H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC
Julia Goerges vs Dinara Safina H2H: 2-1
Julia Goerges holds a 2–1 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Julia Goerges leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Julia Goerges won the 2011 Madrid third round 6-4 4-6 6-4.
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GER
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 40
Right-Handed
182 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2011* | Madrid | WTA 1000 | R32 | Clay | Julia Goerges | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Dinara Safina | Match data |
| Sep 29, 2010* | Tokyo | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Julia Goerges | 6-1 5-7 6-2 | Dinara Safina | Match data |
| May 7, 2008* | Berlin | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-4 | Julia Goerges | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Goerges | #45 | #9 | 3,980 | 1,940 | 304 | 249 | 55.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Dinara Safina | #452 | #1 | 10,521 | 2,120 | 299 | 160 | 65.1% | 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.
| Julia Goerges | Dinara Safina | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2007 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #126 | 1,543 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 12–5 | 70.6% | #68 | 1,667 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6–7 | 46.2% | #108 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #54 | 1,749 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #77 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,713 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #40 | 1,760 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 37–19 | 66.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 36–24 | 60.0% | #21 | 1,772 | 0 | 2 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 34–25 | 57.6% | #18 | 1,751 | 0 | 2 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 14–27 | 34.1% | #72 | 1,535 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #74 | 1,596 | 0 | 2 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 |
| 2015 | 17–20 | 45.9% | #50 | 1,612 | 0 | 2 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 22–20 | 52.4% | #53 | 1,671 | 0 | 2 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 |
| 2017 | 42–22 | 65.6% | #14 | 1,880 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 44–22 | 66.7% | #14 | 1,861 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26–20 | 56.5% | #28 | 1,799 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 6–6 | 50.0% | #45 | 1,761 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |