Grigor Dimitrov vs Rafael Nadal Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis
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Grigor Dimitrov and Rafael Nadal have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 15 times. Rafael Nadal currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 14–1.
Looking at their individual career profiles, Grigor Dimitrov has compiled an overall career record of 479–310 across 789 matches, translating to a win rate of 60.71%. On hard courts his record stands at 321–201 (61.49%), while on clay he holds a 107–75 (58.79%) mark. On grass the numbers read 49–34 (59.04%) , and on carpet 2–0 (100.00%). Throughout his career he has won 9 titles (7 hard, 1 clay, 1 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 43–94 (31.39%).
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 9 times, with Rafael Nadal leading 8–1 (88.89%). The clay record between them sits at 6–0 (100.00% for Rafael Nadal) across 6 matches.
Dateâ–¼ | Tourney | Surface | Round | Wrk | Winner | Lrk | Loser | Score | BoF | Min | WA | WDF | W1stIn | W1st% | W2nd% | BPSvd |
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| 2021-04-12 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | R16 | 3 | Rafael Nadal (3) | 17 | Grigor Dimitrov (14) | 6-1 6-1 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 64.9% | 79.2% | 76.9% | 0/0 |
| 2020-02-24 | Acapulco | Hard | SF | 2 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 22 | Grigor Dimitrov (7) | 6-3 6-2 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 63.1% | 68.3% | 37.5% | 4/6 |
| 2019-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | R16 | 2 | Rafael Nadal (2) | 28 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-4 6-1 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 55.2% | 81.3% | 46.2% | 1/2 |
| 2018-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | SF | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 5 | Grigor Dimitrov (4) | 6-4 6-1 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 66.0% | 62.9% | 72.2% | 1/2 |
| 2017-10-09 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | QF | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov (6) | 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 | 3 | 152 | 6 | 2 | 74.7% | 74.6% | 70.8% | 2/2 |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | Hard | SF | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 8 | Grigor Dimitrov (3) | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 3 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 67.8% | 67.2% | 62.1% | 10/12 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | Hard | SF | 9 | Rafael Nadal (9) | 15 | Grigor Dimitrov (15) | 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 | 5 | 296 | 8 | 3 | 73.4% | 68.9% | 55.1% | 12/16 |
| 2016-10-03 | Beijing | Hard | QF | 20 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | Rafael Nadal (2) | 6-2 6-4 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 72.2% | 69.2% | 46.7% | 3/5 |
| 2015-10-26 | Basel | Hard | R16 | 7 | Rafael Nadal (3) | 28 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-4 4-6 6-3 | 3 | 133 | 4 | 2 | 67.1% | 71.7% | 57.7% | 2/6 |
| 2015-05-03 | Madrid Masters | Clay | QF | 4 | Rafael Nadal (3) | 11 | Grigor Dimitrov (10) | 6-3 6-4 | 3 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 69.1% | 63.2% | 58.8% | 3/5 |
| 2014-05-11 | Rome Masters | Clay | SF | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 14 | Grigor Dimitrov (12) | 6-2 6-2 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | 65.9% | 72.7% | 3/3 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 22 | Grigor Dimitrov (22) | 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(7) 6-2 | 5 | 217 | 3 | 7 | 73.4% | 72.5% | 66.7% | 3/6 |
| 2013-08-11 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | R16 | 3 | Rafael Nadal (4) | 29 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-2 5-7 6-2 | 3 | 122 | 4 | 2 | 73.6% | 70.3% | 47.8% | 3/5 |
| 2013-04-14 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | QF | 5 | Rafael Nadal (3) | 34 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 79.3% | 65.2% | 44.4% | 5/8 |
| 2009-02-09 | Rotterdam | Hard | R16 | 1 | Rafael Nadal (1) | 478 | Grigor Dimitrov (WC) | 7-5 3-6 6-2 | 3 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 60.7% | 72.5% | 66.7% | 7/9 |
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