Marat Safin Marat Safin Played for Russia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Davis Cup Member of the Russian Davis Cup Team 1998-2002, 2004-2009 Member of the winning team 2002, 2006 Overall Record: 31-21 ATP World Tour Profile @safin_marat1 @marat_safin Citizenship: RUS Born: January 27, 1980 in Moscow, Russia Played: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand 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.

When, at age 20, Safin thumped Pete Sampras in straight sets to win the 2000 US Open, Sampras said Safin “was the tennis of the future.” Hall of Famer Boris Becker, a player whose game was built on power, said “that he had not seen anybody hit the ball as hard [as Marat] from both wings for a long, long time.” Even higher praise flowed from four-time Grand Slam champion and Hall of Famer Jim Courier, who said, "The truth is Marat’s a terrific athlete who can match up with Roger Federer when they're both having their best day on court.” A Powerful Profile When the No. 6 seeded Safin convincingly defeated No. 4 seed Sampras, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to win the 2000 US Open, he became the first and only Russian to win the championship. In making quick work of Sampras just one year removed from being a teenager, Safin also made it look easy. His abundance of talent was hard to miss. "Physically, he's so talented,” said Patrick McEnroe. “He is intimidating, just by his physique.

He's 6-foot-4, with a monster serve and monster return, which makes it tougher.” Safin had to overcome a few hurdles to claim his first Grand Slam title. His second and third round matches at Flushing Meadows both went five sets, but he only lost one set in his next four rounds. When he won the championship on a backhand cross court winner, Safin lifted his arms over his head in exalted triumph, a look of both satisfaction and disbelief etched across his face. After congratulating Sampras at the net, Safin knelt down and kissed the court. Safin’s era on the tour was heavy with talented players. Every single major, not to mention every single ATP Tour event, was a grind. Traversing through draws filled with future Hall of Famers to reach a championship final was an arduous task. Safin more than held his own, winning 15 singles titles and five ATP Masters 1000 tournament titles. At the 2005 Australian Open, the No. 4 seed Safin captured his second major in convincing fashion by defeating No.

3 seed Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. His march to the final included defeating then world No. 1 Federer in an epic five-set slugfest, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 9-7. Safin also reached the 2002 and 2004 Australian Open finals, losing to Sweden’s Thomas Johansson and Federer respectively. Not surprisingly, all of Safin’s Grand Slam finals were played on hard courts where his game thrived and prospered. A Family Steeped In Tennis Safin, who was born in Moscow, had tennis genes flowing throughout his body from the beginning. Both of his parents played and taught tennis and his father managed the Spartek Tennis Club. Safin's sister, Dinara, was a prodigious talent in her own right, and the duo became the first and only brother-sister duo in history to both achieve World No. 1 rankings. Marat held the World No. 1 ranking for a total of nine weeks between November 2000 and April 2001.

Dinara earned her World No. 1 ranking on April 20, 2009. Lucky 13 Safin began his professional career at age 17 and won his first ATP title two years later in Boston, defeating Britain’s Greg Rusedski, 6-4, 7-6. He played 13 years on tour, winning 15 titles in 27 opportunities. He was 31-8 at the Australian Open in 10 trips and 22-9 at the US Open in the same number of attempts. He followed his 2000 US Open title with a semifinalist appearance in 2001, where he was beaten by Sampras in three grueling sets. Safin was 26-11 at the French Open, advancing to the 2002 semifinal. By his own admission, grass courts where not his favorite surface, but Safin did have a 16-10 record at Wimbledon, and advanced to the 2008 semifinals before falling to Federer in an entertaining three-set match.

Safin compiled a solid 422-267 tour record and earned slightly more than $14 million. He was an integral member of the Russian Davis Cup team for 11 years and in 2002 was instrumental in leading Russia over France for its first Davis Cup victory. In 2006, Safin won the deciding rubber match against Argentina to claim a second title for the Russian team. Post Tennis Since retiring from the sport, Safin has taken to politics and was elected to the Russian parliament as a member of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party in December 2011, representing the Nizhny Novgorod region. He has served on the Russian Olympic Committee and worked with the Russian Tennis Federation. BBC SPORT | Special Events | 2000 | US Open Tennis | Safin finds his confidence Monday, 11 September, 2000, 02:17 GMT 03:17 UK Safin finds his confidence Marat Safin with his coach Alexander Volkov and friends When tennis fans remember the 2000 US Open they will undoubtedly acknowledge a star was born.

