Factbox: Rafa Nadal's 11 French Open final victories

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the winner's cup on the podium after winning his men's final match against Argentina's Mariano Puerta in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, June 5, 2005. Nadal won 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

(Reuters) - Following is a factbox on Rafael Nadal's 11 French Open final wins ahead of Sunday's title clash against Dominic Thiem.

2005 - beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy after winning against Switzerland's Roger Federer in the final of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 11, 2006.

Rallied from a set down to beat fellow left-hander Puerta and become the first player to win the French Open title in his main draw debut since Mats Wilander in 1982, setting in motion an unprecedented run of success in the tournament.

2006 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 10, 2007. Nadal captured a hat-trick of French Open titles with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over world number one Federer on Sunday. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE)

Handed Federer his first defeat in a Grand Slam final to become the youngest back-to-back Roland Garros winner since Bjorn Borg in 1974-75.

2007 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Rafael Nadal displays his trophy after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's final at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 8, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

Federer beat Nadal for the first time on clay a few weeks earlier but there was no stopping Nadal in Paris, as he became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win a hat-trick of Roland Garros titles.

2008 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Nadal (L) of Spain sand Robin Soderling of Sweden hold their trophies after Nadal won the men's final at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, in Paris, June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

Thrashed Federer in one hour 48 minutes before apologising at the end of the match. He matched Borg's feat of four straight titles at Roland Garros and became the first player since the Swede in 1980 to win the tournament without dropping a set.

2010 - beat Robin Soderling (Sweden) 6-4 6-2 6-4

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) shakes hands with Roger Federer of Switzerland as they pose with their trophies during the ceremony after their men's final at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

After having his 31-match winning streak in Paris snapped by Soderling the previous year, Nadal gained sweet revenge by felling the Swede to seal a fifth title in six years.

2011 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) poses with Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the trophy ceremony after winning their men's singles final match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 11, 2012. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Overcame a determined Federer again to win his sixth French Open title at the age of 25 and equal the tally of Borg. It was the 10th Grand Slam title of his career.

2012 - beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Nadal (2nd R) of Spain and runner-up compatriot David Ferrer (2nd L) are pictured with their trophies and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (R) and French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Jean Gachassin (L) during the victory ceremony at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Went past Borg with a superb display against Djokovic in a rare Monday final that had several delays due to rain.

2013 - beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 6-2 6-3

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) holds his trophy as he poses with Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L), French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Jean Gachassin (2ndL) and former tennis player Bjorn Borg of Sweden during the trophy ceremony after winning their men's singles final match at the French Open Tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Improved his career record to 59-1 at Roland Garros by beating Ferrer in straight sets to become the first man with eight titles at the same Grand Slam.

2014 - beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 11, 2017 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy and his Uncle Toni after winning the final against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka Reuters / Christian Hartmann

Entered Roland Garros with only one European claycourt title for the first time in 10 years but saw off Djokovic in four sets to become the first man to win five straight French Open titles.

2017 - beat Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-2 6-3 6-1

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 10, 2018 Spain's Rafael Nadal and Austria's Dominic Thiem pose for photographs with their trophies after the final REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Emotional scenes as he regained his Roland Garros throne with a brutal 6-2 6-3 6-1 mauling of Swiss Wawrinka to complete 'La Decima'. At 31, he become the oldest champion in Paris since 34-year-old Andres Gimeno in 1972.

2018 - beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) 6-4 6-3 6-2

Took his Roland Garros win-loss record to a jaw-dropping 86-2 as he captured his 17th Grand Slam title, swatting aside Thiem for a record-extending 11th crown in Paris.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)