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

Dinara Safina vs Tatiana Golovin H2H: 2-3

Tatiana Golovin holds a 3–2 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Tatiana Golovin leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2007 Charleston Open quarterfinal 6-3 RET.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Tatiana Golovin
FRA Age 38 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #12 6-3 (ret.) Tatiana Golovin #19 Match data Apr 14, 2007* QF Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Tatiana Golovin #25 6-4 6-7(10) 6-3 Dinara Safina #38 Match data Feb 17, 2005* R32 Antwerp Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #48 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) Tatiana Golovin #23 Match data Feb 12, 2005* SF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Tatiana Golovin #27 7-5 3-6 6-2 Dinara Safina #44 Match data Jan 7, 2005* R16 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Tatiana Golovin #94 6-1 6-2 Dinara Safina #32 Match data Mar 26, 2004* R64 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Tatiana Golovin #1,128 #12 1,882 2,014 131 80 62.1% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Tatiana Golovin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2003 1–4 20.0% #358 1,479 0 0
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 2004 27–15 64.3% #27 1,748 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 2005 33–22 60.0% #24 1,770 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2006 25–18 58.1% #22 1,831 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2007 43–17 71.7% #13 1,982 0 2
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2008 2–4 33.3% #254 1,892 0 2
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Tatiana Golovin
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 15 9 24 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
17 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 21 15 36 58.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
18 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2006 21 14 35 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 8 1 9 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 92 57 149 61.7% 15 12 27 55.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 11 5 16 68.8%

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 107/211 of Tatiana Golovin'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 Tatiana Golovin
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/5 1.0 7.0 50.0% 59.3% 37.0% 0.0% 100.0% 48.1% 33.3%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 9/42 2.1 5.2 58.4% 61.7% 40.6% 52.1% 46.7% 53.0% 47.7%
17 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2% 2005 12/55 1.8 5.5 59.2% 67.2% 44.5% 52.8% 49.5% 57.8% 48.2%
18 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6% 2006 28/43 2.6 2.8 66.1% 63.3% 47.6% 56.4% 51.0% 57.8% 45.6%
19 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5% 2007 52/60 3.1 3.0 63.8% 66.7% 48.4% 62.0% 47.7% 60.1% 47.8%
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2008 5/6 2.4 3.4 64.9% 62.8% 43.6% 44.6% 41.4% 56.4% 45.4%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 107/211 2.7 3.5 63.4% 65.2% 46.8% 57.3% 48.8% 58.3% 47.0%

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 Tatiana Golovin
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1480 104.4 -1.25 -1.00 0.643 41.4% +46 — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.07
16 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29 2004 1749 139.2 -0.81 +2.08 1.016 50.5% -50 -271 +70 58.1% +0.63 6–6 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 98.9 -1.07
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 2005 1770 139.7 +1.57 +1.88 1.144 53.0% -21 -181 +35 60.2% +0.68 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 98.5 -0.53
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 2006 1831 151.9 +1.85 +1.96 1.079 51.7% +15 — — 59.4% +0.92 7–7 (50%) 5–10 (33%) 98.9 +0.88
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 2007 1983 161.9 +4.08 +4.22 1.198 53.9% -19 -194 — 70.6% +1.52 9–7 (56%) 6–1 (86%) 106.1 -0.34
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 2008 1893 111.5 +0.56 +1.03 1.040 50.9% -2 — — 40.0% -0.20 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.16
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1865 95.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2014 151.5 +2.59 +2.99 1.129 52.7% -15 -202 +58 61.1% +0.89 32–37 (46%) 23–23 (50%) 98.8 -0.61

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.