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

Gael Monfils vs Marat Safin H2H: 4-0

Gael Monfils holds a 4–0 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Gael Monfils leads 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gael Monfils won the 2009 Canadian Open first round 6-2 3-6 6-2.

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Gael Monfils
France Age 40 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gael Monfils #13 6-2 3-6 6-2 Marat Safin #61 Match data Aug 12, 2009* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Gael Monfils #10 5-7 7-5 7-6(3) Marat Safin #23 Match data Mar 30, 2009* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Gael Monfils #54 6-3 7-5 Marat Safin #22 Match data Aug 4, 2007* QF Washington Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Gael Monfils #29 6-4 7-5 Marat Safin #74 Match data Aug 16, 2006* R64 Cincinnati 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
Gael Monfils #311 #6 3,815 2,169 577 362 61.4% 0 0 0 3 10 13
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 Gael Monfils Marat Safin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 3–2 60.0% #239 1,541 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0
18 2005 25–22 53.2% #30 1,754 0 1 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0
19 2006 20–19 51.3% #46 1,721 0 1 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1
20 2007 21–21 50.0% #38 1,782 0 1 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8
21 2008 30–17 63.8% #14 1,953 0 1 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10
22 2009 42–19 68.9% #13 2,006 0 2 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11
23 2010 42–19 68.9% #12 2,066 0 3 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11
24 2011 37–17 68.5% #16 2,002 0 4 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14
25 2012 18–10 64.3% #77 1,938 0 4 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15
26 2013 33–22 60.0% #31 1,930 0 4 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15
27 2014 32–15 68.1% #18 2,056 0 5 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15
28 2015 33–18 64.7% #24 1,952 0 5 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15
29 2016 43–18 70.5% #7 2,067 0 6 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15
30 2017 20–14 58.8% #46 1,970 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 2018 30–20 60.0% #29 1,919 0 7 — — — — — — —
32 2019 37–20 64.9% #10 1,925 0 8 — — — — — — —
33 2020 15–6 71.4% #11 1,937 0 10 — — — — — — —
34 2021 19–17 52.8% #21 1,895 0 10 — — — — — — —
35 2022 14–7 66.7% #52 1,927 0 11 — — — — — — —
36 2023 15–12 55.6% #74 1,927 0 12 — — — — — — —
37 2024 25–22 53.2% #55 1,904 0 12 — — — — — — —
38 2025 18–16 52.9% #68 1,773 0 13 — — — — — — —
39 2026 5–9 35.7% #311 1,703 0 13 — — — — — — —

