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

Dinara Safina vs Nadia Petrova H2H: 2-5

Nadia Petrova holds a 5–2 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Nadia Petrova leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2010 Canadian Open second round 7-5 4-6 6-4.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Nadia Petrova
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #70 7-5 4-6 6-4 Nadia Petrova #21 Match data Aug 19, 2010* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #5 6-1 6-0 Nadia Petrova #20 Match data Sep 20, 2008* SF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nadia Petrova #7 6-4 7-5 Dinara Safina #13 Match data Apr 7, 2007* QF Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Nadia Petrova #7 3-6 6-2 6-4 Dinara Safina #14 Match data Mar 23, 2007* R16 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nadia Petrova #7 6-3 6-2 Dinara Safina #12 Match data Feb 10, 2007* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Nadia Petrova #4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #19 Match data May 13, 2006* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Nadia Petrova #12 6-1 6-4 Dinara Safina #53 Match data Jan 10, 2004* QF Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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 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
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 3 1 5 4 13

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 Nadia Petrova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,567 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7
26 — — — — — — — 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9
27 — — — — — — — 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9
28 — — — — — — — 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9
29 — — — — — — — 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,786 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 2012 39–19 67.2% #12 1,933 0 13
31 — — — — — — — 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,725 0 13
32 — — — — — — — 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,656 0 13

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 Nadia Petrova
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% 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 20 11 31 64.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 264 170 434 60.8% 107 62 169 63.3% 51 28 79 64.6% 22 18 40 55.0%

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 414/630 of Nadia Petrova'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 Nadia Petrova
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 12/56 3.7 3.3 56.6% 70.3% 47.3% 61.6% 49.4% 60.0% 51.0%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2004 10/65 4.7 4.2 56.8% 69.4% 49.1% 44.6% 40.1% 60.7% 44.9%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2005 22/81 3.9 3.4 60.3% 69.7% 48.9% 61.7% 50.8% 61.3% 47.2%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2006 50/67 5.1 2.7 61.5% 71.4% 51.1% 58.4% 48.2% 63.7% 47.6%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2007 49/55 4.4 3.1 61.8% 71.9% 48.2% 58.1% 47.0% 62.6% 45.1%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 6/6 5.3 5.5 46.7% 66.9% 45.9% 48.3% 39.9% 54.2% 42.2%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 414/722 5.2 3.3 58.9% 70.2% 47.3% 56.2% 49.0% 60.8% 44.7%

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 Nadia Petrova
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 1998 1536 108.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 — -0.21
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 1568 119.8 — — — — +27 — — 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 — -0.10
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 1625 137.4 — — — — +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.47
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 1683 138.0 — — — — -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) — -0.89
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 1745 137.3 — — — — -48 — — 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 — -1.69
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%) — +2.70 2003 1922 156.8 +3.29 +4.32 1.277 55.5% -51 -85 -174 61.1% +0.92 11–9 (55%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.56
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 1880 151.4 +3.04 +0.66 1.141 52.4% +11 -49 -143 61.4% +1.02 8–11 (42%) 7–7 (50%) — +1.78
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 1971 156.3 +4.70 +2.81 1.221 54.3% -26 +29 -176 69.4% +1.41 13–10 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.08
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 1999 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% -34 +105 — 70.3% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) — +2.64
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 1918 152.6 +6.15 +2.04 1.205 53.8% +19 +124 -43 68.2% +1.44 9–3 (75%) 7–7 (50%) — -0.25
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1926 146.0 +4.49 +1.77 1.149 53.0% -16 +1 +21 66.9% +1.29 7–11 (39%) 9–5 (64%) — +0.54
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1825 141.7 +4.11 -1.32 1.060 51.1% +14 +37 +87 54.4% +0.50 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.28
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1853 154.1 +4.92 +0.47 1.120 52.6% -39 +99 +61 62.1% +0.91 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.43
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1787 136.6 +2.64 -0.57 1.028 50.6% -5 +48 +103 56.6% +0.32 5–6 (45%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.59
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1933 142.8 +3.66 +1.17 1.111 52.0% -27 -100 +6 63.6% +0.94 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) — +2.25
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1725 130.0 +1.40 +0.62 1.039 50.4% +95 +39 — 44.2% +0.10 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.77
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1656 109.1 -1.13 -0.85 0.922 47.9% +85 — — 30.8% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.14
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 — 2089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% -11 +13 -35 61.1% +0.92 116–101 (53%) 76–78 (49%) 96.4 +0.59

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.