H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Hicham Arazi H2H: 2-2

Marat Safin and Hicham Arazi are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2001 US Open round of 32 7-5 6-4 7-6(5).

RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 2
4 main-draw meetings
MAR Age 52 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #3 7-5 6-4 7-6(5) Hicham Arazi #28 Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Marat Safin #31 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 6-3 Hicham Arazi #36 Match data May 30, 1999* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Hicham Arazi #39 7-6(6) 5-7 6-3 Marat Safin #23 Match data Apr 8, 1999* R32 Estoril Open ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Hicham Arazi #36 1-6 6-3 7-6(5) Marat Safin #49 Match data Jan 7, 1999* R32 Qatar Open ATP World Series modern equivalent 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
Hicham Arazi #793 #22 1,240 1,864 202 215 48.4% 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 Hicham Arazi
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 1994 0–1 0.0% #184 1,486 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1995 1–5 16.7% #141 1,457 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1996 12–17 41.4% #79 1,546 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1997 28–27 50.9% #38 1,624 0 1
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 1998 23–28 45.1% #36 1,715 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 1999 27–27 50.0% #36 1,702 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2000 31–26 54.4% #30 1,775 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2001 30–23 56.6% #25 1,833 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2002 14–21 40.0% #90 1,699 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2003 21–20 51.2% #52 1,718 0 1
30 2004 15–18 45.5% #62 1,701 0 1
31 2005 0–2 0.0% #897 1,664 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 Hicham Arazi
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% 1994 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 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 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 5 5 10 50.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 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 11 20 45.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 1999 5 8 13 38.5% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 17 15 32 53.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 12 9 21 57.1% 11 10 21 52.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2002 10 8 18 55.6% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 7 8 15 46.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 2005 0 1 1 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% 80 87 167 47.9% 77 84 161 47.8% 18 17 35 51.4% 27 27 54 50.0%

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 75/76 of Hicham Arazi'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 Hicham Arazi
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% —/—
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% —/—
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% —/—
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% —/—
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2003 41/41 3.0 1.5 59.3% 69.4% 52.4% 58.2% 38.9% 62.5% 38.1%
30 —/— 2004 32/33 4.3 1.9 61.8% 67.8% 53.3% 59.6% 38.9% 62.3% 37.2%
31 —/— 2005 2/2 2.0 1.0 55.9% 59.0% 42.6% 50.6% 20.0% 51.4% 25.6%
Career 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% 75/417 3.5 1.7 60.3% 68.4% 52.5% 58.6% 38.4% 62.1% 37.4%

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 Hicham Arazi
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 145.8 +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 1487 97.9 0.0% -3.50 0–1 +0.09
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 1457 106.7 +66 29.4% -1.30 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 +0.11
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 1546 121.8 +2 -25 +68 41.3% -0.65 7–6 (54%) 5–7 (42%) 103.3 +0.69
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 1625 136.9 -45 +82 -20 50.4% -0.07 11–9 (55%) 10–6 (63%) 105.0 +0.56
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 1716 146.6 -39 +16 -91 49.6% 0.00 5–11 (31%) 6–10 (38%) 94.1 -3.26
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 141.7 -21 +82 47.4% -0.41 9–5 (64%) 14–8 (64%) 107.1 -3.32
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 1775 143.8 +25 -55 -150 53.7% +0.23 12–7 (63%) 5–10 (33%) 103.1 +0.15
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 1834 144.1 +20 -121 -176 53.4% -0.02 8–6 (57%) 16–9 (64%) 106.4 -0.90
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 1700 126.9 +97 -76 46.7% -0.31 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 95.0 -0.75
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 1718 135.5 -0.40 +1.29 1.017 50.1% +50 -87 -83 51.0% +0.17 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 101.0 +0.03
30 2004 1702 135.1 -0.45 +0.35 0.986 49.8% +29 -110 +6 46.0% -0.25 3–6 (33%) 7–9 (44%) 95.1 -0.40
31 2005 1665 97.8 -2.62 -3.75 0.527 39.2% 0.0% -3.75 -0.02
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 1865 143.4 -0.48 +0.75 0.987 49.7% +14 -4 -63 48.9% -0.15 65–63 (51%) 79–72 (52%) 104.2 -1.68

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.