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

Dinara Safina vs Vera Dushevina H2H: 2-0

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Vera Dushevina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Sydney International round of 16 6-3 6-0.

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Vera Dushevina
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #3 6-3 6-0 Vera Dushevina #86 Match data Jan 16, 2009* R16 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #48 6-2 6-4 Vera Dushevina #44 Match data Feb 11, 2005* R16 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Vera Dushevina #741 #31 1,490 1,788 143 172 45.4% 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 Vera Dushevina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #473 1,485 0 0
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1 2003 5–4 55.6% #113 1,552 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 2004 12–16 42.9% #63 1,588 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 2005 19–19 50.0% #40 1,657 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4 2006 12–22 35.3% #97 1,610 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4 2007 19–15 55.9% #40 1,747 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4 2008 12–17 41.4% #89 1,681 0 0
22 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8 2009 24–18 57.1% #43 1,763 0 1
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11 2010 19–19 50.0% #54 1,759 0 1
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11 2011 12–17 41.4% #86 1,725 0 1
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11 2012 5–15 25.0% #146 1,533 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 2013 4–8 33.3% #124 1,553 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2014 0–1 0.0% #463 1,540 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 Vera Dushevina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 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% 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 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% 2005 12 10 22 54.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 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% 2006 5 13 18 27.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 15 10 25 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 8 10 18 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 18 13 31 58.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2010 15 13 28 53.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 9 10 19 47.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2012 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 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% — 98 109 207 47.3% 30 41 71 42.3% 11 15 26 42.3% 4 7 11 36.4%

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 224/314 of Vera Dushevina'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 Vera Dushevina
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/9 3.0 6.0 43.9% 65.5% 32.4% 72.2% 40.0% 47.0% 34.0%
17 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2% 2004 8/28 2.3 3.4 57.5% 58.9% 46.0% 51.8% 55.2% 53.4% 46.4%
18 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6% 2005 6/38 2.5 3.0 59.3% 58.1% 41.5% 37.6% 59.1% 51.2% 44.6%
19 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5% 2006 22/34 0.7 4.0 63.3% 55.5% 40.1% 53.7% 47.8% 50.4% 41.4%
20 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2% 2007 28/34 2.5 2.4 61.9% 62.3% 45.5% 44.5% 46.8% 55.7% 43.5%
21 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5% 2008 22/29 2.7 3.0 60.0% 59.6% 42.1% 53.7% 46.8% 52.5% 43.6%
22 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0% 2009 39/42 1.5 2.5 62.4% 58.8% 45.1% 44.2% 49.4% 53.8% 46.1%
23 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6% 2010 36/38 2.6 3.2 57.6% 64.2% 46.7% 47.5% 52.2% 56.7% 44.9%
24 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1% 2011 29/29 1.8 3.0 63.0% 58.2% 41.0% 44.3% 51.7% 52.0% 42.7%
25 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 2012 20/20 2.5 3.9 62.1% 56.4% 43.4% 53.6% 41.2% 51.6% 41.9%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 12/12 3.6 4.9 53.1% 66.3% 42.8% 55.9% 44.2% 54.7% 43.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 1/1 1.0 0.0 64.6% 45.2% 41.2% 28.6% 0.0% 43.8% 29.5%
Career — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6% — 224/315 2.1 3.2 60.6% 59.9% 43.7% 48.3% 48.6% 53.5% 43.8%

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 Vera Dushevina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1485 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.06
16 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29 2003 1552 117.7 -0.27 -0.53 0.641 41.4% -10 +10 — 52.6% +0.53 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.06
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 2004 1589 122.0 -0.64 +0.96 0.997 49.9% -24 -3 — 40.6% -0.61 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 105.7 +0.66
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 2005 1658 125.5 -1.02 +0.72 0.915 48.3% -31 -101 -9 47.7% -0.37 7–5 (58%) 6–1 (86%) 108.8 -0.48
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 2006 1611 133.3 -3.07 -1.12 0.834 46.0% -32 +17 +10 37.3% -0.85 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 -2.84
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 2007 1748 131.1 -0.01 +0.34 0.982 49.7% -4 -140 — 50.0% -0.28 7–1 (88%) 2–2 (50%) 107.9 -0.13
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 2008 1682 129.0 -1.00 +0.44 0.918 48.2% +18 -77 -72 44.6% -0.57 2–5 (29%) 4–2 (67%) 99.6 -1.65
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 2009 1764 137.3 -1.02 +1.79 0.999 50.1% -23 -106 -104 53.6% +0.31 9–6 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 101.7 -0.03
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 2010 1759 133.6 +0.89 +1.45 1.036 50.7% -17 -121 -118 50.5% -0.07 7–10 (41%) 4–5 (44%) 98.1 -0.58
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 2011 1725 124.9 -2.90 -0.20 0.890 47.4% -1 -115 — 41.8% -0.67 5–4 (56%) 6–1 (86%) 104.2 -1.90
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 2012 1534 99.6 -2.84 -1.75 0.867 46.9% +70 +19 — 35.4% -1.17 1–7 (13%) 3–4 (43%) 90.9 +0.68
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1554 119.4 -0.72 +0.46 0.952 48.8% +26 — — 40.7% -0.30 0–3 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 -0.41
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1541 95.5 -2.08 -0.47 0.525 37.0% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.05
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1508 91.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1788 132.8 -1.16 +0.41 0.941 48.7% -8 -63 -56 45.3% -0.40 48–47 (51%) 32–31 (51%) 105.2 -2.10

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.