Cezar Cretu and Roman Safiullin have met 1 time since 2026; Roman Safiullin leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Roman Safiullin won at Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 61% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,027 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Roman Safiullin.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Safiullin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Roman Safiullin | ||
| 1 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 100% | 24/24 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 79% | 19/24 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 58% | 14/24 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 17% | 4/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 13% | 3/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 8% | 2/24 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 16–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +25.9% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | +5.44u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Safiullin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Cretu's 33%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Zhizhen Zhang | L 67 62 46 | L 76 67 16 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 64 75 | W 63 36 61 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 16 57 | W 62 46 64 |
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Alvaro Guillen Meza
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Akira Santillan
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 22
Jacopo Vasami
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Radu Albot
Moldova Open · Semifinals
May 30
Liam Broady
Moldova Open · Quarterfinals
May 29
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Moldova Open · Final
May 29
Pavel Kotov
Moldova Open · Round of 16
May 28
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 16
Oliver Tarvet
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Lexus Nottingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Alexis Galarneau
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Petr Bar Biryukov
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Casper Ruud
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Tom Gentzsch
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 62% |
| Sets won | 70% | 54% |
| Games won | 58% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
