H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Shuai Zhang vs Dinara Safina H2H: 1-0
Shuai Zhang holds a 1–0 lead over Dinara Safina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Shuai Zhang leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Shuai Zhang won the 2009 Beijing third round 7-5 7-6(5).
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CHN
Right-Handed
177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2009* | Beijing | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Shuai Zhang | 7-5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuai Zhang | #54 | #22 | 1,905 | 1,856 | 225 | 288 | 43.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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.
| Shuai Zhang | Dinara Safina | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2006 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #203 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 12–5 | 70.6% | #68 | 1,667 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #149 | 1,464 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #54 | 1,749 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0–6 | 0.0% | #235 | 1,412 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,713 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #154 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 37–19 | 66.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #90 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8–22 | 26.7% | #126 | 1,443 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #127 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9–4 | 69.2% | #52 | 1,599 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 18–24 | 42.9% | #61 | 1,602 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4–12 | 25.0% | #139 | 1,519 | 0 | 1 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #23 | 1,722 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23–24 | 48.9% | #36 | 1,762 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #40 | 1,726 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 18–23 | 43.9% | #40 | 1,680 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 12–10 | 54.5% | #35 | 1,731 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 15–24 | 38.5% | #60 | 1,632 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 34–26 | 56.7% | #25 | 1,732 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4–18 | 18.2% | #245 | 1,525 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #205 | 1,576 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 10–7 | 58.8% | #81 | 1,731 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #54 | 1,714 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |