List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal
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This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
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This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
| Tournament | Since | Record accomplished | Player(s) tied |
| Grand Slams | 1908 | Career Golden Slam: Won all four majors and the Olympic gold medal in singles | Andre AgassiNovak Djokovic |
| Career Golden Slam + Olympic gold medal in doubles | Stands alone | ||
| 1978 | Surface Slam: Won majors on three different surfaces in a calendar year (2010) | Novak Djokovic | |
| Simultaneous holder of majors on clay, grass, and hard courts (2010) | |||
| 1896 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic gold medal in singles and majors on clay and grass courts (2008) | Stands alone | |
| 1925 | Double Channel Slam: Won the French–Wimbledon title double in a calendar year twice (2008, 2010) | Rod LaverBjörn Borg | |
| 1908 | Youngest male player to achieve the Career Golden Slam (24) | Stands alone | |
| 1877 | 14 titles won at a single major (French Open) | Stands alone | |
| 14 titles won on a single surface (Clay) | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 14 finals at a single major (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
| 112 match wins at a single major (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
| 10 title defences (2006–08, 2011–14, 2018–2020) | Roger Federer | ||
| 10 title defences at a single major (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
| 10 consecutive years winning 1+ major (2005–2014) | Stands alone | ||
| 15 years winning 1+ major (2005–2014, 2017–2020, 2022) | Stands alone | ||
| 2 streaks of 5+ consecutive final wins across non-consecutive tournaments | Stands alone | ||
| 2 streaks of 10+ consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone | ||
| 3 streaks of 4+ consecutive titles at a single major | Stands alone | ||
| 3 streaks of 31+ consecutive match wins at a single major | Stands alone | ||
| 3+ majors in three separate decades (2000s - 6, 2010s - 13, 2020s - 3) | Stands alone | ||
| 2+ majors in three separate decades | Stands alone | ||
| Won the same major twice in three separate decades (French Open) | Stands alone | ||
| 1978 | Most combined hard court (6) and clay court (14) majors - 20 | Stands alone | |
| 1925 | Most combined grass court (2) and clay court (14) majors - 16 | Stands alone | |
| 1925 | 4 French–US title doubles (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) | Stands alone | |
| 1877 | 4 majors won without losing a set (2008, 2010, 2017, 2020) | Stands alone | |
| 8 majors won while losing no more than one set | Stands alone | ||
| 6 majors won with the final set score of either 6–0 or 6–1 | Stands alone | ||
| Longest Grand Slam final by duration (5 hours 53 minutes) | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1968 | 16 semifinals won spanning non-consecutive tournaments | Stands alone | |
| 1973 | Defeated four Top-10 players en route to a title | Mats WilanderRoger Federer | |
| All Tournaments / ATP Tour | 2009 | Clay Slam: Won Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, and French Open in a calendar year (2010) | Stands alone |
| 1899 | Summer Slam: Won Canada, Cincinnati, and US Open in a calendar year (2013) | Patrick Rafter Andy Roddick | |
| 1970 | Overall clay court match-winning percentage of 90.7% (479–49) | Stands alone | |
| Overall outdoor match-winning percentage of 84.4% (980–181) | Stands alone | ||
| 980 outdoor match wins | Stands alone | ||
| 1970 | Most combined grass court (4) and clay court (63) titles - 67 | Stands alone | |
| Most combined hard court (25) and clay court (63) titles - 88 | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 90 outdoor titles | Stands alone | ||
| 63 clay-court titles | Stands alone | ||
| 1877 | 12+ titles at two tournaments (14 French Open and 12 Barcelona) | Herbert Roper BarrettJean Borotra | |
| 11+ titles at three tournaments (14 French Open, 12 Barcelona, and 11 Monte Carlo) | Jean Borotra | ||
| 37 titles won from three tournaments (14 French Open, 12 Barcelona, and 11 Monte Carlo) | Stands alone | ||
| 1970 | 30 titles won without losing a set (Clay - 26 and hard - 4) | Stands alone | |
| 1877 | 40 clay-court Big Titles won | Stands alone | |
| 26 clay-court titles won without losing a set | Stands alone | ||
