Head to head
4
Hard
6
2
Clay
20
David Ferrer's wins on the left · Rafael Nadal's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (32)
| 2019 | Barcelona | Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018 | US Open | Hard | R128 | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 3-4 RET |
| 2015 | ATP Finals | Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal | 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 |
| 2015 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 5-7 6-2 |
| 2014 | Roland Garros | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 |
| 2014 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | QF | David Ferrer | 7-6(1) 6-4 |
| 2013 | Tour Finals | Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2013 | Paris Masters | Hard | SF | David Ferrer | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2013 | Roland Garros | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2013 | Rome Masters | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2013 | Madrid Masters | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 |
| 2013 | Acapulco | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2012 | Roland Garros | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 6-1 |
| 2012 | Rome Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(6) 6-0 |
| 2012 | Barcelona | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(1) 7-5 |
| 2011 | Barcelona | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2011 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | David Ferrer | 6-4 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010 | Rome Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2010 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010 | Miami Masters | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2009 | Canada Masters | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 4-3 RET |
| 2009 | Barcelona | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2008 | Barcelona | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 4-6 6-1 |
| 2008 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2007 | Masters Cup | Hard | RR | David Ferrer | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2007 | US Open | Hard | R16 | David Ferrer | 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 2007 | Barcelona | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2005 | Roland Garros | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-2 6-0 |
| 2005 | Rome Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2005 | Miami Masters | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004 | Stuttgart | Clay | QF | David Ferrer | 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.