Head to head
9
Hard
11
14
Clay
2
1
Grass
3
Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · Roger Federer's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (41)
| 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | SF | Roger Federer | 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2019 | Roland Garros | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | SF | Roger Federer | W/O |
| 2017 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2017 | Miami Masters | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | R16 | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 2015 | Basel | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 |
| 2013 | Tour Finals | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 5-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013 | Rome Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2013 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2012 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | SF | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2011 | Tour Finals | Hard | RR | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2011 | Roland Garros | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1 |
| 2011 | Madrid Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 5-7 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011 | Miami Masters | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010 | Tour Finals | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 2010 | Madrid Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2009 | Madrid Masters | Clay | F | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7 |
| 2008 | Roland Garros | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 6-0 |
| 2008 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 |
| 2008 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2007 | Masters Cup | Hard | SF | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | F | Roger Federer | 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 |
| 2007 | Roland Garros | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2007 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | F | Roger Federer | 2-6 6-2 6-0 |
| 2007 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006 | Masters Cup | Hard | SF | Roger Federer | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | F | Roger Federer | 6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 |
| 2006 | Roland Garros | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2006 | Rome Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) |
| 2006 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5) |
| 2006 | Dubai | Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005 | Roland Garros | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005 | Miami Masters | Hard | F | Roger Federer | 2-6 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1 |
| 2004 | Miami Masters | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 |
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.