H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Marissa Irvin H2H: 0-2

Marissa Irvin holds a 2–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Marissa Irvin leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marissa Irvin won the 2005 Miami Open round of 64 7-6(4) 0-6 6-4.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Marissa Irvin
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marissa Irvin #85 7-6(4) 0-6 6-4 Dinara Safina #35 Match data Mar 25, 2005* R64 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Marissa Irvin #104 7-6(5) 6-2 Dinara Safina #36 Match data May 27, 2004* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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 — #1 10,521 2,127 309 161 65.7% 0 5 0 2 5 12
Marissa Irvin — #51 652 1,604 37 80 31.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Marissa Irvin
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 1998 0–1 0.0% #412 1,495 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 1999 0–2 0.0% #131 1,487 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2000 4–7 36.4% #88 1,505 0 0
21 2007 43–22 66.2% #15 1,874 0 5 2001 8–14 36.4% #64 1,571 0 0
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,033 0 9 2002 9–18 33.3% #77 1,572 0 0
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 12 2003 3–11 21.4% #141 1,502 0 0
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,799 0 12 2004 7–13 35.0% #72 1,499 0 0
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,811 0 12 2005 6–14 30.0% #128 1,505 0 0

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 Marissa Irvin
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% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2007 24 14 38 63.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 8 11 19 42.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2003 1 8 9 11.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2005 2 8 10 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 163 102 265 61.5% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 26 52 78 33.3% 10 17 27 37.0% 1 8 9 11.1% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 Marissa Irvin
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% -102 +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 1998 1496 101.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -3.00 0–1 — — -0.04
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 1999 1487 102.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.30
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 2000 1505 117.5 — — — — +18 — — 39.3% -0.64 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.1 0.00
21 2007 1874 147.7 +1.87 +1.42 1.047 51.3% -27 +135 -101 61.1% +0.67 12–6 (67%) 10–5 (67%) 107.0 +1.56 2001 1572 122.9 — — — — -1 -33 — 38.9% -0.74 5–5 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 103.9 -1.30
22 2008 2034 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -33 +67 -222 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) 108.4 -1.23 2002 1572 129.6 — — — — +40 -62 — 37.1% -0.89 3–7 (30%) 2–2 (50%) 99.1 -1.41
23 2009 1957 156.2 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -63 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) 98.7 -0.82 2003 1503 104.5 — — — — +12 +35 — 30.3% -1.57 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 95.8 +0.46
24 2010 1799 141.9 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +11 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -1.09 2004 1500 126.9 — — — — -10 +82 — 38.6% -0.23 1–5 (17%) 3–8 (27%) 93.1 +0.59
25 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -7 +213 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.12 2005 1506 112.6 — — — — -46 +67 — 36.2% -1.38 2–5 (29%) 3–1 (75%) 100.0 -0.56
Career — 2128 155.0 +2.67 +3.18 1.108 52.3% -31 +108 -139 62.9% +0.89 82–56 (59%) 62–46 (57%) 105.0 -1.65 — 1604 125.7 — — — — +5 +17 — 36.4% -0.97 15–30 (33%) 16–17 (48%) 97.1 -2.19

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.