By SABC Sport
10th October 2024
The Spaniard achieved a series of incredible records on clay but was an all-time great on all surfaces.
Here, we pick out some of the key numbers from Nadal's time in the sport.
22 - grand slam titles.
14 - French Open titles, the most by any player at any slam.
112 - victories at Roland Garros.
4 - defeats at Roland Garros.
4 - US Open titles.
2 - Wimbledon titles.
2 - Australian Open titles.
13 - years between Nadal's two Melbourne titles, in 2009 and 2022.
30 - grand slam final appearances.
92 - tour-level singles titles.
2 - Olympic gold medals, one in singles and one in doubles.
36 - ATP Masters 1000 titles.
4 - Davis Cup titles with Spain.
12 - titles at the Barcelona Open, with 11 at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
81 - consecutive matches won on clay from April 2005 to May 2007.
209 - weeks spent at world number one.
5 - years ended as world number one.
912 - consecutive weeks spent in the top 10 between April 2005 and March 2023, more than any other man.
24 - victories over Roger Federer from 40 matches.
29 - victories over Novak Djokovic from 60 matches.
1,080 - tour-level matches won.