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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[a]
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".[1] He holds a 112–4 record at the event.

Nadal won the French Open on his tournament debut in 2005, aged 19. From 2005 to 2014, he won 9 out of 10 French Open titles, including five in a row from 2010 to 2014. From 2017 to 2022, he won a further 5 out of 6 French Open titles, claiming his last title at the age of 36. In all 14 finals, he was never taken to five sets, and never defeated.[2][3] Across all 116 of his matches, Nadal was taken to a fifth set on only three occasions; he never lost a fifth set at the tournament. He won the French Open without losing a set on a record four occasions: in 2008, 2010, 2017, and 2020. Nadal defeated the incumbent world No. 1 singles player during eight of his championship runs (four times each against Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic). His 14 singles titles at the event are an Open Era record for any professional tennis tournament, and an all-time record for any Grand Slam tournament.

Nadal's longest match at the French Open in terms of games played, at 55 games played, was his 2013 semifinal match against Djokovic, which Nadal won by the score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7, in 4 hours and 37 minutes. His longest match at the French Open in terms of match time was his third-round match in 2006 against Paul-Henri Mathieu, which Nadal won 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, in 4 hours and 53 minutes, despite only 42 games played.

Nadal only lost four matches at the French Open in total: to Robin Söderling in the fourth round in 2009, to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in 2015 and in the semifinals in 2021, and to Alexander Zverev in the first round in 2024. He did not play at the event three times during his career, all due to injury; in 2003, 2004, and 2023. Nadal also withdrew from the tournament in 2016 before his scheduled third-round match, due to a wrist injury sustained during practice.

In 2021, while Nadal was still an active player, the French Tennis Federation erected a statue of him at the site of the tournament, Stade Roland Garros, honoring his achievements there.[4] In May 2025, following Nadal's retirement, the French Tennis Federation also unveiled a plaque on Court Philippe Chatrier in further celebration of his achievements.

Commemorative plaque to Rafael Nadal unveiled at the Court Philippe Chatrier during a tribute at the 2025 French Open

Overview

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Finals: 14 (14 titles)

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Result Year Title Surface Opponent Score
Win20051ClayArgentina Mariano Puerta6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Win20062ClaySwitzerland Roger Federer1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win20073ClaySwitzerland Roger Federer6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win20084ClaySwitzerland Roger Federer6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Win20105ClaySweden Robin Söderling6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Win20116ClaySwitzerland Roger Federer7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
Win20127ClaySerbia Novak Djokovic6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win20138ClaySpain David Ferrer6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Win20149ClaySerbia Novak Djokovic3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Win201710ClaySwitzerland Stan Wawrinka6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Win201811ClayAustria Dominic Thiem6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win201912ClayAustria Dominic Thiem6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Win202013ClaySerbia Novak Djokovic6–0, 6–2, 7–5
Win202214ClayNorway Casper Ruud6–3, 6–3, 6–0

All matches

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Singles (112 wins, 4 losses)

