Rafael Nadal Roland Garros Titles
With a haul of 13 titles under his belt the most achieved by a man in grand slam singles history the mallorcan has been long assured of his legendary status on parisian clay.
Rafael nadal roland garros titles. Here we list this incredible athlete s 12 titles from a fashion point of view. Considered by many to be the best spanish sportsman. Rafael nadal occupies a unique place in the history of roland garros. Rafael nadal delivered a straight sets defeat to novak djokovic to secure a record equalling 20th grand slam title and a 13th trophy at roland garros.
Nadal s 6 0 6 2 7 5 win in the roland garros final means that he moves to 56 big titles two shy of djokovic 58. Victory over the serbian saw nadal draw level with all time grand slam titles leader roger federer on 20 major championship singles trophies. 11 the king of clay is the sole player in history to win 11 titles at roland garros and the only male player in history to win the same grand slam tournament 11 times. In this beautiful celebratory video we can see all 13 titles won by rafael nadal at roland garros.
Nadal s win loss record in roland garros finals which is the best in a grand slam final among men in the open era ahead of sampras 7 0 wimbledon djokovic 7 0 australian open and borg 6 0. A fifteen year epic which has continued since 2005 except for the 2009 2015 and 2016 editions. 8 nadal tops the list for the most successful title defences at a single grand slam event in the open era with eight at roland garros. Winning a grand slam is an incredible feat but winning 12 at one event is otherworldly.