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

Marat Safin vs Radek Stepanek H2H: 1-2

Radek Stepanek holds a 2–1 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Radek Stepanek leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Radek Stepanek won the 2009 Cincinnati Open second round 4-6 6-3 6-1.

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Radek Stepanek
CZE Age 47 Right-Handed 186 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Radek Stepanek #17 4-6 6-3 6-1 Marat Safin #61 Match data Aug 19, 2009* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Marat Safin #4 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Radek Stepanek #33 Match data Nov 8, 2004* F Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Radek Stepanek #70 7-6(8) 4-6 6-3 Marat Safin #9 Match data Oct 15, 2004* R16 Moscow International 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
Radek Stepanek #492 #8 2,700 2,037 366 285 56.2% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Radek Stepanek
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 1998 0–1 0.0% #165 1,488 0 0
20 2000 69–24 74.2% #2 2,045 1 8 1999 2–4 33.3% #169 1,501 0 0
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 — — — — — — —
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 2001 0–1 0.0% #542 1,464 0 0
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,753 1 11 2002 17–14 54.8% #63 1,659 0 0
24 2004 51–22 69.9% #4 1,985 1 14 2003 24–22 52.2% #46 1,716 0 0
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,946 2 15 2004 28–23 54.9% #33 1,790 0 0
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,861 2 15 2005 45–26 63.4% #20 1,841 0 0
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,754 2 15 2006 30–15 66.7% #19 1,865 0 1
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,770 2 15 2007 27–21 56.2% #30 1,853 0 2
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 2 15 2008 31–24 56.4% #27 1,836 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2009 44–19 69.8% #12 2,012 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2010 17–15 53.1% #62 1,863 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2011 30–24 55.6% #28 1,881 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2012 21–20 51.2% #31 1,922 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 2013 14–16 46.7% #44 1,827 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 2014 16–17 48.5% #68 1,801 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 2015 7–10 41.2% #197 1,767 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 2016 10–11 47.6% #107 1,877 0 5
38 — — — — — — — 2017 3–2 60.0% #354 1,908 0 5

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 Radek Stepanek
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% 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2002 6 8 14 42.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2004 27 12 39 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2003 11 11 22 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2005 12 4 16 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2004 4 8 12 33.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2006 19 12 31 61.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2005 18 15 33 54.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
27 2007 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 13 7 20 65.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2008 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 20 12 32 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2009 16 15 31 51.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 21 17 38 55.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 20 15 35 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 15 13 28 53.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 9 8 17 52.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 7 10 17 41.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 215 138 353 60.9% 103 71 174 59.2% 26 17 43 60.5% 52 23 75 69.3% — 209 169 378 55.3% 91 71 162 56.2% 43 30 73 58.9% 23 15 38 60.5%

