Head to head
Rivalry summary
Rafael Nadal and Xavier Malisse met 3 times on the ATP tour between 2005 and 2007. Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 2–1 against Xavier Malisse. By surface, Nadal leads 2–0 on clay.
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Hard
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Clay
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Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · Xavier Malisse's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (3)
| 2007 | Chennai | Hard | SF | Xavier Malisse | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2005 | Roland Garros | Clay | R64 | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 6-3 |
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.