Rafael Nadal at the French Open

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.

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)

Nadal's most recent title came at the 2022 edition in which he defeated Casper Ruud in the final.[2][3] 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.[4]

Overview

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Finals: 14 (14 titles)

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

Statistics

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Head-to-head records

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

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.   Roger Federer 1 2005 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 5
2/32.   Ivan Ljubičić 4 2006 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) 2
3/32.   Roger Federer 1 2006 French Open Clay F 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 2
4/32.   Novak Djokovic 6 2007 French Open Clay SF 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 2
5/32.   Roger Federer 1 2007 French Open Clay F 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 2
6/32.   Novak Djokovic 3 2008 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–2, 7–67–3) 2
7/32.   Roger Federer 1 2008 French Open Clay F 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 2
8/32.   Robin Söderling 7 2010 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 2
9/32.   Robin Söderling 5 2011 French Open Clay QF 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) 1
10/32.   Andy Murray 4 2011 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 1
11/32.   Roger Federer 3 2011 French Open Clay F 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 1
12/32.   David Ferrer 6 2012 French Open Clay SF 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 2
13/32.   Novak Djokovic 1 2012 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 2
14/32.   Stan Wawrinka 10 2013 French Open Clay QF 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 4
15/32.   Novak Djokovic 1 2013 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 4
16/32.   David Ferrer 5 2013 French Open Clay F 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 4
17/32.   David Ferrer 5 2014 French Open Clay QF 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 1
18/32.   Andy Murray 8 2014 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 1
19/32.   Novak Djokovic 2 2014 French Open Clay F 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 1
20/32.   Dominic Thiem 7 2017 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 4
21/32.   Stan Wawrinka 3 2017 French Open Clay F 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 4
22/32.   Juan Martín del Potro 6 2018 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 1
23/32.   Dominic Thiem 8 2018 French Open Clay F 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 1
24/32.   Kei Nishikori 7 2019 French Open Clay QF 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 2
25/32.   Roger Federer 3 2019 French Open Clay SF 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 2
26/32.   Dominic Thiem 4 2019 French Open Clay F 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 2
27/32.   Novak Djokovic 1 2020 French Open Clay F 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 2
28/32.   Diego Schwartzman 10 2021 French Open Clay QF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 3
29/32.   Félix Auger-Aliassime 9 2022 French Open Clay 4R 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 5
30/32.   Novak Djokovic 1 2022 French Open Clay QF 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) 5
31/32.   Alexander Zverev 3 2022 French Open Clay SF 7–6(10–8), 6–6, ret. 5
32/32.   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, does not officially count as loss.

References

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  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.