H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Ana Ivanovic vs Venus Williams H2H: 4-9 (incl. walkovers)

Ana Ivanovic vs Venus Williams: 3–9 excluding walkovers; 4–9 including 1 walkover. Across 13 main-draw results including walkovers, Venus Williams leads 6–4 on hard courts and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Ana Ivanovic won the 2015 China Open second round 7-6(3) 6-2.

SRB Age 38 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H including walkovers
4 9
13 main-draw results
United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ana Ivanovic #15 7-6(3) 6-2 Venus Williams #14 Match data Oct 7, 2015* R32 China Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ana Ivanovic #9 (w/o) Venus Williams #22 Match data Aug 20, 2015* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Venus Williams #44 6-2 6-1 Ana Ivanovic #12 Match data Feb 21, 2014* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ana Ivanovic #16 6-2 5-7 6-4 Venus Williams #47 Match data Jan 5, 2014* F ASB Classic International modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Venus Williams #134 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #16 Match data Mar 23, 2012* R16 Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Venus Williams #33 6-3 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #18 Match data Jun 17, 2011* R16 Eastbourne Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Venus Williams #3 6-1 0-1 (ret.) Ana Ivanovic #12 Match data Jun 30, 2009* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Venus Williams #9 4-6 6-3 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #4 Match data Oct 18, 2008* SF Zurich Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ana Ivanovic #3 7-6(3) 6-4 Venus Williams #8 Match data Jan 24, 2008* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Venus Williams #14 6-4 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #5 Match data Sep 4, 2007* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Venus Williams #31 6-2 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #6 Match data Jul 6, 2007* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Venus Williams #54 6-3 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #15 Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32 Luxembourg Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Venus Williams #11 7-6(11) 7-6(6) Ana Ivanovic #156 Match data Oct 22, 2004* R16 Zurich Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ana Ivanovic #63 #1 6,912 2,118 421 216 66.1% 1 0 3 2 5 4 15
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49

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 Venus Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% 1,525 0 0
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0
16 2004 3–4 42.9% #101 1,542 0 0 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,570 0 0
17 2005 32–14 69.6% #16 1,849 0 1 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0
18 2006 36–18 66.7% #14 1,894 0 2 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3
19 2007 49–17 74.2% #4 2,037 0 5 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9
20 2008 38–16 70.4% #5 1,986 1 8 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15
21 2009 22–14 61.1% #21 1,827 1 8 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21
22 2010 33–18 64.7% #17 1,939 1 10 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28
23 2011 32–20 61.5% #22 1,871 1 11 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29
24 2012 35–19 64.8% #13 1,874 1 11 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31
25 2013 38–23 62.3% #16 1,856 1 11 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33
26 2014 59–18 76.6% #5 2,048 1 15 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33
27 2015 29–19 60.4% #16 1,855 1 15 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36
