W (2005) French Open SF (2002) Wimbledon SF (2008) US Open W (2000) Doubles Career record 96–120 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 71 (April 22, 2002) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 1R (2000, 2009) French Open 1R (2001) Wimbledon 3R (2001) Last updated on: November 2, 2009. Marat Mikhailovich Safin; (Russian: Марат Михайлович Сафин) (born January 27, 1980) is a former Russian tennis player. Safin won two majors and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken racquets in a year with 87. Safin is the older brother of former World No. 1 WTA player Dinara Safina (Dinara Mikhailovna Safina) (Russian: Динара Михайловна Сафина), born April 27, 1986 in Moscow. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings..