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

Yaroslava Shvedova vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-1

Dinara Safina holds a 1–0 lead over Yaroslava Shvedova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dinara Safina leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Libéma Open second round 6-3 6-3.

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Yaroslava Shvedova
KAZ Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #1 6-3 6-3 Yaroslava Shvedova #76 Match data Jun 18, 2009* R16 Libéma Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Yaroslava Shvedova #1,136 #25 1,860 1,753 143 177 44.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Yaroslava Shvedova Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2005 1–1 50.0% #292 1,513 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 2006 1–2 33.3% #138 1,508 0 0 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2007 10–14 41.7% #84 1,492 0 1 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2008 6–13 31.6% #92 1,469 0 1 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2009 18–17 51.4% #51 1,601 0 1 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2010 23–22 51.1% #39 1,666 0 1 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2011 6–13 31.6% #204 1,577 0 1 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2012 17–13 56.7% #29 1,690 0 1 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2013 10–15 40.0% #79 1,651 0 1 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2014 16–15 51.6% #65 1,647 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2015 13–14 48.1% #67 1,617 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2016 17–17 50.0% #37 1,708 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2017 4–10 28.6% #289 1,616 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 2020 0–1 0.0% — 1,604 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2021 1–10 9.1% #434 1,497 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Yaroslava Shvedova 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 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2007 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2008 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2009 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2010 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2011 3 6 9 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2012 5 8 13 38.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2013 4 10 14 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2014 6 7 13 46.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 6 8 14 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 12 10 22 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 0 7 7 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 109 180 39.4% 47 46 93 50.5% 25 22 47 53.2% — — — — — 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 277/318 of Yaroslava Shvedova'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 Yaroslava Shvedova 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 2006 3/3 2.3 2.7 45.6% 64.2% 50.7% 16.7% 47.2% 57.7% 46.4% 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 2007 17/24 2.6 3.4 57.6% 63.5% 44.3% 48.3% 51.3% 54.0% 39.2% 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 2008 14/19 3.1 2.9 62.5% 60.4% 48.9% 50.9% 42.9% 56.2% 42.2% 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2009 33/35 3.5 3.2 60.1% 67.7% 49.4% 54.7% 45.7% 60.4% 44.5% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2010 41/45 3.2 4.4 60.1% 62.0% 43.5% 48.1% 41.2% 54.6% 44.1% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2011 18/19 2.8 3.7 60.4% 60.6% 49.6% 53.0% 52.7% 55.7% 42.9% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2012 26/30 3.2 4.6 60.9% 67.0% 49.4% 56.5% 49.7% 59.9% 47.3% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2013 20/25 1.8 5.8 63.5% 60.8% 42.5% 36.3% 50.2% 53.9% 43.7% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2014 30/31 3.7 4.7 67.1% 63.6% 42.8% 54.7% 52.0% 56.6% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 22/27 3.9 4.1 70.8% 63.1% 53.3% 52.9% 46.3% 60.4% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 29/34 3.4 4.0 60.8% 66.9% 44.5% 58.1% 49.7% 57.9% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 14/14 2.3 2.6 63.8% 60.8% 53.3% 43.1% 46.9% 58.1% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 69.4% 50.0% 40.0% 37.5% 16.7% 46.9% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 9/11 2.4 4.4 61.6% 56.6% 34.9% 42.8% 59.3% 48.3% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 277/320 3.1 4.0 62.2% 63.5% 46.5% 50.6% 47.9% 56.9% 42.8% — 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 Yaroslava Shvedova 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 2005 1514 110.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.15 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 2006 1509 104.8 -1.22 -0.02 1.098 51.9% — — — 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.02 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 2007 1492 109.2 -1.46 -3.15 0.852 46.6% +41 +11 +77 41.1% -0.72 5–5 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.9 +1.01 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 2008 1469 115.8 -0.04 -1.88 0.963 48.9% -8 — +123 40.0% -0.16 3–6 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.13 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 2009 1601 137.0 +3.96 +0.37 1.124 52.2% -57 +30 -5 53.8% +0.55 3–7 (30%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 +1.16 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 2010 1667 129.4 -0.25 +0.48 0.973 49.2% -64 +71 -71 48.5% -0.03 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 104.8 +0.53 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 2011 1578 115.3 -0.34 -1.96 0.967 49.3% +3 +72 -4 36.8% -0.37 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.6 -0.35 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 2012 1690 136.2 +3.39 +2.47 1.179 53.1% -98 +77 -21 59.7% +0.82 3–8 (27%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 -0.23 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 2013 1652 121.8 -0.93 -0.32 0.946 48.5% -128 +125 — 47.2% -0.15 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 92.7 -0.25 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 2014 1648 124.3 +0.44 +0.21 1.008 50.2% -84 +42 +123 50.0% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 1618 122.7 +0.99 -2.74 0.940 49.0% -34 +57 +131 51.6% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 6–6 (50%) 99.3 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 1708 136.4 +1.33 -0.04 1.010 50.4% +6 -100 +67 51.4% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.9 -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1616 115.6 +1.03 -2.59 0.886 47.4% +14 -16 — 37.5% -0.81 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 1605 100.0 -0.65 -0.84 0.671 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 1497 103.5 -3.87 -0.08 0.810 45.2% -11 +77 — 13.6% -2.86 1–1 2–0 — +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1754 131.8 +0.75 -0.43 0.991 49.7% -38 +48 +42 47.4% -0.12 43–60 (42%) 39–42 (48%) 96.3 +0.90 — 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.