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

Francesca Schiavone vs Dinara Safina H2H: 2-4

Dinara Safina holds a 4–2 lead over Francesca Schiavone in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Dinara Safina leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2010 New Haven round of 32 1-6 6-3 6-1.

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Francesca Schiavone
ITA Age 46 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #59 1-6 6-3 6-1 Francesca Schiavone #7 Match data Aug 26, 2010* R32 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Francesca Schiavone #7 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #70 Match data Aug 20, 2010* R16 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #11 3-6 6-3 6-1 Francesca Schiavone #28 Match data Jun 2, 2007* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dinara Safina #40 6-2 4-6 6-4 Francesca Schiavone #18 Match data Feb 14, 2004* QF Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Francesca Schiavone #25 7-5 7-6(3) Dinara Safina #54 Match data Oct 3, 2003* R16 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Dinara Safina #64 6-3 6-2 Francesca Schiavone #34 Match data Jul 12, 2003* QF Palermo Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Francesca Schiavone #486 #4 5,246 1,965 445 370 54.6% 1 0 0 1 6 8
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11

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 Francesca Schiavone Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 — — — — — — — 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 1999 0–1 0.0% #200 1,494 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2000 7–4 63.6% #80 1,576 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2001 26–22 54.2% #31 1,656 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2002 20–22 47.6% #41 1,691 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2003 32–23 58.2% #20 1,803 0 0 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2004 35–23 60.3% #19 1,839 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2005 39–21 65.0% #13 1,957 0 0 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2006 35–23 60.3% #15 1,800 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2007 27–22 55.1% #24 1,836 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2008 24–22 52.2% #30 1,774 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2009 35–25 58.3% #17 1,828 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 2010 38–21 64.4% #7 1,901 1 4 — — — — — — —
31 2011 34–21 61.8% #11 1,811 1 4 — — — — — — —
32 2012 21–22 48.8% #35 1,684 1 5 — — — — — — —
33 2013 25–24 51.0% #39 1,724 1 6 — — — — — — —
34 2014 14–25 35.9% #78 1,620 1 6 — — — — — — —
35 2015 9–17 34.6% #114 1,562 1 6 — — — — — — —
36 2016 13–13 50.0% #103 1,595 1 7 — — — — — — —
37 2017 11–14 44.0% #91 1,619 1 8 — — — — — — —
38 2018 0–5 0.0% #486 1,501 1 8 — — — — — — —

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 Francesca Schiavone Dinara Safina
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%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 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%
19 1999 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2000 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2001 6 7 13 46.2% 15 10 25 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2003 22 14 36 61.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2004 20 15 35 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2005 27 15 42 64.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2006 20 15 35 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 14 13 27 51.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 19 17 36 52.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 17 14 31 54.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 22 15 37 59.5% 15 3 18 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 7 13 20 35.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 10 14 24 41.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2014 10 16 26 38.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2015 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2016 6 8 14 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2017 0 8 8 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2018 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 241 222 463 52.1% 147 91 238 61.8% 39 42 81 48.1% 18 15 33 54.5% — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2%

