H2H data updated: 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Vania King H2H: 2-0

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Vania King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2007 New Haven round of 16 6-1 6-3.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Vania King
USA Age 37 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #16 6-1 6-3 Vania King #82 Match data Aug 24, 2007* R16 New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #15 1-6 7-5 6-2 Vania King #76 Match data Aug 10, 2006* R32 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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 — #1 10,521 2,127 309 161 65.7% 0 5 0 2 5 12
Vania King — #50 1,225 1,767 128 161 44.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Vania King
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 2005 1–1 50.0% #164 1,519 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 2006 16–13 55.2% #60 1,662 0 1
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2007 15–22 40.5% #109 1,629 0 1
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2008 7–19 26.9% #128 1,520 0 1
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2009 11–12 47.8% #80 1,592 0 1
21 2007 43–22 66.2% #15 1,874 0 5 2010 14–17 45.2% #86 1,598 0 1
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,033 0 9 2011 13–14 48.1% #76 1,692 0 1
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 12 2012 15–19 44.1% #69 1,618 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,799 0 12 2013 8–11 42.1% #85 1,631 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,811 0 12 2014 13–15 46.4% #111 1,650 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #410 1,634 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2016 13–11 54.2% #78 1,646 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2017 1–3 25.0% #492 1,593 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2018 1–3 25.0% #356 1,560 0 1

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 Vania King
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% 2005 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% 2006 15 10 25 60.0% 0 2 2 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% 2007 11 15 26 42.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 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 5 12 17 29.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 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% 2009 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2007 24 14 38 63.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 9 10 19 47.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2011 9 10 19 47.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2012 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 10 9 19 52.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 163 102 265 61.5% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2% — 96 110 206 46.6% 26 36 62 41.9% 6 15 21 28.6% — — — —

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 298/453 of Dinara Safina's and 237/289 of Vania King'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 Vania King
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/2 3.0 1.0 63.3% 52.6% 36.4% 50.0% 0.0% 46.7% 33.3%
17 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2% 2006 9/29 1.0 1.1 71.3% 60.7% 43.6% 55.0% 59.8% 55.8% 44.1%
18 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6% 2007 21/37 1.2 2.7 63.7% 58.9% 44.6% 48.9% 39.1% 54.0% 37.7%
19 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5% 2008 25/26 1.5 1.7 66.0% 61.8% 43.9% 51.8% 42.8% 55.6% 39.5%
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2009 20/23 0.8 1.9 63.1% 58.0% 46.4% 47.2% 37.3% 53.7% 42.1%
21 2007 51/65 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2010 29/31 0.6 2.7 65.9% 61.5% 41.9% 49.4% 41.0% 55.1% 44.8%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2011 24/27 0.6 3.6 64.0% 59.5% 42.2% 53.5% 45.2% 53.2% 44.9%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2012 33/34 0.7 1.7 64.1% 62.4% 47.4% 51.5% 43.8% 57.0% 43.5%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2013 17/19 0.6 2.4 69.2% 57.3% 46.4% 44.7% 46.8% 53.7% 41.1%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2014 25/28 0.7 2.4 64.2% 58.6% 47.1% 50.6% 43.5% 54.3% 42.6%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 1.0 1.0 61.3% 55.3% 33.3% 16.7% 50.0% 46.8% 39.7%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 24/24 1.4 2.8 63.1% 64.2% 43.8% 58.8% 50.1% 56.6% 44.1%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 4/4 1.0 2.3 70.4% 50.1% 40.7% 56.3% 55.7% 48.5% 38.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 4/4 1.0 2.8 60.3% 52.3% 38.6% 54.3% 41.8% 47.0% 40.7%
Career — 298/470 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.5% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 237/289 0.9 2.4 65.0% 60.2% 44.5% 51.2% 44.0% 54.7% 42.4%

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 Vania King
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 2005 1520 103.7 -0.64 +0.14 0.625 40.2% — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 — — -0.17
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 2006 1663 131.1 -1.06 -0.47 0.997 50.5% +24 — — 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) 99.5 -0.14
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 1629 118.6 -1.36 -3.67 0.818 45.8% +20 -161 +14 42.0% -0.72 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 -1.51
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 1521 117.8 +0.05 -3.22 0.890 47.7% +52 -54 — 33.9% -0.89 5–7 (42%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 -1.10
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 1592 115.0 -1.54 -1.39 0.910 48.1% +24 -123 -32 44.9% -0.45 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 102.8 +0.35
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 2010 1599 118.2 -1.20 +0.84 0.997 49.8% +26 -97 -78 49.3% -0.17 4–9 (31%) 1–4 (20%) 94.1 +0.40
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 2011 1692 130.5 -1.09 +0.98 0.960 48.9% -17 -128 — 48.4% -0.17 5–5 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 101.8 -1.31
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 2012 1618 128.3 +0.93 +0.08 1.011 50.1% +21 -45 — 48.0% -0.05 3–6 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 99.5 -1.01
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 2013 1632 118.3 -0.91 -1.79 0.887 47.5% 0 -44 — 41.7% -0.79 6–4 (60%) 3–3 (50%) 103.1 -0.53
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 2014 1650 125.5 -1.58 -0.66 0.932 48.6% +19 -55 -202 49.2% -0.07 7–4 (64%) 3–2 (60%) 105.8 -1.14
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1635 102.3 +0.69 -0.52 0.746 43.2% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.02
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1646 125.1 +0.57 +0.85 1.016 50.3% +12 -20 — 53.7% +0.11 3–3 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 102.4 +0.71
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1593 108.4 -1.97 -0.89 0.750 44.4% +4 — — 37.5% -0.50 1–1 — — -0.16
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1560 104.4 -2.66 -1.04 0.768 44.2% +8 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 1–0 — +0.17
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1541 97.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1768 128.1 -0.67 -0.73 0.935 48.6% +18 -80 -68 46.0% -0.32 46–50 (48%) 34–30 (53%) 103.9 -1.91

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.