Frances Tiafoe vs Rafael Nadal Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
F. Tiafoe vs R. Nadal

Frances Tiafoe

USA

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$10.5M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Rafael Nadal

ESP

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$10.5M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Tiafoe 1 - 2 Nadal

They have played 9 sets in total, with Frances Tiafoe winning 3 and Rafael Nadal winning 6. The last match between Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Nadal was at the U.S. Open - New York, 05-09-2022, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with Frances Tiafoe getting the victory 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Tiafoe	1
Nadal	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R4) U.S. Open - New York(09-05-22)

Stats

Frances Tiafoe

Rafael Nadal

(R3) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(05-09-19)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Frances Tiafoe

(QF) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-22-19)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Frances Tiafoe

F. Tiafoe vs R. Nadal H2H Profile

F. Tiafoe	Stats	R. Nadal
$10,470,405	Career Prize Money	$96,585,210
58.36% (405-289)	Career Total W/L	82.16% (1124-244)
0	Clay	1
1	Hard	1
11	Titles	94
1	Total H2H Matches	2
53.06% (26-23)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

F. Tiafoe vs R. Nadal Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Frances Tiafoe has won 48.47% of points on their second serve, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Frances Tiafoe, in recent form, has won 44.21% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 20.62% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Frances Tiafoe has saved 62.07% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rafael Nadal has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Frances Tiafoe has won 53.06% of matches played (W/L 26/23), with Rafael Nadal winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Frances Tiafoe has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 125/75), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 52% (W/L 56/52). Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39).
Player level: In the last year, Frances Tiafoe has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 9/9), where as Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Frances Tiafoe winning 1 times and Rafael Nadal being victorious 2 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Frances Tiafoe winning 3 and Rafael Nadal winning 6.
The last match between Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Nadal was at the U.S. Open - New York, 05-09-2022, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with Frances Tiafoe getting the victory 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:17:58.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Frances Tiafoe has played against opponents with an average rank of 74.41 while Rafael Nadal has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Frances Tiafoe has won 38% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rafael Nadal has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Frances Tiafoe has converted 40.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rafael Nadal has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Frances Tiafoe vs Rafael Nadal Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

F. Tiafoe vs R. Nadal H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

F. Tiafoe	Stats	R. Nadal
1	H2H Matches Won	2
3	Sets Won	6
38	Games Won	47
32	Aces (Total)	26
5	Total Double Faults	9
2:17:58	Average Match Time	2:17:58
64% (157/246)	1st Serve %	62% (150/242)
71% (111/157)	1st Serve Win %	80% (120/150)
53% (47/89)	2nd Serve Win %	59% (54/92)
45% (5/11)	Break Pts Won %	44% (8/18)
28% (68/242)	Return Points Win %	36% (88/246)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

F. Tiafoe Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
R2 Yannick HanfmannY. Hanfmann	L	6-7(9) 6-2 6-1	Stats
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo - 22-09-2025
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	L	3-6 6-1 7-5	Stats
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, USA-CZE 2-3 - 08-09-2025
Rubber 5 Jakub MensikJ. Mensik	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
Rubber 1 Jiri LeheckaJ. Lehecka	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R3 Jan-Lennard StruffJ. Struff	L	6-4 6-3 7-6(7)	Stats

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R. Nadal Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 - 18-11-2024
Rubber 1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Olympics - Paris - 29-07-2024
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
Nordea Open - Bastad - 15-07-2024
F Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
SF Duje AjdukovicD. Ajdukovic	W	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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F. Tiafoe vs R. Nadal Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

F. Tiafoe	Stats	R. Nadal
58.36% (405/289)	YTD Win/Loss	82.16% (1124/244)
56.06% (1022/801)	Sets Win/Loss	76.57% (2696/825)
51.31% (9278/8804)	Games Win/Loss	59.47% (19730/13449)
58.18% (192/138)	Hard Win/Loss	79.67% (439/112)
62.50% (125/75)	Clay Win/Loss	89.65% (511/59)
51.85% (56/52)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.90% (98/53)
57.14% (32/24)	Grass Win/Loss	79.17% (76/20)
0.5	Aces Per Game	0.24
4414	Aces Total	3839
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1565	Total Double Faults	2000
1:41:26	Average Match Time	1:7:13
354.71	Average Opponent Rank	430.17
60% (31387/52006)	1st Serve %	68% (58555/86368)
73% (22782/31387)	1st Serve Win %	72% (42361/58544)
52% (10679/20616)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (15931/27857)
38% (1700/4440)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (4679/10428)
36% (19103/52420)	Return Points Win %	42% (38917/92075)
59.62% (62/42)	Slam W/L	87.71% (314/44)
51.20% (64/61)	Masters W/L	81.98% (414/91)
22.22% (4/14)	Cups W/L	87.50% (35/5)
53.28% (130/114)	Main Tour W/L	80.50% (289/70)
0% (0/0)	Tour Finals W/L	53.85% (21/18)
69.50% (98/43)	Challenger W/L	75.47% (40/13)
76.67% (46/14)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
58% (339/581)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	80% (775/968)
57% (60/106)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (338/384)
57% (206/364)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	61% (276/452)
53% (148/279)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (199/291)
80% (389/311)	1st Set Won, Won Match	94% (1049/990)
20% (389/77)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	5% (1049/57)
30% (305/92)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	41% (319/132)