The tournament when, on a sultry September evening, a 20-year-old young pretender came of age and proved his calibre beyond any doubt. The turnaround in Marat Safin's form has been quite remarkable this season - he endured a disastrous start and following his second round defeat at Indian Wells in March said he was considering giving up the game. The endearing speech he gave after winning the US Open title, in which he admitted to being nervous before the match, will have surprised many who consider him a moody character. I got steamrolled - he reminded me of when I was 19 and I steamrolled Agassi in the 1990 final Pete Sampras on Marat Safin The Moscow-born, Spanish trained champion, started the year by losing his opening match in his first five tournaments and seven of the first nine. In the Australian Open, he was fined for tanking his opening-round match and he reached a low point at Indian Wells. However, it is not difficult to see where his steely resolve on the court comes from. He explained: "My confidence came. I just found it in two days, three days.

I don't want to lose it now." His route to the final was not an easy one - he struggled through two five-set matches including a fifth-set tiebreaker against Sebastien Grosjean He said: "I found my game after the Grosjean match because I was scared to lose," he said. "I just understood that I could lose here very easy." Safin is the first Russian man to win this particular Grand Slam title and the third-youngest. The way he played today he can be number one for many, many years. He can be really dominant because of his power Pete Sampras on Marat Safin In what could mark a distinct changing of the guard Safin beat the man who ten years ago, at the age of 19, won his first US Open. And Sampras himself acknowledges his opponent has the game to be a number one player. He said: "I got steamrolled today. He reminded me of when I was 19 and I steamrolled Agassi in the 1990 final. "He is the future of the game," he added. "The way he played today, he can be number one for many, many years.

He can be really dominant because of his power." But the old master warned Safin: "He's going to be a marked man for the next year. "Guys are going to be wanting to beat him even more now. But he'll handle it fine because his game is good." Safin himself can hardly believe the change in his fortunes. He admitted: "I think about quitting tennis in Indian Wells, and now I won the US Open. "Before I was thinking to just stay in the top 20, then maybe I can go to the top 15. Now I'm thinking about being number one in the world. I have a big chance, so that's a big difference." Judging by his performance at Flushing Meadows, Marat Safin's first Grand Slam title is unlikely to be his last. See also: Marat Safin | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia edit Early career Safin exhibits his fatal hotness. Marat was born in Moscow, Russia on 27 January 1980 into a tennis playing family. His father managed the local Spartak tennis club and his mother was a former Russian top 10 player and is the current Miss Universe.

Marat inherits his devastating good looks from his father. His sister Dinara Safina plays on the womens circuit. Safin started playing tennis at the age of six. His mother has stated that Marat was “as natural a tennis player as he was a beauty” and he was the only one of the tennis siblings that didn’t have to have his hand stapled to his racquet in order to learn the correct Western grip. At the age of fourteen, Marat grew weary of the endless diet of red cabbage, vodka and Communism . He headed to Valencia in Spain , ostensibly to use the advance tennis training facilities there but mainly because the girls are easier. Here Marat says he grew up "very fast...with no muscles." This strange condition meant that he still had no luck with the ladies despite his near-perfect visage. Marat turned to training to take his mind off his dry spell. In addition, he learnt fluent Spanish and embarked on a rigorous skin care regime involving paella that paid off handsomely. edit Tennis career Marat turned pro in 1997. In 1998, he grabbed the attention of the world when he turned up at Roland Garros looking gorgeous.

He beat Andre Agassi in the first round. Agassi commented on the match, "I took one look him and knew that I didn’t stand a chance. I mean, I am an OK-looking guy but, holy shit, he is divine." edit Becoming World No 1 Marat held the No. 1 ATP ranking for 9½ [1] weeks during 2000 when he won his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open, by defeating Pete Sampras in outright good looks. edit Onwards and upwards and downwards The haircut that cost a Championship Unfortunately, a succession of bad haircuts then hindered his progress and cost him most of the 2003 season. Marat reached the final round in three more Grand Slam tournaments, all in the Australian Open in 2002, 2004, and 2005. He has cited nervous ugliness as the reason for his loss in the 2002 event, and physical exhaustion for causing the bags under his eyes and subsequent loss in 2004. He defeated home-country favourite Lleyton Hewitt in the 2005 finals to secure his second Grand Slam in five years.

