H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Mario Ancic H2H: 1-0

Marat Safin holds a 1–0 lead over Mario Ancic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marat Safin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2005 Australian Open round of 32 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Mario Ancic
CRO Age 42 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #4 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mario Ancic #29 Match data Jan 23, 2005* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Mario Ancic #475 #7 2,075 2,019 193 125 60.7% 0 0 0 0 3 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 Mario Ancic
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 2002 3–7 30.0% #89 1,530 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2003 14–18 43.8% #74 1,621 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2004 26–22 54.2% #29 1,725 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2005 42–23 64.6% #21 1,799 0 1
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2006 52–18 74.3% #9 1,954 0 3
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2007 13–10 56.5% #83 1,881 0 3
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2008 29–17 63.0% #36 1,925 0 3
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2009 12–7 63.2% #95 1,917 0 3
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2010 2–3 40.0% #478 1,876 0 3
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 — — — — — — —
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 Mario Ancic
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% 2002 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 2003 9 13 22 40.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 4 8 50.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2005 24 13 37 64.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2006 24 11 35 68.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2007 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 12 6 18 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2010 2 2 4 50.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 106 78 184 57.6% 32 23 55 58.2% 39 14 53 73.6% 16 10 26 61.5%

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 314/318 of Mario Ancic'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 Mario Ancic
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% 2002 8/10 7.0 6.0 49.1% 75.0% 44.7% 54.2% 29.0% 59.8% 38.4%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2003 32/32 8.4 4.3 57.9% 72.2% 51.0% 55.3% 38.5% 63.0% 37.1%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2004 47/48 9.5 3.2 62.3% 75.9% 55.0% 45.1% 40.3% 67.8% 37.9%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2005 65/65 11.3 2.8 61.8% 79.5% 52.0% 62.9% 46.7% 68.9% 37.4%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2006 70/70 9.1 2.0 62.7% 75.5% 53.5% 64.7% 44.0% 67.2% 37.3%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2007 23/23 8.3 1.7 63.5% 76.8% 53.0% 56.1% 42.7% 68.0% 35.4%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2008 45/46 9.2 2.3 62.9% 76.3% 53.6% 64.5% 39.8% 67.7% 37.1%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2009 19/19 7.6 1.3 60.0% 73.0% 57.8% 59.9% 30.8% 66.6% 37.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2010 5/5 8.0 2.6 59.8% 69.0% 42.0% 50.6% 42.4% 58.0% 31.3%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 314/318 9.3 2.7 61.5% 76.0% 53.0% 59.0% 41.5% 67.0% 37.2%

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 Mario Ancic
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 2002 1531 113.3 -1.58 +0.50 0.955 48.9% -13 — +101 37.5% -0.50 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.28
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 2003 1622 126.7 +0.21 +0.64 1.003 50.1% -36 -40 -47 46.1% -0.20 6–9 (40%) 8–12 (40%) 98.1 -0.08
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 2004 1725 141.5 +4.07 +1.16 1.178 52.4% -136 -28 +99 54.0% +0.48 6–9 (40%) 7–17 (29%) 93.6 -1.51
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 2005 1799 152.9 +5.24 +0.79 1.202 53.0% -15 -42 +132 64.8% +1.01 5–11 (31%) 18–11 (62%) 98.9 +2.76
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 2006 1954 149.4 +4.79 +0.38 1.138 52.3% -48 -50 +88 64.1% +0.94 21–2 (91%) 19–14 (58%) 115.9 +1.74
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 2007 1882 144.6 +3.39 -0.07 1.107 51.5% -14 — — 60.0% +0.82 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 98.7 +0.28
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 2008 1925 152.1 +4.71 +1.41 1.150 52.1% -36 -23 +173 58.0% +0.59 9–4 (69%) 11–11 (50%) 102.1 -4.16
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 2009 1918 145.3 +2.66 +1.24 1.114 51.2% +12 — — 55.3% +0.45 6–0 (100%) 4–4 (50%) 104.4 -0.19
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 2010 1877 117.6 -1.67 -1.63 0.746 45.6% +37 — — 33.3% -0.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.31
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2019 150.9 +3.80 +0.75 1.125 51.9% -37 -37 +105 57.8% +0.60 59–40 (60%) 72–76 (49%) 106.1 -0.38

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.