Gonzalez v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 12–2 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Gonzalez’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Gonzalez 545 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Gonzalez’s 12 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Gonzalez averages 6.7 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 2.1 times as many.
- Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Gonzalez’s 1.1.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Gonzalez’s team won 64% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Gonzalez 545 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.012 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 60.9First serve in %68.0
- 74.3First-serve points won %72.0
- 63.7Break points saved %66.2
- 36.7Return points won %42.4
- 6.7
Head to head
310 matches
since 20037
since 20037
- Hard · 5 matchesGonzalez 2Nadal 3
- Clay · 5 matchesGonzalez 1Nadal 4
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesGonzalez 1Nadal 2
- Finals · 2 matchesGonzalez 0Nadal 2
Last meetings
- 31 Aug 2009 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-0
- 27 Apr 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-3 6-3
- 19 Jan 2009 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardNadal won 6-3 6-2 6-4
- 11 Aug 2008 · Beijing Olympics · Final · HardNadal won 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3
- 14 May 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Quarterfinal · ClayNadal won 6-4 6-4
- 7 May 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Final · ClayNadal won 6-2 6-2
- 15 Jan 2007 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardGonzalez won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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