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 516/714 of Francesca Schiavone's and 298/448 of Dinara Safina'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 Francesca Schiavone Dinara Safina
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%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2003 10/55 2.4 3.0 50.8% 65.9% 49.0% 54.3% 53.1% 57.1% 45.1% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2004 8/58 3.3 2.4 48.7% 69.7% 46.9% 67.2% 65.9% 58.0% 42.7% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2005 13/60 3.8 3.3 54.1% 67.9% 48.8% 53.2% 47.0% 58.5% 42.8% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2006 42/58 2.9 4.0 53.0% 70.3% 49.7% 55.6% 46.2% 60.4% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 45/49 2.5 5.0 52.4% 67.8% 45.9% 57.6% 45.9% 57.3% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 38/46 2.2 3.9 52.0% 66.6% 46.0% 50.7% 47.9% 56.5% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 55/60 2.5 3.9 54.7% 67.4% 47.5% 51.6% 50.5% 58.4% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 54/59 1.9 3.5 57.5% 65.7% 49.4% 57.4% 50.9% 58.8% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 51/55 2.8 4.8 54.2% 68.4% 46.3% 48.7% 44.7% 58.2% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 39/43 2.4 5.5 51.1% 65.0% 47.0% 51.3% 42.6% 56.0% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 47/49 2.4 5.9 53.6% 63.5% 44.8% 52.1% 51.5% 54.7% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2014 36/39 3.1 3.6 55.5% 65.1% 47.8% 53.8% 48.8% 57.3% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2015 22/26 2.1 4.2 55.3% 61.7% 49.2% 48.0% 45.8% 56.1% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2016 26/27 1.8 5.2 52.7% 64.1% 42.5% 39.1% 50.0% 53.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2017 25/25 2.0 4.3 56.5% 64.3% 46.8% 53.8% 46.2% 57.0% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2018 5/5 2.2 7.0 53.1% 61.4% 44.1% 55.5% 29.7% 53.1% 37.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 516/816 2.5 4.4 53.9% 66.2% 47.0% 52.6% 48.0% 57.3% 43.9% — 298/465 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.6% 49.7% 58.0% 46.6%

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 Francesca Schiavone Dinara Safina
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
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
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
19 1999 1495 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.10 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
20 2000 1577 111.6 — — — — +27 -58 — 61.5% +0.77 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.07 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
21 2001 1656 124.9 — — — — -51 +25 -48 52.3% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 101.6 +0.44 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 2002 1692 130.7 — — — — -56 -1 -76 45.5% -0.20 10–5 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 104.9 +0.48 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 2003 1804 145.2 +1.14 +1.01 1.051 51.1% +5 -111 -146 54.6% +0.26 10–3 (77%) 4–4 (50%) 107.0 -0.09 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 2004 1840 144.5 +1.62 -0.20 1.017 50.9% -13 -40 -204 56.1% +0.32 12–4 (75%) 11–7 (61%) 107.4 +0.09 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 2005 1958 157.0 +1.87 +0.33 1.031 50.8% +6 -125 — 61.4% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 9–5 (64%) 105.0 -2.53 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 2006 1800 149.9 +4.22 +2.51 1.172 53.2% -2 +102 -135 59.0% +1.00 8–6 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 99.5 +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 1836 133.7 +1.60 -0.02 1.013 50.4% -7 +41 -168 50.5% -0.15 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 101.6 -0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 1774 149.6 +1.76 +0.31 0.997 50.0% +15 +71 -153 53.4% +0.36 4–9 (31%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -2.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 1829 141.0 +2.94 +1.36 1.088 51.6% -32 -4 -42 55.6% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 5–9 (36%) 99.4 -0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 1901 156.3 +3.15 +2.63 1.128 52.6% -46 +83 — 62.5% +0.98 6–6 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 1811 143.2 +2.98 +0.45 1.049 51.1% -43 +181 -71 58.3% +0.59 11–10 (52%) 6–8 (43%) 98.0 +2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 1685 125.9 +0.25 -1.18 0.947 49.0% -45 +232 +102 48.9% -0.11 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 101.5 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 1724 139.3 0.00 -0.13 0.949 48.7% -23 +111 +43 49.1% -0.12 11–9 (55%) 11–9 (55%) 103.8 -3.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2014 1621 131.4 +0.79 -0.71 0.996 50.0% -4 +144 +100 38.9% -0.30 5–9 (36%) 2–5 (29%) 93.1 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2015 1562 117.6 -1.24 -0.38 0.957 48.9% +24 +121 — 37.3% -0.73 3–4 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.9 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2016 1596 117.3 -1.53 +0.62 0.987 49.7% -20 +130 +36 53.6% +0.07 4–4 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 101.4 +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2017 1619 116.3 +0.12 -0.86 0.980 49.6% -110 +194 -13 45.5% -0.13 2–3 (40%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2018 1502 100.1 -2.95 -1.92 0.801 45.1% — +232 — 16.7% -2.58 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1966 145.3 +1.57 +0.52 1.028 50.6% -17 +67 -42 52.9% +0.26 130–106 (55%) 88–91 (49%) 101.3 -0.80 — 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

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.