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

Marat Safin vs Kenneth Carlsen H2H: 0-1

Kenneth Carlsen holds a 1–0 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kenneth Carlsen leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kenneth Carlsen won the 1997 Moscow round of 32 7-5 6-7(4) 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
Kenneth Carlsen
DEN Age 53 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kenneth Carlsen #80 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Marat Safin #213 Match data Nov 6, 1997* R32 Moscow World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Kenneth Carlsen #1,158 #41 791 1,754 241 275 46.7% 0 0 0 2 1 3

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 Kenneth Carlsen
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 — — — — — — —
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1992 10–8 55.6% #69 1,582 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1993 17–27 38.6% #92 1,574 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1994 20–21 48.8% #108 1,625 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1995 25–22 53.2% #72 1,692 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1996 19–23 45.2% #73 1,635 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 1997 24–26 48.0% #75 1,655 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 1998 22–23 48.9% #83 1,622 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 1999 19–19 50.0% #85 1,658 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 — — — — — — —
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2001 9–7 56.2% #153 1,678 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2002 16–14 53.3% #65 1,743 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2003 13–22 37.1% #108 1,594 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2004 15–19 44.1% #84 1,650 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,573 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2006 15–18 45.5% #137 1,597 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #498 1,481 0 3

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 Kenneth Carlsen
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1992 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0%
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1993 9 14 23 39.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1995 15 10 25 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 11 13 24 45.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1997 17 12 29 58.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1998 11 11 22 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1999 12 13 25 48.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2001 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 13 14 27 48.1% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 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% — 154 156 310 49.7% 10 34 44 22.7% 31 37 68 45.6% 46 48 94 48.9%

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 448/516 of Kenneth Carlsen'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 Kenneth Carlsen
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1992 13/18 8.4 1.8 58.2% 77.8% 54.9% 67.5% 38.7% 68.2% 33.3%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1993 41/44 6.8 2.9 55.0% 75.7% 49.6% 51.7% 33.0% 64.2% 34.6%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1994 36/41 7.2 2.8 57.5% 75.3% 52.1% 65.5% 43.1% 65.2% 34.3%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1995 42/47 8.8 3.9 57.6% 76.1% 50.6% 65.4% 46.2% 65.2% 34.3%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 1996 32/42 7.9 4.1 58.6% 75.2% 50.8% 66.3% 30.0% 64.9% 34.9%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 1997 39/50 9.0 3.7 56.3% 75.3% 50.4% 65.7% 42.1% 64.4% 35.5%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 1998 32/45 9.4 4.5 54.5% 76.8% 48.7% 66.6% 42.3% 64.1% 34.5%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 1999 33/38 5.9 3.5 59.1% 74.4% 50.3% 58.0% 41.7% 64.6% 37.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2001 13/16 8.9 6.2 55.5% 73.0% 48.1% 62.6% 38.0% 61.9% 37.2%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2002 25/30 9.7 2.8 59.8% 75.3% 53.2% 75.9% 31.5% 66.6% 34.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 34/35 8.3 2.9 58.2% 73.2% 50.2% 51.3% 34.2% 63.3% 34.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 34/34 7.5 3.1 60.6% 73.0% 49.3% 48.2% 38.9% 63.6% 33.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 41/42 6.1 2.7 60.3% 71.4% 47.6% 63.1% 31.3% 61.7% 31.7%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 32/33 7.1 2.1 61.4% 72.6% 50.2% 58.8% 39.9% 64.0% 34.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 13.0 1.0 76.3% 80.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 72.9% 21.2%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 448/516 7.8 3.3 58.1% 74.6% 50.2% 61.1% 38.0% 64.3% 34.4%

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 Kenneth Carlsen
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1992 1583 123.7 +3.17 -2.70 1.049 50.9% +31 — — 52.4% +0.38 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) 101.6 +1.52
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 1993 1575 137.7 +2.19 -2.94 0.967 49.0% +16 -19 +24 41.8% -0.30 3–4 (43%) 4–9 (31%) 96.8 -0.66
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 1994 1626 135.7 +2.62 -2.80 0.985 49.7% -7 -82 +48 48.0% +0.05 6–3 (67%) 6–12 (33%) 102.2 +0.62
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 1995 1692 137.1 +2.15 -2.47 0.985 50.1% +25 -113 -61 50.0% +0.01 8–7 (53%) 13–12 (52%) 102.4 -0.47
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 1996 1635 128.4 +2.08 -2.12 0.993 49.7% +14 -66 -25 47.7% -0.21 6–9 (40%) 11–9 (55%) 97.2 +1.61
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 1997 1656 129.2 +2.54 -2.10 0.998 50.1% +36 -138 -67 50.0% -0.02 9–12 (43%) 16–15 (52%) 97.9 +1.85
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 1998 1622 133.7 +1.62 -2.28 0.960 49.4% +55 — -75 49.6% +0.09 9–11 (45%) 8–11 (42%) 96.6 +2.63
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 1999 1658 136.2 +1.26 +0.13 1.048 50.7% +21 -163 -30 51.6% +0.05 5–7 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 103.0 +1.32
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2001 1679 118.7 +0.30 -0.45 0.975 49.8% -2 — -48 60.5% +0.53 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 103.2 +0.81
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 2002 1743 133.7 +3.42 -2.03 1.023 50.3% 0 — -100 51.4% +0.04 6–5 (55%) 14–9 (61%) 105.0 -0.90
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1594 113.9 +0.36 -2.67 0.941 48.7% +43 -159 -14 41.9% -0.54 7–9 (44%) 11–6 (65%) 99.4 +2.57
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1650 124.0 +0.26 -2.15 0.919 48.5% +14 -237 -5 40.7% -0.60 8–4 (67%) 11–7 (61%) 108.9 -0.08
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1573 117.9 -1.06 -3.54 0.828 46.7% +32 -220 +37 38.1% -1.00 8–4 (67%) 15–12 (56%) 103.6 +1.51
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1598 132.6 +0.39 -1.27 0.954 49.1% +53 — — 41.8% -0.23 8–4 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 104.1 -0.19
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1481 95.8 -0.84 -0.44 0.782 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.29
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 — 1754 134.8 +1.46 -2.20 0.965 49.4% +26 -127 -28 46.8% -0.17 88–83 (51%) 132–124 (52%) 104.2 +2.42

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.