H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Marat Safin vs Fabrice Santoro H2H: 2-6

Fabrice Santoro holds a 6–2 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Fabrice Santoro leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2005 Halle fourth round 3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 RET.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
Fabrice Santoro
FRA Age 53 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 10, 2005* Halle ATP 250 R16 Grass Marat Safin #5 3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 (ret.) Fabrice Santoro #55 Match data
Oct 9, 2003* Lyon ATP 250 R32 Carpet Fabrice Santoro #50 6-1 6-4 Marat Safin #32 Match data
Jun 3, 2001* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Fabrice Santoro #43 6-4 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-1 Marat Safin #2 Match data
Nov 2, 2000* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Marat Safin #2 6-2 6-4 Fabrice Santoro #36 Match data
Aug 12, 2000* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Fabrice Santoro #37 6-1 7-6(3) Marat Safin #6 Match data
Feb 24, 2000* London ATP 250 R32 Hard Fabrice Santoro #34 4-6 6-2 6-4 Marat Safin #37 Match data
Nov 11, 1999* Moscow ATP 250 R32 Carpet Fabrice Santoro #38 7-6(3) 7-5 Marat Safin #26 Match data
Aug 20, 1999* Washington ATP 250 R16 Hard Fabrice Santoro #43 6-0 6-4 Marat Safin #33 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15
Fabrice Santoro #142 #17 1,516 1,889 456 432 51.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Fabrice Santoro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 3–6 33.3% #235 1,509 0 0
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1990 15–16 48.4% #62 1,684 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1991 26–21 55.3% #43 1,697 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1992 25–22 53.2% #43 1,728 0 0
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 1993 24–26 48.0% #55 1,628 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1994 24–18 57.1% #46 1,734 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1995 16–25 39.0% #102 1,609 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 1996 6–12 33.3% #118 1,555 0 0
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 1997 32–23 58.2% #29 1,804 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 1998 27–27 50.0% #41 1,709 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 1999 36–25 59.0% #34 1,765 0 2
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 2000 32–26 55.2% #31 1,727 0 3
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2001 35–26 57.4% #22 1,769 0 3
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 2002 27–25 51.9% #35 1,739 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2003 17–21 44.7% #62 1,708 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2004 17–14 54.8% #52 1,817 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2005 18–19 48.6% #58 1,782 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2006 19–23 45.2% #52 1,700 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2007 24–19 55.8% #37 1,785 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 2008 18–17 51.4% #52 1,755 0 6
36 — — — — — — — 2009 15–20 42.9% #68 1,694 0 6
37 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #142 1,688 0 6