# Rinky Hijikata vs Roman Safiullin — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/rinky-hijikata-vs-roman-safiullin?player1_id=211&player2_id=270
Tour: ATP

Roman Safiullin holds a 1–0 lead over Rinky Hijikata in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Roman Safiullin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Roman Safiullin won the 2026 Shanghai Masters first round 7-5 6-3.

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## Overall
- Rinky Hijikata: 0 wins
- Roman Safiullin: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Rinky Hijikata 0 - 1 Roman Safiullin

## By tournament category
- Masters 1000: Rinky Hijikata 0 - 1 Roman Safiullin

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Rinky Hijikata | 1770 | 132.4 | -3.17 | -0.4 | 0.871 | 47.7% | 16 | -217 | -24 | 40.2% | -0.7 | 21-14 (60%) | 26-20 (57%) | 109.2 | -1.39 |
| Roman Safiullin | 1931 | 146.0 | 0.93 | 0.69 | 1.038 | 50.6% | -14 | -72 | -30 | 47.9% | 0.07 | 18-33 (35%) | 25-47 (35%) | 83.8 | -3.48 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-10-07 | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | R128 | Hard | Roman Safiullin | 7-5 6-3 |

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