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

Naomi Osaka vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 0-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 1–0 lead over Naomi Osaka in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2017 Birmingham second round 6-2 6-4.

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Naomi Osaka
Japan Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #41 6-2 6-4 Naomi Osaka #61 Match data Jun 23, 2017* R16 Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Naomi Osaka #13 #1 7,985 2,179 250 137 64.6% 4 2 0 1 0 7
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Naomi Osaka Lucie Safarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2014 2–2 50.0% #260 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2015 0–2 0.0% #144 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2016 20–13 60.6% #48 1,700 0 0 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2017 19–22 46.3% #68 1,695 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2018 40–20 66.7% #5 1,902 1 2 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3
21 2019 40–13 75.5% #3 2,047 2 5 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4
22 2020 16–3 84.2% #3 2,111 3 6 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4
23 2021 20–8 71.4% #13 2,040 4 7 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4
24 2022 15–11 57.7% #42 1,933 4 7 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4
25 — — — — — — — 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4
26 2024 21–17 55.3% #57 1,872 4 7 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2025 30–15 66.7% #16 1,959 4 7 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 2026 27–11 71.1% #13 2,051 4 7 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 Naomi Osaka Lucie Safarova
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 2014 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
19 2017 13 13 26 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2018 29 13 42 69.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2019 30 7 37 81.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2020 16 3 19 84.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2021 18 5 23 78.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2022 14 9 23 60.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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%
26 2024 13 9 22 59.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2025 24 9 33 72.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 2026 12 6 18 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 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 — 189 89 278 68.0% 36 31 67 53.7% 25 17 42 59.5% — — — — — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5%

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 350/386 of Naomi Osaka's and 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Naomi Osaka Lucie Safarova
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 2014 4/4 4.3 1.8 55.4% 65.3% 44.8% 33.6% 49.2% 55.5% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 33/33 4.8 2.5 55.2% 69.6% 48.3% 54.8% 51.5% 59.9% 43.8% 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3%
19 2017 40/41 4.2 2.5 55.9% 67.2% 45.7% 45.6% 46.3% 57.5% 40.2% 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7%
20 2018 55/60 4.7 2.1 59.7% 71.1% 48.8% 55.8% 55.7% 61.9% 45.3% 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7%
21 2019 50/53 7.0 1.9 60.2% 73.1% 47.9% 56.3% 51.0% 63.1% 44.4% 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7%
22 2020 18/19 7.8 2.5 59.0% 76.0% 53.0% 64.2% 43.2% 66.5% 42.5% 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0%
23 2021 21/28 6.5 2.8 53.5% 76.2% 52.2% 59.4% 52.6% 64.9% 43.6% 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0%
24 2022 22/26 5.7 2.5 51.4% 76.9% 47.4% 61.9% 44.1% 62.7% 41.4% 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9%
26 2024 36/38 6.5 2.7 54.0% 75.1% 51.1% 56.3% 50.1% 64.0% 40.4% 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7%
27 2025 34/46 6.6 2.9 56.9% 74.7% 49.3% 52.5% 53.6% 63.5% 45.2% 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7%
28 2026 37/38 5.9 2.5 58.2% 72.9% 49.6% 52.0% 47.3% 63.2% 42.7% 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 — 350/388 5.8 2.4 56.9% 72.6% 48.9% 54.7% 50.3% 62.3% 43.1% — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0%

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 Naomi Osaka Lucie Safarova
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 2014 1531 113.5 +0.17 +0.57 0.923 48.4% +17 — — 45.5% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 1509 102.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1700 128.3 +3.18 +0.66 1.091 51.9% -10 -101 — 60.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–6 (45%) 101.0 +0.04 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
19 2017 1696 132.1 +1.30 -2.12 0.947 48.9% +6 -84 -47 45.8% -0.18 5–4 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.8 -1.51 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
20 2018 1902 160.7 +5.21 +2.94 1.190 53.8% +17 -236 -168 67.5% +1.35 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 -2.09 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 2019 2047 154.9 +5.80 +1.63 1.202 53.6% +30 -229 -350 68.4% +1.22 17–2 (89%) 10–4 (71%) 116.1 +0.60 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 2020 2112 156.0 +6.66 +1.24 1.267 54.0% +19 — — 71.7% +1.61 9–1 (90%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -0.42 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
23 2021 2040 154.1 +6.00 +1.08 1.240 54.0% +82 -235 — 72.2% +1.43 3–3 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 95.5 -0.04 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
24 2022 1934 147.8 +4.77 +0.02 1.112 52.0% +91 -156 — 57.4% +0.81 4–1 (80%) 0–2 — -0.62 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
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
26 2024 1873 146.8 +5.89 -1.17 1.122 52.2% +76 -98 -157 56.3% +0.71 3–5 (38%) 4–8 (33%) 94.1 -2.05 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
27 2025 1960 153.1 +4.79 +1.97 1.240 54.1% +52 -122 -247 65.1% +1.10 11–9 (55%) 10–6 (63%) 102.1 +0.96 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
28 2026 2051 158.1 +5.15 +1.24 1.160 53.0% -3 -102 -109 66.7% +1.12 8–2 (80%) 7–3 (70%) 109.2 -0.78 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
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
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
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
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2179 157.0 +4.72 +0.85 1.143 52.6% +34 -156 -154 62.7% +0.95 70–37 (65%) 48–45 (52%) 107.2 -1.63 — 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

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.