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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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R. Nadal vs F. Tiafoe

Rafael Nadal

ESP

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

173

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$96.6M

Career Money

$10.5M

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Frances Tiafoe

USA

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

173

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$96.6M

Career Money

$10.5M

Left-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-To-Head: Nadal 2 - 1 Tiafoe

They have played 9 sets in total, with Rafael Nadal winning 6 and Frances Tiafoe winning 3. 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
Nadal	2
Tiafoe	1

Last 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)

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Rafael Nadal

Frances Tiafoe

R. Nadal vs F. Tiafoe H2H Profile

R. Nadal	Stats	F. Tiafoe
$96,585,210	Career Prize Money	$10,470,405
82.16% (1124-244)	Career Total W/L	58.53% (405-287)
1	Clay	0
1	Hard	1
94	Titles	11
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	55.32% (26-21)

R. Nadal vs F. Tiafoe Match Preview

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Rafael Nadal has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Frances Tiafoe has won 46.22%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Rafael Nadal, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Frances Tiafoe has won 43.69%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 22.09% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Rafael Nadal has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Frances Tiafoe has saved 59.82% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Rafael Nadal has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/ 1), with Frances Tiafoe winning 51.79% (W/L 0/ 27) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 90% (W/L 511/ 59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/ 39). 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).
Player level: In the last year, Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the Davis/Fed Cup, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/ 1), where as Frances Tiafoe has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 11/ 11). 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 Rafael Nadal winning 2 times and Frances Tiafoe being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Rafael Nadal winning 6 and Frances Tiafoe winning 3. 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, Rafael Nadal has played against opponents with an average rank of 83 while Frances Tiafoe has played against players with an average rank of 73.64.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Rafael Nadal has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Frances Tiafoe has won 37% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Rafael Nadal has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Frances Tiafoe has converted 36.49% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Rafael Nadal vs Frances Tiafoe Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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 Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
R2 Martin DammM. Damm	W	6-4 7-5 6-7(8) 7-5	Stats
R1 Yoshihito NishiokaY. Nishioka	W	6-3 7-6(6) 6-3	Stats

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

R. Nadal	Stats	F. Tiafoe
82.16% (1124/244)	YTD Win/Loss	58.53% (405/287)
76.57% (2696/825)	Sets Win/Loss	56.14% (1020/797)
59.47% (19730/13449)	Games Win/Loss	51.35% (9256/8770)
79.67% (439/112)	Hard Win/Loss	58.54% (192/136)
89.65% (511/59)	Clay Win/Loss	62.50% (125/75)
64.90% (98/53)	Indoor Hard W/L	51.85% (56/52)
79.17% (76/20)	Grass Win/Loss	57.14% (32/24)
0.24	Aces Per Game	0.5
3839	Aces Total	4399
0.12	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
2000	Total Double Faults	1558
1:7:13	Average Match Time	1:41:16
425.18	Average Opponent Rank	350.11
68% (58555/86368)	1st Serve %	60% (31281/51805)
72% (42361/58544)	1st Serve Win %	73% (22712/31281)
57% (15931/27857)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (10633/20521)
45% (4679/10428)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1696/4433)
42% (38917/92075)	Return Points Win %	36% (19047/52242)
87.71% (314/44)	Slam W/L	59.62% (62/42)
81.98% (414/91)	Masters W/L	51.61% (64/60)
87.50% (35/5)	Cups W/L	22.22% (4/14)
80.50% (289/70)	Main Tour W/L	53.50% (130/113)
53.85% (21/18)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
75.47% (40/13)	Challenger W/L	69.50% (98/43)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	76.67% (46/14)
80% (775/968)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (339/579)
88% (338/384)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	57% (60/106)
61% (276/452)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	56% (205/363)
68% (199/291)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (148/277)
94% (1049/990)	1st Set Won, Won Match	80% (387/311)
5% (1049/57)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	19% (387/75)
41% (319/132)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	30% (305/92)