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Anna-Lena Friedsam vs Serena Williams H2H: 0-2

Serena Williams holds a 2–0 lead over Anna-Lena Friedsam in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2016 Italian Open second round 6-4 6-3.

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Anna-Lena Friedsam
Germany Age 32 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-3 Anna-Lena Friedsam #50 Match data May 12, 2016* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Serena Williams #1 5-7 6-3 6-3 Anna-Lena Friedsam #105 Match data May 28, 2015* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Anna-Lena Friedsam #251 #45 1,160 1,743 62 84 42.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serena Williams — #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73

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 Anna-Lena Friedsam 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 1,893 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 — — — — — — — 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 — — — — — — — 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2014 7–10 41.2% #85 1,539 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2015 11–14 44.0% #95 1,582 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2016 15–14 51.7% #67 1,645 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #507 1,601 0 0 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2018 1–2 33.3% #483 1,596 0 0 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2019 7–9 43.8% #145 1,658 0 0 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,078 8 28
26 2020 5–4 55.6% #111 1,646 0 0 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2021 5–11 31.2% #140 1,566 0 0 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2022 4–3 57.1% #120 1,690 0 0 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,159 13 37
29 2023 7–14 33.3% #135 1,605 0 0 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 — — — — — — — 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 2025 0–1 0.0% #154 1,652 0 0 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,383 17 57
32 2026 0–1 0.0% #251 1,571 0 0 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64
33 — — — — — — — 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,293 21 69
34 — — — — — — — 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,201 23 72
36 — — — — — — — 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,112 23 72
37 — — — — — — — 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,094 23 72
38 — — — — — — — 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 2,045 23 73
39 — — — — — — — 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,994 23 73
40 — — — — — — — 2022 3–4 42.9% — 1,926 23 73
44 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% — 1,899 23 73

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 Anna-Lena Friedsam Serena 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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
20 2014 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2015 7 9 16 43.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2016 6 5 11 54.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2018 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
26 2020 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2022 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
29 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — —
31 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 20 5 25 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 16 5 21 76.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 8 2 10 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 36 44 80 45.0% 18 28 46 39.1% 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — 533 103 636 83.8% 174 47 221 78.7% 107 17 124 86.3% 23 5 28 82.1%

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 129/145 of Anna-Lena Friedsam's and 633/768 of Serena 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 Anna-Lena Friedsam Serena 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%
20 2014 17/17 4.1 4.2 59.9% 64.7% 46.0% 49.9% 55.8% 56.9% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2015 13/25 3.2 4.8 62.7% 64.0% 48.7% 45.1% 40.6% 58.1% 40.1% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2016 29/29 4.1 2.7 64.0% 66.8% 48.7% 55.2% 47.6% 60.2% 38.8% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2017 1/1 1.0 1.0 66.2% 51.0% 50.0% 61.5% 66.7% 50.6% 39.1% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2018 3/3 0.7 3.3 67.6% 52.3% 49.5% 65.9% 60.0% 52.0% 37.7% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2019 16/16 1.4 3.6 67.0% 62.6% 46.2% 56.0% 50.1% 56.9% 39.8% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2020 9/9 2.3 2.4 69.6% 67.9% 51.0% 45.4% 37.7% 62.7% 43.3% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2021 14/16 3.4 3.6 64.3% 63.5% 43.8% 55.2% 37.7% 56.5% 39.4% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2022 5/7 4.4 4.4 66.0% 62.0% 45.6% 57.1% 64.1% 56.3% 41.2% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2023 21/21 3.3 3.0 66.8% 62.2% 45.3% 54.4% 54.5% 56.6% 42.0% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 2026 1/1 3.0 3.0 70.0% 50.0% 46.7% 41.7% 55.6% 49.0% 39.3% 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 9/9 7.9 3.9 55.9% 79.6% 46.7% 57.9% 51.3% 65.7% 46.5%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 24/25 7.1 3.4 59.2% 74.2% 48.5% 55.3% 51.9% 63.9% 44.0%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 31/33 6.6 2.8 59.2% 76.5% 50.4% 50.4% 45.6% 65.5% 46.7%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2%
40 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5%
44 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.2%
Career — 129/146 3.3 3.4 64.8% 63.9% 47.0% 53.0% 48.8% 57.8% 40.5% — 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0%