Although Lleyton was the archetypical good-looking blond Aussie , he was no match for Marat’s classical handsomeness. edit Current form Although there was no rain at Wimbledon that year the seats remained wet. In 2008 Marat shocked the tennis world again by turning up at Wimbledon looking better than he ever had. He defeated World no 3 seed Novak Djokovic in the second round. Novak, who had been listed as a potential finalist in the tournament, went on record saying "He [Safin] is my hero, he’s bloody gorgeous, he looks better now than ever before, how is this possible?" Marat reached the semifinals, eventually losing to Swiss cheese lord Roger Federer . Although Federer is not handsome, he has a style that is all Wimbledon and that fact, this time, seemed to work in his favour. edit Style of play After Safin hit the ball out, the umpire awarded his opponent with a point At 6'4”, with a perfect physique and Greek god looks Marat often causes opponents to simply wilt under their own mediocre looks. However, when this fails, he resorts to violence and tantrums.

In the course of his career he has, in temper, smashed over 15,000 racquets, 42 chairs, 3 bottles of barley juice, 2 line judges, and a spectator. He has never apologised. His temper is as unpredictable as his tennis. He can often be seen muttering to himself in an insane manner, but this is done mainly for effect. In bed, at night, in his dreams , he kills umpires. edit Siblings Marat’s sister Dinara plays on the womens tour. In the looks department, she doesn’t come close to the Adonis like perfection that is Marat. This rankles her and she can often be found weeping on open court. In tennis she has fared rather better recently, currently ranking no. 1 in the world, despite choking like a dog in every slam final she's ever played in.

Marat Safin - 必应 Sign in Marat Safin Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин; IPA: [mɐˈrat mʊˈbʲinəvʲɪtɕ ˈsafʲɪn], Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin uğlı Safin; 27 January 1980) is a Russian retired tennis player and politician. Safin won two Grand Slam tournaments and reached the world no. 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin is the older brother of former world No. 1 WTA player, Dinara Safina. They are the first and only brother–sister tandem in tennis history who have both achieved no. 1 rankings. Safin began his professional career ... (展开) in 1997, and held the No. 1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001.

He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 US Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. At the time of his final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open on 2 September 2009, he was No. 58 in the official world men's tennis rankings. Marat Safin Early life Safin was born in Moscow to Tatar parents, Mubin ("Mikhail") Safin and Rauza Islanova. He speaks Russian, English, and Spanish as well as his native Tatar. His parents are former tennis players and coaches. His younger sister, Dinara, is a professional tennis player and silver medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Marat's father managed the local Spartak Tennis Club, where Safin trained in his youth alongside several tennis players, including Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, and Anastasia Myskina.[citation needed] At age 14, Marat moved to Valencia, Spain to gain access to advanced tennis training programs which were not available in Russia. Safin says he grew up "very fast ... with no muscles" and that he moved to Spain because clay courts were "better for the knees". In an interview with USA Today, Safin identified himself as a Muslim, stating, "I'm Russian, but I'm 100% Muslim. All the Muslim people are passionate, stubborn. We have hot blood." World No. 1 and Grand Slam history Safin held the No. 1 ATP ranking for 9 weeks during 2000 (making him the tallest number 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.

However, a succession of injuries hindered his progress and Safin missed the majority of the season in 2003 as a result. Safin reached the final round in three more Grand Slam tournaments, all in the Australian Open in 2002, 2004, and 2005. He has cited nervousness as the reason for his loss in the 2002 event, and physical exhaustion for the 2004 loss. He defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the 2005 finals to secure his second Grand Slam in five years. En route to this final, he defeated top-ranked Roger Federer in a five-set semi-final match, and future World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who was making his first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round for the loss of just three games. After ending Federer's 26-match winning streak over top-10 players, Safin described the match as "a brain fight." His best result at Wimbledon is reaching the semi-finals in 2008, beating World #3 Novak Djokovic en route.

