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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.
Feb 23, 2018 · Marat Safin was a titanic talent with a game as mercurial as his personality and the kind of easy power that branded him a generational star. Throughout his 12-year professional career, he sometimes struggled to sync mind and body, but when he did, the outcome was often astounding.
Nov 20, 2000 · Official tennis player profile of Marat Safin on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
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.
Jan 6, 2020 · Former world No. 1 Marat Safin is enjoying his experience as a coach a lot more than his coaches usually did during his playing days. Safin is captain of the Russian team at the ATP Cup this...
Nov 20, 2000 · When Marat Safin was in full flight on the tennis court, he was a sight to behold. Tall, powerful and aggressive, he could make any player look ordinary as he did when he straight-setted the great Pete Sampras in the 2000 US Open final.
He was 6-1 singles, 2-2 doubles; won decisive singles over Michel Kratochvil, Switzerland, David Nalbandian, Argentina; and beat Paul-Henri Mathieu, Sebastian Grosjean in the final. Also beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in fifth and decisive match to help Russia win the 2006 Cup in Moscow.
