0.15 +2.10 1.026 50.2% -39 -21 -283 48.6% -0.27 7–7 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 105.9 -3.04
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 2009 1794 145.6 -0.39 +0.68 0.985 49.7% +29 -82 -256 46.5% -0.08 15–11 (58%) 8–13 (38%) 101.6 -0.56
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 2010 1854 142.2 -1.47 +0.40 0.958 49.2% -5 -172 -138 53.2% -0.07 8–5 (62%) 14–6 (70%) 107.8 -0.34
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 2011 1872 143.5 +0.78 -0.62 1.014 50.1% +21 -182 -112 48.6% +0.05 8–8 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 99.4 -0.79
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 2012 1884 153.7 +0.89 +1.57 1.053 51.0% -17 -159 -45 58.5% +0.32 6–12 (33%) 13–11 (54%) 95.5 -0.52
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 2013 1863 155.8 -0.38 +1.63 1.020 50.1% +13 -119 -42 52.3% +0.05 3–10 (23%) 14–10 (58%) 95.0 -0.69
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 2014 1895 157.3 +1.28 +0.40 1.026 50.6% +48 -215 -117 52.1% +0.21 9–9 (50%) 6–14 (30%) 93.2 +1.35
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 2015 1800 109.3 -0.93 -2.34 0.783 45.6% +20 — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–1 — +0.34
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 2016 1806 142.3 -0.03 -1.08 0.950 48.8% -5 — -45 39.7% -0.60 3–4 (43%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 -0.94
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 2017 1863 143.0 +1.12 +0.87 1.046 50.7% +23 — -101 50.8% +0.16 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 99.1 -0.93
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 2018 1807 131.6 -2.07 -0.63 0.869 47.5% -15 -176 +4 45.6% -0.58 1–2 (33%) 7–4 (64%) 101.1 -0.81
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 — 1960 148.1 -0.48 +0.63 0.977 49.5% +9 -103 -115 48.0% -0.19 86–96 (47%) 114–111 (51%) 99.8 -1.11

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.