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Santiago Giraldo v Rafael Nadal: stats compared | Lineball
Nadal wins on first serve in %. Giraldo’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Giraldo 327 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
Nadal has the better sets won %: 76.7 to Giraldo’s 44.5.
Nadal averages 2.0 sets won a match to Giraldo’s 1.1 (77% more).
Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Giraldo’s 1.4.
Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Giraldo’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Giraldo 327 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
–Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
63.6First serve in %68.0
68.2First-serve points won %72.0
59.5Break points saved %66.2
36.4Return points won %42.4
3.71,217 total · best 16Acesper game
Head to head
06 matches since 20086
Hard · 5 matchesGiraldo 0Nadal 5
Clay · 1 matchGiraldo 0Nadal 1
Last meetings
30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Round of 32 · HardNadal won 6-2 6-4
21 Mar 2012 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardNadal won 6-2 6-0
3 Oct 2011 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-6(6) 6-3
18 Apr 2011 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 6-3 6-1
4 Oct 2010 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · HardNadal won 6-4 6-4
13 Mar 2008 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardNadal won 6-3 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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3.13,979 total · best 23
11.93,880 total · best 35Games wonper game14.518,354 total · best 33
39.1Break points converted %44.8
44.5Sets won %76.7
48.7Games won %59.5
0.02 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1131 total · best 1
1.1363 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,495 total · best 3
1.4452 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6760 total · best 3
12.54,094 total · best 39Games lostper game · lower is better9.812,483 total · best 34
0.4113 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3420 total · best 3