List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal
This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam titles which ranks him second on the all-time list tied with Pete Sampras second to Roger Federer’s record of 17 majors. Nadal has also won 28 Masters 1000 titles.
Rafael Nadal is widely viewed as one of the greatest tennis players of all time and is viewed by some sports analysts, tennis writers, fans and media pundits as the greatest tennis player of the open era. Nadal has appeared in 20 Grand Slam finals which is second to Federer’s record of 27 finals, he has appeared in at least three finals per major and has won multiple majors on hard courts, clay and grass. Nadal has won the Career Grand Slam and is the youngest player to achieve this feat having won all four majors by the age of 24. Known as the “King of Clay” Nadal’s record of winning the French Open 9 out of 10 attempts (90% win rate) from 2005 to 2014 is viewed by many analysts as one of the greatest feats in the open era. Nadal won the French Open on his first attempt as a 19-year-old in 2005 and went on to make four consecutive title defences from 2005 to 2008; he defeated Roger Federer in three consecutive finals from 2006 to 2008 and again in 2011 (Nadal is the only player to defeat Federer in four finals at the same major). His sole loss during this period came to Robin Soderling in 2009. Nadal then went on to win the French Open in 2010 and another five consecutive title defences from 2010 to 2014 (an open era record). He went a record 70–1 in best-of-five matches (never actually taken to five sets in the final) from 2005 to 2014 achieving a win percentage of 98%, and is the only player to achieve this type of dominance at any single Grand Slam tournament. Nadal won the French Open an all-time record of 9 times and is the first and only male player to win 9 Grand Slams at a single major in the open era. Nadal is also undefeated in French Open finals holding a perfect 9–0 record when reaching the finals.
Nadal has won 28 masters 1000 titles of which are 20 masters 1000 titles on clay and an all-time record 9 Grand Slam titles on clay as well as 49 titles overall on clay. He won at least one masters 1000 title every year for ten years from 2005 to 2014 and is the only player to achieve this type of consistency in the open era. He owns the longest single surface win streak on any single surface having won 81 consecutive matches on clay courts from 2006 to 2007 which is an all-time record in men’s tennis. Nadal also won an all-time record of 8 consecutive Monte Carlo Masters 1000 titles from 2005 to 2012, and a record nine titles including his 2016 win. Nadal has also won an open era record 7 titles in Rome and 9 titles at the Barcelona Open. Nadal is the only player to have won all three clay court Masters 1000 events in the same calendar year along with the French Open in 2010 thus giving him the "Clay Slam".
Nadal won at least one Grand Slam tournament for 10 years (2005 – 2014) having broken the previous men's record of 8. Nadal has achieved a record 9 or titles at three different tournaments: French Open (9), Monte Carlo (9), and Barcelona (9). He has accrued 27 titles from these three clay court tournaments alone.
Nadal’s success on clay courts does not hold strictly to the clay, he has achieved considerable success on hard courts and grass courts obtaining multiple Grand Slams outside of the French Open having won 1 Australian Open, 2 Wimbledon titles and 2 US Open titles. Furthermore, Nadal is the second Spaniard that has won Wimbledon and he is only the third player in the open era to have won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year having won both majors in 2008 and 2010, and the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to achieve what is known as the "Channel Slam". Nadal is the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open and the first male player in the open era to simultaneously hold Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard courts which he has achieved twice. Nadal has won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing (2008) on hard courts (defeating Novak Djokovic in the process) and has won 8 Masters 1000 titles on hard courts. Nadal won the North American hard court season in 2013 after having won the Canadian Open and Cincinnati masters as well as the US Open, thus giving him the "Summer Slam".
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All time tournament records
- These records were attained since the amateur era (1877) and the Open Era of tennis (1968).
