H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC

Kai-Chen Chang vs Dinara Safina H2H: 1-0

Kai-Chen Chang holds a 1–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kai-Chen Chang leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kai-Chen Chang won the 2009 Pan Pacific Open second round 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5.

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Kai-Chen Chang
Chinese Taipei Age 35 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kai-Chen Chang #132 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 Dinara Safina #1 Match data Sep 30, 2009* R32 Pan Pacific Open Premier 5 → 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
Kai-Chen Chang — #82 808 1,646 32 59 35.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinara Safina — #1 10,521 2,127 309 161 65.7% 0 5 0 2 5 12

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 Kai-Chen Chang 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 2009 5–5 50.0% #94 1,558 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2010 9–15 37.5% #117 1,565 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2011 1–8 11.1% #148 1,489 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2012 9–11 45.0% #86 1,579 0 0 2007 43–22 66.2% #15 1,874 0 5
22 2013 1–4 20.0% #621 1,532 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,033 0 9
23 — — — — — — — 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 12
24 2015 1–2 33.3% #134 1,529 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,799 0 12
25 2016 3–4 42.9% #131 1,602 0 0 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,811 0 12
26 2017 2–9 18.2% #219 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2018 1–1 50.0% #401 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Kai-Chen Chang 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 2009 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2010 7 9 16 43.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2011 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2012 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 24 14 38 63.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2013 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2016 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2017 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 30 45 75 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — — 163 102 265 61.5% 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 84/91 of Kai-Chen Chang's and 298/453 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 Kai-Chen Chang 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 2009 9/10 1.0 4.1 64.7% 59.0% 43.6% 58.2% 54.3% 53.4% 47.7% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2010 22/24 1.6 6.8 58.9% 58.6% 41.8% 54.0% 46.2% 51.7% 44.6% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2011 9/9 1.7 4.6 63.3% 61.6% 39.8% 49.4% 42.5% 53.4% 40.5% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2012 18/20 1.8 5.3 59.7% 62.2% 41.6% 43.4% 47.6% 54.1% 43.1% 2007 51/65 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2013 4/5 0.5 7.3 58.3% 63.2% 38.3% 61.1% 54.1% 52.8% 44.6% 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 2015 2/3 2.0 3.0 62.9% 55.7% 48.8% 62.9% 52.6% 53.0% 47.3% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2016 7/7 1.6 7.1 57.2% 62.9% 41.9% 56.2% 48.6% 54.3% 47.2% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2017 11/11 2.0 7.5 57.6% 55.9% 34.9% 51.1% 38.8% 46.9% 39.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 2/2 1.0 5.5 63.9% 60.4% 38.2% 56.7% 60.0% 52.2% 50.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 84/91 1.6 6.0 60.0% 59.9% 40.8% 52.1% 47.1% 52.3% 44.0% — 298/470 3.1 5.1 63.9% 65.7% 44.5% 53.5% 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 Kai-Chen Chang 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% -102 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56
18 2009 1558 119.5 -1.06 +1.66 1.024 50.6% +10 — — 50.0% +0.08 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.0 +0.20 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 2010 1565 115.7 -2.81 +0.01 0.923 48.1% +27 -47 +37 41.1% -0.68 3–7 (30%) 1–0 — -0.25 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 2011 1489 107.6 -1.48 -2.00 0.870 47.1% +59 — — 27.3% -1.55 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — +0.22 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 2012 1579 117.4 -2.25 -0.69 0.939 48.7% +63 — — 44.2% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 100.8 -0.04 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
22 2013 1532 98.7 -1.81 -0.42 0.946 49.0% +42 — — 25.0% -1.17 1–1 0–2 — +0.21 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
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
24 2015 1530 107.9 -0.55 -0.03 1.007 50.3% +35 — — 33.3% -0.33 — — — -0.01 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
25 2016 1603 113.2 -1.35 +0.69 1.031 50.7% +29 — — 41.2% +0.18 2–1 (67%) — — +0.28 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
26 2017 1537 106.9 -5.20 -1.20 0.751 43.4% +37 — — 17.4% -2.39 1–0 1–1 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2018 1536 102.0 -0.12 -0.26 1.065 51.5% — — — 50.0% +0.50 — 0–1 — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1646 117.6 -2.39 -0.31 0.921 48.2% +38 -47 +37 37.7% -0.76 11–18 (38%) 9–8 (53%) 98.4 +0.74 — 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

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.