H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC
Samantha Stosur vs Dinara Safina H2H: 1-3
Dinara Safina holds a 3–1 lead over Samantha Stosur in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2011 Indian Wells third round 7-6(2) 6-4.
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AUS
Age 42
Right-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1
–
3
4 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 40
Right-Handed
182 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2011* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(2) 6-4 | Samantha Stosur | Match data |
| Mar 26, 2009* | Miami | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-1 6-4 | Dinara Safina | Match data |
| Mar 8, 2006* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 | Samantha Stosur | Match data |
| Oct 14, 2005* | Moscow | WTA 1000 | R16 | Carpet | Dinara Safina | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 | Samantha Stosur | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Stosur | #531 | #4 | 6,195 | 2,068 | 451 | 335 | 57.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 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 | Samantha Stosur | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2003 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #54 | 1,749 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 2002 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,713 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2003 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #163 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 37–19 | 66.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | 2004 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #65 | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 2005 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #46 | 1,607 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2006 | 29–24 | 54.7% | #29 | 1,749 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 2007 | 15–15 | 50.0% | #46 | 1,723 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | 2008 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #52 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2009 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #13 | 1,885 | 0 | 1 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 2010 | 43–19 | 69.4% | #6 | 1,927 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2011 | 46–21 | 68.7% | #6 | 1,977 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2012 | 40–23 | 63.5% | #9 | 1,883 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2013 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #18 | 1,902 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2014 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #22 | 1,883 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2015 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #27 | 1,789 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2016 | 24–19 | 55.8% | #21 | 1,716 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2017 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #41 | 1,734 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2018 | 17–23 | 42.5% | #74 | 1,663 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2019 | 14–16 | 46.7% | #99 | 1,631 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 2020 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #112 | 1,607 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2021 | 1–9 | 10.0% | #382 | 1,522 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 2022 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #529 | 1,511 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |