<P> Nadal has been especially successful on clay courts . He has a 57--8 record in clay court tournament finals and has lost only twice in best - of - five - set matches on clay . He has won 11 French Open titles, 11 Monte - Carlo Masters and 8 Rome Masters, and won at least one of the three clay court Masters Series tournaments every year between 2005 and 2014 . By virtue of his 9th Monte Carlo title in 2016, Nadal became the first ATP player in history to win two different tournaments nine times each . In 2016, by virtue of winning his 9th Barcelona crown, he became the first player in the Open Era to win 3 different tournaments 9 times each (also Roland Garros and Monte Carlo). By winning his 11th Monte Carlo Masters title in 2018, he became the first and only male player in the Open Era to win a single tournament 11 times . Soon after, he would replicate the feat in winning his 11th Barcelona title and 11th Roland Garros crown, which means he owns records for most titles at the ATP 500, Masters 1000, and Grand Slam levels . He also owns the longest single - surface winning streak in the Open Era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007 . Many tennis critics and top players regard him as the greatest clay - court player of all time . </P> <P> Nadal has won at least one major for 10 consecutive years, an all - time record . His 17 grand slam singles titles ranks him 2nd all - time . He has reached 24 grand slam singles finals, 2nd all time . He has won the most French Opens (11). He is the youngest player in the Open Era to win all majors (24 years old). Nadal is one of only three players to reach 4 + finals at each of the grand slams, along with Federer and Djokovic . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Tournament </Th> <Th> Surface </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Score </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> French Open </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Mariano Puerta </Td> <Td> 6--7, 6--3, 6--1, 7--5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> French Open (2) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 1--6, 6--1, 6--4, 7--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Wimbledon </Td> <Td> Grass </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 0--6, 6--7, 7--6, 3--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> French Open (3) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 6--3, 4--6, 6--3, 6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Wimbledon </Td> <Td> Grass </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 6--7, 6--4, 6--7, 6--2, 2--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> French Open (4) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 6--1, 6--3, 6--0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Wimbledon </Td> <Td> Grass </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 6--4, 6--4, 6--7, 6--7, 9--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Australian Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 7--5, 3--6, 7--6, 3--6, 6--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> French Open (5) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Robin Söderling </Td> <Td> 6--4, 6--2, 6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wimbledon (2) </Td> <Td> Grass </Td> <Td> Tomáš Berdych </Td> <Td> 6--3, 7--5, 6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> US Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 6--4, 5--7, 6--4, 6--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> French Open (6) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 7--5, 7--6, 5--7, 6--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Wimbledon </Td> <Td> Grass </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 4--6, 1--6, 6--1, 3--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> US Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 2--6, 4--6, 7--6, 1--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Australian Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 7--5, 4--6, 2--6, 7--6, 5--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> French Open (7) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 6--4, 6--3, 2--6, 7--5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> French Open (8) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> David Ferrer </Td> <Td> 6--3, 6--2, 6--3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> US Open (2) </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 6--2, 3--6, 6--4, 6--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Australian Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Stan Wawrinka </Td> <Td> 3--6, 2--6, 6--3, 3--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> French Open (9) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Novak Djokovic </Td> <Td> 3--6, 7--5, 6--2, 6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Loss </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Australian Open </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> <Td> 4--6, 6--3, 1--6, 6--3, 3--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> French Open (10) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Stan Wawrinka </Td> <Td> 6--2, 6--3, 6--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> US Open (3) </Td> <Td> Hard </Td> <Td> Kevin Anderson </Td> <Td> 6--3, 6--3, 6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Win </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> French Open (11) </Td> <Td> Clay </Td> <Td> Dominic Thiem </Td> <Td> 6--4, 6--3, 6--2 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Tournament </Th> <Th> Surface </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Score </Th> </Tr>

Has rafael nadal ever lost a french open final