H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Marat Safin vs Jarkko Nieminen H2H: 6-2

Marat Safin holds a 6–2 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 4–1 on hard courts and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters second round 5-7 6-3 6-2.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 44 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 17, 2007* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Marat Safin #26 5-7 6-3 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #19 Match data
Mar 11, 2006* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Jarkko Nieminen #24 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin #53 Match data
Mar 9, 2005* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Marat Safin #4 4-6 6-1 7-5 Jarkko Nieminen #142 Match data
Sep 18, 2004* Beijing ATP 250 SF Hard Marat Safin #13 6-2 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #71 Match data
Jan 23, 2004* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Marat Safin #86 7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #37 Match data
Apr 25, 2003* Barcelona ATP 250 R16 Clay Marat Safin #8 6-3 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #35 Match data
Jan 10, 2003* Sydney ATP 250 R16 Hard Marat Safin #3 3-6 6-1 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #42 Match data
Apr 13, 2002* Estoril ATP 250 QF Clay Jarkko Nieminen #66 4-6 7-5 6-3 Marat Safin #7 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
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,917 357 334 51.7% 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 Jarkko Nieminen
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 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,728 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2004 17–16 51.5% #77 1,696 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,797 0 0
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,789 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,814 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 2008 24–26 48.0% #37 1,758 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,712 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,873 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,830 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2012 23–26 46.9% #41 1,744 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2013 27–26 50.9% #39 1,789 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2014 23–25 47.9% #73 1,767 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,692 0 2