Head to head
Rivalry summary
Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal met 6 times on the ATP tour between 2017 and 2022. Rafael Nadal leads the head-to-head 4–2 against Denis Shapovalov. By surface, Nadal leads 2–1 on hard; Nadal leads 2–1 on clay.
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Denis Shapovalov's wins on the left · Rafael Nadal's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (7)
| 2022 | Rome Masters | Clay | R16 | Denis Shapovalov | 1-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2021 | Rome Masters | Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2019 | Davis Cup Finals RR: CRO vs RUS | Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 7-6(7) |
| 2019 | Paris Masters | Hard | SF | Denis Shapovalov | W/O |
| 2018 | Rome Masters | Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2017 | Canada Masters | Hard | R16 | Denis Shapovalov | 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) |
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.