H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Rainer Schuettler H2H: 5-1

Rafael Nadal holds a 5–1 lead over Rainer Schuettler in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–0 on hard courts, while Rainer Schuettler leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2010 Indian Wells Open second round 6-4 6-4.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Rainer Schuettler
GER Age 50 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-4 6-4 Rainer Schuettler #90 Match data Mar 14, 2010* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 7-6(3) 6-4 Rainer Schuettler #94 Match data Jul 5, 2008* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #96 Match data Jan 4, 2007* R32 Chennai International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #98 Match data Mar 4, 2006* SF Dubai Tennis Championships ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Rafael Nadal #31 6-4 7-6(5) Rainer Schuettler #39 Match data Mar 23, 2005* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rainer Schuettler #23 6-3 6-4 Rafael Nadal #48 Match data Oct 28, 2004* R32 Swiss Indoors International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Rainer Schuettler #1,007 #5 3,205 1,987 315 326 49.1% 0 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Rainer Schuettler
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 1995 0–1 0.0% #446 1,494 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 — — — — — — —
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 1997 5–2 71.4% #117 1,567 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 1998 12–15 44.4% #124 1,588 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 1999 23–28 45.1% #48 1,610 0 1
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2000 21–26 44.7% #45 1,702 0 1
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2001 33–31 51.6% #43 1,781 0 2
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2002 38–29 56.7% #33 1,715 0 2
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2003 70–27 72.2% #6 1,954 0 4
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2004 25–29 46.3% #42 1,707 0 4
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2005 17–24 41.5% #88 1,673 0 4
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2006 10–22 31.2% #97 1,543 0 4
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2007 7–13 35.0% #99 1,653 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2008 21–23 47.7% #33 1,750 0 4
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2009 15–26 36.6% #85 1,646 0 4
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2010 13–17 43.3% #84 1,657 0 4
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2011 5–13 27.8% #132 1,645 0 4
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 Rainer Schuettler
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% — — — — 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 1997 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2000 15 13 28 53.6% 4 9 13 30.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2001 25 16 41 61.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 27 18 45 60.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 44 15 59 74.6% 15 9 24 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 1 8 87.5%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2004 5 14 19 26.3% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2005 8 11 19 42.1% 3 9 12 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2007 7 10 17 41.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2008 12 14 26 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2009 9 16 25 36.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 7 13 20 35.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2011 2 7 9 22.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
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% — 191 177 368 51.9% 58 89 147 39.5% 44 36 80 55.0% 22 24 46 47.8%

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 585/641 of Rainer Schuettler'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 Rainer Schuettler
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% 1995 1/1 2.0 5.0 67.6% 60.0% 45.8% 63.6% 22.2% 55.4% 36.1%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 1997 5/7 3.2 1.8 59.3% 63.4% 56.6% 24.9% 74.4% 60.9% 41.2%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 1998 22/27 1.3 3.1 61.5% 67.2% 50.8% 53.4% 40.1% 60.5% 37.5%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 1999 45/51 2.4 3.2 57.7% 65.5% 50.6% 56.1% 45.9% 59.1% 39.3%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2000 37/47 3.7 3.2 56.4% 70.8% 51.9% 57.4% 41.7% 62.1% 38.1%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2001 55/64 3.6 3.7 57.5% 68.9% 51.4% 54.5% 44.3% 61.3% 38.5%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2002 53/67 3.7 3.3 57.2% 70.2% 53.3% 54.4% 51.7% 63.0% 41.8%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2003 93/97 3.5 2.7 60.0% 71.1% 53.7% 56.1% 47.7% 64.2% 42.8%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2004 53/54 4.0 3.0 58.9% 70.0% 53.9% 56.4% 39.3% 63.5% 38.9%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2005 41/41 3.5 3.4 58.9% 66.5% 47.8% 53.6% 41.0% 58.7% 38.5%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2006 31/32 3.1 2.7 57.0% 68.2% 52.7% 48.7% 40.8% 61.6% 36.6%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2007 20/20 3.7 2.5 57.3% 67.5% 50.3% 52.7% 40.1% 59.9% 36.0%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2008 42/44 4.0 2.8 59.9% 69.3% 50.7% 56.4% 43.1% 61.9% 35.8%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2009 40/41 3.4 3.0 62.7% 65.5% 49.1% 54.2% 47.1% 59.3% 37.1%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2010 29/30 2.7 2.7 60.1% 70.5% 52.7% 50.9% 42.3% 63.3% 38.4%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2011 18/18 3.7 3.0 62.1% 66.8% 48.5% 67.0% 44.9% 59.7% 36.0%
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% — 585/641 3.4 3.0 59.0% 68.8% 51.7% 54.8% 44.5% 61.7% 39.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Rainer Schuettler
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1995 1494 103.6 -0.83 +2.82 0.810 45.9% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1997 1567 110.8 -0.37 +1.44 1.052 51.0% +27 — — 64.3% +0.86 1–1 1–0 — +0.82
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 1998 1588 122.0 -1.11 +0.05 0.950 48.9% +11 -33 +38 43.8% -0.41 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 104.6 +0.68
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 1999 1611 139.3 -2.17 +1.38 0.961 49.4% +29 +4 -40 43.0% -0.29 5–2 (71%) 6–9 (40%) 104.1 -0.92
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 2000 1702 141.9 -0.29 +0.58 1.005 50.3% +3 -88 -114 48.1% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -1.26
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 2001 1782 137.2 -0.89 +0.75 0.994 50.0% +30 -241 -174 52.3% +0.10 6–11 (35%) 12–14 (46%) 96.2 +0.71
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 2002 1715 143.9 +1.02 +3.65 1.131 52.4% +11 -116 -83 56.4% +0.58 12–11 (52%) 14–13 (52%) 99.7 -0.13
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 2003 1955 155.2 +1.75 +5.40 1.197 53.2% +25 -223 -206 66.0% +1.00 15–9 (63%) 18–5 (78%) 109.8 +1.68
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 2004 1708 138.0 +0.64 +2.30 1.063 51.1% -9 +66 +59 47.9% -0.06 9–16 (36%) 14–17 (45%) 91.4 -1.11
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 2005 1674 126.5 -2.32 +0.58 0.932 48.8% +26 -24 +88 43.9% -0.53 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) 97.6 -0.99
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 2006 1544 124.6 -0.96 -0.49 0.953 49.0% +64 +44 +122 37.8% -0.45 2–5 (29%) 2–8 (20%) 92.7 +0.64
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 2007 1654 131.7 -1.11 -0.45 0.897 48.3% +27 -96 — 38.5% -0.69 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 100.0 -0.45
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 2008 1751 131.9 -0.77 -0.49 0.939 48.7% -49 -221 +83 47.1% -0.18 12–8 (60%) 5–15 (25%) 99.7 +0.36
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 2009 1646 128.9 -3.64 +0.63 0.911 48.4% -1 -170 +188 40.2% -0.60 6–10 (38%) 10–7 (59%) 96.9 +1.89
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 2010 1658 132.1 -0.31 +1.67 1.047 50.8% -15 — +164 44.7% -0.09 3–7 (30%) 2–7 (22%) 92.9 +0.13
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 2011 1646 122.2 -2.38 -1.55 0.894 48.4% -37 -210 +200 38.3% -0.72 0–6 (0%) 3–4 (43%) 91.6 -0.21
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 2012 1648 107.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1987 142.7 -0.53 +1.67 1.017 50.4% +13 -94 +29 49.6% +0.04 90–108 (45%) 112–123 (48%) 95.5 +0.27

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.