H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Ana Ivanovic vs Serena Williams H2H: 1-9

Serena Williams holds a 9–1 lead over Ana Ivanovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 8–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2015 Cincinnati quarterfinal 3-6 6-4 6-2.

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Ana Ivanovic
SRB Age 38 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 9
10 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 22, 2015* Cincinnati WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #9 Match data
Oct 20, 2014 WTA Finals WTA Finals RR Hard Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #7 Match data
Aug 17, 2014* Cincinnati WTA 1000 F Hard Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-1 Ana Ivanovic #11 Match data
Aug 2, 2014* Stanford WTA 500 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 2-6 6-3 7-5 Ana Ivanovic #11 Match data
May 17, 2014* Rome WTA 1000 SF Clay Serena Williams #1 6-1 3-6 6-1 Ana Ivanovic #13 Match data
Jan 22, 2014* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Ana Ivanovic #14 4-6 6-3 6-3 Serena Williams #1 Match data
Sep 6, 2012* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #4 6-1 6-3 Ana Ivanovic #13 Match data
Sep 6, 2011* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #27 6-3 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #19 Match data
Feb 21, 2009* Dubai WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #8 Match data
Sep 2, 2006* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #91 6-2 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #17 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ana Ivanovic #63 #1 6,912 2,095 419 213 66.3% 1 3 2 7 2 15
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ana Ivanovic Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 2004 3–4 42.9% #101 1,544 0 0 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 2005 32–14 69.6% #16 1,847 0 1 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2006 36–18 66.7% #14 1,900 0 2 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2007 49–17 74.2% #4 2,034 0 5 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2008 38–16 70.4% #5 1,975 1 8 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2009 22–14 61.1% #21 1,825 1 8 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2010 33–18 64.7% #17 1,938 1 10 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2011 32–20 61.5% #22 1,877 1 11 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2012 33–18 64.7% #13 1,872 1 11 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2013 38–23 62.3% #16 1,855 1 11 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2014 59–18 76.6% #5 2,019 1 15 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2015 29–19 60.4% #16 1,857 1 15 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2016 15–14 51.7% #63 1,702 1 15 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 — — — — — — — 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 — — — — — — — 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 — — — — — — — 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 — — — — — — — 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 — — — — — — — 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 — — — — — — — 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 — — — — — — — 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70
37 — — — — — — — 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70
38 — — — — — — — 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71
39 — — — — — — — 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71
40 — — — — — — — 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71
44 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71