Rafael Nadal’s career stats, and where they place him in tennis history

As Rafael Nadal winds down his historic tennis career, we ask: just how historic was it?

The answer: Very.

It's one of a kind, in a variety of ways. (All statistics as of October 10, 2024.)

Major Milestones

One of the first metrics that comes up when discussing all-time greatness is Grand Slam titles, and Nadal is second all-time in men's history with 22. He was the all-time leader for about six months, winning his 21st and 22nd majors at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2022, which broke a three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But since then, Djokovic has won four more Slams to take the outright lead with 24.

Roland Garros

Nadal has become synonymous with Roland Garros, and with 14 career titles in Paris, he’s the only tennis player in history to have won the same major more than 11 times. He conquered the terre battue four times in a row from 2005 to 2008, five times in a row from 2010 to 2014, another four times in a row from 2017 to 2020 and then—for good measure—again in 2022.

Career Slams

By winning the 2010 US Open at age 24, Nadal became the youngest man in the Open Era to complete a Career Slam—as well as the youngest man to complete a Career Golden Slam. He had already won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008. The only other men to win a Career Golden Slam are Andre Agassi, who completed his at age 29 in Paris in 1999; and Novak Djokovic, who achieved the feat as a 37-year-old by winning gold at the Paris Olympics this year.

No. 1 Ranking

Nadal has spent 209 total weeks at No. 1, which places him at sixth-most in ATP rankings history after Djokovic, Federer, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors. He was the youngest of the "Big Three" to reach the pinnacle of the sport, though, doing it at 22 years old in 2008—Federer was a slightly older 22-year-old when he first got there in 2004, and Djokovic was 24 when he first reached No. 1.

Clay Play

This is crazy:

• Overall record on clay: 484-51 (.905 winning percentage)
• Record in best-of-five-set matches on clay: 137-4 (.972 winning percentage)
• Notable clay win streaks: 81 matches (2005 to 2007), 50 sets (2017 to 2018)

Titles

Nadal has won 92 titles in his career. That includes 22 majors, 36 Masters 1000 crowns, as well as an Olympic gold medal. He has the fifth-most men's tour-level titles in the Open Era, after Connors, Federer, Djokovic and Lendl.

Prize Money

And last but certainly not least, Nadal is one of only three players in tennis history to surpass $100 million in career prize money, alongside Djokovic and Federer. Djokovic is currently the all-time leader with $184,480,269, followed by Nadal at $134,946,100 and Federer at $130,594,339.