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Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, IPA: [mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn] ⓘ; Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player and former politician.
Nov 20, 2000 · Safin was the first player younger than 21 to win at least seven tour-level trophies in a season since Mats Wilander in 1983. With one more win at the Tennis Masters Cup [now named Nitto ATP Finals ], Safin would have finished year-end No. 1, falling just short of Gustavo Kuerten.
The men’s professional tennis community often marveled at the brilliant, natural talent Marat Safin brought to the court. At 6-foot-4, the powerfully built Russian could do it all — blast big serves, pound two-handed backhand winners from anywhere on the court, control the net, and dominate a match with an imposing all-court game.
Big, blazing, bumptious, and sometimes bumbling, excessive in everything he does, 6-4, 195 pound Marat Safin is a good-natured bundle of immense talent waiting to be tamed. Nobody can stop him when he fires on all cylinders, as Pete Sampras learned, swept away, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in 2000 US Open final.
Marat Safin, the Russian tennis maverick, left a lasting impact on the sport with his impressive Grand Slam victories. Safin clinched two Grand Slam titles during his career, winning the US Open in 2000 and the Australian Open in 2005.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Russian former professional tennis player Marat Safin.
Feb 23, 2018 · The combustible Russian entered that year’s US Open fresh off a victory at the Rogers Cup in Canada, arguably the biggest win of his career at the time. As the Open’s sixth seed, he was certainly considered a contender, though not a title favorite. Safin’s first few rounds were choppy.
