Most clay-court singles titles (open era)

Rafael Nadal (Spain) won his 63rd clay-court singles title at the French Open in Paris on 5 June 2022. He has won 47 of those titles at just four tournaments: the French Open (14 titles, in 2005–08, 2010–14, 2017–20 and 2022), the Barcelona Open (12 titles, in 2005–09, 2011–13, 2016–18 and 2021), the Monte-Carlo Masters (11 titles, in 2005–12 and 2016–18) and the Italian Open (10 titles, in 2005–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2018–19 and 2021).

By winning the Monte-Carlo Masters on 23 April 2017, Nadal reached 50 titles on clay to eclipse the achievement of Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas, who won 49 clay-court titles between 1973 and 1983. Nadal’s French Open triumph in 2022 made him the first-ever player to win 14 singles titles at one Grand Slam (or any top-level) event. It was his 92nd all-surface title on the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Tour, since winning the Warsaw Open in 2004.

Nadal’s 63 clay-court titles (2004–22):
14 – French Open;
12 – Barcelona Open;
11 – Monte-Carlo Masters;
10 – Rome Masters (Italian Open);
5 – Madrid Open;
2 – Stuttgart Open;
2 – Mexican Open;
2 – German Open;
1 – Warsaw Open;
1 – Brasil Open;
1 – Swedish Open;
1 – Rio Open;
1 – Argentina Open.

Nadal has lost just eight finals on clay (2007–15) and has an unblemished 14-0 win-loss record in finals at the French Open at Stade Roland Garros. He won at least one clay-court title every year from 2004 to 2022. The clay-court season, which runs from April to June, concludes with the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year on the ATP calendar.