28 2016 15–16 48.4% #63 1,684 1 15 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1994 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
16 2004 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2005 21 9 30 70.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
18 2006 26 12 38 68.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2007 23 11 34 67.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
20 2008 26 13 39 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 2009 15 10 25 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2010 27 12 39 69.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
23 2011 25 13 38 65.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
24 2012 24 13 37 64.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2013 28 17 45 62.2% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0%
26 2014 39 13 52 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 7 1 8 87.5% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2015 21 13 34 61.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0%
28 2016 8 10 18 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7%
30 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
31 2011 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0%
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 286 148 434 65.9% 89 43 132 67.4% 41 23 64 64.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 517/630 of Ana Ivanovic's and 581/732 of Venus Williams's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2005 12/46 1.7 3.0 55.7% 67.6% 52.9% 52.0% 42.8% 60.8% 46.7% —/—
18 2006 37/54 3.8 3.2 55.5% 69.0% 49.2% 60.6% 50.1% 60.3% 47.0% —/—
19 2007 62/66 4.2 3.1 57.2% 71.1% 49.0% 53.4% 51.4% 61.6% 46.6% —/—
20 2008 47/54 3.5 3.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.5% 57.8% 49.4% 60.9% 46.3% —/—
21 2009 32/36 3.2 4.6 60.8% 65.9% 49.8% 59.1% 53.4% 59.2% 45.1% —/—
22 2010 48/51 3.7 4.5 59.0% 70.2% 44.2% 49.7% 50.1% 59.9% 46.0% —/—
23 2011 45/52 4.2 5.0 54.6% 71.9% 48.1% 59.4% 50.6% 60.9% 48.2% 2003 11/29 3.8 5.8 55.2% 76.2% 43.8% 53.3% 47.0% 61.6% 51.3%
24 2012 47/54 3.2 3.7 55.8% 69.3% 47.9% 51.3% 48.8% 59.9% 46.2% 2004 13/56 4.1 4.5 59.4% 72.2% 46.7% 41.6% 50.5% 61.9% 50.1%
25 2013 52/61 3.9 4.4 57.7% 67.2% 49.3% 55.8% 52.6% 59.7% 48.3% 2005 18/44 2.9 4.2 64.4% 70.7% 45.1% 63.1% 52.0% 61.3% 50.1%
26 2014 71/77 3.3 3.1 60.6% 67.9% 49.8% 57.6% 51.0% 60.8% 48.4% 2006 16/19 3.1 4.3 62.7% 68.3% 47.0% 52.8% 45.6% 60.6% 48.5%
27 2015 35/48 4.1 5.0 62.1% 68.3% 47.4% 54.4% 46.4% 60.3% 44.5% 2007 53/56 3.6 5.3 59.4% 72.6% 46.6% 56.6% 51.8% 62.2% 48.6%
28 2016 29/31 2.7 4.2 59.8% 67.3% 42.7% 49.4% 48.5% 57.4% 45.0% 2008 43/51 4.3 4.3 61.6% 72.0% 48.4% 55.6% 48.9% 62.7% 47.0%
29 —/— 2009 48/54 5.4 4.7 57.3% 73.4% 49.9% 59.5% 51.4% 63.3% 46.1%
30 —/— 2010 44/45 4.6 4.5 56.7% 73.5% 46.9% 53.7% 49.0% 61.9% 47.4%
31 —/— 2011 9/12 6.0 2.8 64.4% 72.3% 51.7% 60.3% 45.5% 64.5% 45.7%
32 —/— 2012 28/33 4.5 4.8 53.9% 68.9% 47.8% 50.7% 50.7% 59.2% 46.0%
33 —/— 2013 23/26 2.8 4.6 56.9% 65.4% 43.4% 55.0% 50.8% 56.0% 47.2%
34 —/— 2014 44/48 4.7 4.4 55.7% 71.6% 46.0% 56.6% 53.0% 60.4% 46.7%
35 —/— 2015 35/53 4.6 2.9 58.6% 70.6% 49.7% 50.2% 48.0% 62.1% 45.0%
36 —/— 2016 37/39 3.1 3.9 61.5% 65.5% 48.1% 52.8% 52.7% 58.4% 46.8%
37 —/— 2017 46/53 3.5 5.2 60.9% 69.2% 46.3% 59.1% 46.0% 60.2% 46.0%
38 —/— 2018 26/26 2.1 4.9 60.5% 63.9% 46.4% 53.6% 51.3% 56.7% 43.8%
39 —/— 2019 34/35 1.8 3.7 63.2% 63.3% 43.3% 54.0% 45.9% 56.0% 43.6%
40 —/— 2020 9/9 3.2 7.0 58.3% 63.2% 42.3% 61.2% 45.9% 54.5% 41.2%
41 —/— 2021 12/12 3.4 4.4 62.1% 60.7% 37.2% 48.3% 44.1% 51.7% 39.2%
42 —/— 2022 4/4 3.3 8.5 56.5% 65.1% 31.3% 49.0% 29.6% 50.4% 34.9%
43 —/— 2023 10/10 3.6 4.4 60.1% 64.2% 38.7% 43.3% 39.2% 54.0% 40.5%
44 —/— 2024 2/2 4.5 8.0 59.1% 60.9% 29.6% 49.4% 70.0% 47.9% 40.9%
45 —/— 2025 4/4 3.5 5.5 54.2% 62.5% 31.3% 31.2% 48.2% 48.5% 40.7%
46 —/— 2026 12/12 3.0 4.4 59.2% 63.3% 37.8% 46.5% 43.3% 53.3% 37.0%
