H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Petra Kvitova vs Dinara Safina H2H: 1-0
Petra Kvitova holds a 1–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Petra Kvitova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Petra Kvitova won the 2009 US Open third round 6-4 2-6 7-6(5).
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CZE
Age 36
Left-Handed
182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 40
Right-Handed
182 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2009* | US Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Petra Kvitova | 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) | Dinara Safina | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Kvitova | #450 | #2 | 7,690 | 2,073 | 501 | 258 | 66.0% | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 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 | Petra Kvitova | Dinara Safina | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 12–5 | 70.6% | #68 | 1,667 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #150 | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #54 | 1,749 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 2008 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #50 | 1,607 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,713 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2009 | 18–16 | 52.9% | #61 | 1,700 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 37–19 | 66.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | 2010 | 17–20 | 45.9% | #34 | 1,699 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 2011 | 50–11 | 82.0% | #2 | 2,058 | 1 | 7 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2012 | 38–15 | 71.7% | #8 | 1,961 | 1 | 9 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 2013 | 49–22 | 69.0% | #6 | 1,966 | 1 | 11 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | 2014 | 41–17 | 70.7% | #4 | 1,989 | 2 | 14 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2015 | 35–16 | 68.6% | #6 | 1,907 | 2 | 17 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 2016 | 41–19 | 68.3% | #11 | 1,966 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2017 | 18–10 | 64.3% | #29 | 1,894 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2018 | 42–17 | 71.2% | #7 | 1,887 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2019 | 33–16 | 67.3% | #7 | 1,897 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2020 | 20–7 | 74.1% | #8 | 1,947 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2021 | 28–17 | 62.2% | #17 | 1,881 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2022 | 28–19 | 59.6% | #16 | 1,920 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2023 | 29–13 | 69.0% | #14 | 1,931 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2025 | 1–8 | 11.1% | — | 1,773 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |