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

Marat Safin vs Denis Istomin H2H: 1-0

Marat Safin holds a 1–0 lead over Denis Istomin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marat Safin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2009 St. Petersburg quarterfinal 6-0 7-6(4).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Denis Istomin
UZB Age 40 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #77 6-0 7-6(4) Denis Istomin #101 Match data Oct 30, 2009* QF St. Petersburg ATP 250 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
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Denis Istomin
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 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2

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 Denis Istomin
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% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — —
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 437/445 of Denis Istomin'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 Denis Istomin
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% 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3%
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% 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9%

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 Denis Istomin
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22
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 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02
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 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) 102.6 +1.12
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 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) 105.7 -0.33
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 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) 99.8 -1.16
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 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) 102.6 -1.49
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 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) 98.9 -0.77
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 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) 100.1 -3.30
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 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) 95.5 -1.14
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 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) 97.0 -2.01
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 105.9 -0.43
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) 97.3 -0.46
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -0.40
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06
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 — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45

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.