Marat Mubinovich Safin is a Russian retired world No. 1 tennis player and former politician. He achieved the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 1 singles ranking on 20 November 2000. Safin is also the older brother of former WTA world No. 1 player Dinara Safina. They are the only brother-sister tandem in tennis history who have both achieved No. 1 rankings. Safin began his professional tennis career in 1997, and held the No. 1 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, defeating Pete Sampras in the final, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating 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 semifinals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Roger Federer. At the time of his retirement in November 2009, he was ranked world No. 61. 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.
The 2005 Monte Carlo Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 99th edition of the event and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France from 11 April through 17 April 2005. The men's singles was headlined by world No. 1 Roger Federer, Marat Safin and Tim Henman. Rafael Nadal won the singles title.
The 2004 Paris Masters was a men's tennis tournament held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France and played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the 2004 ATP Masters Series. The tournament was held from 1 November to 8 November 2004. Russia's Marat Safin defeated Czech Radek Štěpánek in the final to win the singles title, his third at the event after 2000 and 2002.
The 2005 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 13th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 6 June through 12 June 2005. First-seeded Roger Federer win the singles title.
The 2000 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition of the event known that year as the du Maurier Open, and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 31 through August 6, 2000, and the women's event at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 14 through August 20, 2000.
The 2006 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from July 17 through July 24, 2006. It was the first event of the 2004 US Open series.
The 2000 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from August 14 through August 20, 2000.
The 2000 Majorca Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Club de Tenis Valencia in Majorca from 1 May through 8 May 2000.
The 2004 Madrid Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain, from 18 October through 25 October 2004. Third-seeded Marat Safin won the singles title.
The 2002 BNP Paribas Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris in France from 28 October through 3 November 2002.
The 2000 Hamburg Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 94th edition of the Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from 15 May until 21 May 2000. Fifth-seeded Gustavo Kuerten won the singles title.
The 2000 Paris Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 13 November through 20 November 2000. Second-seeded Marat Safin won the singles title.
The 1999 Paris Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the Paris Masters, and is part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 1 November through 8 November 1999. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.
The 2009 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Open 13, and was part of the World Tour 250 tier of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from 16 February through 22 February 2009.
The 2009 LA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 83rd edition of the event known that year as the LA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. The LA Tennis Open was the second ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series.
The 2009 Aegon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 107th edition of the event and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, from 8–14 June 2009.
The 2009 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP Tour. It was held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 8 November through 15 November 2009.
The 2000 Torneo Godó was the 48th edition of the Torneo Godó annual men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from 24 April until 30 April 2000. It was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. Unseeded Marat Safin won the singles title.
The 2003 Torneo Godó, also known by its sponsored name Open SEAT Godó, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 51st edition of the Torneo Godó, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour. It took place at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from 21 April until 27 April 2003. Second-seeded Carlos Moyá won the singles title after a retirement by Marat Safin in the final.
The 2000 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 September until 17 September 2000. Second-seeded Marat Safin won the singles title.
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