H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Roger Federer vs Marat Safin H2H: 9-2

Roger Federer holds a 9–2 lead over Marat Safin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Roger Federer leads 4–1 on hard courts and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2009 Australian Open third round 6-3 6-2 7-6(5).

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Roger Federer
SUI Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
9 – 2
11 main draw meetings
Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 25, 2009* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Roger Federer #2 6-3 6-2 7-6(5) Marat Safin #27 Match data
Jul 5, 2008* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass Roger Federer #1 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 Marat Safin #75 Match data
Jul 1, 2007* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Roger Federer #1 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) Marat Safin #24 Match data
Jun 12, 2005* Halle ATP 250 F Grass Roger Federer #1 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 Marat Safin #5 Match data
Jan 30, 2005* Australian Open Grand Slam SF Hard Marat Safin #4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7 Roger Federer #1 Match data
Nov 22, 2004* Masters Cup ATP Finals SF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-3 7-6(18) Marat Safin #4 Match data
Mar 4, 2004* Dubai ATP 250 R32 Hard Roger Federer #1 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Marat Safin #30 Match data
Feb 2, 2004* Australian Open Grand Slam F Hard Roger Federer #1 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2 Marat Safin #32 Match data
Oct 5, 2002* Moscow ATP 250 QF Carpet Marat Safin #4 7-5 6-4 Roger Federer #13 Match data
May 20, 2002* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 F Clay Roger Federer #8 6-1 6-3 6-4 Marat Safin #2 Match data
May 10, 2001* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Roger Federer #18 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) Marat Safin #2 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,430 1,206 267 81.9% 20 28 6 22 27 103
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15

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 Roger Federer Marat Safin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0
18 2000 30–27 52.6% #29 1,771 0 0 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,104 1 11 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10
22 2004 70–5 93.3% #1 2,301 4 22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,348 6 33 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,401 9 45 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,330 12 53 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15
26 2008 63–15 80.8% #2 2,198 13 57 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,259 15 61 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,340 16 70 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15
30 2012 67–11 85.9% #2 2,347 17 76 — — — — — — —
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 — — — — — — —
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,343 17 82 — — — — — — —
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,398 17 88 — — — — — — —
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,283 17 88 — — — — — — —
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,385 19 95 — — — — — — —
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,261 20 99 — — — — — — —
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,128 20 103 — — — — — — —