Marat Safin career statistics explained

Career finals
DisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR1
SinglesGrand Slam tournaments22450%
Year-end championships––––
ATP Masters 1000253863%
Olympic Games––––
ATP Tour 50013425%
ATP Tour 250741164%
Total15122756%
DoublesGrand Slam tournaments––––
Year-end championships––––
ATP Masters 10002––––
Olympic Games––––
ATP Tour 500––––
ATP Tour 25024633%
Total24633%
Total17163352%
1) WR = Winning Rate
2) Formerly known as "Super 9" (1996–1999), "Tennis Masters Series" (2000–2003) or "ATP Masters Series" (2004–2008).
This is a list of the main career statistics of Russian former professional tennis player Marat Safin.

Historic records and career achievements

At the 1998 French Open, Safin shook the tennis world by defeating defending champion Gustavo Kuerten in the second round in 5 sets, taking out the defending champion in his first Grand Slam appearance. He was named ATP Newcomer of the Year by the end of the season. The following year he reached the finals of Paris Masters on his first attempt, losing in the final to reigning world No. 1 Andre Agassi.

He set several records in 2000, including some that still stands today. In August, Safin defeated qualifier Harel Levy to win his first Masters Series title at the 2000 Canada Masters, becoming one of the few players in the Open Era to win a Masters tournament on their first attempt. In September, Safin defeated 4-time champion and 4th seed Pete Sampras in the final in straight sets to win his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 US Open. By winning the US Open at the age of 20 years and 228 days, Safin became the 3rd youngest winner in the history of the tournament at the time and the first, and was the only Russian to win the title in men's singles until his country man Danil Medvedev won the US open title in 2020 by defeating Novak Djokovic. He also became the youngest Russian to win a Grand Slam. After winning his second Masters title of the year at the Paris Masters in November, Safin became the youngest player in the Open Era at the time to reach the World No. 1 ranking at the age of 20 years and 299 days, a record since broken by Lleyton Hewitt in 2001. Safin's total number of titles (7) and finals (9) was the most on the 2000 ATP Tour, and he is also named ATP Most Improved Player.

In 2002, Safin reached his first Australian Open final, but was upset by Thomas Johansson, who has never progressed beyond the quarterfinals of a Slam prior to this tournament, in 4 sets after winning the first set. He reached the final at the Hamburg Masters for the second time in 3 years (first being in 2000). Later, he also reached his first French Open semifinal, and almost regained the No. 1 ranking (he was ranked world No. 2 for 13 weeks after the French Open). In November, he won the Paris Masters for a second time, defeating reigning world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets. In December, Safin lead Russia to her first Davis Cup title. The team made Davis Cup history by being the second to win the event after losing the doubles tie-breaker, and being the first team to win a (live-televised) five-set finals match by coming back from a two-set deficit. He won the ATP Fan's Favorite for the record second consecutive time after winning it in 2001, which was later broken by Roger Federer in 2005.

After a series of injuries that sidelined him for the majority of the 2003 season, Safin reached his second Australian Open final in 2004, with a win over 1st seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals and Andre Agassi in the semifinals, ending Agassi's 26-match win-streak at the Australian Open, however both matches has gone to five sets and Safin was physically drained for the final, as none of his matches during the tournament went under 4 sets. He was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets, and as a result, Federer became world No. 1 for the first time in his career, and would go on to hold it for a record 237 weeks. In October, he won a Masters title in Madrid, defeating world No. 10 David Nalbandian in straight sets in the final. In November, he won the Paris Masters for a record-tying 3rd time, defeating Radek Štěpánek in straight sets in the final. The record was later broken by Novak Djokovic in 2015. Safin became the first man to win Paris Masters twice in 2 attempts. By winning the Madrid Masters and Paris Masters in the same year, Safin became the first man in Open Era to win the last two Masters title at the same year.

In 2005, Safin reached his 3rd Australian Open final in 4 years, after a memorable win over Roger Federer in the semifinals in 5 sets that lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes as a rematch of last year's final, saving a match point in the 4th set and ending Federer's 26-match win streak over Top 10 players, to set up a clash with home favorite Lleyton Hewitt. Safin prevailed in 4 sets after losing the first set to win his first Australian Open title, becoming the first man since Stefan Edberg in 1985 to win Australian Open after saving a match point, and remains the last man to do so. He became the first Russian since Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1999 to win the Australian Open. However, injuries kept him off court for the remainder of the season since August, and he was forced to miss significant tournaments including Madrid Masters, Paris Masters (both of which he was the defending champion), US Open, and Tennis Masters Cup.

