H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Lucie Safarova vs Dinara Safina H2H: 3-2

Lucie Safarova holds a 3–2 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–0 on clay, while Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2011 Kuala Lumpur round of 16 6-3 4-6 6-3.

Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #35 6-3 4-6 6-3 Dinara Safina #113 Match data Mar 4, 2011* R16 Kuala Lumpur International modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Dinara Safina #1 6-0 4-6 6-3 Lucie Safarova #50 Match data May 14, 2009* R16 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Dinara Safina #10 3-6 6-3 6-2 Lucie Safarova #30 Match data May 11, 2007* R16 Berlin Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Lucie Safarova #47 6-4 6-2 Dinara Safina #20 Match data Jan 7, 2006* SF Gold Coast Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lucie Safarova #80 6-4 6-4 Dinara Safina #33 Match data Jun 18, 2005* QF Libéma Open Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
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 Lucie Safarova 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 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7

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 Lucie Safarova 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 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 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 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 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 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0%
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Lucie Safarova 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 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% —/—
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% —/—
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% —/—
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% —/—
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% —/—
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% —/—
Career 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Lucie Safarova 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%) -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%) -1.56
18 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) -0.78 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) -1.30
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) -1.14 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%) -1.43
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) -1.99 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%) +0.58
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) +1.17 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%) +2.70
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) -0.32 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%) -1.19
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) -2.46 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%) -0.83
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) -0.94 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) -1.09
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) +0.27 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) -2.13
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) +0.73
27 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) -2.02
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) -0.85
29 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) +0.56
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.57 -0.46 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) +0.88
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) -1.01
37 2024 1732 98.6
Career 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 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.