- Records in bold indicate peerless achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
| Tournament | Since | Record Accomplished | Players Tied |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Grand Slams | 1877 | Most titles won at a single Grand Slam tournament - Roland Garros (9) | Stands alone |
| Only male player ever to hold 3 Grand Slams on 3 different surfaces in the same calendar year (FO, Wimb & USO in 2010) | Stands alone | ||
| Only male player to win at least one grand slam title for ten consecutive years (2005-2014) | Stands alone | ||
| Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Majors on clay, grass, and hard court | Stands alone | ||
| Youngest men's player to achieve a Career Grand Slam (Aged 24) | Stands alone | ||
| 3 consecutive runner ups | Stands alone | ||
| ATP World Tour | 1970 | Highest overall clay court match win percentage - 91.48% (365-34) | Stands alone |
| Won Rome Masters, Monte Carlo Masters and French Open for three consecutive years (2005-2007) | Stands alone | ||
| Won Monte Carlo and French Open for four consecutive years (2005-2008) | Stands alone | ||
| 8 consecutive titles at any single tournament | Stands alone | ||
| 46 match win streak at any single tournament (Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
| Longest surface win streak on any single surface (Clay courts - 81) | Stands alone | ||
| 9 titles at three different tournaments (French Open - 9), (Monte Carlo - 9) & (Barcelona Open - 9) | Stands alone | ||
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1970 | Most titles won at a single Masters 1000 tournament, Monte Carlo (9) | Stands alone |
| 20 clay court titles overall | Stands alone | ||
| 10 consecutive years winning at least one clay court masters title per year | Stands alone | ||
| 10 consecutive years winning at least one masters title per year | Stands alone | ||
| 21 consecutive quarter-finals (2008-2010) | Stands alone | ||
| 46 match win streak at Monte Carlo Masters | Stands alone | ||
| 8 consecutive Monte Carlo Masters titles | Stands alone | ||
| 7 titles in 9 years at Rome Masters (2005-2013) | Stands alone | ||
| 7+ titles at two tournaments (Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters) | Stands alone | ||
| Clay Slam (Won all three clay court tournaments in 2010 calendar season) | Stands alone | ||
| 6 years winning Monte Carlo and Rome Masters (2005-2007, 2009-2010 & 2012) | Stands alone | ||
| ATP 500 Series | 1990 | 12 consecutive years winning at least one 500 series title per year (2005-2016) | Stands alone |
| Most titles won at a single 500 series tournament, Barcelona Open (9) | Stands alone | ||
| French Open | 1891 | 9 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| Monte Carlo Masters | 1897 | 9 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| Rome Masters | 1930 | 7 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| Barcelona Open | 1953 | 9 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
Grand Slam tournament records
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
- Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
| Grand Slams | Year(s) | Record Accomplished | Player Tied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2005-2010 | Career Golden Slam (Won all four majors and Olympic Gold medal) | Andre Agassi |
| Career Grand Slam (Won all four majors at least once) | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Roger Federer |
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| French Open - US Open | 2010 | Only male player ever to hold 3 majors on 3 different surfaces in the same calendar year | Stands alone |
| Won Majors on clay, grass, and hard court in a single calendar year | Stands alone | ||
| French Open - US Open | 2005-2010 | Youngest men's player to achieve a Career Grand Slam (24) | Stands alone |
| 2+ majors on Grass, Clay, and Hard courts (2 titles on grass, 9 on clay and 3 on hard) | Mats Wilander | ||
| Australian Open - French Open
French Open |
2005-2014 | Only male player ever to win at least one grand slam title for 10 consecutive years | Stands alone |
| 9 titles at a single Grand Slam tournament | Stands alone | ||
| French Open
Wimbledon Australian Open |
2008-2009,
2010 |
Simultaneous holder of Majors on clay, grass, and hard court, achieved twice | Roger Federer |
| French Open
Wimbledon US Open |
Stands alone | ||
| French Open
Wimbledon Olympics Australian Open |
2008-2009 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Majors on clay, grass, and hard court | Stands alone |
| French Open - Australian Open | 2011-2012 | 3 consecutive runner ups | Stands alone |
| Wimbledon
Olympics |
2008 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Wimbledon | Andy Murray |
Records at each Grand Slam Tournament
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
- Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
| Tournament | Year(s) | Record Accomplished | Players Tied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2012 | Longest Grand Slam final (by duration) vs. Novak Djokovic[lower-alpha 1] | Novak Djokovic |
| French Open | 2005 | Won title on the first attempt | Mats Wilander |
| 2005–2014 | 9 men's singles titles overall | Stands alone | |
| 9 semi finals overall | Stands alone | ||
| 9 finals overall | Stands alone | ||
| Undefeated W/L record in finals (9-0) | Stands alone | ||
| 72 match wins overall | Stands alone | ||
| 2010-2014 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
| 5 consecutive finals[3] | Stands alone | ||
| 5 consecutive semi finals[3] | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 2010–2015 | 39 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2015 | Highest match winning percentage - 97.30% (72–2) | Stands alone | |
| 2007-2012 | 5 finals reached without losing a set | Stands alone | |
| 2008, 2010 | 2 wins without losing a set[3] | Björn Borg | |
| French Open | 2008, 2010 | Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Won both tournaments in the same year | Rod Laver |
| US Open | 2013 | Won as US Open Series Champion | Roger Federer |
- Nadal is the first and only player to win a record 8+ titles at any grand slam tournament, he is the first and only player in the open era to win more than eight titles at any major and the first and only player to win 9 titles at any grand slam tournament.
