Dominant on clay and everywhere else, Nadal’s statistical legacy is the stuff of dreams.
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 10, 2024
Long live the king – OF SILVER! Today we celebrate the official news of Rafael Nadalretired in November, dropping some of his most notable statistical achievements. We only have so much space, so we had to be selective…
1 – Nadal scored a record 23 wins over the reigning World No. 1 players.
2 – Nadal won two Olympic gold medals: 2008 men’s singles in Beijing and 2016 men’s doubles (with Marc Lopez) in Rio. He is the only male athlete to win all four events twice, in addition to two Olympic gold medals.
4 – Nadal won Roland-Garros four times without losing a set.
5 – Nadal collected five year-end No. 1 positions and finished a season in the Top 2 of the ATP rankings 13 times.
8 – Number of stays at No. 1 in the world by the Spaniard. Nadal held the top ATP ranking in three different decades. He first climbed to the top of the ATP rankings on August 18, 2008. He last held the No. 1 ranking on February 3, 2020, at the age of 33 years and 244 days.
10 – Nadal won 10 titles at the Rome Masters. He also won a major in ten consecutive years, from 2005-2014, which is the longest streak by a male player.
11 – Number of cumulative wins over Federer (6-3) and Djokovic (5-4) in major finals.
11 – Number of titles won in Monte-Carlo, more than any other player.
12 – Number of titles won by Nadal in Barcelona, ​​more than any other player.
13 – Nadal set a record for the longest gap between Australian Open title wins, winning titles in Melbourne in 2009 and 2022.
14 – Nadal won all 14 finals he played in Paris and was never taken to five sets in any of his finals. His last major title was won on terre battue, in 2022.
16 – Although he never won the title, Nadal qualified for the ATP Finals a record 16 consecutive times, from 2005 to 2020.
17 – Consecutive years in the Top 10. Nadal holds the record for most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 (912), holding such a ranking from April 2005 to March 2023.
18 – Nadal holds the record for most consecutive seasons with at least two ATP titles, achieving the feat from 2005 to 2022.
19 – Nadal went 19-0 in Davis Cup on clay.
19 – Nadal’s age when he won his first major title, at 2005 Roland-Garros.
21 – Number of cumulative wins over Federer (10-4) and Djokovic (11-7) in majors.
22 – Nadal went 22-8 in major finals, winning 14 in Paris, 4 in New York and two each at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
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Thank you all pic.twitter.com/7yPRs7QrOi— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) October 10, 2024
24 – Having achieved this feat at the age of 24, Nadal is the youngest man to complete his tennis career at the Grand Slam. He would go on to win all four major titles at least twice and add two Olympic gold medals to his resume.
32 – in 2008, Nadal won 32 consecutive matches on three different surfaces. It is the longest three-court winning streak, with at least eight wins on each surface, in men’s tennis history.
The streak included five titles: two Grand Slam titles (French Open, Wimbledon), two Masters titles (Hamburg, Canada) and the Queen’s Club title.
39 – Nadal won 39 consecutive matches at Roland-Garros from 2010 to 2015, an all-time tournament record.
46 – The duration of Nadal’s record winning streak in Monte-Carlo, which began in his debut in 2005 and lasted until 2013.
50 – Nadal won 50 consecutive sets on clay, from May 2017 to May 2018, a specific all-time record on the surface.
52 – Nadal won 52 consecutive semi-finals on the court from 2004 to 2014.
63 – Number of clay court titles won by the Mallorcan.
81 – From 2005 to 2007, Nadal compiled an 81-match winning streak on clay, which is the longest clay-court winning streak in men’s tennis history.
92 – Number of ATP titles won, which is third all-time.
97.4 – Nadal’s winning percentage at Roland-Garros.
112-4 – Nadal is the first player to win 100 matches at Roland-Garros and owns an overall record of 112-4 on his favorite team.
131 – Number of ATP finals reached by Nadal (92-39), which is third all-time.
209 – Total weeks at no.1.
484-51 – Nadal’s career record on clay.
596 – Week inside the ATP Top 2.
912 – Nadal spent 912 consecutive weeks inside the Top 10. Nadal first reached the top 10 in 2005 and he only got out of it in March 2023 after missing most of the season due to injury.
. Nadal has 1,080 career wins, currently third all-time.
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