H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 13:16 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Jurgen Melzer H2H: 2-1

Rafael Nadal holds a 2–1 lead over Jurgen Melzer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 2–0 on clay, while Jurgen Melzer leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jurgen Melzer won the 2010 Shanghai Masters fourth round 6-1 3-6 6-3.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Jurgen Melzer
AUT Age 45 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 15, 2010* Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Jurgen Melzer #12 6-1 3-6 6-3 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data
Jun 5, 2010* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-3 7-6(6) Jurgen Melzer #27 Match data
May 13, 2009* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #27 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
Jurgen Melzer #1,552 #8 3,055 2,024 326 303 51.8% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Jurgen Melzer
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 1999 1–1 50.0% #491 1,518 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12 2000 0–3 0.0% #358 1,547 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2001 1–1 50.0% #168 1,550 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2002 10–9 52.6% #91 1,659 0 0
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2003 11–18 37.9% #79 1,584 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2004 27–22 55.1% #39 1,769 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2005 24–25 49.0% #52 1,702 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2006 33–25 56.9% #41 1,780 0 1
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2007 21–24 46.7% #60 1,695 0 1
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2008 26–23 53.1% #34 1,778 0 1
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2009 35–26 57.4% #28 1,924 0 2
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2010 49–25 66.2% #11 1,998 0 3
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2011 20–21 48.8% #33 1,799 0 3
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2012 18–22 45.0% #29 1,758 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2013 25–23 52.1% #27 1,825 0 5
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 2014 12–19 38.7% #113 1,758 0 5
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 2015 9–11 45.0% #155 1,750 0 5
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 2016 3–3 50.0% #306 1,770 0 5
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 2017 0–1 0.0% #186 1,731 0 5
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 2018 1–1 50.0% #288 1,703 0 5
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 — — — — — — —