Gulbis v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 12–2 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Gulbis’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Gulbis 455 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Gulbis’ 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Gulbis averages 9.4 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 3 times as many.
- Nadal has the better sets won %: 76.7 to Gulbis’s 49.2.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Gulbis’s team won 49% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Gulbis 455 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
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.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 60.1First serve in %68.0
- 75.2First-serve points won %72.0
- 63.8Break points saved %66.2
- 35.4Return points won %42.4
- 9.4
Head to head
07 matches
since 20087
since 20087
- Hard · 4 matchesGulbis 0Nadal 4
- Clay · 2 matchesGulbis 0Nadal 2
- Grass · 1 matchGulbis 0Nadal 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchGulbis 0Nadal 1
Last meetings
- 30 Dec 2013 · Doha · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-5 6-4
- 12 May 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 1-6 7-5 6-4
- 7 Mar 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardNadal won 4-6 6-4 7-5
- 3 Jan 2011 · Doha · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-6(3) 6-3
- 25 Apr 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-4 3-6 6-4
- 12 Oct 2008 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 32 · HardNadal won 7-5 3-6 6-3
- 23 June 2008 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassNadal won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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