H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Marat Safin vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 2-2
Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Marat Safin leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 2003 Rotterdam fourth round 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
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RUS
Age 46
Right-Handed
193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2
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2
4 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 52
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2003* | Rotterdam | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 | Marat Safin | Match data |
| Oct 27, 2001* | St. Petersburg | ATP 250 | SF | Hard | Marat Safin | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| Sep 16, 2001* | Tashkent | ATP 250 | F | Hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Match data |
| May 13, 1999* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-2 | 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 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | #636 | #1 | 3,917 | 2,071 | 568 | 281 | 66.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 |
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 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1998 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #49 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #275 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1999 | 36–29 | 55.4% | #24 | 1,775 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #102 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2000 | 69–23 | 75.0% | #2 | 2,060 | 1 | 8 | 1994 | 60–27 | 69.0% | #11 | 1,888 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 2001 | 43–23 | 65.2% | #11 | 1,923 | 1 | 10 | 1995 | 69–27 | 71.9% | #6 | 1,875 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | 2002 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #3 | 1,892 | 1 | 11 | 1996 | 73–25 | 74.5% | #3 | 1,972 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | 2003 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #77 | 1,727 | 1 | 11 | 1997 | 54–26 | 67.5% | #5 | 1,955 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | 2004 | 50–21 | 70.4% | #4 | 1,987 | 1 | 14 | 1998 | 55–29 | 65.5% | #11 | 1,950 | 1 | 17 |
| 25 | 2005 | 25–11 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,948 | 2 | 15 | 1999 | 59–29 | 67.0% | #2 | 1,922 | 2 | 20 |
| 26 | 2006 | 33–23 | 58.9% | #26 | 1,879 | 2 | 15 | 2000 | 58–31 | 65.2% | #5 | 1,859 | 2 | 21 |
| 27 | 2007 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #56 | 1,756 | 2 | 15 | 2001 | 64–26 | 71.1% | #4 | 1,979 | 2 | 23 |
| 28 | 2008 | 24–23 | 51.1% | #29 | 1,780 | 2 | 15 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #27 | 1,809 | 2 | 25 |
| 29 | 2009 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #61 | 1,777 | 2 | 15 | 2003 | 29–24 | 54.7% | #41 | 1,708 | 2 | 25 |