H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Jurgen Melzer H2H: 1-4

Jurgen Melzer holds a 4–1 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Jurgen Melzer leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jurgen Melzer won the 2009 US Open first round 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Jurgen Melzer
AUT Age 45 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jurgen Melzer #38 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Marat Safin #58 Match data Sep 2, 2009* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jurgen Melzer #85 7-6(5) 2-6 6-2 Marat Safin #88 Match data Mar 15, 2008* R128 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jurgen Melzer #48 4-6 6-2 7-6(5) Marat Safin #63 Match data Oct 6, 2006* R16 Metz ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #7 6-2 7-5 Jurgen Melzer #43 Match data Nov 6, 2004* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Jurgen Melzer #68 6-4 6-4 Marat Safin #21 Match data May 15, 2004* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay

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
Jurgen Melzer #1,552 #8 3,055 2,017 331 307 51.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5

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 Jurgen Melzer
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 1999 1–1 50.0% #491 1,518 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2000 0–3 0.0% #358 1,547 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2001 1–1 50.0% #168 1,550 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2002 10–9 52.6% #91 1,660 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2003 11–18 37.9% #79 1,583 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2004 27–23 54.0% #39 1,759 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2005 24–25 49.0% #52 1,702 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2006 33–25 56.9% #41 1,774 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2007 21–24 46.7% #60 1,696 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2008 29–24 54.7% #34 1,800 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2009 35–26 57.4% #28 1,927 0 2
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2010 49–25 66.2% #11 1,985 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2011 20–21 48.8% #33 1,797 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2012 18–23 43.9% #29 1,755 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2013 25–23 52.1% #27 1,826 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2014 14–20 41.2% #113 1,757 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 2015 9–11 45.0% #155 1,750 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 2016 3–3 50.0% #306 1,769 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #186 1,731 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 2018 1–1 50.0% #288 1,708 0 5

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 Jurgen Melzer
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 2000 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2001 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% 2002 3 2 5 60.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2005 10 14 24 41.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 9 11 20 45.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 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% 2007 14 14 28 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 17 15 32 53.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 17 8 25 68.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 14 16 30 46.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 19 13 32 59.4% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 9 12 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 168 168 336 50.0% 120 101 221 54.3% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 5 10 50.0%

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 625/638 of Jurgen Melzer'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 Jurgen Melzer
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 1999 2/2 5.0 8.5 40.6% 59.2% 42.2% 56.1% 65.6% 49.1% 37.0%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2000 3/3 6.3 3.0 55.6% 64.6% 51.8% 38.5% 30.3% 59.7% 34.1%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2001 1/2 5.0 3.0 59.4% 75.4% 41.0% 60.0% 18.2% 61.5% 38.6%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2002 18/19 4.9 3.1 58.9% 72.7% 48.0% 53.1% 40.9% 62.5% 36.7%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2003 29/29 6.7 4.7 56.8% 67.4% 44.1% 58.3% 41.9% 57.1% 34.6%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2004 49/50 5.2 3.3 58.1% 72.6% 49.1% 63.9% 46.6% 62.8% 38.1%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2005 49/49 4.4 2.7 59.8% 68.4% 49.9% 58.8% 50.0% 60.8% 36.7%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2006 57/58 5.7 3.2 60.9% 69.3% 52.3% 62.2% 44.8% 62.5% 39.3%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2007 44/45 4.7 2.8 63.0% 67.4% 49.9% 58.3% 45.1% 61.2% 36.4%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2008 49/53 6.6 2.5 61.7% 71.5% 54.4% 57.6% 37.8% 65.0% 35.3%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2009 61/61 6.8 2.3 59.4% 73.4% 52.3% 58.8% 41.0% 64.9% 37.0%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2010 72/74 6.3 2.4 61.1% 72.2% 54.7% 59.9% 45.7% 65.3% 37.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 41/41 5.0 2.4 62.8% 68.9% 50.9% 51.6% 40.0% 62.1% 38.3%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 40/41 5.0 3.3 61.9% 69.0% 52.4% 52.4% 48.1% 62.4% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 48/48 4.5 2.8 65.4% 67.2% 49.9% 56.8% 33.7% 61.1% 35.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/34 4.1 2.6 65.4% 67.2% 50.5% 54.5% 36.3% 61.2% 37.0%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 20/20 3.3 4.0 61.0% 67.3% 49.3% 60.5% 41.5% 60.4% 36.2%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 6/6 2.7 2.5 67.4% 66.9% 44.8% 60.6% 51.9% 59.3% 40.5%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 1/1 4.0 1.0 74.8% 56.6% 53.6% 22.2% 75.0% 55.9% 31.1%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 1/2 3.0 2.0 79.3% 72.5% 55.6% 100.0% 25.0% 69.0% 27.6%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 625/638 5.4 2.9 61.2% 69.8% 51.0% 58.0% 42.8% 62.4% 36.8%

