H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Karol Kucera H2H: 2-2

Marat Safin and Karol Kucera are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2004 Athens Olympics first round 6-0 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #13 6-0 6-4 Karol Kucera #115 Match data Aug 17, 2004* R64 Athens Olympics Olympics Hard
Marat Safin #7 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 Karol Kucera #122 Match data Nov 1, 2001* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Karol Kucera #11 6-2 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin #47 Match data Jan 24, 1999* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Karol Kucera #14 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) Marat Safin #77 Match data Aug 6, 1998* R32 Dutch Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Karol Kucera #1,540 #6 2,732 1,995 261 233 52.8% 0 0 0 1 5 6

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 Karol Kucera
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,493 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,617 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,624 0 1
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1996 18–25 41.9% #63 1,657 0 1
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,832 0 2
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,845 0 4
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,852 0 5
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2000 23–22 51.1% #73 1,767 0 5
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,722 0 5
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,756 0 5
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,763 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 2004 9–15 37.5% #91 1,668 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,665 0 6

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 Karol Kucera
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% 1991 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1993 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 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% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 5 12 17 29.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1996 11 12 23 47.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 9 10 19 47.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1998 26 12 38 68.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1999 16 9 25 64.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 6 5 11 54.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 19 9 28 67.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 119 98 217 54.8% 57 76 133 42.9% 36 25 61 59.0% 49 34 83 59.0%

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 438/494 of Karol Kucera'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 Karol Kucera
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% 1991 1/2 4.0 2.0 36.5% 69.6% 65.0% 85.7% 66.7% 66.7% 45.1%
18 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 1992 1/1 3.0 4.0 43.3% 73.1% 41.2% 42.9% 33.3% 55.0% 36.7%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1993 4/4 4.0 3.5 46.2% 72.2% 48.1% 52.7% 42.3% 59.9% 33.5%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1994 24/26 3.7 4.2 53.8% 67.6% 46.5% 50.8% 47.3% 57.9% 41.2%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1995 41/48 5.1 5.3 52.7% 68.2% 46.6% 57.7% 40.4% 58.2% 40.2%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1996 35/43 4.0 5.2 55.6% 68.2% 47.1% 55.0% 42.6% 58.7% 39.9%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 1997 53/60 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 1998 63/75 5.8 5.0 56.4% 72.6% 49.9% 61.2% 49.8% 62.8% 43.3%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 1999 53/58 5.1 3.9 57.9% 72.9% 51.3% 53.7% 49.6% 63.8% 43.3%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2000 38/45 6.4 5.4 52.1% 73.9% 48.1% 58.4% 42.2% 61.5% 41.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2001 23/24 4.9 5.0 55.4% 70.4% 45.3% 42.0% 42.3% 59.0% 40.2%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2002 31/34 5.1 5.5 58.8% 68.5% 45.8% 47.5% 52.6% 58.2% 39.6%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2003 40/42 5.4 4.4 57.3% 71.1% 48.7% 55.8% 46.1% 61.7% 40.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 23/24 5.8 4.4 61.2% 70.9% 49.4% 52.3% 49.4% 62.6% 38.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 8/8 6.0 4.8 56.5% 62.9% 51.9% 60.7% 57.6% 57.9% 34.1%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 438/494 5.1 4.9 55.8% 70.5% 48.3% 54.2% 46.6% 60.7% 40.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Karol Kucera
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 1991 1510 99.2 -0.34 -0.73 1.352 55.2% — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
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%) — +0.08 1992 1506 107.8 +1.94 +0.49 0.815 45.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21
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%) — -0.61 1993 1493 107.7 -0.38 -0.91 0.835 47.3% — +43 — 30.0% -1.30 0–1 — — +0.01
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%) — -1.22 1994 1617 124.2 -2.17 +1.05 0.978 49.4% -93 +34 — 45.2% -0.31 5–2 (71%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.29
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%) — +0.70 1995 1625 128.1 -3.11 +1.46 0.961 49.3% -21 -56 +36 46.1% -0.47 8–9 (47%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.18
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%) — -0.68 1996 1657 140.0 -1.67 +1.61 0.965 49.3% -9 -82 +62 43.1% -0.04 8–2 (80%) 5–14 (26%) — -0.90
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%) — +0.43 1997 1832 145.3 -1.29 +2.80 1.013 50.0% -21 -141 -84 49.6% +0.04 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.69
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%) — -0.73 1998 1846 161.4 +0.91 +5.75 1.163 53.0% +34 -55 -157 59.8% +0.70 16–13 (55%) 15–13 (54%) — -2.10
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%) — -0.17 1999 1853 152.3 +1.99 +5.08 1.196 53.0% +24 -89 -80 64.6% +1.00 7–9 (44%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.21
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%) — -0.94 2000 1767 147.6 -0.07 +3.71 1.065 51.2% -8 +56 +26 51.3% +0.32 6–6 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — -2.34
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%) — +1.29 2001 1723 133.9 -1.96 +1.87 0.979 49.4% +28 +25 — 45.3% -0.11 2–3 (40%) 4–7 (36%) — -1.09
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%) — -1.12 2002 1756 129.2 -2.48 +2.17 0.948 48.8% +31 -87 -5 48.3% -0.36 10–3 (77%) 7–5 (58%) — -1.25
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%) — +0.59 2003 1763 141.0 -0.44 +2.57 1.044 50.7% +37 -184 +57 57.8% +0.34 5–5 (50%) 15–10 (60%) — -0.62
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1668 134.1 -0.65 +2.30 1.027 50.5% +66 -105 +102 43.1% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 6–8 (43%) — -1.86
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1665 103.1 -1.58 -1.94 0.810 46.0% +47 — +72 42.1% -0.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.40
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 — 1996 149.0 -0.72 +2.99 1.038 50.6% +12 -50 -5 51.8% +0.15 82–65 (56%) 89–90 (50%) 102.0 -2.25

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.