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

Rafael Nadal vs Potito Starace H2H: 5-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 5–0 lead over Potito Starace in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2010 Doha fourth round 6-2 6-2.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 7, 2010* Doha ATP 250 R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-2 Potito Starace #62 Match data
May 14, 2008* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 7-6(6) Potito Starace #47 Match data
May 1, 2008* Barcelona ATP 500 R32 Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Potito Starace #45 Match data
Apr 28, 2007* Barcelona ATP 500 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 7-5 Potito Starace #72 Match data
Feb 11, 2005* Buenos Aires ATP 250 R16 Clay Rafael Nadal #48 6-1 6-3 Potito Starace #66 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
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 188 43.9% 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 Potito Starace
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 — — — — — — —
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 — — — — — — —
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,603 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,588 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2008 18–21 46.2% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,704 0 0
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,636 0 0
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 — — — — — — —
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 — — — — — — —
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 — — — — — — —
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 — — — — — — —
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 — — — — — — —