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

Dinara Safina vs Anastasia Myskina H2H: 1-4

Anastasia Myskina holds a 4–1 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Anastasia Myskina leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2006 Indian Wells Open round of 16 6-1 6-3.

RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 4
5 main-draw meetings
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #21 6-1 6-3 Anastasia Myskina #12 Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anastasia Myskina #12 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 7-5 Dinara Safina #23 Match data Oct 7, 2005* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Anastasia Myskina #10 6-2 6-2 Dinara Safina #58 Match data May 28, 2003* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Anastasia Myskina #10 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #65 Match data Feb 20, 2003* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Anastasia Myskina #11 6-2 7-5 Dinara Safina #69 Match data Feb 15, 2003* QF Qatar Open Tier III 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
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11
Anastasia Myskina #1,101 #2 4,247 2,078 240 141 63.0% 1 2 0 3 4 10

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 Anastasia Myskina
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 1999 10–6 62.5% #65 1,620 0 1
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2000 16–18 47.1% #58 1,659 0 1
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2001 11–13 45.8% #59 1,716 0 1
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2002 46–27 63.0% #11 1,883 0 2
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2003 42–21 66.7% #7 1,957 0 6
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2004 49–18 73.1% #3 2,043 1 9
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2005 35–18 66.0% #14 1,935 1 10
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2006 31–18 63.3% #16 1,821 1 10
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2007 0–2 0.0% #1043 1,772 1 10

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 Anastasia Myskina
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% 1999 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 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% 2000 5 8 13 38.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 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% 2001 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 21 15 36 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 21 13 34 61.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 0 8 100.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2004 32 14 46 69.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 2005 27 11 38 71.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 13 11 24 54.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% 125 82 207 60.4% 53 36 89 59.6% 36 15 51 70.6% 26 8 34 76.5%

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 298/448 of Dinara Safina's and 75/234 of Anastasia Myskina'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 Anastasia Myskina
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% —/—
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2003 11/63 2.6 3.3 55.0% 63.0% 45.8% 54.6% 54.3% 54.9% 48.1%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2004 15/67 2.1 4.9 53.1% 67.9% 47.8% 53.1% 56.7% 58.5% 50.8%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2005 14/53 2.1 3.2 56.1% 60.4% 48.8% 54.0% 55.1% 55.2% 49.4%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2006 33/49 1.5 3.4 62.0% 59.3% 45.9% 56.3% 52.9% 54.2% 46.9%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2007 2/2 1.0 3.5 57.0% 52.9% 30.6% 40.6% 12.5% 43.3% 34.8%
Career 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% 75/381 1.9 3.6 57.9% 61.6% 46.4% 54.6% 53.2% 55.1% 48.0%

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 Dinara Safina Anastasia Myskina
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 1999 1620 127.2 -30 +8 59.0% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 3–1 (75%) 104.6 +0.32
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 2000 1659 127.5 -67 -8 +28 48.8% -0.29 7–9 (44%) 3–1 (75%) 101.4 -0.66
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 2001 1716 138.4 -38 -105 +14 51.9% +0.04 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 103.5 -0.91
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 2002 1884 149.1 -69 -141 +13 57.4% +0.59 21–9 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 109.4 -2.10
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 2003 1958 153.9 +0.52 +3.26 1.066 52.0% -6 -162 -52 61.5% +0.76 12–7 (63%) 6–1 (86%) 107.0 -0.46
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 2004 2044 167.4 +2.89 +5.17 1.223 54.7% -6 -77 -143 67.7% +1.35 16–9 (64%) 6–6 (50%) 100.6 -2.19
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 2005 1935 144.8 +0.74 +3.08 1.103 52.3% +52 -92 -21 58.7% +0.82 14–7 (67%) 6–9 (40%) 98.5 +2.09
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 2006 1821 138.4 -0.60 +2.50 1.023 50.6% -7 +27 +205 62.5% +0.63 6–8 (43%) 10–5 (67%) 96.2 -0.39
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 2007 1772 94.1 -4.25 -1.94 0.614 39.1% 20.0% -3.80 0–1 1–0 +0.01
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 2078 153.4 +0.42 +3.14 1.067 51.6% -14 -79 +33 59.4% +0.65 84–59 (59%) 49–33 (60%) 108.0 -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.