# Dinara Safina vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/dinara-safina-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124180&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Kimiko Date holds a 2–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kimiko Date leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kimiko Date won the 2010 Stanford round of 32 4-6 7-6(0) 6-2.

## Overall
- Dinara Safina: 0 wins
- Kimiko Date: 2 wins
- Total meetings: 2

## By surface
- Clay: Dinara Safina 0 - 1 Kimiko Date
- Hard: Dinara Safina 0 - 1 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Dinara Safina 0 - 1 Kimiko Date
- WTA 500: Dinara Safina 0 - 1 Kimiko Date

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Dinara Safina | 2002 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 16 | Dinara Safina | 2002 | Clay | 9-2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 16 | Dinara Safina | 2002 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 17 | Dinara Safina | 2003 | Hard | 8-9 | 17 | 47.1% |
| 17 | Dinara Safina | 2003 | Clay | 9-4 | 13 | 69.2% |
| 17 | Dinara Safina | 2003 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Dinara Safina | 2003 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Dinara Safina | 2004 | Hard | 12-9 | 21 | 57.1% |
| 18 | Dinara Safina | 2004 | Clay | 4-6 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 18 | Dinara Safina | 2004 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Dinara Safina | 2004 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | 2005 | Hard | 16-13 | 29 | 55.2% |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | 2005 | Clay | 9-3 | 12 | 75.0% |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | 2005 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | 2005 | Carpet | 8-1 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Hard | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Dinara Safina | 2006 | Hard | 21-12 | 33 | 63.6% |
| 20 | Dinara Safina | 2006 | Clay | 16-5 | 21 | 76.2% |
| 20 | Dinara Safina | 2006 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 20 | Dinara Safina | 2006 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Dinara Safina | 2007 | Hard | 19-14 | 33 | 57.6% |
| 21 | Dinara Safina | 2007 | Clay | 13-5 | 18 | 72.2% |
| 21 | Dinara Safina | 2007 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 21 | Dinara Safina | 2007 | Carpet | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Hard | 15-6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Carpet | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Dinara Safina | 2008 | Hard | 36-14 | 50 | 72.0% |
| 22 | Dinara Safina | 2008 | Clay | 14-3 | 17 | 82.4% |
| 22 | Dinara Safina | 2008 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Hard | 18-6 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Dinara Safina | 2009 | Hard | 27-12 | 39 | 69.2% |
| 23 | Dinara Safina | 2009 | Clay | 20-2 | 22 | 90.9% |
| 23 | Dinara Safina | 2009 | Grass | 8-2 | 10 | 80.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Hard | 26-5 | 31 | 83.9% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Dinara Safina | 2010 | Hard | 12-11 | 23 | 52.2% |
| 24 | Dinara Safina | 2010 | Clay | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 24 | Dinara Safina | 2010 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Hard | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Clay | 11-3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 25 | Dinara Safina | 2011 | Hard | 5-6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 25 | Dinara Safina | 2011 | Clay | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Hard | 25-8 | 33 | 75.8% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Career | Dinara Safina | - | Hard | 158-102 | 260 | 60.76923076923077% |
| Career | Dinara Safina | - | Clay | 101-37 | 138 | 73.18840579710145% |
| Career | Dinara Safina | - | Grass | 27-14 | 41 | 65.85365853658537% |
| Career | Dinara Safina | - | Carpet | 18-8 | 26 | 69.23076923076923% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Hard | 170-127 | 297 | 57.23905723905724% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Clay | 24-27 | 51 | 47.05882352941177% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Grass | 31-24 | 55 | 56.36363636363637% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Carpet | 20-12 | 32 | 62.5% |

(+9 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Dinara Safina | 2127 | 154.7 | 2.67 | 3.16 | 1.108 | 52.3% | -34 | 109 | -137 | 62.6% | 0.88 | 80-56 (59%) | 60-46 (57%) | -2.11 |
| Kimiko Date | 2091 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -185 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | -2.8 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2010-07-29* | Stanford | R32 | Hard | Kimiko Date | 4-6 7-6(0) 6-2 |
| 2010-05-25* | Roland Garros | R128 | Clay | Kimiko Date | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |

## Career rivalries
### Dinara Safina

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Vera Zvonareva | 6-6 | 12 | 2011-03-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/vera-zvonareva-vs-dinara-safina?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22674&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124180) |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-5 | 12 | 2009-06-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/svetlana-kuznetsova-vs-dinara-safina?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:120324&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124180) |
| Daniela Hantuchova | 7-4 | 11 | 2011-03-09 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/daniela-hantuchova-vs-dinara-safina?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:123826&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124180) |
| Elena Dementieva | 5-6 | 11 | 2010-01-16 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/dinara-safina-vs-elena-dementieva?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124180&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124183) |
| Kim Clijsters | 2-8 | 10 | 2011-01-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kim-clijsters-vs-dinara-safina?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98761&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124180) |

### Kimiko Date

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2-7 | 9 | 1996-08-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-arantxa-sanchez-vicario?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:127535) |
| Conchita Martínez | 6-2 | 8 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-conchita-martinez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:125846) |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5-3 | 8 | 1996-02-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644) |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 3-4 | 7 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-gabriela-sabatini?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200572) |
| Steffi Graf | 0-7 | 7 | 1996-07-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-steffi-graf?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200414) |

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