Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam Titles
- Australian Open - 2009
- French Open -2005-08;2010-14;2017-19
- Wimbledon -2008;2010
- US Open -2010;2013;2017
The first set had been one for the ages, the second ran it close, but after three hours and one minute all that mattered was that Nadal was once again in familiar pose, flat on his back on the clay, a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 winner to clinch his 18th Grand Slam triumph in total.
Rafael Nadal is the first player to win a dozen singles titles at the same Grand Slam.
| Most men's singles titles at the same Grand Slam in the Open era |
|---|
| 12 Rafael Nadal - French Open 2005-2008, 2010-2014, 2017-2019 |
| 8 Roger Federer - Wimbledon 2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017 |
| 7 Novak Djokovic- Australian Open 2008, 2011-2013, 2015-16, 2019 |
| 7 Pete Sampras- Wimbledon 1993-95, 1997-2000 |
| 6 Bjorn Borg- French Open 1974, 1975, 1978-1981 |
| 6 Roger Federer- Australian Open 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018 |
Rafael Nadal's third successive win on the Paris clay moved him clear of Margaret Court's tally of 11 Australian Open titles.
Rafael Nadal is only the second player to win the same tour singles event a dozen times, with Martina Navratilova having won 12 titles at Chicago between 1978 and 1992.
By beating 25-year-old Thiem for the second successive year in the final, Nadal increased his tally to 18 major triumphs.
Only long-time rival Roger Federer has won more Grand Slams, sitting two ahead of the Mallorcan in the all-time list of men's singles triumphs.
Serb world number one Novak Djokovic, who was denied the chance to hold all four Slams at the same time by Thiem in the semi-finals, is now three behind Nadal.
Of them all, this was one of his most satisfying. "Lots of issues with my knee recently... with my foot... too many issues the last few months which makes this last few weeks very, very special," Nadal smiled to reporters, the large silver trophy at his side. "Physically and mentally I had been down."
Rafael Nadal's Career Statistics
– Defeated world number two Andy Roddick to guide Spain to the Davis Cup title in 2004. He won the tournament again in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
– Won the French Open on debut in 2005 and a year later beat Roger Federer in the final.
– In 2007, he became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a hat-trick of Roland Garros titles.
– Won his first Wimbledon title in 2008 with a five-set victory over Federer, a match dubbed the ‘the greatest tennis match in history’.
– Won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Spain in singles. Clinched the doubles gold with Marc Lopez at the 2016 Rio Games.
– Suffered his first French Open loss in 2009 to Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the fourth round.
– Regained the title the following year, beating Soderling in the final. He also won Wimbledon for a second time in 2010 before claiming his first U.S. Open title, becoming the seventh man to win all four Grand Slams.
– Matched Borg’s record of six French Open titles with his 2011 victory and overtook the Swede in 2012.
– Became the first man with eight titles at the same Grand Slam when he beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the 2013 final at Roland Garros. He also won the U.S. Open that year.
– Became the first man to win five successive French Open titles in 2014.
- Rafael Nadal was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the Qf's in 2015
- Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career in 2016
– Won his second Grand Slam of 2017 at Flushing Meadows after a 10th French Open title in June.
– Claimed a record-extending 11th French Open title and his 17th major with victory over Dominic Thiem last year.
– Defeated Thiem on Sunday June 09,2019 in a rematch of the 2018 final to seal his 12th Roland Garros title
– Defeated world number two Andy Roddick to guide Spain to the Davis Cup title in 2004. He won the tournament again in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
– Won the French Open on debut in 2005 and a year later beat Roger Federer in the final.
– In 2007, he became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a hat-trick of Roland Garros titles.
– Won his first Wimbledon title in 2008 with a five-set victory over Federer, a match dubbed the ‘the greatest tennis match in history’.
– Won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Spain in singles. Clinched the doubles gold with Marc Lopez at the 2016 Rio Games.
– Suffered his first French Open loss in 2009 to Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the fourth round.
– Regained the title the following year, beating Soderling in the final. He also won Wimbledon for a second time in 2010 before claiming his first U.S. Open title, becoming the seventh man to win all four Grand Slams.
– Matched Borg’s record of six French Open titles with his 2011 victory and overtook the Swede in 2012.
– Became the first man with eight titles at the same Grand Slam when he beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the 2013 final at Roland Garros. He also won the U.S. Open that year.
– Became the first man to win five successive French Open titles in 2014.
- Rafael Nadal was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the Qf's in 2015
- Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career in 2016
– Won his second Grand Slam of 2017 at Flushing Meadows after a 10th French Open title in June.
– Claimed a record-extending 11th French Open title and his 17th major with victory over Dominic Thiem last year.
– Defeated Thiem on Sunday June 09,2019 in a rematch of the 2018 final to seal his 12th Roland Garros title
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