Rafael Nadal

Insights

22 titles, with 87% of matches won

Across 68 Grand Slam tournaments, Nadal compiled a 315-46 record in 361 matches. That includes 22 championships, eight runner-up finishes, and eight semifinal exits, making his title count the defining feature of the dataset.

French Open dominance spans nearly the entire career

He won the French Open in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. The only French Open results below the title line are R16 in 2009, R32 in 2016, and R128 in 2024.

Only the Australian Open kept him from a complete Slam sweep

Nadal reached at least the final at every major except the Australian Open, where his best results were four finals and three semifinals. By contrast, he won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, the US Open in 2010, 2013, 2017, and 2019, and the French Open 14 times.

His peak years clustered from age 21 to 33

From age 21 through 33, he produced most of his deepest runs: titles at 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, and 33, plus finals at 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, and 32. The late-career decline is visible in the 2023 R64 and 2024 R128 results at ages 36 and 37.

Career trajectory shows two major downturns and one late rebound

After winning the 2014 French Open, his next six Slam results were all outside the title rounds, including two quarterfinals, a round-of-16, a round-of-32, a round-of-64, and a round-of-128. He then rebounded with titles in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 before the final two results dropped to R64 and R128.