Nikolay Davydenko vs Rafael Nadal Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Nikolay Davydenko and Rafael Nadal have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Nikolay Davydenko currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Nikolay Davydenko has compiled an overall career record of 482–329 across 811 matches, translating to a win rate of 59.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 253–173 (59.39%), while on clay he holds a 185–118 (61.06%) mark. On grass the numbers read 10–20 (33.33%) , and on carpet 34–18 (65.38%). Throughout his career he has won 21 titles (8 hard, 10 clay, 3 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 38–78 (32.76%).

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 7 times, with Nikolay Davydenko leading 6–1 (85.71%). The clay record between them sits at 4–0 (100.00% for Rafael Nadal) across 4 matches.