H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 2-0

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2006 Gold Coast round of 16 6-0 6-1.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #20 6-0 6-1 Iveta Benesova #55 Match data Jan 6, 2006* R16 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Dinara Safina #34 6-1 6-4 Iveta Benesova #59 Match data May 14, 2005* QF Prague Open Tier IV → 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
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 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 Iveta Benesova
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 — — — — — — —
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 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 Iveta Benesova
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 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% 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 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% 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 Iveta Benesova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
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 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
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 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
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 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
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 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
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 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
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 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -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 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.