Rafael Nadal Becomes Just The 20th Player In ATP History With 600 Or More Match Wins [Chart]

He should surpass 800 victories in 3 years and a have.

March 17th, 2013 at 11:54 pm

congrats to rafa…what a come back from the knee injury. watch out everyone.

As for delpo, it was a great tournament for him. hope this gives him lots of confidence to win his second major.

March 18th, 2013 at 12:01 am

Connors was clearly an iron man. My goodness, 1243 matches is insane!

March 18th, 2013 at 12:14 am

@Jane – Yeah, but he played until he was 41. Still impressive but I can’t imagine anyone in the current generation lasting past 32 let alone 40!

March 18th, 2013 at 12:44 am

Rafa is now 17-1 on the season, his best ever start to a year (and I know his detractors will cry: clay!), and now sits top of the win rate tree. Nadal has won 600 of his 723 matches at a win rate of .830, which puts him at No 1 in the all-time list, an incredible achievement. Whether he will remain there at the end of his career is another question, but for now he sits on top, looking down on Bjorn Borg (.827), Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl (.818) and Roger Federer and John McEnroe (.815).

March 18th, 2013 at 3:08 am

Thank you Rafa for bringing so much joy to all your fans. You truly are a phenomenal tennis player and person.
Welcome back King! #VamosChamp

March 18th, 2013 at 4:42 am

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Luv leaping Rafa. Lol

March 18th, 2013 at 4:51 am

600 career wins wow,and i expect he will shoot right up that list before hes done,anyway a great achievement,to add to his 22 MS titles hes won,making more history into the bargain,agree with Jane Conners will take some beating those numbers are insane lol.

March 18th, 2013 at 7:59 am

What a fantastic achievement this is by Rafa.

It is a testament to:

1- His fitness: How he has been able to still be able to perform at a high level after 10 plus years on tour and many serious injuries.

You MUST be a true athlete in order to still produce the goods considering the tough demands of the tour.

2- His consistency: Year in, year out Rafa has been able to produce the goods in the big matches, v the toughest opponents.

ONLY true champions can do such a thing.

3- His skill: The game continuously waits for no player and keeps on evolving.

Rafa, like a true master of the game, has been able to adapt, change, meet and exceed the demands of the game.

A truly talented and skilled player that justifiably deserves to be placed in such great company as he merits it with the sheer awesomeness of his game!

March 18th, 2013 at 11:05 am

PS:

It thrills me as a fan to see that Rafa’s career performance matches closely of the legendary BJORN BORG.

BORG has a special, almost mythological place in the game and among the pantheon of tennis legends.

NO ONE ever thought that they would see the likes of him ever again: a winner from the start of the big titles, clay phenom, grass master and unstoppable force at his best.

Rafa at the MERE age of 26, having faced serious injuries that took him out of the game for a long while, seems to be THE ONE who is most closest to the great Borg.

Rafa has been a winner of the big events from an early age like Borg, a teenage sensation/ rock star of the game, surpassed him on clay, mastered grass by reaching 5 wimby finals in a row and winning a ICONIC final- and even winning HC slam.

And now in career stats:

Bjorn Borg 608-127
Rafael Nadal 600-123

WOW, just WOW!

I ALWAYS wished for Rafa to match Bjorn and today he seems to be close to matching that mythical legend of this great game.

I think the stats shall soon indicate, if they do not already, what BORG HIMSELF said about Rafa:

He is THE ONE who is most similar to me!

VAMOS RAFA!

March 18th, 2013 at 11:20 am

In terms of overall career wins,then Jimmy Conners is the GOAT.

March 18th, 2013 at 7:13 pm

dis nou heeltemaal belaglike statistiek

March 19th, 2013 at 4:58 am

Brando, I also noted the similarity between Nadal’s record and Borg’s, though I expect that to change later this year since Nadal is unlikely to abruptly retire at an early age.

March 19th, 2013 at 10:53 pm