Does the Federer-Nadal rivarly go deeper than just two men? Probably not, but because Stan Wawrinka said he was tired of answering questions about Roger Federer I got to thinking about their two home countries in the past 25 years of men’s tennis.
Let’s Look Deeper
Grand Slam Singles Titles:
Switzerland 22 – Spain 20
Federer 19 & Wawrinka 3 > Nadal 15, Bruguera 2, Ferrero 1, Moya 1, and Costa 1
Olympic Medals Men’s Singles:
Spain 3 – Switzerland 2
Nadal Gold 2008 vs. Rosset Gold 1992 – Tie
Aresse Silver 1992 & Bruguera Silver 1996 > Federer Silver 2012
Olympic Medals Men’s Doubles:
Spain 2 – Switzerland 1
Nadal/Lopez Gold 2016 vs. Wawrinka/Federer Gold 2008 – Tie
Corretja and Costa Bronze 2000 – Adv. Spain
Davis Cup Titles:
Spain 4 – Switzerland 1
Spain’s Titles in 2000, 2004, 2008, & 2009 > Switzerland’s Title in 2014
World Tour Finals:
Switzerland 6 – Spain 1
Federer’s 6 season ending Titles > Corretja’s Title to close out 1998
Masters 1000 Shields:
Spain 44 – Switzerland 27
Bruguera through Nadal have done really well in these events