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

Arantxa Rus vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-1

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Arantxa Rus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2011 Marbella round of 32 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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Arantxa Rus
The Netherlands Age 35 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #81 3-6 6-2 6-4 Arantxa Rus #99 Match data Apr 7, 2011* R32 Marbella International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Arantxa Rus #204 #41 1,271 1,787 90 165 35.3% 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 Arantxa Rus Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #466 1,494 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2008 3–4 42.9% #170 1,505 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2009 3–8 27.3% #115 1,465 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2010 4–9 30.8% #139 1,459 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2011 4–10 28.6% #80 1,503 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2012 10–15 40.0% #72 1,550 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2013 2–13 13.3% #157 1,457 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 — — — — — — — 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2015 0–1 0.0% #283 1,445 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2016 0–1 0.0% #176 1,483 0 0 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2017 4–4 50.0% #134 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2018 6–9 40.0% #118 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2019 4–6 40.0% #93 1,580 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 2020 8–10 44.4% #74 1,667 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 2021 8–15 34.8% #64 1,676 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 2022 6–13 31.6% #116 1,568 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 2023 7–10 41.2% #51 1,669 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2024 18–24 42.9% #76 1,695 0 1 — — — — — — —
34 2025 3–10 23.1% #137 1,596 0 1 — — — — — — —
35 2026 0–2 0.0% #204 1,560 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 Arantxa Rus 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 2007 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2008 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 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 2009 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2010 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2012 1 8 9 11.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 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 2013 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2015 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2017 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2021 5 9 14 35.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2023 1 6 7 14.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 11 12 23 47.8% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 80 115 30.4% 46 64 110 41.8% 9 21 30 30.0% — — — — — 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 236/255 of Arantxa Rus'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 Arantxa Rus 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%
16 2007 1/1 1.0 3.0 51.3% 55.0% 21.1% 28.6% 0.0% 38.5% 26.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2008 4/7 3.8 1.8 62.2% 60.3% 49.7% 53.3% 50.8% 56.0% 37.4% 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 2009 10/11 2.8 4.3 54.6% 61.4% 44.6% 54.3% 35.9% 53.6% 35.9% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2010 13/13 1.7 2.8 66.3% 51.7% 43.2% 50.6% 41.4% 48.9% 43.2% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2011 13/14 1.5 4.2 65.7% 55.2% 39.8% 49.3% 48.5% 50.1% 42.5% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2012 23/25 1.3 4.7 69.3% 56.0% 37.9% 42.7% 46.8% 50.1% 41.9% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2013 12/15 0.9 9.9 64.1% 53.9% 32.1% 37.1% 48.1% 45.4% 41.5% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2015 1/1 6.0 4.0 69.2% 63.5% 53.6% 62.5% 22.7% 60.4% 40.9% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2016 1/1 3.0 5.0 54.5% 50.0% 40.0% 54.5% 100.0% 45.5% 31.1% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2017 8/8 2.8 3.8 66.6% 65.1% 45.6% 51.2% 34.4% 58.5% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 15/15 1.7 3.6 65.8% 59.8% 45.4% 52.7% 48.4% 55.2% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2019 10/10 2.2 2.5 65.3% 57.6% 48.2% 51.1% 40.4% 54.5% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2020 18/18 1.1 3.2 73.7% 59.4% 46.8% 62.9% 45.0% 56.0% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2021 23/23 1.6 3.7 70.4% 61.8% 41.0% 58.5% 45.3% 55.6% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 19/19 2.1 3.3 72.7% 61.5% 47.5% 52.5% 51.4% 57.0% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2023 17/17 2.5 3.6 65.0% 60.4% 48.7% 56.3% 39.2% 56.4% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 40/42 2.7 3.8 68.3% 62.3% 42.6% 50.4% 37.8% 56.2% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 6/13 1.0 4.5 72.5% 51.7% 38.4% 45.4% 55.4% 47.4% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 2/2 0.5 3.0 66.5% 56.1% 34.8% 18.8% 41.7% 48.9% 32.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 236/255 1.9 4.0 67.6% 59.1% 43.0% 51.3% 43.8% 53.8% 41.3% — 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 Arantxa Rus 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 2007 1495 93.6 -0.57 -2.37 0.426 32.1% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.12 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 2008 1505 102.1 +0.12 -2.71 0.849 47.0% +30 — — 37.5% -0.56 2–0 0–1 — +0.31 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 2009 1466 100.1 -1.51 -4.63 0.775 45.0% +4 +94 — 34.6% -1.12 1–3 (25%) 2–1 (67%) 98.4 +0.52 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 2010 1459 96.5 -4.18 -1.79 0.845 46.2% — +59 +86 35.5% -1.13 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.15 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 2011 1503 127.4 -1.44 +0.09 0.852 46.5% -26 +48 — 36.1% -1.11 3–5 (38%) 1–0 — -1.09 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 2012 1551 113.5 -3.60 -1.00 0.839 46.1% -120 +68 +32 41.8% -0.95 4–5 (44%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 -0.11 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 2013 1458 98.4 -4.27 -2.41 0.761 43.6% -66 +91 — 17.6% -2.26 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.09 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1445 98.1 -0.01 -1.25 1.035 49.1% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.05 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 2016 1483 98.7 +0.15 -0.67 0.570 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.04 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 2017 1480 106.2 -0.06 -0.21 1.053 50.2% — +51 +80 50.0% +0.28 1–1 0–1 — +0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 1593 122.1 -0.98 -1.96 0.886 47.3% -94 -2 +8 40.0% -0.57 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 99.0 -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2019 1581 103.4 -1.08 -0.65 0.919 48.1% -64 -5 — 42.9% -0.86 0–1 0–1 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2020 1668 133.9 -0.23 -0.73 0.949 49.3% -31 -64 — 47.5% -0.15 1–5 (17%) 2–4 (33%) 95.4 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2021 1676 121.0 -0.84 -1.87 0.895 48.2% -38 +25 — 38.0% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 93.5 -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 1569 122.2 -0.51 -0.01 1.008 50.2% -12 +99 — 44.7% -0.23 0–9 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 89.9 +0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2023 1670 125.7 -0.17 -0.63 0.990 49.8% -152 +253 — 44.7% -0.16 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.2 +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1696 129.4 -0.44 -1.94 0.940 48.5% -82 +151 -243 44.8% -0.32 5–7 (42%) 4–9 (31%) 97.4 -1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 1596 114.7 -3.65 +1.14 0.888 47.3% -46 +110 — 26.7% -1.03 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 1560 102.3 +0.05 -3.01 0.643 41.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1788 122.7 -1.37 -1.34 0.894 47.6% -57 +85 -28 39.0% -0.75 30–54 (36%) 18–38 (32%) 86.9 -0.74 — 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.