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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 former politician. [2]
Safina began 2009 by representing Russia with her brother Marat Safin in the Hopman Cup. They lost to the Slovakian team in the final. [51] Safina played her first WTA Tour tournament of the season in Sydney, where she lost in the final to Elena Dementieva. [52] At the Australian Open, Safina defeated Alizé Cornet in the fourth round. [53]
Since 1976, she has worked at the Spartak Tennis Club. She is well known as the mother and first coach of her two children Marat Safin [5] and Dinara Safina, who both reached world No. 1. She also coached Elena Dementieva, [6] Anastasia Myskina, and Anna Kournikova during the very early years of their tennis careers.
After a series of injuries that sidelined him for the majority of the 2003 season, Safin reached his second Australian Open final in 2004, with a win over 1st seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals and Andre Agassi in the semifinals, ending Agassi's 26-match win-streak at the Australian Open, however both matches has gone to five sets and Safin ...
Marat Anvaryevich Safin (Russian: Марат Анварьевич Сафин; born 7 June 1985) is a Russian former professional football player. He is an ethnic Tatar . Club career
Marat Safin; Personal information; Date of birth 14 March 1972 (age 52) Place of birth: Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR: Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Position(s) Forward: Youth career; FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk: Senior career* Years: Team: Apps (Gls) 1989: FC MTsOP-Metallurg Verkhnyaya Pyshma: 14 (0) 1991–1993: FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: 17 (1 ...
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005. Roger Federer was unsuccessful in defending his 2004 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Marat Safin in a rematch of the 2004 final.
Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin in the final, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 Australian Open. [1] [2] It was his first Australian Open title and second major title overall.