H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-4 6-2 Dinara Safina #1 Match data Jun 7, 2009* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dinara Safina #1 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 Match data May 9, 2009* F Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #9 6-4 6-3 Dinara Safina #1 Match data May 3, 2009* F Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Dinara Safina #3 6-4 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 Match data Oct 11, 2008* QF Moscow Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #5 6-1 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 Match data Sep 21, 2008* F Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #8 2-6 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #14 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data Jun 6, 2008* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #3 6-1 6-3 Dinara Safina #9 Match data May 19, 2007* QF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 7-6(5) 6-0 Dinara Safina #17 Match data Jun 7, 2006* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Dinara Safina #19 3-6 6-4 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 Match data May 20, 2006* SF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-3 (ret.) Dinara Safina #19 Match data Jan 13, 2006* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Dinara Safina #69 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #48 Match data Feb 14, 2003* R16 Qatar Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18
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 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 1,666 0 1
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,743 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 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 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 1,825 2 13 — — — — — — —
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14 — — — — — — —
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15 — — — — — — —
31 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17 — — — — — — —
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17 — — — — — — —
33 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18 — — — — — — —
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0% — 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 682/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 49/49 2.9 3.6 66.5% 64.3% 49.0% 55.0% 54.1% 59.1% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.29
17 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) — +0.76 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.56
18 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) — -2.01 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 — 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) — -1.30
19 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) — -2.09 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%) — -1.43
20 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.12 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%) — +0.58
21 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) — -2.64 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%) — +2.70
22 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) — +2.11 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%) — -1.19
23 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.11 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%) — -0.83
24 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.17 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.09
25 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.44 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) — -2.13
26 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) — -2.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 1830 142.1 +2.55 +2.45 1.128 52.5% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) — +1.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) — -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2099 158.3 +3.47 +2.19 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80 — 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.