No one won more on French soil than Roland Garros that Rafael Nadal. The tournament has a before and after since the Spaniard’s arrival in 2005, the year in which he made his debut and won the Musketeer Cup. The left-hander has 14 singles titleswhich is the top achievement for the second Grand Slam of the season.
There are so many shocking statistics Matador in Paris that this one of the 14 titles is perhaps not the strangest (although it is). The Spaniard played 115 games after the 2022 edition and lost only… three! Novak Djokovic had the pleasure of beating him twice. Robin Soderling, the rest. At the same time, accumulate 100% effectiveness in finals.
After the initial conquest he would win 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022. Roger Federer was upset four times in the final, while Djokovic was defeated three times. Not even the members of the Big 3 can overshadow him at Roland Garros.
King of Clay x 14 👑@Rafael Nadal remains unbeaten in Paris finals, defeating Casper Rudd 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 for 14th title#Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/GctcC17Ah8
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2022
These are not the only records held by the winner of 22 Majors (which is also an all-time record): he was the star of match of greater difference when in the third round of 2017 he crushed the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili by 6-0, 6-1 and 6-0 in 1 hour and 34 minutes. By the way, he never lost a 6-0 run at Roland Garros.
In the 2022 edition, he became the oldest champion in the history of the tournament by beating his compatriot Andres Jimeno, who did so at 34 years and 10 months. Rafa, born on June 3, 1986, did so at the age of 36 years and 2 days.
Rafael Nadal statistics at Roland Garros
- Participations: 18
- Record: 112-3
- Titles: 14
- Nearest precedent: in the 2022 edition he was crowned champion
*In the 2016 edition he withdrew due to injury before his fight with Marcel Granollers and does not count as a loss.
