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

Marat Safin vs Kristof Vliegen H2H: 1-1

Marat Safin and Kristof Vliegen are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kristof Vliegen leads 1–0 on clay, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kristof Vliegen won the 2007 Monte-Carlo Masters second round 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Kristof Vliegen
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristof Vliegen #52 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Marat Safin #26 Match data Apr 18, 2007* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Marat Safin #49 6-3 6-2 Kristof Vliegen #33 Match data Oct 21, 2006* R16 Madrid 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
Kristof Vliegen #452 #30 1,008 1,797 83 114 42.1% 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 Kristof Vliegen
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 — — — — — — —
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2003 5–8 38.5% #116 1,504 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2004 9–14 39.1% #116 1,561 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2005 7–9 43.8% #93 1,595 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2006 31–22 58.5% #31 1,725 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2007 13–23 36.1% #98 1,631 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2008 7–16 30.4% #84 1,633 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2009 9–12 42.9% #110 1,698 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2010 2–10 16.7% #257 1,599 0 0
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 — — — — — — —

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 Kristof Vliegen
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2003 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2004 1 5 6 16.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2005 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2006 18 12 30 60.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 4 11 15 26.7% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 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% — 38 50 88 43.2% 31 42 73 42.5% 10 17 27 37.0% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 196/197 of Kristof Vliegen'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 Kristof Vliegen
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2003 13/13 4.5 1.8 63.5% 68.3% 48.1% 48.7% 46.7% 60.5% 34.2%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2004 23/23 4.0 3.0 60.1% 66.0% 51.5% 44.3% 48.6% 60.0% 38.9%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2005 16/16 4.4 2.2 62.5% 66.3% 53.7% 59.1% 45.2% 61.6% 33.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2006 53/53 7.2 2.2 63.9% 72.1% 52.0% 62.7% 41.7% 65.0% 37.5%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2007 36/36 4.7 1.9 60.4% 67.3% 45.8% 53.4% 45.7% 59.0% 34.8%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2008 22/23 6.9 1.8 60.4% 66.4% 48.7% 56.3% 32.2% 59.5% 35.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2009 21/21 7.1 2.5 59.1% 71.7% 54.1% 51.0% 38.3% 64.5% 34.0%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2010 12/12 3.7 2.6 56.0% 63.6% 42.0% 35.3% 35.6% 54.5% 34.0%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 196/197 5.7 2.2 61.3% 68.6% 49.9% 54.0% 42.1% 61.4% 35.8%

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 Kristof Vliegen
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 145.8 +2.04 -0.45 1.018 50.0% +29 -124 — 52.7% +0.07 14–9 (61%) 21–13 (62%) 111.4 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2003 1504 125.2 -0.35 -2.30 0.867 47.4% +66 +6 — 40.0% -0.50 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 104.0 -0.50
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 2004 1561 127.0 -0.78 +1.34 0.973 49.4% +12 +56 — 41.5% -0.68 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 -1.10
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 2005 1595 119.4 -0.47 -2.09 0.864 47.7% -16 +57 — 42.5% -0.77 4–2 (67%) 6–2 (75%) 105.9 +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 2006 1726 141.1 +2.41 +0.32 1.071 51.0% +9 -51 -188 56.7% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 105.0 +1.58
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 2007 1631 132.3 -2.09 -0.92 0.850 47.4% -33 +55 -113 39.3% -0.93 4–8 (33%) 8–7 (53%) 97.0 -2.52
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 2008 1634 124.6 -2.29 -1.39 0.865 47.5% +1 +33 -168 39.6% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 6–6 (50%) 98.3 -0.28
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 2009 1699 126.8 +0.44 -1.10 0.959 48.8% -65 -33 -80 43.1% -0.41 5–4 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -0.27
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 2010 1600 104.2 -5.09 -1.86 0.748 44.5% -21 — — 16.7% -2.20 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 97.6 +0.19
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1798 134.3 -0.41 -0.64 0.927 48.6% -4 +20 -139 43.8% -0.46 30–31 (49%) 44–35 (56%) 106.7 -1.45

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.