H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko H2H: 5-6

Nikolay Davydenko holds a 6–5 lead over Rafael Nadal in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Nikolay Davydenko leads 6–1 on hard courts, while Rafael Nadal leads 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2012 Madrid Open second round 6-2 6-2.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #54 Match data May 9, 2012* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #22 6-3 6-2 Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Jan 8, 2011* SF Qatar Open ATP 250 Hard
Nikolay Davydenko #6 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Jan 9, 2010* F Qatar Open ATP 250 Hard
Nikolay Davydenko #7 6-1 7-6(4) Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Nov 22, 2009 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Nikolay Davydenko #8 7-6(3) 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Oct 18, 2009* F Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #8 Match data Apr 25, 2009* SF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #6 6-1 (ret.) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data Nov 1, 2008* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #4 Match data Apr 26, 2008* SF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-4 6-2 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Apr 6, 2008* F Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 6-7(8) 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #4 Match data May 12, 2007* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 5-7 6-4 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #3 Match data Nov 13, 2006 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals 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
Nikolay Davydenko #248 #3 5,335 2,221 470 329 58.8% 0 0 3 1 1 16 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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 2000 3–1 75.0% #133 1,544 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2001 6–15 28.6% #79 1,569 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2002 12–24 33.3% #81 1,602 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2003 29–30 49.2% #44 1,595 0 2
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2004 32–29 52.5% #28 1,756 0 4
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2005 52–29 64.2% #5 1,869 0 5
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2006 67–28 70.5% #3 1,970 0 10
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2007 53–30 63.9% #4 1,937 0 11
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2008 52–21 71.2% #5 1,990 0 14
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2009 57–19 75.0% #6 2,152 0 19
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2010 29–19 60.4% #22 1,911 0 20
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2011 26–25 51.0% #41 1,840 0 21
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2012 24–25 49.0% #44 1,842 0 21
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2013 22–23 48.9% #53 1,822 0 21
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2014 6–11 35.3% #250 1,725 0 21
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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% — — — — 2000 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2002 5 11 16 31.3% 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2003 11 13 24 45.8% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2005 21 14 35 60.0% 23 10 33 69.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2006 29 15 44 65.9% 27 9 36 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 34 16 50 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 31 15 46 67.4% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 29 11 40 72.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 25 14 39 64.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2011 18 17 35 51.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2012 18 16 34 52.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2013 17 14 31 54.8% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 252 179 431 58.5% 179 114 293 61.1% 10 20 30 33.3% 29 16 45 64.4%

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 774/799 of Nikolay Davydenko'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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% 2000 4/4 1.3 2.5 73.5% 63.9% 47.2% 48.0% 69.2% 59.7% 42.9%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2001 18/21 3.6 2.3 62.9% 64.3% 48.8% 57.8% 50.5% 58.1% 38.8%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2002 31/36 3.2 2.8 58.7% 67.7% 46.9% 52.9% 48.2% 59.1% 38.5%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2003 58/59 2.8 2.3 66.6% 64.7% 53.0% 56.4% 39.7% 60.5% 40.8%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2004 60/61 3.3 2.7 66.2% 69.8% 49.7% 57.0% 43.6% 63.2% 40.2%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2005 81/81 3.3 2.3 67.3% 68.4% 54.3% 60.2% 45.9% 63.6% 42.7%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2006 94/95 3.2 2.1 67.9% 71.7% 54.8% 57.8% 49.3% 66.2% 44.8%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2007 82/83 3.5 3.4 67.1% 70.5% 50.0% 55.7% 49.9% 63.6% 42.5%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2008 70/73 3.9 2.2 64.5% 72.4% 53.7% 58.8% 47.3% 66.0% 43.4%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2009 74/76 3.9 2.2 68.0% 72.3% 55.4% 59.8% 42.1% 66.8% 42.6%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2010 47/48 4.1 2.5 65.5% 71.7% 51.7% 58.2% 44.6% 64.7% 41.1%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2011 50/51 1.9 3.4 70.5% 65.2% 46.7% 60.4% 46.0% 59.6% 41.1%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2012 45/49 2.0 3.7 69.5% 65.6% 48.9% 62.8% 43.6% 60.4% 38.9%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2013 44/45 2.2 2.3 68.0% 66.0% 49.8% 55.6% 52.7% 60.7% 39.6%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2014 16/17 5.0 2.8 65.7% 68.0% 51.7% 59.6% 38.5% 62.7% 32.6%
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% — 774/799 3.2 2.6 66.8% 69.1% 51.8% 58.1% 46.2% 63.3% 41.6%

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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%) — +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%) — +0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +0.44 2000 1544 104.3 -1.64 +0.78 1.066 51.2% — +30 — 54.5% +0.27 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.33
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%) — -2.20 2001 1569 116.8 -2.27 +0.61 0.927 48.4% -9 -6 — 34.6% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.45
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%) — -1.58 2002 1602 132.7 -1.99 +0.74 0.940 49.0% -42 +8 — 40.5% -0.56 3–7 (30%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.81
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%) — -1.34 2003 1595 135.6 -1.54 +3.36 1.035 50.5% -29 +82 — 51.1% +0.01 6–9 (40%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.03
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%) — +0.99 2004 1757 148.6 +0.29 +3.41 1.090 51.3% -45 +23 -353 52.7% +0.25 9–12 (43%) 8–14 (36%) — -1.87
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%) — +0.16 2005 1870 156.9 +1.31 +5.31 1.173 52.9% -23 +61 — 66.1% +1.13 9–9 (50%) 11–8 (58%) — +0.31
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%) — -1.97 2006 1970 161.2 +3.54 +6.86 1.324 54.9% +29 +78 -575 67.0% +1.42 14–11 (56%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.78
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%) — -1.78 2007 1938 157.3 +1.04 +5.62 1.167 52.8% +33 -5 -412 65.2% +0.94 12–13 (48%) 21–13 (62%) — +2.69
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%) — -1.01 2008 1991 164.4 +2.51 +6.85 1.278 54.2% +45 +72 — 69.1% +1.33 12–9 (57%) 11–9 (55%) — +1.49
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%) — -0.59 2009 2152 167.7 +3.74 +6.04 1.281 54.2% 0 +7 -562 73.2% +1.46 12–8 (60%) 18–5 (78%) — -0.83
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%) — +1.00 2010 1911 158.1 +1.52 +4.28 1.164 52.6% +58 +155 -313 60.3% +0.97 7–4 (64%) 8–15 (35%) — +1.11
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%) — -0.77 2011 1840 158.1 -1.82 +3.60 1.017 50.4% +49 +79 — 50.0% +0.23 5–5 (50%) 7–10 (41%) — -2.67
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%) — -1.97 2012 1842 153.9 -2.03 +2.70 0.981 49.8% +56 -27 -236 54.9% +0.13 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.90
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%) — -0.45 2013 1822 155.8 -1.72 +3.00 1.007 50.3% +62 -78 — 49.0% +0.25 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.22
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%) — -0.66 2014 1725 133.3 -1.67 -1.88 0.875 48.4% +111 -45 — 35.9% -0.62 2–1 (67%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.17
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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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 — 2222 160.3 +0.75 +4.53 1.132 52.2% +22 +36 -405 59.3% +0.71 107–104 (51%) 129–121 (52%) 95.5 -0.42

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.