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

Marat Safin vs Nicolas Escude H2H: 2-3

Nicolas Escude holds a 3–2 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Escude leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2002 Paris Masters quarterfinal 6-3 5-7 6-3.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Nicolas Escude
FRA Age 50 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #5 6-3 5-7 6-3 Nicolas Escude #41 Match data Nov 3, 2002* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Nicolas Escude #28 6-4 5-2 (ret.) Marat Safin #3 Match data Aug 1, 2001* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Escude #37 5-7 6-3 7-6(5) Marat Safin #2 Match data Oct 12, 2000* R32 Vienna Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Marat Safin #9 3-2 (ret.) Nicolas Escude #19 Match data Aug 5, 2000* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Escude #30 6-2 6-0 Marat Safin #31 Match data Mar 16, 2000* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 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
Nicolas Escude #1,071 #17 1,357 1,918 157 125 55.7% 0 0 0 2 2 4

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 Escude
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% #670 1,497 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,504 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1997 6–6 50.0% #93 1,621 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1998 22–22 50.0% #37 1,708 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1999 19–15 55.9% #37 1,821 0 1
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2000 26–23 53.1% #48 1,703 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2001 28–23 54.9% #27 1,722 0 2
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2002 29–15 65.9% #34 1,846 0 3
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2003 11–10 52.4% #114 1,802 0 3
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2004 15–8 65.2% #64 1,834 0 4
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 Nicolas Escude
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% 1993 — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1998 13 11 24 54.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 12 9 21 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 16 11 27 59.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2002 15 5 20 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 10 5 15 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2004 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 96 61 157 61.1% 18 27 45 40.0% 21 14 35 60.0% 22 23 45 48.9%

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 238/282 of Nicolas Escude'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 Escude
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% 1993 1/1 0.0 3.0 53.8% 51.4% 30.0% 41.7% 0.0% 41.5% 27.1%
18 1998 30/32 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 1995 3/3 0.7 2.3 61.4% 64.7% 50.6% 56.7% 23.6% 59.2% 33.3%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 1997 9/12 4.7 3.1 56.8% 70.9% 53.7% 71.4% 37.5% 63.3% 36.1%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 1998 32/44 6.4 3.4 57.0% 70.0% 47.6% 61.1% 39.2% 60.1% 37.9%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 1999 28/34 6.3 2.6 57.0% 71.3% 54.2% 62.4% 45.9% 63.7% 39.3%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2000 43/49 6.5 3.6 51.7% 75.2% 51.3% 52.4% 36.7% 63.8% 39.1%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2001 41/51 6.0 3.8 54.4% 71.8% 50.6% 59.5% 46.5% 62.2% 37.8%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2002 38/44 7.7 4.5 58.9% 76.4% 51.3% 60.5% 43.6% 66.0% 39.5%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2003 20/21 8.2 4.0 57.7% 75.1% 49.2% 59.8% 46.6% 64.1% 38.4%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2004 23/23 7.3 2.4 59.7% 75.5% 53.2% 62.6% 42.2% 66.4% 38.8%
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% — 238/282 6.6 3.5 56.2% 73.3% 51.0% 59.6% 42.0% 63.5% 38.5%

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 Escude
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 1993 1498 100.2 -2.06 +3.59 0.464 34.1% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.22
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1995 1505 108.2 -1.55 -1.30 0.817 47.2% +30 — — 33.3% -0.83 — 1–1 — -0.09
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1997 1621 125.8 +0.79 +0.26 0.983 49.9% -43 -32 — 48.4% -0.03 — 4–3 (57%) — -0.37
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 1998 1708 143.8 -0.82 +1.23 0.950 49.2% +9 -93 -49 50.0% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 8–4 (67%) 109.7 -1.77
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 1999 1822 146.6 +1.88 +1.67 1.082 51.3% +16 — — 55.3% +0.26 7–6 (54%) 11–6 (65%) 103.6 -1.08
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 2000 1704 140.2 +1.39 +1.93 1.082 51.3% +56 -130 -10 53.7% +0.40 6–9 (40%) 7–14 (33%) 88.0 +1.03
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 2001 1723 146.5 +0.67 +0.71 1.001 49.9% -9 -144 +98 55.0% +0.43 9–8 (53%) 10–12 (45%) 98.3 -0.53
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 2002 1847 151.5 +3.07 +1.82 1.161 52.3% +54 -306 -51 63.1% +0.66 8–7 (53%) 14–2 (88%) 109.1 -0.81
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 2003 1803 136.0 +1.80 +1.45 1.069 51.5% +113 — -32 59.6% +0.55 3–1 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 101.4 -1.00
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 2004 1835 138.5 +1.43 +2.19 1.155 52.1% +25 -193 — 67.3% +1.00 2–2 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 100.3 -0.24
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 — 1918 150.4 +1.26 +1.47 1.054 50.8% +30 -138 +10 55.8% +0.35 44–39 (53%) 68–50 (58%) 104.7 -1.82

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.