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

Dinara Safina vs Cristina Torrens Valero H2H: 1-0

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Cristina Torrens Valero in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2002 Madrid Open round of 32 6-3 6-7(5) 6-0.

RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 52 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #239 6-3 6-7(5) 6-0 Cristina Torrens Valero #35 Match data May 23, 2002* R32 Madrid Open Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Cristina Torrens Valero #1,073 #27 955 1,786 117 153 43.3% 0 0 0 0 2 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 Cristina Torrens Valero
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 1993 1–2 33.3% #189 1,483 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 1994 1–2 33.3% #148 1,488 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 1995 1–4 20.0% #183 1,466 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 1996 4–4 50.0% #95 1,507 0 0
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 1997 12–17 41.4% #86 1,569 0 0
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 1998 11–20 35.5% #97 1,525 0 0
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 1999 21–14 60.0% #52 1,654 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2000 14–20 41.2% #93 1,603 0 1
26 2001 30–24 55.6% #32 1,658 0 2
27 2002 15–28 34.9% #79 1,535 0 2
28 2003 7–17 29.2% #109 1,455 0 2
29 2004 0–1 0.0% #418 1,452 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 Cristina Torrens Valero
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% 1993 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 0 5 5 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 8 12 20 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2000 2 6 8 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2002 3 10 13 23.1% 10 13 23 43.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2003 4 7 11 36.4% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2004 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% 20 51 71 28.2% 89 81 170 52.4% 7 13 20 35.0% 1 8 9 11.1%

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 Cristina Torrens Valero
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 1993 1484 96.4 42.9% -1.00 0–1 +0.48
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 1994 1488 102.7 37.5% -1.00 1–1 -0.07
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 1995 1466 95.5 +88 27.3% -1.73 0–1 0–2 +0.10
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 1996 1507 106.5 +54 47.6% -0.52 3–2 (60%) 2–0 +0.21
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 1997 1570 113.1 -119 +81 +41 41.8% -0.64 7–4 (64%) 2–2 (50%) 105.1 +0.88
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 1998 1525 114.3 -55 +75 +43 38.6% -0.69 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 99.9 +0.55
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 1999 1654 124.5 -208 +105 57.5% +0.31 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 104.5 +0.58
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 2000 1603 119.2 -154 +69 -41 44.4% -0.70 5–8 (38%) 7–4 (64%) 100.0 -0.86
26 2001 1659 124.6 -200 +196 -99 55.9% +0.24 6–6 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 99.6 +1.71
27 2002 1535 116.8 -94 +132 -5 35.4% -1.02 6–4 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 100.2 +1.30
28 2003 1456 99.6 -3.14 -2.73 0.596 38.6% +7 +62 36.2% -1.22 5–7 (42%) 4–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.49
29 2004 1452 103.7 -1.17 -0.05 0.650 40.7% 0.0% -3.50 -0.14
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 1786 119.3 -2.65 -2.06 0.608 39.1% -116 +111 -3 44.7% -0.51 42–43 (49%) 36–27 (57%) 105.5 +1.94

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.