H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Benjamin Becker H2H: 1-1

Marat Safin and Benjamin Becker are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Benjamin Becker won the 2007 San Jose quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Benjamin Becker
GER Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Benjamin Becker #49 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin #24 Match data Feb 17, 2007* QF San Jose International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #27 5-7 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Benjamin Becker #57 Match data Jan 17, 2007* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,098 396 249 61.4% 2 5 0 1 7 15
Benjamin Becker #1,074 #35 1,098 1,848 153 217 41.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Benjamin Becker
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 — — — — — — —
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 — — — — — — —
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 — — — — — — —
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 — — — — — — —
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 — — — — — — —
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2006 9–8 52.9% #58 1,726 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2007 21–30 41.2% #84 1,586 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2008 11–20 35.5% #129 1,640 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2009 14–19 42.4% #40 1,643 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2010 30–29 50.8% #53 1,808 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2011 3–9 25.0% #304 1,723 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2012 10–14 41.7% #65 1,724 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2013 9–20 31.0% #79 1,761 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2014 27–26 50.9% #40 1,831 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 2015 10–21 32.3% #97 1,734 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2016 9–18 33.3% #119 1,735 0 1
36 — — — — — — — 2017 0–3 0.0% #519 1,602 0 1

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 Benjamin Becker
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2007 14 18 32 43.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 6 16 22 27.3% — — — — 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 20 21 41 48.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 6 16 22 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 20 18 38 52.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 8 14 22 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 105 151 256 41.0% 11 34 45 24.4% 36 30 66 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 587/645 of Marat Safin's and 368/370 of Benjamin Becker'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 Benjamin Becker
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2006 17/17 12.8 3.5 54.7% 80.0% 53.5% 61.7% 33.8% 68.4% 33.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2007 51/51 8.2 3.1 51.8% 76.3% 52.1% 66.5% 30.1% 64.5% 32.2%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2008 31/31 8.9 3.0 52.6% 75.0% 50.0% 60.3% 41.1% 63.2% 33.3%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2009 33/33 9.0 2.2 57.5% 76.2% 51.3% 47.2% 48.7% 65.7% 32.1%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2010 58/59 7.9 2.7 57.9% 76.7% 51.0% 57.2% 40.4% 65.9% 36.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 12/12 7.3 2.8 54.1% 78.4% 52.0% 55.5% 37.3% 66.1% 30.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 24/24 7.3 3.0 54.3% 70.9% 49.7% 50.5% 38.3% 61.3% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 29/29 7.3 3.1 57.0% 73.6% 48.0% 52.8% 39.6% 62.5% 32.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 53/53 6.2 2.9 58.4% 74.0% 50.0% 59.1% 37.3% 63.9% 35.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 30/31 7.0 3.2 60.6% 70.9% 48.5% 57.4% 42.2% 62.0% 31.8%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 27/27 5.3 2.8 61.2% 69.9% 44.2% 45.4% 31.3% 60.1% 34.0%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 3/3 5.3 4.7 58.2% 70.8% 41.4% 33.3% 34.3% 58.8% 35.0%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 368/370 7.7 2.9 56.5% 74.6% 50.0% 56.5% 38.1% 63.9% 33.6%

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 Marat Safin Benjamin Becker
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%) — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -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%) — -1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -0.17 2006 1727 131.5 +4.00 -1.34 1.052 50.5% -16 — -89 52.2% +0.28 3–1 (75%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.39
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%) — -0.94 2007 1586 123.7 -0.11 -2.84 0.906 48.3% +35 -110 +5 43.0% -0.55 5–7 (42%) 14–12 (54%) — +1.96
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%) — +1.29 2008 1641 125.7 +0.57 -2.80 0.905 48.2% +40 -198 -53 36.5% -0.70 4–6 (40%) 3–13 (19%) — +0.69
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%) — -1.12 2009 1644 132.3 +1.65 -2.97 0.936 49.1% -43 — +148 43.6% -0.31 4–5 (44%) 5–11 (31%) — +0.84
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%) — +0.59 2010 1809 142.6 +2.02 -0.41 1.058 50.6% -11 -338 +42 48.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.59
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1724 129.0 +0.80 -3.08 0.912 48.3% -14 — — 31.0% -0.62 1–1 2–7 (22%) — -0.87
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1724 136.6 -1.52 -0.33 0.901 48.3% -1 — +165 41.1% -0.39 2–2 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — 0.00
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1761 143.4 -0.06 -2.70 0.853 47.4% -12 — +158 35.5% -0.89 3–7 (30%) 7–11 (39%) — -2.02
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1832 144.8 -0.11 -0.42 0.980 49.7% -14 -338 +56 47.2% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.66
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1734 136.6 -2.43 -2.38 0.837 47.2% -2 -183 — 38.8% -0.93 5–9 (36%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.58
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1735 129.7 -2.90 -1.85 0.853 47.0% +10 -190 +45 36.4% -0.88 4–3 (57%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.04
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1602 105.6 -0.43 -2.63 0.850 46.6% — — — 0.0% -2.17 — 0–1 — +0.26
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 — 1849 140.2 +0.18 -1.77 0.932 48.8% -2 -223 +64 42.1% -0.45 46–54 (46%) 69–102 (40%) 92.8 +0.32

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.