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

Maria Sharapova vs Dinara Safina H2H: 4-3

Maria Sharapova holds a 4–3 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–1 on clay, while Maria Sharapova leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2011 Indian Wells Open round of 16 6-2 6-0.

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Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #18 6-2 6-0 Dinara Safina #108 Match data Mar 15, 2011* R16 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #14 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-2 Maria Sharapova #1 Match data Jun 2, 2008* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Maria Sharapova #4 6-2 6-4 Dinara Safina #15 Match data Aug 12, 2006* QF Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #17 7-5 2-6 7-5 Maria Sharapova #4 Match data Jun 5, 2006* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dinara Safina #24 1-6 6-4 7-5 Maria Sharapova #1 Match data Oct 15, 2005* QF Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Maria Sharapova #3 6-2 6-3 Dinara Safina #37 Match data Mar 10, 2005* R32 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #22 6-1 1-6 6-3 Dinara Safina #31 Match data May 5, 2004* R64 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36
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 Maria Sharapova Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29 — — — — — — —
27 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33 — — — — — — —
28 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35 — — — — — — —
29 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35 — — — — — — —
30 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36 — — — — — — —
31 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36 — — — — — — —
32 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36 — — — — — — —
33 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36 — — — — — — —

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 Maria Sharapova 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 %
15 2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0% — 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 590/773 of Maria Sharapova'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 Maria Sharapova 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%
16 2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1% 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6% — 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 Maria Sharapova 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
15 2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75 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 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58 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 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72 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 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40 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 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56 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 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +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%) 108.7 -1.19
23 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 0.00 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 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41 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 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) 99.3 -2.13
26 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78 — 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.