| 1968 | 18 consecutive years winning 2+ titles (2005–2022) | Novak Djokovic | |
| 1930 | 3 consecutive years winning Monte Carlo, Rome, and French Open (2005–2007) | Stands alone | |
| 1897 | 4 consecutive years winning Monte Carlo and French Open (2005–2008) | Stands alone |
| Grand Slams | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| Australian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS OpenOlympics | 2008, 2010 | Career Golden Slam: Won all four majors and the Olympic gold medal in singles | Andre AgassiNovak Djokovic |
| 2008, 2010, 2016 | Career Grand Slam + Olympic singles and doubles gold medals | Stands alone | |
| French OpenWimbledonUS Open | 2010 | Surface Slam: Won majors on clay, grass, and hard courts in a calendar year | Novak Djokovic |
| Won the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in a calendar year | Don BudgeTony TrabertRod Laver | ||
| French OpenWimbledon | 2008, 2010 | Double Channel Slam: Won the French-Wimbledon title double in a calendar year twice | Rod LaverBjörn Borg |
| French OpenWimbledonOlympics | 2008 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Wimbledon | Andy Murray |
| Winner of Olympic singles gold medal and two majors in a single season | Stands alone | ||
| Winner of Olympic singles gold medal and majors on clay and grass courts in a single season | Stands alone | ||
| Youngest male player to achieve a Career Golden Channel Slam (24) | Stands alone | ||
| Youngest male player to achieve a Career Grand Slam (24) | Stands alone | ||
| Youngest male player to achieve a Career Golden Slam (24) | Stands alone | ||
| Australian OpenFrench OpenUS Open | 2005–2022 | 6+ majors on both hard and clay courts | Stands alone |
| French Open | 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 | 4 majors won without losing a set | Stands alone |
| Australian OpenFrench OpenUS Open | 2007–2008, 2010, 2012,2017, 2019, 2020 | 8 finals reached without losing a set | Stands alone |
| Australian OpenFrench Open WimbledonUS Open | 8 finals reached before by age 23 | Björn Borg Boris Becker | |
| 10 semi finals reached before age 23 | |||
| French OpenUS Open | 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019 | Won the French-US title double in a single season four times | Stands alone |
| French Open | 2005–2008, 2010–2014,2017–2020, 2022 | 14 titles won at a single major - French Open | Stands alone |
| 14 finals contested at a single major - French Open | Stands alone | ||
| French Open - French Open | 2005–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 | 15 years winning 1+ major | Stands alone |
| 2005–2014 | 10 consecutive years winning 1+ major | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2020 | 10 title defences at majors | Roger Federer | |
| 10 title defences at a single major | Stands alone | ||
| Wimbledon - Australian Open | 2011–2012 | 3 consecutive runner-up finishes | Stands alone |
| French Open - French Open | 2005–2022 | Won a major in teens, twenties, and thirties | Ken RosewallPete Sampras |
| French Open - Australian Open | 2020–2021 | 11 consecutive match wins without losing a set | Roger Federer John McEnroe |
| French Open | 2022 | 4 match wins vs. Top-10 players in one tournament | Mats WilanderRoger Federer |
| Tournament | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
| Australian Open | 2012 | Longest final by duration (5 hours 53 minutes) | Novak Djokovic |
| 2022 | Won an Australian Open final from two sets down | Jannik Sinner | |
| 2009–2022 | 13-year gap between title wins | Stands alone | |
| French Open | 2005–2008 2010–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 | 14 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 14 finals | Stands alone | ||
| 2010–2014 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
| 5 consecutive finals | Stands alone | ||
| 2005–2022 | 15 semifinals | Stands alone | |
| 6 consecutive semifinals | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 112 match wins | Stands alone | ||
| 17-year gap between title wins | Stands alone | ||
| 1+ title in three separate decades (2000s - 4, 2010s - 8, 2020s - 2) | Stands alone | ||
| 2+ titles in three separate decades (2000s - 4, 2010s - 8, 2020s - 2) | Stands alone | ||
| 2010–2015 | 39 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2022 | Highest match winning percentage - 96.55% (112–4) | Stands alone | |
| 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020 | 4 titles won without losing a set | Stands alone | |