In 2006, Safin led Russia to a second Davis Cup title, after winning the decisive final rubber against José Acasuso in 4 sets. In 2007 Safin again helped Russia reach the Davis Cup final, winning a decisive rubber against Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets in the quarterfinals. However, Safin did not play in the final, and Russia lost 1–4 to United States. In 2008, Safin became the first Russian male to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, defeating 3rd seed Djokovic in straight sets in the second round which would follow a run of 28 consecutive quarterfinals appearances at Grand Slam tournaments and become the Serb's earliest loss at a Grand Slam event until the 2017 Australian Open. He also became the fourth of five active players at the time to reach the semifinals in all four Grand Slams, joining Federer, Nalbandian, and Djokovic, and the only Russian in the history to do so.

In 2016, Safin became the first Russian to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentwidth=240 class="unsortable"Score
Win2000US OpenHard Pete Sampras6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Loss2002Australian OpenHard Thomas Johansson6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2004Australian OpenHard Roger Federer6–7(3–7), 4–6, 2–6
Win2005Australian OpenHard Lleyton Hewitt1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Masters Series tournaments

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentwidth=240 class="unsortable"Score
Loss1999Paris MastersCarpet (i) Andre Agassi6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss2000Hamburg MastersClay Gustavo Kuerten4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Win2000Canada MastersHard Harel Levy6–2, 6–3
Win2000Paris MastersCarpet (i) Mark Philippoussis3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(10–8)
Loss2002Hamburg MastersClay Roger Federer1–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win2002Paris Masters (2)Carpet (i) Lleyton Hewitt7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4
Win2004Madrid MastersHard (i) David Nalbandian6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Win2004Paris Masters (3)Carpet (i) Radek Štěpánek6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Career finals

ATP career finals

Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (5–3)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (3–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (9–9)
Indoor (6–3)
Resultclass=unsortable W–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponent Score
Win1–0Aug 1999Boston, USAHard Greg Rusedski6–4, 7–6(13–11)
Loss1–1Nov 1999Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Andre Agassi6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2–1April 2000Barcelona, SpainClay Juan Carlos Ferrero6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Win3–1May 2000Majorca, SpainClay Mikael Tillström6–4, 6–3
Loss3–2May 2000Hamburg, GermanyClay Gustavo Kuerten4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Win4–2Jul 2000Toronto, CanadaHard Harel Levy6–2, 6–3
Loss4–3Aug 2000Indianapolis, USAHard Gustavo Kuerten6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win5–3Aug 2000US Open, New York City, USAHard Pete Sampras6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win6–3Sep 2000Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Davide Sanguinetti6–3, 6–4
Win7–3Nov 2000St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Dominik Hrbatý2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win8–3Nov 2000Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Mark Philippoussis3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(10–8)
Loss8–4Feb 2001Dubai, UAEHard Juan Carlos Ferrero2–6, 3–6
Win9–4Sep 2001Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2)Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–2, 6–2
Win10–4Oct 2001St. Petersburg, Russia (2)Hard (i) Rainer Schüttler3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss10–5Jan 2002Australian Open, MelbourneHard Thomas Johansson6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss10–6May 2002Hamburg, GermanyClay Roger Federer1–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win11–6Oct 2002Paris, France (2)Carpet (i) Lleyton Hewitt7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4
Loss11–7Apr 2003Barcelona, SpainClay Carlos Moyá7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 0–3, ret.
Loss11–8Feb 2004Australian Open, MelbourneHard Roger Federer6–7(3–7), 4–6, 2–6
Loss11–9Apr 2004Estoril, PortugalClay Juan Ignacio Chela7–6(7–2), 3–6, 3–6
Win12–9Sep 2004Beijing, ChinaHard Mikhail Youzhny7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win13–9Oct 2004Madrid, SpainHard (i) David Nalbandian6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Win14–9Nov 2004Paris, France (3)Carpet (i) Radek Štěpánek6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win15–9Jan 2005Australian Open, MelbourneHard Lleyton Hewitt1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss15–10Jun 2005Halle, GermanyGrass Roger Federer4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Loss15–11Oct 2006Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Nikolay Davydenko4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss15–12Oct 2008Moscow, RussiaHard (i) Igor Kunitsyn6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 3–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (1–3)
Resultclass=unsortable W–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents Score
Loss0–1Oct 1999Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Andrei Medvedev Justin Gimelstob
Daniel Vacek		2–6, 1–6
Win1–1Jul 2001Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Roger Federer Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango		0–1, retired
Loss1–2Oct 2001St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Irakli Labadze Denis Golovanov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		5–7, 4–6
Loss1–3Oct 2002St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Irakli Labadze David Adams
Jared Palmer		6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss1–4Jun 2005Halle, GermanyGrass Joachim Johansson Yves Allegro
Roger Federer		5–7, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win2–4Oct 2007Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Dmitry Tursunov Tomáš Cibulec
Lovro Zovko		6–4, 6–2

