H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Marat Safin vs Nicolas Massu H2H: 2-1

Marat Safin holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Massu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2009 Indian Wells Open second round 6-3 7-6(2).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nicolas Massu
CHI Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #25 6-3 7-6(2) Nicolas Massu #95 Match data Mar 15, 2009* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #26 7-6(7) 6-4 Nicolas Massu #51 Match data May 16, 2007* R64 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Massu #11 7-5 6-4 Marat Safin #25 Match data May 8, 2004* R16 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 Olympics 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 0 5 0 1 7 15
Nicolas Massu #1,015 #9 1,845 1,900 226 219 50.8% 0 1 0 0 1 4 6

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 Massu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #583 1,489 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1998 0–2 0.0% #188 1,470 0 0
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2000 24–22 52.2% #87 1,648 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2001 21–27 43.8% #80 1,629 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2002 27–19 58.7% #56 1,752 0 1
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2003 35–20 63.6% #12 1,860 0 3
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2004 36–27 57.1% #19 1,796 0 5
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2005 16–21 43.2% #65 1,633 0 5
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2006 35–25 58.3% #44 1,727 0 6
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2007 15–22 40.5% #78 1,618 0 6
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2008 7–12 36.8% #77 1,598 0 6
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2009 7–11 38.9% #112 1,595 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 2010 3–7 30.0% #186 1,559 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2011 0–1 0.0% #450 1,552 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2012 0–1 0.0% #618 1,537 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 2013 0–1 0.0% #876 1,525 0 6

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 Massu
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% 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% 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2000 9 11 20 45.0% 14 9 23 60.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2001 13 14 27 48.1% 6 12 18 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2002 12 11 23 52.2% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 9 7 16 56.3% 24 10 34 70.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 5 9 14 35.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2006 9 10 19 47.4% 25 12 37 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 1 8 9 11.1% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 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% — 74 90 164 45.1% 139 108 247 56.3% 6 11 17 35.3% 7 10 17 41.2%

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 396/444 of Nicolas Massu'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 Massu
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% 1998 2/2 3.5 3.0 62.9% 67.9% 37.4% 52.8% 6.3% 56.4% 30.9%
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2000 36/46 4.4 3.1 54.6% 71.1% 50.7% 57.5% 39.3% 61.5% 35.8%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2001 43/48 5.4 2.5 55.0% 68.0% 48.1% 55.8% 42.2% 59.1% 34.0%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2002 33/46 4.7 3.2 57.9% 71.2% 52.7% 61.0% 45.3% 63.3% 42.1%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2003 49/55 4.2 3.1 60.2% 69.8% 50.7% 53.7% 49.4% 62.1% 42.0%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2004 57/63 4.1 2.5 58.7% 72.0% 52.1% 63.5% 41.7% 63.5% 40.9%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2005 36/37 4.7 3.6 56.1% 70.3% 47.3% 62.5% 34.6% 60.0% 34.6%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2006 60/60 4.8 2.6 59.0% 71.1% 53.4% 58.3% 45.4% 63.7% 37.8%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2007 32/37 3.9 2.9 60.6% 66.3% 49.3% 58.7% 38.9% 59.6% 34.8%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2008 17/19 3.7 3.1 60.1% 68.6% 48.6% 50.5% 34.1% 60.5% 37.0%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2009 18/18 4.1 4.1 60.6% 64.1% 47.1% 59.5% 53.5% 57.4% 36.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 10/10 3.5 4.0 63.4% 66.9% 46.6% 65.6% 50.2% 59.1% 36.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 1/1 1.0 1.0 63.8% 60.0% 50.0% 66.7% 28.6% 56.4% 37.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 1/1 3.0 4.0 64.3% 55.6% 25.0% 58.3% — 44.6% 21.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 1/1 2.0 10.0 62.6% 62.3% 50.0% 71.4% 33.3% 57.7% 35.6%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 396/445 4.4 3.0 58.3% 69.7% 50.3% 58.7% 42.6% 61.4% 37.8%

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 Massu
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 1997 1489 102.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — 0.00
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 1471 102.0 -0.63 -3.54 0.709 44.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1649 128.9 -0.30 -1.80 0.930 49.0% -54 +24 -100 51.5% +0.02 3–4 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 100.5 +0.82
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 1629 130.4 -2.10 -2.58 0.831 46.8% +22 -58 -46 45.1% -0.53 11–9 (55%) 13–13 (50%) 103.0 -0.30
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 1752 141.7 +1.09 +3.69 1.148 52.8% -42 -1 -192 59.6% +0.82 9–6 (60%) 11–8 (58%) 107.4 -0.54
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 1861 147.4 +0.30 +3.40 1.107 51.9% -79 +62 — 61.8% +0.69 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) 99.6 +0.25
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 1796 141.9 +1.00 +3.07 1.120 51.9% -29 +91 — 58.4% +0.57 5–11 (31%) 13–9 (59%) 94.1 +2.36
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 1634 125.2 -2.10 -2.21 0.864 47.7% -5 +164 — 47.3% -0.38 4–6 (40%) 9–7 (56%) 97.2 +1.24
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 1728 142.0 +1.67 +0.64 1.044 50.8% -60 +139 — 54.9% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 16–10 (62%) 103.1 +0.07
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 2007 1619 129.9 -2.88 -1.60 0.862 47.4% -39 +129 — 42.7% -0.40 4–7 (36%) 9–11 (45%) 94.4 +0.17
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 2008 1598 127.6 -1.27 -0.06 0.936 48.3% +14 +83 — 41.3% -0.74 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.6 -0.20
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 2009 1596 122.7 -3.61 -1.01 0.853 47.3% +24 +30 — 39.2% -0.69 5–4 (56%) 4–5 (44%) 102.9 +0.34
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1560 116.9 -1.58 -0.99 0.890 48.3% — +26 — 37.9% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +0.24
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1552 98.9 +0.13 -1.79 0.856 47.5% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.22
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1538 97.7 -0.61 -1.01 0.391 35.5% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.11
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1526 102.0 -1.57 -1.93 0.843 47.8% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
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 — 1900 139.2 -0.42 +0.39 0.979 49.7% -29 +74 -113 51.3% +0.03 64–73 (47%) 97–84 (54%) 99.2 +1.09

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.