H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 04:30 UTC
Simona Halep vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-1
Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Simona Halep in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2010 Seoul third round 6-4 6-4.
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ROU
Age 34
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0
–
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2010* | Seoul | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-4 | Simona Halep | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Halep | #873 | #1 | 8,290 | 2,111 | 446 | 197 | 69.4% | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 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 | Simona Halep | 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 | 2010 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #84 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #44 | 1,713 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2011 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 37–19 | 66.1% | #20 | 1,839 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | 2012 | 23–23 | 50.0% | #47 | 1,699 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 44–21 | 67.7% | #11 | 1,871 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 2013 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #11 | 2,004 | 0 | 6 | 2007 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | 2014 | 46–18 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,969 | 0 | 8 | 2008 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #3 | 2,020 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 2015 | 49–16 | 75.4% | #2 | 1,929 | 0 | 11 | 2009 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #2 | 1,951 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | 2016 | 41–14 | 74.5% | #4 | 1,997 | 0 | 14 | 2010 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #63 | 1,795 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2017 | 44–18 | 71.0% | #1 | 1,973 | 0 | 15 | 2011 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #132 | 1,783 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 2018 | 45–12 | 78.9% | #1 | 2,005 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2019 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #4 | 1,938 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2020 | 23–3 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,056 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2021 | 24–13 | 64.9% | #20 | 1,949 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2022 | 39–13 | 75.0% | #10 | 1,986 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2024 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,913 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2025 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,887 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |