Fabrice Santoro defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 64. Fabrice Santoro extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-06 | Halle | R16 | grass | Marat Safin | 3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 RET |
| 2003-10-06 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Fabrice Santoro | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 1-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-08-07 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-1 7-6(3) |
| 2000-02-21 | London | R32 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-11-08 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 1999-08-16 | Washington | R16 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-0 6-4 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About