H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Anna-Lena Groenefeld H2H: 3-2

Dinara Safina holds a 3–2 lead over Anna-Lena Groenefeld in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Anna-Lena Groenefeld leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Libéma Open first round 6-0 6-3.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
GER Age 41 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #1 6-0 6-3 Anna-Lena Groenefeld #51 Match data Jun 17, 2009* R32 Libéma Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Dinara Safina #7 7-5 6-0 Anna-Lena Groenefeld #141 Match data Sep 2, 2008* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #16 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Dinara Safina #20 Match data Apr 7, 2006* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Dinara Safina #19 6-2 6-1 Anna-Lena Groenefeld #22 Match data Jan 12, 2006* R32 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #23 6-4 5-7 6-4 Dinara Safina #25 Match data Oct 1, 2005* SF Luxembourg Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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-Lena Groenefeld #1,012 #14 1,365 1,856 109 130 45.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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-Lena Groenefeld
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 3–6 33.3% #118 1,515 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2004 7–15 31.8% #68 1,478 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2005 36–26 58.1% #21 1,790 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2006 30–26 53.6% #19 1,656 0 1
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2007 4–14 22.2% #204 1,527 0 1
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2008 7–7 50.0% #76 1,597 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2009 18–23 43.9% #65 1,655 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2010 4–11 26.7% #166 1,563 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 2011 0–2 0.0% #266 1,542 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 Dinara Safina Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2004 3 9 12 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 27 16 43 62.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 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 10 16 26 38.5% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 8 13 21 38.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2010 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 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% — 58 76 134 43.3% 46 39 85 54.1% 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 140/230 of Anna-Lena Groenefeld'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 Anna-Lena Groenefeld
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% 2004 3/22 2.3 3.3 58.5% 65.7% 58.7% 42.9% 40.3% 62.7% 48.0%
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2005 13/62 3.9 4.3 56.2% 70.4% 51.6% 58.5% 40.0% 62.2% 45.3%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2006 40/56 3.2 5.1 58.9% 65.4% 45.4% 57.8% 44.8% 57.3% 42.9%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2007 16/18 4.6 8.0 52.4% 67.4% 39.9% 52.8% 43.4% 54.0% 38.2%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2008 13/14 5.1 5.3 47.4% 75.3% 47.4% 51.1% 46.9% 61.2% 41.4%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2009 39/41 3.6 5.4 58.2% 64.9% 46.1% 54.3% 54.9% 56.5% 41.2%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2010 14/15 2.8 7.0 55.0% 63.7% 38.6% 47.6% 48.2% 52.7% 40.9%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 2/2 1.5 4.0 52.6% 62.6% 38.3% 55.8% 25.0% 51.3% 27.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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-Lena Groenefeld
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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -1.30 2003 1516 115.9 — — — — +21 +1 — 38.1% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.25
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%) — -1.43 2004 1478 112.5 +1.14 +0.30 1.285 54.6% +4 +58 — 34.1% -0.61 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
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%) — +0.58 2005 1790 139.1 +3.94 +1.05 1.197 53.3% -4 -165 -292 57.8% +0.52 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) — +1.73
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%) — +2.70 2006 1656 132.8 +1.54 -0.91 1.005 50.2% -69 +191 -102 52.7% +0.15 10–9 (53%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.20
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%) — -1.19 2007 1528 109.8 -1.58 -3.51 0.830 46.3% +7 +219 — 25.6% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) — +0.69
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%) — -0.83 2008 1597 128.6 +2.89 -1.21 1.066 50.8% -17 +136 — 51.7% +0.03 0–1 — — -1.01
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%) — -1.09 2009 1655 128.8 +0.58 -2.14 0.947 48.9% -56 +88 — 46.3% -0.34 5–12 (29%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.96
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%) — -2.13 2010 1563 104.5 -2.32 -1.60 0.865 46.9% 0 +100 — 37.8% -1.51 1–6 (14%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.12
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1542 96.7 -0.53 -1.59 0.574 41.1% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.26
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 — 1857 131.7 +0.84 -1.45 0.971 49.4% -23 +88 -197 47.2% -0.19 27–37 (42%) 17–25 (40%) 92.3 +0.53

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.