| 2007–2020 | 6 finals reached without losing a set | Stands alone | |
| 2005 | Won title on the first attempt | Mats Wilander | |
| US Open | 2013 | Won as a US Open Series Champion | Roger Federer |
| 2017 | Won a US Open final without facing a break point | Stands alone | |
| 2017, 2019 | Won two titles after turning 30 years old | Jimmy Connors Novak Djokovic | |
| 2010–2019 | Highest finals winning percentage (minimum 4 finals reached) - 80% (4–1) | John McEnroe |
| Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
| 2005–2012, 2016–2018 | 11 titles won at a single tournament - Monte Carlo | Stands alone |
| 2005–2014 | 10 consecutive years winning 1+ title | Stands alone |
| 10 consecutive years winning 1+ clay-court title | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2021 | 10+ titles at two tournaments - 11 Monte Carlo, 10 Rome | Stands alone |
| 2005–2010 | 4 tournaments won on clay (Monte Carlo, Hamburg, Rome and Madrid) | Stands alone |
| 2005–2019 | 5+ titles at four tournaments - Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, Canada | Novak Djokovic |
| 2013 | 4 consecutive titles | |
| 4 consecutive titles won in a single season - Madrid, Rome, Canada and Cincinnati | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2018 | 8 titles won without losing a set | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007,2009–2010,2012, 2018 | 7 years winning Monte Carlo and Rome | Stands alone |
| 2005–2021 | 26 clay-court titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2017 | 5+ titles at three clay tournaments | Stands alone |
| 2005–2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2018 | 2+ clay-court titles in a calendar year | Stands alone |
| 2005–2019 | 10+ titles on clay (26) and hard courts (10) | Novak Djokovic |
| 2005–2022 | 20+ finals on clay (33) and hard courts (20) | Stands alone |
| 2005–2019 | 15 consecutive years contesting 1+ final | Novak Djokovic |
| 2011, 2013 | 5 consecutive finals | |
| 2005–2013 | 5 years reaching 5+ finals | |
| 2005–2021 | 12 finals at a single tournament - Monte Carlo, Rome | |
| 12 finals at two tournaments - Monte Carlo, Rome | Stands alone | |
| 9+ finals at three tournaments - 12 Monte Carlo, 12 Rome, 9 Madrid | Stands alone | |
| 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 | 5 runners-up finishes at a single tournament without winning a title - Miami | Stands alone |
| 2005–2022 | Reached the finals of most (10) Masters tournaments | Roger Federer |
| 2005–2022 | Reached the final of all 9 Masters events | Ivan LendlRoger FedererNovak Djokovic |
| 2009 | Reached quarterfinals, or better, in all 9 Masters events in a single season | Novak Djokovic |
| 2009–2010 | 9 consecutive semi-finals | Stands alone |
| 2013 | 8 semifinals reached in a single season | Novak Djokovic |
| 2005–2022 | 99 quarterfinals | Stands alone |
| 2008–2010 | 21 consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone |
| 2003–2024 | Highest overall match win percentage - 82.0% (410–90) | Stands alone |
| 70+ match wins at a single tournament - Monte Carlo 73 | Stands alone | |
| 70+ match wins at two tournaments - Monte Carlo 73, Rome 70 | Stands alone | |
| 50+ match wins at four tournaments - Monte Carlo 73, Rome 70, Indian Wells 59, Madrid 57 | Stands alone | |
| 2013 | 3 North-American hard court tournaments in a calendar year - Indian Wells, Canada, Cincinnati | Novak DjokovicRoger Federer |
| Won Canada-Cincinnati title double consecutively | Patrick RafterAndy RoddickAndre Agassi | |
| Won Indian Wells, Canada, and Cincinnati in a calendar year | Stands Alone | |
| 2008 | Won both singles and doubles events at a single tournament in the same year - Monte Carlo | Jim Courier |
| Tournament | Year(s) | Record accomplished | Players tied |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | 2005–2012, 2016–2018 | 11 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 12 Finals overall | Stands alone | ||
| 14 Semi Finals | Stands alone | ||
| 2005–2012 | 8 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2013 | 9 consecutive finals | Stands alone | |
| 2007–08, 2010, 2012, 2018 | 5 titles without dropping a set | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2021 | 73 match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2013 | 46 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2021 | 79 matches played | Stands alone | |
| 2003–2021 | 17 editions played | Fabrice Santoro Novak Djokovic | |
