About Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin, a former politician and retired professional tennis player from Russia, was born on January 27, 1980. His estimated net worth is $18 million. On November 20, 2000, Safin attained the top singles ranking in the world according to the Association of Tennis Professionals. Safin is the tallest person to ever hold the top spot.
- Date of Birth: 1/27/80
- Nation: Russia
- Height: 6′ 4″
- Weight: 195
- Turned Pro: 1997
- Best Singles Grand Slams: Won Australian Open in 2005 and US Open in 2000.
- Plays: Right-handed, with two-handed backhand.
- Basic Style: Power baseliner, with good and improving all-court skills.
- Greatest Strengths: Extremely powerful and accurate serve and groundstrokes. Backhand especially reliable and capable of creating sharp angles. Unusually fast for his size.
- Room for Improvement: Safin is improving his mental toughness, losing fewer matches due to fits of anger or lack of focus and commitment.
In 2009, Safin’s career came to an end after losing to current US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro in the second round. In addition to Juan Martin del Potro, Novak Djokovic, Gilles Simon, Tommy Robredo, Frederico Gil, Ivo Karlovi, Albert Costa, Marc Rosset, and Younes El Aynaoui, he then performed an unique ceremony.
Marat Safin’s net worth is projected to be $18 million as of 2023. In 2016, Safin became the first tennis player from Russia to be admitted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
