See main article: Rafael Nadal.
Fullname: | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
Singlestitles: | 14 |
Frenchopenresult: | W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) |
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.
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]
Result | Year | Title | Surface | width=150 | Opponent | width=225 class="unsortable" | Score |
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bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 1 | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 2 | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 3 | Clay | Roger Federer | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 4 | Clay | Roger Federer | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 5 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 6 | Clay | Roger Federer | 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 | ||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 7 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 8 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 9 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 10 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 11 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 12 | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | 13 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 | ||
bgcolor= 98fb98 | Win | 14 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
|-| style="text-align: center" | 1 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R| Lars Burgsmüller| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 96| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 2 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Xavier Malisse| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 46| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–2, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 3 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Richard Gasquet| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 31| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–4, 6–3, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 4 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Sébastien Grosjean| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 24| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3|-| style="text-align: center" | 5 / 116| style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF| David Ferrer| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 21| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 7–5, 6–2, 6–0|-| style="text-align: center" | 8 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R| Robin Söderling| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 50| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 7–5, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 9 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Kevin Kim| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 116| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–1, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 10 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Paul-Henri Mathieu| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 32| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 11 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Lleyton Hewitt| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 14| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 12 / 116| style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF| Novak Djokovic| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 63| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–4, 6–4 RET|-| style="text-align: center" | 15 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R| Juan Martín del Potro| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 59| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 7–5, 6–3, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 16 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Flavio Cipolla| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 227| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–1, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 17 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Albert Montañés| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 50| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–1, 6–3, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 18 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Lleyton Hewitt| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 16| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)|-| style="text-align: center" | 19 / 116| style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF| Carlos Moyá| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 26| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–4, 6–3, 6–0|-| style="text-align: center" | 20 / 116| style="background: yellow;; text-align: center" | SF| Novak Djokovic (6)| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 6| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 7–5, 6–4, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 22 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R| Thomaz Bellucci| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 76| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 7–5, 6–3, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 23 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Nicolas Devilder| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 148| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 6–4, 6–0, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 24 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Jarkko Nieminen| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 26| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 6–1, 6–3, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 25 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Fernando Verdasco| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 23| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 6–1, 6–0, 6–2|-| style="text-align: center" | 26 / 116| style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF| Nicolás Almagro| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 20| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 6–1, 6–1, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 27 / 116| style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF| Novak Djokovic (3)| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 3| bgcolor="#98FB98"|
Win
| 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)|-|-|-|-| rowspan="7" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:centre;"| French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2012| style="text-align: center" | 47 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R| Simone Bolelli| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 111| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–2, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 48 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Denis Istomin| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 43| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–2, 6–0|-| style="text-align: center" | 49 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Eduardo Schwank| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 192| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–1, 6–3, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 50 / 116| style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Juan Mónaco| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 15| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–0, 6–0|-| style="text-align: center" | 51 / 116| style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF| Nicolás Almagro| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 13| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3|-| style="text-align: center" | 52 / 116| style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF| David Ferrer| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 6| bgcolor="#98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–2, 6–1|-| rowspan="7" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:centre;"| French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 26 – June 9, 2013| style="text-align: center" | 54 / 116| style="background:#afeeee;" || Daniel Brands | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 59| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–3|-| style="text-align: center" | 55 / 116| style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R| Martin Kližan | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 35| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3|-| style="text-align: center" | 56 / 116| style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R| Fabio Fognini | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 29| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4|-| style="text-align: center" | 57 / 116| style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R| Kei Nishikori | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 15| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 6–4, 6–1, 6–3|-| style="text-align: center" | 58 / 116| style="background:#ffebcd; text-align: center" | QF| Stanislas Wawrinka| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 10| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 6–2, 6–3, 6–1|-| style="text-align: center" | 59 / 116| style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF| Novak Djokovic| style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 1| bgcolor="98FB98"|| 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7|-|-|-|-|-|-
Players in bold were ranked inside the top 10 at the time of at least one meeting.
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width=200 | Player | Rank | width=250 | Event | Surface | Rd | width=250 | Score | ||
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1/32. | Roger Federer | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2005 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 5 | |
2/32. | Ivan Ljubičić | 4 | 2006 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | 2 | ||
3/32. | Roger Federer | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2006 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 2 | |
4/32. | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 2007 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | 2 | ||
5/32. | Roger Federer | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2007 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 2 | |
6/32. | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2008 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 6–2, 7–67–3) | 2 | ||
7/32. | Roger Federer | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2008 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | 2 | |
8/32. | Robin Söderling | 7 | 2010 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | 1 | ||
11/32. | Roger Federer | 3 | 2011 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 | 1 | ||
12/32. | David Ferrer | 6 | 2012 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | 2 | ||
13/32. | Novak Djokovic | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2012 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2013 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 | 4 | |
16/32. | David Ferrer | 5 | 2013 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | 1 | ||
19/32. | Novak Djokovic | bgcolor=thistle | 2 | 2014 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | 1 | |
20/32. | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 2017 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 | 4 | ||
21/32. | Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 2017 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | 4 | ||
22/32. | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 2018 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | 1 | ||
23/32. | Dominic Thiem | 8 | 2018 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | 2 | ||
26/32. | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 2019 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | 2 | ||
27/32. | Novak Djokovic | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 2020 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=lime | 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 | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 7–6(10–8), 6–6, ret. | 5 | ||
32/32. | Casper Ruud | 8 | 2022 French Open | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 | 5 | ||