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

Dinara Safina vs Anna Kournikova H2H: 1-0

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Anna Kournikova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2003 Miami Open round of 128 6-1 6-4.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #63 6-1 6-4 Anna Kournikova #66 Match data Mar 20, 2003* R128 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Anna Kournikova #606 #8 2,158 2,080 184 121 60.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Anna Kournikova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 — — — — — — —
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Anna Kournikova
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
16 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
17 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9%

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 Anna Kournikova
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1513 106.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — -0.07
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1593 131.7 — — — — +17 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18
16 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29 1997 1834 148.8 — — — — -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86
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 1998 1980 169.2 — — — — -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22
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 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58
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 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53
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 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40
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 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31
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 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56
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 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 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62

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.