Thiem v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 12–3 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Thiem’s case rests on grand slam titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Thiem 542 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Thiem’s 17 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Thiem has 1 grand slam title (one every 33.3 matches) to Nadal’s 22 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches).
- Thiem averages 5.7 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 (81% more).
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Thiem’s team won 62% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Thiem 542 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): 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.
- 0.017 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 60.6First serve in %68.0
- 73.5First-serve points won %72.0
- 62.8Break points saved %66.2
- 37.2Return points won %42.4
Head to head
616 matches
since 201410
since 201410
- Clay · 12 matchesThiem 4Nadal 8
- Hard · 4 matchesThiem 2Nadal 2
- Grand Slams · 6 matchesThiem 1Nadal 5
- Finals · 4 matchesThiem 0Nadal 4
Last meetings
- 1 Jan 2024 · Brisbane · Round of 32 · HardNadal won 7-5 6-1
- 15 Nov 2020 · Nitto ATP Finals · Round robin · HardThiem won 7-6(7) 7-6(4)
- 20 Jan 2020 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardThiem won 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
- 26 May 2019 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayNadal won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1
- 22 Apr 2019 · Barcelona · Semifinal · ClayThiem won 6-4 6-4
- 27 Aug 2018 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5)
- 27 May 2018 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayNadal won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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