H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Angelique Kerber vs Serena Williams H2H: 3-6

Serena Williams holds a 6–3 lead over Angelique Kerber in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 5–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Angelique Kerber won the 2018 Wimbledon final 6-3 6-3.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Angelique Kerber
GER Age 38 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 6
9 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 15, 2018* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass Angelique Kerber #10 6-3 6-3 Serena Williams #181 Match data
Jul 10, 2016* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-3 Angelique Kerber #4 Match data
Jan 31, 2016* Australian Open Grand Slam F Hard Angelique Kerber #6 6-4 3-6 6-4 Serena Williams #1 Match data
Aug 3, 2014* Stanford WTA 500 F Hard Serena Williams #1 7-6(1) 6-3 Angelique Kerber #8 Match data
Mar 22, 2014* Miami WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2 Angelique Kerber #9 Match data
Oct 21, 2013 WTA Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-1 Angelique Kerber #9 Match data
Oct 22, 2012 WTA Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Serena Williams #3 6-4 6-1 Angelique Kerber #5 Match data
Aug 18, 2012* Cincinnati WTA 1000 QF Hard Angelique Kerber #7 6-4 6-4 Serena Williams #4 Match data
Aug 29, 2007* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Serena Williams #9 6-3 7-5 Angelique Kerber #67 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
Angelique Kerber #205 #1 9,080 2,045 461 270 63.1% 3 0 0 10 1 14
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 Angelique Kerber Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2006 1–1 50.0% #172 1,515 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2007 6–10 37.5% #88 1,548 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2008 7–14 33.3% #100 1,504 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2009 3–6 33.3% #117 1,512 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2010 23–19 54.8% #46 1,668 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2011 17–20 45.9% #32 1,675 0 0 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2012 57–20 74.0% #5 1,983 0 2 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2013 45–22 67.2% #9 1,947 0 3 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2014 43–22 66.2% #9 1,895 0 3 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2015 51–22 69.9% #10 1,917 0 7 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2016 54–16 77.1% #1 2,024 2 10 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2017 28–23 54.9% #21 1,767 2 10 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 2018 43–16 72.9% #2 1,924 3 12 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 2019 28–19 59.6% #20 1,800 3 12 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 2020 7–6 53.8% #25 1,764 3 12 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 2021 29–15 65.9% #16 1,933 3 13 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 2022 13–9 59.1% #104 1,878 3 14 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 2024 6–10 37.5% #205 1,788 3 14 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