H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Igor Kunitsyn H2H: 3-1

Marat Safin holds a 3–1 lead over Igor Kunitsyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Igor Kunitsyn won the 2008 Moscow final 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-3.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Igor Kunitsyn
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Igor Kunitsyn #71 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-3 Marat Safin #40 Match data Oct 12, 2008* F Moscow International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #24 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 Igor Kunitsyn #91 Match data Feb 26, 2007 RR Las Vegas International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #65 6-4 6-3 Igor Kunitsyn #122 Match data Oct 14, 2006* SF Moscow ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Marat Safin #92 6-3 7-6(6) Igor Kunitsyn #99 Match data Aug 2, 2006* R64 Washington Open ATP International 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
Igor Kunitsyn #1,093 #35 1,562 1,755 87 149 36.9% 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 Igor Kunitsyn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1999 0–2 0.0% #315 1,489 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 2002 0–1 0.0% #149 1,499 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2003 0–3 0.0% #193 1,479 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2004 2–2 50.0% #158 1,494 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2005 3–2 60.0% #129 1,545 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2006 10–15 40.0% #94 1,612 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2007 16–24 40.0% #116 1,600 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2008 15–14 51.7% #47 1,690 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2009 16–30 34.8% #104 1,650 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2010 5–14 26.3% #100 1,681 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2011 16–21 43.2% #71 1,720 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2012 4–19 17.4% #162 1,542 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2013 0–2 0.0% #548 1,555 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 Igor Kunitsyn
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% 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 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% 2002 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% 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2004 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2005 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2006 2 8 10 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 14 16 30 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 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% 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 13 21 34 38.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 10 15 25 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 3 11 14 21.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 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% — 56 93 149 37.6% 8 21 29 27.6% 12 25 37 32.4% 11 10 21 52.4%

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 234/236 of Igor Kunitsyn'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 Igor Kunitsyn
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% 1999 2/2 1.5 1.0 54.7% 64.9% 43.6% 45.0% 16.7% 55.5% 23.1%
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% 2002 1/1 6.0 9.0 46.3% 59.4% 51.3% 57.9% 41.7% 55.0% 37.6%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.3 53.2% 60.5% 44.2% 35.0% 33.3% 52.9% 31.2%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2004 4/4 3.3 2.5 54.3% 66.3% 50.2% 67.5% 39.8% 59.3% 41.0%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2005 5/5 1.2 0.8 56.1% 66.1% 56.3% 43.7% 44.7% 61.8% 40.8%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2006 25/25 2.1 1.8 58.4% 67.4% 51.1% 60.4% 41.2% 60.7% 36.0%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2007 40/40 2.2 2.6 57.0% 63.3% 47.7% 52.3% 48.6% 56.7% 36.0%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2008 27/29 2.1 1.8 60.2% 65.1% 50.5% 48.3% 42.5% 58.9% 41.5%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2009 46/46 3.0 1.5 65.0% 65.5% 51.3% 53.4% 39.8% 60.3% 36.1%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2010 19/19 2.1 1.2 65.1% 65.6% 45.3% 50.4% 36.3% 58.0% 32.0%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2011 37/37 3.9 1.8 57.6% 66.6% 50.1% 54.4% 45.0% 59.5% 36.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 23/23 3.3 1.7 59.5% 63.9% 46.6% 53.9% 45.5% 56.8% 34.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 2/2 3.5 3.5 53.9% 59.9% 47.9% 60.0% 50.0% 54.3% 30.1%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 234/236 2.7 1.9 59.9% 65.2% 49.3% 53.1% 42.8% 58.7% 36.3%

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 Igor Kunitsyn
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 1999 1489 107.1 -0.95 -1.96 0.518 40.7% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.19
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 2000 1474 96.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2002 1500 106.1 -2.95 +0.18 0.836 46.8% — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +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%) — +0.70 2003 1479 105.3 -0.37 -1.06 0.662 41.6% — — — 0.0% -3.43 — 0–1 — -0.24
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 2004 1495 112.5 +0.24 +1.44 1.006 50.3% +22 — — 55.6% +0.22 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.15
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 2005 1546 119.5 -1.10 +1.25 1.068 50.6% +20 — — 60.0% +0.20 — 1–0 — -0.21
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 2006 1612 124.2 -1.62 -0.99 0.915 48.5% +24 — -77 41.1% -0.34 3–2 (60%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.85
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 2007 1600 118.4 -5.09 -0.41 0.832 46.4% +32 -122 -150 37.8% -1.09 8–5 (62%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.33
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 2008 1690 129.9 -3.43 +3.27 1.009 50.2% +21 -122 -239 48.6% +0.09 6–3 (67%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.39
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 2009 1650 139.3 -2.20 -0.23 0.910 48.3% +16 -119 -141 38.6% -0.82 6–11 (35%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.50
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 2010 1681 127.8 -3.07 -2.57 0.763 45.5% +19 — -152 29.8% -1.47 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.63
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 2011 1721 133.8 -3.11 +0.52 0.910 48.3% +1 -217 -97 41.5% -0.68 6–6 (50%) 8–4 (67%) — -0.07
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1542 112.8 -4.40 -2.44 0.798 45.8% +58 -85 -8 25.0% -1.79 1–6 (14%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.32
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1556 112.0 -0.69 -3.06 0.660 43.2% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — +0.03
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 — 1756 130.6 -3.10 -0.21 0.879 47.6% +22 -125 -118 38.1% -0.86 31–39 (44%) 43–45 (49%) 99.8 +0.43

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.