He often lost in the first or second rounds in other years, although he made the quarterfinals in 2001, losing in 4 sets to Goran Ivanisevic. Marat Safin Playing style Boris Becker, in 1999, said that he had not seen anybody hit the ball as hard from both wings for "a long, long time" He is also capable of playing at the net, with his volleys also being effective. However, lack of consistency has been described as Safin's ultimate weakness, since 2005. Safin considers grass to be his least favourite playing surface, even though other opponents with similar playing styles generally dominate on it. Safin had his best performance at Wimbledon in 2008, where he reached the semi-finals. He dismissed his performance in the 2001 tournament, in which he reached the quarter-finals, as a result of luck. Safin has said "It's difficult to [break serve]. It's difficult to play off the baseline because [of] a lot of bad bounces.".

With Safin's semi-final performance at Wimbledon in 2008, he became the fourth of five active players at the time to reach the semi-finals in all four Grand Slams, joining Roger Federer, David Nalbandian and Novak Djokovic. Other active players have since then joined the list. Marat Safin References ^ Christopher, Clarey (17 April 2009). "When Winning is All in the Family". New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2009. ^ "Dinara Safina Clinches Top Spot In Women's Tennis Rankings". India Server. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009. ^ a b c d Lieber, Jill (27 April 2005). "Safin tries to hold serve with emotions, career". USA Today. Retrieved 2 March 2008. ^ a b c Roberts, John (25 June 2001). "Why Safin looks green on grass". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 2 March 2008. ^ CHRISTOPHER CLAREY (4 September 1998). "U.S.

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Retrieved 18 July 2013. ^ "Statistics: Personal details". maratsafin.com. ^ Ed McGrogan (13 July 2010). "Safin the Suit". tennis.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013. ^ "Д1 (2 чтение) ФЗ №186614-6 "О мерах воздействия на лиц, причастных к нарушению основополагающих прав и свобод человека, прав и свобод граждан РФ" – Система анализа результатов голосований на заседаниях Государственной Думы". Vote.duma.gov.ru. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013. Marat Safin | Tennis Player Profile at Sports Pundit Russian Federation Marat Safin can be described in one word – “great”. He is considered as Russia’s ace in tennis and his talent and skill for the sport clearly shows in his performance. Born on January 27, 1980, he turned professional in the year 1997.

What shocked everyone was that in just a few years time, he became the world number 1 tennis player. Not only that, he held the number 1 spot for as long as 9 weeks, for the whole of November and December 2000. He also achieved his first Grand Slam in the same year. So how did this tennis ace come to be? Marat Safin was born into the sport of tennis. His parents were former tennis players and were also tennis coaches. Even his younger sister took on the tennis gene and is also a professional tennis player. Marat Safin was trained in his early years at the Spartak Tennis Club alongside other tennis greats such as Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina. The Spartak Tennis Club is managed by Marat Safin’s father. Marat moved to Spain to pursue advanced training in tennis at the age of fourteen. When Safin turned pro in 1997, one year later he was consecutively defeating other great tennis players such as Andre Agassi and even defending champion at the time, Gustavo Kuerten at the French Open.

When Safin won his first Grand Slam at the US Open after defeating Pete Sampras, he became the world’s number one player and held the position for 9 straight weeks. Safin went on to play in other Grand Slams reaching the final round everytime. In 2005, Safin won his second Grand Slam after defeating Lleyton Hewitt. In the same year, he also defeated Roger Federer, ending Federer’s winning streak. Aside from Grand Slam achievements, Safin also won five ATP Tennis Masters Series titles in his career, three of them won in Paris, France in the years 2000, 2002 and 2004. Safin fell short of winning the Tennis Masters Cup after being defeated by Roger Federer. Safin’s first ever Davis Cup victory and the first for his country was on 2002. Marat Safin is definitely Russia’s top tennis player and he is not about to stop. Safin retired in 2009 at the Paris Masters . After losing a match in the second-round a special ceremony was held on Centre Court. Improve this page!