| Rome Masters | 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–2019, 2021 | 10 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007, 2009–2011, 2012–2013, 2018–2019, 2021 | 12 Finals Overall | Novak Djokovic | |
| 2005–2007 | 3 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
| 2009–2014 | 6 consecutive finals | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2024 | 70 match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2007 | 17 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2024 | 79 matches played | Stands alone | |
| 19 editions played | Stands alone | ||
| Madrid Masters | 2005 (indoor hard), 2010, 2013–2014, 2017 | 5 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 2005 (indoor hard), 2009–11, 2013–15, 2017 | 8 finals overall | Stands alone | |
| 2013–2014 | 2 consecutive titles | Carlos Alcaraz | |
| 2009–2011 & 2013–2015 | 3 consecutive finals | Stands alone | |
| Barcelona Open | 2005–2009, 2011–2013, 2016–2018, 2021 | 12 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
| 12 finals | Stands alone | ||
| 2005–2009 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
| 2005-2022 | 13 Semi Finals | Stands alone | |
| 72 Matches Played | Stands alone | ||
| 67 match wins | Stands alone | ||
| 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011–13, 2016–18 | 9 titles without dropping a set | Stands alone | |
| 2005–2009, 2011–2013, 2016–2018, 2021 | Highest undefeated record in finals (12–0) | Stands alone | |
| 3 three-peats | Stands alone | ||
| 2005-2022 | Win Percentage | Stands alone | |
| 22 editions played | Feliciano Lopez | ||
| Mexican Open | 2005, 2013, 2020, 2022 | 4 men's singles titles | David FerrerThomas Muster |
| 2005, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022 | 5 finals | David Ferrer | |
| 2005, 2013, 2020, 2022 | 4 titles without dropping a set | Stands alone |
| Time span | Record or achievement accomplished | Player tied |
| 2008–2020 | Ranked World No.1 in three decades - 2000s, 2010s, 2020s | Stands alone |
| 2013–2017 | Regained the year-end No. 1 crown 4+ years since the previous instance | Stands alone |
| 2017 | First man to finish as the year-end No. 1 in his 30s | Stands alone |
| 2022 | Oldest man to finish as the year-end No. 2 | Stands alone |
| 2005–2008 | Most consecutive weeks at No. 2 (160) | Stands alone |
| 2005–2022 | Most year-end Top 2 finishes (13) | Stands alone |
| Most year-end Top 4 finishes (15) | Roger FedererNovak Djokovic | |
| Most year-end Top 5 finishes (16) | ||
| Most year-end Top 10 finishes (18) | Roger Federer | |
| Most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 (912) (25 Apr 2005-20 Mar 2023) | Stands alone | |
| Most consecutive years in the Top 10 (18) (25 Apr 2005-20 Mar 2023) | Stands alone |
| Time span | Record or achievement accomplished | Open EraRanking |
| 2005–2022 | 596 weeks ranked in the Top 2; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (387) | 2nd |
| 686 weeks ranked in the Top 3; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (387), No. 3 (90) | 3rd | |
| 756 weeks ranked in the Top 4; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (387), No. 3 (90), No 4 (70) | 3rd | |
| 837 weeks ranked in the Top 5; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (387), No. 3 (90), No 4 (70), No. 5 (81) | 2nd | |
| 912 weeks ranked in the Top 10; No. 1 (209), No. 2 (387), No. 3 (90), No 4 (70), No. 5 (81), No. 6 (31), No. 7 (15), No. 8 (8), No 9 (13), No. 10 (8) | 2nd | |
| 2005–2022 | 5 year-end No. 1 finishes | 3rd |
| 13 year-end Top 2 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8) | 1st | |
| 14 year-end Top 3 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8), No. 3 (1) | 3rd | |
| 15 year-end Top 4 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1) | Federer & Djokovic | |
| 16 year-end Top 5 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1) | Federer & Djokovic | |
| 18 year-end Top 10 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1), No. 6 (1), No. 9 (1) | Federer | |
| 18 consecutive year-end Top 10 finishes; No. 1 (5), No. 2 (8), No. 3 (1), No. 4 (1), No. 5 (1), No. 6 (1), No. 9 (1) | Stands alone |
| Time span | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| 2004–2022 | 500+ match wins on hard courts and 450+ match wins on clay courts - 518 on hard and 484 on clay | Stands alone |
| 2008, 2016 | Olympic gold medals in singles and doubles at two different Olympic Games - 2008 Beijing singles and 2016 Rio men's doubles | Stands alone |
