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Main article: Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal at the French Open
Rafael Nadal holding the Coupe des Mousquetaires in 2006.
Full nameRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera
Country (sports) Spain
Singles
Career record112–4
Career titles14
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenW (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal's fourteen French Open titles hold numerous records in the all-time and Open Era categories for tennis, with his longtime rival Roger Federer calling it "one of the greatest achievements in sport". He holds a 112–4 record at the event.

Nadal's most recent title came at the 2022 edition in which he defeated Casper Ruud in the final. From 2005 to 2014, he won 9 out of 10 French Open titles and from 2017 to 2022, he won 5 out of 6 French Open titles. In all 14 finals, he has never been taken to five sets.

In 2021, a statue was erected at the site of the tournament, Stade Roland Garros, in honor of his achievements there.

Overview

Finals: 14 (14 titles)

Result Year Title Surface Opponent Score
Win 2005 1 Clay Argentina Mariano Puerta 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2006 2 Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
Win 2007 3 Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2008 4 Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Win 2010 5 Clay Sweden Robin Söderling 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2011 6 Clay Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
Win 2012 7 Clay Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win 2013 8 Clay Spain David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2014 9 Clay Serbia Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2017 10 Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Win 2018 11 Clay Austria Dominic Thiem 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2019 12 Clay Austria Dominic Thiem 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Win 2020 13 Clay Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5
Win 2022 14 Clay Norway Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–3, 6–0

All matches

Singles (112 wins, 4 losses)

