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

Sara Errani vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-2

Dinara Safina holds a 2–0 lead over Sara Errani in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Portoroz final 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5.

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Sara Errani
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 2
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) 6-1 7-5 Sara Errani #38 Match data Jul 26, 2009* F Portoroz International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Dinara Safina #1 6-0 6-1 Sara Errani #37 Match data Apr 30, 2009* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay

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
Sara Errani #476 #5 5,835 2,005 387 304 56.0% 0 0 0 1 8 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 Sara Errani 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 — — — — — — — 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2006 3–3 50.0% #174 1,529 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2007 10–7 58.8% #69 1,613 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2008 29–22 56.9% #42 1,735 0 2 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2009 25–27 48.1% #47 1,655 0 2 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2010 36–29 55.4% #43 1,722 0 2 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2011 30–26 53.6% #45 1,673 0 2 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2012 53–20 72.6% #6 1,897 0 6 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2013 46–22 67.6% #7 1,885 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 2014 35–23 60.3% #14 1,773 0 7 — — — — — — —
28 2015 46–26 63.9% #20 1,751 0 8 — — — — — — —
29 2016 21–23 47.7% #49 1,656 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 2017 18–16 52.9% #144 1,652 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 2018 6–8 42.9% #112 1,767 0 9 — — — — — — —
32 2019 2–6 25.0% #198 1,575 0 9 — — — — — — —
33 2020 4–3 57.1% #131 1,606 0 9 — — — — — — —
34 2021 8–12 40.0% #121 1,574 0 9 — — — — — — —
35 2022 2–5 28.6% #109 1,606 0 9 — — — — — — —
36 2023 3–10 23.1% #105 1,548 0 9 — — — — — — —
37 2024 10–14 41.7% #105 1,693 0 9 — — — — — — —
38 2025 0–2 0.0% #476 1,589 0 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 Sara Errani 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2006 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2007 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2008 14 10 24 58.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2010 21 16 37 56.8% 11 10 21 52.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2011 14 16 30 46.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2012 23 14 37 62.2% 28 3 31 90.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 22 7 29 75.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 7 6 13 53.8% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 4 6 10 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 178 160 338 52.7% 188 115 303 62.0% 15 26 41 36.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — 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 593/692 of Sara Errani'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 Sara Errani 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 2006 1/6 0.0 1.0 76.4% 33.3% 38.5% 50.0% 16.7% 34.5% 39.5% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2007 12/17 0.8 2.3 66.1% 56.1% 48.0% 41.1% 52.6% 53.4% 44.4% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2008 34/51 0.5 2.7 64.2% 57.6% 46.0% 48.1% 45.8% 53.2% 45.7% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2009 44/52 0.3 2.5 69.2% 55.6% 44.7% 50.9% 45.1% 52.5% 44.6% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2010 59/65 0.4 1.5 75.4% 56.2% 44.0% 55.5% 51.2% 53.4% 47.7% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2011 53/56 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2012 63/73 0.3 1.1 76.1% 60.2% 49.9% 54.1% 56.5% 57.5% 51.5% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2013 57/68 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 54/58 0.1 1.2 81.3% 56.1% 45.3% 52.4% 50.1% 54.1% 48.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 54/72 0.1 1.4 83.3% 54.9% 50.0% 49.2% 55.4% 54.2% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 38/45 0.1 1.2 85.4% 52.9% 43.6% 51.6% 52.4% 51.5% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 31/34 0.1 1.3 78.7% 52.5% 41.2% 40.6% 54.1% 50.3% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 14/14 0.1 2.9 81.3% 57.5% 36.7% 41.9% 45.6% 53.8% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 8/8 0.1 8.0 61.0% 51.0% 28.4% 30.1% 44.3% 42.3% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 7/7 0.0 4.6 77.6% 54.9% 39.2% 58.2% 57.5% 51.3% 51.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 19/20 0.1 2.9 78.4% 52.1% 36.1% 52.3% 55.8% 48.5% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 7/7 0.0 1.9 80.7% 52.1% 33.4% 39.3% 47.1% 48.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 13/13 0.0 1.5 79.1% 47.8% 31.7% 36.6% 49.8% 44.5% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 23/24 0.1 1.5 77.5% 52.4% 42.3% 41.1% 47.1% 49.8% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2/2 0.0 1.5 82.0% 53.3% 47.6% 49.5% 75.0% 52.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 593/692 0.2 1.7 77.3% 55.8% 44.9% 49.9% 51.1% 53.3% 47.9% — 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 Sara Errani 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2006 1529 107.3 -2.72 -1.03 0.604 36.7% — +41 — 46.2% -0.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.21 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 2007 1614 121.3 -0.77 +0.04 0.953 49.0% -56 +20 — 55.0% +0.43 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.4 -0.20 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 2008 1735 135.4 -1.78 +1.64 0.976 49.4% -49 -6 -147 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 4–5 (44%) 102.2 -1.64 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 2009 1655 132.5 -2.62 +1.07 0.938 48.6% +1 +49 -81 50.9% +0.04 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) 100.5 +0.75 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 2010 1723 134.3 -2.26 +3.11 1.025 50.6% +16 -53 -104 56.5% +0.29 6–11 (35%) 12–6 (67%) 100.8 +1.24 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 2011 1673 134.0 -0.30 +3.09 1.047 51.0% -6 +66 -54 54.0% +0.26 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 -1.90 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 2012 1898 155.0 +1.80 +6.73 1.210 54.4% -78 +149 -273 69.0% +1.52 11–5 (69%) 7–3 (70%) 107.8 -1.43 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 2013 1886 156.0 +1.16 +6.37 1.149 53.2% -27 +186 — 62.2% +0.85 10–5 (67%) 6–5 (55%) 103.2 -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 1774 140.1 -1.37 +3.74 1.048 51.1% -49 +280 — 58.0% +0.40 9–10 (47%) 10–6 (63%) 95.0 +2.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 1752 137.5 -3.26 +7.03 1.083 52.0% -25 +216 -179 58.6% +0.66 18–11 (62%) 12–6 (67%) 104.0 +3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2016 1657 128.4 -3.45 +3.74 0.989 49.8% +7 +192 -112 49.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 94.9 +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2017 1652 117.1 -4.83 +3.87 0.998 49.9% +19 +108 — 53.3% +0.13 5–4 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 1767 125.7 -0.84 +2.69 0.996 50.0% +17 -5 — 48.5% -0.21 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.4 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 1575 92.5 -7.16 -0.74 0.798 44.2% — +37 — 31.6% -1.74 1–2 (33%) — — +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1607 122.5 -2.17 +3.15 1.053 51.1% — +33 — 55.6% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 1575 114.0 -4.44 +2.94 0.966 49.1% -11 +76 — 39.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1607 109.2 -3.27 +0.30 0.881 46.5% — +45 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1548 97.8 -6.59 -1.63 0.755 43.4% -51 +75 -7 24.1% -2.07 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1693 123.6 -4.63 +1.30 0.884 47.1% -121 +82 — 37.7% -0.94 5–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 106.5 -1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 1590 105.5 -0.55 +0.36 0.771 45.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 138.5 -1.81 +3.71 1.026 50.6% -25 +106 -122 54.6% +0.29 105–95 (53%) 85–59 (59%) 104.5 -0.06 — 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.