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 639/651 of Radek Stepanek'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 Radek Stepanek
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% 1998 1/1 5.0 1.0 54.7% 62.1% 33.3% 42.9% 20.0% 49.1% 30.8%
20 2000 76/93 9.7 2.1 51.8% 78.4% 52.8% 59.3% 41.7% 65.9% 38.5% 1999 6/6 6.0 2.0 58.3% 69.3% 42.6% 59.9% 38.6% 58.3% 38.4%
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% 2001 1/1 5.0 3.0 65.2% 68.9% 33.3% 70.0% 20.0% 56.5% 28.3%
23 2003 22/25 7.1 1.7 57.9% 71.5% 53.0% 59.3% 42.6% 63.6% 39.4% 2002 26/31 7.3 3.2 59.4% 72.9% 49.2% 60.7% 44.8% 63.2% 35.2%
24 2004 69/73 9.9 2.2 56.4% 77.2% 56.3% 63.4% 40.3% 68.1% 38.1% 2003 46/46 7.4 3.1 60.7% 72.8% 50.1% 55.3% 41.9% 63.5% 37.3%
25 2005 36/36 8.8 1.9 58.3% 75.8% 52.5% 57.0% 40.8% 66.0% 40.1% 2004 51/51 6.4 3.6 62.2% 72.6% 49.8% 55.7% 43.6% 64.0% 36.2%
26 2006 55/56 8.3 1.8 61.0% 73.8% 53.9% 62.5% 41.9% 66.1% 36.9% 2005 71/71 7.5 3.0 64.4% 73.7% 51.7% 66.5% 39.3% 65.9% 37.1%
27 2007 40/40 8.2 3.2 56.8% 71.2% 53.1% 56.2% 40.6% 63.7% 35.3% 2006 45/45 8.7 3.2 63.9% 74.4% 54.9% 62.6% 43.0% 67.3% 38.3%
28 2008 44/47 8.2 3.2 54.5% 73.3% 50.5% 61.9% 46.0% 63.0% 36.3% 2007 47/48 7.0 2.0 62.1% 75.9% 56.8% 64.8% 46.2% 68.7% 37.6%
29 2009 40/40 9.9 2.7 55.6% 75.4% 51.9% 57.3% 38.8% 65.0% 35.4% 2008 53/55 7.3 3.2 63.6% 76.1% 52.4% 64.1% 47.8% 67.4% 36.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 63/63 6.3 3.2 61.4% 73.3% 50.5% 57.0% 41.7% 64.4% 39.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 31/32 5.0 3.0 64.0% 70.1% 51.8% 59.2% 38.2% 64.0% 37.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 54/54 3.6 2.8 60.8% 70.7% 51.7% 58.1% 41.9% 63.3% 38.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 40/41 4.8 3.1 61.6% 71.5% 53.7% 63.1% 39.4% 64.5% 39.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 29/30 4.7 2.9 63.5% 69.3% 49.0% 55.4% 45.7% 61.9% 39.3%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 33/33 5.8 3.4 60.3% 72.8% 51.4% 60.2% 37.4% 64.5% 38.0%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 17/17 4.6 3.6 62.7% 71.8% 50.4% 64.2% 50.0% 63.8% 37.9%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 20/21 6.0 3.9 59.5% 72.2% 49.9% 60.8% 40.2% 63.4% 37.9%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 5/5 4.4 5.4 54.7% 70.3% 43.6% 69.0% 34.3% 58.4% 40.3%
Career — 587/645 8.9 2.4 55.4% 75.9% 52.9% 59.7% 41.1% 65.5% 37.6% — 639/651 6.3 3.1 62.1% 72.9% 51.6% 60.6% 42.3% 64.8% 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 Radek Stepanek
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 1998 1489 99.4 -0.50 -3.84 0.604 40.0% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.06
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 1999 1502 117.9 +0.16 -0.75 0.920 48.5% +39 +31 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–2 — -0.17
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 2000 1493 102.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2001 1464 98.0 -2.55 -0.96 0.652 43.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.07
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 2002 1659 130.9 +1.72 -2.01 0.956 49.4% -95 -3 -24 53.9% +0.12 4–4 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.7 +0.45
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 2003 1716 137.5 +1.55 +0.11 1.021 49.7% -50 -11 +20 53.4% +0.15 7–8 (47%) 7–11 (39%) 100.3 -0.79
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 2004 1790 136.2 +1.09 -0.10 1.005 50.1% -38 -63 -52 51.9% +0.08 12–7 (63%) 13–12 (52%) 105.5 -2.23
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 2005 1841 145.4 +2.95 +0.75 1.088 51.5% 0 -67 -37 57.7% +0.53 20–11 (65%) 19–16 (54%) 105.4 +2.05
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 2006 1866 141.5 +4.32 +1.02 1.172 52.4% -33 -19 +10 62.2% +0.76 8–6 (57%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +2.10
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 2007 1854 148.1 +4.89 +1.48 1.201 52.8% +27 -67 -43 52.2% +0.39 7–9 (44%) 7–14 (33%) 92.5 -0.67
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 2008 1837 157.2 +3.56 +1.09 1.126 51.6% -30 +96 +2 58.7% +0.80 10–12 (45%) 15–16 (48%) 96.0 +0.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 2013 160.7 +1.73 +3.84 1.123 51.8% +19 -107 -91 61.9% +0.57 17–6 (74%) 12–3 (80%) 115.1 +1.40
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1864 146.3 +0.65 +0.89 1.026 50.5% -3 — — 47.9% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 +0.90
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1881 156.8 +0.65 +2.39 1.052 50.8% +8 -12 +29 55.6% +0.40 9–6 (60%) 7–8 (47%) 98.5 -2.99
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1923 159.1 +1.92 +3.04 1.109 51.8% +7 -124 +4 51.5% +0.11 6–9 (40%) 11–8 (58%) 96.8 -1.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1828 147.9 -0.61 +2.71 1.032 50.4% +61 -128 +76 48.6% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 3–8 (27%) 95.6 -0.65
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1802 154.6 +0.71 +2.99 1.070 51.0% -25 -46 +189 50.6% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 100.0 -1.38
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1767 133.6 -0.58 +2.17 1.047 50.8% -15 +42 — 43.6% -0.20 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.6 -0.28
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1877 143.0 +0.67 +1.85 1.035 50.5% -41 -15 +22 48.1% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 99.0 -1.65
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1908 130.4 -0.95 +0.89 0.968 49.7% -21 — — 50.0% -0.20 — 1–0 — -0.50
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 — 2038 154.7 +1.94 +1.47 1.073 51.1% -9 -39 +15 54.4% +0.34 120–97 (55%) 139–135 (51%) 103.0 -0.75

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.