Roman Safiullin vs Denis Istomin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
R. Safiullin vs D. Istomin

Roman Safiullin

RUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

170

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.3M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Denis Istomin

UZB

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

170

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.3M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Safiullin 1 - 1 Istomin

They have played 6 sets in total, with Roman Safiullin winning 3 and Denis Istomin winning 3. The last match between Roman Safiullin and Denis Istomin was at the Shenzhen Challenger, 30-10-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 4-6 7-5 2-0 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Safiullin	1
Istomin	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R2) Shenzhen Challenger(10-30-19)

Stats

Roman Safiullin

Denis Istomin

(R2) Istanbul Challenger(09-13-17)

Stats

Denis Istomin

Roman Safiullin

R. Safiullin vs D. Istomin H2H Profile

R. Safiullin	Stats	D. Istomin
$2,294,235	Career Prize Money	$3,029,610
64.06% (410-230)	Career Total W/L	53.09% (585-517)
1	Hard	1
25	Titles	19
1	Total H2H Matches	1
29.17% (7-17)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

R. Safiullin vs D. Istomin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Roman Safiullin has won 50.91% of points on their second serve, while Denis Istomin has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Roman Safiullin, in recent form, has won 45.32% of their opponent's second serve points, while Denis Istomin has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.40% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Roman Safiullin has saved 55.67% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Denis Istomin has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Roman Safiullin has won 39.39% of matches played (W/L 13/20), with Denis Istomin winning 0% (W/L 0/1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Roman Safiullin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 69% (W/L 233/104), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 14/13). Denis Istomin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 69% (W/L 273/185), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 104/123).
Player level: In the last year, Roman Safiullin has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 27.27% of matches (W/L 3/8), where as Denis Istomin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Roman Safiullin winning 1 times and Denis Istomin being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Roman Safiullin winning 3 and Denis Istomin winning 3.
The last match between Roman Safiullin and Denis Istomin was at the Shenzhen Challenger, 30-10-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 4-6 7-5 2-0 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:5:32.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Roman Safiullin has played against opponents with an average rank of 108.42 while Denis Istomin has played against players with an average rank of 421.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Roman Safiullin has won 46% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Denis Istomin has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Roman Safiullin has converted 29.11% of breakpoint opportunities, and Denis Istomin has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Roman Safiullin vs Denis Istomin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

R. Safiullin vs D. Istomin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

R. Safiullin	Stats	D. Istomin
1	H2H Matches Won	1
3	Sets Won	3
28	Games Won	27
9	Aces (Total)	11
11	Total Double Faults	7
2:5:32	Average Match Time	2:5:32
61% (110/180)	1st Serve %	62% (107/172)
61% (67/110)	1st Serve Win %	64% (69/107)
51% (36/70)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (30/65)
50% (9/18)	Break Pts Won %	40% (8/20)
42% (73/172)	Return Points Win %	43% (77/180)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

R. Safiullin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Gael MonfilsG. Monfils	W	6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 18-08-2025
R1 Christopher O'ConnellC. O'Connell	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R2 Holger RuneH. Rune	L	7-5 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	6-3 6-3	Stats

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D. Istomin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Cherbourg Challenger - 10-03-2025
Q1 David Jorda SanchisD. Jorda	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 24-07-2023
Q1 Arslanbek AitkulovA. Aitkulov	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Rome Challenger - 24-04-2023
Q3 Francesco FortiF. Forti	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Q1 Sebastian FanselowS. Fanselow	W	6-4 4-6 6-3	Stats
Maia Challenger - 28-11-2022
R1 Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-0	Stats

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R. Safiullin vs D. Istomin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

R. Safiullin	Stats	D. Istomin
64.12% (411/230)	YTD Win/Loss	53.09% (585/517)
61.05% (934/596)	Sets Win/Loss	52.53% (1414/1278)
54.31% (7940/6681)	Games Win/Loss	51.15% (13382/12779)
69.23% (234/104)	Hard Win/Loss	59.61% (273/185)
57.05% (85/64)	Clay Win/Loss	49.69% (159/161)
61.42% (78/49)	Indoor Hard W/L	45.99% (109/128)
51.85% (14/13)	Grass Win/Loss	50.57% (44/43)
0.43	Aces Per Game	0.37
3047	Aces Total	4692
0.26	Double Faults Per Game	0.11
1858	Total Double Faults	1396
1:30:33	Average Match Time	1st Match
463.66	Average Opponent Rank	554.58
64% (26444/41601)	1st Serve %	65% (38540/58965)
71% (18878/26444)	1st Serve Win %	71% (27351/38540)
51% (7772/15157)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (10405/20415)
43% (1809/4255)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1806/4788)
40% (17035/42674)	Return Points Win %	36% (21414/59238)
52.50% (21/19)	Slam W/L	42.22% (38/52)
56.25% (27/21)	Masters W/L	40.00% (38/57)
50.00% (2/2)	Cups W/L	66.04% (35/18)
46.24% (43/50)	Main Tour W/L	47.83% (176/192)
58.04% (130/94)	Challenger W/L	58.43% (246/175)
81.14% (185/43)	Futures W/L	71.43% (50/20)
65% (385/596)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (502/940)
50% (16/32)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	52% (69/132)
51% (117/229)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (245/476)
53% (115/215)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (163/322)
87% (395/342)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (560/480)
13% (395/50)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (560/78)
27% (245/65)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (541/102)