Career-high No. 1
Safina reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 1 on April 20, 2009.
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Dinara Safina, who represented Russia on the WTA Tour, won 3 titles in 2009 and retired in 2014.
251WTA Tour matches since 20078titles since 2007
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Dinara Safina was born on April 27, 1986, in Moscow, in the Soviet Union. She represented Russia and played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, turning pro in 2000. In 2009 she won 3 titles: the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open and the Banka Koper Slovenia Open. She retired in 2014.
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2011: 11-8
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Round 2 | Julia Goerges | L | 4-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Clay |
| May 2 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Round 1 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | W | 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 | Clay |
| Apr 23 | WTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Semifinal | Alberta Brianti | W/O | Walkover | Clay |
| Apr 22 | WTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Quarterfinal | Anastasia Pivovarova | W | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | Clay |
| Apr 21 | WTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Round 2 | Alize Cornet | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Clay |
| Apr 19 | WTA Grand Prix S.A.R La Princesse Lalla Meryem | Round 1 | Jill Craybas | W | 6-1, 6-0 | Clay |
| Apr 8 | WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience | Quarterfinal | Victoria Azarenka | L | 1-5 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| Apr 6 | WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience | Round 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Clay |
| Apr 5 | WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience | Round 1 | Arantxa Rus | W | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Clay |
| Mar 25 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Vera Zvonareva | L | 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Mar 23 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Jelena Dokic | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Mar 15 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 4 | Maria Sharapova | L | 2-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Mar 14 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 3 | Samantha Stosur | W | 7-6(2), 6-4 | Hard |
| Mar 12 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 7-6(2), 6-4 | Hard |
| Mar 9 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Arantxa Parra Santonja | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Mar 3 | WTA Malaysian Open 2011 | Round 2 | Lucie Safarova | L | 3-6, 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 1 | WTA Malaysian Open 2011 | Round 1 | Han Xinyun | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
| Jan 18 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Kim Clijsters | L | 0-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Jan 9 | WTA Moorilla Hobart International | Round 1 | Marion Bartoli | L | 0-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Jan 4 | WTA ASB Classic | Round 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | L | 3-6, 7-6(2), 1-6 | Hard |
2010: 13-16
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Vera Zvonareva | L | 4-6, 6-7(6) | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Julia Goerges | L | 1-6, 7-5, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Quarterfinal | Klara Zakopalova | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Maria Kirilenko | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Simona Halep | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Daniela Hantuchova | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Quarterfinal | Maria Kirilenko | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 25 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 7-6(4), 7-6(2) | Hard |
| Aug 23 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Round 1 | Francesca Schiavone | W | 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 3 | Francesca Schiavone | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 18 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Nadia Petrova | W | 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 16 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Andrea Petkovic | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
2009: 55-16
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | WTA Sony Ericsson Championships | Jelena Jankovic | L | 1-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard | |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Zhang Shuai | L | 5-7, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Roberta Vinci | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Kai-Lung Chang | L | 6-7(5), 6-4, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 5 | US Open | Round 3 | Petra Kvitova | L | 4-6, 6-2, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Sep 3 | US Open | Round 2 | Kristina Barrois | W | 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 1 | Olivia Rogowska | W | 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Aravane Rezai | L | 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 16 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Final | Jelena Jankovic | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 15 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Semifinal | Flavia Pennetta | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 14 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Quarterfinal | Kim Clijsters | W | 6-2, 7-5 | Hard |
| Aug 13 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Round 3 | Shuai Peng | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
2008: 50-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Elena Dementieva | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 5 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Serena Williams | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 4 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Venus Williams | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 11 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Semifinal | Vera Zvonareva | L | 2-6, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Amelie Mauresmo | W | 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Quarterfinal | Venus Williams | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | W | 6-1, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Final | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 20 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Semifinal | Nadia Petrova | W | 6-1, 6-0 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Quarterfinal | Kaia Kanepi | W | 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 16 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
2007: 42-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 | WTA Mondial Australian Womens Hardcourts | Round 1 | Jarmila Wolfe | W | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 26 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Quarterfinal | Nicole Vaidisova | L | 3-6, 6-7(7) | Hard |
| Oct 24 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Karin Knapp | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 1 | Daniela Hantuchova | L | 6-7(2), 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Semifinal | Elena Dementieva | L | 1-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Vera Zvonareva | W | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Anna Chakvetadze | W | 7-6(6), 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Martina Muller | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 2 | Justine Henin | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 1 | Katarina Srebotnik | W | 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 4 | Justine Henin | L | 0-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 3 | Ahsha Rolle | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
Safina reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 1 on April 20, 2009.
In 2008, Safina won 4 titles: the Qatar Telecom German Open, the East West Bank Classic, the Rogers Cup and the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Jan 2, 2007: beat Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 6-2WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, on hard
May 4, 2011: lost to Julia Goerges 4-6, 6-4, 4-6WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, Round 2, on clay court
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Mar 12, 2011, WTA BNP Paribas Open Round 2, won
Last: Jun 6, 2009, French Open Final, lost
Last: Mar 25, 2011, WTA Sony Ericsson Open Round 2, lost
Last: Jan 13, 2010, WTA Medibank International Quarterfinal, lost
Last: Aug 15, 2009, WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Semifinal, won
Last: May 27, 2008, French Open Round 1, won
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.