H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Fernando Gonzalez vs Marat Safin H2H: 5-2

Fernando Gonzalez holds a 5–2 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Fernando Gonzalez leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2009 China Open second round 6-3 6-4.

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Fernando Gonzalez
CHI Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main draw meetings
Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #59 6-3 6-4 Fernando Gonzalez #12 Match data Oct 9, 2009* R16 China Open ATP 500 Hard
Fernando Gonzalez #15 6-3 7-6(3) Marat Safin #76 Match data Jun 12, 2008* R32 Queen's Club Championships International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Fernando Gonzalez #15 6-3 7-5 Marat Safin #84 Match data May 3, 2008* QF Munich Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Fernando Gonzalez #17 6-4 7-5 Marat Safin #97 Match data Jul 28, 2006* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Fernando Gonzalez #11 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4 Marat Safin #87 Match data Jun 30, 2006* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Fernando Gonzalez #9 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-1 Marat Safin #53 Match data May 31, 2006* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Marat Safin #7 6-3 6-3 Fernando Gonzalez #62 Match data Mar 23, 2002* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Fernando Gonzalez #569 #5 3,285 2,084 340 194 63.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,098 396 249 61.4% 2 5 0 1 7 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 Fernando Gonzalez Marat Safin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0
18 1999 1–1 50.0% #412 1,510 0 0 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0
19 2000 8–5 61.5% #115 1,622 0 1 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1
20 2001 5–10 33.3% #139 1,524 0 1 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8
21 2002 40–21 65.6% #18 1,861 0 3 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10
22 2003 31–25 55.4% #35 1,735 0 3 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11
23 2004 34–21 61.8% #23 1,771 0 4 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11
24 2005 46–21 68.7% #11 1,893 0 7 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14
25 2006 47–20 70.1% #10 1,977 0 7 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15
26 2007 33–21 61.1% #7 1,868 0 8 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15
27 2008 37–16 69.8% #15 1,895 0 10 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15
28 2009 39–16 70.9% #11 1,994 0 11 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15
29 2010 13–9 59.1% #68 1,851 0 11 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15
30 2011 3–4 42.9% #298 1,810 0 11 — — — — — — —
31 2012 3–4 42.9% #509 1,781 0 11 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Fernando Gonzalez Marat Safin
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2000 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
20 2001 2 4 6 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
21 2002 17 8 25 68.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6%
22 2003 14 14 28 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
23 2004 15 11 26 57.7% 17 7 24 70.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2005 19 9 28 67.9% 17 8 25 68.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 2006 26 11 37 70.3% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2007 21 13 34 61.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
27 2008 18 12 30 60.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2009 21 12 33 63.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2010 5 4 9 55.6% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2012 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 161 104 265 60.8% 142 67 209 67.9% 22 13 35 62.9% 15 10 25 60.0% — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 501/534 of Fernando Gonzalez's and 587/645 of Marat Safin's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Fernando Gonzalez Marat Safin
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 1/1 12.0 3.0 57.7% 83.1% 46.2% 66.7% 16.7% 67.5% 26.7%
18 1999 2/2 5.5 11.0 59.2% 70.6% 52.1% 71.8% 50.0% 59.8% 31.4% 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6%
19 2000 12/13 6.3 8.3 56.5% 73.6% 44.7% 50.2% 40.3% 60.9% 40.5% 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5%
20 2001 14/15 4.9 7.2 59.0% 64.0% 44.3% 53.8% 34.5% 55.8% 33.8% 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5%
