H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 3, 2002* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Marat Safin #5 6-3 5-7 6-3 Nicolas Escude #41 Match data
Aug 1, 2001* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Nicolas Escude #28 6-4 5-2 (ret.) Marat Safin #3 Match data
Oct 12, 2000* Vienna ATP 250 R32 Hard Nicolas Escude #37 5-7 6-3 7-6(5) Marat Safin #2 Match data
Aug 5, 2000* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Marat Safin #9 3-2 (ret.) Nicolas Escude #19 Match data
Mar 16, 2000* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Nicolas Escude #30 6-2 6-0 Marat Safin #31 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15
Nicolas Escude #1,071 #17 1,357 1,909 157 124 55.9% 0 0 0 0 4 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 1,503 0 0
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1997 6–6 50.0% #93 1,620 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1998 22–22 50.0% #37 1,699 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 1999 19–15 55.9% #37 1,820 0 1
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 2000 26–22 54.2% #48 1,717 0 1
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 2001 28–23 54.9% #27 1,724 0 2
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 2002 29–15 65.9% #34 1,842 0 3
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 2003 11–10 52.4% #114 1,790 0 3
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2004 15–8 65.2% #64 1,829 0 4
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 — — — — — — —