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2005
1 / 116 1R Germany Lars Burgsmüller 96 Win 6–1, 7–6, 6–1
2 / 116 2R Belgium Xavier Malisse 46 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
3 / 116 3R France Richard Gasquet 31 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
4 / 116 4R France Sébastien Grosjean 24 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
5 / 116 QF Spain David Ferrer 21 Win 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
6 / 116 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (1) 1 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
7 / 116 W Argentina Mariano Puerta 37 Win (1) 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
29 May – 11 June 2006
8 / 116 1R Sweden Robin Söderling 50 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
9 / 116 2R United States Kevin Kim 116 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
10 / 116 3R France Paul-Henri Mathieu 32 Win 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
11 / 116 4R Australia Lleyton Hewitt 14 Win 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
12 / 116 QF Serbia Novak Djokovic 63 Win 6–4, 6–4 RET
13 / 116 SF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (4) 4 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
14 / 116 W Switzerland Roger Federer (1) 1 Win (2) 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 10 June 2007
15 / 116 1R Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 59 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
16 / 116 2R Italy Flavio Cipolla 227 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
17 / 116 3R Spain Albert Montañés 50 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
18 / 116 4R Australia Lleyton Hewitt 16 Win 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
19 / 116 QF Spain Carlos Moyá 26 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–0
20 / 116 SF Serbia Novak Djokovic (6) 6 Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
21 / 116 W Switzerland Roger Federer (1) 1 Win (3) 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2008
22 / 116 1R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 76 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
23 / 116 2R France Nicolas Devilder 148 Win 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
24 / 116 3R Finland Jarkko Nieminen 26 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
25 / 116 4R Spain Fernando Verdasco 23 Win 6–1, 6–0, 6–2
26 / 116 QF Spain Nicolás Almagro 20 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
27 / 116 SF Serbia Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
28 / 116 W Switzerland Roger Federer (1) 1 Win (4) 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2009
29 / 116 1R Brazil Marcos Daniel (Q) 97 Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
30 / 116 2R Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili 72 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
31 / 116 3R Australia Lleyton Hewitt 48 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
32 / 116 4R Sweden Robin Söderling (23) 25 Loss 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 6 June 2010
33 / 116 1R France Gianni Mina (WC) 655 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
34 / 116 2R Argentina Horacio Zeballos 44 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
35 / 116 3R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (28) 33 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
36 / 116 4R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci (24) 29 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
37 / 116 QF Spain Nicolás Almagro (19) 21 Win 7–6, 7–6, 6–4
38 / 116 SF Austria Jürgen Melzer (22) 27 Win 6–2, 6–3, 7–6
39 / 116 W Sweden Robin Söderling (5) 7 Win (5) 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2011
40 / 116 1R United States John Isner 39 Win 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
41 / 116 2R Spain Pablo Andújar 48 Win 7–5, 6–3, 7–6
42 / 116 3R Croatia Antonio Veić (Q) 227 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
43 / 116 4R Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 37 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
44 / 116 QF Sweden Robin Söderling (5) 5 Win 6–4, 6–1, 7–6
45 / 116 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
46 / 116 W Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Win (6) 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2012
47 / 116 1R Italy Simone Bolelli 111 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
48 / 116 2R Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 43 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
49 / 116 3R Argentina Eduardo Schwank 192 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
50 / 116 4R Argentina Juan Mónaco 15 Win 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
51 / 116 QF Spain Nicolás Almagro 13 Win 7–6, 6–2, 6–3
52 / 116 SF Spain David Ferrer 6 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
53 / 116 W Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win (7) 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 26 – June 9, 2013
54 / 116 1R Germany Daniel Brands 59 Win 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
55 / 116 2R Slovakia Martin Kližan 35 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
56 / 116 3R Italy Fabio Fognini 29 Win 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
57 / 116 4R Japan Kei Nishikori 15 Win 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
58 / 116 QF Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 10 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
59 / 116 SF Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7, 9–7
60 / 116 W Spain David Ferrer (5) 5 Win (8) 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 08 June 2014
61 / 116 1R United States Robby Ginepri (WC) 279 Win 6–0, 6–3, 6–0
62 / 116 2R Austria Dominic Thiem 57 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
63 / 116 3R Argentina Leonardo Mayer 65 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
64 / 116 4R Serbia Dušan Lajović 83 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
65 / 116 QF Spain David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
66 / 116 SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (7) 8 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
67 / 116 W Serbia Novak Djokovic (2) 2 Win (9) 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 7 June 2015
68 / 116 1R France Quentin Halys (WC) 304 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
69 / 116 2R Spain Nicolás Almagro 154 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
70 / 116 3R Russia Andrey Kuznetsov 120 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
71 / 116 4R United States Jack Sock 37 Win 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
72 / 116 QF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 5–7, 3–6, 1–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay,outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2016
73 / 116 1R Australia Sam Groth 95 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
74 / 116 2R Argentina Facundo Bagnis 99 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
3R Spain Marcel Granollers 56 Withdrew N/A
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 11 June 2017
75 / 116 1R France Benoît Paire 45 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
76 / 116 2R Netherlands Robin Haase 46 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
77 / 116 3R Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 63 Win 6–0, 6–1, 6–0
78 / 116 4R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (17) 18 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
79 / 116 QF Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (20) 21 Win 6–2, 2–0 RET
80 / 116 SF Austria Dominic Thiem (6) 7 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
81 / 116 W Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (3) 3 Win (10) 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2018
82 / 116 1R Italy Simone Bolelli (LL) 130 Win 6–4, 6–3, 7–6
83 / 116 2R Argentina Guido Pella 78 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
84 / 116 3R France Richard Gasquet (27) 32 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
85 / 116 4R Germany Maximilian Marterer 70 Win 6–3, 6–2, 7–6
86 / 116 QF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (11) 12 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
87 / 116 SF Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (5) 6 Win 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
88 / 116 W Austria Dominic Thiem (7) 8 Win (11) 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 9 June 2019
89 / 116 1R Germany Yannick Hanfmann (Q) 180 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
90 / 116 2R Germany Yannick Maden (Q) 114 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
91 / 116 3R Belgium David Goffin (27) 29 Win 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
92 / 116 4R Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero 78 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
93 / 116 QF Japan Kei Nishikori (7) 7 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
94 / 116 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
95 / 116 W Austria Dominic Thiem (4) 4 Win (12) 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
96 / 116 1R Belarus Egor Gerasimov 83 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
97 / 116 2R United States Mackenzie McDonald (PR) 236 Win 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
98 / 116 3R Italy Stefano Travaglia 74 Win 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
99 / 116 4R United States Sebastian Korda (Q) 213 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
100 / 116 QF Italy Jannik Sinner 75 Win 7–6, 6–4, 6–1
101 / 116 SF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (12) 14 Win 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
102 / 116 W Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win (13) 6–0, 6–2, 7–5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
30 May – 13 June 2021
103 / 116 1R Australia Alexei Popyrin 63 Win 6–3, 6–2, 7–6
104 / 116 2R France Richard Gasquet 53 Win 6–0, 7–5, 6–2
105 / 116 3R United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 45 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
106 / 116 4R Italy Jannik Sinner (18) 19 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
107 / 116 QF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (10) 10 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
108 / 116 SF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 6–7, 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2022
109 / 116 1R Australia Jordan Thompson 82 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
110 / 116 2R France Corentin Moutet (WC) 139 Win 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
111 / 116 3R Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp (26) 29 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
112 / 116 4R Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (9) 9 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
113 / 116 QF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Win 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
114 / 116 SF Germany Alexander Zverev (3) 3 Win 7–6, 6–6, ret.
115 / 116 W Norway Casper Ruud (8) 8 Win (14) 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 11 June 2023
Withdrew
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 9 June 2024
116 / 116 1R Germany Alexander Zverev (4) 4 Loss 3–6, 6–7, 3–6

