H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Open round of 32 7-6(2) 6-4.

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Samantha Stosur
AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #108 7-6(2) 6-4 Samantha Stosur #4 Match data Mar 13, 2011* R32 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #42 6-1 6-4 Dinara Safina #2 Match data Mar 30, 2009* R32 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #21 6-3 6-2 Samantha Stosur #55 Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #24 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Samantha Stosur #64 Match data Oct 14, 2005* R16 Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet

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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9
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 Samantha Stosur Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 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 1,493 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3 — — — — — — —
28 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3 — — — — — — —
29 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5 — — — — — — —
30 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6 — — — — — — —
31 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8 — — — — — — —
32 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8 — — — — — — —
33 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9 — — — — — — —
34 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9 — — — — — — —
35 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9 — — — — — — —
36 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9 — — — — — — —
37 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9 — — — — — — —
38 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9 — — — — — — —

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 Samantha Stosur 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2002 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 2003 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 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 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 648/803 of Samantha Stosur'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 Samantha Stosur 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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 39/41 3.8 2.9 62.6% 67.3% 48.7% 54.2% 47.9% 60.4% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 648/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 56.7% 46.6% 60.6% 41.7% — 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 Samantha Stosur 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 105.1 -0.29
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 2002 1476 94.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.20 0–1 — — +0.06 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 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 — — 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) — -0.19 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 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -1.27 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 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.4 -0.78 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 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) 98.8 -0.70 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 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 98.6 -2.25 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 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47 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 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -1.65 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 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 107.5 -1.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 102.1 -0.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) 93.9 +1.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 99.3 +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 90.0 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) 96.9 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) 102.9 -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2017 1732 137.4 +3.91 +0.24 1.115 52.4% -86 +251 — 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) 99.3 +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) 106.9 +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 2–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 — +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) — — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 — — 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97 — 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.