Performance timelines

Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers or qualifying matches are neither official wins nor losses.

Current as far as 2009 BNP Paribas Masters.

Singles

Tournament1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenAA3R1R4RF3RFWA3R2R3R1 / 1031–8
French OpenA4R4RQF3RSFA4R4R1R2R2R2R0 / 1126–11
WimbledonA1RA2RQF2RA1R3R2R3RSF1R0 / 1016–10
US OpenA4R2RWSF2RA1RA4R2R2R1R1 / 1022–9
Win–loss0–06–36–312–314–413–42–09–412–24–36–48–43–42 / 4195–38
Year-end championship
ATP World Tour Finalsdid not qualifySFDNQRRDNQSFAdid not qualify0 / 34–7
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAA3R2R1R3R3R3R3R4R2R1R3R0 / 1113–11
MiamiAA4R2R2RQF2R2R3R1R2R1R3R0 / 117–11
Monte-CarloAA1R1R1RQFASF3R1R2R2R2R0 / 1012–10
RomeAA2R2R2R2RA3R2R2R2R1R1R0 / 109–10
Hamburg1AA2RF2RFA3R2R1R2R3R1R0 / 1018–10
CanadaAAAW1RQFA1RA1R2R2R1R1 / 811–7
CincinnatiAA1R3R1R1RAQFQF1R1R1R2R0 / 109–10
Madrid2AA2R3R2R2R1RWAQF1RA2R1 / 911–8
ParisAAFW3RWAWAQFA1R2R3 / 824–5
Win–loss0–00–012–821–73–922–82–322–79–69–94–84–86–95 / 87114–82
Career statistics
Finals002933152101027
Titles001721031000015
Hard win–loss0–010–716–1336–1527–1421–158–727–1212–419–1214–129–1416–15215–140
Clay win–loss0–06–811–1025–96–722–84–217–67–56–76–69–82–6121–82
Grass win–loss0–00–10–23–25–21–10–00–26–22–23–26–20–126–19
Carpet win–loss0–11–212–79–17–412–20–28–32–08–40–00–0–260–26
Overall win–loss0–117–1839–3273–2745–2756–2612–1152–2327–1135–2523–2024–2419–22422–267
Win %0%49%55%73%63%68%52%69%71%58%53%50%46%61.25%
Year End Ranking203492421137741226562961$14,373,291
Note:At the 2003 Australian Open, Safin withdrew prior to the third round.

1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.

Doubles

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAAAAAAA1R0 / 20–2
French OpenAA1RAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1
WimbledonAA3RAAAAAAAA0 / 12–1
US OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–12–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10 / 42–4
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAA0 / 61–6
Miami3RAA1R1R1R1R1RAA1R0 / 72–7
Monte-CarloA1RAQFA1R1R1RAA1R0 / 62–6
RomeAAA1RA2R2R1RAAA0 / 42–4
Hamburg1AA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–2
CanadaAAA1RA1RA2RAAA0 / 31–3
Cincinnati1R1R1R1RAAAQFAAA0 / 52–5
Madrid2AQFA1RA1RAAAAA0 / 32–3
Paris MastersA1RAAAAA1RAAA0 / 20–2
Win–loss2–32–40–22–81–21–51–43–70–00–00–30 / 3812–38

1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.

