H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Andrei Pavel H2H: 4-0

Marat Safin holds a 4–0 lead over Andrei Pavel in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2002 Canadian Open round of 32 6-3 7-6(4).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Andrei Pavel
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #2 6-3 7-6(4) Andrei Pavel #17 Match data Aug 1, 2002* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #2 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(5) Andrei Pavel #26 Match data Jan 19, 2001* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Marat Safin #9 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0 Andrei Pavel #37 Match data Aug 3, 2000* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #10 5-7 6-3 6-3 Andrei Pavel #38 Match data Jul 20, 2000* R32 Stuttgart Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

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
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,098 396 249 61.4% 2 5 0 1 7 15
Andrei Pavel #890 #13 1,550 1,897 249 252 49.7% 0 1 0 1 1 3

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 Marat Safin Andrei Pavel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1992 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,501 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1995 2–3 40.0% #214 1,517 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1996 3–3 50.0% #135 1,553 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1997 8–16 33.3% #118 1,534 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 1998 22–21 51.2% #68 1,615 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 1999 28–24 53.8% #41 1,701 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2000 33–27 55.0% #27 1,781 0 2
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2001 29–26 52.7% #28 1,756 0 3
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2002 40–26 60.6% #26 1,801 0 3
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2003 8–11 42.1% #69 1,754 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2004 31–24 56.4% #18 1,767 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2005 19–25 43.2% #80 1,632 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2006 13–21 38.2% #113 1,583 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2007 12–13 48.0% #75 1,697 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2008 0–3 0.0% #1142 1,645 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2009 0–6 0.0% #600 1,561 0 3

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 Marat Safin Andrei Pavel
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 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1994 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 4 5 9 44.4% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1998 9 4 13 69.2% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 14 14 28 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 18 11 29 62.1% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 18 14 32 56.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 17 13 30 56.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 11 17 35.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 8 10 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 109 112 221 49.3% 96 88 184 52.2% 21 26 47 44.7% 23 26 49 46.9%

