H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Radek Stepanek H2H: 6-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 6–0 lead over Radek Stepanek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 3–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2014 Indian Wells Open second round 2-6 6-4 7-5.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 0
6 main draw meetings
Radek Stepanek
CZE Age 47 Right-Handed 186 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #1 2-6 6-4 7-5 Radek Stepanek #50 Match data Mar 9, 2014* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-2 Radek Stepanek #25 Match data Mar 26, 2012* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-3 5-7 6-1 Radek Stepanek #57 Match data Jun 10, 2011* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(9) 6-4 Radek Stepanek #14 Match data Oct 23, 2005* QF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #7 5-7 6-1 6-1 Radek Stepanek #17 Match data May 8, 2005* QF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #11 7-5 6-2 Radek Stepanek #22 Match data Apr 23, 2005* SF Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Radek Stepanek #492 #8 2,700 2,037 366 285 56.2% 0 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 Radek Stepanek
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 1998 0–1 0.0% #165 1,488 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 1999 2–4 33.3% #169 1,501 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 — — — — — — —
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2001 0–1 0.0% #542 1,464 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2002 17–14 54.8% #63 1,659 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2003 24–22 52.2% #46 1,716 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2004 28–23 54.9% #33 1,790 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2005 45–26 63.4% #20 1,841 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2006 30–15 66.7% #19 1,865 0 1
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2007 27–21 56.2% #30 1,853 0 2
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2008 31–24 56.4% #27 1,836 0 2
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2009 44–19 69.8% #12 2,012 0 4
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2010 17–15 53.1% #62 1,863 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2011 30–24 55.6% #28 1,881 0 5
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2012 21–20 51.2% #31 1,922 0 5
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2013 14–16 46.7% #44 1,827 0 5
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2014 16–17 48.5% #68 1,801 0 5
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2015 7–10 41.2% #197 1,767 0 5
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2016 10–11 47.6% #107 1,877 0 5
38 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92 2017 3–2 60.0% #354 1,908 0 5

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 Radek Stepanek
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% — — — — 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2002 6 8 14 42.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 18 15 33 54.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 13 7 20 65.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 20 12 32 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 21 17 38 55.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2011 20 15 35 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2012 15 13 28 53.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 9 8 17 52.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2014 7 10 17 41.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2015 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 209 169 378 55.3% 91 71 162 56.2% 43 30 73 58.9% 23 15 38 60.5%

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 639/651 of Radek Stepanek'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 Radek Stepanek
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% 1998 1/1 5.0 1.0 54.7% 62.1% 33.3% 42.9% 20.0% 49.1% 30.8%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 1999 6/6 6.0 2.0 58.3% 69.3% 42.6% 59.9% 38.6% 58.3% 38.4%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2001 1/1 5.0 3.0 65.2% 68.9% 33.3% 70.0% 20.0% 56.5% 28.3%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2002 26/31 7.3 3.2 59.4% 72.9% 49.2% 60.7% 44.8% 63.2% 35.2%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2003 46/46 7.4 3.1 60.7% 72.8% 50.1% 55.3% 41.9% 63.5% 37.3%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2004 51/51 6.4 3.6 62.2% 72.6% 49.8% 55.7% 43.6% 64.0% 36.2%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2005 71/71 7.5 3.0 64.4% 73.7% 51.7% 66.5% 39.3% 65.9% 37.1%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2006 45/45 8.7 3.2 63.9% 74.4% 54.9% 62.6% 43.0% 67.3% 38.3%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2007 47/48 7.0 2.0 62.1% 75.9% 56.8% 64.8% 46.2% 68.7% 37.6%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2008 53/55 7.3 3.2 63.6% 76.1% 52.4% 64.1% 47.8% 67.4% 36.7%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2009 63/63 6.3 3.2 61.4% 73.3% 50.5% 57.0% 41.7% 64.4% 39.9%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2010 31/32 5.0 3.0 64.0% 70.1% 51.8% 59.2% 38.2% 64.0% 37.0%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2011 54/54 3.6 2.8 60.8% 70.7% 51.7% 58.1% 41.9% 63.3% 38.6%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2012 40/41 4.8 3.1 61.6% 71.5% 53.7% 63.1% 39.4% 64.5% 39.4%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2013 29/30 4.7 2.9 63.5% 69.3% 49.0% 55.4% 45.7% 61.9% 39.3%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2014 33/33 5.8 3.4 60.3% 72.8% 51.4% 60.2% 37.4% 64.5% 38.0%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2015 17/17 4.6 3.6 62.7% 71.8% 50.4% 64.2% 50.0% 63.8% 37.9%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2016 20/21 6.0 3.9 59.5% 72.2% 49.9% 60.8% 40.2% 63.4% 37.9%
38 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2% 2017 5/5 4.4 5.4 54.7% 70.3% 43.6% 69.0% 34.3% 58.4% 40.3%
Career — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 639/651 6.3 3.1 62.1% 72.9% 51.6% 60.6% 42.3% 64.8% 37.8%