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 Jurgen Melzer
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1999 1518 108.7 -0.28 +0.62 0.727 43.2% — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — -0.03
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%) 111.4 -0.61 2000 1548 113.7 -1.47 -0.74 0.846 47.2% — — — 22.2% -1.22 0–1 0–2 — -0.26
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 2001 1551 105.3 +1.50 -1.19 1.001 49.0% — — — 40.0% +0.20 1–0 0–3 (0%) — -0.04
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 2002 1660 130.8 +0.42 -0.51 0.980 49.6% -48 -49 — 50.0% -0.07 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 98.0 +0.12
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 2003 1583 111.1 -3.51 -2.06 0.807 46.5% -20 -56 +87 39.0% -0.66 8–3 (73%) 7–6 (54%) 104.3 +0.49
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 2004 1760 142.0 +0.13 +1.60 1.023 50.6% -26 -102 -105 52.7% +0.22 8–8 (50%) 10–12 (45%) 100.0 -0.06
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 2005 1702 137.8 -0.93 +0.15 0.938 49.4% -35 +36 -24 50.0% -0.11 10–12 (45%) 8–9 (47%) 96.3 -0.88
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 2006 1774 133.3 +0.02 +1.44 1.047 51.0% -104 +59 -110 52.9% +0.07 11–13 (46%) 13–9 (59%) 100.1 -0.50
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 2007 1696 137.3 -1.21 +0.32 0.940 48.9% -11 +74 — 48.1% -0.22 9–7 (56%) 7–11 (39%) 95.6 +0.10
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 2008 1800 138.7 +1.21 -0.83 1.009 50.0% -22 -35 -116 52.4% +0.11 13–8 (62%) 13–15 (46%) 104.7 +0.86
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 2009 1927 151.7 +1.63 +0.96 1.054 50.8% -29 -86 -117 55.1% +0.14 8–8 (50%) 14–8 (64%) 105.0 -1.10
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 2010 1986 158.2 +2.39 +1.03 1.076 51.1% -20 -6 -97 59.0% +0.57 15–7 (68%) 19–21 (48%) 104.8 +1.32
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1797 152.8 -0.17 +0.99 1.011 50.3% +17 +143 +139 52.0% +0.28 4–6 (40%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.81
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1755 145.9 -0.78 -0.89 0.925 48.7% +20 +103 +111 44.8% -0.47 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 102.7 +1.18
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1827 141.2 -1.23 -0.76 0.919 48.3% +22 -130 +72 47.5% -0.28 10–6 (63%) 8–10 (44%) 101.5 +2.36
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1757 141.1 -1.73 +1.12 0.955 49.1% +3 -5 +127 41.2% -0.46 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 98.0 -1.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1750 127.3 -2.36 -0.42 0.914 48.8% +47 -54 — 44.7% -0.40 1–1 5–8 (38%) — -0.22
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1770 130.7 -0.27 +1.24 0.995 50.5% +16 -37 — 60.0% +0.13 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.56
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1732 123.5 +3.00 +7.41 0.704 43.9% — — — 25.0% -1.75 — — — -0.44
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1708 119.9 -1.35 +6.34 0.890 49.7% — — — 100.0% +1.50 — 1–0 — -0.15
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1689 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2017 147.6 -0.10 +0.36 0.981 49.7% -14 -4 -12 50.4% -0.03 116–99 (54%) 134–143 (48%) 100.2 +0.42

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.