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 587/645 of Marat Safin's and 453/501 of Andrei Pavel'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 Marat Safin Andrei Pavel
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 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 1992 1/2 2.0 2.0 57.1% 67.5% 40.0% 66.7% 0.0% 55.7% 29.0%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1994 2/2 4.0 2.0 66.8% 65.1% 51.5% 70.0% 22.2% 60.6% 29.6%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1995 3/5 3.0 2.0 63.1% 57.7% 45.2% 59.3% 57.8% 52.9% 32.0%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1996 3/6 1.0 1.3 62.1% 68.7% 50.3% 20.4% 38.4% 62.0% 37.1%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 1997 22/24 3.3 2.8 61.1% 67.0% 45.0% 53.8% 46.4% 58.0% 36.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 1998 39/43 5.2 2.2 63.7% 69.3% 49.4% 52.5% 40.8% 62.0% 39.1%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 1999 47/52 3.9 2.0 67.9% 67.9% 49.3% 55.1% 39.1% 61.8% 38.6%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2000 48/60 5.6 2.5 64.4% 68.9% 53.6% 51.2% 46.9% 63.2% 39.2%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2001 49/55 4.5 2.2 64.5% 69.3% 48.8% 51.5% 49.0% 61.6% 40.9%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2002 57/66 4.6 1.9 64.6% 70.4% 52.7% 57.5% 44.1% 63.8% 41.5%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2003 18/19 5.1 2.3 62.7% 68.7% 48.1% 52.8% 36.3% 61.2% 32.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 53/55 5.7 1.8 64.0% 71.6% 52.7% 63.4% 39.6% 64.6% 37.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 44/44 7.4 1.8 64.4% 69.4% 45.9% 53.7% 39.0% 61.0% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 33/34 3.5 1.8 62.9% 65.7% 49.2% 57.3% 37.7% 59.2% 36.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 25/25 4.9 2.0 65.2% 71.2% 45.9% 54.1% 46.6% 62.5% 37.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 3/3 3.3 1.0 64.9% 63.2% 47.3% 33.3% 31.3% 56.6% 24.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 6/6 3.3 3.5 62.5% 63.5% 46.3% 40.8% 41.7% 56.2% 29.2%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 453/501 4.9 2.1 64.3% 69.0% 49.7% 54.7% 42.3% 61.9% 37.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Marat Safin Andrei Pavel
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 1998 1665 137.5 +1.63 +0.33 1.027 50.5% +6 -80 — 52.7% +0.24 4–9 (31%) 9–8 (53%) 100.2 +0.08 1992 1483 100.6 -1.56 -0.64 0.656 43.2% — — — 0.0% -3.20 0–1 — — -0.02
19 1999 1775 145.9 +2.04 -0.45 1.018 50.0% +29 -124 — 52.7% +0.07 14–9 (61%) 21–13 (62%) 111.4 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 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%) 112.7 -1.22 1994 1501 107.8 +3.03 -2.92 0.749 46.4% — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 — — -0.15
21 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%) 99.6 +0.70 1995 1517 112.5 +0.03 -0.76 0.679 42.8% +11 — — 44.4% -0.22 1–0 0–1 — -0.12
22 2002 1893 155.1 +4.57 +2.38 1.203 52.8% +7 +73 — 61.2% +0.77 15–8 (65%) 22–17 (56%) 102.5 -0.68 1996 1554 122.2 +1.88 -0.17 0.977 48.3% — +43 — 56.3% +0.38 0–2 — — +0.06
23 2003 1754 131.1 +1.31 +0.99 1.083 51.3% -12 +214 — 58.2% +0.49 3–6 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 92.9 +0.43 1997 1535 122.9 -2.36 -1.14 0.861 47.2% -5 +26 +89 40.3% -0.53 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -0.24
24 2004 1986 158.0 +4.98 +1.92 1.194 52.6% +30 -45 — 62.4% +0.78 14–7 (67%) 23–25 (48%) 104.1 -0.73 1998 1615 132.6 +0.09 +0.60 1.027 50.4% +60 -42 -66 52.9% +0.22 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 103.7 +1.70
25 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%) 106.8 -0.17 1999 1702 137.5 +0.71 +0.50 1.011 50.0% -5 -61 -94 52.0% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 6–9 (40%) 101.1 -0.85
26 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%) 96.4 -0.94 2000 1782 144.5 +1.27 +1.94 1.066 51.2% -50 -2 -106 55.4% +0.41 11–12 (48%) 11–16 (41%) 100.3 -2.01
27 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%) 101.2 +1.29 2001 1756 151.0 -0.25 +3.37 1.067 51.3% +45 -38 -112 54.9% +0.47 8–12 (40%) 12–17 (41%) 94.1 -1.11
28 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%) 95.5 -1.12 2002 1802 143.8 +1.52 +3.53 1.147 52.3% -23 +36 -142 57.1% +0.59 10–11 (48%) 13–16 (45%) 94.0 +0.89
29 2009 1776 149.7 +1.34 -0.27 1.009 50.0% +21 -56 — 48.6% 0.00 6–11 (35%) 5–12 (29%) 92.3 +0.59 2003 1755 132.4 +0.24 -2.79 0.825 46.9% -7 — — 41.5% -0.49 5–3 (63%) 5–4 (56%) 103.7 -1.38
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1767 147.4 +1.25 +1.53 1.046 50.9% +40 +32 -118 55.6% +0.29 10–10 (50%) 20–12 (63%) 101.4 -0.83
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1632 121.9 -1.28 -2.44 0.892 48.1% -7 +125 +10 44.1% -0.47 9–7 (56%) 12–14 (46%) 96.3 +2.51
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1584 120.6 -2.59 -1.35 0.883 47.6% -19 +78 +51 42.5% -0.66 2–7 (22%) 9–7 (56%) 96.1 -0.09
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1697 129.0 +0.11 +0.45 1.012 50.4% -42 +17 -81 52.3% -0.09 2–8 (20%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 -0.88
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1646 103.9 -1.76 -2.42 0.573 41.6% -43 — — 28.6% -1.57 0–1 0–1 — -0.04
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1561 104.5 -2.84 -2.12 0.666 43.2% — — — 18.8% -1.94 0–1 0–2 — -0.45
Career — 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 — 1898 142.6 +0.09 +0.76 0.993 49.9% +2 +18 -67 50.8% +0.06 78–97 (45%) 103–107 (49%) 95.4 -0.60

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.