H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 01:16 UTC

Marat Safin vs Lleyton Hewitt H2H: 7-5

Marat Safin holds a 7–5 lead over Lleyton Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Lleyton Hewitt leads 5–3 on hard courts, while Marat Safin leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2009 Monte Carlo Masters second round 6-4 7-5.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
7 – 5
12 main draw meetings
Lleyton Hewitt
AUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 14, 2009* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Marat Safin #21 6-4 7-5 Lleyton Hewitt #57 Match data
Mar 6, 2008* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Lleyton Hewitt #24 6-2 6-1 Marat Safin #87 Match data
Mar 3, 2007* Las Vegas ATP 250 SF Hard Lleyton Hewitt #20 7-5 6-1 Marat Safin #24 Match data
Jan 31, 2005* Australian Open Grand Slam F Hard Marat Safin #4 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Lleyton Hewitt #2 Match data
Nov 7, 2004* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Marat Safin #7 6-4 7-6(2) Lleyton Hewitt #3 Match data
Aug 8, 2004* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Lleyton Hewitt #10 6-4 6-4 Marat Safin #14 Match data
Nov 11, 2002 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-4 2-6 6-4 Marat Safin #3 Match data
Nov 4, 2002* Paris Masters Masters 1000 F Carpet Marat Safin #3 7-6(4) 6-0 6-4 Lleyton Hewitt #1 Match data
May 19, 2002* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Marat Safin #5 6-3 6-1 Lleyton Hewitt #1 Match data
Mar 24, 2002* Miami Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Lleyton Hewitt #1 2-6 6-2 7-6(4) Marat Safin #7 Match data
Nov 27, 2000 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Marat Safin #1 6-4 6-4 Lleyton Hewitt #6 Match data
Oct 27, 1999* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Marat Safin #36 7-6(7) 3-6 6-2 Lleyton Hewitt #25 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15
Lleyton Hewitt #636 #1 5,205 2,159 564 241 70.1% 2 2 2 1 23 30

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 Lleyton Hewitt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #550 1,492 0 0
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1998 10–9 52.6% #100 1,614 0 1
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1999 40–18 69.0% #25 1,853 0 2
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2000 53–15 77.9% #7 1,993 0 6
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 2001 71–15 82.6% #1 2,116 1 12
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2002 61–16 79.2% #1 2,062 2 17
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2003 29–10 74.4% #17 1,939 2 19
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 2004 64–16 80.0% #3 2,076 2 23
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 2005 36–9 80.0% #4 2,092 2 24
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 2006 32–14 69.6% #20 1,964 2 25
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 2007 34–15 69.4% #21 1,925 2 26
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 2008 17–10 63.0% #67 1,936 2 26
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2009 33–19 63.5% #22 1,956 2 27
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 2010 18–11 62.1% #54 1,907 2 28
30 — — — — — — — 2011 8–9 47.1% #186 1,817 2 28
31 — — — — — — — 2012 13–11 54.2% #83 1,867 2 28
32 — — — — — — — 2013 22–18 55.0% #60 1,884 2 28
33 — — — — — — — 2014 19–15 55.9% #50 1,841 2 30
34 — — — — — — — 2015 3–9 25.0% #307 1,715 2 30
35 — — — — — — — 2016 1–1 50.0% #633 1,727 2 30