Nadal Stands Alone

As ATP World Tour players turn their focus to clay, we look at the standouts on the surface according to the FedEx ATP Performance Zone.

The Spaniard, who will be the top seed at next week’s Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, far outdistances other greats, according to the FedEx ATP Win/Loss Index.

The Serbian is eighth among all-time leaders with a .774 mark, and is followed on the active leaders list by Roger Federer (.766), David Ferrer (.718) and Tommy Robredo (.693).

To further illustrate Nadal’s excellence, take a look at the Open Era leaders in the other FedEx ATP Win/Loss Indexes: Nadal’s dominance on the surface has also translated into another telling statistic in the FedEx ATP Performance Zone: less clay-court titles for his peers.

Beginning with his first title in 2004, Nadal has triumphed on clay in 43 tournaments – 31 times more than the next active player.

Of those collective 54 titles, only four – won by Federer – came at tournaments where Nadal had competed.

Outside of Federer, only two players have prevailed against Nadal in a clay-court final: Djokovic has done it three times, all in Masters 1000 action, while Horacio Zeballos accomplished the feat last February in Nadal’s comeback tournament in Vina del Mar.