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

Marat Safin vs Juan Martin del Potro H2H: 0-1

Juan Martin del Potro holds a 1–0 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Juan Martin del Potro leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Juan Martin del Potro won the 2009 Paris Masters second round 6-4 5-7 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Juan Martin del Potro
ARG Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Juan Martin del Potro #5 6-4 5-7 6-4 Marat Safin #65 Match data Nov 11, 2009* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 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
Juan Martin del Potro #761 #3 6,825 2,271 426 174 71.0% 1 1 0 9 11 22

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 Juan Martin del Potro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 2006 10–12 45.5% #92 1,634 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 2007 26–24 52.0% #44 1,785 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2008 44–16 73.3% #9 1,990 0 4
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2009 51–16 76.1% #5 2,199 1 7
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2010 3–3 50.0% #258 2,118 1 7
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2011 46–17 73.0% #11 2,045 1 9
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2012 62–17 78.5% #7 2,228 1 13
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2013 52–16 76.5% #5 2,208 1 17
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2014 7–3 70.0% #137 2,138 1 18
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2015 2–2 50.0% #590 2,091 1 18
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2016 29–12 70.7% #38 2,151 1 19
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2017 38–17 69.1% #11 2,174 1 20
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2018 48–13 78.7% #5 2,189 1 22
30 — — — — — — — 2019 8–5 61.5% #122 2,123 1 22
33 — — — — — — — 2022 0–1 0.0% #761 2,093 1 22

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 Juan Martin del Potro
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% 2006 3 4 7 42.9% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 21 19 40 52.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 2008 27 11 38 71.1% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2009 40 11 51 78.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2010 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2011 32 13 45 71.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2012 40 12 52 76.9% 14 3 17 82.4% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2013 43 12 55 78.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2014 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2015 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 21 7 28 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2017 30 12 42 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 37 9 46 80.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 — — — — 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% — 308 119 427 72.1% 76 36 112 67.9% 40 18 58 69.0% 2 1 3 66.7%

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 579/600 of Juan Martin del Potro'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 Juan Martin del Potro
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% 2006 22/22 2.2 2.6 72.3% 64.5% 50.1% 58.2% 45.1% 60.5% 39.7%
18 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 2007 49/50 6.4 2.7 62.8% 71.8% 53.5% 58.3% 47.0% 64.6% 38.9%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2008 59/60 5.0 2.5 61.7% 74.7% 53.8% 62.3% 48.2% 66.5% 41.6%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2009 66/67 8.3 2.6 62.0% 74.4% 53.5% 63.3% 40.9% 66.4% 39.7%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2010 6/6 15.2 4.7 58.4% 69.0% 44.1% 58.8% 33.1% 59.1% 36.7%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2011 61/63 7.8 2.0 62.2% 77.3% 57.3% 63.5% 48.4% 69.6% 39.8%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2012 73/79 7.7 2.1 64.8% 75.8% 55.0% 66.4% 43.6% 68.2% 39.6%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2013 67/68 7.1 2.1 65.2% 75.7% 54.9% 65.6% 43.4% 68.3% 38.8%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2014 10/10 11.1 1.6 65.1% 77.3% 58.5% 69.5% 43.7% 71.0% 35.6%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2015 4/4 9.3 2.0 63.9% 82.0% 54.5% 50.0% 38.9% 72.2% 31.6%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2016 35/41 6.4 2.5 64.0% 77.5% 53.8% 58.7% 38.0% 69.0% 37.4%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2017 54/55 8.5 2.3 64.4% 76.5% 51.2% 60.1% 43.8% 67.5% 36.7%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2018 60/61 9.3 1.8 65.6% 77.2% 53.6% 59.0% 43.8% 69.1% 40.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 12/13 10.8 2.7 64.9% 77.0% 53.1% 55.7% 43.2% 68.3% 37.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 1/1 1.0 0.0 69.6% 51.3% 41.2% 58.3% 100.0% 48.2% 26.2%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 579/600 7.5 2.3 64.0% 75.2% 53.9% 62.0% 44.2% 67.4% 39.1%

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 Juan Martin del Potro
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1489 99.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1997 1491 103.5 -1.55 +0.97 0.822 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — +0.01 2006 1634 132.7 -1.67 +1.31 1.004 50.3% -26 -17 — 49.0% +0.31 4–3 (57%) 0–3 (0%) 100.8 +0.10
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 2007 1785 150.1 +1.44 +2.80 1.100 51.8% -8 -190 -144 56.0% +0.53 6–7 (46%) 5–9 (36%) 96.2 -1.92
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 2008 1991 156.7 +3.27 +4.69 1.241 53.6% +2 -152 -289 71.4% +1.45 6–0 (100%) 11–6 (65%) 112.1 +1.21
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 2009 2199 173.8 +3.99 +4.56 1.179 52.7% +3 -179 — 68.8% +1.14 17–5 (77%) 18–9 (67%) 110.6 -1.53
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 2010 2119 124.9 -1.86 -0.24 0.896 48.0% +1 — — 50.0% -0.23 1–1 0–2 — +0.07
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 2011 2045 166.0 +6.05 +3.34 1.311 54.3% -5 +81 -168 69.7% +1.32 6–1 (86%) 12–12 (50%) 101.9 -1.26
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 2012 2229 175.3 +5.34 +3.94 1.245 53.5% -5 -35 -186 71.7% +1.24 10–4 (71%) 27–16 (63%) 107.9 -2.48
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 2013 2208 176.9 +5.15 +3.49 1.227 53.2% +57 -66 -69 70.1% +1.06 17–11 (61%) 21–12 (64%) 104.1 +1.25
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 2014 2138 142.5 +3.50 0.00 1.229 53.4% +41 — — 68.0% +0.92 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 +0.16
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 2015 2092 120.9 +1.85 -1.89 1.138 51.8% +46 — — 44.4% +0.56 1–0 1–3 (25%) — -0.04
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 2016 2152 166.2 +4.85 +2.07 1.205 53.1% +35 -45 -62 66.3% +0.94 5–1 (83%) 13–7 (65%) 105.6 -3.63
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 2017 2175 172.9 +4.16 +2.23 1.129 51.7% +30 -70 — 64.0% +0.62 11–5 (69%) 18–7 (72%) 106.7 -3.90
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 2018 2190 171.3 +5.25 +4.79 1.302 54.1% +18 -57 -120 74.8% +1.40 7–4 (64%) 21–10 (68%) 103.3 -0.93
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2124 141.2 +2.38 +1.53 1.181 52.7% +53 -26 — 65.7% +1.17 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.25
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2094 102.5 -3.25 -4.28 0.506 38.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01
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 — 2272 173.0 +4.08 +3.38 1.200 53.0% +14 -67 -144 67.4% +1.05 94–46 (67%) 149–100 (60%) 110.5 -2.14

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.