Head-to-head tallies Federer–Nadal rivalry

1 head-to-head tallies

1.1 set tallies
1.2 hard
1.3 clay
1.4 grass

head-to-head tallies

the following breakdown of head-to-head results:

all matches: nadal, 23–15

clay courts: nadal, 13–2
grass courts: federer, 2–1
hard courts: federer, 11–9

outdoor: nadal, 8–6*
indoor: federer, 5–1

* shanghai masters 2017 final between federer , nadal played roof closed due rain, atp officially counts outdoor match.

all finals: nadal, 14–10

clay courts: nadal, 11–2
hard courts: federer, 6–2

outdoor: federer, 4–2
indoor: federer, 2–0


grass courts: federer, 2–1


grand slam matches: nadal, 9–3

australian open: nadal, 3–1
french open: nadal, 5–0
wimbledon: federer, 2–1


grand slam finals: nadal, 6–3

australian open: tied, 1–1
french open: nadal, 4–0
wimbledon: federer, 2–1


tennis masters cup/atp world tour finals matches: federer, 4–1
tennis masters cup/atp world tour finals finals: federer, 1–0
atp masters series/atp world tour masters 1000 matches: nadal, 12–7
atp masters series/atp world tour masters 1000 finals: nadal, 7–5

clay courts: nadal, 7–2
hard courts: federer, 3–0


best of 5 set matches: nadal, 11–4

five-set matches: tied, 3–3


best of 3 set matches: nadal, 12–11

set tallies

notes

in bold: matches happened in finals.

hard

nadal , federer have played 20 of 38 matches on hard courts, head-to-head on surface @ 11–9 in federer s favour. important distinction relative success of 2 players on indoor , outdoor hard courts. in former, federer leads nadal 5–1 record, while on outdoor hard courts, nadal leads 8–6. quicker conditions , low bounce of indoor hard courts fit federer s style, while slower , high bouncing conditions of outdoor ones favor nadal. federer has defeated nadal in 4 out of 5 encounters have had @ year end championships, including 2010 final, played on indoor hardcourts. surface on have exchanged lead in head-to-head, has happened several times.

despite nadal s success on hard courts, analysts have criticized lack of consistency in reaching hard court tournament finals (especially open finals) potentially skewing overall head-to-head results. in reference match @ 2012 australian open, nadal has said federer typically favourite on these kinds of surfaces .

clay

nadal , federer have played 15 of 38 matches on clay nadal holding 13–2 advantage on federer. 2005 2008, nadal won every french open, defeating federer in each of tournaments (in 2005 semifinal , 2006, 2007, 2008 finals), in 2011 final, , won @ least 2 of 3 clay masters events each year 2005–2010, defeating federer in 6 of those. statistically, nadal has highest win percentage on clay of player in atp history, , third best all-time. result, analysts , players, such pat cash , conchita martínez, consider nadal greatest clay-court player ever. nadal has won of 7 meetings in best of 5 set matches on clay.

grass

federer , nadal have met 3 times on grass, federer ahead 2–1. federer has won wimbledon championships 8 times, , nadal has won championships twice. 5 of federer s titles consecutive titles (from 2003 2007), , sixth, seventh , eighth titles won in 2009, 2012 , 2017. federer , nadal met in 3 consecutive wimbledon finals 2006 2008; federer won first 2 finals, while nadal won last one. 2008 wimbledon final (won nadal) has been lauded greatest match ever many long-time tennis analysts.