H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Nicolas Almagro H2H: 0-3

Nicolas Almagro holds a 3–0 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Almagro leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Almagro won the 2009 Swedish Open first round 6-3 7-6(6).

RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 3
3 main draw meetings
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Almagro #41 6-3 7-6(6) Marat Safin #58 Match data Jul 16, 2009* R32 Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #77 6-2 2-6 6-4 Marat Safin #50 Match data Apr 15, 2006* SF Valencia ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #101 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin #4 Match data May 5, 2005* R32 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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12
30 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13
31 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13
32 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1998 9 5 14 64.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 2 7 9 22.2%
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 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% 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9%
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0%
32 2018 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% 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% 33.3% 72.7% 56.3%
18 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5%
30 —/— 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1%
31 —/— 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5%
32 —/— 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4%
Career 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5%

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 Nicolas Almagro
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 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 +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 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% +48 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) -0.67
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 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) +0.44
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 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) -2.25
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 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) +1.58
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 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) +1.82
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 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) +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%) -0.73 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) +0.21
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 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) +2.38
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 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) +1.39
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 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) +3.89
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 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% +77 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) -0.08
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 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) -3.74
30 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) +0.05
31 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) -1.98
32 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 +0.20
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 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54

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.