21 2002 51/61 7.5 5.5 59.6% 75.9% 51.2% 66.3% 45.8% 66.0% 38.4% 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0%
22 2003 54/56 7.3 5.1 59.8% 73.9% 51.4% 59.8% 50.9% 64.5% 37.3% 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8%
23 2004 49/55 6.3 3.8 59.7% 74.4% 51.0% 56.4% 37.5% 64.8% 37.0% 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4%
24 2005 66/67 7.4 4.3 58.7% 77.8% 54.4% 60.6% 40.8% 68.1% 37.4% 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1%
25 2006 66/67 6.3 3.4 63.3% 73.3% 52.5% 65.1% 40.2% 65.5% 37.6% 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1%
26 2007 51/54 6.6 2.5 63.6% 72.6% 52.5% 57.9% 43.9% 65.3% 37.0% 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9%
27 2008 45/53 6.2 3.1 62.4% 73.2% 54.3% 64.0% 43.8% 66.1% 36.9% 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3%
28 2009 55/55 8.3 2.9 63.6% 77.2% 53.8% 67.4% 42.5% 68.6% 36.6% 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3%
29 2010 22/22 8.2 4.2 59.2% 77.2% 49.4% 66.2% 44.8% 65.8% 35.0% 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4%
30 2011 7/7 7.4 2.1 55.4% 76.5% 56.2% 66.0% 22.7% 67.5% 33.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2012 7/7 4.9 2.0 61.2% 67.8% 48.5% 53.1% 32.0% 60.0% 33.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 501/534 7.0 4.0 60.9% 74.6% 52.1% 61.9% 42.4% 65.7% 37.0% — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Fernando Gonzalez Marat Safin
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1491 103.5 -1.55 +0.97 0.822 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
18 1999 1511 105.6 -1.67 -0.17 0.781 47.2% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — +0.05 1998 1665 137.5 +1.63 +0.33 1.027 50.5% +6 -80 — 52.7% +0.24 4–9 (31%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.08
19 2000 1622 121.4 -1.12 +1.03 1.035 50.5% -12 -28 — 57.6% +0.52 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — +0.85 1999 1775 145.9 +2.04 -0.45 1.018 50.0% +29 -124 — 52.7% +0.07 14–9 (61%) 21–13 (62%) — -0.61
20 2001 1524 97.3 -3.20 -2.78 0.764 45.2% +15 +53 — 39.0% -1.07 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.83 2000 2046 156.6 +3.90 +1.35 1.128 51.9% -6 -103 -451 66.0% +0.72 23–10 (70%) 30–20 (60%) — -1.22
21 2002 1862 149.3 +3.57 +0.68 1.131 52.3% -55 -70 — 62.5% +0.77 10–9 (53%) 20–12 (63%) — +0.58 2001 1923 148.7 +3.09 -0.18 1.104 51.7% +31 -80 -202 61.2% +0.67 15–10 (60%) 20–20 (50%) — +0.70
22 2003 1736 139.9 +2.24 -0.64 1.051 51.0% -33 +148 — 55.8% +0.46 12–10 (55%) 13–11 (54%) — +1.01 2002 1893 155.1 +4.57 +2.38 1.203 52.8% +7 +73 — 61.2% +0.77 15–8 (65%) 22–17 (56%) — -0.68
23 2004 1772 149.3 +2.09 +0.53 1.050 50.5% -18 +128 -182 57.8% +0.27 10–7 (59%) 12–11 (52%) — -0.95 2003 1754 131.1 +1.31 +0.99 1.083 51.3% -12 +214 — 58.2% +0.49 3–6 (33%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.43
24 2005 1893 150.4 +5.23 +1.17 1.172 52.6% -23 +18 -165 64.7% +0.84 11–10 (52%) 18–11 (62%) — +1.02 2004 1986 158.0 +4.98 +1.92 1.194 52.6% +30 -45 — 62.4% +0.78 14–7 (67%) 23–25 (48%) — -0.73
25 2006 1977 157.7 +3.14 +1.75 1.089 51.5% -6 -25 -185 62.1% +0.57 17–9 (65%) 16–11 (59%) — +0.01 2005 1946 153.8 +3.26 +2.65 1.178 52.7% +101 -14 -120 63.4% +0.90 6–3 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.17
26 2007 1869 157.8 +2.59 +1.12 1.065 51.0% +61 +45 -58 57.0% +0.42 11–8 (58%) 15–9 (63%) — +0.42 2006 1861 146.6 +3.62 +0.23 1.088 51.3% +57 -20 -41 56.8% +0.38 13–13 (50%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.94
27 2008 1895 145.8 +2.46 +0.17 1.089 51.3% -20 +167 -83 63.6% +0.70 11–5 (69%) 19–11 (63%) — +1.26 2007 1754 137.0 -0.40 -0.18 0.973 49.4% +37 +5 +108 47.6% -0.01 11–3 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — +1.29
28 2009 1994 164.5 +5.52 +1.03 1.165 52.4% -28 +162 -147 67.4% +0.98 8–5 (62%) 6–9 (40%) — -0.25 2008 1770 141.2 +0.39 +0.10 0.982 49.9% -75 +32 +225 51.6% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–17 (43%) — -1.12
29 2010 1852 136.5 +1.61 -1.28 1.024 50.6% +68 +161 — 57.1% +0.16 6–5 (55%) 7–2 (78%) — +0.97 2009 1776 149.7 +1.34 -0.27 1.009 50.0% +21 -56 — 48.6% 0.00 6–11 (35%) 5–12 (29%) — +0.59
30 2011 1811 116.1 +0.06 -0.31 1.016 50.2% — — +69 42.1% -0.21 — 1–3 (25%) — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2012 1782 121.2 -1.27 -2.78 0.828 47.7% — +179 — 38.5% -0.92 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2085 154.5 +2.93 +0.53 1.078 51.3% -11 +73 -114 60.0% +0.53 102–74 (58%) 132–95 (58%) 106.0 +1.22 — 2098 155.0 +2.83 +0.81 1.090 51.3% +19 -32 -66 58.0% +0.47 132–99 (57%) 185–169 (52%) 103.9 -0.37

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.