Statistics

Head-to-head records

Players in bold were ranked inside the top 10 at the time of at least one meeting.

Top 10 wins

Category
Grand Slam (32)
Wins by surface
Clay (32)
Wins by setting
Outdoor (32)
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score RNR
1/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 2005 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 5
2/32. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 4 2006 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 2
3/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 2006 French Open Clay F 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 2
4/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 2007 French Open Clay SF 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 2
5/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 2007 French Open Clay F 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 2
6/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 2008 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 2
7/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 2008 French Open Clay F 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 2
8/32. Sweden Robin Söderling 7 2010 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 2
9/32. Sweden Robin Söderling 5 2011 French Open Clay QF 6–4, 6–1, 7–6 1
10/32. United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 2011 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 1
11/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 3 2011 French Open Clay F 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1 1
12/32. Spain David Ferrer 6 2012 French Open Clay SF 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 2
13/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 2012 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 2
14/32. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 10 2013 French Open Clay QF 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 4
15/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 2013 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7, 9–7 4
16/32. Spain David Ferrer 5 2013 French Open Clay F 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 4
17/32. Spain David Ferrer 5 2014 French Open Clay QF 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 1
18/32. United Kingdom Andy Murray 8 2014 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 1
19/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 2014 French Open Clay F 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 1
20/32. Austria Dominic Thiem 7 2017 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 4
21/32. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 3 2017 French Open Clay F 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 4
22/32. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6 2018 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 1
23/32. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 2018 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 1
24/32. Japan Kei Nishikori 7 2019 French Open Clay QF 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 2
25/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 3 2019 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 2
26/32. Austria Dominic Thiem 4 2019 French Open Clay F 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 2
27/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 2020 French Open Clay F 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 2
28/32. Argentina Diego Schwartzman 10 2021 French Open Clay QF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 3
29/32. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 9 2022 French Open Clay 4R 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 5
30/32. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 2022 French Open Clay QF 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 5
31/32. Germany Alexander Zverev 3 2022 French Open Clay SF 7–6, 6–6, ret. 5
32/32. Norway Casper Ruud 8 2022 French Open Clay F 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 5

Notes

  1. Nadal withdrew before the third round in 2016 due to a wrist injury, does not officially count as loss.

References

  1. "Federer hails Nadal's milestone 20th". Roland Garros. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. Abulleil, Reem (5 June 2022). "It's Grand Slam No.22 for Rafa". Roland-Garros. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. Trollope, Matt (6 June 2022). "With 14th Roland Garros title, Nadal halfway to Grand Slam". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. "STATUE IN HONOUR OF RAFA UNVEILED AT RG". rolandgarros.com. Paris. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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