- Nadal is the first and only player in the open era to be undefeated in his first 8 grand slam finals at any single major tournament, he is a record 9-0 in French Open finals and surpassed Bjorn Bjorg's record of 6-0 at the French Open and Pete Sampras's finals record of 7-0 at Wimbledon.
ATP Masters 1000 records
- Grand Prix Championship Series began in 1970.
- ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990.
- Renamed ATP Masters 1000 in 2009.
| Year (s) | Record Accomplished | Players Tied |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-2012, 2016 | 9 titles at any single masters series tournament (Monte Carlo Masters) | Stands alone |
| 2005-2014 | 10 consecutive years winning at least one Masters title per year | Stands alone |
| 10 consecutive years winning at least 1+ clay court masters 1000 title per year | Stands alone | |
| 1+ titles at Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome Masters | Novak Djokovic | |
| 2+ titles at Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome Masters | Novak Djokovic | |
| 3+ titles at Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome Masters | Stands alone | |
| 2005-2016 | 42 Master's finals | Roger Federer |
| 2005-2016 | 20 men's singles clay court titles overall | Stands alone |
| 2013 | 8 Masters 1000 semi-finals in a single season | Novak Djokovic |
| Appearance in finals of all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments | Ivan Lendl Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
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| 4 consecutive titles (Rome, Madrid, Canada & Cincinnati) | Novak Djokovic | |
| 2008-2010 | 21 consecutive quarter-finals | Stands alone |
| 2005-2013 | 7 titles in 9 years (Rome Masters) | Stands alone |
| 2005-2014 | 7+ titles at two tournaments (Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters) | Stands alone |
| 2010 | Clay Slam (Won all four clay court tournaments in a calendar year) | Stands alone |
| 2013 | Summer Slam (Won all three North American hard court tournaments in calendar year) | Patrick Rafter |
| 2005–2012, 2016 | 9 Monte Carlo Masters titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2012 | 8 consecutive Monte Carlo titles | Stands alone |
| 2005-2013 | 9 consecutive Monte Carlo finals | Stands alone |
| 2005-2013. 2016 | 10 Monte Carlo finals overall | Stands alone |
| 2005-2013 | 46 match win streak at Monte Carlo Masters | Stands alone |
| 2005–2013 | 7 Rome Masters titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2014 | 9 Rome Masters finals overall | Stands alone |
| 2009 - 2014 | 6 consecutive Rome Masters finals | Stands alone |
| 2005-2007 | 3 consecutive Rome titles | Stands alone |
| 2005, 2010, 2013–14 | 4 Madrid Open titles | Stands alone |
| 2009-2011, 2013-2015 | 2 consecutive Madrid Masters titles | Stands alone |
| 2005, 2009–11, 2013–15 | 7 Madrid Masters finals overall | Stands alone |
| 2009-2011. 2013-2015 | 3 consecutive Madrid Open finals | Stands alone |
| 2005-2007
2009-2010 2012 |
6 years winning both titles - Monte Carlo & Rome | Stands alone |
| 2008 | Winner of singles and doubles tournament at the same tournament and the same year (Monte Carlo Masters) | Jim Courier |
| 2011
2013 |
5 consecutive finals | Novak Djokovic |
- Nadal is the first player to win 25+ Masters 1000 titles in the open era, he surpassed Ivan Lendl's record of 22 in 2013.
- Nadal is the only player in the open era to win 8 consecutive titles at any single tournament in ATP history (since 1973). There is no other player who has won more consecutive titles at a single tournament than Nadal has in Monte Carlo when he won 8 consecutive titles from 2005-2012.
- Nadal is the only player in masters 1000 history to win nine titles at a single masters series tournament and reach ten finals, having achieved this feat at the 2016 Monte Carlo Masters.
