H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Nicole Vaidisova H2H: 0-2

Nicole Vaidisova holds a 2–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicole Vaidisova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicole Vaidisova won the 2007 Linz Open quarterfinal 6-3 7-6(7).

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Nicole Vaidisova
CZE Age 37 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicole Vaidisova #14 6-3 7-6(7) Dinara Safina #16 Match data Oct 27, 2007* QF Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nicole Vaidisova #75 6-1 4-6 6-3 Dinara Safina #45 Match data Jan 14, 2005* R16 Hobart International Tier V → 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
Nicole Vaidisova #832 #7 1,981 2,006 155 85 64.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Nicole Vaidisova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2004 14–5 73.7% #75 1,672 0 2
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 2005 45–14 76.3% #15 1,948 0 5
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 2006 35–17 67.3% #10 1,936 0 6
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2007 35–14 71.4% #12 1,954 0 6
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2008 17–19 47.2% #41 1,703 0 6
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2009 7–12 36.8% #175 1,575 0 6
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2010 1–1 50.0% #666 1,576 0 6
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 — — — — — — —
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 — — — — — — —
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — 2015 1–3 25.0% #261 1,564 0 6

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 Nicole Vaidisova
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
16 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 35 8 43 81.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
17 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 16 10 26 61.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2007 24 9 33 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2008 11 13 24 45.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 105 54 159 66.0% 26 17 43 60.5% 18 10 28 64.3% 6 4 10 60.0%

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 161/240 of Nicole Vaidisova'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 Nicole Vaidisova
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%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 1/19 1.0 2.0 51.2% 50.0% 33.3% 14.3% 50.0% 41.9% 39.6%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 17/59 7.0 3.2 61.5% 67.6% 52.6% 54.1% 45.8% 61.8% 44.7%
17 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2% 2006 41/52 5.4 3.5 62.1% 68.7% 48.3% 55.4% 42.2% 60.8% 44.3%
18 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6% 2007 48/49 6.3 3.4 61.5% 73.7% 49.9% 59.5% 48.0% 64.6% 44.0%
19 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5% 2008 31/36 5.2 3.6 61.0% 70.9% 44.7% 49.4% 42.8% 60.6% 40.7%
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2009 18/19 3.3 4.8 56.2% 63.8% 37.8% 48.5% 47.7% 52.5% 41.8%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2010 2/2 5.0 3.0 65.2% 77.4% 35.4% 55.0% 45.8% 62.3% 40.1%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 3/4 6.3 2.3 63.6% 59.4% 44.6% 48.1% 53.3% 53.7% 41.5%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 161/240 5.6 3.6 61.0% 69.8% 47.0% 54.2% 45.3% 60.9% 43.1%

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 Nicole Vaidisova
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1672 120.2 -1.78 -0.72 0.682 40.6% +8 -112 — 60.5% +0.53 7–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.63
16 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29 2005 1948 146.7 +3.98 +0.60 1.172 53.0% 0 -245 -351 67.2% +1.49 16–2 (89%) 8–9 (47%) 110.8 -0.34
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%) 92.7 -1.56 2006 1937 151.5 +4.00 +0.94 1.131 52.3% -11 -77 -249 63.2% +0.93 11–8 (58%) 4–7 (36%) 98.8 +0.48
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 2007 1955 155.4 +7.77 +1.32 1.244 54.1% -8 -61 -138 70.1% +1.39 6–7 (46%) 6–4 (60%) 100.0 +0.64
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 2008 1703 127.8 +3.94 -2.60 1.033 50.4% +35 +79 +129 47.7% -0.15 7–7 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 92.1 -0.26
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 2009 1576 103.2 -2.86 -1.96 0.879 47.1% +83 +121 — 36.6% -1.02 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +1.38
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%) 104.1 +2.70 2010 1577 105.4 +1.21 +0.70 1.062 51.9% — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.09
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%) 108.7 -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 98.7 -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 95.1 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 99.3 -2.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1565 115.0 -0.33 +1.19 0.897 48.2% +67 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.40
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 — 2006 146.1 +4.19 0.00 1.102 51.8% +10 -78 -113 60.3% +0.77 49–27 (64%) 23–26 (47%) 103.4 +0.93

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.