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 Anna-Lena Friedsam Serena 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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +41 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -61 -201 -194 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.20
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.56
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2014 1540 113.8 +0.51 -1.51 0.986 49.8% +14 -1 — 43.9% -0.29 3–4 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 100.5 -0.25 2002 2339 173.5 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2015 1583 117.4 -0.11 -1.37 0.957 49.5% +1 -45 — 45.6% -0.30 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.4 +0.50 2003 2365 170.4 +7.11 +5.95 1.527 58.7% +80 -218 -130 86.0% +2.74 6–2 (75%) 2–0 — -1.67
22 2016 1646 122.7 +3.29 -3.20 0.976 49.4% -4 -78 -8 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -0.34 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -102 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38
23 2017 1602 95.5 -1.10 -1.20 0.792 45.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.11 2005 2101 150.6 +5.70 +2.41 1.360 56.0% +157 -3 +122 70.0% +1.48 8–0 (100%) 1–6 (14%) 99.2 -0.26
24 2018 1596 106.9 +0.57 +0.53 0.785 45.3% -6 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 1–0 — -0.15 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 — — 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) 96.2 -0.43
25 2019 1659 119.6 +0.76 -1.60 0.922 48.6% -70 +2 -17 50.0% -0.06 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -1.03 2007 2079 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +11 +153 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.35
26 2020 1647 124.1 +2.54 -0.84 1.162 51.8% -15 — — 54.5% +0.46 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.27 2008 2127 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -34 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.01
27 2021 1566 109.4 -0.41 -3.05 0.906 48.0% +7 +39 — 34.2% -0.76 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.7 +0.82 2009 2121 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +156 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -2.33
28 2022 1691 113.4 -0.02 -1.40 0.944 49.3% -36 — — 47.4% -0.58 4–1 (80%) 2–0 — -0.07 2010 2159 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% +37 -163 +212 79.1% +2.01 6–3 (67%) 10–2 (83%) 106.5 -1.14
29 2023 1606 124.0 -0.63 -1.56 0.967 49.4% +15 +85 — 41.2% -0.39 2–7 (22%) 1–6 (14%) 88.8 -0.94 2011 2183 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 — +124 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27
30 2024 1546 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2303 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -27 -158 +62 88.2% +2.98 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -2.18
31 2025 1653 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — 0.00 2013 2383 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% -1 -39 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.70
32 2026 1572 108.4 +0.39 +2.50 0.771 44.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 2014 2273 171.8 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +2 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2293 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% +38 -12 +17 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 2209 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +30 +121 +135 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 2201 137.9 +4.47 +1.79 1.354 56.0% +39 — — 89.5% +2.32 0–1 1–0 — -0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 2112 148.0 +5.23 +2.07 1.220 53.7% +22 +269 +229 71.2% +1.29 3–1 (75%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.74
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2094 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% +42 +283 +271 77.3% +2.05 7–1 (88%) — — -0.12
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 — — 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.56
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1994 145.7 +4.15 +2.90 1.229 53.9% +132 +333 — 68.6% +1.54 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 -0.19
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1926 119.5 +0.06 -0.90 0.934 48.7% +144 — — 47.1% -0.35 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.04
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1900 99.1 +1.34 -3.02 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.11
Career — 1743 121.9 +0.93 -1.93 0.961 49.2% -2 -4 -11 44.3% -0.37 26–29 (47%) 15–23 (39%) 98.1 -0.82 — 2400 174.5 +8.45 +4.78 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +33 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.9 -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.