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

Marat Safin vs Michal Tabara H2H: 1-0

Marat Safin holds a 1–0 lead over Michal Tabara 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 2001 Australian Open round of 32 6-1 6-1 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Michal Tabara
CZE Age 46 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #2 6-1 6-1 6-4 Michal Tabara #69 Match data Jan 21, 2001* 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
Michal Tabara #1,290 #47 773 1,686 39 52 42.9% 0 0 0 0 1 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 Michal Tabara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1996 2–2 50.0% #309 1,507 0 0
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1997 0–2 0.0% #216 1,496 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1998 1–1 50.0% #202 1,500 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1999 3–1 75.0% #123 1,542 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2000 2–6 25.0% #96 1,510 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2001 20–19 51.3% #64 1,597 0 1
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2002 4–7 36.4% #210 1,586 0 1
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 — — — — — — —
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2004 3–4 42.9% #98 1,655 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2005 4–10 28.6% #172 1,559 0 1
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 — — — — — — —
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 Michal Tabara
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1999 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2000 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2001 9 9 18 50.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2004 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 18 22 40 45.0% 19 23 42 45.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 82/89 of Michal Tabara'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 Michal Tabara
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 4/4 2.3 2.3 61.2% 61.7% 50.2% 50.6% 55.1% 56.3% 40.3%
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% 1998 2/2 2.5 1.0 72.6% 62.9% 33.2% 25.0% 72.2% 54.7% 37.3%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1999 4/4 0.5 1.3 72.5% 62.3% 47.5% 58.3% 59.0% 58.0% 48.5%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2000 7/8 1.7 3.7 53.2% 63.4% 43.9% 53.2% 33.9% 53.7% 41.7%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2001 35/39 3.3 3.5 53.7% 68.5% 50.5% 55.5% 49.4% 59.7% 41.4%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2002 9/11 2.1 3.9 55.3% 62.7% 46.9% 51.1% 41.0% 56.2% 36.8%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2004 7/7 5.1 8.0 43.2% 76.0% 48.8% 53.9% 34.2% 60.2% 38.0%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2005 14/14 5.0 8.5 43.4% 69.1% 46.2% 48.3% 39.0% 55.9% 39.3%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 82/91 3.3 4.6 52.9% 67.4% 48.1% 52.6% 45.4% 57.8% 40.5%

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 Michal Tabara
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1507 103.6 -1.71 -1.20 0.922 48.6% — +49 — 50.0% -0.20 1–1 — — +0.56
17 1997 1491 103.5 -1.55 +0.97 0.822 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — +0.01 1997 1496 100.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.29
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 1998 1501 99.5 -1.77 -0.34 0.823 45.2% — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — +0.22
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 1999 1543 110.7 -1.19 +2.68 1.154 52.8% — +49 — 66.7% +1.11 1–0 — — +0.48
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 2000 1510 113.9 -3.25 +1.00 0.901 47.2% +6 +33 — 31.6% -1.32 0–1 0–2 — -0.32
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 2001 1597 128.2 -1.53 +2.41 1.028 50.7% -23 +33 — 50.0% -0.17 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 101.5 +0.70
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 2002 1586 110.8 -3.61 +0.85 0.839 47.0% -17 +32 — 30.8% -1.35 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.09
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 2003 1555 101.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2004 1655 125.2 -0.80 +1.37 0.955 48.7% +27 — — 45.8% -0.50 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.10
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 2005 1559 117.0 -3.23 +0.74 0.891 47.2% +100 -15 — 33.3% -1.08 2–3 (40%) 2–3 (40%) 96.9 -0.21
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 2006 1539 97.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1686 123.7 -2.13 +1.51 0.960 49.1% +4 +27 — 42.8% -0.62 13–14 (48%) 7–9 (44%) 99.8 +1.24

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.