H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Ana Ivanovic vs Dinara Safina H2H: 3-1

Ana Ivanovic holds a 3–1 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Ana Ivanovic leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ana Ivanovic won the 2008 Roland Garros final 6-4 6-3.

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Ana Ivanovic
SRB Age 38 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ana Ivanovic #2 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #14 Match data Jun 7, 2008* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ana Ivanovic #19 6-1 6-4 Dinara Safina #14 Match data Aug 19, 2006* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ana Ivanovic #22 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Dinara Safina #17 Match data Jul 1, 2006* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Dinara Safina #36 6-1 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #34 Match data May 4, 2005* R64 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Ana Ivanovic #63 #1 6,912 2,118 421 216 66.1% 1 3 2 5 4 15
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 Ana Ivanovic Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2004 3–4 42.9% #101 1,542 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2005 32–14 69.6% #16 1,849 0 1 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2006 36–18 66.7% #14 1,894 0 2 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2007 49–17 74.2% #4 2,037 0 5 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2008 38–16 70.4% #5 1,986 1 8 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2009 22–14 61.1% #21 1,827 1 8 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2010 33–18 64.7% #17 1,939 1 10 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2011 32–20 61.5% #22 1,871 1 11 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2012 35–19 64.8% #13 1,874 1 11 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2013 38–23 62.3% #16 1,856 1 11 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2014 59–18 76.6% #5 2,048 1 15 — — — — — — —
27 2015 29–19 60.4% #16 1,855 1 15 — — — — — — —
28 2016 15–16 48.4% #63 1,684 1 15 — — — — — — —

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 Ana Ivanovic 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 2004 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2005 21 9 30 70.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2006 26 12 38 68.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 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 23 11 34 67.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2008 26 13 39 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2009 15 10 25 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2010 27 12 39 69.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2011 25 13 38 65.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2012 24 13 37 64.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2013 28 17 45 62.2% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2014 39 13 52 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 21 13 34 61.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 8 10 18 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 286 148 434 65.9% 89 43 132 67.4% 41 23 64 64.1% 5 2 7 71.4% — 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 517/630 of Ana Ivanovic'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 Ana Ivanovic 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 2005 12/46 1.7 3.0 55.7% 67.6% 52.9% 52.0% 42.8% 60.8% 46.7% 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 2006 37/54 3.8 3.2 55.5% 69.0% 49.2% 60.6% 50.1% 60.3% 47.0% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2007 62/66 4.2 3.1 57.2% 71.1% 49.0% 53.4% 51.4% 61.6% 46.6% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2008 47/54 3.5 3.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.5% 57.8% 49.4% 60.9% 46.3% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2009 32/36 3.2 4.6 60.8% 65.9% 49.8% 59.1% 53.4% 59.2% 45.1% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2010 48/51 3.7 4.5 59.0% 70.2% 44.2% 49.7% 50.1% 59.9% 46.0% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2011 45/52 4.2 5.0 54.6% 71.9% 48.1% 59.4% 50.6% 60.9% 48.2% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2012 47/54 3.2 3.7 55.8% 69.3% 47.9% 51.3% 48.8% 59.9% 46.2% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2013 52/61 3.9 4.4 57.7% 67.2% 49.3% 55.8% 52.6% 59.7% 48.3% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2014 71/77 3.3 3.1 60.6% 67.9% 49.8% 57.6% 51.0% 60.8% 48.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 35/48 4.1 5.0 62.1% 68.3% 47.4% 54.4% 46.4% 60.3% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 29/31 2.7 4.2 59.8% 67.3% 42.7% 49.4% 48.5% 57.4% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 517/637 3.6 3.9 58.5% 68.8% 48.2% 55.3% 50.2% 60.3% 46.8% — 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 Ana Ivanovic 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 2004 1543 117.4 — — — — +32 — — 41.2% -0.12 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 100.3 -0.54 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 2005 1850 150.3 +3.23 +2.55 1.191 52.9% -43 -122 -247 65.7% +0.96 8–3 (73%) 8–1 (89%) 112.3 +0.56 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 1895 151.5 +3.56 +2.92 1.182 53.4% -15 -151 -172 64.3% +1.14 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) 99.8 -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 2038 159.0 +5.55 +4.04 1.216 54.1% -62 -22 -172 65.5% +1.17 15–3 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 112.5 -2.51 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 1987 164.1 +5.49 +3.02 1.186 53.6% -11 +74 -137 67.2% +1.20 12–10 (55%) 7–3 (70%) 100.5 -1.28 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 1828 136.0 +3.01 +1.86 1.108 52.3% -1 +191 +29 60.0% +0.80 6–6 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 93.3 +1.32 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 1940 156.0 +3.95 +2.72 1.147 52.9% +4 +25 -134 64.2% +1.10 5–4 (56%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 -2.94 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 1872 151.9 +4.17 +3.67 1.234 54.3% +36 -19 -25 62.9% +1.43 1–8 (11%) 3–10 (23%) 83.3 +1.25 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 1875 149.9 +3.85 +3.01 1.152 52.8% +9 +6 +7 63.4% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.2 -0.65 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 1856 156.8 +3.94 +4.03 1.197 54.0% +6 +62 -26 61.7% +1.14 8–13 (38%) 5–8 (38%) 91.3 -0.64 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 2048 165.8 +4.88 +5.41 1.235 54.6% -22 -45 -121 73.1% +1.51 13–8 (62%) 12–3 (80%) 108.8 -3.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 1855 147.0 +1.43 +3.09 1.121 52.3% +30 +80 -4 59.5% +0.82 7–12 (37%) 6–7 (46%) 89.9 +1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 1684 127.0 +0.89 +1.59 1.057 51.3% +67 +187 +113 50.0% +0.20 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 94.0 +1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2119 159.9 +3.97 +3.43 1.177 53.5% -3 +13 -76 63.8% +1.08 92–82 (53%) 73–62 (54%) 97.3 -1.15 — 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.