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

Sabine Lisicki vs Dinara Safina H2H: 1-1

Sabine Lisicki and Dinara Safina are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on grass, while Sabine Lisicki leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Wimbledon quarterfinal 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1.

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Sabine Lisicki
Germany Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #1 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 Sabine Lisicki #41 Match data Jul 2, 2009* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sabine Lisicki #194 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 Dinara Safina #16 Match data Jan 16, 2008* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Sabine Lisicki #502 #12 3,251 1,921 211 176 54.5% 0 0 0 1 3 4
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 Sabine Lisicki Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #444 1,489 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2007 0–1 0.0% #198 1,475 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2008 16–18 47.1% #57 1,608 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2009 29–17 63.0% #22 1,794 0 1 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2010 4–9 30.8% #175 1,659 0 1 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2011 35–13 72.9% #15 1,878 0 3 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2012 17–19 47.2% #37 1,720 0 3 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #15 1,844 0 3 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2014 27–21 56.2% #26 1,818 0 4 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2015 22–19 53.7% #32 1,795 0 4 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2016 15–21 41.7% #93 1,639 0 4 — — — — — — —
27 2017 5–5 50.0% #220 1,633 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 2018 5–4 55.6% #199 1,547 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 2019 0–4 0.0% #562 1,478 0 4 — — — — — — —
32 2022 2–2 50.0% #342 1,574 0 4 — — — — — — —
33 2023 0–3 0.0% #311 1,568 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Sabine Lisicki 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 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2007 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2008 14 13 27 51.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2009 15 11 26 57.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2010 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2011 19 9 28 67.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2012 9 12 21 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2013 18 11 29 62.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2014 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2015 13 12 25 52.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2016 9 13 22 40.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2017 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2022 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 128 113 241 53.1% 38 43 81 46.9% 45 20 65 69.2% — — — — — 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 346/387 of Sabine Lisicki'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 Sabine Lisicki 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 2006 1/1 3.0 8.0 49.4% 65.8% 35.9% 45.5% 33.3% 50.6% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 1/1 2.0 4.0 49.0% 48.0% 46.2% 50.0% 0.0% 47.1% 30.4% 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 2008 27/34 4.6 7.2 56.7% 68.5% 38.4% 52.4% 54.9% 55.4% 46.0% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2009 41/46 4.9 6.3 54.0% 70.6% 44.5% 47.2% 52.2% 58.6% 44.7% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2010 13/13 4.5 5.5 52.1% 66.4% 47.9% 56.4% 41.1% 57.5% 44.1% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2011 44/48 5.4 4.0 54.1% 74.3% 49.2% 62.2% 50.3% 62.9% 47.5% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2012 29/36 4.6 5.3 56.4% 65.4% 43.5% 48.7% 49.9% 55.8% 42.5% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2013 51/53 5.7 3.7 55.8% 71.5% 47.1% 57.6% 46.8% 60.6% 44.9% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2014 44/48 5.3 6.0 56.2% 66.5% 42.2% 53.2% 52.3% 55.9% 44.9% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2015 38/41 6.1 5.5 61.7% 68.6% 49.6% 51.9% 45.5% 61.2% 41.8% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2016 30/36 4.1 5.1 56.7% 65.7% 45.0% 54.8% 50.2% 57.0% 42.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2017 7/10 5.0 5.3 57.0% 65.3% 43.1% 49.3% 44.1% 55.9% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 9/9 4.7 6.8 53.8% 66.4% 38.0% 51.6% 47.3% 53.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2019 4/4 7.0 5.0 50.7% 68.5% 43.6% 35.5% 31.3% 56.1% 34.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2022 4/4 6.0 6.0 55.5% 72.1% 44.7% 61.8% 20.8% 59.9% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 3/3 9.0 7.3 50.8% 69.6% 47.4% 64.9% 17.8% 57.6% 34.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 346/387 5.2 5.3 56.0% 69.0% 45.2% 53.8% 48.5% 58.5% 44.0% — 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 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 Sabine Lisicki 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 2006 1490 97.8 -4.35 +1.90 0.851 46.2% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — 0.00 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
17 2007 1475 92.7 -4.39 -4.73 0.575 39.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) 92.7 -1.56
18 2008 1609 133.9 +0.46 +1.65 1.031 50.7% +18 -91 — 48.8% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.3 -0.68 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 2009 1795 142.8 +2.82 +1.50 1.080 51.5% -77 -94 -115 67.0% +1.00 5–9 (36%) 8–5 (62%) 101.1 -1.35 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 2010 1660 119.1 +0.56 +0.05 1.039 50.7% -50 — — 39.1% -0.35 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +1.00 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 2011 1878 150.7 +6.12 +3.41 1.281 54.9% -103 -151 +55 71.6% +1.55 5–4 (56%) 7–2 (78%) 107.1 -1.88 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 2012 1720 130.9 +0.96 +0.55 0.960 49.3% -29 -44 +213 50.0% -0.14 9–9 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.1 -0.58 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 2013 1844 146.6 +4.46 +1.57 1.140 52.5% -62 -114 +222 64.1% +1.09 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 102.7 -1.08 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 2014 1818 138.6 +0.60 +1.87 1.017 50.4% -31 -117 +227 56.5% +0.41 13–7 (65%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -0.86 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 2015 1795 140.5 +2.78 +0.69 1.077 51.3% +8 -130 +203 55.2% +0.35 5–11 (31%) 9–9 (50%) 94.4 -0.18 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 2016 1640 122.1 +0.47 -0.96 0.982 49.4% +15 -29 +307 46.3% -0.07 1–8 (11%) 1–7 (13%) 85.1 +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2017 1634 104.3 -1.13 -0.41 0.878 47.6% +5 — +286 50.0% -0.55 1–3 (25%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2018 1547 109.2 -1.76 -0.60 0.954 48.7% +1 — — 47.6% -0.28 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2019 1478 99.2 +1.15 -1.10 0.795 44.9% — +20 — 11.1% -2.22 0–1 — — -0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2020 1519 101.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2022 1575 103.5 -0.52 -1.10 0.944 48.2% — — +332 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 1569 105.0 -1.38 +0.08 0.816 46.0% — — — 14.3% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1922 140.4 +2.23 +1.19 1.059 51.1% -33 -94 +169 55.9% +0.44 57–72 (44%) 48–43 (53%) 98.5 -1.28 — 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.