Head to head
Rivalry summary
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal met 3 times on the ATP tour between 2021 and 2022. Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 2–1 against Carlos Alcaraz. By surface, they are level 1–1 on clay.
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Carlos Alcaraz's wins on the left · Rafael Nadal's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (3)
| 2022 | Madrid Masters | Clay | QF | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 2022 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2021 | Madrid Masters | Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 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.