H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Justin Gimelstob H2H: 1-0

Marat Safin holds a 1–0 lead over Justin Gimelstob in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marat Safin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 1999 Indian Wells Open round of 32 6-2 7-6(4).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Justin Gimelstob
USA Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #30 6-2 7-6(4) Justin Gimelstob #67 Match data Mar 11, 1999* R32 Indian Wells Open 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
Justin Gimelstob #841 #63 733 1,722 107 171 38.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Justin Gimelstob
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 1995 1–1 50.0% — 1,529 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1996 3–9 25.0% #152 1,510 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1997 17–23 42.5% #104 1,630 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1998 14–15 48.3% #80 1,661 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1999 17–26 39.5% #82 1,645 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2000 14–16 46.7% #97 1,675 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2001 3–12 20.0% #177 1,595 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2002 5–6 45.5% #106 1,619 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2003 9–17 34.6% #106 1,532 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2004 1–5 16.7% #162 1,507 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2005 8–9 47.1% #104 1,595 0 0
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2006 14–20 41.2% #86 1,606 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2007 1–12 7.7% #556 1,537 0 0

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 Justin Gimelstob
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% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1996 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1997 15 16 31 48.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1998 5 7 12 41.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1999 13 16 29 44.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2000 10 9 19 52.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2001 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2003 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2004 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 6 13 19 31.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 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% — 71 112 183 38.8% 8 17 25 32.0% 24 35 59 40.7% 4 7 11 36.4%

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 259/278 of Justin Gimelstob'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 Justin Gimelstob
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% 1995 2/2 8.0 5.0 62.7% 69.5% 44.6% 68.1% 31.7% 59.4% 30.5%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1996 10/12 5.1 3.4 54.9% 73.3% 46.5% 41.8% 50.8% 61.4% 35.3%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1997 36/40 6.0 5.8 58.7% 71.8% 44.8% 51.3% 37.8% 60.5% 35.9%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1998 26/29 5.5 3.9 59.7% 72.6% 47.9% 55.6% 44.3% 62.5% 39.5%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1999 37/43 6.9 3.9 60.4% 72.2% 47.6% 56.4% 39.5% 62.4% 35.7%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2000 29/30 8.3 4.4 58.7% 73.7% 49.6% 57.8% 36.8% 63.2% 37.6%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2001 13/15 5.6 5.7 55.5% 71.2% 45.9% 45.8% 36.3% 59.8% 34.1%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2002 10/11 5.5 5.7 53.9% 69.8% 43.4% 49.0% 29.6% 57.9% 37.0%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2003 26/26 7.3 4.2 54.5% 73.8% 45.2% 63.5% 42.7% 60.7% 36.5%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2004 6/6 4.5 5.5 48.7% 73.2% 49.4% 40.7% 26.3% 60.7% 35.9%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2005 17/17 11.4 4.9 56.8% 77.1% 52.2% 59.4% 40.1% 66.2% 35.8%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2006 34/34 7.0 2.9 56.6% 72.4% 47.8% 63.7% 36.2% 61.7% 34.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 13/13 4.3 4.8 57.1% 65.3% 43.1% 49.5% 26.4% 55.8% 29.5%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 259/278 6.8 4.4 57.4% 72.4% 47.1% 55.6% 38.2% 61.5% 35.9%

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 Justin Gimelstob
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 1995 1530 110.0 -1.36 +1.92 0.750 45.8% — — — 37.5% -0.63 1–0 — — -0.13
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 1996 1510 118.9 +0.13 +0.36 0.915 48.2% +28 — — 29.6% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -0.63
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 1997 1630 134.5 -1.35 -0.78 0.909 48.5% +30 — -55 43.3% -0.47 7–6 (54%) 10–8 (56%) 103.8 +0.60
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 1998 1661 129.0 +0.39 +1.22 1.052 50.8% -10 -75 -71 50.7% +0.12 6–8 (43%) 4–9 (31%) 96.0 -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 1999 1645 137.7 -0.21 -1.19 0.949 49.1% +36 -75 -122 45.0% -0.28 3–10 (23%) 7–12 (37%) 91.8 -1.22
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 2000 1675 126.8 +0.05 +0.25 1.022 50.4% +34 -174 -115 47.5% -0.40 5–7 (42%) 10–6 (63%) 99.6 +0.17
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 2001 1596 108.5 -1.35 -2.71 0.849 47.0% +17 — -76 29.3% -1.39 2–4 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.1 +0.32
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 2002 1620 119.3 -1.95 +1.16 0.880 46.9% +9 — -59 40.7% -0.81 2–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.03
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 2003 1532 117.2 -2.07 -0.87 0.929 48.9% +13 — +76 40.0% -0.51 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) 95.7 +1.70
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 2004 1507 110.1 -0.55 -0.52 0.913 47.3% +4 — — 23.1% -1.69 0–3 (0%) — — -0.42
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 2005 1596 127.5 +2.04 +0.31 1.059 51.1% -56 — +71 48.9% +0.08 2–5 (29%) 6–7 (46%) 99.7 -0.05
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 2006 1606 122.4 -0.69 -1.72 0.913 49.0% -77 -132 +106 44.9% -0.32 3–5 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 100.7 +0.54
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1537 116.4 -4.94 -3.75 0.668 43.5% -37 — +128 10.0% -2.37 0–1 0–2 — -0.45
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 — 1722 132.5 -0.75 -0.68 0.933 48.8% +5 -103 -6 41.7% -0.51 35–56 (38%) 51–68 (43%) 92.8 +0.10

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.