H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Alla Kudryavtseva vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-2

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Alla Kudryavtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Australian Open first round 6-3 6-4.

Russia Age 38 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 2
2 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #3 6-3 6-4 Alla Kudryavtseva #70 Match data Jan 21, 2009* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Dinara Safina #9 7-6(1) 0-6 7-6(3) Alla Kudryavtseva #104 Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16 Los Angeles Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Alla Kudryavtseva #841 #56 1,056 1,671 85 139 37.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11

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 Alla Kudryavtseva Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2005 0–1 0.0% #220 1,485 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2006 4–4 50.0% #134 1,504 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2007 7–14 33.3% #77 1,478 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2008 12–18 40.0% #71 1,554 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2009 12–21 36.4% #89 1,568 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2010 18–21 46.2% #60 1,632 0 1 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2011 15–23 39.5% #103 1,570 0 1 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2012 2–6 25.0% #212 1,509 0 1 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2013 3–4 42.9% #170 1,505 0 1 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2014 5–13 27.8% #98 1,487 0 1
27 2015 2–8 20.0% #175 1,451 0 1
28 2016 5–4 55.6% #142 1,612 0 1
29 2017 0–2 0.0% #356 1,532 0 1

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 Alla Kudryavtseva Dinara Safina
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 %
16 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2006 4 4 8 50.0% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2007 3 10 13 23.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2009 5 12 17 29.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0%
23 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
24 2012 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 2014 4 8 12 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2015 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2016 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2017 0 2 2 0.0%
Career 56 91 147 38.1% 17 32 49 34.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2%

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 181/215 of Alla Kudryavtseva's and 298/448 of Dinara Safina'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 Alla Kudryavtseva Dinara Safina
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 —/— 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 —/— 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2007 10/21 1.4 3.7 57.6% 55.8% 44.9% 48.6% 46.3% 51.3% 43.1% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2008 26/30 1.8 3.0 61.1% 59.3% 43.9% 51.7% 45.8% 53.5% 46.2% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2009 29/33 1.6 3.4 60.8% 54.9% 44.6% 47.5% 51.3% 51.5% 42.0% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2010 36/39 2.1 2.6 58.7% 60.6% 44.4% 50.8% 44.2% 53.9% 44.1% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2011 36/38 2.4 3.8 56.1% 60.1% 41.0% 49.8% 46.9% 51.9% 41.1% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2012 7/8 1.9 2.6 56.1% 61.9% 46.3% 43.9% 53.4% 54.0% 44.3% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2013 5/7 3.4 1.8 58.3% 66.5% 42.3% 48.0% 76.8% 56.3% 45.2% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2014 15/18 2.1 4.4 62.8% 59.3% 41.1% 42.1% 43.2% 52.4% 41.7% —/—
27 2015 7/10 1.3 4.4 70.0% 56.4% 40.5% 42.7% 44.8% 51.8% 38.7% —/—
28 2016 8/9 2.5 5.3 59.5% 61.1% 38.0% 47.1% 52.2% 51.7% 46.8% —/—
29 2017 2/2 2.5 6.0 59.6% 55.1% 44.2% 42.3% 51.7% 50.8% 42.6% —/—
Career 181/224 2.0 3.4 59.5% 59.1% 43.0% 48.4% 47.8% 52.7% 43.1% 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Alla Kudryavtseva Dinara Safina
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
16 2002 1667 133.0 -103 +63 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 2005 1485 95.1 0.0% -4.50 +0.06 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56
18 2006 1505 102.4 +15 47.4% -0.47 2–1 (67%) +0.58 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.6 -1.30
19 2007 1479 112.3 -2.11 -0.89 0.886 47.4% -26 +109 37.0% -0.93 3–3 (50%) +0.19 2005 1832 141.9 +1.43 -1.83 0.937 48.6% -7 -51 -239 62.5% +0.70 10–8 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 104.7 -1.43
20 2008 1554 118.9 -1.27 +1.61 0.994 49.9% -27 -25 +89 45.2% -0.26 6–9 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 96.9 +0.18 2006 1870 153.3 +1.50 +3.28 1.104 52.3% -58 +92 -143 64.8% +1.15 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 105.4 +0.58
21 2009 1568 115.1 -3.32 -1.08 0.866 46.9% -53 +10 +66 37.8% -0.91 4–4 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 101.0 -0.37 2007 1864 144.9 +1.88 +1.34 1.047 51.3% -40 +145 -92 59.1% +0.55 10–6 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 104.1 +2.70
22 2010 1632 116.0 -1.58 -0.03 0.956 49.0% -24 -115 +21 46.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 2–2 (50%) 100.2 +0.56 2008 2033 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -37 +68 -221 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) 108.7 -1.19
23 2011 1570 105.8 -3.04 -3.05 0.854 46.5% +20 -106 +52 38.5% -1.21 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.3 +0.40 2009 1956 156.1 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -64 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) 98.7 -0.83
24 2012 1510 99.2 -2.09 -0.77 0.964 48.9% +37 33.3% -0.89 0–2 +0.59 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -1.09
25 2013 1505 109.2 -0.85 +0.31 1.036 50.2% +31 +117 57.1% 0.00 0–2 1–0 +0.48 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.13
26 2014 1487 114.2 -2.38 -0.41 0.877 47.1% +43 -62 36.4% -1.18 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 95.6 -0.09
27 2015 1451 103.7 -3.22 -0.55 0.802 45.0% +28 19.0% -1.81 1–0 0–4 (0%) +0.03
28 2016 1612 115.7 -2.01 +1.48 0.969 49.2% -29 -124 47.6% -0.71 3–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) -0.43
29 2017 1533 98.9 -3.36 -1.56 0.865 46.9% 20.0% -1.40 0–1 +0.06
30 2018 1509 94.3
Career 1671 114.0 -2.30 -0.63 0.911 47.9% -7 -34 +62 40.2% -0.82 32–36 (47%) 18–23 (44%) 99.9 +1.00 2127 154.7 +2.67 +3.16 1.108 52.3% -34 +109 -137 62.6% +0.88 80–56 (59%) 60–46 (57%) 104.2 -1.42

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.