Dominic Thiem vs Rafael NadalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal have met 16 times since 2016; Rafael Nadal leads 9–7. Their first meeting came at Buenos Aires in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Nadal leads 7–4. On hard courts Thiem leads 3–2. 4 of their meetings have been finals, with Nadal leading those 4–0. Across all meetings Thiem has taken 18 sets to Nadal's 24. Their most recent meeting: Rafael Nadal won at Brisbane International - Brisbane (2024).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Thiem
💥 Big Hitter
Nadal
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Dominic Thiem.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
16 career meetings, newest first
Jan 2, 2024
Brisbane International - Brisbane
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 17, 2020
Nitto ATP Finals - London
H Hard · Round Robin
Nov 7, 2020
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Jan 29, 2020
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 9, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Final
Apr 24, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Semifinals
Sep 5, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 10, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Final
May 10, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Apr 15, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jun 8, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Semifinals
May 15, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
May 14, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Final
Apr 30, 2017
Barcelona
C Clay · Final
Apr 9, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Round of 16
Feb 13, 2016
Buenos Aires
C Clay · Semifinals
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Luciano Darderi
Erste Bank Open - Vienna · 1st Round
Oct 22
Ben Shelton
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 26
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Generali Open - Kitzbuhel · 1st Round
Jul 23
Juan Pablo Varillas
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 1st Round
Jul 15
Gael Monfils
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round
Jun 24
Otto Virtanen
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 22
Franco Agamenone
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 20
Thanasi Kokkinakis
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 23
Botic van de Zandschulp
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 · Rubber 1
Nov 19
Novak Djokovic
Olympics - Paris · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Marton Fucsovics
Olympics - Paris · 1st Round
Jul 28
Nuno Borges
Nordea Open - Bastad · Final
Jul 21
Duje Ajdukovic
Nordea Open - Bastad · Semifinals
Jul 20
Mariano Navone
Nordea Open - Bastad · Quarterfinals
Jul 19
Cameron Norrie
Nordea Open - Bastad · 2nd Round
Jul 18
Leo Borg
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Thiem | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 4 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 4 |
| ATP Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Thiem | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 2 |
| Clay | 4 | 7 |
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