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Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Verdict

Won 12 Grand Slams and reached 17

Grand Slam Finals.

Won 17 Grand Slams and reached 24

Grand Slam Finals.

0-1

Won 1 or more Grand Slams for 9

consecutive years (2005-2013)

Won 1 or more Grand Slams for 8

consecutive years (2003-2010)

1-1

Won 3 Grand Slams in a calendar year(2010) Won 3 Grand Slams in a calendar year(2004, 2006, 2007)

1-2

Won 3 consecutive Grand Slams on 3

different surfaces

(2010)

Won 2 consecutive Grand Slams on 2

different surfaces

(2004-2007, 2009)

2-2

Won a single Grand Slam title 8 times

(French Open)

Won a single Grand Slam title 7 times

(Wimbledon)

3-2

Reached 5 consecutive Grand Slam

Semi-Finals

(2008-2009, 2011-2012)

Reached 23 consecutive Grand Slam

Semi-Finals

(2004-2010)

3-3

Reached 11 consecutive

Grand Slam Quarter-Finals

(2009-2012)

Reached 36 consecutive Grand Slam

Quarter-Finals

(2004-2013)

3-4

Won the fastest Grand Slam after the

slowest Grand Slam in succession twice

(2008, 2010)

Won the fastest Grand Slam after the

slowest Grand Slam in succession once

(2009)

4-4

Won a single Grand Slam 4 years in

succession 2 times

(French Open, 2005-2008, 2010-2013)

Won 2 different Grand Slams 4 years in

succession once

(Wimbledon & US Open, 2004-2007)

5-5

Completed victory in all 4 Grand Slams

at least once at the age of 24

Completed victory in all 4 Grand Slams

at least once at the age of 27

6-5

Won 25 Masters 1000 Titles and

reached 36 Masters 1000 Finals

Won 21 Masters 1000 Titles and

reached 34 Masters 1000 Finals

7-5

Has won a single Masters 1000 event 8times (Monte Carlo) Has won a single Masters 1000 event 5times (Cincinnati)

8-5

Has won a single Masters 1000 event in

8 consecutive years

(Monte Carlo, 2005-2012)

Has won a single Masters 1000 event in

3 consecutive years

(Indian Wells, 2004-2006)

9-5

Won 4 Masters 1000 events in a

calendar year 2 times (2005, 2013)

Won 4 Masters 1000 events in a

calendar year 2 times (2005, 2006)

10-6

Has won 6 different Masters 1000

events

Has won 7 different Masters 1000

events

10-7

Won Gold Medal at 2008 Olympics,

Beijing

Won Silver Medal at 2012 Olympics,

London

11-7

Reached 1 Year-End Championship

Final

Won 6 Year-End Championship Finals

and reached the Finals 8 times

11-8

Won the Davis Cup for Spain

(2004, 2008-2009, 2011)

Reached the Davis Cup Semi-Finals for

Switzerland (2003)

12-8

Has won 14 ATP World Tour 500

events and been the finalist 16 times

Has won 12 ATP World Tour 500 events

and been the finalist 17 times

13-8

Has won 6 ATP World Tour 250 events

and been the finalist 10 times

Has won 21 ATP World Tour 250 events

and been the finalist 28 times

13-9

102 weeks spent at the ATP #1 Ranking 302 weeks spent at the ATP #1 Ranking 13-10

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Finished 2 years ranked ATP #1 and

also 5 years at ATP #2

(2008, 2010)

Finished 5 years ranked ATP #1 and

also 4 years at ATP #2

(2004-2007, 2009)

13-11

Has reached 81 ATP career finals with

58 victories

Has reached 112 ATP career finals with

77 victories

13-12

Won 42 clay court titles and has

reached 48 clay court finals

Won 10 clay court titles and has

reached 23 clay court finals

14-12

Won 13 hard court titles and has

reached 27 hard court finals

Won 52 hard court titles and has

reached 65 hard court finals

14-13

Won 3 grass court titles and has

reached 6 grass court finals

Won 13 grass court finals and has

reached 17 grass court finals

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Has got a winning head-to-head record

against all his best contemporaries:

Djokovic [21-15]

Federer [20-10]

Murray [13-5]

Del Potro [8-3]Berdych [14-3]

Tsonga [8-3]

Ferrer [20-4]

Soderling [6-2]

Roddick [7-3]

Hewitt [6-4]

Ferrero [7-2]

Ljubicic [7-2]

Nalbandian [5-2]

Blake [4-3]

Safin [2-0]

Agassi [2-0]Moya [6-2]

Coria [4-1]

Has got a winning head-to-head record

against most of main contemporaries:

Djokovic [16-13]

Nadal [10-20]

Murray [9-11]

Del Potro [13-4]Berdych [11-6]

Tsonga [9-4]

Ferrer [14-0]

Soderling [16-1]

Roddick [21-3]

Hewitt [18-8]

Ferrero [10-3]

Ljubicic [13-3]

Nalbandian [11-8]

Blake [10-1]

Safin [10-2]

Agassi [8-3]Moya [7-0]

Coria [3-0]

Sampras [1-0]

Rafter [3-0]

Rios [2-0]

Kuerten [1-2]

Kafelnikov [2-4]

15-14