Stat of the Day: Rafael Nadal reaches 53rd Masters 1000 final, 20th on hard courts

With his 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of Indian Wells today, Rafael Nadal reached another milestone in his historic career: he's now through to his 20th career Masters 1000 final on hard courts.

He's the only man ever to reach 20 or more Masters 1000 finals on two different surfaces, with 20 on hard (he's 10-9 in his first 19) and 33 on clay (26-7 in those).

NADAL’S 20 MASTERS 1000 FINALS ON HARD COURTS (10-9 record, 1 pending):
~ R-Up at 2005 Miami (l. to Federer in F)
~ Won 2005 Canada (d. Agassi in F)
~ Won 2005 Madrid (d. Ljubicic in F)
~ Won 2007 Indian Wells (d. Djokovic in F)
~ R-Up at 2007 Paris (l. to Nalbandian in F)
~ R-Up at 2008 Miami (l. to Davydenko in F)
~ Won 2008 Canada (d. Kiefer in F)
~ Won 2009 Indian Wells (d. Murray in F)
~ R-Up at 2009 Shanghai (l. to Davydenko in F)
~ R-Up at 2011 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic in F)
~ R-Up at 2011 Miami (l. to Djokovic in F)
~ Won 2013 Indian Wells (d. Del Potro in F)
~ Won 2013 Canada (d. Raonic in F)
~ Won 2013 Cincinnati (d. Isner in F)
~ R-Up at 2014 Miami (l. to Djokovic in F)
~ R-Up at 2017 Miami (l. to Federer in F)
~ R-Up at 2017 Shanghai (l. to Federer in F)
~ Won 2018 Canada (d. Tsitsipas in F)
~ Won 2019 Canada (d. Medvedev in F)
~ F at 2022 Indian Wells (playing Fritz in F)

Across all surfaces, Nadal is in second place for most career Masters 1000 finals, and is one win away from tying Djokovic in first place for most career Masters 1000 titles.

MOST CAREER MASTERS 1000 FINALS:
54: Novak Djokovic
53: Rafael Nadal (including 2022 Indian Wells)
50: Roger Federer
22: Andre Agassi
21: Andy Murray

MOST CAREER MASTERS 1000 TITLES:
37: Novak Djokovic
36: Rafael Nadal
28: Roger Federer
17: Andre Agassi
14: Andy Murray