Latest edit made by Maree Cartujano Share this page: Facts about Marat Safin - The Meaning Of The Name The Meaning Of The Name Toggle navigation Age: 36 Height: 6 ft 3 in (193 cm) For privacy reasons, we cannot provide the meaning of this celebrity's name! Instead, please find the Numerology Interpretation for that name. The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. Interpretation: Learn more with our free Numerology Tool Marat Safin was born on 27 January. Which stars are celebrating their birthday today? Check our and find out celebrities born on your birthday. Biography Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин; IPA: [mɐˈrat mʊˈbʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈsafʲɪn], Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, Marat Möbin uğlı Safin; 27 January 1980) is a Russian politician and retired tennis player. Safin won two Grand Slam tournaments and reached the world no. 1 ranking during his career.

He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin is the older brother of former world No. 1 WTA player, Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history who both achieved no. 1 rankings. Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No. 1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 US Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. At the time of his final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open on 2 September 2009, he was No. 58 in the official world men's tennis rankings.

Safin is one of only four men to win a Grand Slam tournament in which at least three of the Big Four have competed (the others being Juan Martín del Potro, Stanislas Wawrinka and Marin Čilić). The section "Biography" of this page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article " Marat Safin "; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) . You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. Marat Safin Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth Marat Safin Net Worth Marat Safin net worth: $15 Million Marat Safin Net Worth: Marat Safin is a Russian retired professional tennis player and politician who has a net worth of $15 million. Marat Safin was born in Moscow, Soviet Union in January 1980. He started his professional tennis career in 1997. Between 2000 and 2001 he held the world #1 tennis ranking for nine weeks. In 2000 he won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open beating Pete Sampras.

Safin won the 2005 Australian Open defeating Lleyton Hewitt. At the Davis Cup he helped lead Russia to victory in 2002 and 2006. In 2008 Marat became the first Russian man to make the semi-finals at Wimbledon. He was known for his temper and emotional outbursts on the court and said that he had broken over 1,000 tennis rackets in his career.. His younger sister Dinara Safina is also a former #1 ranked WTA player, making Marat and Dinara the first brother and sister who have both been ranked #1. Marat finished his career with 15 singles and two doubles titles. He retired form tennis after the 2009 Paris Masters. He has served as a member of the Russian Olympic Committee and been an official for the Russian Tennis Federation. He was elected to the Russian Parliament in 2011 as a member of Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party. Safin earned over $14 million in prize money during his tennis career. Marat Safin - YouTube Marat Safin Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist.

Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 24, 2014 Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин; IPA: [mɐˈrat mʊˈbʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈsafʲɪn], Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, Marat Möbin uğlı Safin; 27 January 1980) is a Russian politician and retired tennis player of Tatar ethnicity. Safin won two Grand Slam tournaments and reached the world no. 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin is the older brother of former world No. 1 WTA player, Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history who both achieved no. 1 rankings. Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No.

1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 US Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. At the time of his final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open on 2 September 2009, he was No. 58 in the official world men's tennis rankings. Safin is one of only three men to have managed to win a Grand Slam tournament where at least three of the Big Four have competed (the others being Juan Martín del Potro and Stanislas Wawrinka). This video is targeted to blind users.

Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category BBC SPORT | TENNIS | Safin is top young gun Monday, 20 November, 2000, 13:05 GMT Safin is top young gun Safin follows in the footsteps of some tennis greats Marat Safin's Paris Masters title win has ensured the 20-year-old has become the youngest man to head the ATP rankings. Sunday's five-set win over Mark Philippoussis means the Russian has moved above Pete Sampras as world number one. The ratings are used to decide which players qualify for the various events on the ATP tour. Safin is 20 years and 10 months old. The previous youngest world number one was John McEnroe who went top in 1980, aged 21 years and 15 days. Champions Race The rankings have been kept since August 1973 when Ile Nastase headed the list.

Safin, who joined the tennis elite earlier this season when he won his first Grand Slam title, the US Open, also bolstered his lead in the ATP Champions Race, moving 75 points clear of second-placed Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil. The title will be decided between the two at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Lisbon later this month, with Safin holding all the cards. Sampras also has an outside chance, but he would have to win and hope that both Safin and Kuerten lose all their matches in the eight-man tournament. ATP Champions Race standings,

Question: What nationality is Marat Safin, who won his first Grand Slam tennis tournament at the US Open in 2000?
Answer: Russian