Safin in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Marat Mubinovich Safin
Марат Мубинович Сафин
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia, USSR (now Russia)
Date of Birth: 27 January, 1980
Ethnicity: Tatar
Marat Safin is a Russian politician and professional tennis player. He achieved the world No. 1 singles ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on 20 November, 2000. He is a member of the Duma (Russian Parliament), for the United Russia Party, from Nizhny Novgorod.
Marat was born in Moscow, to ethnic Tatar parents, Rauza Islanova (Rauza Muhamedzhanovna Islanova), a tennis coach and player, and Mubin “Mikhail” Safin, who managed a local Spartak Tennis Club. He began playing tennis at six with his parents. His mother served as his coach from six to thirteen.
Marat has a younger sister, Dinara Safina, who was a No. 1 Russian tennis player. The two are the only brother and sister tandem in tennis history who have achieved No. 1.
Marat speaks Russian, English, and Spanish. He is a Muslim.
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