H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 2-7

Rafael Nadal holds a 7–2 lead over Stefanos Tsitsipas in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 4–1 on hard courts and 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2021 Barcelona Open final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas
Greece Age 28 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #3 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 Match data Apr 25, 2021* F Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Stefanos Tsitsipas #6 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Feb 18, 2021* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 4-6 6-2 Stefanos Tsitsipas #6 Match data Nov 16, 2020 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 Stefanos Tsitsipas #6 Match data Nov 11, 2019 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-4 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 Match data May 18, 2019* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Stefanos Tsitsipas #9 6-4 2-6 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data May 11, 2019* SF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-4 6-0 Stefanos Tsitsipas #15 Match data Jan 26, 2019* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 7-6(4) Stefanos Tsitsipas #27 Match data Aug 12, 2018* F Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-1 Stefanos Tsitsipas #63 Match data Apr 29, 2018* F Barcelona Open 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
Stefanos Tsitsipas #53 #3 8,350 2,231 366 194 65.4% 0 0 3 1 1 8 13
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92

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 Stefanos Tsitsipas Rafael Nadal
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 2017 4–10 28.6% #91 1,792 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2018 41–27 60.3% #15 1,984 0 1 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2019 54–25 68.4% #6 2,110 0 4 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2020 27–12 69.2% #6 2,071 0 5 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2021 53–19 73.6% #4 2,029 0 7 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31
23 2022 57–22 72.2% #4 2,046 0 9 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36
24 2023 45–23 66.2% #6 1,971 0 10 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43
25 2024 42–21 66.7% #11 1,946 0 11 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46
26 2025 20–16 55.6% #36 1,805 0 12 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50
27 2026 23–19 54.8% #53 1,892 0 13 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60
28 — — — — — — — 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64
29 — — — — — — — 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67
30 — — — — — — — 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69
31 — — — — — — — 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75
32 — — — — — — — 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80
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 Stefanos Tsitsipas Rafael Nadal
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 2017 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2018 24 18 42 57.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2019 36 17 53 67.9% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
21 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
22 2021 30 13 43 69.8% 23 5 28 82.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — —
23 2022 32 15 47 68.1% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — —
24 2023 24 14 38 63.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2024 18 13 31 58.1% 22 6 28 78.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
26 2025 12 9 21 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2026 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
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 — 210 126 336 62.5% 132 47 179 73.7% 24 21 45 53.3% — — — — — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7%

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 549/561 of Stefanos Tsitsipas's and 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal'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 Stefanos Tsitsipas Rafael Nadal
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 2017 14/14 7.6 2.1 59.5% 76.3% 47.9% 58.3% 44.6% 64.4% 31.5% 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2%
19 2018 68/68 6.7 2.6 57.9% 75.4% 54.4% 63.4% 48.9% 66.7% 35.8% 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4%
20 2019 78/79 7.1 2.2 64.2% 76.8% 52.9% 59.2% 39.3% 68.3% 35.8% 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6%
21 2020 38/39 7.3 2.1 64.3% 77.9% 58.7% 61.5% 39.5% 71.0% 38.0% 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6%
22 2021 68/72 6.9 2.3 62.7% 77.2% 57.7% 61.3% 46.4% 69.8% 39.4% 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4%
23 2022 79/79 7.6 2.1 63.4% 77.1% 56.0% 60.3% 42.8% 69.6% 36.3% 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9%
24 2023 67/68 7.4 2.2 63.4% 78.4% 54.8% 59.7% 41.1% 69.9% 35.4% 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7%
25 2024 59/63 7.0 3.1 60.6% 74.1% 55.6% 65.3% 43.5% 66.9% 35.7% 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0%
26 2025 36/36 6.6 3.3 59.2% 75.2% 53.7% 53.0% 35.6% 66.4% 36.1% 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0%
27 2026 42/43 7.6 2.7 63.6% 76.1% 50.5% 52.7% 31.0% 67.3% 34.8% 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6%
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 — 549/561 7.1 2.5 62.2% 76.5% 54.8% 60.1% 41.8% 68.4% 36.3% — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4%

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 Stefanos Tsitsipas Rafael Nadal
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 2016 1515 105.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2017 1792 129.7 +0.10 -1.10 0.886 47.9% -27 — — 25.8% -1.16 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 99.4 -0.80 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 2018 1985 162.4 +3.10 +0.06 1.075 51.4% -47 -144 -212 55.8% +0.48 15–9 (63%) 16–20 (44%) 105.2 -1.82 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
20 2019 2111 170.5 +4.99 +1.26 1.131 52.0% +5 -96 -381 64.0% +0.68 14–13 (52%) 32–13 (71%) 108.9 -0.82 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 2020 2071 167.4 +6.35 +2.58 1.312 53.8% -32 -4 — 65.7% +1.01 6–8 (43%) 12–8 (60%) 97.5 -1.16 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
22 2021 2029 171.6 +6.41 +3.62 1.303 54.4% -28 +197 — 67.7% +1.32 15–12 (56%) 16–13 (55%) 98.6 -1.26 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
23 2022 2046 169.2 +6.20 +0.93 1.193 52.8% -1 +212 -173 64.9% +0.84 19–7 (73%) 27–16 (63%) 109.9 +1.36 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
24 2023 1972 163.7 +5.65 +0.60 1.176 52.5% +23 +249 -97 63.6% +0.86 10–8 (56%) 24–20 (55%) 97.6 +0.38 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
25 2024 1947 162.0 +3.03 +0.49 1.080 51.8% -37 +265 -112 61.8% +0.87 10–4 (71%) 18–14 (56%) 101.6 +0.52 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
26 2025 1805 146.8 +1.21 +0.54 1.075 51.0% +34 +282 -24 55.4% +0.40 7–6 (54%) 10–7 (59%) 98.6 +1.62 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
27 2026 1893 147.7 +2.45 -0.53 1.065 50.6% 0 +101 -135 52.4% +0.29 5–4 (56%) 12–19 (39%) 92.2 -1.72 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 — 2231 167.8 +4.50 +1.04 1.148 52.2% -11 +132 -172 61.2% +0.74 102–73 (58%) 170–134 (56%) 103.1 -0.67 — 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

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.