- Nadal is the only player to win all four clay court tournaments in a single calendar season. He won the Monte Carlo masters, Rome masters, Madrid masters and the French Open in 2010. No other player has achieved what has been dubbed as the "Clay Slam" in the open era.
Other significant Records
| Time Span | Record Accomplished | Player Tied |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2016 | 69 outdoor titles | Stands alone |
| 2005-2016 | 49 clay court titles overall | Guillermo Vilas |
| 17 ATP 500 Series titles overall | Roger Federer | |
| Outright holder of most titles won at a single Major, Masters 1000 and 500 series tournament - (9) | Stands alone | |
| 27 titles won from three tournaments (9 each at Barcelona, Monte Carlo & French Open) | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2013, 2016 | 9 Barcelona Open Men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2013, 2016 | 9 Barcelona Open finals overall | Stands alone |
| 2005–2010 | 5 consecutive Barcelona Open titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007 | 81 consecutive clay court match victories | Stands alone |
| 2013 | Won 35+ matches on clay courts and hard courts in single calendar season | Stands alone |
| 2004–2013 | 19 match wins against world No. 1 players[h] | Boris Becker |
| 2002–2016 | 91.48% (365–34) clay court match winning percentage | Stands alone |
| 84.43% (721–133) outdoor court match winning percentage | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2013 | 7+ titles at four tournaments | Roger Federer |
| 2005–2016 | 9 titles at three tournaments (Roland Garros, Monte Carlo, and Barcelona) | Stands alone |
| 2004–2006 | 16 titles won as a teenager | Björn Borg |
| 2005 | 11 titles won in a single season as a teenager | Stands alone |
| Won 24 consecutive matches as a teenager | Stands alone |
- The only player to have lost just one game in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final (Monte Carlo 2010: 6–0, 6–1).
- The player had the leading match winning percentage in ATP Masters Tournaments since 1990-2015
- The fastest to win ATP Masters Titles (since winning the first title):
5 titles: 8 tournaments/1 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2006
10 titles: 24 tournaments/3 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2008
15 titles: 34 tournaments/4 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Rome 2009
20 titles: 58 tournaments/7 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Monte Carlo 2012
25 titles: 65 tournaments/8 years: Monte Carlo 2005 – Montreal 2013
Miscellaneous records
- Nadal joins Australian legend Rod Laver as the only left-handers to win all four Grand Slams.
- Winner of 28 consecutive Grand Slam sets in the year 2010 and 24 in 2008.
- Fourth player to win the same slam (French Open) 4 consecutive times after Borg (FO), Sampras (Wim) and Federer (Wim, USO), during open era.
- Nadal has a 49-8 record in clay court tournament finals and an 89–2 record in best-of-five-set matches on clay.Overall Nadal is 363–34 (91.44%) in his career on clay, the best win percentage on clay in the Open Era. The quickest male player (losing fewest matches) in the Open Era to reach 200 clay-court wins (200–16). Vilas leads the all time clay court career win list: 632–162.
- Most consecutive weeks as World Number 2 than any player in the history of the computer rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP): 160 weeks.
- Most weeks at No.2: 248 weeks (as of September 30, 2013).
- Most years ended at No. 2: 5 years (as of end 2011)
- Quickest player to reach 400 wins by playing less than 500 matches (401–91).
- Nadal (9–0), Borg (6–0) and Gustavo Kuerten (3–0) are the only players in the Open Era to never lose a French Open final while appearing in at least 3 finals.
- Nadal has denied an opponent to win a non-calendar Grand Slam a record four times. He defeated Federer in the finals on the 2006 and 2007 French Open and Djokovic in the finals on the 2012 French Open. Nadal himself was denied the possibility of holding the 4 Major Tites at the 2011 Australian Open, when he lost in the quarter-finals to David Ferrer.[4]
Winning streaks
- Torneo Godó (Barcelona Open): Holds the record for the most consecutive wins – 5 (2005–2009) and most title wins – 8 (2005–2009, 2011–2013).
- Longest match winning streak combined on clay, grass and hard (32 matches), also most consecutive tournaments (5) won on same three surfaces (2008 Hamburg-Toronto).
- Longest single-surface winning streak in the Open Era: 81 matches on Clay Courts (11 April 2005 – 20 May 2007).
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References
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