Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal's fourteen French Open titles hold numerous records in the all-time and Open Era categories for tennis, with his longtime rival, Roger Federer, calling it "one of the greatest achievements in sport". He holds a 112–4 record at the event.
Nadal won the French Open on his tournament debut in 2005, aged 19. From 2005 to 2014, he won 9 out of 10 French Open titles, including five in a row from 2010 to 2014. From 2017 to 2022, he won a further 5 out of 6 French Open titles, claiming his last title at the age of 36. In all 14 finals, he was never taken to five sets, and never defeated. Across all 116 of his matches, Nadal was taken to a fifth set on only three occasions; he never lost a fifth set at the tournament. He won the French Open without losing a set on a record four occasions: in 2008, 2010, 2017, and 2020. Nadal defeated the incumbent world No. 1 singles player during eight of his championship runs (four times each against Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic). His 14 singles titles at the event are an Open Era record for any professional tennis tournament, and an all-time record for any Grand Slam tournament.
Nadal's longest match at the French Open in terms of games played, at 55 games played, was his 2013 semifinal match against Djokovic, which Nadal won by the score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7, in 4 hours and 37 minutes. His longest match at the French Open in terms of match time was his third-round match in 2006 against Paul-Henri Mathieu, which Nadal won 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, in 4 hours and 53 minutes, despite only 42 games played.
Nadal only lost four matches at the French Open in total: to Robin Söderling in the fourth round in 2009, to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in 2015 and in the semifinals in 2021, and to Alexander Zverev in the first round in 2024. He did not play at the event three times during his career, all due to injury; in 2003, 2004, and 2023. Nadal also withdrew from the tournament in 2016 before his scheduled third-round match, due to a wrist injury sustained during practice.
In 2021, while Nadal was still an active player, the French Tennis Federation erected a statue of him at the site of the tournament, Stade Roland Garros, honoring his achievements there. In May 2025, following Nadal's retirement, the French Tennis Federation also unveiled a plaque on Court Philippe Chatrier in further celebration of his achievements.
Overview Finals: 14 (14 titles) Result Year Title Surface Opponent Score Win 2005 1 Clay Mariano Puerta 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 Win 2006 2 Clay Roger Federer 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Win 2007 3 Clay Roger Federer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 2008 4 Clay Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 Win 2010 5 Clay Robin Söderling 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 Win 2011 6 Clay Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 Win 2012 7 Clay Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 Win 2013 8 Clay David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 Win 2014 9 Clay Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 Win 2017 10 Clay Stan Wawrinka 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 Win 2018 11 Clay Dominic Thiem 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Win 2019 12 Clay Dominic Thiem 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 Win 2020 13 Clay Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 Win 2022 14 Clay Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
All matches Singles (112 wins, 4 losses)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R | Lars Burgsmüller | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 96 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 2 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Xavier Malisse | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 46 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 3 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Richard Gasquet | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 31 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |- | style="text-align: center" | 4 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Sébastien Grosjean | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 24 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 |- | style="text-align: center" | 5 / 116 | style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF | David Ferrer | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 21 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
| style="text-align: center" | 8 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R | Robin Söderling | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 50 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 9 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Kevin Kim | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 116 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 10 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Paul-Henri Mathieu | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 32 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 11 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 14 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |- | style="text-align: center" | 12 / 116 | style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF | Novak Djokovic | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 63 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–4, 6–4, RET
| style="text-align: center" | 15 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R | Juan Martín del Potro | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 59 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |- | style="text-align: center" | 16 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Flavio Cipolla | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 227 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 17 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Albert Montañés | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 50 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |- | style="text-align: center" | 18 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 16 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |- | style="text-align: center" | 19 / 116 | style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF | Carlos Moyá | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 26 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 |- | style="text-align: center" | 20 / 116 | style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF | Novak Djokovic (6) | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 6 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
| style="text-align: center" | 22 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R | Thomaz Bellucci | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 76 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 23 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Nicolas Devilder | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 148 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 24 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Jarkko Nieminen | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 26 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 25 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Fernando Verdasco | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 23 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |- | style="text-align: center" | 26 / 116 | style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF | Nicolás Almagro | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 20 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 27 / 116 | style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF | Novak Djokovic (3) | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 3 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| Win | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
| rowspan="7" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:centre;"| French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor28 May – 10 June 2012 | style="text-align: center" | 47 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 1R | Simone Bolelli | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 111 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 48 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Denis Istomin | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 43 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |- | style="text-align: center" | 49 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Eduardo Schwank | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 192 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 50 / 116 | style="background: #afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Juan Mónaco | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 15 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 |- | style="text-align: center" | 51 / 116 | style="background: #ffebdc; text-align: center" | QF | Nicolás Almagro | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 13 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3 |- | style="text-align: center" | 52 / 116 | style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF | David Ferrer | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 6 | bgcolor="#98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
| rowspan="7" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:centre;"| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 26 – June 9, 2013 | style="text-align: center" | 54 / 116 | style="background:#afeeee;" | | Daniel Brands | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 59 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–3 |- | style="text-align: center" | 55 / 116 | style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 2R | Martin Kližan | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 35 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |- | style="text-align: center" | 56 / 116 | style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 3R | Fabio Fognini | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 29 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4 |- | style="text-align: center" | 57 / 116 | style="background:#afeeee; text-align: center" | 4R | Kei Nishikori | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 15 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |- | style="text-align: center" | 58 / 116 | style="background:#ffebcd; text-align: center" | QF | Stanislas Wawrinka | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 10 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="text-align: center" | 59 / 116 | style="background: yellow; text-align: center" | SF | Novak Djokovic | style="padding-right: .5em; text-align: center" | 1 | bgcolor="98FB98"| | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7
Statistics Rafael Nadal's head-to-head records at the French Open Players in bold were ranked inside the top 16 at the time of at least one meeting.
/ Novak Djokovic 8–2 Robin Söderling 3–1 Alexander Zverev 1–1 Roger Federer 6–0 David Ferrer 4–0 Dominic Thiem 4–0 Lleyton Hewitt 4–0 Nicolás Almagro 4–0 Diego Schwartzman 3–0 Richard Gasquet 3–0 Juan Martín del Potro 2–0 Andy Murray 2–0 Stan Wawrinka 2–0 Kei Nishikori 2–0 Ivan Ljubičić 2–0 Jannik Sinner 2–0 Thomaz Bellucci 2–0 Simone Bolelli 2–0 Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0 Mariano Puerta 1–0 Casper Ruud 1–0 Carlos Moyá 1–0 Sébastien Grosjean 1–0 Paul-Henri Mathieu 1–0 Fernando Verdasco 1–0 Jürgen Melzer 1–0 Fabio Fognini 1–0 John Isner 1–0 Juan Mónaco 1–0 Lars Burgsmüller 1–0 Xavier Malisse 1–0 Kevin Kim 1–0 Flavio Cipolla 1–0 Albert Montañés 1–0 Nicolas Devilder 1–0 Jarkko Nieminen 1–0 Marcos Daniel 1–0 Teymuraz Gabashvili 1–0 Gianni Mina 1–0 Horacio Zeballos 1–0 Pablo Andújar 1–0 Antonio Veić 1–0 Denis Istomin 1–0 Eduardo Schwank 1–0 Daniel Brands 1–0 Martin Kližan 1–0 Robby Ginepri 1–0 Leonardo Mayer 1–0 Dušan Lajović 1–0 Quentin Halys 1–0 Andrey Kuznetsov 1–0 Jack Sock 1–0 Sam Groth 1–0 Facundo Bagnis 1–0 Benoit Paire 1–0 Robin Haase 1–0 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1–0 Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0