Dinara Safina defeated Mara Santangelo 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R64 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-6(1) |
| 2006-10-02 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-1 5-7 7-6(9) |
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 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About