H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Dinara Safina H2H: 8-2

Kim Clijsters holds a 8–2 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 6–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open first round 6-0 6-0.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 19, 2011* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Kim Clijsters #3 6-0 6-0 Dinara Safina #75 Match data
Aug 12, 2010* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R32 Hard Kim Clijsters #7 7-5 6-2 Dinara Safina #35 Match data
Aug 15, 2009* Cincinnati WTA 1000 QF Hard Dinara Safina #1 6-2 7-5 Kim Clijsters #5 Match data
May 19, 2006* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Dinara Safina #19 6-4 7-6(2) Kim Clijsters #2 Match data
Feb 18, 2006* Antwerp WTA 500 QF Hard Kim Clijsters #1 7-6(1) 6-4 Dinara Safina #20 Match data
Oct 29, 2005* Hasselt WTA 500 SF Hard Kim Clijsters #2 6-0 6-1 Dinara Safina #21 Match data
Aug 12, 2005* Los Angeles WTA 500 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #10 6-0 7-5 Dinara Safina #24 Match data
May 5, 2005* Berlin WTA 1000 R32 Clay Kim Clijsters #17 7-5 6-2 Dinara Safina #36 Match data
Feb 14, 2004* Paris WTA 500 SF Carpet Kim Clijsters #2 6-1 6-1 Dinara Safina #40 Match data
Jan 25, 2004* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 6-1 Dinara Safina #48 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
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,275 463 127 78.5% 4 7 3 21 6 41
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.

Age Kim Clijsters Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,667 0 1
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,911 0 3 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,030 0 6 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,143 0 10 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,839 0 4
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,260 0 19 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,871 0 4
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,188 0 21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,862 0 4
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,215 1 30 2008 51–18 73.9% #3 2,020 0 8
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,147 1 33 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,951 0 11
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,113 1 34 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,795 0 11
25 — — — — — — — 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,783 0 11
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,128 2 35 — — — — — — —
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,182 3 40 — — — — — — —
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,049 4 41 — — — — — — —
29 2012 17–6 73.9% #20 1,989 4 41 — — — — — — —
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,927 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,881 4 41 — — — — — — —