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

Dinara Safina vs Justine Henin H2H: 1-5

Justine Henin holds a 5–1 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Justine Henin leads 2–1 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2008 Berlin Open round of 16 5-7 6-3 6-1.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Justine Henin
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #17 5-7 6-3 6-1 Justine Henin #1 Match data May 9, 2008* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Justine Henin #1 6-4 6-1 Dinara Safina #17 Match data Oct 5, 2007* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Justine Henin #1 6-0 6-2 Dinara Safina #16 Match data Sep 4, 2007* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Justine Henin #3 6-4 6-1 Dinara Safina #20 Match data Apr 15, 2006* QF Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Justine Henin #1 6-4 7-6(6) Dinara Safina #32 Match data Apr 8, 2004* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Justine Henin #3 6-0 6-3 Dinara Safina #71 Match data Sep 2, 2003* R16 US Open Grand Slam 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 Olympics 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 0 5 0 2 4 11
Justine Henin #13 #1 7,626 2,393 448 102 81.5% 7 1 10 2 18 5 43

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 Justine Henin
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 1999 11–6 64.7% #69 1,655 0 1
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2000 17–13 56.7% #45 1,749 0 1
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2001 56–18 75.7% #7 1,984 0 4
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2002 50–21 70.4% #5 2,003 0 6
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2003 73–11 86.9% #1 2,211 2 14
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2004 36–4 90.0% #8 2,222 3 19
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2005 34–5 87.2% #6 2,214 4 23
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2006 57–8 87.7% #1 2,287 5 29
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2007 63–4 94.0% #1 2,383 7 39
26 — — — — — — — 2008 17–4 81.0% #1 2,287 7 41
28 — — — — — — — 2010 32–7 82.1% #12 2,206 7 43
29 — — — — — — — 2011 2–1 66.7% #13 2,181 7 43

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 Justine Henin
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% 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2000 11 7 18 61.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 2001 31 11 42 73.8% 14 4 18 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 40 6 46 87.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2004 32 2 34 94.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2005 10 4 14 71.4% 24 0 24 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 33 5 38 86.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2007 38 1 39 97.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 16 3 19 84.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 16 4 20 80.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 254 58 312 81.4% 122 21 143 85.3% 53 11 64 82.8% 19 12 31 61.3%

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 228/358 of Justine Henin'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 Justine Henin
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2003 20/84 2.5 3.4 53.3% 73.0% 53.7% 58.7% 56.5% 63.9% 51.6%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2004 13/40 3.0 5.3 50.1% 69.4% 51.2% 59.1% 54.8% 60.1% 51.6%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2005 16/39 2.2 6.5 50.6% 71.0% 42.7% 61.1% 54.0% 56.9% 52.3%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2006 56/65 2.5 4.0 56.8% 71.5% 52.9% 51.3% 54.5% 63.4% 53.1%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2007 64/67 3.1 4.0 55.3% 72.7% 52.5% 57.6% 54.0% 63.7% 50.9%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 18/21 3.2 4.8 50.9% 69.9% 48.1% 63.5% 48.4% 59.0% 47.9%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 38/39 3.7 4.9 55.6% 71.7% 51.6% 54.2% 53.7% 62.9% 47.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 3/3 4.0 5.3 54.4% 72.4% 51.9% 63.3% 48.1% 63.3% 46.6%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 228/550 2.9 4.4 54.6% 71.7% 51.4% 56.4% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7%

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 Justine Henin
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 1999 1655 135.1 — — — — -44 -20 — 64.1% +1.38 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.55
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 2000 1749 144.4 — — — — -25 -104 -162 59.1% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) — -1.83
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 2001 1984 161.8 — — — — -70 -139 -32 73.7% +1.68 12–11 (52%) 8–9 (47%) — -2.53
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 2002 2004 159.7 — — — — -54 -47 +40 66.5% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.42
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 2003 2211 171.2 +6.75 +6.21 1.432 57.6% -57 -5 -130 80.4% +2.15 16–4 (80%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.83
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 2004 2223 165.8 +3.52 +5.52 1.296 55.6% +14 -53 — 84.7% +2.27 5–2 (71%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.39
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 2005 2215 154.4 +1.66 +6.12 1.214 54.5% -50 +146 — 75.6% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.31
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 2006 2288 172.1 +7.32 +9.10 1.453 57.9% -24 +29 -105 83.9% +2.57 8–5 (62%) 6–2 (75%) — -3.18
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 2007 2384 173.7 +7.78 +7.96 1.402 56.9% +1 +34 -126 85.4% +2.48 14–3 (82%) 11–3 (79%) — -1.25
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2287 147.8 +2.60 +2.75 1.166 53.4% +23 — — 71.7% +1.61 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) — +0.11
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 2207 159.2 +6.24 +4.44 1.266 54.5% +37 +55 +20 76.3% +1.49 8–7 (53%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.91
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 2181 117.1 +2.80 +0.16 1.268 54.6% +36 — — 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–1 — -0.01
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 — 2394 169.9 +6.17 +6.72 1.351 56.2% -27 +4 -64 76.2% +1.83 97–54 (64%) 68–42 (62%) 107.0 -3.13

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.