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 Radek Stepanek
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 1998 1489 99.4 -0.50 -3.84 0.604 40.0% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.06
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 1999 1502 117.9 +0.16 -0.75 0.920 48.5% +39 +31 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–2 — -0.17
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 2000 1493 102.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2001 1464 98.0 -2.55 -0.96 0.652 43.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.07
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 2002 1659 130.9 +1.72 -2.01 0.956 49.4% -95 -3 -24 53.9% +0.12 4–4 (50%) 10–4 (71%) — +0.45
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 2003 1716 137.5 +1.55 +0.11 1.021 49.7% -50 -11 +20 53.4% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.79
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 2004 1790 136.2 +1.09 -0.10 1.005 50.1% -38 -63 -52 51.9% +0.08 12–7 (63%) 13–12 (52%) — -2.23
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 2005 1841 145.4 +2.95 +0.75 1.088 51.5% 0 -67 -37 57.7% +0.53 20–11 (65%) 19–16 (54%) — +2.05
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 2006 1866 141.5 +4.32 +1.02 1.172 52.4% -33 -19 +10 62.2% +0.76 8–6 (57%) 13–11 (54%) — +2.10
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 2007 1854 148.1 +4.89 +1.48 1.201 52.8% +27 -67 -43 52.2% +0.39 7–9 (44%) 7–14 (33%) — -0.67
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 2008 1837 157.2 +3.56 +1.09 1.126 51.6% -30 +96 +2 58.7% +0.80 10–12 (45%) 15–16 (48%) — +0.45
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 2009 2013 160.7 +1.73 +3.84 1.123 51.8% +19 -107 -91 61.9% +0.57 17–6 (74%) 12–3 (80%) — +1.40
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 2010 1864 146.3 +0.65 +0.89 1.026 50.5% -3 — — 47.9% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — +0.90
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 2011 1881 156.8 +0.65 +2.39 1.052 50.8% +8 -12 +29 55.6% +0.40 9–6 (60%) 7–8 (47%) — -2.99
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 2012 1923 159.1 +1.92 +3.04 1.109 51.8% +7 -124 +4 51.5% +0.11 6–9 (40%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.03
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 2013 1828 147.9 -0.61 +2.71 1.032 50.4% +61 -128 +76 48.6% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 3–8 (27%) — -0.65
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 2014 1802 154.6 +0.71 +2.99 1.070 51.0% -25 -46 +189 50.6% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.38
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 2015 1767 133.6 -0.58 +2.17 1.047 50.8% -15 +42 — 43.6% -0.20 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.28
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 2016 1877 143.0 +0.67 +1.85 1.035 50.5% -41 -15 +22 48.1% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.65
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 2017 1908 130.4 -0.95 +0.89 0.968 49.7% -21 — — 50.0% -0.20 — 1–0 — -0.50
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 — 2038 154.7 +1.94 +1.47 1.073 51.1% -9 -39 +15 54.4% +0.34 120–97 (55%) 139–135 (51%) 103.0 -0.75

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.