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Dominic Thiem vs Rafael NadalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

DT

🇦🇹Dominic Thiem

Unranked

97w
6–9

15 meetings · sets 16–24

RN

🇪🇸Rafael Nadal

Unranked

110w

Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal have met 15 times since 2016; Rafael Nadal leads 9–6. Their first meeting came at Buenos Aires in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Nadal leads 7–4. On hard courts they are level 2–2. 4 of their meetings have been finals, with Nadal leading those 4–0. Across all meetings Thiem has taken 16 sets to Nadal's 24. Their most recent meeting: Rafael Nadal won at Brisbane (2024).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Thiem

🎯 Baseliner

Precise groundstrokesCourt controlPatient constructionConsistent depth
vs

Nadal

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies

Matchup analysis

🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,047 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

15 career meetings, newest first

Jan 2, 2024

Brisbane

H Hard · Round of 32

57
16
Nadal

Nov 7, 2020

Nitto ATP Finals

H Hard · Round Robin

7967
7764
Thiem

Jan 29, 2020

Australian Open

H Hard · Quarterfinals

7763
7764
46
7866
Thiem

Jun 9, 2019

Roland Garros

C Clay · Final

36
75
16
16
Nadal

Apr 24, 2019

Barcelona

C Clay · Semifinals

64
64
Thiem

Sep 5, 2018

US Open

H Hard · Quarterfinals

60
46
57
7764
6577
Nadal

Jun 10, 2018

Roland Garros

C Clay · Final

46
36
26
Nadal

May 10, 2018

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid

C Clay · Quarterfinals

75
63
Thiem

Apr 15, 2018

ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo

C Clay · Quarterfinals

06
26
Nadal

Jun 8, 2017

Roland Garros

C Clay · Semifinals

36
46
06
Nadal

May 15, 2017

ATP Masters 1000 Rome

C Clay · Quarterfinals

64
63
Thiem

May 14, 2017

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid

C Clay · Final

68710
46
Nadal

Apr 30, 2017

Barcelona

C Clay · Final

46
16
Nadal

Apr 9, 2016

ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo

C Clay · Round of 16

57
36
Nadal

Feb 13, 2016

Buenos Aires

C Clay · Semifinals

64
46
7764
Thiem

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Thiem
LLLLLLWL
L

Luciano Darderi

Vienna · Round of 32

6678
26

Oct 22

L

Ben Shelton

US Open · Round of 128

46
26
26

Aug 26

L

Thiago Agustin Tirante

Kitzbuhel · Round of 32

26
46

Jul 23

L

Juan Pablo Varillas

Gstaad · Round of 32

36
75
6477

Jul 15

L

Gael Monfils

Mallorca · Round of 32

36
6377

Jun 24

L

Otto Virtanen

Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying

26
57

May 22

W

Franco Agamenone

Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying

36
63
62

May 20

L

Thanasi Kokkinakis

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · 2nd Round Qualifying

16
36

Apr 23

Nadal
LWWWWLLW
L

Nuno Borges

Bastad · Final

36
26

Jul 21

W

Duje Ajdukovic

Bastad · Semifinals

46
63
64

Jul 20

W

Mariano Navone

Bastad · Quarterfinals

6277
75
75

Jul 19

W

Cameron Norrie

Bastad · Round of 16

64
64

Jul 18

W

Leo Borg

Bastad · Round of 32

63
64

Jul 16

L

Alexander Zverev

Roland Garros · Round of 128

36
6577
36

May 28

L

Hubert Hurkacz

ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 64

16
36

May 11

W

Zizou Bergs

ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 128

46
63
64

May 9

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ ThiemNadal ahead↓ Nadal

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageThiemNadal
Finals04
Grand Slam14
ATP 50011
ATP 25011
Other10
ATP Masters 100023

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceThiemNadal
Hard22
Clay47

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Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal FAQ

Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 9–6 over 15 meetings.