Marat Safin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marat Safin
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 27, 1980(1980-01-27)
Age	44
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Marat Safin Biography

Marat Safin is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on January 27, 1980 in Moscow, Russia. Famous for his short temper and emotional outbursts, he was a two-time Grand Slam champion tennis player.

To win the 2000 U.S. Open, he defeated He defeated Pete Sampras to win the 2000 U.S. Open..

Safin has used the Head Prestige Classic 600 since 1997 however throughout the years sported numerous paintjobs of the latest Head Prestige rackets (i.e. intelligence, Liquidmetal, Flexpoint and Microgel). His racquets used to be strung using Babolat VS Natural Team Gut 17L gauge, but he then switched to Luxilon Big Banger Original at 62 to 67 pounds. His apparel was manufactured by Adidas.

Safin started his professional career in 1997. In 1998, Safin consecutively defeated Andre Agassi and defending champion Gustavo Kuerten at the French Open. He won his first ATP title at the age of 19, in Boston, and later in 1999 he reached the prestigious Paris, Bercy final, losing a closely contested four-set match to No. 1 Andre Agassi.

Mikhail’s father and Rausa, his tennis-playing mother, raised him.

Marat Safin Net Worth

Marat Safin is one of the richest Tennis Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marat Safin 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was trained by future pros He trained with future pros Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, and Anastasiya Myskina. and Elena Dementieva.

He and his sister were both former number one tennis players. They are the only siblings in tennis to have achieved number-one rankings.

Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин , IPA: [mɐˈrat mʊˈbʲinəvʲɪtɕ ˈsafʲɪn] , Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian politician and retired professional tennis player. He achieved the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 1 singles ranking on 20 November 2000. Nobody taller than Safin has ever reached the No. 1 ranking. Safin is the older brother of former world No. 1 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the only brother–sister tandem in tennis history who have both achieved No. 1 rankings. On court, Safin was famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Marat Safin height 6 ft 4 in Marat weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Marat Safin Dating?

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Safin held the No. 1 ATP ranking for 9 weeks during 2000 (making him the tallest No. 1 ranked player of all time) when he won his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open, becoming the only Russian in history to win this tournament in the men’s singles draw, by defeating Pete Sampras in straight sets. He barely missed finishing the year as No. 1, the top spot being overtaken by Gustavo Kuerten at the last match of the season, the final of the 2000 Tennis Masters Cup and ATP Tour World Championships (3-0 win over Andre Agassi).

Facts & Trivia

Marat Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Marat Safin celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.

Safin helped Russia achieve its first Davis Cup victory in 2002, with a 3–2 tie-breaking win against France in the final round at the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy. His Russian team included Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Mikhail Youzhny, Andrei Stoliarov, and captain Shamil Tarpischev. The team made Davis Cup history by being the second to win the event after losing the doubles tie- breaker, and becoming the first team to win a (live-televised) five-set finals match by coming back from a two-set deficit. Safin helped Russia to win the Davis Cup in 2006. After a straight-sets defeat by David Nalbandian in his first match, his doubles victory (partnering Dmitry Tursunov) against Nalbandian and Agustín Calleri and singles victory against José Acasuso drove Russia to victory.

Where is Marat Safin now?

Post-retirement career Since retirement Safin has been an official for the Russian Tennis Federation and a member of the Russian Olympic Committee. In 2011, he began playing at the ATP Champions Tour.

Why did Marat Safin retire?

The former Russian Davis Cup winner won the US Open in 2000 and the Australian Open five years later, but retired in November 2009 at the age of 29 citing the stress level it took on his mental state as the reason behind his decision to quit.

Has Marat Safin won a Grand Slam?

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Who does Marat Safin coach?

Safin is captain of the Russian team at the ATP Cup this week, providing courtside coaching to Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov. The temperamental two-time grand Slam champion acknowledges he wasn’t the easiest player to coach. “I have to admit, sometimes I was not good at all.

How many Grand Slams has Safin won?

2