“Rafael Nadal Breaks Records: The Numbers Behind His Tennis Legacy”

Since his professional debut in 2001, Rafael Nadal has built up one of the most breathtaking records in tennis. The proof by the numbers:

. Most Grand Slam titles:

1. Rafael Nadal 22

. Novak Djokovic 22

3. Roger Federer 20

. Most titles in a single Grand Slam tournament:

1. Rafael Nadal 14 (Roland-Garros)

2. Novak Djokovic 10 (Australian Open)

3. Roger Federer 8 (Wimbledon)

. Most Grand Slam finals:

1. Novak Djokovic 33

2. Roger Federer 31

3. Rafael Nadal 30

. Most matches won in a single Grand Slam tournament:

1. Rafael Nadal 112 at Roland Garros

2. Roger Federer 105 at Wimbledon

3. Roger Federer 102 at the Australian Open

4. Jimmy Connors 98 à l’US Open

5. Novak Djokovic 89 at the Australian Open

. Roger Federer 89 at the US Open

7. Novak Djokovic 86 at Wimbledon

8. Novak Djokovic 85 at Roland Garros

9. Jimmy Connors 84 at Wimbledon

10. Novak Djokovic 81 at the US Open

. Most successive titles in a single Grand Slam tournament in the open era (since 1968):

1. Roger Federer 5 at Wimbledon (2003-2007) and US Open (2004-2008)

. Rafael Nadal 5 at Roland Garros (2010-2014)

. Björn Borg 5 at Wimbledon (1976-1980)

4. Novak Djokovic 4 at the Australian Open (2019-2023, did not participate in the 2022 edition) and at Wimbledon (2018-2022, 2020 edition canceled due to covid)

. Pete Sampras 4 at Wimbledon (1997-2000)

. Highest number of successive finals in a single Grand Slam tournament:

1. Roger Federer 7 at Wimbledon (2003-2009)

2. Rafael Nadal 5 at Roland Garros (2010-2014)

3. Novak Djokovic 4 at the Australian Open (2019-2023, did not participate in the 2022 edition), Wimbledon (2018-2022, 2020 edition canceled due to covid) and the US Open ( 2010-2013)

. Most weeks spent N.1 worldwide (as of Sunday, May 21, 2023):

1. Novak Djokovic (381)

2. Roger Federer (310)

3. Rafael Nadal (209)

. Highest number of seasons completed World No.1 (end of 2022):

1. Novak Djokovic (7)

2. Pete Sampras (6)

3. Rafael Nadal (5)

. Roger Federer (5)

. Most weeks in the World Top 10 (as of Sunday, May 21, 2023):

1. Roger Federer (968)

2. Rafael Nadal (912)

3. Jimmy Connors (817)

4. Novak Djokovic (785)

. Most titles in Masters 1000 (before Rome 2023):

1. Novak Djokovic (38)

2. Rafael Nadal (36)

3. Roger Federer (28)

. Most matches won in Masters 1000:

1. Rafael Nadal (406)

2. Novak Djokovic (386 avant Rome 2023)

3. Roger Federer (381)

. Most tournaments won (before Rome 2023):

1. Jimmy Connors (109)

2. Roger Federer (103)

3. Ivan Lendl (94)

4. Novak Djokovic (93)

5. Rafael Nadal (92)

. Most matches won (stopped before Rome 2023)

1. Jimmy Connors (1,274 for 283 losses)

2. Roger Federer (1,251 for 275 defeats)

3. Rafael Nadal (1,068 for 220 defeats)

. Ivan Lendl (1,068 for 242 defeats)

5. Novak Djokovic (1,048 for 209 defeats before Rome 2023)

. Grand Slam

By winning the 2022 Australian Open, Nadal alone held the record for the number of Grand Slam titles (21) before raising it to 22 at Roland-Garros a few months later.

With this victory in Melbourne in 2022, Nadal also became the second player in the Open era (since 1968) after Djokovic to win each of the four major tournaments twice. He never managed the Grand Slam (all four in the same year). Australians Rod Laver and Roy Emerson have also won all four Grand Slam trophies at least twice, but debuted before 1968. Laver won the Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969.

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