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Marat Safin vs Paul Haarhuis H2H: 0-1

Paul Haarhuis holds a 1–0 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Haarhuis leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Paul Haarhuis won the 1998 Moscow round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Paul Haarhuis
NED Age 60 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Haarhuis #74 6-3 6-4 Marat Safin #49 Match data Nov 12, 1998* R32 Moscow ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Paul Haarhuis #623 #18 1,341 1,887 251 247 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Paul Haarhuis
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 — — — — — — —
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 — — — — — — —
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 — — — — — — —
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1988 0–1 0.0% #462 1,488 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 1989 9–7 56.2% #57 1,635 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 1990 20–25 44.4% #54 1,670 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 1991 25–25 50.0% #37 1,729 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 1992 33–29 53.2% #39 1,684 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 1993 30–26 53.6% #42 1,764 0 0
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 1994 26–22 54.2% #37 1,715 0 0
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 1995 33–24 57.9% #19 1,715 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1996 30–28 51.7% #25 1,735 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1997 19–25 43.2% #70 1,674 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1998 20–20 50.0% #74 1,660 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1999 6–15 28.6% #178 1,620 0 1

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 Paul Haarhuis
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1988 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1990 3 6 9 33.3% 8 11 19 42.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1991 14 11 25 56.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1992 20 12 32 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1993 12 10 22 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 13 8 21 61.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 13 13 26 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 7 11 18 38.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 4 7 11 36.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — 111 98 209 53.1% 56 70 126 44.4% 28 25 53 52.8% 56 54 110 50.9%

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 380/436 of Paul Haarhuis'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 Paul Haarhuis
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 62/71 8.6 2.2 57.9% 76.9% 52.9% 61.5% 40.6% 66.9% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 1991 44/50 3.8 2.3 58.4% 68.3% 52.1% 45.9% 48.3% 61.5% 40.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 1992 55/62 4.0 1.9 59.8% 70.2% 51.8% 63.1% 41.7% 62.7% 38.0%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 1993 51/56 4.0 2.0 59.5% 69.2% 52.2% 60.9% 43.4% 62.2% 38.2%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 1994 43/48 4.2 2.0 59.7% 68.8% 50.0% 64.0% 48.8% 61.1% 37.1%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 1995 55/57 4.6 2.6 59.8% 68.3% 50.7% 54.3% 40.4% 61.0% 36.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 48/58 4.2 1.8 62.5% 68.2% 51.8% 50.8% 44.9% 62.2% 35.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 37/44 5.3 2.8 59.7% 71.9% 51.2% 59.4% 46.1% 63.5% 37.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 30/40 5.8 3.2 56.4% 71.4% 50.5% 60.7% 45.0% 62.5% 36.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 17/21 5.3 2.4 61.5% 68.9% 48.6% 61.8% 29.9% 61.0% 36.2%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 380/498 4.4 2.3 59.7% 69.4% 51.2% 57.5% 43.9% 62.0% 37.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Paul Haarhuis
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%) 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1988 1489 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.04
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 1989 1636 132.2 — — — — -19 -43 — 54.3% +0.30 1–2 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 101.8 +0.52
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 1990 1670 140.9 — — — — -4 -37 -64 46.9% -0.14 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) 100.3 -1.33
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 1991 1730 144.8 +0.85 +1.66 1.042 50.8% +15 -61 -171 51.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 6–5 (55%) 102.5 -2.69
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 1992 1685 143.9 +1.01 +0.37 1.019 50.2% +33 -24 — 50.3% +0.07 9–8 (53%) 12–15 (44%) 99.9 -0.46
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 1993 1764 141.2 +1.06 +0.08 1.010 50.5% -19 +4 -232 53.5% +0.17 8–9 (47%) 11–11 (50%) 102.1 -0.40
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 1994 1715 147.9 +0.13 -0.29 0.953 49.4% +46 +62 — 50.8% -0.08 10–4 (71%) 8–9 (47%) 104.6 -1.32
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 1995 1716 137.5 -0.59 -0.36 0.931 48.7% +46 -19 -93 50.0% -0.17 18–5 (78%) 11–12 (48%) 106.7 +0.15
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1736 139.0 +0.20 -0.84 0.946 49.0% +10 -47 -15 46.6% -0.19 12–5 (71%) 13–16 (45%) 105.2 +0.88
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1675 138.9 +1.41 -0.41 1.025 50.4% -16 -7 +99 48.7% +0.13 5–13 (28%) 14–12 (54%) 93.4 -0.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1660 132.7 +0.38 -1.61 0.960 49.6% +19 -37 +79 48.4% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–7 (46%) 103.3 +1.10
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1620 127.7 -0.68 -0.73 0.928 48.6% +35 -73 +103 42.4% -0.44 0–6 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 89.4 -1.04
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 — 1888 146.0 +0.48 -0.13 0.982 49.8% +17 -22 -15 49.4% 0.00 84–71 (54%) 97–108 (47%) 102.8 -1.05

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.