H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Marat Safin H2H: 2-5

Marat Safin holds a 5–2 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 2–1 on clay and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2006 Madrid Masters quarterfinal 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2).

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 22, 2006* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard David Nalbandian #4 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2) Marat Safin #49 Match data
Sep 1, 2006* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Marat Safin #104 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6(6) David Nalbandian #4 Match data
Oct 25, 2004* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 F Hard Marat Safin #8 6-2 6-4 6-3 David Nalbandian #10 Match data
Jun 2, 2004* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay David Nalbandian #8 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Marat Safin #20 Match data
Oct 31, 2002* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R32 Carpet Marat Safin #5 6-3 6-2 David Nalbandian #13 Match data
Jun 2, 2002* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Marat Safin #2 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4 David Nalbandian #32 Match data
Apr 20, 2002* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Marat Safin #6 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 David Nalbandian #35 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
David Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,070 356 185 65.8% 0 2 1 1 7 11
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age David Nalbandian Marat Safin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,738 0 0 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 1,988 0 2 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,905 0 2 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,982 0 4 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,940 0 5 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,032 0 7 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15
26 2008 37–14 72.5% #11 2,014 0 9 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,935 0 10 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,005 0 11 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,940 0 11 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15
30 2012 20–15 57.1% #82 1,883 0 11 — — — — — — —
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,871 0 11 — — — — — — —