H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Dinara Safina H2H: 5-7

Dinara Safina holds a 7–5 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 4–3 on clay, while Dinara Safina leads 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2009 Roland Garros final 6-4 6-2.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 7
12 main draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 7, 2009* Roland Garros Grand Slam F Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-4 6-2 Dinara Safina #1 Match data
May 10, 2009* Rome WTA 1000 F Clay Dinara Safina #1 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 Match data
May 3, 2009* Stuttgart WTA 500 F Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #9 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #1 Match data
Oct 11, 2008* Moscow WTA 1000 QF Hard Dinara Safina #3 6-4 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 Match data
Sep 21, 2008* Tokyo WTA 1000 F Hard Dinara Safina #5 6-1 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 Match data
Aug 2, 2008* Montreal WTA 1000 QF Hard Dinara Safina #8 2-6 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data
Jun 6, 2008* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Dinara Safina #14 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data
May 19, 2007* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #3 6-1 6-3 Dinara Safina #9 Match data
Jun 7, 2006* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 7-6(5) 6-0 Dinara Safina #17 Match data
May 20, 2006* Rome WTA 1000 SF Clay Dinara Safina #19 3-6 6-4 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 Match data
Jan 13, 2006* Sydney WTA 500 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-3 (ret.) Dinara Safina #19 Match data
Feb 14, 2003* Doha WTA 1000 R16 Hard Dinara Safina #69 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #48 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,667 0 1
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,839 0 4
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,871 0 4
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,862 0 4
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9 2008 51–18 73.9% #3 2,020 0 8
23 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,951 0 11
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,795 0 11
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,783 0 11
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 — — — — — — —
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 — — — — — — —
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13 — — — — — — —
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14 — — — — — — —
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15 — — — — — — —
31 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17 — — — — — — —
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17 — — — — — — —
33 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18 — — — — — — —
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 — — — — — — —