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

Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 1-3

Lucie Safarova holds a 3–1 lead over Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2017 Charleston Open second round 6-3 6-3.

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Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Age 41 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #28 6-3 6-3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #122 Match data Apr 6, 2017* R32 Charleston Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Lucie Safarova #29 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 7-5 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #84 Match data Jun 29, 2016* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #71 6-2 6-1 Lucie Safarova #28 Match data Sep 18, 2010* SF Quebec City International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lucie Safarova #50 6-3 6-4 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #126 Match data Sep 19, 2009* QF Quebec City International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1,356 #30 1,643 1,779 132 171 43.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Safarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 0–2 0.0% #343 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2002 0–1 0.0% #214 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2003 0–5 0.0% #158 1,428 0 0 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2004 2–3 40.0% #172 1,445 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2005 3–3 50.0% #123 1,488 0 0 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3
21 2006 9–12 42.9% #126 1,571 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4
22 2007 6–8 42.9% #114 1,590 0 0 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4
23 2008 19–14 57.6% #39 1,700 0 0 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4
24 2009 7–14 33.3% #153 1,624 0 0 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4
25 2010 14–13 51.9% #58 1,706 0 0 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4
26 2011 18–14 56.2% #55 1,709 0 0 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2012 5–9 35.7% #169 1,667 0 0 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 2013 16–15 51.6% #48 1,691 0 0 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6
29 2014 3–9 25.0% #177 1,611 0 0 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7
30 2015 14–14 50.0% #60 1,680 0 0 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7
31 2016 5–15 25.0% #178 1,579 0 0 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7
32 2017 7–7 50.0% #123 1,672 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 2018 1–6 14.3% #350 1,607 0 0 — — — — — — —
34 2019 1–3 25.0% #370 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 2020 0–1 0.0% #338 1,609 0 0 — — — — — — —
36 2021 2–2 50.0% #368 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
38 2023 0–1 0.0% #1360 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Safarova
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 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
19 2004 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2005 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2006 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2007 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2008 10 7 17 58.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2011 8 7 15 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 2013 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2014 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2015 8 7 15 53.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2016 3 10 13 23.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
32 2017 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77 105 182 42.3% 38 48 86 44.2% 13 15 28 46.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5%

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 249/290 of Bethanie Mattek-Sands's and 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Safarova
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%
18 2003 1/5 1.0 3.0 54.7% 56.1% 35.3% 20.0% 61.5% 46.7% 49.4% 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7%
21 2006 13/21 3.3 2.6 58.5% 64.2% 43.2% 51.7% 42.0% 55.3% 42.2% 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7%
22 2007 13/14 2.2 1.5 57.7% 66.3% 49.3% 46.9% 43.7% 58.9% 41.2% 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0%
23 2008 23/33 1.6 3.7 64.3% 62.9% 46.1% 64.0% 47.4% 56.9% 45.5% 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0%
24 2009 20/21 1.7 2.4 63.3% 57.7% 45.5% 46.1% 46.9% 52.9% 41.6% 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7%
25 2010 26/27 2.2 2.0 61.3% 64.4% 51.1% 59.0% 47.7% 59.3% 45.0% 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9%
26 2011 30/32 1.8 2.9 58.9% 62.7% 47.4% 46.8% 49.5% 56.3% 46.5% 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7%
27 2012 13/14 3.1 2.8 51.1% 68.5% 44.4% 54.8% 52.0% 56.7% 40.9% 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7%
28 2013 27/31 2.4 3.0 54.9% 68.8% 47.6% 53.9% 48.4% 58.9% 43.9% 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1%
29 2014 12/12 2.4 3.1 58.1% 60.2% 43.1% 50.7% 45.1% 53.1% 43.9% 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9%
30 2015 21/28 1.7 3.3 61.5% 63.6% 51.1% 55.5% 52.4% 58.9% 41.4% 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8%
31 2016 20/21 2.2 4.2 56.6% 62.3% 45.1% 47.9% 43.6% 54.9% 41.5% 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4%
32 2017 13/14 1.8 2.9 55.0% 61.5% 45.4% 57.9% 49.2% 53.6% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 7/7 1.9 3.1 55.8% 61.6% 47.2% 57.8% 36.8% 54.9% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 4/4 1.0 1.0 59.9% 59.5% 37.2% 43.1% 30.6% 50.5% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1/1 0.0 2.0 68.9% 52.4% 42.1% 50.0% 50.0% 49.2% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 4/4 4.8 2.0 63.2% 64.2% 49.7% 62.7% 52.8% 58.9% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1/1 1.0 2.0 58.7% 40.7% 21.1% 22.2% 75.0% 32.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 249/304 2.1 2.8 58.9% 63.4% 46.8% 53.0% 47.3% 56.3% 43.2% — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0%

