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

Marat Safin vs Nikolay Davydenko H2H: 4-4

Marat Safin and Nikolay Davydenko are tied 4–4 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 4–0 on hard courts, while Nikolay Davydenko leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2009 Moscow round of 32 4-6 6-4 6-2.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 4
8 main draw meetings
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marat Safin #76 4-6 6-4 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #6 Match data Oct 22, 2009* R32 Moscow ATP 250 Hard
Marat Safin #40 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #5 Match data Oct 11, 2008* QF Moscow International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nikolay Davydenko #4 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 Marat Safin #73 Match data May 29, 2008* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #4 7-6(4) 7-5 Marat Safin #26 Match data May 10, 2007* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #5 6-4 5-7 6-4 Marat Safin #65 Match data Oct 15, 2006* F Moscow ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Nikolay Davydenko #6 4-6 6-1 6-2 Marat Safin #49 Match data May 5, 2006* R16 Estoril Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Marat Safin #53 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #5 Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #53 4-6 6-2 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #5 Match data Mar 2, 2006* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Nikolay Davydenko #248 #3 5,335 2,221 470 329 58.8% 0 3 1 1 16 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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 — — — — — — —
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 2000 3–1 75.0% #133 1,544 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 2001 6–15 28.6% #79 1,569 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 2002 12–24 33.3% #81 1,602 0 0
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2003 29–30 49.2% #44 1,595 0 2
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2004 32–29 52.5% #28 1,756 0 4
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2005 52–29 64.2% #5 1,869 0 5
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2006 67–28 70.5% #3 1,970 0 10
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2007 53–30 63.9% #4 1,937 0 11
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2008 52–21 71.2% #5 1,990 0 14
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2009 57–19 75.0% #6 2,152 0 19
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2010 29–19 60.4% #22 1,911 0 20
30 — — — — — — — 2011 26–25 51.0% #41 1,840 0 21
31 — — — — — — — 2012 24–25 49.0% #44 1,842 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 2013 22–23 48.9% #53 1,822 0 21
33 — — — — — — — 2014 6–11 35.3% #250 1,725 0 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 16 13 29 55.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 2000 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36 15 51 70.6% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2001 27 12 39 69.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2002 5 11 16 31.3% 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2003 11 13 24 45.8% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2005 21 14 35 60.0% 23 10 33 69.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 29 15 44 65.9% 27 9 36 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2007 34 16 50 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 31 15 46 67.4% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 29 11 40 72.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 25 14 39 64.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 18 17 35 51.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 18 16 34 52.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 17 14 31 54.8% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 252 179 431 58.5% 179 114 293 61.1% 10 20 30 33.3% 29 16 45 64.4%

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 774/799 of Nikolay Davydenko'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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 55/65 9.1 3.0 49.4% 77.1% 52.1% 55.3% 39.4% 64.1% 36.5% 2000 4/4 1.3 2.5 73.5% 63.9% 47.2% 48.0% 69.2% 59.7% 42.9%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 2001 18/21 3.6 2.3 62.9% 64.3% 48.8% 57.8% 50.5% 58.1% 38.8%
21 2001 57/66 8.5 2.1 55.5% 76.1% 54.5% 59.8% 41.5% 66.5% 37.0% 2002 31/36 3.2 2.8 58.7% 67.7% 46.9% 52.9% 48.2% 59.1% 38.5%
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% 2003 58/59 2.8 2.3 66.6% 64.7% 53.0% 56.4% 39.7% 60.5% 40.8%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2004 60/61 3.3 2.7 66.2% 69.8% 49.7% 57.0% 43.6% 63.2% 40.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2005 81/81 3.3 2.3 67.3% 68.4% 54.3% 60.2% 45.9% 63.6% 42.7%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2006 94/95 3.2 2.1 67.9% 71.7% 54.8% 57.8% 49.3% 66.2% 44.8%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2007 82/83 3.5 3.4 67.1% 70.5% 50.0% 55.7% 49.9% 63.6% 42.5%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2008 70/73 3.9 2.2 64.5% 72.4% 53.7% 58.8% 47.3% 66.0% 43.4%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2009 74/76 3.9 2.2 68.0% 72.3% 55.4% 59.8% 42.1% 66.8% 42.6%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2010 47/48 4.1 2.5 65.5% 71.7% 51.7% 58.2% 44.6% 64.7% 41.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 50/51 1.9 3.4 70.5% 65.2% 46.7% 60.4% 46.0% 59.6% 41.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 45/49 2.0 3.7 69.5% 65.6% 48.9% 62.8% 43.6% 60.4% 38.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 44/45 2.2 2.3 68.0% 66.0% 49.8% 55.6% 52.7% 60.7% 39.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 16/17 5.0 2.8 65.7% 68.0% 51.7% 59.6% 38.5% 62.7% 32.6%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 774/799 3.2 2.6 66.8% 69.1% 51.8% 58.1% 46.2% 63.3% 41.6%

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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%) — +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%) — -0.61 2000 1544 104.3 -1.64 +0.78 1.066 51.2% — +30 — 54.5% +0.27 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.33
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 2001 1569 116.8 -2.27 +0.61 0.927 48.4% -9 -6 — 34.6% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.45
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 2002 1602 132.7 -1.99 +0.74 0.940 49.0% -42 +8 — 40.5% -0.56 3–7 (30%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.81
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 2003 1595 135.6 -1.54 +3.36 1.035 50.5% -29 +82 — 51.1% +0.01 6–9 (40%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.03
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 2004 1757 148.6 +0.29 +3.41 1.090 51.3% -45 +23 -353 52.7% +0.25 9–12 (43%) 8–14 (36%) — -1.87
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 2005 1870 156.9 +1.31 +5.31 1.173 52.9% -23 +61 — 66.1% +1.13 9–9 (50%) 11–8 (58%) — +0.31
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 2006 1970 161.2 +3.54 +6.86 1.324 54.9% +29 +78 -575 67.0% +1.42 14–11 (56%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.78
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 2007 1938 157.3 +1.04 +5.62 1.167 52.8% +33 -5 -412 65.2% +0.94 12–13 (48%) 21–13 (62%) — +2.69
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 2008 1991 164.4 +2.51 +6.85 1.278 54.2% +45 +72 — 69.1% +1.33 12–9 (57%) 11–9 (55%) — +1.49
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 2009 2152 167.7 +3.74 +6.04 1.281 54.2% 0 +7 -562 73.2% +1.46 12–8 (60%) 18–5 (78%) — -0.83
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 2010 1911 158.1 +1.52 +4.28 1.164 52.6% +58 +155 -313 60.3% +0.97 7–4 (64%) 8–15 (35%) — +1.11
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1840 158.1 -1.82 +3.60 1.017 50.4% +49 +79 — 50.0% +0.23 5–5 (50%) 7–10 (41%) — -2.67
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1842 153.9 -2.03 +2.70 0.981 49.8% +56 -27 -236 54.9% +0.13 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.90
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1822 155.8 -1.72 +3.00 1.007 50.3% +62 -78 — 49.0% +0.25 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.22
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1725 133.3 -1.67 -1.88 0.875 48.4% +111 -45 — 35.9% -0.62 2–1 (67%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.17
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 — 2222 160.3 +0.75 +4.53 1.132 52.2% +22 +36 -405 59.3% +0.71 107–104 (51%) 129–121 (52%) 95.5 -0.42

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.