H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Mischa Zverev H2H: 2-0 (incl. walkovers)

Marat Safin vs Mischa Zverev: 1–0 excluding walkovers; 2–0 including 1 walkover. Across 2 main-draw results including walkovers, Marat Safin leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2008 Moscow semifinal W/O.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H including walkovers
2 – 0
2 main-draw results
Mischa Zverev
GER Age 39 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #40 (w/o) Mischa Zverev #98 Match data Oct 11, 2008* SF Moscow International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #72 7-6(4) 5-7 7-5 Mischa Zverev #196 Match data Sep 30, 2006* QF Bangkok ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Mischa Zverev #1,373 #25 1,664 2,007 134 199 40.2% 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 Mischa Zverev
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 2006 3–3 50.0% #151 1,529 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2007 6–8 42.9% #88 1,606 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2008 18–23 43.9% #80 1,710 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2009 15–24 38.5% #78 1,630 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2010 14–18 43.8% #82 1,675 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2011 2–18 10.0% #211 1,494 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2012 0–3 0.0% #159 1,608 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2013 4–5 44.4% #176 1,638 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 — — — — — — —
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2015 7–8 46.7% #171 1,840 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2016 12–14 46.2% #51 1,916 0 0
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2017 30–31 49.2% #33 1,850 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2018 19–29 39.6% #69 1,685 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2019 3–12 20.0% #281 1,572 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2020 1–2 33.3% #264 1,568 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2021 0–1 0.0% #346 1,522 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 Mischa Zverev
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% 2006 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 2008 12 12 24 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2009 6 14 20 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 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% 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2011 1 8 9 11.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2012 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% — — — — 2015 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2016 11 10 21 52.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 18 19 37 48.6% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 7 18 25 28.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1 4 5 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 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% — 79 114 193 40.9% 25 54 79 31.6% 30 30 60 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 328/333 of Mischa Zverev'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 Mischa Zverev
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% 2006 6/6 6.8 1.3 70.7% 71.2% 46.2% 58.2% 49.7% 63.9% 31.9%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2007 14/14 5.1 2.1 61.6% 67.2% 50.3% 58.5% 37.5% 61.1% 37.3%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2008 37/41 4.6 1.4 66.7% 68.6% 50.2% 58.3% 36.2% 62.2% 35.2%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2009 39/39 4.5 1.9 63.4% 68.0% 49.5% 64.7% 42.3% 61.6% 36.0%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2010 31/32 3.5 2.2 66.3% 66.5% 46.8% 50.4% 38.5% 59.6% 35.1%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2011 20/20 2.0 1.8 64.3% 60.1% 46.8% 53.8% 42.6% 55.3% 33.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2012 3/3 6.3 3.7 58.7% 62.8% 44.1% 52.4% 34.5% 55.2% 35.9%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2013 9/9 3.7 2.8 67.3% 64.3% 42.0% 41.6% 38.3% 57.1% 35.7%
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% 2015 15/15 7.1 1.8 67.5% 68.9% 50.7% 63.6% 34.2% 63.4% 34.5%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2016 26/26 5.2 2.0 64.7% 73.1% 52.8% 59.2% 43.3% 65.8% 38.1%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2017 61/61 6.4 2.7 65.2% 71.5% 50.5% 62.7% 45.4% 64.1% 33.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 48/48 5.5 2.4 59.6% 71.3% 49.0% 57.0% 35.0% 62.2% 36.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 15/15 4.3 2.7 64.4% 64.1% 43.7% 58.5% 27.5% 57.0% 28.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 3/3 2.0 2.7 62.3% 68.9% 51.4% 55.0% 33.5% 62.4% 33.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 1/1 5.0 2.0 57.1% 63.5% 43.6% 50.0% 44.4% 54.9% 38.8%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 328/333 5.0 2.2 64.3% 68.7% 49.0% 58.4% 39.5% 61.7% 35.0%

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 Mischa Zverev
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 2006 1530 115.8 +0.34 -1.37 0.883 47.7% +10 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 102.6 +0.06
19 1999 1775 145.8 +2.04 -0.45 1.018 50.0% +29 -124 — 52.7% +0.07 14–9 (61%) 21–13 (62%) 111.4 -0.61 2007 1607 116.8 -1.19 -0.21 0.960 49.3% -7 — +18 38.9% -0.53 3–1 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 103.6 -0.28
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 2008 1710 130.6 -0.67 -1.51 0.931 48.5% +11 -218 -40 48.4% -0.28 5–9 (36%) 6–11 (35%) 95.4 -0.70
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 2009 1631 136.9 -1.54 -0.05 0.938 49.1% -40 -24 +85 42.9% -0.23 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 96.5 -1.09
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 2010 1676 123.2 -3.33 -0.90 0.868 47.4% +17 -183 +32 40.6% -0.93 5–2 (71%) 9–3 (75%) 109.2 +0.75
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 2011 1494 114.1 -4.27 -2.53 0.741 44.2% +80 -81 +114 18.4% -2.12 1–5 (17%) 2–3 (40%) 94.7 -0.49
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 2012 1608 128.0 -1.03 -1.71 0.801 46.0% — — — 22.2% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — -0.34
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 2013 1639 122.4 -3.28 -0.27 0.834 46.7% +34 — +13 42.9% -0.67 2–1 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 101.9 +0.46
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 2014 1561 110.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2015 1840 138.3 -0.20 +0.40 0.943 48.8% -46 — -30 45.9% -0.19 4–3 (57%) 8–8 (50%) 103.7 -1.92
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 2016 1916 147.9 +1.33 +2.10 1.114 51.4% +45 -348 — 50.8% +0.49 2–6 (25%) 5–11 (31%) 93.6 +0.12
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 2017 1851 155.7 +0.36 -1.01 0.943 49.0% +5 -186 -5 49.4% -0.13 12–8 (60%) 11–16 (41%) 101.5 -2.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1686 141.4 -1.71 -0.03 0.956 48.9% -37 +19 +171 45.7% -0.27 5–11 (31%) 7–10 (41%) 92.2 +0.05
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1572 115.7 -3.93 -5.33 0.650 43.0% +27 +27 +220 12.9% -2.61 — 1–1 — +0.08
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1569 116.2 -1.52 +0.52 0.884 47.5% +30 — — 33.3% -0.33 — 0–1 — -0.12
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1522 101.7 -1.33 +1.31 0.862 47.2% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.11
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 — 2007 139.5 -1.26 -0.72 0.912 48.3% +4 -113 +63 42.8% -0.48 49–59 (45%) 64–79 (45%) 96.9 -1.68

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.