H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Marcelo Rios H2H: 3-1

Marat Safin holds a 3–1 lead over Marcelo Rios in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2002 Canadian Open round of 16 3-6 6-3 7-6(3).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Marcelo Rios
CHI Age 50 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #2 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) Marcelo Rios #27 Match data Aug 3, 2002* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marcelo Rios #46 7-6(4) 6-3 Marat Safin #7 Match data Oct 18, 2001* R32 Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #14 7-6(8) 6-2 Marcelo Rios #20 Match data May 21, 2000* SF Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Marat Safin #14 6-1 6-4 Marcelo Rios #20 Match data May 10, 2000* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 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
Marcelo Rios #994 #1 3,719 2,129 366 180 67.0% 0 5 1 2 10 18

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 Marcelo Rios
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 1994 12–11 52.2% #107 1,615 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1995 38–20 65.5% #25 1,770 0 3
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1996 52–25 67.5% #11 1,837 0 4
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1997 54–26 67.5% #10 1,869 0 5
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1998 66–18 78.6% #2 1,963 0 12
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1999 45–16 73.8% #9 1,918 0 15
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2000 28–20 58.3% #37 1,796 0 16
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2001 28–19 59.6% #39 1,839 0 18
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2002 31–19 62.0% #24 1,820 0 18
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2003 12–6 66.7% #105 1,822 0 18
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 — — — — — — —
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 Marcelo Rios
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% 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1995 8 8 16 50.0% 24 9 33 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 1 6 83.3%
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1996 18 10 28 64.3% 28 10 38 73.7% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1997 23 11 34 67.6% 23 9 32 71.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1998 33 9 42 78.6% 23 5 28 82.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 20 8 28 71.4% 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2001 23 11 34 67.6% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — —
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2002 25 11 36 69.4% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 6 3 9 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 172 84 256 67.2% 164 74 238 68.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 26 16 42 61.9%

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 466/546 of Marcelo Rios'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 Marcelo Rios
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% 1994 20/23 3.7 2.1 60.5% 65.5% 52.6% 49.4% 48.5% 60.1% 41.2%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1995 55/58 3.1 2.0 62.5% 69.4% 55.4% 59.3% 44.6% 64.1% 40.7%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1996 69/77 4.3 2.7 52.3% 73.2% 53.0% 54.8% 48.7% 63.5% 40.2%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1997 62/80 5.2 3.1 54.3% 71.9% 53.9% 58.8% 43.0% 63.7% 40.0%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1998 69/84 4.8 2.1 59.2% 76.8% 57.1% 63.8% 47.6% 68.7% 44.8%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 1999 51/61 3.8 3.6 55.5% 70.9% 53.9% 56.5% 43.7% 63.2% 42.0%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2000 43/48 6.1 3.8 55.1% 72.7% 53.6% 62.1% 42.8% 64.1% 39.2%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2001 39/47 5.2 3.2 58.4% 72.0% 51.3% 60.6% 48.9% 63.3% 40.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2002 41/50 5.9 2.9 60.8% 70.2% 51.2% 59.0% 50.6% 62.7% 38.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2003 17/18 3.5 2.1 65.0% 73.6% 52.4% 56.3% 39.8% 66.5% 44.1%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 466/546 4.6 2.8 57.5% 72.1% 53.8% 58.7% 46.1% 64.3% 41.0%

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 Marcelo Rios
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%) — +0.08 1994 1616 137.6 +0.45 +1.49 1.032 50.6% -52 +21 — 55.0% +0.22 3–7 (30%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.43
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 1995 1771 143.6 +2.61 +2.16 1.134 52.1% -64 +64 -204 62.1% +0.70 11–6 (65%) 15–7 (68%) — +0.33
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 1996 1838 152.6 +2.05 +2.33 1.101 51.6% -34 +60 — 61.9% +0.60 14–6 (70%) 18–8 (69%) — +2.50
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 1997 1870 152.1 +2.50 +1.54 1.103 51.7% +18 +34 -203 62.1% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 16–20 (44%) — +2.15
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 1998 1963 161.2 +5.86 +6.49 1.429 55.9% +47 +47 — 74.9% +1.61 6–7 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +0.31
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 1999 1918 149.7 +1.16 +3.33 1.141 52.4% +10 +119 — 68.0% +0.95 13–3 (81%) 15–9 (63%) — +0.91
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 2000 1797 147.3 +2.03 +1.16 1.090 51.4% +20 +166 — 61.5% +0.77 7–9 (44%) 15–10 (60%) — -0.74
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 2001 1839 143.7 +1.20 +2.08 1.095 51.6% +26 -19 — 57.9% +0.52 7–6 (54%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.04
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 2002 1820 149.1 +0.99 +1.31 1.023 50.6% +48 -37 — 63.5% +0.74 7–5 (58%) 14–10 (58%) — +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%) — +1.29 2003 1823 138.3 +2.95 +4.36 1.313 55.0% +78 -41 — 69.7% +1.21 2–1 (67%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.79
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2130 155.6 +2.44 +2.75 1.148 52.4% +15 +57 -203 64.3% +0.85 88–58 (60%) 121–76 (61%) 107.0 +1.12

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.