H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Marat Safin vs Sjeng Schalken H2H: 2-1
Marat Safin holds a 2–1 lead over Sjeng Schalken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Marat Safin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2002 Paris Masters fourth round 7-5 7-5.
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RUS
Age 46
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
NED
Age 49
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2002* | Paris Masters | Masters 1000 | R16 | Carpet | Marat Safin | 7-5 7-5 | Sjeng Schalken | Match data |
| Aug 28, 1999* | Boston | ATP 250 | SF | Hard | Marat Safin | 5-7 6-3 6-1 | Sjeng Schalken | Match data |
| Feb 27, 1998* | Philadelphia | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-2 4-6 7-6(1) | Marat Safin | 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 |
| Sjeng Schalken | #677 | #11 | 1,790 | 1,934 | 280 | 254 | 52.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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 | Sjeng Schalken | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #203 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #148 | 1,501 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1998 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #49 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 17–14 | 54.8% | #69 | 1,645 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1999 | 36–29 | 55.4% | #24 | 1,775 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 26–26 | 50.0% | #65 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 2000 | 69–23 | 75.0% | #2 | 2,060 | 1 | 8 | 1997 | 16–25 | 39.0% | #59 | 1,632 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 2001 | 43–23 | 65.2% | #11 | 1,923 | 1 | 10 | 1998 | 22–30 | 42.3% | #66 | 1,592 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 2002 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #3 | 1,892 | 1 | 11 | 1999 | 28–26 | 51.9% | #44 | 1,744 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | 2003 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #77 | 1,727 | 1 | 11 | 2000 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #22 | 1,824 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | 2004 | 50–21 | 70.4% | #4 | 1,987 | 1 | 14 | 2001 | 36–27 | 57.1% | #26 | 1,846 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 2005 | 25–11 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,948 | 2 | 15 | 2002 | 36–27 | 57.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 2006 | 33–23 | 58.9% | #26 | 1,879 | 2 | 15 | 2003 | 39–23 | 62.9% | #18 | 1,826 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 2007 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #56 | 1,756 | 2 | 15 | 2004 | 17–18 | 48.6% | #57 | 1,698 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 2008 | 24–23 | 51.1% | #29 | 1,780 | 2 | 15 | 2005 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #230 | 1,664 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | 2009 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #61 | 1,777 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |