Head to head
Rivalry summary
Rafael Nadal and Kevin Anderson met 5 times on the ATP tour between 2010 and 2017. Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 5–0 against Kevin Anderson. By surface, Nadal leads 4–0 on hard. They contested 1 finals, including 1 Grand Slam finals, with Nadal winning 1 of them.
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Hard
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Clay
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Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · Kevin Anderson's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (5)
| 2017 | US Open | Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017 | Barcelona | Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2015 | Paris Masters | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 |
| 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-1 6-4 |
| 2010 | Canada Masters | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-6(6) |
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.