Career 517/637 3.6 3.9 58.5% 68.8% 48.2% 55.3% 50.2% 60.3% 46.8% 581/1,081 3.8 4.5 59.3% 69.4% 46.1% 54.4% 49.2% 59.8% 46.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ana Ivanovic Venus Williams
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1994 1526 122.1 60.0% 0.00 0–1 -0.18
15 1995 1561 123.9 +29 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 -0.31
16 2004 1543 117.4 +32 41.2% -0.12 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 100.3 -0.54 1996 1570 134.2 +31 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.34
17 2005 1850 150.3 +3.23 +2.55 1.191 52.9% -43 -122 -247 65.7% +0.96 8–3 (73%) 8–1 (89%) 112.3 +0.56 1997 1831 160.2 +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -1.92
18 2006 1895 151.5 +3.56 +2.92 1.182 53.4% -15 -151 -172 64.3% +1.14 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) 99.8 -0.58 1998 2100 174.0 +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82
19 2007 2038 159.0 +5.55 +4.04 1.216 54.1% -62 -22 -172 65.5% +1.17 15–3 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 112.5 -2.51 1999 2248 179.2 +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08
20 2008 1987 164.1 +5.49 +3.02 1.186 53.6% -11 +74 -137 67.2% +1.20 12–10 (55%) 7–3 (70%) 100.5 -1.28 2000 2337 171.5 +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30
21 2009 1828 136.0 +3.01 +1.86 1.108 52.3% -1 +191 +29 60.0% +0.80 6–6 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 93.3 +1.32 2001 2358 172.4 +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53
22 2010 1940 156.0 +3.95 +2.72 1.147 52.9% +4 +25 -134 64.2% +1.10 5–4 (56%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 -2.94 2002 2303 175.2 +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34
23 2011 1872 151.9 +4.17 +3.67 1.234 54.3% +36 -19 -25 62.9% +1.43 1–8 (11%) 3–10 (23%) 83.3 +1.25 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 97.7 -1.73
24 2012 1875 149.9 +3.85 +3.01 1.152 52.8% +9 +6 +7 63.4% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.2 -0.65 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 99.4 +0.68
25 2013 1856 156.8 +3.94 +4.03 1.197 54.0% +6 +62 -26 61.7% +1.14 8–13 (38%) 5–8 (38%) 91.3 -0.64 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 -2.36
26 2014 2048 165.8 +4.88 +5.41 1.235 54.6% -22 -45 -121 73.1% +1.51 13–8 (62%) 12–3 (80%) 108.8 -3.79 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.08
27 2015 1855 147.0 +1.43 +3.09 1.121 52.3% +30 +80 -4 59.5% +0.82 7–12 (37%) 6–7 (46%) 89.9 +1.19 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 95.6 -1.59
28 2016 1684 127.0 +0.89 +1.59 1.057 51.3% +67 +187 +113 50.0% +0.20 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 94.0 +1.36 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 -1.46
29 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) 88.0 -2.55
30 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.0 +0.82
31 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +0.19
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) 99.5 -1.94
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 92.5 -0.63
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) 93.1 +0.59
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) 105.5 -0.59
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) 95.7 +1.30
37 2017 1941 149.8 +3.49 +3.26 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) 106.7 -0.36
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 +0.67
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 -1.42
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 90.8 -1.11
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.85
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 0.00
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 95.5 -0.01
Career 2119 159.9 +3.97 +3.43 1.177 53.5% -3 +13 -76 63.8% +1.08 92–82 (53%) 73–62 (54%) 97.3 -1.15 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.2 -2.45

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.