A look at the head-to-head record between the pair.
Wimbledon final: Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, yet he has a losing record against his final opponent Rafael Nadal.
The Spaniard has won 11 of their 17 previous meetings, although that record is based almost entirely on his superiority on clay.
Ten of those 17 matches have been played on the surface which has been dominated by Nadal for the past four years, with the world number two winning nine of them.
On other surfaces it is a different story. Federer leads 5-2 away from the red clay, winning both previous meetings on grass - the last two Wimbledon finals, and the two most recent meetings on hard courts, both at the Masters Cup in Shanghai.
Nadal came close to ending Federer's record winning run on grass in last year's final before fading in the deciding set.
Federer has competed in 15 Grand Slam finals, winning 12 of them and he has 55 career titles to his name.
For Nadal it is a seventh Grand Slam final. He has won the French Open for the past four years and been a runner-up here in 2006 and 2007. The Mallorcan has won 28 titles in all, 22 of those on clay.
Head-to-Head:
2008 French Open (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-1 6-3 6-0
2008 Hamburg (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 7-5 6-7 6-3
2008 Monte Carlo (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 7-5 7-5
2007 Masters Cup (Hard)
Winner: FEDERER 6-4 6-1
2007 Wimbledon (Grass)
Winner: FEDERER 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2
2007 French Open (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
2007 Hamburg (Clay)
Winner: FEDERER 2-6 6-2 6-0
2007 Monte Carlo (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-4 6-4
2006 Masters Cup (Hard)
Winner: Federer 6-4 7-5
2006 Wimbledon (Grass)
Winner: Federer 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3
2006 French Open (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
2006 Rome (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-7 7-6 6-4 2-6 7-6
2006 Monte Carlo (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6
2006 Dubai (Hard)
Winner: NADAL 2-6 6-4 6-4
2005 French Open (Clay)
Winner: NADAL 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
2005 Miami (Hard)
Winner: FEDERER 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-1
2004 Miami (Hard)
Winner: NADAL 6-3 6-3
