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

Dinara Safina vs Alona Bondarenko H2H: 2-1

Dinara Safina holds a 2–1 lead over Alona Bondarenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open first round 6-1 7-6(2).

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Alona Bondarenko
UKR Age 42 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #35 6-1 7-6(2) Alona Bondarenko #30 Match data Aug 5, 2010* R32 Mercury Insurance Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #1 6-4 6-3 Alona Bondarenko #46 Match data May 15, 2009* QF Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Alona Bondarenko #22 7-6(5) 0-6 7-5 Dinara Safina #13 Match data Apr 11, 2008* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11
Alona Bondarenko #1,151 #19 2,020 1,873 155 144 51.8% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 — — — — — — —
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2003 0–2 0.0% #187 1,471 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2004 1–1 50.0% #110 1,481 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2005 13–16 44.8% #79 1,520 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2006 24–22 52.2% #32 1,686 0 1
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2007 33–24 57.9% #21 1,760 0 1
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2008 26–21 55.3% #33 1,784 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2009 30–25 54.5% #32 1,781 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2010 24–19 55.8% #36 1,734 0 2
26 — — — — — — — 2011 4–14 22.2% #257 1,567 0 2

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 Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
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 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2004 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 10 9 19 52.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 16 13 29 55.2% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 13 15 28 46.4% 14 6 20 70.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2008 12 12 24 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 13 8 21 61.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2010 14 13 27 51.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 84 85 169 49.7% 53 41 94 56.4% 18 16 34 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 298/448 of Dinara Safina's and 233/295 of Alona Bondarenko'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 Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
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 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2005 6/29 1.5 2.8 68.9% 57.2% 43.6% 56.2% 58.0% 52.4% 41.8%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2006 25/46 1.2 3.0 67.9% 59.5% 45.9% 56.6% 47.4% 55.3% 44.9%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2007 53/57 1.1 2.0 66.0% 59.9% 44.6% 52.4% 50.9% 55.1% 45.2%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2008 41/47 1.1 3.4 66.5% 58.0% 45.7% 43.8% 48.8% 53.8% 43.7%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2009 51/55 0.6 2.4 71.4% 58.8% 46.2% 52.5% 52.4% 55.1% 45.5%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2010 41/43 0.7 2.4 71.0% 58.3% 46.9% 52.4% 54.5% 55.1% 46.9%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 16/18 0.4 1.7 70.6% 55.6% 43.7% 47.7% 42.3% 52.1% 38.0%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 233/299 0.9 2.5 68.8% 58.7% 45.6% 51.1% 50.7% 54.6% 44.7%

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 Dinara Safina Alona Bondarenko
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 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 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 2003 1472 94.9 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — +0.11
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 2004 1482 96.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.03
20 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 2005 1521 112.3 -1.49 -1.11 0.878 47.5% +40 -63 +82 43.1% -0.58 5–6 (45%) 2–3 (40%) 99.5 +0.41
21 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 2006 1687 123.8 -0.78 +0.24 1.005 50.2% -5 -143 -110 51.0% +0.15 7–7 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 106.1 +1.41
22 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 2007 1761 137.3 -0.13 +1.65 1.007 50.2% -73 -11 -63 54.0% +0.27 11–5 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 109.1 +1.18
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 2008 1784 136.8 -0.67 +0.58 0.946 48.7% -58 +3 -36 50.0% -0.35 16–6 (73%) 8–5 (62%) 110.9 -1.55
24 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 2009 1782 136.9 -0.55 +1.41 1.015 50.3% -29 +22 -82 52.7% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 2–6 (25%) 98.3 +1.11
25 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 2010 1734 135.2 -0.49 +2.66 1.044 51.0% -29 +66 -15 53.0% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 2–8 (20%) 97.2 +0.70
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1568 107.9 -1.98 -3.35 0.794 45.4% +46 +137 — 25.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.04
Career — 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 — 1874 134.0 -0.61 +1.02 0.985 49.7% -24 -5 -40 49.4% -0.08 63–41 (61%) 28–31 (47%) 106.4 +1.14

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.