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 Gael Monfils 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 2004 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2005 12 10 22 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
20 2007 6 10 16 37.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
21 2008 18 11 29 62.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6%
22 2009 33 15 48 68.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
23 2010 32 13 45 71.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2011 22 9 31 71.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 2012 15 7 22 68.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2013 16 12 28 57.1% 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
27 2014 23 10 33 69.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2015 15 10 25 60.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2016 37 14 51 72.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 12 7 19 63.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 15 8 23 65.2% 10 10 20 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 30 13 43 69.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 15 3 18 83.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 16 10 26 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 13 6 19 68.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 14 9 23 60.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 14 9 23 60.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 389 217 606 64.2% 135 104 239 56.5% 47 37 84 56.0% 6 4 10 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 917/940 of Gael Monfils'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 Gael Monfils 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 2004 5/5 8.6 4.6 50.1% 73.2% 42.1% 59.4% 52.9% 57.7% 39.0% 1997 1/1 12.0 3.0 57.7% 83.1% 46.2% 66.7% 16.7% 67.5% 26.7%
18 2005 47/47 7.9 3.2 53.5% 72.4% 45.6% 53.3% 44.7% 60.2% 38.9% 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6%
19 2006 39/39 6.5 4.0 57.1% 69.6% 49.5% 51.5% 48.3% 60.9% 39.1% 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5%
20 2007 42/42 11.3 3.8 56.8% 74.7% 51.9% 56.5% 41.4% 64.6% 35.1% 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5%
21 2008 43/47 7.3 3.2 61.0% 73.5% 48.9% 55.8% 43.6% 63.9% 37.6% 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0%
22 2009 60/61 9.2 2.3 62.4% 75.9% 50.2% 64.1% 44.6% 66.1% 37.7% 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8%
23 2010 61/61 9.3 3.7 63.1% 72.7% 51.7% 55.6% 42.5% 64.6% 38.0% 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4%
24 2011 53/54 7.8 3.6 63.9% 73.1% 50.9% 60.4% 42.6% 65.1% 38.9% 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1%
25 2012 28/28 7.1 4.3 64.4% 72.1% 47.2% 56.4% 48.2% 62.6% 39.0% 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1%
26 2013 55/55 7.7 3.7 66.0% 71.4% 48.6% 61.2% 40.6% 63.7% 38.9% 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9%
27 2014 47/47 8.6 4.1 64.7% 74.7% 50.5% 56.6% 41.9% 66.2% 40.1% 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3%
28 2015 51/51 8.9 3.0 64.2% 73.5% 52.3% 70.1% 42.6% 65.9% 38.1% 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3%
29 2016 56/61 8.2 2.9 64.2% 75.6% 53.1% 55.6% 50.1% 67.3% 40.4% 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4%
30 2017 34/34 9.1 4.0 62.8% 72.9% 50.7% 59.3% 42.7% 64.8% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 48/50 7.8 4.4 66.5% 70.8% 49.9% 58.4% 48.9% 63.4% 36.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 55/57 6.8 4.0 65.1% 72.1% 51.4% 62.8% 42.0% 64.6% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 21/21 6.3 3.7 67.2% 70.5% 49.2% 54.1% 44.1% 63.9% 40.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 33/36 9.6 5.0 61.5% 75.8% 48.7% 58.1% 37.5% 65.3% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 21/21 7.4 3.5 60.5% 75.0% 51.7% 57.6% 43.1% 65.7% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 26/27 7.9 4.8 58.5% 75.2% 48.5% 64.3% 50.2% 64.2% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 45/47 9.0 4.2 60.2% 74.2% 51.2% 58.8% 38.3% 65.1% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 33/34 9.9 5.6 60.2% 75.5% 48.7% 58.2% 39.6% 64.8% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 14/15 8.3 4.8 58.4% 73.9% 44.0% 62.4% 36.9% 61.1% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 917/940 8.3 3.8 62.1% 73.4% 50.1% 58.8% 43.6% 64.4% 38.2% — 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 Gael Monfils 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 2004 1541 108.8 -0.58 +0.57 0.922 48.3% +29 — — 44.4% -0.78 1–0 0–1 — +0.16 1997 1491 103.5 -1.55 +0.97 0.822 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
18 2005 1755 136.3 -0.97 +1.08 0.975 49.4% -9 -156 -166 51.7% -0.20 8–7 (53%) 11–4 (73%) — -0.34 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 2006 1721 133.5 -0.81 +2.04 0.999 50.1% -49 -25 -128 51.0% +0.16 6–4 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -0.10 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 2007 1782 136.7 +1.42 -0.82 0.994 49.6% -153 +65 -178 54.1% +0.14 3–9 (25%) 13–11 (54%) — -1.33 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 2008 1953 154.2 +0.73 +2.37 1.040 50.5% -67 -7 -277 60.3% +0.51 8–1 (89%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.32 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 2009 2007 158.5 +2.40 +2.01 1.113 51.9% -18 -3 — 66.2% +0.91 11–6 (65%) 14–8 (64%) — +2.24 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 2010 2066 159.3 +1.36 +1.81 1.073 51.1% +36 -91 -319 62.1% +0.58 17–7 (71%) 17–15 (53%) — +2.34 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 2011 2002 157.4 +2.10 +1.95 1.116 51.8% +50 +13 -191 64.0% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 16–11 (59%) — +1.42 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 2012 1939 150.3 +0.17 +1.43 1.041 50.6% +63 +20 — 60.9% +0.49 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.02 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 2013 1931 160.1 +0.59 +2.40 1.070 51.0% +14 +50 -85 59.3% +0.57 10–9 (53%) 13–13 (50%) — -2.90 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 2014 2056 169.1 +2.56 +3.83 1.185 52.6% +23 -15 -229 68.8% +0.98 5–8 (38%) 12–6 (67%) — -2.40 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 2015 1952 158.7 +2.29 +1.91 1.117 51.9% +17 +137 -63 63.8% +0.85 10–8 (56%) 18–10 (64%) — +1.11 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 2016 2067 172.6 +3.30 +4.82 1.234 53.6% +18 +2 — 70.7% +1.23 6–8 (43%) 13–9 (59%) — +4.14 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 2017 1970 155.7 +1.37 +2.55 1.105 51.7% +56 +25 -100 60.2% +0.69 6–7 (46%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 1919 155.3 -0.44 +1.41 1.011 50.2% +63 +5 +33 60.0% +0.50 11–10 (52%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 1926 160.8 +0.66 +3.33 1.112 52.2% +53 -1 -70 62.5% +0.96 16–6 (73%) 13–15 (46%) — +2.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1937 153.8 +0.85 +2.39 1.109 52.2% +115 -125 — 71.4% +1.27 1–1 5–1 (83%) — +1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 1896 147.8 +1.89 +1.74 1.115 51.6% +97 -123 -123 54.7% +0.32 4–8 (33%) 7–9 (44%) — +1.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1927 151.1 +2.06 +2.54 1.144 52.4% +36 — — 72.3% +1.43 2–1 (67%) 6–0 (100%) — +1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1928 151.8 +0.57 +1.80 1.035 50.5% +27 -154 — 58.2% +0.30 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1904 154.2 +1.42 -0.11 1.005 50.2% +38 -180 -35 52.8% +0.20 9–9 (50%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 1773 144.0 +0.03 -0.16 1.006 50.2% +87 -34 +34 52.0% +0.23 10–7 (59%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 1704 129.7 -1.79 +1.11 0.996 50.3% +87 -17 — 45.0% -0.10 1–5 (17%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2169 163.2 +1.14 +1.97 1.074 51.2% +25 -8 -117 60.4% +0.58 165–138 (54%) 232–176 (57%) 104.0 +0.51 — 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.