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

Marat Safin vs Max Mirnyi H2H: 4-1

Marat Safin holds a 4–1 lead over Max Mirnyi in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2004 Moscow round of 32 6-7(8) 7-6(2) 7-6(1).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Max Mirnyi
BLR Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #9 6-7(8) 7-6(2) 7-6(1) Max Mirnyi #73 Match data Oct 14, 2004* R32 Moscow International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Marat Safin #25 6-4 6-3 Max Mirnyi #29 Match data Apr 22, 2004* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Marat Safin #7 2-6 6-4 6-4 Max Mirnyi #54 Match data Oct 13, 2001* QF Montpellier Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Marat Safin #7 5-7 6-4 6-4 Max Mirnyi #53 Match data Oct 4, 2001* R32 Moscow ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Max Mirnyi #41 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin #1 Match data Feb 22, 2001* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Max Mirnyi #1,155 #18 1,320 1,914 221 225 49.6% 0 0 0 1 0 1

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 Max Mirnyi
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 1996 0–2 0.0% #314 1,481 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1997 0–3 0.0% #340 1,444 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1998 1–2 33.3% #274 1,443 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1999 14–13 51.9% #74 1,613 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2000 30–26 53.6% #40 1,740 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2001 29–26 52.7% #35 1,866 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2002 24–27 47.1% #43 1,717 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2003 37–28 56.9% #23 1,772 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2004 22–26 45.8% #47 1,735 0 1
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2005 32–24 57.1% #34 1,736 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2006 21–24 46.7% #59 1,722 0 1
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2007 9–18 33.3% #152 1,593 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2008 2–6 25.0% #523 1,560 0 1

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 Max Mirnyi
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% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1999 5 6 11 45.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2000 19 16 35 54.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2001 25 15 40 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 6 8 14 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2004 13 14 27 48.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2005 14 12 26 53.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 5 10 15 33.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 4 7 11 36.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2 5 7 28.6% 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% — 126 118 244 51.6% 38 54 92 41.3% 30 26 56 53.6% 27 27 54 50.0%

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 408/446 of Max Mirnyi'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 Max Mirnyi
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% 1996 1/2 1.0 2.0 57.9% 65.9% 46.9% 72.7% 0.0% 57.9% 20.8%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1997 3/3 8.3 5.0 57.2% 74.4% 50.7% 41.1% 16.0% 63.7% 26.9%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1998 2/3 4.0 4.5 60.4% 81.2% 50.0% 90.0% 35.7% 68.7% 42.2%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1999 24/27 8.0 4.6 58.5% 73.7% 52.7% 61.3% 33.0% 64.8% 33.5%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2000 43/56 8.8 3.2 64.2% 74.8% 51.0% 63.7% 38.4% 66.0% 34.4%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2001 47/55 9.0 3.6 62.1% 77.8% 53.4% 55.9% 48.5% 68.2% 34.1%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2002 47/51 8.5 2.9 64.1% 74.4% 52.3% 63.8% 39.8% 66.4% 34.1%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2003 62/65 9.0 3.3 63.7% 78.1% 53.7% 59.9% 42.9% 69.2% 33.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2004 45/48 11.1 3.8 64.8% 76.6% 52.0% 64.7% 31.6% 67.7% 32.4%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2005 55/56 12.1 3.5 63.7% 79.4% 50.4% 57.2% 33.5% 68.8% 34.8%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2006 45/45 9.7 3.7 61.6% 76.3% 52.0% 64.6% 37.1% 66.8% 33.2%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2007 27/27 7.3 5.6 56.9% 73.6% 47.3% 51.8% 39.5% 62.6% 33.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 7/8 7.3 1.7 67.9% 68.6% 50.2% 51.4% 24.9% 62.8% 31.1%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 408/446 9.4 3.6 62.7% 76.3% 51.8% 60.4% 38.1% 67.1% 33.6%

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 Max Mirnyi
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 1996 1482 101.8 -0.62 -0.65 0.493 42.6% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.03
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 1997 1444 97.1 -2.17 -2.81 0.741 45.7% +29 — — 14.3% -1.14 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.36
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 1998 1443 104.6 -0.86 +1.26 1.348 55.1% — — — 33.3% +0.33 — 0–1 — +0.21
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 1999 1613 131.4 +1.63 -2.29 0.954 49.3% -44 +17 — 50.7% -0.25 6–4 (60%) 14–5 (74%) 110.9 -0.34
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 2000 1740 144.3 +3.23 -2.66 1.011 50.4% -13 -78 -136 52.1% +0.28 10–11 (48%) 13–14 (48%) 101.7 +0.28
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 2001 1867 150.8 +5.19 -1.65 1.073 50.8% +9 -269 -295 51.8% -0.03 10–8 (56%) 21–16 (57%) 106.3 -3.78
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 2002 1717 141.0 +3.32 -2.16 1.014 50.3% +21 -57 — 47.5% -0.15 3–6 (33%) 13–7 (65%) 101.9 +0.51
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 2003 1772 143.9 +6.35 -2.54 1.079 51.0% +23 -139 -150 52.9% +0.25 12–10 (55%) 18–24 (43%) 99.6 +0.36
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 2004 1736 146.5 +4.34 -2.75 1.003 50.1% +58 -121 -180 48.3% -0.14 5–12 (29%) 24–20 (55%) 97.7 -1.67
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 2005 1737 139.5 +4.91 -1.85 1.115 51.5% -20 -125 +49 57.1% +0.39 6–13 (32%) 26–13 (67%) 98.3 +1.12
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 2006 1723 138.1 +3.45 -2.81 0.999 50.1% -23 -111 +151 46.7% -0.07 8–9 (47%) 11–11 (50%) 100.4 -1.44
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 2007 1593 125.2 +0.28 -1.88 0.881 47.7% +23 -82 +221 34.8% -0.90 3–4 (43%) 4–11 (27%) 94.5 -1.97
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1561 111.0 +0.46 -2.93 0.836 46.5% +43 — — 29.4% -1.59 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.07
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 — 1914 145.0 +3.91 -2.29 1.020 50.3% +9 -100 -12 49.3% -0.03 63–79 (44%) 145–128 (53%) 101.4 -1.41

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.