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

Karin Knapp vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-1

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Karin Knapp in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2007 Linz Open round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Karin Knapp
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #16 6-2 6-2 Karin Knapp #55 Match data Oct 26, 2007* R16 Linz Open 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
Karin Knapp #971 #33 1,420 1,710 103 118 46.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Karin Knapp 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 2006 3–4 42.9% #122 1,513 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2007 14–14 50.0% #50 1,587 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2008 11–14 44.0% #80 1,603 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2009 3–6 33.3% #205 1,555 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 — — — — — — — 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2011 0–3 0.0% #164 1,530 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2012 7–7 50.0% #120 1,561 0 0 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2013 20–15 57.1% #41 1,680 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2014 18–24 42.9% #54 1,644 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2015 22–20 52.4% #51 1,704 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 2016 5–10 33.3% #147 1,637 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 2017 0–1 0.0% #966 1,617 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Karin Knapp 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 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 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 2008 7 8 15 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2012 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2013 6 6 12 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 13 15 28 46.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 10 13 23 43.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 44 62 106 41.5% 55 45 100 55.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — 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 191/221 of Karin Knapp'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 Karin Knapp 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 2006 2/7 2.5 4.5 56.9% 69.2% 46.9% 37.5% 67.9% 60.1% 43.1% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2007 19/28 3.0 6.3 54.6% 65.6% 42.6% 50.6% 36.5% 55.0% 44.6% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2008 21/25 2.1 5.0 60.9% 60.3% 40.5% 48.7% 51.3% 52.6% 43.1% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2009 8/9 0.8 5.3 50.2% 59.7% 41.0% 49.3% 44.6% 49.7% 43.9% 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 2011 3/3 1.0 10.7 59.1% 60.2% 39.8% 51.3% 49.7% 51.6% 41.5% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2012 14/14 1.6 6.0 59.3% 60.0% 40.5% 49.9% 43.5% 52.0% 44.1% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2013 29/35 2.9 5.0 56.6% 67.7% 43.8% 54.9% 50.9% 57.4% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 39/42 3.6 4.7 57.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.6% 51.2% 55.9% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 41/42 2.5 4.2 64.1% 61.4% 48.0% 52.5% 49.5% 56.7% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 14/15 2.7 4.9 56.1% 61.7% 41.1% 46.8% 45.0% 52.8% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 1/1 3.0 5.0 48.1% 60.0% 29.6% 58.3% 50.0% 44.2% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 191/221 2.6 5.1 58.6% 63.4% 43.5% 51.0% 48.2% 55.0% 43.6% — 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 Karin Knapp 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 2006 1513 108.6 -0.12 -2.10 1.081 52.1% -5 +47 — 47.1% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 2–4 (33%) 98.3 +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 2007 1587 121.4 -0.55 -0.12 0.990 49.7% -69 +90 — 49.3% 0.00 6–7 (46%) 6–3 (67%) 101.3 +0.69 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 2008 1603 120.0 -1.76 -0.63 0.909 48.0% -25 +27 — 46.6% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 5–3 (63%) 99.5 +1.04 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 2009 1556 96.3 -3.79 -1.88 0.874 46.7% +5 — — 25.0% -1.75 — 1–1 — +1.05 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2011 1531 107.5 +1.01 -0.38 0.858 47.0% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.47 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 2012 1562 108.4 -2.46 -0.27 0.918 48.2% -36 +93 — 45.7% -0.69 5–2 (71%) 1–1 — +0.13 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 2013 1681 127.7 +1.14 +1.48 1.097 52.0% -86 -9 -89 57.3% +0.40 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 103.3 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 1645 120.9 -0.61 -1.24 0.951 49.0% -13 -18 — 45.7% -0.48 4–8 (33%) 6–5 (55%) 97.7 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 1704 130.8 -0.82 +1.99 1.010 50.4% -81 +81 -160 53.8% +0.27 6–5 (55%) 7–7 (50%) 102.7 -0.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 1637 105.2 -1.99 -0.46 0.862 46.9% -62 +121 — 36.4% -1.42 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 1618 — -0.56 -4.07 0.802 44.4% — — — — — — — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1711 124.9 -0.85 +0.14 0.969 49.4% -43 +53 -119 48.2% -0.26 31–43 (42%) 37–26 (59%) 103.3 +1.45 — 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.