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 8 June 2003
Withdrew
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 6 June 2004
Withdrew
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(7–4), 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 / 116SF Switzerland Roger Federer (1)1Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
7 / 116W Argentina Mariano Puerta37Win (1)6–7(6–8), 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 and Montenegro Novak Djokovic 63
Win
6–4, 6–4, RET
13 / 116SF Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (4)4Win6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
14 / 116W Switzerland Roger Federer (1)1Win (2)1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
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(7–5)
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 / 116W Switzerland Roger Federer (1)1Win (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(7–3)
28 / 116W Switzerland Roger Federer (1)1Win (4)6–1, 6–3, 6–0
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 7 June 2009
29 / 1161R Brazil Marcos Daniel (Q)97Win7–5, 6–4, 6–3
30 / 1162R Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili72Win6–1, 6–4, 6–2
31 / 1163R Australia Lleyton Hewitt48Win6–1, 6–3, 6–1
32 / 1164R Sweden Robin Söderling (23)25Loss2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 6 June 2010
33 / 1161R France Gianni Mina (WC)655Win6–2, 6–2, 6–2
34 / 1162R Argentina Horacio Zeballos44Win6–2, 6–2, 6–3
35 / 1163R Australia Lleyton Hewitt (28)33Win6–3, 6–4, 6–3
36 / 1164R Brazil Thomaz Bellucci (24)29Win6–2, 7–5, 6–4
37 / 116QF Spain Nicolás Almagro (19)21Win7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
38 / 116SF Austria Jürgen Melzer (22)27Win6–2, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
39 / 116W Sweden Robin Söderling (5)7Win (5)6–4, 6–2, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2011
40 / 1161R United States John Isner39Win6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4
41 / 1162R Spain Pablo Andújar48Win7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
42 / 1163R Croatia Antonio Veić (Q)227Win6–1, 6–3, 6–0
43 / 1164R Croatia Ivan Ljubičić37Win7–5, 6–3, 6–3
44 / 116QF Sweden Robin Söderling (5)5Win6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
45 / 116SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (4)4Win6–4, 7–5, 6–4
46 / 116W Switzerland Roger Federer (3)3Win (6)7–5, 7–6(7–3), 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(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
52 / 116 SF Spain David Ferrer 6
Win
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
53 / 116W Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Win (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(7–4), 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(7–5), 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(3–7), 9–7
60 / 116W Spain David Ferrer (5)5Win (8)6–3, 6–2, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
25 May – 08 June 2014
61 / 1161R United States Robby Ginepri (WC)279Win6–0, 6–3, 6–0
62 / 1162R Austria Dominic Thiem57Win6–2, 6–2, 6–3
63 / 1163R Argentina Leonardo Mayer65Win6–2, 7–5, 6–2
64 / 1164R Serbia Dušan Lajović83Win6–1, 6–2, 6–1
65 / 116QF Spain David Ferrer (5)5Win4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
66 / 116SF United Kingdom Andy Murray (7)8Win6–3, 6–2, 6–1
67 / 116W Serbia Novak Djokovic (2)2Win (9)3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
24 May – 7 June 2015
68 / 1161R France Quentin Halys (WC)304Win6–3, 6–3, 6–4
69 / 1162R Spain Nicolás Almagro154Win6–4, 6–3, 6–1
70 / 1163R Russia Andrey Kuznetsov120Win6–1, 6–3, 6–2
71 / 1164R United States Jack Sock37Win6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
72 / 116QF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss5–7, 3–6, 1–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay,outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2016
73 / 1161R Australia Sam Groth95Win6–1, 6–1, 6–1
74 / 1162R Argentina Facundo Bagnis99Win6–3, 6–0, 6–3
3R Spain Marcel Granollers56WithdrewN/A
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 11 June 2017
75 / 1161R France Benoît Paire45Win6–1, 6–4, 6–1
76 / 1162R Netherlands Robin Haase46Win6–1, 6–4, 6–3
77 / 1163R Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili63Win6–0, 6–1, 6–0
78 / 1164R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (17)18Win6–1, 6–2, 6–2
79 / 116QF Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (20)21Win6–2, 2–0 RET
80 / 116SF Austria Dominic Thiem (6)7Win6–3, 6–4, 6–0
81 / 116W Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (3)3Win (10)6–2, 6–3, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2018
82 / 1161R Italy Simone Bolelli (LL)130Win6–4, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
83 / 1162R Argentina Guido Pella78Win6–2, 6–1, 6–1
84 / 1163R France Richard Gasquet (27)32Win6–3, 6–2, 6–2
85 / 1164R Germany Maximilian Marterer70Win6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
86 / 116QF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (11)12Win4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
87 / 116SF Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (5)6Win6–4, 6–1, 6–2
88 / 116W Austria Dominic Thiem (7)8Win (11)6–4, 6–3, 6–2
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 9 June 2019
89 / 1161R Germany Yannick Hanfmann (Q)180Win6–2, 6–1, 6–3
90 / 1162R Germany Yannick Maden (Q)114Win6–1, 6–2, 6–4
91 / 1163R Belgium David Goffin (27)29Win6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
92 / 1164R Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero78Win6–2, 6–3, 6–3
93 / 116QF Japan Kei Nishikori (7)7Win6–1, 6–1, 6–3
94 / 116SF Switzerland Roger Federer (3)3Win6–3, 6–4, 6–2
95 / 116W Austria Dominic Thiem (4)4Win (12)6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
96 / 1161R Belarus Egor Gerasimov83Win6–4, 6–4, 6–2
97 / 1162R United States Mackenzie McDonald (PR)236Win6–1, 6–0, 6–3
98 / 1163R Italy Stefano Travaglia74Win6–1, 6–4, 6–0
99 / 1164R United States Sebastian Korda (Q)213Win6–1, 6–1, 6–2
100 / 116QF Italy Jannik Sinner75Win7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–1
101 / 116SF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (12)14Win6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
102 / 116W Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Win (13)6–0, 6–2, 7–5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
30 May – 13 June 2021
103 / 1161R Australia Alexei Popyrin63Win6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
104 / 1162R France Richard Gasquet53Win6–0, 7–5, 6–2
105 / 1163R United Kingdom Cameron Norrie45Win6–3, 6–3, 6–3
106 / 1164R Italy Jannik Sinner (18)19Win7–5, 6–3, 6–0
107 / 116QF Argentina Diego Schwartzman (10)10Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
108 / 116SF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2022
109 / 1161R Australia Jordan Thompson82Win6–2, 6–2, 6–2
110 / 1162R France Corentin Moutet (WC)139Win6–3, 6–1, 6–4
111 / 1163R Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp (26)29Win6–3, 6–2, 6–4
112 / 1164R Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (9)9Win3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
113 / 116QF Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Win6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
114 / 116SF Germany Alexander Zverev (3)3Win7–6(10–8), 6–6(0–0) RET
115 / 116W Norway Casper Ruud (8)8Win (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 / 1161R Germany Alexander Zverev (4)4Loss3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Statistics

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Rafael Nadal's head-to-head records at the French Open

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Players in bold were ranked inside the top 16 at the time of at least one meeting.

By sets

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Nadal played 372 sets during his 19 tournaments, losing just 37 sets giving him a 335-37 record, a 90.05% win rate.

Top 10 wins

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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(9–7) 2
3/32. Switzerland Roger Federer 1 2006 French Open Clay F 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 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, 7–67–3) 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(7–3) 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(7–3), 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(3–7), 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(7–4) 5
31/32. Germany Alexander Zverev 3 2022 French Open Clay SF 7–6(10–8), 6–6, ret. 5
32/32. Norway Casper Ruud 8 2022 French Open Clay F 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 5

Notes

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

References

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