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Safarova
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 2001 1472 97.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–2 — — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 1471 102.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 1428 97.9 -0.28 +0.13 0.926 48.1% +37 — — 23.1% -2.08 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.11 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78
19 2004 1446 108.5 — — — — +27 — — 41.7% -0.09 1–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.26 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14
20 2005 1489 107.8 — — — — +15 — — 33.3% -1.42 2–0 1–0 — -0.17 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99
21 2006 1572 122.2 +0.43 -1.68 0.943 48.6% +8 -91 +26 43.1% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.0 -0.91 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17
22 2007 1591 123.2 +1.17 -0.38 1.004 49.7% +13 — +9 40.7% -0.26 0–1 0–2 — -0.75 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32
23 2008 1701 126.2 +0.68 +1.30 1.057 51.4% -35 -233 +73 57.1% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 6–6 (50%) 100.5 +1.78 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46
24 2009 1625 117.3 -1.61 -0.51 0.884 47.3% +19 -138 — 36.2% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -1.14 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94
25 2010 1706 132.3 +2.85 +1.63 1.105 52.1% -12 -173 -19 53.8% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 -1.05 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27
26 2011 1710 132.8 +1.02 +2.01 1.066 51.4% -2 -69 — 53.9% +0.33 7–7 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.1 -0.55 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73
27 2012 1667 120.6 +0.55 -1.32 0.945 48.5% -24 — — 43.8% -0.37 0–4 (0%) 2–0 — -1.24 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02
28 2013 1691 135.2 +2.51 +1.00 1.067 51.5% -81 +69 — 52.1% +0.58 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 100.2 -0.57 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85
29 2014 1611 124.9 -0.22 +1.80 0.936 48.9% -60 — — 38.5% -0.69 0–4 (0%) 0–1 — -0.42 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56
30 2015 1680 127.9 +0.59 +0.51 1.006 50.5% -53 -16 -8 50.7% +0.25 5–6 (45%) 3–4 (43%) 98.7 +0.68 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88
31 2016 1580 121.1 -1.28 -1.16 0.918 48.2% -19 +56 — 37.7% -0.77 3–10 (23%) 4–2 (67%) 96.4 -1.05 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01
32 2017 1673 126.6 -1.67 +2.39 0.975 49.6% -21 +4 — 50.0% -0.17 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 1608 112.8 0.00 -2.91 0.814 46.1% +12 +23 — 25.0% -1.44 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1589 112.7 -1.45 -1.61 0.756 43.6% -1 — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1609 112.8 -0.17 +0.01 0.752 43.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1599 112.0 +0.16 -1.07 0.936 50.3% +10 — — 44.4% +0.22 1–0 1–1 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 1587 101.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1546 101.7 -1.87 -2.19 0.688 39.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2024 1533 97.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2025 1531 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1779 132.2 +0.56 +0.45 0.989 49.8% -20 -58 +32 46.0% -0.19 45–67 (40%) 30–41 (42%) 92.4 -1.80 — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27

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.