Fernando Verdasco vs Rafael Nadal Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Fernando Verdasco and Rafael Nadal have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 20 times. Rafael Nadal currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 17–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Fernando Verdasco has compiled an overall career record of 559–447 across 1006 matches, translating to a win rate of 55.57%. On hard courts his record stands at 263–237 (52.60%), while on clay he holds a 236–158 (59.90%) mark. On grass the numbers read 51–44 (53.68%) , and on carpet 9–8 (52.94%). Throughout his career he has won 7 titles (2 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 28–108 (20.59%).

Rafael Nadal, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1080–228 from 1308 matches (82.57% win rate). His hard-court record is 518–151 (77.43%), on clay he stands at 484–51 (90.47%), and on grass he has gone 76–20 (79.17%) , with a carpet record of 2–6 (25.00%). He has accumulated 92 titles in total (25 hard, 63 clay, 4 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 186–105 (63.92%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 10 times, with Rafael Nadal leading 8–2 (80.00%). The clay record between them sits at 8–1 (88.89% for Rafael Nadal) across 9 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Rafael Nadal).