H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 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 fourth round 6-0 6-1.
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RUS
Age 40
Right-Handed
182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
CZE
Age 43
Left-Handed
170 cm / 5'7"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2006* | Gold Coast | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Dinara Safina | 6-0 6-1 | Iveta Benesova | Match data |
| May 14, 2005* | Prague | WTA 250 | QF | Clay | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-4 | Iveta Benesova | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinara Safina | #452 | #1 | 10,521 | 2,120 | 299 | 160 | 65.1% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Iveta Benesova | #671 | #25 | 1,811 | 1,760 | 177 | 221 | 44.5% | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 2002 | 12–5 | 70.6% | #68 | 1,667 | 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 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 | 2002 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 | 2003 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #132 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 | 2004 | 25–19 | 56.8% | #36 | 1,657 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 | 2005 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #55 | 1,613 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 | 2006 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #58 | 1,594 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 | 2007 | 6–14 | 30.0% | #116 | 1,522 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 | 2008 | 20–17 | 54.1% | #43 | 1,641 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #38 | 1,646 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2010 | 18–24 | 42.9% | #59 | 1,636 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 16–24 | 40.0% | #54 | 1,650 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 10–17 | 37.0% | #81 | 1,587 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #671 | 1,526 | 0 | 2 |