H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
Marat Safin vs John Isner H2H: 1-1
Marat Safin and John Isner are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John Isner won the 2009 Indian Wells Masters third round 6-4 6-4.
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RUS
Age 46
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1
–
1
2 main draw meetings
USA
Age 41
Right-Handed
208 cm / 6'10"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2009* | Indian Wells Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Hard | John Isner | 6-4 6-4 | Marat Safin | Match data |
| Aug 7, 2008* | Los Angeles | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-4 | John Isner | 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 |
| John Isner | #660 | #8 | 3,720 | 2,053 | 467 | 293 | 61.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
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 | John Isner | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | 69–23 | 75.0% | #2 | 2,060 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2001 | 43–23 | 65.2% | #11 | 1,923 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2002 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #3 | 1,892 | 1 | 11 | 2007 | 8–5 | 61.5% | #106 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2003 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #77 | 1,727 | 1 | 11 | 2008 | 11–19 | 36.7% | #144 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2004 | 50–21 | 70.4% | #4 | 1,987 | 1 | 14 | 2009 | 27–18 | 60.0% | #34 | 1,828 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2005 | 25–11 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,948 | 2 | 15 | 2010 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #19 | 1,882 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2006 | 33–23 | 58.9% | #26 | 1,879 | 2 | 15 | 2011 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #18 | 2,021 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2007 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #56 | 1,756 | 2 | 15 | 2012 | 38–18 | 67.9% | #14 | 1,965 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2008 | 24–23 | 51.1% | #29 | 1,780 | 2 | 15 | 2013 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #14 | 1,983 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | 2009 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #61 | 1,777 | 2 | 15 | 2014 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #19 | 1,922 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 45–23 | 66.2% | #11 | 2,026 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #19 | 2,019 | 0 | 10 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 36–21 | 63.2% | #17 | 1,984 | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #10 | 1,956 | 0 | 14 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #19 | 1,921 | 0 | 15 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 10–7 | 58.8% | #25 | 1,845 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 23–11 | 67.6% | #24 | 1,933 | 0 | 16 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #41 | 1,891 | 0 | 16 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #172 | 1,698 | 0 | 16 |