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

Dinara Safina vs Eleni Daniilidou H2H: 2-2

Dinara Safina and Eleni Daniilidou are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Eleni Daniilidou leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Eleni Daniilidou won the 2007 New Haven quarterfinal 1-6 7-6(8) 6-2.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Eleni Daniilidou
GRE Age 43 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eleni Daniilidou #42 1-6 7-6(8) 6-2 Dinara Safina #16 Match data Aug 25, 2007* QF New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #12 6-3 6-4 Eleni Daniilidou #46 Match data Apr 12, 2007* R32 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Dinara Safina #17 6-3 3-6 6-4 Eleni Daniilidou #67 Match data Jun 24, 2006* SF Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Eleni Daniilidou #69 6-4 6-4 Dinara Safina #20 Match data Mar 22, 2006* R64 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
Eleni Daniilidou #1,070 #14 1,639 1,878 187 206 47.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Eleni Daniilidou
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 2000 0–1 0.0% #314 1,490 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2001 5–8 38.5% #81 1,499 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2002 32–22 59.3% #22 1,778 0 1
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2003 32–24 57.1% #26 1,706 0 2
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2004 23–20 53.5% #34 1,716 0 3
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2005 14–20 41.2% #69 1,648 0 3
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2006 27–24 52.9% #36 1,722 0 4
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2007 27–29 48.2% #42 1,720 0 4
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2008 8–9 47.1% #144 1,667 0 5
26 — — — — — — — 2009 0–1 0.0% #157 1,646 0 5
27 — — — — — — — 2010 2–3 40.0% #165 1,640 0 5
28 — — — — — — — 2011 6–12 33.3% #90 1,553 0 5
29 — — — — — — — 2012 8–21 27.6% #100 1,479 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 2013 3–10 23.1% #186 1,427 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 2014 0–2 0.0% #414 1,409 0 5

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 Eleni Daniilidou
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% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2001 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2002 14 11 25 56.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 17 13 30 56.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 21 12 33 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 7 12 19 36.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2006 20 15 35 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 19 18 37 51.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2008 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 7 13 20 35.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 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% — 124 127 251 49.4% 26 46 72 36.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 6 9 15 40.0%

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 168/325 of Eleni Daniilidou'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 Eleni Daniilidou
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% 2003 6/56 1.3 5.2 66.6% 63.7% 40.6% 60.1% 43.4% 55.8% 44.2%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2004 8/43 1.8 5.9 69.5% 64.1% 42.1% 62.4% 44.6% 57.6% 47.8%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2005 9/34 1.3 5.6 65.2% 58.9% 42.6% 44.5% 44.1% 52.2% 43.3%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2006 19/51 0.8 5.1 69.1% 60.0% 46.4% 42.5% 48.0% 56.0% 46.7%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2007 51/56 0.7 5.7 69.8% 59.2% 38.2% 50.7% 51.7% 52.8% 44.3%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2008 14/17 1.2 4.9 64.4% 57.6% 32.9% 33.2% 66.8% 48.9% 42.0%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 1/1 1.0 2.0 61.6% 49.1% 48.5% 27.3% 66.7% 48.8% 46.8%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 5/5 1.6 5.6 63.1% 59.9% 46.5% 49.4% 39.8% 54.8% 42.1%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 16/18 0.8 5.9 64.1% 59.1% 41.2% 46.5% 45.1% 52.4% 44.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 26/29 1.5 5.7 64.5% 58.1% 41.4% 45.5% 40.1% 52.2% 39.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 11/13 1.6 8.9 65.2% 59.8% 31.4% 48.6% 32.2% 49.8% 39.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 2/2 0.0 6.5 71.6% 53.6% 16.9% 27.3% 41.7% 43.1% 38.2%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 168/393 1.1 5.8 67.0% 59.3% 39.6% 47.1% 47.4% 52.7% 43.2%

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 Eleni Daniilidou
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 2000 1491 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.02
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 2001 1500 107.9 — — — — +36 -22 +106 40.0% -0.37 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +0.52
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 2002 1778 141.4 — — — — -106 -221 +113 58.6% +0.69 9–11 (45%) 5–6 (45%) 100.1 -1.37
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 2003 1706 136.7 +0.41 +0.45 1.001 50.0% +5 -93 +150 56.7% +0.20 7–8 (47%) 10–2 (83%) 102.0 +1.38
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 2004 1717 141.0 +1.29 +1.68 1.128 52.6% +42 -116 — 55.9% +0.45 7–6 (54%) 6–4 (60%) 101.4 +1.59
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 2005 1648 126.9 -1.18 +0.37 0.906 47.8% +10 -104 +191 44.2% -0.49 7–6 (54%) 3–5 (38%) 97.5 -2.10
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 2006 1723 136.1 +0.35 +1.65 1.061 51.1% +25 -187 +90 54.0% +0.18 8–9 (47%) 3–4 (43%) 97.2 -2.71
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 2007 1720 130.6 -2.20 +0.32 0.938 48.6% +11 -224 +88 47.2% -0.16 13–10 (57%) 9–6 (60%) 104.4 +0.19
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 2008 1668 121.0 -3.18 -0.53 0.821 46.1% -1 — — 46.7% -0.50 2–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.67
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1647 100.7 +1.13 +0.09 0.915 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.05
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1641 109.4 -1.18 -1.96 0.933 48.3% +16 — — 40.0% -0.70 — 1–0 — -0.22
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1554 103.4 -2.59 +0.59 0.925 48.1% +34 -96 — 38.1% -0.95 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 98.9 +0.84
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1479 112.0 -2.35 -3.57 0.817 45.6% +54 -42 +181 33.3% -1.22 4–5 (44%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.19
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1428 100.8 -3.67 -2.11 0.776 44.5% +39 — — 28.1% -1.81 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.45
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1409 94.6 -1.70 -2.31 0.671 40.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.03
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 — 1878 134.3 -1.78 -0.36 0.913 48.0% +9 -146 +126 48.9% -0.13 64–65 (50%) 44–34 (56%) 102.2 -0.46

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.