Rafael Nadal's 10 standalone ATP Masters 1000 records

One of the most successful players in men's tennis, 19-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has the most Grand Slam singles titles of any player in the Open Era, behind all-time title leader Roger Federer (20).

One of only two players, the other being Federer, to appear in at least 5 finals at each of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments on the tennis calendar, Nadal's title at the 2020 Acapulco Open meant that the Spaniard extended his own record of consecutive title-winning seasons to 17 since winning the first title of his career at 2004 Sopot.

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Nadal's triumph in Acapulco was his first title of the season, 22nd on hardcourt, and 85th of his illustrious career, good enough for fourth-place in the all-time title-leaderboard which is led by Jimmy Connors (109), Federer (103), and Ivan Lendl (94).

The 32-year-old is also a Masters 1000 behemoth, a series of 9 tournaments in a season which was introduced in 1990. On that note, let us have a look at Nadal's top-10 standalone Masters 1000 records.

#1 Most titles

Nadal lifted his 35th Masters 1000 title at 2019 Coupe Rogers.

Among 69 different players to have lifted a Masters 1000 title, Nadal has the most titles of any player.

The Spaniard beat first-time Masters 1000 finalist Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the 2019 Coupe Rogers final to lift a record-extending 35th title in the tournament category, to move two clear of second-placed Novak Djokovic's tally of 33.

In the process, Nadal successfully defended a hardcourt title for the first time in his career, having lifted his 4th title at the tournament in 2018 by beating another first-time Masters 1000 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas.

#2 Most finals

Following a 'walkover' win over Frenchman Gael Monfils in the 2019 Coupe Rogers semifinal, Nadal became the first player to reach 51 Masters 1000 finals.

One of only three players, the others being Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, to appear in 50 Masters 1000 finals, the Spaniard graced his 50th Masters 1000 final by beating Djokovic at the 2019 Rome Masters to lift his 34th Masters 1000 title earlier in the season.

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#3 Most title-winning seasons

Nadal also equalled his long-time rival Federer's feat of reaching 50 Masters 1000 finals by beating his conqueror from the Madrid Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2019 Rome Masters to reach his own 50th final.

Like Federer, Nadal celebrated the occasion by winning the title, a three-set win over Djokovic meant that the Spaniard broke a tie with the Serb to win a record 34th Masters 1000 title.

In the process, Nadal became the first player to win a Masters 1000 title in 14 different seasons, since winning his first title in the tournament category at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters.

#4 Most consecutive title-winning seasons

Nadal poses with his 2014 Madrid Masters title.

In what seemed like a lopsided final at the 2014 Madrid Masters, defending champion Nadal was down a set and a break against Kei Nishikori.

But in a remarkable turnaround of sorts, aided in part by a Nishikori injury which affected his level of play, Nadal fought back to restore parity at a set apiece and surged ahead by 3 games in the decider before the Japanese called it quits.

In the process, the Spaniard won a Masters 1000 title for the 10th consecutive season, since winning his first at 2005 Monte Carlo.

#5 Most titles at a tournament

Nadal poses with his 11th Monte Carlo title in 2018.

After becoming the first player in the Open Era to win 10 titles at a tournament when he did so at the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal returned to the Principality for a successful title defence.

It made the Spaniard the first player to win 11 Masters 1000 tournaments, or for that matter at any tournament, a record he would improve upon a year later by lifting a staggering 12th Roland Garros title.

#6 Most consecutive titles at a tournament

Nadal celebrates an 8th-consecutive Monte Carlo title in 2012.

After losing to Guillermo Coria in the third round of the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters on his Masters 1000 debut, Nadal avenged his defeat to the Argentine in 2005 by winning his first title in the Principality.

That win kickstarted a run of eight consecutive title runs at the tournament for the Spaniard who completed the stunning feat at the tournament in 2012 by beating Djokovic in the final. It is a record for most consecutive titles at a Masters 1000 tournament.

A year later, though, Nadal's run at a ninth consecutive title were ended by the Serb in the 2013 title match.

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#7 Most titles as a teenager

Nadal won a record 6th Masters 1000 title as a teenager at 2006 Rome.

Having become only the third teenager in the history of Masters 1000 tournaments to win a title in the tournament category at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal lifted further titles at Rome, Coupe Rogers, and Madrid later in the season.

The Madrid triumph was Nadal's 11th title of a career-best season which marked the best-ever ATP season by a teenager.

In 2006, a still teenaged Nadal successfully defended his title at the Monte Carlo Masters before doing likewise at Rome where he saved 2 match points against Federer in a pulsating 5-hour final in the Italian capital. In the process, the present World No. 2 lifted a record 6th Masters 1000 title and 16th career singles title before turning 20.

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#8 Only player to win 9 titles at multiple tournaments

Nadal poses with his 9th Rome Masters title in 2019.

Nadal's triumph over Djokovic in the 2019 Rome Masters final was memorable in ways more than one.

Not only did that win make the Spaniard the first player to win 34 Masters 1000 titles, and win a title in the tournament category for a 14th different season, it also made Nadal the first player to lift 9 or more Masters 1000 titles at multiple tournaments.

Nadal is an 11-time winner at Monte Carlo, which is a record for most titles at a Masters 1000 tournament.

#9 Most match wins

Nadal's win over local hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 2019 Paris-Bercy Masters quarterfinal extended his record of Masters 1000 match wins to 384.

Earlier in the season, the Spaniard beat first-time Masters 1000 finalist Daniil Medvedev in the Coupe Rogers final to surpass all-time Masters 1000 match wins leader Roger Federer's tally of 380 wins.

#10 Only player to win multiple titles in his teens, twenties, and thirties

Nadal poses with his first Masters 1000 title at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters.

Following his Masters 1000 breakthrough at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal lifted a further 5 titles in the tournament category before turning 20 to become the only teenager to win multiple Masters 1000 titles in his teens.

The Spaniard, who won 22 Masters 1000 titles in his twenties, lifted his 7th title in the tournament category after turning 30 when he beat Daniil Medvedev in the 2019 Coupe Rogers final.

This makes Nadal the only player in Masters 1000 history to have lifted multiple titles in his teens, twenties, and thirties.

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