Marat Safin
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Person

Marat Safin

b. 1980

Russian tennis player

Born
27 Jan 1980 · Moscow

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 53 years
  1. 27 Jan 1980BornBorn in Moscow
  2. 2009AwardOrder of Honour
  3. 2011 – 2016RoleMember of the State Duma

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1980 – today).

  1. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  2. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  3. 1985Schengen Agreement
  4. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  5. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  6. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  8. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  10. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  11. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  12. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  13. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  14. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  15. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  16. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  17. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  18. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  19. 20112011 Norway attacks
  20. 2011Libyan civil war
  21. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  22. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  23. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  24. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  25. 2015Paris Agreement
  26. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  28. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  29. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2023Gaza war
  31. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  32. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Marat Mubinovich Safin (Russian: Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, IPA: [mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn] ; Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, romanized: Marat Möbin ulı Safin; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for nine weeks. Safin won 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, and helped lead Russia to Davis Cup titles in 2002 and 2006.

Safin received four ATP Awards: 1998 Newcomer of the Year, 2000 Most Improved Player, and the 2001 and 2002 Fans' Favourite. When he first reached the world No. 1 ranking in November 2000, he became (at the time) the youngest No. 1 in the Open Era. Safin retired from the sport in November 2009. In 2011, he became a member of the State Duma representing the United Russia party. In 2016, he became the first Russian tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Safin is the older brother of former women's world No. 1 player Dinara Safina; they are the only brother-sister tandem in tennis history to have both achieved No. 1 singles rankings.

In 2025, Safin began coaching Andrey Rublev.

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