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Marat Safin vs J. Palmer H2H: 1-0

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Marat Safin vs J. Palmer.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
J. Palmer
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

Career Comparison

MetricMarat SafinJ. Palmer
Peak Ranking #1 #35
Peak Points 4,300 908
Peak Elo 2,100 1,812
Singles W-L 395–247 69–80
Win % 61.5% 46.3%
Grand Slam titles 2 0
Masters 1000 titles 5 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 8 1
Total titles 15 1
Age Marat Safin J. Palmer
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 1–2 33.3% #517 1,510 0 0
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1989 3–2 60.0% #240 1,575 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,567 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1991 1–3 25.0% #427 1,521 0 0
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 1992 2–4 33.3% #149 1,537 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1993 9–14 39.1% #105 1,605 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1994 28–20 58.3% #36 1,809 0 1
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 1995 17–20 45.9% #125 1,721 0 1
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 1996 4–7 36.4% #214 1,654 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 — — — — — — —
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 1998 0–3 0.0% #174 1,600 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 1999 1–1 50.0% #435 1,613 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2000 2–2 50.0% #357 1,623 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 9, 1998* Bastad ATP 250 R32 Clay Marat Safin #73 6-3 7-5 J. Palmer #292 Match data