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

Lucie Safarova vs Na Li H2H: 1-7

Na Li holds a 7–1 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Na Li leads 6–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Na Li won the 2014 Australian Open round of 32 1-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 7
8 main-draw meetings
Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Na Li #4 1-6 7-6(2) 6-3 Lucie Safarova #26 Match data Jan 19, 2014* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Na Li #11 3-6 6-3 7-5 Lucie Safarova #23 Match data Aug 11, 2012* SF Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Na Li #8 7-6(4) 6-4 Lucie Safarova #22 Match data Apr 26, 2012* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Na Li #5 6-2 7-6(3) Lucie Safarova #25 Match data Jan 14, 2012* QF Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Na Li #5 6-3 6-4 Lucie Safarova #29 Match data Aug 18, 2011* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Na Li #16 4-6 6-0 6-4 Lucie Safarova #41 Match data Oct 7, 2009* R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Na Li #53 6-3 7-6(3) Lucie Safarova #51 Match data Mar 7, 2009* QF Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lucie Safarova #155 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 Na Li #40 Match data May 1, 2005* F Estoril Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 — — — — — — —
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 — — — — — — — 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9

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 Na Li
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 %
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 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% 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Lucie Safarova Na Li
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
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%) 103.2 -0.78 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
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%) 102.2 -1.14 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
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%) 96.2 -1.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 100.0 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 97.7 -0.32 2004 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22
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%) 100.0 -2.46 2005 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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%) 102.4 -0.94 2006 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
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%) 101.5 +0.27 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
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%) 98.2 +0.73 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
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%) 99.4 -2.02 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
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%) 93.5 -0.85 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
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%) 100.1 +0.56 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2012 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
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%) 90.8 -1.01 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.