Record against other players

Singles

Safin's record against players who held a top 10 ranking, with those who reached No. 1 in bold

Wins per season

Season1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009Total
Wins024937183704149

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width=150PlayerRankwidth=250EventSurfaceRdwidth=200Score
1998
1. Gustavo Kuerten8French Open, Paris, FranceClay2R3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
2. Petr Korda5Ostrava, Czech Republicbgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)1R6–4, 6–2
1999
3. Àlex Corretja4Rotterdam, Netherlandsbgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)1R7–5, 3–6, 6–3
4. Greg Rusedski9Boston, United StatesHardbgcolor=limeF6–4, 7–6(13–11)
5. Tim Henman9Vienna, Austriabgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)1R6–4, 2–6, 6–3
6. Gustavo Kuerten5Paris, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)2R7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2000
7. Nicolás Lapentti8Barcelona, SpainClayQF7–6(7–3), 7–5
8. Magnus Norman4Barcelona, SpainClaybgcolor=yellowSF2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
9. Cédric Pioline5Hamburg, GermanyClayQF7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
10. Cédric Pioline6French Open, Paris, FranceClay4R6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5
11. Pete Samprasbgcolor=thistle2Toronto, CanadaHardQF6–4, 3–6, 7–6(12–10)
12. Pete Sampras4US Open, New York, United StatesHardbgcolor=limeF6–4, 6–3, 6–3
13. Àlex Corretja8Paris, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)QF7–6(7–5), 6–3
14. Àlex Corretja7Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, PortugalHard (i)RR6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
15. Lleyton Hewitt6Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, PortugalHard (i)RR6–4, 6–4
2001
16. Pete Sampras5World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR7–6(7–0), 7–5
17. Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Tashkent, UzbekistanHardbgcolor=limeF6–2, 6–2
18. Yevgeny Kafelnikov6St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i)bgcolor=yellowSF6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4
2002
19. Pete Sampras10Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard4R6–2, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(10–8)
20. Tommy Haas9Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardbgcolor=yellowSF6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
21. Thomas Johansson9Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaClay (i)RR6–4, 6–4, 6–4
22. Lleyton Hewittbgcolor=lime1Hamburg, GermanyClayQF6–3, 6–1
23. Sébastien Grosjean10French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–3, 6–2, 6–2
24. Carlos Moyá10Paris, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)bgcolor=yellowSF7–5, 7–6(7–4)
25. Lleyton Hewittbgcolor=lime1Paris, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)bgcolor=limeF7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4
2003
26. Juan Carlos Ferrero3Barcelona, SpainClaybgcolor=yellowSF6–4, 6–3
2004
27. Andy Roddickbgcolor=lime1Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardQF2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–4
28. Andre Agassi4Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardbgcolor=yellowSF7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 1–6, 6–3
29. Sébastien Grosjean10Hamburg, GermanyClay1R7–6(8–6), 7–5
30. Andre Agassi7Madrid, SpainHard (i)bgcolor=yellowSF6–3, 7–6(7–4)
31. David Nalbandian10Madrid, SpainHard (i)bgcolor=limeF6–2, 6–4, 6–3
32. Lleyton Hewitt3Paris, Francebgcolor=thistleCarpet (i)QF6–4, 7–6(7–2)
33. Guillermo Coria6HardRR6–1, 6–4
34. Tim Henman7HardRR6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2005
35. Roger Federerbgcolor=lime1Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardbgcolor=yellowSF5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 9–7
36. Lleyton Hewitt3Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHardbgcolor=limeF1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
37. Guillermo Cañas8Halle, Germanybgcolor=#cfcGrassbgcolor=yellowSF6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2006
38. Nikolay Davydenko5Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R4–6, 6–2, 6–2
39. Nikolay Davydenko5Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
40. Gastón Gaudio9Valencia, SpainClayQF6–4, 6–4
41. James Blake5Washington, D.C., United StatesHard3R7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
42. David Nalbandian4US Open, New York, United StatesHard2R6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
43. Andy Roddick6Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaClay (i)RR6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
44. Marcos Baghdatis9Madrid, SpainHard (i)2R6–4, 6–3
2008
45. Tomáš Berdych9Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaClay (i)RR6–7(5–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
46. Novak Djokovic3Wimbledon, London, United Kingdombgcolor=#cfcGrass2R6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
47. Stan Wawrinka9Wimbledon, London, United Kingdombgcolor=#cfcGrass4R6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
48. Nikolay Davydenko5Moscow, RussiaHard (i)QF7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
2009
49. Nikolay Davydenko6Moscow, RussiaHard (i)1R4–6, 6–4, 6–2