Head to head
4
Hard
2
1
Clay
0
Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · David Nalbandian's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (8)
| 2013 | Sao Paulo | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2011 | US Open | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(5) 6-1 7-5 |
| 2010 | Miami Masters | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-7(8) 6-2 6-2 |
| 2009 | Barcelona | Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | W/O |
| 2009 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2007 | Paris Masters | Hard | F | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007 | Madrid Masters | Hard | QF | David Nalbandian | 6-1 6-2 |
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.