H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Nicolas Almagro H2H: 15-1

Rafael Nadal holds a 15–1 lead over Nicolas Almagro in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 12–1 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2017 Italian Open second round 3-0 RET.

ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
15 1
16 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #4 3-0 (ret.) Nicolas Almagro #73 Match data May 17, 2017* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 7-5 Nicolas Almagro #53 Match data Feb 19, 2016* R16 Rio de Janeiro ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #7 6-4 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Almagro #154 Match data May 28, 2015* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #4 6-3 6-1 Nicolas Almagro #123 Match data Apr 23, 2015* R32 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #3 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Almagro #74 Match data Mar 28, 2015* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Almagro #20 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Apr 26, 2014* QF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Almagro #12 Match data Apr 28, 2013* F Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 7-5 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #12 Match data Mar 2, 2013* SF Mexican Open ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Almagro #13 Match data Jun 7, 2012* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(2) 7-6(3) 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #21 Match data Jun 3, 2010* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #3 4-6 6-2 6-2 Nicolas Almagro #35 Match data May 15, 2010* SF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 Nicolas Almagro #27 Match data Nov 11, 2009* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #3 7-5 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #33 Match data Sep 6, 2009* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-1 6-1 Nicolas Almagro #20 Match data Jun 5, 2008* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(2) 6-3 Nicolas Almagro #57 Match data Apr 29, 2006* SF Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Rafael Nadal #49 6-1 7-5 Nicolas Almagro #99 Match data Sep 30, 2004* R32 Palermo International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 0 2 11 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
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 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84
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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2004 2 7 9 22.2%
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2018 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
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% 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% 33.3% 72.7% 56.3%
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8%
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% —/—
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% 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Nicolas Almagro
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 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 +0.01
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 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% +48 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 98.7 -0.67
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 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) 90.7 +0.44
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 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) 99.5 -2.25
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 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.9 +1.58
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 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) 96.6 +1.82
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 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) 98.1 +0.28
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 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) 105.3 +0.21
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 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) 100.1 +2.38
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 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) 102.7 +1.39
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 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) 97.7 +3.89
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 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% +77 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 -0.08
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 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) 98.2 -3.74
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 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) 95.5 +0.05
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 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 100.9 -1.98
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 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 +0.20
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
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 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54

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.