| Won two Olympic gold medals in the Open Era | Nicolás Massú Andy Murray | |
| 2005–2022 | Holder of most titles won at a single Grand Slam, Masters 1000 and ATP 500 series tournament - 14 French Open, 11 Monte Carlo, 12 Barcelona | Stands alone |
| 90 outdoor titles | Stands alone | |
| 63 clay-court titles | Stands alone | |
| 2004–2022 | 25+ titles on hard and clay courts - 25 on hard and 63 on clay | Ivan Lendl |
| 2013 | 35+ match wins on clay and hard courts in a calendar year | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007 | Longest single-surface win streak in the Open Era (81 on clay) | Stands alone |
| 2008 | 32 consecutive match wins across 3 different surfaces | Stands alone |
| 2004–2014 | 52 consecutive wins in semifinals on a single surface (clay) | Stands alone |
| 2017–2018 | 50 consecutive sets won on a single surface[broken anchor] (clay) | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007 | 13 consecutive clay-court titles | Stands alone |
| 2005–2008 | 18 consecutive clay-court finals | Stands alone |
| 2004–2022 | 3+ titles in every tennis-playable continent in the Open Era | Stands alone |
| 2005–2022 | 18 consecutive years winning 1+ ATP 500 series title | Stands alone |
| 2010 | 5 consecutive Big Titles in a single season - Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon | Stands alone |
| 2005–2006 | 5 consecutive ATP 500 series titles | Roger Federer |
| 2010–2014 | 8 consecutive ATP 500 series finals | Stands alone |
| 2006–2024 | 60 career meetings against the same opponent (Novak Djokovic) | Novak Djokovic |
| 2006–2021 | 28 career finals against the same opponent (Novak Djokovic) | |
| 2006–2017 2010–2020 | 9 career major finals against the same opponent | Roger FedererNovak Djokovic |
| 2004–2021 | 23 match wins against world No. 1 players[h] | Stands alone |
| 2004–2006 | 16 titles won as a teenager (18 years - 6 titles, 19 years - 10 titles) | Björn Borg |
| 2005 | 11 titles won in a single season as a teenager | Stands alone |
| Won 24 consecutive matches as a teenager | Stands alone | |
| 2004–2006 | Won 17 of his first 19 finals appearances (17–2) | Stands alone |
| 2005, 2007, 2015 | 3 Stuttgart Open titles | Stands alone |
| # | Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
| 1. | Roger Federer | 2004 Miami, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2. | Roger Federer | 2005 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | Roger Federer | 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | F | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | Roger Federer | 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 5. | Roger Federer | 2006 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| 6. | Roger Federer | 2006 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 7. | Roger Federer | 2007 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Roger Federer | 2007 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 9. | Roger Federer | 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 10. | Roger Federer | 2008 Hamburg, Germany | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
| 11. | Roger Federer | 2008 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 12. | Roger Federer | 2008 Wimbledon, London, England | Grass | F | 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 |
| 13. | Roger Federer | 2010 Madrid, Spain | Clay | F | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| 14. | Novak Djokovic | 2012 Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 15. | Novak Djokovic | 2012 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 16. | Novak Djokovic | 2012 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 17. | Novak Djokovic | 2013 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 |
| 18. | Novak Djokovic | 2013 Montreal, Canada | Hard | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) |
| 19. | Novak Djokovic | 2013 US Open, New York, United States | Hard | F | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 20. | Novak Djokovic | 2019 Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 21. | Novak Djokovic | 2020 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | F | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 22. | Novak Djokovic | 2021 Italian Open, Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 23. | Novak Djokovic | 2022 French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–4) |