Roman Safiullin – ATP #172 – Player Profile, Match Statistics & Bio

Roman Safiullin is a professional tennis player who competes for Russia on the ATP Tour, currently holding a world ranking of No. 171. He plays right-handed. His best ranking to date is No. 36. His professional career started in 2014.

A tough 2025 season for Safiullin. Hard results: 6-11. He created massive pressure with 50% on second returns, averaged 0.6 aces per service game, and managed to score 51% of points when pushed to second serve.

Roman Safiullin advanced to a semifinal at Brisbane during 2024. A new career peak of No. 36 followed. Competing on hard: 13-15. Clay proved challenging: 3-7. He collected 3 wins against top-20 opponents.

Roman Safiullin reached the final at Chengdu and one quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 2023. He broke into the top 50. Hard results: 11-13. He collected 4 wins against top-20 opponents. He showed mental strength converting 45% of breakpoints, held steady at 52% on second serves, and won 50% when opponents went to second serve.

Safiullin's 2022 season featured semifinals at Tel Aviv and Marseille. He broke into the top 100. Competing on hard: 8-6. He recorded a win over a top-10 opponent. Safiullin showed resilience saving 69% breakpoints when threatened, won a strong 75% behind the first serve, and capitalized at 52% on second serve returns. At lower-tier events, he won two titles at Chicago Challenger and Nur-Sultan Challenger. Additional semifinals at Pau Challenger and Troisdorf Challenger. On the Challenger/ITF circuit: 18-6. Competing on hard: 15-5. He averaged 0.55 aces per game, won 74% on first serve, and won 54% on second serve return.

The Russian faced difficulties in 2021. He reached three quarterfinals at Lugano Challenger, Rennes Challenger, and Nur-Sultan 3 Challenger. Season record: 9-14. Results on hard: 8-9. He averaged 0.53 aces per game, won 53% on second serve return, and averaged 0.31 double faults per game.

Roman Safiullin built ranking on the Challenger tour in 2020. He entered the top 200 for the first time. He captured one title at Cherbourg Challenger. Record: 21-10. Competing on hard: 18-6. He won 53% on second serve, saved 60% of break points, and won 70% on first serve.

A tough 2019 season for Safiullin. He won two titles at M25 Kazan and M25 Shymkent. He also reached the final at M25 Namangan. Season record: 41-24. Across surfaces: clay 11-7, hard 30-17. He won 47% on second serve, saved 59% of break points, and won 51% on second serve return.

The Russian bounced back impressively in 2018. He won five titles at Egypt F10, Russia F3, Vietnam F4, Vietnam F5, and Thailand F8. He also reached the final at Uzbekistan F4. Additional semifinals at Thailand F9 and Czech Republic F4. Record: 58-23. Surface breakdown: clay 8-3, hard 50-20. He won 52% on second serve return, won 73% on first serve, and won 50% on second serve.

2017 proved challenging for Roman Safiullin. He captured one title at Egypt F34. Season record: 31-25. By surface: clay 12-14, hard 19-11. He won 68% on first serve, averaged 0.49 aces per game, and saved 59% of break points.

Roman Safiullin bounced back impressively in 2016. He won four titles at Egypt F21, Egypt F30, Turkey F8, and Israel F14. He also reached finals at Egypt F23, Egypt F32, and Turkey F5. Additional semifinals at Egypt F31, Turkey F6, Israel F15, and Tunisia F11. Record: 51-15. Across surfaces: clay 8-5, hard 43-10. He won 38% on first serve return, averaged 0.37 double faults per game, and saved 64% of break points.

Roman Safiullin faced difficulties in 2015. He reached the semifinal at Turkey F49. Season record: 9-5. Results on hard: 8-4.

2014 was a standout year for Roman Safiullin. He won six titles at Russia F6, Greece F11, Greece F12, Turkey F42, Turkey F43, and Uzbekistan F1. He also reached the final at Russia F5. Additional semifinals at Russia F4 and Uzbekistan F3. Record: 42-4. By surface: clay 12-2, hard 30-2.